Posts Tagged ‘the-legendary’

Godsmack’s Shannon Larkin on Drumming For Black Sabbath: One of the Best Things That Ever Happened To Me

Not many drummers can say they’ve had the opportunity to play for the legendary Black Sabbath but Godsmack‘s Shannon Larkin holds that honor and considers it to be one of the best things that ever happened to him. It all went down back in 1997 when a rescheduled Ozzfest show made it impossible for then drummer Mike Bordin to play the make-up date. Bordin was heading out on the road

Anthrax, Nightwish, Arch Enemy + More Confirmed for Wacken Open Air 2013

As the 2012 Wacken Open Air festival winds down in Germany, the 2013 lineup is already being announced band by band. The 24th Wacken Open Air festival is scheduled for Aug. 1-3, 2013. As the lineup starts to take shape, several rock and metal highlights are popping up. Anthrax, who just wrapped up Mayhem Fest, will play the massive festival in addition to the legendary Deep Purple and Sabaton. The

Metallica, Iron Maiden and More to Appear on Deep Purple Tribute Album ‘Re-Machined’

Nearly 45 years after Deep Purple was assembled, some of rock and metal’s most celebrated acts such as Metallica, Iron Maiden and Black Label Society have paid tribute to the legendary act in the upcoming compilation ‘Re-Machined: A Tribute to Machine Head.’ ‘Machine Head’ is one rock music’s most celebrated albums, containing immortal tracks such as ‘Smoke on the Water,’ ‘Highway Star’ and ‘Space Truckin.’ The compilation will feature eclectic