by Zach Fehl | Jun 20, 2014 | News
The iconic Birmingham, England venue The Crown is being sold to Japanese developers for a rumored £1.2 million. Although it may look like any ordinary small venue, The Crown was a stepping stone for such bands like early Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. By stepping...
by Zach Fehl | Jun 20, 2014 | News, Touring
There’s nothing particularly noteworthy of learning of Geezer Butler’s (Black Sabbath) love of football, or soccer for us American folk. However, the steps that this super-fan takes to watch his home country’s team play during the world cup are definitely some...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 6, 2014 | News, Updates
In an update to a story we wrote about yesterday, Justin Bourque, the alleged killer of three Royal Canadian Mounted Policemen in Moncton, New Brunswick, has been captured alive. Apparently, he was captured in a yard, and apparently said “I’m done”...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 5, 2014 | News, Updates
Last November, Black Sabbath guitarist/architect of metal as we know it Tony Iommi was awarded an honorary doctorate by Coventry University in “recognition of his contribution to the world of popular music.” As a result of his doctorate, Iommi has been...
by Matt Brown | Jun 2, 2014 | News, WTF?!
We’ve heard about metal music being banned in some shape or form before, but did you ever want to know what music was banned from Soviet Union radio stations in 1985? Well, there exists such a list, and it is apparently titled “the approximate list of foreign...