GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, SAYS HE’S FEELING “RATHER SPIFFY, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED”
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell says a “cough that wouldn’t quit” has turned out to be cancer. The guitarist had a surgical biopsy on March 11th following several months of coughing that revealed he has Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, he said through a spokesperson on Monday, reports Marc Schneider of Billboard. Doctors prescribed six months of chemotherapy […]
6/9: TMS RECAP, LIVE RADIO SHOW TOMORROW, MORE
Thanks all for the great response to the second episode of the new season of That Metal Show. Corey Taylor always brings it and was great to have him back, this time with Josh Ramd. So glad to see so many people discovering the amazing talents of Richie Kotzen here in the US. I’ve been […]
METALLICA PLAY “KILL ‘EM ALL” IN ITS ENTIRETY AT THE ORION FESTIVAL IN MICHIGAN
Metallica stunned fans at the first day of their Orion Music + More Festival by appearing on the second-smallest stage to perform debut album Kill ‘Em All in full. The official schedule had listed a band called Dehaan to play at 4.30pm on the first day of the thrash giants’ event in Belle Isle, Detroit, […]
6/8: ALL NEW THAT METAL SHOW TONIGHT 11P ET ON VH1 CLASSIC!
Be sure to check out another ALL NEW That Metal Show TONIGHT on VH1 Classic at 11PM ET with Corey Taylor & Josh Rand of Stone Sour, Dave Lombardo on the “Metal Moden” (shot 2 days before Jeff passed away), and the great Richie Kotzen on guitar. Last weeks TMS premiere was the highest rated […]
GEEZER BUTLER ON ANOTHER BLACK SABBATH ALBUM: “NEVER SAY NEVER”
Gary Graff of Billboard reports: Geezer Butler says that he’s happy that he and his Black Sabbath mates Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi “were able to come together and do one final album”-13, which comes out June 11th and is currently streaming on iTunes. Um…final? “Well, I guess you should never say never,” the bassist […]
ACCEPT ANNOUNCE DOCUMENTARY PLANS AND ASK FANS TO HELP
This year, German metal legends Accept are headlining European festivals, preparing a new album as well as working on their first live DVD and CD featuring Wolf Hoffman, Peter Baltes, Mark Tornillo, Herman Frank & Stefan Schwarzmann. The Teutonic Metal band has touched the lives of so many fans and musicians alike along the way […]