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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI On BILL WARD: 'I Still Love Him'

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi says that he wants to bury the hatchet with the band's former drummer, Bill Ward. Ward was on board for the SABBATH reunion when it was first announced in November 2011, but backed out soon after. He later claimed that he sat out the recording and touring sessions...

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JACK RUSSELL On RATT Legal Dispute: 'It's Hard To Hear Your Friend Telling Lies About Your Career Or Reinventing The Past'

Former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has a word of advice for the members of RATT who are currently involved in a legal dispute over the rights to the group's name. Russell, who in 2012 sued founding GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall, guitarist and keyboardi...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Keyboardist GEOFF NICHOLLS Dies After Battle With Lung Cancer

Former BLACK SABBATH keyboardist Geoff Nicholls died this morning after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 68 years old. Nicholls's passing was confirmed by SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, who wrote about his former bandmate: "I'm so saddened to hear the loss of one of my dearest and closest frien...

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SKID ROW Guitarist On New Singer ZP THEART: 'He Is A Brother' And 'He Sounds Great With Us'

SKID ROW will enter the studio at the end of next month to begin recording its first new music since 2014's "Rise Of The Damnation Army - United World Rebellion: Chapter Two" EP. The effort will mark the band's first release with the South African-born, British-based vocalist ZP Theart (DRAGONFORCE,...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says BLACK SABBATH Calling It Quits Is 'A Natural End To The Band'

BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler spoke to Express & Star about the band's decision to call it quits after completing "The End" tour early next month. "To come back and be friends with my buddies who I started up with all those years ago," Ozzy said, "it's a closure .....

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GODSMACK Begins Writing Seventh Album To Mark 20th Anniversary

According to The Pulse Of Radio, GODSMACK has begun writing its seventh studio album, with frontman Sully Erna posting a photo of a guitar and amp on Instagram and noting, "Let the writing begin...#godsmack7 #20thanniversary #2018." The new album will follow up 2014's "1000hp" and, as Erna noted, wi...

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EMMURE Frontman Says Former Members 'Lost The Passion For Playing' In The Band 'A Long Time Ago'

Metalcore heavy hitters EMMURE will release their new album, titled "Look At Yourself", on March 3. The follow-up to the 2014's "Eternal Enemies" marks the first release from EMMURE's new lineup, featuring vocalist Frankie Palmeri alongside guitarist Josh Travis (GLASS CLOUD, ex-THE TONY DANZA TAPDA...

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BLACK SABBATH: Front-Row Video Footage Of Glasgow Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's January 24 concert at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom can be seen below. BLACK SABBATH is bringing its storied career to a close in its native England, with seven shows booked there in January and February. The last two, on February 2 an...

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Video: DAVID ELLEFSON, NITA STRAUSS, TONY MACALPINE, JILL JANUS Perform IRON MAIDEN's 'The Number Of The Beast'

David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Tony MacAlpine, Jill Janus (HUNTRESS),Nita Strauss (ALICE COOPER) and Glen Sobel (ALICE COOPER) performed a cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic "The Number Of The Beast" at the 42nd weekly "Soundcheck Live" on January 18 at Lucky Strike Live in Los Angeles, Californi...

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Watch BLACK SABBATH Perform In Dublin

Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's January 20 concert at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland can be seen below. BLACK SABBATH will bring its storied career to a close in its native England, with seven shows booked there in January and February. The last two, on February 2 and February 4, will tak...

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JACK RUSSELL Would Take DONALD TRUMP Over 'Crook' HILLARY CLINTON 'Any Day'

Former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has weighed in on underdog Donald Trump's stunning upset of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, saying that he "would take" the real estate mogul "over Hillary any day." Trump shocked the political establish...

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Do The Members Of BLACK SABBATH Have Any Regrets?

Legendary heavy metal band BLACK SABBATH will bring its storied career to a close in its native England, with seven shows booked there in January and February. The last two, on February 2 and February 4, will take place in SABBATH's hometown of Birmingham and will likely be their final shows. Asked...

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JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE Releases 'Sign Of The Times' Video

"Sign Of The Times", the new video from JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE — which features ex-GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell alongside former GREAT WHITE bassist-turned-guitarist Tony Montana (as a guitar player and keyboardist),Dan McNay (MONTROSE) on bass, Robby Lochner (FIGHT) on guitar and Dicki Flis...

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Former Members Of MALEVOLENT CREATION, SUFFOCATION, PESTILENCE Join Forces In New Project

Former members of MALEVOLENT CREATION, SUFFOCATION and PESTILENCE have joined forces with guitarist and songwriter Gio Geraca (MALEVOLENT CREATION, ASHES OF ARES) on an as-yet-unnamed new project. The new band is in the process of recording songs for an upcoming release to hand in to interested labe...

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JACK RUSSELL: 'I'm Lucky To Be Alive'

Mike Preston of Psycho Babble TV recently conducted an interview with former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his health status, seven years after coming back from near death with a perforated bowel and pulmonary...