Dimebag Darrell wasn’t the only metal luminary whose life we celebrated on December 8th; one year ago on the very same day we also lost Adrian Bromley, a metal writer, publicist and dedicated fixture of the scene for many years. Ken Pierce was the first to remind us of this unfortunate anniversary via a Facebook update, but now Noisecreep has linked to a lengthy In Memoriam piece on Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles written by Marta Ustyanich. The piece focuses on Bromley’s life, his passion for metal, his hard work ethic and his undying good spirits, and it’s great read for anyone who knew or knew of Adrian.

We only knew Bromley for a brief time, but his presence in the scene is missed. R.I.P., Adrian Bromley.

-VN

This coming Monday the entire MetalSucks staff will each release Top 10 lists for the entire year in metal of 2008. Get psyched! Things have been slowing down here at the MS Mansion as the holidays approach, but we still found ways to keep it fun this week:

• Axl Rose finally did some press to support Chinese Democracy… but as usual, there’s an asterisk.
• We debuted a new, exclusive Daath track — a medley of Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel and Dying Fetus covers.
• We interviewed members of Clutch, Bison B.C., Dir En Grey, and Fear Factory / Arkaea.
• Job For a Cowboy’s Jonny Davy blogged about urination and hotel trashing, while Darkest Hour’s Mike Schleibaum’s guest blog claimed that Entombed’s Uprising and Morning Star are two of the most underrated albums of all time. Oh, and The Haunted’s Peter Dolving blogged about sleep.
• Gojira’s Joe Duplantier orders you to stop the killing of baby seals but apparently has no problem with ripping New York City a new arsehole.
• Meshuggah + Cynic + The Faceless = The Erection Tour of 2009.
• The metal industry lost a kindred soul. R.I.P. Adrian Bromley.

The metal industry was shocked Monday by the death of writer, publicist, friend and metal fixture Adrian Bromley. In Adrian’s honor, we will be gathering this Friday night, December 12th, at The Arrow Bar on Avenue A and 5th St. in New York City to listen to metal, hang out, and drink booze — exactly how he would have wanted it. Anyone who wants to gather to remember Adrian’s life is welcome to come down between 6 and 9pm for 2-for-1 drinks.