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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Reveals Heavy Metal's Bloody Origins In New Animated Short

A new animated short which tells the story of how the tragic accident which caused BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi to lose the tops of two of his fingers was inadvertently responsible for the creation of the heavy metal guitar sound which defines the genre and has reverberated through the ages to...
February 19, 2015
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EXHUMED, POSSESSED, MALEVOLENT CREATION Members Join Forces In GRUESOME

GRUESOME is a debilitating death metal faction featuring members of EXHUMED, POSSESSED, MALEVOLENT CREATION and DERKETA. A respectful celebration of the sound of the early DEATH records, the collective was borne out of guitarist/vocalist Matt Harvey (EXHUMED) and drummer Gus Rios' (MALEVOLENT CREATI...
February 18, 2015
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SEVENDUST Begins Recording New Album

SEVENDUST has entered Architekt Music studios in Butler, New Jersey to begin recording its new album for a tentative July release. Speaking to All Access Live during this year's ShipRocked cruise, SEVENDUST drummer Morgan Rose said (see video below): "We haven't written one [new] song yet, but we're...
February 17, 2015
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OBITUARY: Video Footage Of Barcelona Concert

Friedhof Magazine has uploaded video footage of OBITUARY's January 27 performance in Barcelona, Spain. Check it out below. OBITUARY's ninth studio album, "Inked In Blood", sold around 5,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 75 on The Billboard 200 char...
February 14, 2015
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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Thanks Fans For Support Following 'Unfortunate Altercation'

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has thanked fans for their support following Tuesday night's (January 27) altercation at the Corkscrew Saloon on the Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley, California which led to his arrest. The 65-year-old musician, who was booked at the Inyo County Jail under thi...
January 30, 2015
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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Arrested For California Bar Fight

According to TMZ.com, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler was arrested last night (January 27) following an altercation at the Corkscrew Saloon on the Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley, California. The 65-year-old musician was booked at the Inyo County Jail under this full name of Terence Michael...
January 28, 2015
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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'I Could Be Here Another 10 Years Or Just One Year — I Don't Know'

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi gave a new interview to U.K.'s Mirror in which he described his life three years after diagnosed with lymphoma, forcing him and the band to work around both the treatments and the recovery time needed afterward. "13", the first SABBATH release in 35 years to featur...
January 7, 2015
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FOO FIGHTERS' TAYLOR HAWKINS: Christmas Is A 'S**tstorm'

With Christmas just one day away (December 25),The Pulse Of Radio thought they'd check in with FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins and get his thoughts on the holiday. Call him a Grinch or just a sourpuss, but Hawkins said that he's just not feeling the Christmas spirit these days. "The older you g...
December 24, 2014
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MASSACRE Disbands Following Split With Bassist TERRY BUTLER And Vocalist ED WEBB

Bassist Terry Butler and vocalist Ed Webb have announced their departures from the Florida death metal band MASSACRE. As a result, MASSACRE has officially disbanded and will not take part in DEATH TO ALL's "Symbolic" 20th-anniversary European tour in February/March 2015. MASSACRE was also forced to...
December 11, 2014
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OBITUARY's DONALD TARDY Says 'Inked In Blood' Is 'A Monster Album'

Drummer Donald Tardy of Florida death metallers OBITUARY was interviewed on the November 21-23 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to F...
December 2, 2014
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OBITUARY's 'Inked In Blood' Cracks U.S. Top 100

"Inked In Blood", the ninth studio album from Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY, sold around 5,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 75 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's last CD, 2009's "Darkest Day", opened with around 1,200 units to landed a...
November 5, 2014
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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI Composes New Music For 'CSI' TV Series

Legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has issued the following update: "People have been asking what exactly I'm doing at the moment. Well, I'm getting back in the studio, having tried to make myself rest after the tours. I'm writing, mostly just putting ideas down rather than complete songs....
October 29, 2014
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KISS, BLACK SABBATH, RUSH, MEGADETH Members React To Death Of JACK BRUCE

Paul Stanley (KISS),Mick Mars (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH),Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),Geddy Lee (RUSH),Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE),Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS),Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH) and Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DIGS) are among the rock musicians and...
October 26, 2014
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OZZY OSBOURNE Says BLACK SABBATH Will 'Disband' After Next Studio Album, Tour

Ozzy Osbourne says that BLACK SABBATH will "disband" after completing the next album and touring cycle, leaving him to focus entirely on his solo career. The singer released a solo retrospective called "Memoirs Of A Madman" earlier this month. The collection features 17 of Ozzy's greatest hit single...
October 24, 2014
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OZZY OSBOURNE Hopes BILL WARD Can 'Get His Stuff Together' Before Next BLACK SABBATH Album, Tour

In a brand new interview with Esquire.com, Ozzy Osbourne confirmed that BLACK SABBATH will record a new studio album in 2015 and head out on one final tour. He said: "I'm not one of these guys to do my solo stuff one night and BLACK SABBATH the next. I can't do that, you ...
October 23, 2014