GRIM REAPER SINGER STEVE GRIMMETT PASSES AT AGE 62
Grim Reaper singer Steve Grimmett has died at the age of 62. Grimmett’s passing was confirmed by his brother Mark Grimmett, who wrote on social media: “I don’t really know where to start so I guess I will just come right out with it. It is with great sadness, and a very heavy heart, that I have to tell […]
METALLICA’S JAMES HETFIELD AND WIFE SET TO DIVORCE AFTER 25 YEARS OF MARRIAGE
According to the Daily Mail, Metallica frontman, James Hetfield, has reportedly filed for divorce from his wife of more than two decades. James, 59, filed documents in Colorado to divorce Francesca Hetfield, according to TMZ. The two are said to still be in touch as they co-parent their daughters Cali, 20, and Marcella, 16, and son Castor, 18. […]
ALICE IN CHAINS TO RELEASE, “DIRT” 30TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET, ON SEPTEMBER 23RD
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release a remastered 30th-anniversary 2LP 12″ black vinyl edition of Alice In Chains‘ landmark album Dirt on September 23rd. Originally released through Columbia Records on September 29th, 1992, Alice In Chains’ second full-length studio album established the band as formidable frontrunners in the alt-rock music revolution rolling out of the Pacific […]
MEGADETH RELEASE VISUALIZER FOR NEW SONG “SOLDIER ON!”
Megadeth has released a new single, from the band’s sixteenth forthcoming studio album, The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!, called Soldier On!, it can be streamed below. Frontman Dave Mustaine says about Soldier On!, “Coming to the realization that you need to walk away from a relationship that’s very toxic, and how hard it can be to start […]
TED NUGENT DISCUSSES HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH EDDIE VAN HALEN AND SAYS “WHAT A GREAT MAN HE WAS”
On August 11th, Ted Nugent was a guest on Eddie’s Sirius/XM show, Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, where he discussed his friendship with guitar icon, Eddie Van Halen. Nugent said (as per blabbermouth.net), “What a great man he was. What a force to reckon with, how he enriched our lives with his musical genius. And […]
DIO’S “DONINGTON ’83” AND ” ’87” TO BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 23RD
On September 23rd, Niji Entertainment and BMG will re-release two legendary live performances from Dio at the Castle Donington festival in the United Kingdom. Donington ’83 captures the original Dio lineup on the Holy Diver tour and captures a young, hungry band three months after the release of their debut album. The set features classic tracks from Ronnie James Dio‘s already-amazing career as vocalist for Rainbow and Black Sabbath, alongside future classics […]