WOLFGANG VAN HALEN BEGINS RECORDING SECOND MAMMOTH WVH ALBUM
Wolfgang Van Halen, the ex-bassist of the band Van Halen and son of the late guitarist Eddie Van Halen, will begin recording the second Mammoth WVH album on October 4th. The effort will be the follow-up to eponymous Mammoth WVH, which arrived in June 2021, some five years after the now-31-year-old musician began piecing together ideas for his solo career. Wolfgang revealed […]
BLACK SABBATH TO RELEASE DELUXE EDITIONS OF “HEAVEN AND HELL” AND “MOB RULES” ON NOVEMBER 4TH AND 18TH
Singer Ronnie James Dio joined Black Sabbath in 1979 which resulted in two back-to-back classic albums: Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules. On those memorable albums, Dio‘s soaring tenor and gothic songwriting were the perfect foil for the band’s bone-crushing mix of razor-sharp riffs, intense grooves, and dark imagery. BMG salutes the long shadow cast by this short-lived line-up with newly remastered versions of […]
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN SAYS THAT DUE TO VAN HALEN BEING “DYSFUNCTIONAL,” A TRIBUTE CONCERT FOR HIS DAD IS UNLIKELY, ADDS “I THINK I ALREADY DID IT [ALREADY] WITH THE TAYLOR HAWKINS [CONCERTS]”
Lisa Scarlett of Classic Rock Magazine reports: Wolfgang Van Halen has opened up about the possibility of a Van Halen reunion in Classic Rock magazine, and says that he’s no longer interested in the idea after experiencing “closure” performing his late father’s songs at the recent Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts… …When asked by Classic Rock‘s Dave Ling asked about the reunion’s yo-yo-ing likelihood […]
“BOWL FOR RONNIE” SET FOR POST-COVID RETURN ON NOVEMBER 17TH, HOSTED BY OUR VERY OWN EDDIE TRUNK AT PINZ BOWLING CENTER IN STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA
The Annual Bowl For Ronnie Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, is set to return on November 17th after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event, to be held at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, will once again be hosted by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk, who is […]
ZAKK WYLDE TO RELEASE ONLINE GUITAR COURSE “ZAKK WYLDE BERZERKER GUITAR CAMP” ON OCTOBER 14TH
As teased over social media this summer, guitar icon Zakk Wylde is putting on his instructor hat and offering musicians a chance to learn guitar from the man himself. Taking a break from his guitar duties with Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne and Pantera; Zakk has partnered with the team at Riffhard (the world’s best online school for rock […]
OZZY RELEASES FINAL WEBISODE ON THE MAKING OF “PATIENT NUMBER 9
As previously reported, following the release of Patient Number 9, Ozzy Osbourne is providing an inside look into the making of the album with a three-part video series featuring interviews and in-studio clips with some of featured performers. The final episode in the three part series, can be seen below. To read more details about about these online […]