Lester Cohen, Getty Images Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: – Great news for Black Sabbath fans! Ozzy Osbourne celebrated his 64th birthday yesterday (Dec. 3) by recording vocals for the new Sabbath album. Find out more here. [ Loudwire ] – Alice in Chains have announced that they’ve finished recording their new album. What are you waiting for?! Click here —> [ Loudwire ] – Foo Fighters played a special set to honor Led Zeppelin, with a twist: Dave Grohl played drums and Foos drummer Taylor Hawkins handled vocals during the performance. [ Loudwire ] – The third part of Green Day ‘s album trilogy, ‘¡Tré!’, is now available for streaming in full. Check it out here! [ Loudwire ] – Tom Morello admits that he’s unsure whether Rage Against the Machine will ever perform again. [ Loudwire ] – Metallica release ‘The Day That Never Comes’ from ‘Quebec Magnetic.’ Watch it here. [ Ultimate Metallica ] – Led Zeppelin discuss vikings, sex and hobbits on ‘David Letterman.’ [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – Jon Bon Jovi discusses his fatherly fears following his daughter’s heroin overdose. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – Amy Winehouse’s home sells for $3.2 million at auction. [ Diffuser.fm ] ?
Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: Deftones have announced that their seventh studio album will be titled ‘Koi No Yokan,’ and that they will embark on a tour with Scars on Broadway, which is fronted by System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian. [Loudwire] Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson recently competed in the Grasmere Sport’s Guides Race footrace in England.
Infamous Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth have announced the departure of yet another vocalist. Singer Thomas ‘Pest’ Kronenes was recently kicked out of the band by founding member and guitarist Roger ‘Infernus’ Tiegs as declared in an official statement released by Gorgoroth on Aug. 21. Gorgoroth have gone through a ton of musicians during their 20-year career, with seven drummers, seven bassists and four lead vocalists having been with the
With the Oct. 2 release date of their new disc ‘Transit of Venus’ looming, Canadian rockers Three Days Grace have announced a special run of up-close-and personal club shows to coincide with the disc’s release. With a run of dates that will likely sell out quickly, Three Days Grace are planning on getting very intimate with their fans to showcase their new music, taking over small-capacity clubs from coast to
Las Vegas, the Guns N’ Roses road show is coming to you for the better part of a month. Axl Rose and crew have announced a series of 12 shows that will run between Oct. 31-Nov. 24 that will take place at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. You may remember earlier this year that Motley Crue held a very successful residency and the Joint, and it
Finnish metal masters Children of Bodom have announced that they will be releasing the photo book ‘Roadkill’ on Wednesday, Aug. 8. The photo book contains five years worth of memories from the hard-touring band, and the first 666 copies have been autographed by the entire band. Children of Bodom previously stated that the book would be dedicated to their fans [the ‘Hate Crew’] and would consist of photos that the
Canadian hard rockers Danko Jones have announced details of their upcoming sixth studio album. ‘Rock and Roll is Black and Blue’ will be released Oct. 9. It’s described as ‘13 tracks that are bolder, brasher and brawnier than anything they’ve attempted before.’ ‘Rock and Roll is Black and Blue’ was produced by longtime collaborator Matt DeMatteo and mixed by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Aerosmith). It is the first studio album featuring