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Zero Days

Don't you wish "Headbangers Ball" was back? Not just for the obvious reasons, if you're a metalhead. The Gen X'ers who made The Ball their Saturday night Sabbath will confirm that what made the show so damned great, and at the same time so damned awful, was just as much about the intro and commercia...

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GLENN HUGHES Says He's Never Seen JOE BONAMASSA 'So Excited About Recording An Album With BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION'

Levi Seth of Australia's site Sticks For Stones recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION). You can listen to the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the influence...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD On His Former Bandmates: 'It's Plain To Me We're As Opposite And Opposing As Ever'

Bill Ward has once again fired back at his former bandmates in BLACK SABBATH, insisting that it is "inaccurate" of Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne to suggest he was physically unable to play full shows with the group. All four original members of SABBATH were present when the band announced its reunion...

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WHITESNAKE: 30th-Anniversary Reissue Of Self-Titled Album To Arrive In October; New Studio LP Due In 2018

WHITESNAKE had already released a string of Top 10 albums in England before the band conquered the world in 1987 with their eponymous record, also known in some countries as "1987", which was certified multi-platinum and featured the smash single "Here I Go Again". The classic album turns 30 this ye...

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KEE OF HEARTS Feat. Former EUROPE Guitarist KEE MARCELLO, FAIR WARNING Singer TOMMY HEART: 'Bridge To Heaven' Video

"Bridge To Heaven", the new video from KEE OF HEARTS, the project featuring singer Tommy Heart (FAIR WARNING) and guitarist Kee Marcello (ex-EUROPE),can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's the self-titled debut album, which will be released on September 15 via Frontiers Music Srl. With...

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TONY IOMMI Says BLACK SABBATH's Dispute With BILL WARD Was 'Over Nothing'

On July 27, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi returned to London, England's Regent Sounds (now a guitar shop),where the band's first two albums ("Black Sabbath" and "Paranoid"),were recorded to take part in an question-and-answer session about SABBATH's forthcoming "Ten Year War" box set and his...

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Ex-OZZY OSBOURNE Drummer And Bassist Dispute FRANKIE BANALI's 'Over The Mountain' Claims

Last month, more than a few eyebrows were raised when famed QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali told Songfacts writer Greg Prato that he was the one who came up with the explosive drum fill that opens Ozzy Osbourne's 1981 classic "Over The Mountain". Both Bob Daisley, who co-wrote the track, and Lee K...

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SAMMY HAGAR, GLENN HUGHES, DAVE MENIKETTI, PHIL COLLEN Featured On RONNIE MONTROSE's '10x10' Album

When Ronnie Montrose passed away on March 3, 2012, he was in the midst of working on an album that would have thrilled fans of his original MONTROSE (1973-1974) and GAMMA (1979-1983) periods. The artistically restless Montrose followed his muse without question, but, in 2003, he called in bassist Ri...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Never Thought In My Lifetime I'd See The Demise Of Records'

John Perry of the 95 WIIL Rock radio station conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne on July 16 at the Chicago Open Air festival in Bridgeview, Illinois. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked about some people's claim that "rock is dead," Ozzy responded: "I'm stil...

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Virtual Metal Band PENTAKILL Releases New Album 'II: Grasp Of The Undying'

Virtual heavy metal band PENTAKILL — featuring infernal lead vocalist Karthus, blazing axe-man Mordekaiser, enchanting keyboardist Sona, rumbling bassist Yorick, berserker drummer Olaf, and new member Kayle, a winged warrior goddess who sings songs presaging the end of the world — is breaking furthe...

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Ex-STYX Frontman DENNIS DEYOUNG Wants 'One Last Tour' With Former Bandmates

Issue #3 of the newly launched U.K. magazine Rock Candy features a candid interview with ex-STYX vocalist and keyboardist Dennis DeYoung where he makes an emotional plea to his former bandmates to get the classic lineup back together. DeYoung, the voice behind such STYX classics as "Come Sail Away",...

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LACUNA COIL Announces European Tour With CELLAR DARLING

Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL will embark on a European headlining tour in the fall. Support on the trek will come from CELLAR DARLING, the band featuring former ELUVEITIE members Anna Murphy (vocals, hurdy-gurdy),Merlin Sutter (drums) and Ivo Henzi (guitars, bass). Tour dates: Nov. 10 - MT - S...

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NIKKI SIXX On MÖTLEY CRÜE Calling It Quits: 'When It Ended, It Didn't End In A Good Way'

Nikki Sixx says that he is happy MÖTLEY CRÜE disbanded because he no longer has to deal with the "drama" of being in a group with three other guys with completely "different ideas." In 2015, MÖTLEY CRÜE completed "The Final Tour", closing the book on the band's iconic career after performing a total...

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PAUL STANLEY Once Again Rules Out ACE FREHLEY's Return To KISS

In a brand new interview with the Loudwire Podcast, KISS frontman Paul Stanley was asked if the "more friendly vibe" between him and Ace Frehley could result in the band at some point being rejoined by its original lead guitarist for a one-off show or a series of concerts. Paul responded: "I don't t...

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PRONG Bassist Leaves European Tour Due To 'Family Emergency'

PRONG bassist Mike Longworth has been forced to leave the band's European tour due to a "family emergency." The group states: "Our old friend Jason Christopher has come through and will finish out this European run with us. Our thoughts are with Mike and his family." PRONG's next concert is schedule...