May or may not be metal, but it involves Devin Townsend, so I'm running with it:
Originally Posted by Steve Vai on Facebook
When in Vancouver Devin Townsend picked me up and we were able to spend some hours together. This shot was taken at this extraordinary little bird sanctuary he took me to. It's always so good to connect with him. And wait until you hear the work that he did on my new record, "Modern Primitive", that comes out this summer. The song is called "The Lost Chord", and his work on it is truly brilliant. It's way out there and I'm very excited for you to hear it.
Last week I went to my first concert in over 15 years. Wow. Didn't realize it had been that long. Anyway I finally saw Dream Theater live for the first time. They did not disappoint. In fact, I'm even a little sad I won't get to see The Astonishing Live again. That's what I get for picking the second-to-last stop on this continent. It was a brilliant show. We had first row seats off to Myung's side.
Nick Menza has died at a gig. He collapsed while playing and couldn't be revived. It is suspected to have been a heart attack.
He was Megadeths drummer from Rust thru to Cryptic Writings.
I'm going to play Rust in Peace in his honor, play it real loud!