Month: August 2022

Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed that he unsuccessfully tried to get Jimmy Page to appear on his new album "Patient Number 9". Due on September 9, "Patient Number 9" features guest appearances by several other legendary guitarists, including Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton.Speaking to Metal Hammer magazine, the BLACK SABBATH frontman said that the LED ZEPPELIN legend never got back to him when approached to record a guest solo for the […]

Dave Mustaine has revealed in a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station that MEGADETH recently recorded a cover of a JUDAS PRIEST song "for an Amazon project that they asked us to do." Regarding how he and his bandmates approached the recording of the track, the MEGADETH leader said: "We went and listened to the song and charted out the performance. And going into that kind of micromanaging of the song, that minutiae production, we started to see a lot […]

Former Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider recently sat down with AXS TV to go over his five favorite albums of all time. You know, the records he'd bring with him were he stranded on a desert island or lost out in space somewhere, as the veteran entertainer and solo musician put it. And as fans might expect, it's made up of the '70s hard rock that inspired Twisted Sister's '80s glam metal. It includes […]

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE recent shows in New York City have raised $1 million for charity. As was the case with the rest of the concerts on RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's North American "Public Service Announcement" tour, 10% of tickets sold for the five dates at Madison Square Garden earlier this month were made available at "charity pricing". These tickets were sold at a much higher price than general admission entries as a way […]

Maryland groove rockers CLUTCH have the official music video for their spirited new single, "Slaughter Beach". Chock-full of bluesy rock swagger, the brand new track is available from all streaming services now. Discussing the song, frontman Neil Fallon states: "The lyrics for 'Slaughter Beach' were inspired by a late night walk along the southern Delaware Bay. Odd things happen there." The "Slaughter Beach" clip was directed by My Good Eye's David Brodsky and embraces the band's trademark story-telling skill. The track […]

Jeff Beck will tour the U.S. this fall in support of the newly released, highly anticipated musical collaboration with Johnny Depp, "18". The tour will kick off on September 23 in Del Valle, Texas, where Beck will share the bill for the first six shows with longtime musical friends ZZ TOP. Beck will then continue on for his headline dates in Atlanta on October 1 continuing up the East Coast, hitting D.C., Boston and the New York area […]

PORNO FOR PYROS is working on new music. The group, one of JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell's many side projects, is continuing to write and record fresh material, according to a social media post from guitarist Peter DiStefano. "@pornoforpyros writing and recording new music," Peter wrote in the caption of an Instagram photo of him and Perry. PORNO FOR PYROS' concert at the Belasco in Los Angeles, California last month marked original the lineup's first full performance together in […]

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and Brantley Gilbert will join forces this fall for a massive U.S. arena tour with support from newcomer Corey Marks. Produced by Live Nation, the trek will kick off in Grand Rapids on November 9 and lay waste to 20 more cities before wrapping up in Las Vegas on December 17. Fan club pre-sales for both artists start at 10 a.m. local on Tuesday, August 16. All other pre-sales begin at […]

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has revealed why Geezer Butler didn't perform at the closing ceremony of this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. On August 8, Iommi and BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne reunited in their original hometown of Birmingham, England to perform the band's classic song "Paranoid" — preceded by a truncated version of "Iron Man". They were joined by two musicians from the band's final tour, Adam Wakeman, who played bass and keyboards, and drummer Tommy Clufetos. Speaking to BirminghamLive about Butler's absence from the event, Iommi said: "I don't […]