BRITISH FILM DIRECTOR DRUMMING UP A NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ICONIC ROCK PERCUSSIONIST, COZY POWELL
Steve Newton of The Georgia Straight reports: British independent film director Lee Hutchings has announced plans to shoot a documentary about the life and times of hard-rock drummer Cozy Powell, who played for artists such as: Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, Rainbow, and Black Sabbath before perishing in a high-speed car crash in 1998 at the […]
BLACK SABBATH EXTENDS “THE END” TOUR INTO FALL 2016, MORE NORTH AMERICAN DATES ANNOUNCED
Due to overwhelming demand, the road to The End just got longer. On the heels of their much-anticipated performances in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, Black Sabbath will end the epic journey they began nearly five decades ago with another run of North American dates in fall 2016. These shows will follow a […]
UFO ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES FOR MARCH 2016
According to UFO’s official website, the band have announced some North American tour dates for March of 2016. See tour dates below. March 2016: 2 – Akron, OH – The Tangier 3 – Detroit, MI – The Token Lounge 4 – St Charles, IL – Arcada Theater 7 – Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall 8 […]
JUDAS PRIEST FRONTMAN ROB HALFORD REVEALS THAT HE LISTENS TO RONNIE JAMES DIO BEFORE GOING ONSTAGE, SAYS “I FIND HIS VOICE INVIGORATING”
Rob Halford says he listens to Ronnie James Dio to get himself in the right frame of mind before a gig. The Judas Priest frontman has always been a fan of the late Sabbath, Rainbow, Dio and Heaven & Hell singer, and he has revealed that Dio is his number one inspiration as a vocalist. […]
RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW AND GUESTS ANNOUNCE TWO GERMAN SHOWS
Shooter Promotions have announced that Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow will be playing at the Monsters Of Rock Festival appearance in Germany on June 18th and in Loreley, Freilichtbühneon June 17th. The announcement reads as follows: “Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow live in Germany for 2 exclusive shows in Loreley and Bietigheim-Bissingen June 2016, playing the classic rock anthems […]
GLENN DANZIG ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTS A FAN AFTER HE IS CAUGHT TAKING PHOTOS AT A SHOW
Jason Silverstein of the New York Daily News reports: Singer Glenn Danzig butted heads, literally, with a fan at a Montreal show. According to TMZ, the singer reportedly ordered his security to assault the fan — and then beat the man personally — because he refused to stop taking pictures at a the show Sunday […]