The fifth annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, will take place on Thursday, November 7 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. Last year's event, which sold out in advance and raised a record $74,000 for the cancer charity, attracted some 300 ...
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Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has released a new song called "Arrows" to mark the second anniversary of the Las Vegas mass shooting. Bill announced the track in a video message posted to his Twitter account. He said: "Hi everybody. My name is Bill Ward, and today I'm speaking on behalf of my band, ...
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A new version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "War Pigs" is featured in the trailer for 20th Century Fox's upcoming spy thriller "The King's Man", a prequel to the "Kingsman" films. The track originally appeared on the band's iconic 1970 album "Paranoid" and has gone on to become an anti-war anthem. The version used for ...
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Wendy Dio, president and co-founder of the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, recently hosted a hoedown BBQ benefitting the organization at her home in Ojai, California. The $1000-a-plate event featured food specially prepared by the FOO FIGHTERS' Dave Grohl and his BackbeatBBQ and signature drinks created for the event by the ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus is selling an apartment in New York City. The two-bedroom, one-bathroom co-op on the Lower East Side has been listed at $1.195 million. On his personal Facebook page, Fortus linked to the listing by Corcoran, noting that the apartment had been ...
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Robert "Blasko" Nicholson, bassist for OZZY OSBOURNE, will be honored by Kitten Rescue, one of Southern California's largest non-profit animal rescue organizations, with its 2019 Advocacy Award for his work homing adoptable cats and kittens. "Blasko is a true cat lover with a passion for advocating for homeless cats," said Sandra Harrison, Kitten Rescue's executive ...
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Tony Iommi has once again said that he isn't ruling out a BLACK SABBATH reunion. "We may — I don't know — do a one-off or something, but [we're] never touring again," he said during a question-and-answer session at the Kipinä Kokkola business conference in Kokkola, Finland on September 5 (see video below). "'Cause we're ...
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Geezer Butler is mourning the death of his older sister. The 70-year-old BLACK SABBATH bassist revealed his sibling's passing in a social media post earlier today. He posted a childhood photo of the two of them, along with the following caption: "Farewell my dear sister Eileen. Rest in peace." A founding member of BLACK SABBATH, ...
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Sweetwater has uploaded a six-minute video in which MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson shows you four of his favorite bass riffs that were instrumental in his progression on the instrument — and they just so happen to all originate from Gene Simmons of KISS. Earlier this year, Ellefson spoke about his appreciation ...
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Gloria Butler, music manager and wife of BLACK SABBATH's Geezer Butler, will be honored at international non-profit Last Chance for Animals' (LCA) star-studded 35th-anniversary fundraising gala, set to take place on Saturday, October 19 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The "Glamorous Hollywood Night"-themed event honors prominent individuals who have made a ...
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Steve Stevens is hopeful that his collaboration with Ozzy Osbourne will eventually see the light of day. The BLACK SABBATH singer and Stevens connected through their mutual friend Billy Morrison, who plays alongside the guitarist in Billy Idol's band. Ozzy told SiriusXM several years ago that they had made a "bluesy" song with the working ...
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The fifth annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, will take place on Thursday, November 7 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. The event will be hosted by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk, who is heard on SiriusXM's Volume channel and ...
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When Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward formed BLACK SABBATH in 1968, the quartet conjured a primal sound that was heavier, louder and more menacing than anything that had come before. The band recorded a series of metal masterpieces in the '70s that became the blueprint for heavy music and influenced generations ...
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Matt Sorum has praised Geezer Butler, calling his DEADLAND RITUAL bandmate "top of the list" of people he has played with. The former GUNS N' ROSES drummer made his comments on Wednesday (July 17) while wishing the BLACK SABBATH legend a happy 70th birthday. Sorum posted an Instagram photo of Butler and wrote in an ...
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Resurrected Florida death metal veterans MASSACRE have been added to the roster of U.K.'s United Talent Agency, under the representation of Ben Ward for all territories (excluding North America). The current lineup of the band features three-fourths of the original team that is responsible for the classic death metal material that became the album "From ...
