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BILL WARD Still Wants Apology From OZZY OSBOURNE And 'Signable Contract' Before Returning To BLACK SABBATH

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward says that he still needs to get a "signable contract" from the band and a public apology from lead singer Ozzy Osbourne before he will agree to rejoin the group for one final album and tour in 2016. Although Ward was initially going to participate in the SABB...

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BLIND IDIOT GOD To Tour Europe

Brooklyn, New York-based trio BLIND IDIOT GOD has signed on with Dutch booking agency Paperclip. Festival appearances and tour dates all over Europe are being planned for late 2015 through 2016. BLIND IDIOT GOD co-founder Andy Hawkins says: "Paperclip booked BLIND IDIOT GOD's first tours in Europe s...

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FOZZY, OBITUARY, NASTY SAVAGE Members Join Forces In BLOOD DIVISIONS

Metal Blade Records has set an August 28 release date for the digital EP from new supergroup BLOOD DIVISIONS. BLOOD DIVISIONS features a "who's who" of metal musicians, including Chris Jericho, Dave Austin, Ralph Santola, Terry Butler, Greg Gall, Bill Owen, John Mahoney and Ben Meyer. The digital EP...

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RIGOR MORTIS/WARBEAST Singer BRUCE CORBITT Undergoes Heart Surgery

According to the Dallas Observer, RIGOR MORTIS and WARBEAST singer Bruce Corbitt was scheduled to undergo heart surgery yesterday (Monday, August 10) after experiencing two heart complications in less than five days last week. The 52-year-old Dallas native was told by doctors that he would need hear...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Discusses West Coast Premiere Of Fine Art Exhibition (Video)

On August 15 and August 16, Fathom will host the West Coast premiere of estranged BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's fine art exhibition, "Absence Of Corners", a collection of 15 abstract works created from Ward's drum performance. Over a year in the making, "Absence Of Corners" is the result of a co...

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WOVENWAR: 'Archers' Video Released

"Archers", the new video from WOVENWAR, the band featuring the talents of Jordan Mancino (drums),Nick Hipa (guitar),Phil Sgrosso (guitar) and Josh Gilbert (bass) of San Diego, California based metal act AS I LAY DYING, and Shane Blay (vocals) of OH, SLEEPER, can be seen below. The song is taken fr...

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Video: FOZZY Performs At HEAVY MONTREAL Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of FOZZY's August 9 performance at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. FOZZY's latest album, "Do You Wanna Start A War", sold around 5,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 54 on the Billb...

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METALLICA At LOLLAPALOOZA: Performance Footage From Fans' POV On Stage

A select group of fans were brought on stage during METALLICA's August 1 performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois to add to the ambiance. Video footage of several songs from the show filmed from the fans' point on view on stage can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follow...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Says MAYHEM FESTIVAL Attendance Was 'About What We Would Draw If We Were Doing Our Own Tour'

SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya has dismissed the suggestion that the band was playing to a smaller audience than usual as the headliner of this year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. "We have a fanbase of about five or six thousand at every place we play, so the crowd that w...

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New Song Premiere: MASTERS OF METAL's 'Evolution Of Being'

MASTERS OF METAL, the Los Angeles-based thrash metal outfit launched by seasoned veterans and members of AGENT STEEL — Juan Garcia (guitars),Bernie Versailles (guitars, vocals),Robert Cardenas (bass, backing vocals) and Rigo Amezcua (drums) — will release its full-length debut, "From Worlds Beyond...

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PARADISE LOST, NEUROSIS To Headline Next Year's ROADBURN FESTIVAL

NEUROSIS will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary as headliners at the 2016 edition of the Roadburn Festival. Also appearing on the bill will be pioneering Yorkshire doom legends PARADISE LOST (pictured),who will headline Roadburn Festival on Thursday, April 14, playing their highly influential sec...

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GENTLEMANS PISTOLS Feat. CARCASS's BILL STEER: 'Hustler's Row' Album Details Revealed

Leeds, U.K.-based rockers GENTLEMANS PISTOLS, who feature in their ranks CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer, have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast. The band's third album, "Hustler's Row", will be released on October 16. Says GENTLEMANS PISTOLS vocalist and guitarist James Atkinson: "'Hustler's Row' is a c...

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METALLICA: Official Footage From LOLLAPALOOZA Festival

Fly-on-the-wall footage of METALLICA's August 1 performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois can be seen below. The 19-minute clip, which was shot by a MetOnTour reporter, includes guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Lars Ulrich in the meet-and-greet, pre-sho...

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Video: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Performs In Gothenburg, Sweden

Fan-filmed video footage of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's July 28 performance at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg, Sweden can be seen below. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM singer Eric "A.K." Knutson told From Hero To Zero last month about the band's forthcoming follow-up to 2012's "Ugly Noise": "We're working on a new recor...

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SLAYER's GARY HOLT, PAUL BOSTAPH Weigh In On MAYHEM FESTIVAL Controversy (Video)

On July 31, Jay Nanda of San Antonio Metal Music Examiner and AXS.com conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph at the San Antonio, Texas stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. The 2015 Mayhem Festival genera...