Sandy Pearlman, one of the most important figures in rock history who worked as a full-time artist manager, managing the careers of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT and BLACK SABBATH (1979–1983), has passed away at the age of 72. He reportedly died early Tuesday morning (July 26) in Marin County, California. A cause of death was not ...
July 2016 - Blabbermouth Archive
STEVEN TYLER's 'We're All Somebody From Somewhere' Tops BILLBOARD's Country Albums Chart
According to Billboard.com, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler's debut solo album, "We're All Somebody From Somewhere", has entered Billboard's Top Country Albums chart at No. 1 with first-week sales of 17,000 copies, according to Nielsen Music. On the all-genre, consumption-based Billboard 200, it starts at No. 19, with 18,000 equivalent album units. "We're All ...
METALLICA Guitarist KIRK HAMMETT's KHDK ELECTRONICS Unveils 'Scuzz Box'
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's KHDK Electronics has unveiled its latest guitar pedal, the Scuzz Box, an innovative fuzz pedal. Available for pre-order through select dealers, the Scuzz Box is KHDK's geranium-voiced fuzz pedal, designed as a unique, truly musical fuzz. The Scuzz Box was named by Hammett himself due to the dirty, skuzzy vibe it ...
CORONER To Release New Studio Album In 2017; 'Autopsy' Set Due In September
Swiss metal pioneers CORONER have entered the studio to begin recording their long-awaited seventh album, to be released in 2017. The band has signed a worldwide record deal with Sony Music Switzerland, which has enlisted the help of Century Media Records, a strong partner that will release CORONER records internationally. But for those fans who ...
THE ACACIA STRAIN Releases Track From 'The Depression Sessions'
In December of 2015, three bands with three different stylistic approaches to aggressive music, but a common outlook on the world, came together to create a collective piece of work — "The Depression Sessions". Those three bands were THY ART IS MURDER, THE ACACIA STRAIN and FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY and on August 12, Nuclear ...
Columbus Television Station Looks Back On DIMEBAG Murder, Releases Never-Before-Seen Photos
Columbus, Ohio television station WBNS-10TV has posted a number of never-before-seen images taken by the police crime scene search unit at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio on the night of December 8, 2004. A 25-year-old ex-Marine named Nathan Gale charged onstage at the packed nightclub and opened fire on the band ...
ALTER BRIDGE Releases Lyric Video For 'Show Me A Leader', More 'The Last Hero' Album Details
ALTER BRIDGE will release its fifth studio album, "The Last Hero", on October 7 via Caroline Records in the United States/Canada and Napalm Records throughout the rest of the globe. The thirteen-track opus marks a creative highpoint for the quartet comprised of Myles Kennedy on vocals/guitars, Mark Tremonti on guitars/vocals, Brian Marshall on bass and ...
METALLICA, EDDIE VEDDER To Perform At This Year's GLOBAL CITIZEN Festival
METALLICA and PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder are among the artists who will perform at this year's Global Citizen festival at Central Park in New York City on September 24. Free tickets to the event, which partners again this year with Gucci's Chime For Change campaign, can be earned by "completing actions to help promote ...
SHARON OSBOURNE Says OZZY Is 'A Dirty Dog' Who Will 'Pay' For His Indiscretions 'Big Time'
Sharon Osbourne has confirmed that she is trying to work out her marital issues with Ozzy Osbourne, less than three months after she allegedly discovered his affair with a celebrity hairstylist. Ozzy told "Good Morning America" on Monday that he and Sharon were "back on track" after experiencing "bump in the road." "Some days are ...