GEEZER BUTLER ON BLACK SABBATH REUNITING WITH BILL WARD FOR SOME SHOWS, “IT’S ALL DOWN TO HIM”
Greg Prato for Song Facts spoke with Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, excerpts from the interview appear below. Songfacts: What made you decide to write your autobiography at this point? Geezer Butler: Tony [Iommi] had written his, Ozzy [Osbourne] had done his. I’ve always had it in mind to write one, to put it from […]
TESTAMENT ANNOUNCE REMASTERED VERSIONS OF “THE LEGACY” & “THE NEW ORDER” RELEASE VIDEO VISUALIZERS FOR “OVER THE WALL” & “INTO THE PIT”
Testament are proud to announce an explosive celebration of the band’s enduring legacy and their influential presence in the thrash metal scene. On July 12th, Testament will release the remastered versions of their seminal albums The Legacy & The New Order both digitally and on vinyl through Nuclear Blast Records. Chuck Billy states, “When The Legacy and The New Order were first recorded we were new and had limited resources to record […]
JON BON JOVI SAYS HALESTROM FRONTWOMAN, LZZY HALE, IS “THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO [SKID ROW GUITARIST] SNAKE, SINCE HE MET ME”
In a recent interview with Rock Sound where he answered interview questions from some of the magazine’s cover stars, including Halestrom lead front woman Lzzy Hale, Jon Bon Jovi praised Hale, saying, “She should please join Skid Row. Please, Lzzy Hale, join Skid Row. Put the two bands [Halestrom and Skid Row] together, if you need to. But this is the best thing that happened […]
DIO “THE COMPLETE DONINGTON COLLECTION” AVAILABLE JULY 19TH
On July 19th, Niji Entertainment and BMG will release The Complete Donington Collection, a limited-edition five-LP box set housing Dio‘s classic Castle Donington ’83 and Castle Donington ’87 performances at the Monsters Of Rock festival in the U.K., both on two-LP 180-gram vinyl with an etching on Side D, as well as the limited picture disc double dose of Donington ’83 and ’87. […]