Ron Chenier News Today

Lead vocalist Gord Kirchin of the Canadian cult metal band PILEDRIVER has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 60 years old. Gord's passing was confirmed by his sister Tina, who took to her social media to write: "Before I got to the hospital he played 2 songs for me on Sirius XM, Home Sweet...

Paradise Motel became a true recording act in late 1991 with the recording of our first full studio album. They released their first single “Fire in the hole” in early 1992 and later released a video for that song. It did very well in Canada and the USA. They were invited to play Fan Fair in Nashville and enjoyed some significant successes. These successes allowed them to create a network of contacts that would become their link to performing in the United States regularly. They opened fo...