Tag Archives: Sound City Studios

Foo Fighters Going On Hiatus

Posted by on October 3, 2012

It’s no secret that Dave Grohl is a metalhead, and the Foo Fighters remain one of the metal community’s favorite “mainstream rock” acts. That’s why it was a little concerning to hear Grohl hinting at a hiatus during their set at the Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park last Saturday (September 29). Well […]

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Drummer Vinny Appice On The Birth Of Kill Devil Hill, Black Sabbath’s Current Predicament, And Working With Dave Grohl

Posted by on May 9, 2012

Hearing the names Black Sabbath and Pantera attached to a  project is without a doubt a great way to get any metal fan’s attention. So the fact drummer Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell) and bassist Rex Brown (Pantera, Down), along with singer Dewey Bragg (Pissing Razors) and guitarist Mark Zavon (Ratt, W.A.S.P., […]

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Drummer Vinny Appice Has Not Been Approached By Black Sabbath To Replace Bill Ward

Posted by on April 20, 2012

While Black Sabbath are in the studio and preparing for Download Fest and Lollapalooza, many fans remain hopeful that drummer Bill Ward will rejoin the group. However, many believe that if Ward and Sabbath don’t reach an agreement, former Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell drummer Vinny Appice would be the best choice as a replacement. However, […]

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Team ‘Nevermind’ Assemble: Dave Grohl Recording With Nirvana Bassist Krist Novoselic And Producer Butch Vig

Posted by on April 13, 2012

Butch Vig was the producer behind Nevermind, the game changing album for Nirvana and the 90’s rock scene. And now it looks like Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic are once in the studio again with Vig. In the early hours of April 12, the producer (and Garbage drummer) tweeted the following: “The last 24 hours […]

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Trailer For Dave Grohl’s Sound City Documentary Hits The Web

Posted by on February 13, 2012

At the beginning of this month, we finally discovered why Dave Grohl was recording songs with Corey Taylor and members of Ratt. As it turns out, the Foo Fighters frontman/ former Nirvana drummer has been working on a documentary about the Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, CA (where many classic albums, like Nirvana’s Nevermind, were […]

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Corey Taylor Reveals More About Collaboration With Dave Grohl, Says Track Also Includes Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen

Posted by on February 1, 2012

Back in mid-January, Corey Taylor let it slip that he had recorded a song with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. This came shortly after it was revealed that Grohl was also working on a song with Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy and Warren DiMartini. While both collaborations sounded awesome, it was still unclear what exactly Grohl had […]

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