Black Sabbath Ballet Premieres

Black Sabbath Ballet Premieres

“Black Sabbath – The Ballet” premiered at Hippodrome theatre in London (on 9/23). The ballet included eight specially reorchestrated Black Sabbath songs, including “Paranoid,” and “Iron Man,” plus other songs from the band’s early 1970s catalog.   Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi came up on stage at the end of the performance to play “Paranoid.”   Bassist Geezer Butler and Sharon Osbourne,…

Corey Taylor Tops Mainstream Rock Chart

Corey Taylor Tops Mainstream Rock Chart

Corey Taylor has scored his second solo #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, with “Beyond.” The track is from Taylor’s sophomore solo studio album, “CMF2″ which was produced by Jay Ruston. He also worked on ’20’s “CMFT.” “We’re not afraid to tell each other if it’s a good idea, or also a bad one; we have that…

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“Confessions Of The Fallen” Has Arrived

“Confessions Of The Fallen,” Staind’s eighth studio album, has dropped. The album contains “Lowest In Me,” the band’s fifth single to reach #1 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, following “Not Again,” “So Far Away,” “Right Here” and “It’s Been Awhile.” Additional singles: the power ballad “Here And Now,” “In This Condition” and “Cycle Of…

Marilyn Manson Fined & Sentenced

Marilyn Manson Fined & Sentenced

Marilyn Manson was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and fined Monday after pleading no contest to blowing his nose on a videographer during his ‘19 concert in New Hampshire. Manson was charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault stemming from the encounter with the videographer during a concert in Gilford, NH. Prosecutors agreed…

Beartooth Controversary

Beartooth Controversary

“The Surface,” Beartooth’s fifth studio effort, will arrive October 13th. The set features the track “The Better Me,” a collaboration with Country Rock’s Hardy. The accompanying video has frontman Caleb Shomo and Hardy performing the track in a studio, driving and playing golf.   On social media fans liked that the song was positive and…

Heaven & Hell
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Heaven & Hell

There are a lot of people who have a passion for the Ronnie James Dio (pictured) led iteration of Black Sabbath. When Ozzy Osbourne left (or was fired) in ’78, the remaining Sabbath members (Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward) recruited Dio. “Heaven & Hell” was released in ’81. The following year saw “Mob…

Hootie & The Blowfish
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Hootie & The Blowfish

  Hootie & The Blowfish’s “Cracked Rear View,” released in ’94, was the #3 best-selling debut album of all time, behind Whitney Houston’s self-titled effort and Meatloaf’s “Bat Out Of Hell.” Second and third albums, “Fairweather Johnson” (pictured) and “Musical Chairs,” while not reaching their debut’s rarified heights, still did exceptionally well. Like “Cracked Rear…

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Staind Shares “Here And Now”

Staind has unfurled the power ballad “Here And Now,” a track from “Confessions Of The Fallen,” the band’s first studio album in 12 years.   “Confessions Of The Fallen” will drop this Friday (9/15). “Confessions Of The Fallen” Track Listing: 01. Lowest In Me02. Was Any Of It Real?03. In This Condition04. Here And Now05. Out Of Time06. Cycle Of Hurting07. The…