GUITARIST DIMEBAG DARRELL REPORTEDLY WANTED TO REFORM PANTERA BEFORE HIS TRAGIC DEATH
Guitarist Dimebag Darrell wanted to reform Pantera shortly before his death, according to a close friend. Longtime Pantera/Damageplan videographer Daryl ‘Bobby Tongs’ Arnberger told the Landry.audio podcast that the guitarist told him less than a month before he died that he was going to “do whatever it takes” to get his former band back together and reunite with estranged singer Phil Anselmo and […]
METALLICA REGRETFULLY INFORMS FANS BAND IS CANCELING ITS PERFORMANCES AT MUSIC FESTIVALS “SONIC TEMPLE” AND “LOUDER THAN LIFE” TO SUPPORT JAMES HETFIELD’S RECOVERY
Metallica has regretfully had to cancel their headline performances at Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival in Columbus, OH (May 15th & 17th) and Louder Than Life in Louisville, KY (September 18th & 20th) to allow singer James to continue his road to recovery. Hetfield released the following statement: “Dear Metallica Family, It pains me to write this, but I have to […]
NEIL PEART MEMORIAL CONCERT TO TAKE PLACE ON MAY 16TH IN ONTARIO, ACTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
The family of Neil Peart has authorized an official memorial concert to honor the late Rush drummer, who passed away last month following a private battle with brain cancer. The event, dubbed A Night for Neil – The Neil Peart Memorial Celebration, will take place in the Canadian musician’s hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario, reports Consequence of Sound. Peart’s family is […]
SONS OF APOLLO LAUNCH VIDEO FOR “ASPHYXIATION”
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)—recently released their second studio album MMXX to much acclaim, before undertaking a successful North American headline tour. The band are about […]
JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE “50 HEAVY METAL YEARS” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, Judas Priest will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with a world tour coming to the U.S. in the fall. The 50 Heavy Metal Years tour will also feature Sabaton as openers and is being fueled by the highest-charting album of Priest’s career, Firepower, which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200. “Judas Priest are primed and […]
OZZY OSBOURNE SAYS HE IN “UNBELIEVABLE PAIN 24/7”
Simon Cosyns of The Sun reports: “I’m in unbelievable pain 24/7,” admits Ozzy Osbourne… In his first major interview since confirming his battle with Parkinson’s disease, the lovable 71-year-old hellraiser says he is struggling to recover from a fall early last year. “I remember it like it was yesterday. I was lying there as clearly […]