EXODUS PART WAYS WITH SINGER ROB DUKES, FORMER VOCALIST STEVE SOUZA RETURNS TO THE BAND
Exodus have parted ways with their singer of the past nine years, Rob Dukes, reveals blabbermouth.net. Guitarist Gary Holt has released the following statement: “As a band, we all had to make a very difficult choice to part ways with [singer] Rob Dukes. We have nothing but love and admiration for him and the deepest […]
JUDAS PRIEST PREVIEW “CROSSFIRE” ONLINE
Judas Priest have been previewing and streaming full versions of songs from their upcoming album Redeemer of Souls, which will be released July 8th. Below is a snippet of the song Crossfire along with commentary from frontman Rob Halford. To listen to some of the other songs Priest has previewed from Redeemer of Souls, click […]
BLACK SABBATH GUITARIST TONY IOMMI TO BE VISITING PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AT COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is to pass on his years of experience in the music industry to students at Coventry University. Iommi was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Of Arts by the university last year and has now been handed the role of Visiting Professor Of Music. The 66-year-old was introduced to students at the […]
GWAR SINGER DAVE BROCKIE, A.K.A. ODERUS URUNGUS, DEATH CAUSED BY A HEROIN OVERDOSE
The Virginia medical examiner’s office says Dave Brockie, the frontman for the heavy metal band Gwar, died of an accidental heroin overdose. Brockie — who went by the stage name Oderus Urungus — was found dead in his Richmond home on March 23rd. He was 50. Arkuie Williams, administrator at the chief medical examiner’s office, […]
SCORPIONS DRUMMER JAMES KOTTAK ADMITS TO BEING AN ALCOHOLIC, SEEKS TREATMENT
Scorpions drummer James Kottak has released the following statement regarding his arrest and jail sentence in Dubai this past April. “After years of drinking alcohol, on April 3rd, 2014 my addiction finally caught up with me,” states Scorpions drummer James Kottak. “During a 5-hour flight from Ekaterinburg, Russia to Bahrain via Dubai, during which I […]
SINGER MARK SLAUGHTER RELEASES FIRST SOLO MATERIAL, “NEVER GIVIN UP,” WITH PROCEEDS GOING TO THE MILITARY RED CIRCLE FOUNDATION
This Spring Mark Slaughter released a new single, “\Never Givin’ Up, his first ever solo track outside of his multi-platinum band Slaughter, to rave reviews on radio stations across the country. With legendary music producer Michael Wagener mixing and mastering it, Mark played all instruments on the track with the only exception being drums that […]