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Video: GEEZER BUTLER, TOM MORELLO, PERRY FARRELL, KESHA Perform With HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES

Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE),Perry Farrell (JANE'S ADDICTION) and pop superstar Kesha are among the guest musicians who performed with HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES during the band's live debut Wednesday night (September 16) at the 500-capacity The Roxy Theatre in West...

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SEVENDUST Gets Shoutout During APPLE's Annual Fall Event In San Francisco

SEVENDUST got an likely shoutout earlier today (Wednesday, September 9) during the Apple TV presentation portion of Apple's annual iOS event in San Francisco. According to Metal Injection, Apple rep Jennifer Folds was discussing the music capabilities of the Apple TV when a SEVENDUST song came on, w...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI On 'The End' Tour: 'I Can't Actually Do This Anymore'

BLACK SABBATH last week announced the first details of a world tour that is being billed as "The End". The North American leg will start on January 20, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska, ending on February 25 in new York City. Dates in Australia and New Zealand have been confirmed for April, with more shows t...

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BLACK SABBATH Announces 'The End' World Tour

BLACK SABBATH will embark on tour that is being billed as "The End" in January 2016. The official press release reads as follows: "It's the Beginning of THE END. "It started nearly five decades ago with a crack of thunder, a distant bell ringing and then that monstrous riff that shook the earth. The...

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BILL WARD Says 'Bad Contract' And 'Controversy' With Another Bandmember Led To His Exit From HEAVEN & HELL

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has spoken in more detail about why he terminated his involvement with HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring fellow SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Ronnie James Dio (vocals) — in November 2006 while the group was recording three new trac...

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SEVENDUST: Lyric Video For New Song 'Not Today'

The official lyric video for the song "Not Today" from SEVENDUST can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eleventh studio album, "Kill The Flaw", which will be released on October 2 via 7Bros. Records with ADA/Warner Brothers distribution. The CD was produced by SEVENDUST and recorded a...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Among Celebrated Musicians Donating Tracks For Global Peace Project

Peacebuilding charity International Alert has announced the launch of Peace Tracks, a global collaborative music project that brings together internationally celebrated recording artists with musicians from conflict zones. The musical collaborations will be released in September, in the run up to UN...

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BILL WARD Sets Record Straight: I Haven't Heard BLACK SABBATH's '13' Album

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has slammed some of the music press for taking his words "out of context" and making it appear as if he slammed the band's latest album, 2013's "13", which was recorded after his departure from the group. During an appearance on the latest episode of VH1 Clas...

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BILL WARD: 'SHARON OSBOURNE Definitely Dislikes Me, And She Has For A Long, Long Time'

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward was interviewed for the latest episode of VH1 Classic "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk's podcast, "Eddie Trunk Podcast". You can now listen to it at this location. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he chose to go public with...

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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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Matriarch

Coming into their fifth album, "Matriarch", VEIL OF MAYA were faced with no singer. Recruiting Wisconsin native Lukas Magyar to take over for Brandon Butler, VEIL OF MAYA strips down a bit, from the previously detailed instrumentation to Butler's hard vocals. The band focuses on relatively less tech...

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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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METAL ALLEGIANCE: Fourth Studio Webisode Feat. TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY

METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, will release its self-titled debut album on...

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SEVENDUST To Release 'Kill The Flaw' Album In October

SEVENDUST's eleventh studio album, "Kill The Flaw", will be released on October 2 via 7Bros. Records with ADA/Warner Brothers distribution. The CD was produced by SEVENDUST and recorded at Architekt Music in Butler, New Jersey with engineer/mixer Mike Ferretti. "Kill The Flaw" is available for digit...

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Did TONY IOMMI Get Inspiration For BLACK SABBATH's 'Paranoid' Riff From Obscure Michigan Band HALF LIFE?

The Dangerous Minds web site has pointed out "remarkable" similarities between the signature riff in BLACK SABBATH's classic song "Paranoid", the title track of its 1970 album, and the opening to "Get Down" a song recorded by the four-piece Michigan garage-rock combo HALF LIFE in 1969. "Paranoid" wa...