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Van Halen guitar great Eddie Van Halen recently had a bit of a health scare when he underwent emergency surgery due to a serious flare-up of diverticulitis, a condition impacting the intestine causing it to become infected or inflamed, causing immense pain. Van Halen underwent surgery to have his infected intestine removed which resulted in a three week hospital stay after some of his stitches popped post surgery. The harrowing
Fans of Black Veil Brides will have to wait a little longer for the band’s new disc as the release date was recently pushed back from late October to January 2013, but new photos from the studio show a hint of some of the “big things” that might be in the works including a guest appearance on vocals. A new photo posted on the Black Veil Brides Facebook page and
With Season 5 of the FX hit TV show ‘Sons of Anarchy’ set to kick off on Sept. 11, Attika 7 guitarist Rusty Coones has been tapped to join the cast. Coones, who clearly has the right look, will play nomad charter president Quinn on the show focused around an outlaw motorcycle club constantly challenging the law in the fictional town of Charming, Calif. The character has been referenced since
After recent comments from Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst about the band’s current status in the U.S., the idea of a tour seemed like a fleeting one. Durst referred to his band as “a moment in time” saying it was “over” but a new tweet from the frontman seems to suggest something different. Late last night (Aug. 31) Durst took to his Twitter account posting the photo seen here, saying,
Current Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell spent most of his career in the ‘80s playing in the band Dio with Ronnie James Dio. When Campbell parted ways with Dio in 1986, it wasn’t on the best terms and the war of words between the two continued throughout their careers. Now, years later, Campbell admits that he regrets some of the things he said about the late singer. In a new
Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: Pantera / Down vocalist Phil Anselmo gives his fans a first-hand video update as an amateur, f-bomb slinging weatherman during Hurricane Isaac. [Loudwire] Get an update on Eddie Van Halen after he had emergency surgery following a “serious flare-up” of Diverticulitus. [Loudwire] Metallica vs. Megadeth, Axl Rose vs. Nirvana, Trent Reznor vs. Marilyn Manson
Thanks to everyone for voting in Loudwire’s End of Summer Survey. We asked the Loudwire readers to choose their favorite songs, albums, videos and tours of the summer, along with a few other topics. With the polls having just closed, we’ve got the final results for each category. Lamb of God won both the Best Metal Song and Best Metal Video of the Summer with the track ‘Desolation.’ The WTF