ACCEPT, BLACK SABBATH Members Interviewed On 'Shockwaves' Podcast

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #47 — in which host Bob Nalbandian conducts separate interviews with guitarist Wolf Hoffman of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT and BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward — is available for download at this location (M4A file, 27 MB). You can also stream it using the audio player below.

"Blood Of The Nations", the new album from ACCEPT, sold around 2,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 187 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Released in North America on September 14 via Nuclear Blast Records, "Blood Of The Nations" was recorded at Backstage Studio in Derbyshire, England with acclaimed British producer and SABBAT guitarist Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, MASTERPLAN). The CD marks the recording debut of the band's latest addition, vocalist Mark Tornillo (ex-TT QUICK).

The October 19 concert by ACCEPT at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California will be streamed live around the world via Stickam.com.

the 40th anniversary of the band's classic second album, "Paranoid", with the Dallas, Texas-based rock and roll disc jockey Redbeard.

"In The Studio" is a weekly hour-long interview-with-music "rockumentary" which looks at the making of many of the greatest albums recorded in rock and roll history, although sometimes it spotlights the history of rock and roll bands. Redbeard interviews the musicians who created these classic albums.

For more information and a preview clip, go to this location.

On June 28 in the U.K. and June 29 in North America, Eagle Vision released the "Classic Albums" DVD of BLACK SABBATH's classic second album, "Paranoid". An e-card for the release is available at this location.

Fans are able to go into the studio with the band — singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward — and get a first-hand account of the making of the album featuring the iconic tracks "Paranoid", "Iron Man" and "War Pigs". The DVD also features interviews with the original engineers, demonstrations, archive videos and use of the original multi-track tapes.

Released in the autumn of 1970, "Paranoid" is regarded by many as the finest heavy metal releases of all time, is hugely influential and has come to define the genre.

The album was produced by Rodger Bain and was recorded at Regent Sound Studios and Island Studios in London, England.

According to Wikipedia, the album was originally titled "War Pigs", but allegedly the record company changed it to "Paranoid", fearing backlash from supporters of the ongoing Vietnam War. At the time, the band felt that the song was lighter, with the potential to become a single. Additionaly the studio felt the title track was more marketable as a single. However, the band's visual interpretation of a "war pig" was still featured on the cover; a distorted, eerie photograph of a man with sword and shield jumping out from behind a tree.