BLACK SABBATH’S “13” SET TO REACH NUMBER ONE ON THE BILLBOARD 200
Black Sabbath is heading for its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, reports Keith Caulfield of Billboard. Industry sources suggest the group’s new 13,released on Tuesday (June 11th), may sell over 120,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, June 16th. Black Sabbath’s 13 is the band’s first studio […]
FORMER IRON MAIDEN SINGER PAUL DI’ANNO SAYS THE BAND IS “F’ING BORING” AND COMPARES STEVE HARRIS TO HITLER
According to blabbermouth.net, in a recent interview, former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di’Anno compared bassist Steve Harris to Adolf Hitler, said he wrote “20-times better songs” than Harris’ and claimed Maiden is all about “money, money, money, money – nobody else counts.” Di’Anno’s comments came during a press conference in Argentina last month. The singer […]
6/12: ZAKK, SIGNING THIS SATURDAY, TMS, MY NEXT BOOK
Hope you guys are all having a good week. This past Monday’s radio show was a blast with Zakk Wylde in studio. Zakk and I go way back and we always have a good hang on the radio talking sports, music and more. Zakk and BLS are headed out on Gigantour which is a great […]
6/12: THOUGHTS ON NEW SABBATH ALBUM
Sitting here listening to the full new Black Sabbath album for the first time start to finish. I like much of what I hear but think this will take some time as many of the songs are long and in much of the same tempo. “Loner” seems to be the one track at 4 minutes […]
AEROSMITH’S TYLER AND PERRY DISCUSS WRITING “WALK THIS WAY” AND “DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY”
Billy Heller of the New York Post reports: Filmmaker Mel Brooks is hardly known as a lyricist. But Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry are more than happy to give him props for an assist on one of their best-known songs. As the rockers get ready for their induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame […]
FAN FILMED FOOTAGE OF METALLICA’S ORION FESTIVAL “KILL ‘EM ALL”SET POSTED ONLINE
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. Watch fan filmed footage of the entire show below. The official schedule had listed a band called Dehaan to play at 4.30pm on the first day […]