To celebrate the May 31 release of the reissues of OZZY OSBOURNE's "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman" (Epic Records/Legacy Recordings), Ozzy bassists past and present Rudy Sarzo (19811982) and Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (2003-present) got together to relive some of the highlights of their time with Ozzy. Long revered by rock fans around ...
Finland's progressive death/doom maestros BARREN EARTH have entered Helsinki's Sonic Pump Studios to record the follow-up to last year's highly acclaimed debut album, "Curse Of The Red River". The band has written 12 new songs, and is currently laying them down with engineer/co-producer Jukka Varmo. Dan Swan (KATATONIA, OPETH) will once again be at the ...
MEGADETH has resumed recording its new album at mainman Dave Mustaine's Vic's Garage studio in San Marcos, California after the sessions were briefly "halted" when producer Johnny K (full name: John Karkazis; DISTURBED, SEVENDUST, MACHINE HEAD, STAIND) was "suddenly struck ill." According to Mustaine, Day 29 in the studio was spent working on the arrangements ...
Brady Lavin of Guitar International recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar International: "The Song Remains Not The Same" finds you playing most of the instruments yourself, like the earlier BLACK LABEL SOCIETY albums. What was the recording ...
MASTODON frontman Brent Hinds has a full plate recording three projects at once, but in a commercial released today his biggest problem is overwhelming hunger pangs. The ad for Elmyr, an Atlanta bar and restaurant, parodies pharmaceutical commercials in which normal people find prescriptive solutions to live normal lives. Only this version stars a heavily ...
According to the Henley Standard, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will compose a piece of music for the Henley Festival Youth Orchestra. Lord, a patron of the festival where the 70-piece orchestra will perform his work on Saturday, July 9, he visited the Trinity Primary School in Henley over the weekend to ...
"Juggernaut Of Justice", the new album from Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL, will be released in Europe on June 20 (three days earlier in Germany) via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort will be made available as a limited-edition digipak (including two bonus tracks), double gatefold LP in blue vinyl, standard version and a digital download. Limited-edition digipak ...
Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Christian metalcore quintet AUGUST BURNS RED has released the following statement: "We are very sorry to announce that AUGUST BURNS RED will be canceling our upcoming shows in Turkey and Tel Aviv due to commitments regarding out upcoming June 21st album release in the U.S. Our apologies go out to all the awesome ...
Fan-filmed video footage of Sebastian Bach's performance at the Rocklahoma festival, which was held May 27-29 at Catch the Fever festival grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, can be viewed below. Sebastian Bach recently completed work on his new album at a Los Angeles studio with his new, young, virtuosic guitarist Nick Sterling, drummer Bobby Jarzombek and ...
Swedish hard rockers EUROPE will release a special edition 140-page coffee-table book in August. Entitled "Live Look At Eden", it will feature pictures following the EUROPE bandmembers on their latest continental tour, as seen through the lens of legendary rock photographer Denis O'Regan. The book will be offered in two sizes: a large "earbook" and ...
