BLACK SABBATH TOP THE BILLBOARD 200 CHART
Keith Caulfield of Billboard reports: Almost 43 years after Black Sabbath debuted on the Billboard 200 chart, the iconic rock band earns its first number one album this week with the arrival of 13. The set starts at No. 1 with 155,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. 13 is the band’s 23rd chart entry, […]
OZZY OSBOURNE ADMITS THAT HE WAS “PISSED OFF” THAT HIS DRUMMER TOMMY CLUEFETOS DID NOT GET THE SABBATH GIG
Gary Graff of Billboard reports: The drummer issues on Black Sabbath’s new album, 13, apparently ran deeper than co-founder Bill Ward’s decision to drop out of the reunion over what he said were contractual issues. Tommy Clufetos, the drummer in Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne’s own band, was targeted to take over the stool, but producer […]
FOR THE ONCE IN A LIFETIME ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN EVENT, ROB ZOMBIE PRESENTS THE “GREAT AMERICAN NIGHTMARE”
Groundbreaking musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie will unleash his Great American Nightmare on Los Angeles this Halloween season. This bone-chilling experience will combine the most advanced haunted house attractions with a not-to-be-missed music festival from top artists in hard rock, alternative, EDM, and more, every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from October 10th through November […]
EDDIE TRUNK DISCUSSES “THAT METAL SHOW,” AND WHAT NEW BANDS HAVE PIQUED HIS INTEREST
Paige Montgomery of L.A. Music Blog spoke with Eddie about That Metal Show, his favorite TMS guests and what new bands are on his radar. Portions of the interview appear below. L.A. Music Blog: [That Metal Show] hit record numbers with the Season 12 premiere. What do you attribute to the show getting such high […]
EDDIE TRUNK ON THE CURRENT ROCK SCENE: “IN GENERAL [IT’S] FAIRLY HEALTHY, BUT NOT AS HEALTHY AS PEOPLE MAY THINK”
Wendy Jasper-Martinez of KNAC.com spoke with Eddie about his career, his new book and the rock scene. Portions of the article appear below. [As] a seasoned metal journalism veteran, Trunk began his career in radio, spent time working for Megaforce records in the late 80’s and has recently celebrated 30 years with Q104 in New […]
“THAT METAL SHOW” AIRS 100TH EPISODE THIS WEEKEND FEATURING SEBASTIAN BACH AND REX BROWN
VH1 Classic’s centerpiece in original programming That Metal Show returns this week with the show’s milestone 100th episode. The show is hosted by radio/TV personality Eddie Trunk and comedian/TV personalities Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine. The guests for this week’s episode are Kill Devil Hill/Pantera bassist Rex Brown and legendary front man Sebastian Bach. A […]