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Andy Greene of Rolling Stone spoke with bassist Bob Daisley (Widowmaker, Uriah Heep, Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Dio). Portions of the interview appear below. Rolling Stone: [The band] Widowmaker, [had] so much talent in that band. Why was it so short-lived? Bob Daisley: [Lead singer] Steve [Ellis] had problems. Somebody smashed him with a brick or… Iconic guitarist George Lynch spoke with the Appetite For Destortion podcast where he discussed another guitar icon, as well an an innovator, and tech genius, Eddie Van Halen, oortions of the discussion appear below (via blabbermouth.net). When asked how Van Halen’s passing affected him, Lynch replied, “That hit me personally very hard, and every guitar player… Black Sabbath embraced change in 1976 when the heavy metal innovators started managing themselves and began exploring different sounds on the band’s seventh studio album, Technical Ecstasy. The record reached #13 in the U.K. and was certified gold in the U.S. Rhino honors this daring album with a collection that includes a newly remastered version of… Critically-acclaimed leading publisher of music graphic novels, Fantoons, is set to release their second Motörhead graphic book, the much-anticipated Motörhead : The Rise of the Loudest Band in the World: The Authorized Graphic Novel, available at book retailers nationwide. The graphic novel is available for preorder on Fantoons official site at a list price of $29.99. Fans… Ronnie James Dio‘s wife and manager Wendy Dio spoke to Trevor Joe Lennon about the iconic singer’s just-released memoir, Rainbow In The Dark: The Autobiography, which she, along with writer Mick Wall, completed after the vocalist’s death. When asked if there was “peace” between Dio and the man he replaced in Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, in the later years, Wendy said (as per blabbermouth.net), “I don’t think… Former Mötley Crüe frontman John Corabi has reflected on the making of the band’s 1997 album Generation Swine. The singer spoke with Rob’s School Of Music, portions of the interview appear below (via blabbermouth.net). Corabi recounts, “We worked on that record for, God, almost two years. Now, the difference is I’m not a fan of the record that came out….BASSIST BOB DAISLEY DISCUSSES WORKING WITH RAINBOW, OZZY, RANDY RHOADS, COZY POWELL AND MORE, SAYS HAVING HIS BASS TRACKS REPLACED ON OSBOURNE’S RECORDINGS WAS “PATHETIC…AND THE FANS HATED THEM FOR IT”
GUITARIST GEORGE LYNCH SHARES HIS MEMORIES OF EDDIE VAN HALEN SAYING, “HE WAS VERY SWEET”
BLACK SABBATH “TECHNICAL ECSTASY” SUPER DELUXE EDITION AVAILABLE IN CD AND LP VERSIONS ON OCTOBER 1ST
FANTOONS ANNOUNCES MOTÖRHEAD’S FIRST OFFICIAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
WENDY DIO SAYS THERE WAS NEVER ANY BAD BLOOD BETWEEN RONNIE JAMES DIO AND OZZY OSBOURNE
SINGER JOHN CORABI DISCUSSES MÖTLEY CRÜE’S “GENERATION SWINE” AND SAYS “STOP LOOKING AT TRENDS AND JUST DO WHAT YOU DO”