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For those of us lucky enough to have caught Black Sabbath’s “The End” tour, it was a very special thing. I saw the show at The Palace of Auburn Hills near Detroit, and it was mammoth. But, is there any possibility of a Black Sabbath one-off gig? When recently asked that question, bass player Geezer Butler says it’s not very likely. “Not very likely at all,”…
A Perfect Circle is slated to perform at Coachella this year, not Tool, but that didn’t stop a Tool fan from asking frontman Maynard James Keenan if Tool would surprise fans with some new tunes at the annual California festival. Keenan was quick to answer the question. “No,” he simply tweeted. What is confirmed is that Tool will appear at Rock on the Range in…
Earlier today (Jan. 4), the guys of Judas Priest released a special teaser for “Lightning Strike,” a song off the band’s much-anticipated upcoming album, “Firepower.” While the full clip was expected to arrive tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 5), the full version has made its way online this evening. Listen to the full song here via Vimeo. This is epic-sounding Judas Priest, and “Lightning Strike” definitely gets…
Hooray for heavy music! While many say “rock is dead,” that’s obviously not the case, as the most-listened-to rock artist of 2017 is as heavy as it gets. The top rock act of 2017, according to the annual year-end report from Nielsen, is the mighty Metallica. Okay, so Metallica is metal, but those are technicalities, right? The metal gents notched a total of 1,836,000 albums sales, track-equivalent…
New music from Pearl Jam would be incredible in 2018, and fans have obviously been asking for new tunes for years now. So, what’s the status? Pearl Jam bass player Jeff Ament was just interviewed on The Powell Movement, and he stated that the Pearl Jam crew is currently working on a new album, which will mark their first album of original tracks since 2013’s…