Search results for 'geezer butler'
News
OZZY OSBOURNE: Why There Won't Be Another BLACK SABBATH Studio Album
Although BLACK SABBATH initially announced it would record a follow-up to 2013's No. 1 reunion album "13" — and even hinted at having songs ready — that talk has faded while the band has instead unveiled next year's farewell tour. Singer Ozzy Osbourne confirmed to The Pulse Of Radio that the album p...October 30, 2015
News
TOM MORELLO Is 'Looking Forward' To Performing BLACK SABBATH And OZZY OSBOURNE Classics
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello spoke with Maxim.com about his appearance with Ozzy Osbourne at this weekend's Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans, anchoring a supergroup that also features Slash and original BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler. Morello said: "It's a thrill....October 28, 2015
News
OZZY OSBOURNE: 'It's The End Of BLACK SABBATH, Believe Me'
BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed to NOLA.com that the band's "The End" tour, which starts January 20 in Omaha, Nebraska, will, as the title indicates, be the last time the group hits the road. "It's the end of SABBATH, believe me," Ozzy said, adding that the group has opted against r...October 27, 2015
News
BLACK SABBATH Announces Second Batch Of 'The End' U.S. Tour Dates
Due to overwhelming demand, the road to "The End" just got longer. On the heels of their much-anticipated performances in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, BLACK SABBATH will end the epic journey they began nearly five decades ago with another run of North American dates in fall 2016...October 27, 2015
News
SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON Talks Tattoos In Latest 'Rock Ink' Episode
In the latest episode of Louder Noise's "Rock Ink", SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon shows off his tattoos, including family members' names and a Mother Mary that began as a naked mermaid. SEVENDUST's eleventh studio album, "Kill The Flaw", debuted at No. 13 on The Billboard 200 chart, having sh...October 20, 2015
News
OBITUARY, Ex-MASSACRE, SIX FEET UNDER Members Join Forces In HIDEOUS
Bassist Terry Butler (OBITUARY, DEATH, MASSACRE) and vocalist Ed Webb (MASSACRE, GENERICHRIST) have joined forces with drummer Greg Gall (SIX FEET UNDER, BLOOD DIVISIONS) and guitarist Matt Bishop (LIVIDITY, HORRIFIC DEMISE) in a new band called HIDEOUS. Said Terry: "Ed Webb and myself are stoked ab...October 20, 2015
News
Ex-OBITUARY Bassist FRANK WATKINS Spoke About His Cancer Battle In Recent Interview
Several months before his passing, former OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins spoke to U.K.'s Zero Tolerance magazine about his battle with central nervous system lymphoma, with which he was diagnosed back in 2012. During that time, his treatment meant that he was non-stop sick for around two years strai...October 19, 2015
News
ANTHRAX: 30th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Spreading The Disease' Detailed
On November 20, three decades after its October 30, 1985 debut, Universal will release a special 30th anniversary edition of ANTHRAX's classic "Spreading The Disease", the band's second studio album and the one that served as the then-budding thrash band's breakthrough, and still considered one of t...October 19, 2015
News
Former OBITUARY Bassist FRANK WATKINS Dies At 47
Former OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 47 years old. Since late 2007, Watkins had been the bass player of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH and performed with the band at last year's edition of Hellfest in Clisson, France (see video below). Watk...October 18, 2015
News
DISTURBED Singer DAVID DRAIMAN's DEVICE Project Wasn't Given Its 'Due Time,' Says Guitarist VIRUS
Guitarist Andre "Virus" Karkos says that DEVICE wasn't given "the proper time and attention" it needed to grow into a successful band when DISTURBED frontman David Draiman abruptly pulled the plug on the project just before it was scheduled to embark on a major tour. David launched DEVICE in 2012 wi...October 16, 2015
News
BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD: 'Never At Any Time Was My Drumming Impaired, My Health Impaired Or My Ability To Play Drums'
Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has once again insisted in a new interview that he is quite capable of playing a full concert with the group, despite the bandmembers themselves saying the opposite. Ward stepped away from the SABBATH reunion in early 2012, while the group hinted that he was...October 13, 2015
News
SEVENDUST's 'Kill The Flaw' Cracks U.S. Top 20
SEVENDUST's eleventh studio album, "Kill The Flaw", debuted at No. 18 on The Billboard 200 chart, having shifted 18,000 equivalent album units in the week ending October 8. The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album...October 12, 2015
News
SEVENDUST: Making Of 'Kill The Flaw' Part 3 (Video)
The third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Kill The Flaw", the eleventh studio album from SEVENDUST, can be seen below. Released on October 2 via 7Bros. Records with ADA/Warner Brothers distribution, the CD was produced by SEVENDUST and recorded at Arc...October 7, 2015
News
SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON Says 'Kill The Flaw' Album 'Has A Definite Angst To It'
The Front Row Report recently conducted an interview with SEVENDUST singer Lajon Witherspoon. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the making of the new SEVENDUST album "Kill The Flaw": "We wanted to take time to really unplug and fo...October 4, 2015
News
Who Is The Greatest Heavy Metal Bassist? MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Weighs In
Poland's Top Guitar conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson at the fourth annual Warwick Bass Camp, which took place from August 31 to September 4 in Markneukirchen, Germany. You can now watch all three parts of the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERM...October 3, 2015
Prev 