by Bram Teitelman | Feb 11, 2013 | Updates
While we’re really looking forward to hearing what Black Sabbath’s 13 sounds like when it comes out in June, it nearly had a different drummer than Rage Against the Machine’s Brad Wilk, who replaced original drummer Bill Ward. Tony Iommi told Rolling...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 4, 2013 | Updates
Last month, Black Sabbath confirmed that the world will finally get to hear a new album (their first with Ozzy in roughly 35 years) this June. And while the reunited metal gods will be playing overseas this spring and early summer, we now know when we might get to see...
by Metal Insider | Jan 28, 2013 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Crazy to think how within a few hours, we suddenly had TWO Black Flag reunions to choose from. Hell, even one version of the punk icons plan to record a new album. But the...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 17, 2013 | That's Unfortunate
Ozzy Osbourne has battled drugs and alcohol for years, and mostly come out on top. However, a candle left burning at his house got the best of him, and he injured his hand and burnt some of his hair in an incident that required medical attention. In the early hours...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 17, 2013 | Interviews
After starting out in Flotsam and Jetsam, Jason Newsted was thrust into the spotlight when he was chosen to be Metallica’s bassist following the death of Cliff Burton. Since his 15 year tenure with the band ended in 2001, he’s remained active, playing with...