You can check out fan-filmed video footage of Bruce Dickinson singing an a cappella version of the IRON MAIDEN song “Revelations” during his current U.K. spoken-word tour just below this article. Dickinson is considered one of the world’s most storied musicians after decades spent delivering high-octane performances with his larger-than-life persona in IRON MAIDEN. A true polymath, his accomplishments include: pilot and airline captain, aviation entrepreneur, beer brewer, motivational speaker, film scriptwriter, twice-published novelist and Sunday Times best-selling author, radio presenter, TV actor, sports commentator and international fencer….to name but a few. So there’s plenty to be entertained by throughout...
TESLA Guitarist FRANK HANNON Confirms COVID-19 Diagnosis
TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon has confirmed that he recently tested positive for COVID-19. Hannon made public his diagnosis on the same day that TESLA announced that they were postponing their next few shows due to members of their touring party contracting the virus. TESLA played the first two shows of their summer 2021 tour – August 5 in Grants Pass, Oregon and August 6 in Grand Ronde, Oregon – with guitarist Howie Simon (JEFF SCOTT SOTO, GRAHAM BONNET, STRYPER), who has previously stood in for Hannon before back in September of 2018. Earlier today, Hannon released the following statement via...
SOULFLY’s MAX CAVALERA Says MARC RIZZO Was Actually Fired From The Band
SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera says that the band’s guitarist, Marc Rizzo, was actually fired from the group “due to personal reasons.” Max addressed Rizzo’s departure during the latest episode of “Max Trax”, a twice-weekly Internet video series which sees the iconic metal frontman discuss the inspiration for many of the songs spanning his nearly 40-year music career. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Right now, for the tribe, I wanna address something that is going on with SOULFLY. Of course, it’s about Marc Rizzo. He did not leave the band. We decided to part ways with him due to personal...
THE DEAD DAISIES Announce UK Tour Dates With THE QUIREBOYS
THE DEAD DAISIES have announced a UK tour, their first UK run since 2018, along with THE QUIREBOYS. The tour is scheduled to kick off on October 30 at the O2 Institute in Birmingham, and will wrap up at the Tramshed in Cardiff on November 11. Support at all shows (except Cardiff) comes from THE QUIREBOYS who released a re-recorded 30th anniversary edition of their debut album ‘A Bit Of What You Fancy’ last month. In a statement, THE DEAD DAISIES say, “The Daisies have been itching to come back to the UK and celebrate with their fans who count...
DAVE MUSTAINE Shares Video Of ‘Last Vocal Take’ For The New MEGADETH Album
Dave Mustaine has shared video of him recording what he says is the “last vocal take” for MEGADETH’s upcoming sixteenth studio album. Last month, Mustaine confirmed that the new MEGADETH album will be titled “The Sick, The Dying And The Dead”. As of this point, we still don’t know who played bass on the new MEGADETH album after David Ellefson’s tracks were removed from the record following his firing from the band in late May due to leaked video footage of him engaging in virtual sexual activity with a young fan made the rounds on Twitter. MEGADETH is currently scheduled...
LIMP BIZKIT Cancels Tour With SPIRITBOX Amid Health And Safety Concerns
LIMP BIZKIT have canceled the remaining dates of their August 2021 tour with SPIRITBOX amid health and safety concerns. The tour was called off a day after the band cancelled their concert on Friday (August 6) at the Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, New Jersey about an hour before the show was scheduled to begin. No reason for the cancellation was given, but one fan who spoke to frontman Fred Durst outside the venue stated that guitarist Wes Borland — who is said to be fully vaccinated — apparently felt “really sick” after the band had already completed...
WENDY DIO Discusses RONNIE JAMES DIO’s Nasty Falling Out With Guitarist VIVIAN CAMPBELL
The wife of the late Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio, says that she doesn’t think her late husband and former DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell would have made up if the vocalist was still alive. Ronnie, Vivian, drummer Vinny Appice and bassist Jimmy Bain were the initial lineup of DIO who would play on the band’s first three albums — 1983’s “Holy Diver”, 1984’s “The Last In Line” and 1985’s “Sacred Heart” — before Campbell would leave in 1987 to join WHITESNAKE. The guitarist would later on slam Ronnie’s need for total control of the band, claiming that finances played a...
Watch MACHINE HEAD’s ‘Burn My Eyes’ Lineup Play Entire Album For LP’s 27th Anniversary
Yesterday (August 6), three of the four members of the “Burn My Eyes” lineup of MACHINE HEAD — being guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn, drummer Chris Kontos and guitarist Logan Mader — enlisted the band’s current bassist Jared MacEachern to play the album in its entirety in commemoration of its 27th anniversary. The event was streamed live from MACHINE HEAD’s San Francisco Bay Area rehearsal facility and is now available to check out below. Aside from the album’s classic tracks, MACHINE HEAD also ran through some deep cuts and covers that haven’t been performed live by this line up in over 25...
MOGWAI Debut Remix Of ‘F*ck Off Money’ By NINE INCH NAILS’ ALESSANDRO CORTINI
MOGWAI have released their reworked version of their song ‘Fuck Off Money’ done by Alessandro Cortini of NINE INCH NAILS fame. The MOGWAI track is the first to emerge from an upcoming remix EP titled ‘Take Sides’. More tracks from the EP will arrive on the first Fridays of September and October. You can grab yourself this first installment at this location. Fuck Off Money (Alessandro Cortini Rework) by Mogwai
Guitarist MARC RIZZO Confirms His Departure From SOULFLY To Focus On Solo Projects
Guitarist Marc Rizzo has confirmed his departure from SOULFLY so that he can focus on his solo projects. Although Rizzo’s exit from SOULFLY was never officially announced, it was revealed on Thursday (August 5) that FEAR FACTORY’s Dino Cazares would be stepping in to the guitarist role for SOULFLY on their upcoming U.S. tour, which kicks off on August 20 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rizzo addressed his absence from the upcoming SOULFLY tour while chatting with fans on Facebook Live, saying (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’m just going full forward with my solo project. It’s just better for me. It’s...