COULD BLACK SABBATH’S APPEARANCE AT JAPAN’S OZZFEST BE THEIR LAST?

Black Sabbath will be playing a set at Ozzfest Japan on Nov. 22nd and the band are calling it their “farewell.” The announcement was made by Sharon Osbourne in the video below. “Ozzfest will be back in Japan on November 21st and 22nd,” she said. “And this will be Black Sabbath’s farewell. We’re also announcing […]
SINGER DAVID COVERDALE AND OUR VERY OWN EDDIE TRUNK DISCUSS WHITESNAKE’S “THE PURPLE ALBUM”

Mick Stingley of Billboard reports: David Coverdale calls from his Nevada home near Lake Tahoe, where he has been busy working on post-production for the new Whitesnake release, The Purple Album, due May 19 via Frontiers Music SRL. ..The Purple Album features revved-up versions of songs from Coverdale’s tenure in Deep Purple some 40 years […]
STEPHEN PEARCY TO RELEASE A NEW CAREER RETROSPECTIVE COMPILATION “BEFORE & LAUGHTER” PRT III

Ratt founder Stephen Pearcy will release a new career retrospective compilation, Before & Laughter- Prt III. Still in the studio recording and releasing new singles for the 4th solo release Smash 2015 (the first two singles available now on iTunes) Stephen Pearcy for sometime has been going through years and years of music from his […]
“THAT METAL SHOW” HOSTS EDDIE TRUNK AND DON JAMIESON DISCUSS THEIR LIVE APPEARANCES

Elana Dure of Fairfax Times spoke with TMS hosts Eddie Trunk and Don Jamieson. Selected quotes from the article appear below. Jamieson on the appeal of heavy metal music: “It’s never been a mainstream type of music, but at the same time [that’s] the appeal of it” said Jamieson, who’s been a professional comedian for […]
MOTLEY CRUE FRONTMAN VINCE NEIL SUING OVER CONTROL OF SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS

Page Six of the New York Post reports: Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil is taking a fight over his Internet persona to state court in Las Vegas, with a lawsuit accusing a social media consultant of refusing to give him control of his Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. The consultant, Kristy Sinsara of Bend, Oregon, said […]
TWISTED SISTER/ADRENALINE MOB DRUMMER AJ PERO DIES OF A HEART ATTACK AT AGE 55

Twisted Sister/Adrenaline Mob drummer AJ Pero has died of a heart attack at age 55. Twisted Sister posted the following messages on their Facebook page.: “The members of Twisted Sister are profoundly saddened to announce the untimely passing of our brother, AJ Pero The band, crew and most importantly the family of AJ Pero thank […]