DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW GUITARIST RITCHIE BLACKMORE SAYS HE IS CONSIDERING A BRIEF RETURN TO ROCK
Nearly two decades after a switch to medieval music, former Deep Purple and Rainbow co-founder Ritchie Blackmore says he might play rock again – but not for long. “Just for a few days, next June,” Blackmore reveals, in a new interview with the French newspaper Le Parisien.. “But for now, I’m not decided on the […]
JUDAS PRIEST ICONIC FRONTMAN ROB HALFORD SAYS THE BAND WILL START RECORDING NEXT YEAR
The Metal God, Rob Halford, says Judas Priest will start recording their next album in 2016. Rejuvenated by the addition of new guitarist Richie Faulkner, the band released 17th album Redeemer Of Souls in 2014. And just a few months later, Halford said he was already thinking ahead to album no.18. Now the frontman says […]
WHEN HE FIRST HEARD IT, OZZY OSBOURNE REPORTEDLY HATED THE MIX OF “DIARY OF A MADMAN”
According to bassist Rudy Sarzo, Ozzy Osbourne thought the mix of his classic album Diary Of A Madman was “crap.” The band were on the tour bus when the final mix of the singer’s second solo album was handed to the him in 1981, and according to Sarzo, Ozzy’s face was a picture when he […]
GUITARIST ULI JON ROTH SAYS HE HAS WRITTEN A NEW ALBUM, BUT HAS NOT RECORDED IT YET
Greg Prato of Bravewords spoke with guitarist Uli Jon Roth. Highlights from the interview appear below. BraveWords: Is it true you already have original material written for your next solo release? Uli Jon Roth: I have written a new album, but I have not yet recorded it. That’s what I’m in the process of organizing […]
IRON MAIDEN SINGER BRUCE DICKINSON DISCUSSES HIS CANCER BATTLE AND SAYS HE HAS BEEN “VERY FORTUNATE”
While receiving the Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Award for Outstanding Contribution to U.K. Music, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson took time out to give an update on his recovery from cancer. He said that he’s been “very fortunate” and has had a “really good bounce-back.” Dickinson told the BBC that he had two tumors. […]
SLAYER DRUMMER PAUL BOSTAPH ON LATE GUITARIST JEFF HANNEMAN, “I REALLY LOVED THE DUDE”
Gary Graff of Billboard reports: Joining Slayer for a second time has been a different kind of reign for drummer Paul Bostaph. When Bostaph first replaced founding drummer Dave Lombardo in 1992, the group had completed its first decade and released its first five albums. “It was very intimidating,” Bostaph tells Billboard. But there was […]