DRUMMER MIKE PORTNOY SAYS HE KNEW FOR “ABOUT TWO YEARS” THAT NEIL PEART HAD BEEN BATTLING BRAIN CANCER

Former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy was guest on Eddie’s Sirius/XM show, Trunk Nation, yesterday (January 13th) to discuss the passing of Rush’s Neil Peart. Portnoy admitted that he knew the drummer had been battling brain cancer stating (via blabbermouth.net), “Yeah, I’ve known for about two years now and was held to secrecy. It was […]
RUSH’S NEIL PEART PASSES AT AGE 67, DRUMMER WAS QUIETLY BATTLING BRAIN CANCER

Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist for Rush, died on Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica, California at age 67, according to Elliot Mintz, a family spokesperson. The cause was brain cancer, which he had been quietly battling for three-and-a-half years. A representative for the band confirmed the news to Rolling Stone… …In a statement released Friday […]
SONS OF APOLLO LAUNCH VIDEO FOR “DESOLATE JULY”

Sons Of Apollo–former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)–are ringing in the new decade with a sonic boom with their second studio album, appropriately titled, MMXX (pronounced: 20/20). […]
OZZY OSBOURNE STREAMS TITLE TRACK, “ORDINARY MAN,” FEATURING ELTON JOHN, ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 21ST

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne has set February 21st as the release date for his new Ordinary Man album. Marking his first new solo music in almost ten years, the album has been preceded by the release of two singles, the Number one rock track Under The Graveyard, which was followed by Straight […]
DAVID LEE ROTH KICKS OFF HIS VEGAS RESIDENCY, SET LIST REVEALED AND FAN FILMED FOOTAGE POSTED ONLINE

Van Halen vocalist David Lee Roth began off his Las Vegas residency Wednesday night (January 8th) with a 15-song set that included ten Van Halen classics and five songs from his solo career, reports blabbermouth.net. Roth’s reported set list is as follows: 1. You Really Got Me (Kinks cover) 2. Big Train 3. Unchained 4. Just Like Paradise 5. Atomic Punk 6. Dance The Night Away 7. […]
OZZY RELEASES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “STRAIGHT TO HELL,” WATCH IT HERE

Ozzy Osbourne has released the official video for his second single, Straight To Hell, of which the audio was previously released (here), from his forthcoming new album, Ordinary Man, due out on Epic Records in early 2020. On the full-on rocker, Ozzy takes listeners to the heart of darkness — “something is missing and you don’t know why” — […]