Happy Metal Fun Time (Chuck)

The recent news about Chimaira losing every single member other that their founder Mark Hunter (which has happened before) got me thinking about how metal is one of the few genres that seems to forgive and forget lineup changes in bands. Whether it is from death, disputes or simply creative differences, metal bands have been exchanging personnel for years and in some cases for the betterment of the band in question, and in others out of necessity.

So this month I pulled some of the more successful transitions to new membership in groups ranging from the classic metal bands like Sabbath replacing Bill Ward, Iron Maiden swapping out Paul Di’Anno or Carcass losing Michael Amott, to newer groups like Suicide Silence finding themselves after the death of Mitch Lucker, or The Faceless finding people who can deal with Michael Keene. Either way, a playlist of bands who have survived under extenuating circumstances and prevailed!

:Anthrax – The Devil You Know:
:The Faceless – Emancipate:
:Black Sabbath – God Is Dead:
:Suicide Silence – Don’t Die:
:Carcass – Mount Of Execution:
:Slipknot – The Devil In I:
:Chimaira – All That’s Left Is Blood:
:Iron Maiden – Stranger In A Strange Land:
:Death – Crystal Mountain:
:Gwar – Gwar Theme:
:Decapitated – The Blasphemous Psalm to the Dummy God: