GUITARIST GEORGE LYNCH ON A DOKKEN REUNION, “THAT IS ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW…, BUT OF COURSE THAT COMES AND GOES EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS”
Leslie Michele Derrough of Glide Magazine spoke with guitarist George Lynch. Portions of the interview appear below. Glide: What song in your career would you say was the most difficult to transfer to the live stage from the recording? Lynch: Probably Mr. Scary because it has so many guitars on it. What I’ve done in […]
GUITARIST TONY MACALPINE POSTPONES TOUR AMID CANCER SCARE
Guitarist Tony MacAlpine has had to postpone his upcoming tour of Asia and Australia. In a statement, he said that he and his doctors believe he has colon cancer. Yesterday (August 24th), MacAlpine posted the following on his Facebook page: “Last week I was taken to the hospital with severe stomach pains. Following blood work, […]
THE METAL GOD, ROB HALFORD, REFLECTS BACK ON JUDAS PRIEST’S SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE TRIAL
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone reports: Twenty-five years ago today, a judge ruled that heavy-metal trendsetters Judas Priest were not liable for the deaths of two young men who cited the band’s music as the reason they killed themselves. One day in December 1985, the men — Raymond Belknap, then 18, and James Vance, 20 […]
WATCH “THE UKES OF HAZZARD” COVER METALLICA’S “ONE”
Damian Fanelli of Guitar World reports: Below, check out an all-ukulele cover of Metallica’s One. It’s performed by a guy who calls his project “Ukes of Hazzard.” “This was by far the most difficult cover I’ve done,” he says on YouTube. “It’s long, it’s intricate and devilishly fast at the end. The whole process of […]
DRUMMER BILL WARD EXPLAINS HIS STATEMENTS REGARDING BLACK SABBATH’S “13”
As previously reported, original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward was interviewed for the latest episode of Eddie Trunk’s podcast, Eddie Trunk Podcast and made a few statement’s about Black Sabbath’s latest album, 13. Ward told Eddie, “I didn’t think [13] was successful at all. Well, in terms of live attendance, I think it’s gonna go, […]
DRUMMER BILL WARD SAYS THAT “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 Eddie Trunk’s podcast, “Eddie Trunk Podcast“. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by Blabbermouth.net. To listen to Eddie’s podcast with Bill Ward, please click here. On why he chose to go public with his reasons for pulling out of the reunion of the […]