THE KISS SONG BASED ON THE ROLLING STONES’ “BROWN SUGAR”
Matthew Trzcinski of Showbiz Cheat Sheet reports: The Rolling Stones and KISS are both classic rock bands with a certain swagger, so it only makes sense one of KISS’ more famous songs was an intentional Rolling Stones rip off. In fact, the song in question was originally going to have a name similar to the Rolling Stones song which inspired […]
BLACK SABBATH TO CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF “PARANOID” BY RELEASING A SPECIAL 5LP/4CD ON OCTOBER 9TH
September 18th marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Paranoid, the second studio album by the legendary British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Guitarist Tony Iommi commented, via social media, “I look back and am amazed how we released Black Sabbath in February 1970 then toured, wrote, recorded and released Paranoid only 7 months later, And these weren’t knock-off albums, […]
OZZY TWEETS ABOUT THE PASSING OF HIS FORMER BANDMATE LEE KERSLAKE
Ozzy Osbourne had tweeted a message about the passing of his former drummer Lee Kerslake, he writes: “It’s been 39 years since I’ve seen Lee but he lives for ever on the records he played on for me, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman. Lee Kerslake RIP” Kerslake played with Ozzy’s band in […]
OZZY OSBOURNE AND URIAH HEEP DRUMMER LEE KERSLAKE PASSES AWAY AT AGE 73
According to TMZ, Ozzy Osbourne, and Uriah Heep drummer, Lee Kerslake has passed away. at age 73, after a long battle with cancer.. One of Kerslake’s bandmates from Uriah Heep broke the news Saturday, saying, “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I share with you that Lee Kerslake, my friend of 55 years and […]
OZZY OSBOURNE RELEASES NEW ANIMATED VIDEO FOR “CRAZY TRAIN”
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Ozzy Osbourne’s landmark debut album Blizzard Of Ozz, fans will be able to celebrate with a new animated video for Crazy Train, a live Twitter chat, the release of a new HD version of 30 Years After The Blizzard documentary, a SiriusXM Ozzy’s Boneyard radio special, 40 Years Of Ozzy Osbourne’s Blizzard Of Ozz, a selection of limited-edition Blizzard […]
ICONIC SINGER ROB HALFORD “CONFESSES” HE ONCE TRIED TO SEDUCE FORMER IRON MAIDEN FRONTMAN, PAUL DI’ ANNO
Metal Hammer reports: In his upcoming tome, Confess: The Autobiography, Judas Priest iconic frontman, Rob “The Metal God” Halford, revealed that he once tried to unsuccessfully seduce former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di’Anno. In the book, the singer admits to inviting Di’Anno back to his hotel room in an attempt to seduce Di’Anno when Maiden supported Priest on 1980’s British […]