by Metal Insider | Dec 21, 2012 | Top 10
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been celebrating the best albums that came out in 2012. However, while the past year was packed with great music, 2012 also had its fair share of unbelievable moments. Some were joyous surprises, while others were downright horrifying....
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 3, 2012 | Milestones
If there’s one thing we can be sure of, it’s that with a Black Sabbath album in the works, that Ozzy Osbourne isn’t retiring anytime soon. In fact, five years ago on the mostly-forgettable Black Rain, he released a single telling his fans that...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 27, 2012 | History
1982 was a rough year for Ozzy Osbourne. In March, his guitarist Randy Rhoads died in a plane crash while the band was on tour for Diary of a Madman, which had been released four months earlier. Ozzy continued to tour as a way of catharsis, with Brad Gillis filling in...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 27, 2012 | Touring
Geoff Tate’s “all-star” version of Queensryche has already gone through its first lineup change (and they haven’t even performed together yet). However, this shakeup isn’t slowing down Tate, as he’s announced plans to perform Operation: Mindcrime in its entirety with...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 19, 2012 | Metal on Metal, Updates
Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Black Sabbath used considerably less than that on a Facebook page post they made earlier today. “Tony Iommi is tracking more guitars on the new album today!” is all the post says, but that’s all it...