JUDAS PRIEST and Rufus Publications have announced the publication of the first-ever official JUDAS PRIEST book documenting the band’s extensive history over the last 50 years. Titled “Judas Priest – 50 Heavy Metal Years”, the book has been put together by David Silver, Ross Halfin and Jayne Andrews. This huge, 648-page coffee table book chronicles...
SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande recently uploaded a video of him playing along to SLIPKNOT’s “People = Shit” which can be seen above. Says Eloy about the clip: “No audio editing, no samples, no triggers. Audio recorded with the EAD10 plugged straight to my phone (using the device’s camera to record the video). “This album was...
Sebastian Bach recently uploaded a quarantine cover of former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry’s 1984 solo hit “Oh Sherrie” to his social media pages. Bach says: “Bored in my house after seven months, decided to put on a record and sing a song for you. For all you audiophiles out there, what you are hearing right...
Ever since SABBATH finished “The End” tour in Birmingham, England in February 2017, there has been some speculation on a possible one-off reunion, either for a festival appearance or another special event. BLACK SABBATH frontman OZZY OSBOURNE recently sat down with Rolling Stone and was asked about guitarist Tony Iommi’s comment that he would still...
It has been 30 of your Earth “years” since your Lords and Masters GWAR released what many consider to be the band’s career-defining album “Scumdogs Of The Universe”. In celebration of this momentous occasion, GWAR is pleased as piss to unveil 30th-anniversary versions of “Scumdogs Of The Universe”. The album will be available on October...
The FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH North American tour with PAPA ROACH, I PREVAIL and ICE NINE KILLS has now been officially canceled. The tour was originally set to take place this past spring before being rescheduled for the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic, however those dates have now been blown out. Not suprisingly. Earlier...
STEEL PANTHER have unveiled the ‘Black Metal Version’ of the video for their song “Let’s Get High Tonight”. The hilariously awesome clip can be seen above. The original video, directed by Frankie Nasso, dropped back in April and showcased the members of STEEL PANTHER as not only a black metal band, but also a Spanish...
This Friday (September 4) will see ZAKK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE), bassist Rob “Blasko” Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE) and drummer Joey Castillo (DANZIG, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE), release their spectacular tribute to the Birmingham four, a faithful yet supercharged rendition of BLACK...
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently sat down with NME and was asked if he and his bandmates have found the pandemic lockdown time productive creatively. Ulrich responded: “I’m not sure — it’s not easy, but we’ve been doing what we can. We’ve been exchanging ideas back and forth. “The hardest thing about being in four...
Ace Frehley, KISS co-founder and 2014 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, continues his reflections on a lifetime in music with “Origins Vol. 2”. No stranger to cover versions throughout his musical history — having recorded, rebranded and repossessed such notable nuggets as “New York Groove”, “Do Ya” and “I Wanna Go Back” over...