Two decades ago, almost nobody ever listened to technical metal music. Technical musicians were considered to be jokers and their audiences were so niche that they barely existed. A lot of the pioneers of this genre broke up because of all the hate that they received from the masses. Bands such as Cynic and Atheist

Kelly Shaefer is the lead member and vocalist of Atheist, the band which is known as being the pioneer when it comes to progressive metal. Nowadays, technical music is in fashion with bands from all over the world, and all these bands that play technical metal can truthfully be called ‘Atheist’ clones. Atheist came to

Kelly Shaefer, co-founder of the technical metal band ‘Atheist’ will be playing a small role in a film next year. The film is the first to be directed by his longtime pal, John McElroy. The shooting of Shaefer’s scenes ended earlier this month in an unknown location deep in Florida. John McElroy is directing ‘Rocky

Steve Flynn, the drummer of Atheist was involved in an accident two years ago in July. Another car pulled in front of him at a relatively high speed and the result was a collision. Flynn had to be transported to hospital via an ambulance. He had suffered from injuries to his neck, jaw and wrist.