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 […]
6/17: TMS, JAKE E LEE, RICK ALLEN, VIV CAMPBELL, RADIO SHOWS, MORE
Hope all the fellow Dad’s out there had a great Fathers Day. I spent mine with my Dad and about 16 members of my family and of course my son and daughter. Was a good day, hope yours was also. Thanks to all who came to my signing at the grand opening of Gr8 Soundz […]
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 […]