GUITARIST TONY IOMMI DISCUSSES HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi discusses his ongoing battle with cancer as Black Sabbath’s new album 13 will be released. “When I’d finished the chemo and the radiotherapy, I went to see the doctor again for my regular blood tests,” he tells Guitar World. “I said, ‘So it’s gone now?’ And he said, ‘No, it’s […]
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST FORMER SINGER SCOTT WEILAND
Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band’s name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability to use the group’s name or songs. A lawsuit filed on May 24th in Los Angeles accuses Weiland of being chronically late to concerts while the […]
KID ROCK CONTINUES ON HIS QUEST TO LOWER CONCERT PRICES BY SCALPING TICKETS
Kid Rock is a scalper. The 42-year-old Grammy winner, who is launching a summer tour where most tickets are priced at $20, said he’s scalping about 1,000 tickets from each show to make up for the cheaper regular price. “I’m in the scalping business, but you know what? We told everyone. A lot of artists […]
BLACK SABBATH’S IOMMI EXPLAINS WHY HIS CANCER DIAGNOSIS STOPPED THE BAND’S NEGOTIATIONS WITH DRUMMER BILL WARD
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi pulled the plug on negotiations with Bill Ward because he feared he was running out of time to make the band’s reunion album. The guitarist was diagnosed with cancer soon after the band announced plans to make their first record with Ozzy Osbourne since 1978. With memories of Ronnie James […]
TRAILER FOR METALLICA’S 3D FILM “METALLICA THROUGH THE NEVER” POSTED ONLINE
The official trailer for Metallica’s 3D concert film, Metallica Through the Never, can be viewed below. Directed by Hungarian director Nimród Antal, the film was said to blends concert footage from three shows filmed in Vancouver last August with a narrative arc featuring the actor Dane DeHaan playing a fictional member of the band’s road […]
JASON NEWSTED SAID HIS NEW ALBUM WILL BE “ALL METAL ALL THE TIME”
Gary Graff of Billboard reports: He was particular affected by his guest appearance during Metallica’s 30th anniversary shows during late 2011 in San Francisco. “That was really a catalyst for all this,” Newsted acknowledges. “I hadn’t really been among the people for a long time. I’ve never gone to see a Metallica show or anything […]