Following a battle with pancreatic cancer, drummer Frankie Banali passed away last night (Thursday, August 20) at the age of 68. Survived by his wife Regina and daughter Ashley, Banali had gone public with his diagnosis last October. He had said: “I knew that when we were switching from the …

Celebrating 25 years since the release of their iconic fifth album ‘The Crimson Idol’, W.A.S.P. hit Dublin for the Irish leg of the Re-Idolized tour. Words: Brian Boyle, Pictures: Olga Kuzmenko Formed from the remnants of British rockers Heaven’s Basement, The Cruel Knives may be a bit of an unknown …