AIRBOURNE’S BROTHERS O’KEEFE DISCUSS RETURNING TO TOURING AND MAKING NEW MUSIC

Brothers Joel, and Ryan O’Keeffe, of Airbourne, who were appearing at the Download Festival, spoke with eonmusic.co.uk, highlights from the interview appear below. Eonmusic: Joel, you were spotted dashing through the crowd to catch Wayward Sons earlier; did you enjoy them? Joel: Yeah, Wayward Sons, they were great. Yeah, I heard them on. To be honest, I […]
GUITARIST ZAKK WYLDE AND DRUMMER CHARLIE BENANTE WILL JOIN PHIL ANSELMO AND REX BROWN FOR THE PANTERA REUNION TOUR

As previously reported, Pantera‘s surviving members are hitting the road for a long-hyped reunion tour in 2023. Now Billboard reports, that joining vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown will be joined by guitarist Black Label Soiciety fronmtman, and Ozzy guitarist, Zakk Wylde along with Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante. The foursome will reportedly be headlining […]
40 YEARS AGO, JUDAS PRIEST RELEASED THEIR FORMATIVE ALBUM, “SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE”

Greg Prato of Heavy Consequence celebrates the 40th anniversary of Judas Priest’s amazing, [Dana’s note: and my favorite] Screaming for Vengeance, album. Highlights from the article appear below. Recorded from January through May of ’82 (with Tom Allom once again handling production duties), two studios were utilized — Ibiza Sound Studios in Ibiza, Spain, and […]
REMAINING MEMBERS OF PANTERA TO TOUR IN 2023 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER TWO DECADES

Billboard reports: Nearly 20 years after breaking up, Pantera‘s surviving members are hitting the road for a long-hyped reunion tour in 2023 and have signed with Artist Group International to book their North American dates. Dennis Arfa and Peter Pappalardo will be the responsible agents. “We are thrilled to be working with such an iconic band and bringing their music […]
OZZY OSBOURNE TO MAKE COMIC-CON DEBUT ON JULY 22ND IN SAN DIEGO, OSBOURNE AND TODD MCFARLANE TO REVEAL ARTWORK FOR MCFARLANE DESIGNED COMIC BOOK

Ozzy Osbourne will make his debut at this year’s San Diego Comic Convention(Comic-Con International) on July 22nd. Osbourne and Todd McFarlane will reveal artwork for the limited-edition special McFarlane-designed comic book (that is available that is part of some of the special edition album packages) along with a signing at the Stern Pinball/Rebellion Republic booth, further details of which will be announced soon. In addition, today […]
DREAM THEATER GUITARIST JOHN PETRUCCI ANNOUNCES FIRST HEADLINING SOLO TOUR WITH DAVE LARUE ON BASS AND MIKE PORTNOY ON DRUMS

For over three decades, Grammy Award winning guitarist John Petrucci has been known for his work in the ground-breaking and influential prog-metal band Dream Theater. Now, John is adding another career milestone to his resume as he is embarking on his first headlining solo tour performing material from his recently released solo album, Terminal Velocity, as well as songs from […]