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BLACK SABBATH's Original Manager Receives Honorary Doctorate In Music Jim Simpson, the original manager of BLACK SABBATH and the undisputed king promotor of jazz and blues in Birmingham, has received an honorary doctorate in music. The University of Birmingham bestowed ...

SAMMY HAGAR Says JOE SATRIANI Is 'Doing EDDIE VAN HALEN Right' On 'Best Of All Worlds' Tour: 'No One Could Complain' During an appearance on today’s (Thursday, July 18) episode of SiriusXM’s “Trunk Naition With Eddie ...

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. SHADOWS Discusses His Evolution As A Singer In a new interview with Finland’s Chaoszine, AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows talked about his evolution as a vocalist. Speaking about AVENGED’s early touring days, the 42-year-old singer,

DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS On Upcoming Reunion Album With MIKE PORTNOY: The 'Magic' Is 'Back' In a new interview with Chris Akin Presents, DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess talked about the band’s upcoming sixteenth album, which will ...

CHAD GRAY Wants New MUDVAYNE Music To Be 'Timeless' In a new interview with Pablo of the Minneapolis, Minnesota radio station 93X, MUDVAYNE frontman Chad Gray spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for their next studio release. The reunited metallers

=1 When you have a legacy as indisputably colossal as DEEP PURPLE’s, making new music could easily be an afterthought. But tasked with producing new albums to rival the immortal likes of “Machine Head”, “Burn” and “Perfect ...

KERRY KING: 'It Wouldn't Surprise Me' If SLAYER Played Some Reunion Shows In Europe In a new interview with Frank Godla of Metal Injection, Kerry King once again spoke about the fact that SLAYER’s upcoming reunion shows were announced just weeks after he

Hálios Five years after releasing one of the most terrifying debut records in recent memory, Slovakia’s CEREMONY OF SILENCE have become even more twisted. There are certainly a few moments on “Hálios” which could, at a push, be described as blackened death ...

EXODUS/SLAYER Guitarist GARY HOLT: 'If You Really Believe In God, You Believe In Some Horrible F***ing S***' In a new interview with the Scandalous Podcast, EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt was asked if he is spiritual at all. He responded (as transcribed by ...

ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL To Release New Solo Single, 'Vilified', Next Week ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell will release a new solo single, “Vilified”, on Thursday, July 25 at 9 p.m. PDT / midnight EDT. Cantrell’s latest solo ...