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Sharon Osbourne says that she refused to let Ozzy attend the "Grammy Salute To Music Legends" event this past spring because she was "pissed off" over The Recording Academy's treatment of BLACK SABBATH. The pioneering British heavy metal band was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the May 11 awards ceremony and live tribute ...
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"Adult Swim Singles" has teamed with death metal progenitors OBITUARY for the 47th installment of the current program. "A Dying World" is the first new song from the massively influential quintet since its self-titled tenth album's release by Relapse Records. The standalone new single couples its infectious main riff with a ferocious dose of hardcore ...
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Bill Ward says that he "would be very open-minded to any ideas" about playing with his BLACK SABBATH bandmates in the future. Ward was on board for the SABBATH reunion when it was first announced more than seven years ago, but backed out soon after. The drummer later claimed that he sat out the recording ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of DEADLAND RITUAL's June 22 performance at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below. DEADLAND RITUAL is the new band featuring bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH), guitarist Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL, VINCE NEIL), drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and singer Franky Perez (APOCALYPTICA). DEADLAND RITUAL's setlist consists ...
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During an appearance on the "Do You Know Jack?" podcast, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked how old he was when he was first explosed to Geezer Butler's (BLACK SABBATH) playing. He responded (hear audio below): "I didn't hear Geezer until I was quite a bit older. I guess I probably heard 'Paranoid', 'cause I ...
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Geezer Butler has told Classic Rock magazine that he isn't ruling out a one-off BLACK SABBATH reunion. "If it came up, I wouldn't say never," the bassist said. "I can't imagine it ever happening, but then I said that about the SABBATH tour, and it happened, so who am I to ...
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The official naming of the "Black Sabbath Bridge" in honor of Birmingham's legendary heavy metal rockers took place earlier today (Wednesday, June 26) in the heart of the city's entertainment district. Two BLACK SABBATH founding members attended the extraordinary event at the road bridge, which crosses the canal on Broad Street. Tony Iommi and Geezer ...
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Florida death metal legends OBITUARY will embark on a North American headlining tour in the fall. Support on the 24-date trek will come from ABBATH, MIDNIGHT and DEVIL MASTER. The tour will kick off on September 27 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and end on October 25 in Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets will go on sale on ...
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A major exhibition dedicated to BLACK SABBATH and the band's legacy has just opened at the Birmingham Museum And Art Gallery in Birmingham, England. The "Home Of Metal: Black Sabbath At 50" exhibition, which will run to September 29, celebrates BLACK SABBATH from the perspective of the group's fans and includes key costumes loaned by ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of DEADLAND RITUAL's June 21 performance at the Azkena Rock Festival in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain can be seen below. DEADLAND RITUAL is the new band featuring bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH), guitarist Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL, VINCE NEIL), drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and singer Franky Perez (APOCALYPTICA). DEADLAND RITUAL's ...
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Today (Saturday, June 22) marks the first anniversary of the passing of PANTERA and HELLYEAH drummer Vincent Paul Abbott, a.k.a. Vinnie Paul, who died at the age of 54 in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas. The official cause of death was dilated cardiomyopathy, an enlarged heart, as well as severe coronary artery ...
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DEADLAND RITUAL members Geezer Butler (bass; BLACK SABBATH) and Matt Sorum (drums; GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) were interviewed by Paul Anthony of Planet Rock at this past weekend's Download festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the "supergroup" tag that has been attached to DEADLAND ...
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Earlier this week, one of the most famous rock 'n' roll fathers Ray Burton, father of the late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton, sat down with Mark Agnesi, Gibson's director of brand experience to reminisce about the formative years of the rock icon. Watch the clip below as Ray delves into Cliff's musical history and what ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of DEADLAND RITUAL's performance earlier tonight (Thursday, June 13) at the O2 Academy Islington in London, England can be seen below. DEADLAND RITUAL is the new band featuring bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH), guitarist Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL, VINCE NEIL), drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and singer Franky Perez ...
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ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello recently spoke with Dom Famularo of The Sessions Panel. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his biggest influences: Frank: "Geddy Lee, Geezer Butler, Steve Harris — who's now my friend, and Geezer is too. You know what's weird? When ...
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