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“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, wife of Ozzy were also in attendance.
Red Hot Chili Peppers plan to extend their “Unlimited Love” U.S. tour will continue later this year. RHCP have been on the road riding the success of last year’s “Unlimited Love” and “Return Of The Dream Canteen” albums. Both went to #1 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart. On the Billboard 200, “Unlimited Love” topped the chart while “Return…
U2 closed out their Las Vegas Sphere residency on Saturday. It was the band’s 40th show at the Sphere since they opened the $2 billion venue last September. The band played “One” with producer Daniel Lanois (three U2 albums) on guitar. There was also a version of the Crowded House classic “Don’t Dream It’s Over”…
Daughtry’s EP, “Shock To The System (Part One),” has dropped. The set features the lead single, “The Reckoning.” “(The song) is about that moment in life when you realize that you are in control of your own destiny,” stated frontman Chris Daughtry. “It’s about that moment you decide to take responsibility for the person you want to be…
On this day thirty-one years ago… Pearl Jam won big with “Jeremy” at the MTV Video Music Awards. Best Video of the Year, Best Group Video and Best Hard Rock Video were among the trophies. Vocalist Eddie Vedder (pictured above) was inspired to write the song’s lyrics from a newspaper article he read about Jeremy…
Grammy Notes: During a pre-ceremony event Green Day performed “American Idiot.” Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, as he has done in the past, changed the lyrics from “don’t want a redneck agenda” to “don’t want a MAGA agenda.” Longtime couple, Kelly Osbourne and Slipknot’s Sid Wilson walked the red carpet. Jelly Roll appeared in an Uber…
Metallica’s self-titled set, commonly referred to as the “Black Album” (due to the cover art), has now spent 750 total non-consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 chart. Having debuted at #1 on the Billboard survey in ’91, it currently sits at #178. The band’s fifth studio effort marked a change in direction from the Thrash…