BLACK SABBATH BASSIST GEEZER BUTLER SAYS HE USED TO “BE A CUTTER” AND “WOULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF” IF THE BAND HAD NOT BECOME SUCCESSFUL
Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler says he used to self-harm when he was younger and that he’d have killed himself if the band hadn’t made it. Sabbath’s 1970 single Paranoid was written about the bass player’s mental state at the time, as he battled with depression. Also, he reveals the extent of his problems in a […]
GUNS N’ ROSES INVITE ALICE IN CHAINS AND LENNY KRAVITZ TO JOIN “NOT IN THIS LIFETIME TOUR”
Two legends of rock music, Alice In Chains and Lenny Kravitz, are set to join Guns N’ Roses on their historic Not In This Lifetime Tour. Alice In Chains joins the tour from opening night, Thursday, June 23rd in Detroit, Mich. at Ford Field and will perform through the tour’s second Chicago date at Soldier […]
ZAKK WYLDE ANNOUNCES ZAKK WYLDE EMOJI SET NEW U.S./CANADIAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
Guitar icon Zakk Wylde has released a new custom emoji set available starting today via Emoji Fame, the go-to company specializing in making emoji sets for musicians. Thus far, the artist emoji space has been dominated by hip-hop and EDM acts, Zakk Wylde’s set is one of the first on the rock/metal side of things, […]
JIM BREUER AND THE LOUD & ROWDY PREMIERES NEW SONG, “MR. ROCK N’ ROLL,” FEATURING BRIAN JOHNSON OF AC/DC
Comedian Jim Breuer along with backing band The Loud & Rowdy have just released their latest single Mr. Rock N’ Roll, which features vocals by Brian Johnson of AC/DC. Breuer tells Rolling Stone of the collaboration, “To me, Brian is the most powerful voice in rock and roll. He is also the funniest and most […]
KISS FRONTMAN PAUL STANLEY SLAMS MOTLEY CRUE’S NIKKI SIXX OVER COMMENTS ABOUT BANDMATE GENE SIMMONS
KISS frontman Paul Stanley has told Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx to keep out of the war of words with Gene Simmons over his Prince comments. Additionally, he’s described Sixx’s contribution to the argument as an “unimportant, but annoying squeak.” Simmons last week branded Prince’s death as self-inflicted and “pathetic” – even though the facts […]
GUITARIST MICHAEL SCHENKER ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS BROTHER RUDOLF, “I CAN’T TRUST HIM ANYMORE”
Iconic guitarist Michael Schenker has expanded on his reasons for not being able to trust his brother Rudolf, who plays guitar for the Scorpions. Schenker said earlier this year that he was “disappointed” in older brother Rudolf over the narrative he and the Scorpions had created about the writing and recording of 1979 album Lovedrive. […]