Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Testament and Overkill have been rocking stages hard over the past month, but being out on the road during cold and flu season is not always easy. Overkill frontman Bobby Blitz has been dealing with a cold over the course of the trek that recently turned into something more serious. Overkill bowed out of the tour’s show Friday night (Feb. 15) in Huntington, N.Y, which led the band to reveal Blitz’s worsening ailment as the reason for canceling the show and potentially other dates in the immediate future. Their statement on the matter reads as follows: We are terribly sorry that we had to cancel our performance last night [February 15], but let’s put the rumors to rest, before speculation runs rampant. Blitz [singer Bobby Ellsworth] was diagnosed with what is called ‘walking pneumonia,’ and was medically advised to not perform due to it potentially getting worse if he did. When the health risk is no longer an issue, he’ll be ready to kick ass once again. Overkill’s dates with Testament and support acts Flotsam and Jetsam and 4ARM are scheduled to run through the end of the month. To see the remaining stops, click here . The band has been out on the road promoting their ‘The Electric Age’ album. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/overkill-bobby-blitz-east-coast-thrash-metal-young-fans-more/” title=”Next: Bobby Blitz Talks East Coast Thrash Metal + More” align=”center”]
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Marilyn Manson Wins Rock Video of the Year in the 2012 Loudwire Music Awards
Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com Marilyn Manson rebounded in a big way in 2012 and the fans responded by making his ‘No Reflection’ clip the 2012 Loudwire Music Awards Rock Video of the Year. With thousands of votes collected over the past month-and-a-half, Manson won one of the closer battles in this year’s Loudwire Music Awards, with the ‘No Reflection’ video taking just over 38 percent of the vote. The clip bested Slash’s animated ‘Bad Rain’ promo, which put up a good fight with just shy of 34 percent of the vote. Much like in his video, Manson was the one left standing at the end and congrats are in order for the rocker. The vocalist and his band are hitting the road to kick off 2013, sharing the stage with up-and-coming rockers Butcher Babies. With momentum on his side, it will be fun to watch Manson’s comeback continue in 2013. See the full results below and click on the red button to see the next winner: [button href=”http://loudwire.com/machine-head-metal-video-of-the-year-2012-loudwire-music-awards/” title=”Next Winner: Metal Video of the Year” align=”center”] Voting Results: Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll.
Green Day Streaming ‘¡Uno!’ Album in Its Entirety
As promised, Green Day are sharing their ‘¡Uno!’ album ahead of its release via the band’s new deal with Nokia Music / AT&T. Fans can listen to the disc in full at the group’s Facebook page under the ‘Hear ¡Uno! Now’ tab. Thanks to a number of club dates over the past few months, fans are already familiar with a number of tracks from the first album in the band’s
Geoff Tate Wants Face-to-Face Explanation From Queensryche Members
Things have definitely gotten ugly and litigious with Queensryche over the past few months, but ousted vocalist Geoff Tate says that it would be a good thing if both he and his former bandmates would have a sit-down conversation rather than having everything play out online and in the courts. ? The vocalist recently taped an episode of VH1 Classic’s ‘That Metal Show,’ and co-host Eddie Trunk offered a quote
Lamb of God Vocalist Randy Blythe Released From Czech Jail, Returns Home to United States
After more than a month of incarceration, Randy Blythe was released from a Czech prison on Thursday (Aug. 2), according to the Czech news site Blesk.cz. The Lamb of God frontman is reported to have boarded a flight at 1PM Czech time today (Aug. 3), and is expected to arrive in New York this afternoon. As well documented by Loudwire and several other outlets over the past month, Blythe was