ZZ Top’s Frank Beard Taking Time Off Tour for Health Reasons
The band has recruited a fellow Texan to fill in on their current tour. Continue reading…
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March 15, 2025
ZAKK WYLDE Says All The Participating Bands Will Play BLACK SABBATH Songs At OZZY OSBOURNE’s Final Concert
Zakk Wylde says that it will be "special" for him to be participating in Ozzy Osbourne's farewell concert in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Taking place on July 5 at Villa Park, the all-star event — billed as "Back To The Beginning" — sold out in less than 10 minutes last month. The concert will mark t...
See it: Plane takes off as tornado spins near St. Louis Airport
Tornadoes wreaked havoc across the nation’s heartland late Friday night, including parts of the St. Louis area. Video from the airport shows an airplane taking off as the area was under a Tornado Warning.
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BILLY GOULD Explains Why He Left BRUJERIA Nearly 25 Years Ago
During a recent appearance on the 4AM Chicken Soup YouTube show hosted by Dushan Zarić, FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould spoke about his involvement with BRUJERIA, the extreme death metal project he had co-founded with FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares. Regarding BRUJERIA's formation, Gould...
New Pierre-Ft. Pierre bridge to briefly close on Monday
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- Traffic across the new Missouri River bridge connecting Pierre and Ft. Pierre will be interrupted for a half-hour on Monday morning, so that the contractor can demolish some of the old bridge next to it. According to the South Dakota Department of Transportation, the new US 14/83 bridge will be closed [...]
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RICHIE KOTZEN Says New SMITH/KOTZEN Single ‘Black Light’ Was Nearly Scrapped: ‘That Song Almost Didn’t Survive’
During an interview following SMITH/KOTZEN's March 5 acoustic performance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen revealed that "Black Light" — the group's current single and latest music video, and the co-title track of SMITH/KOTZEN's forthcoming second album "Black Li...
5 hurt as tornado tears through Arkansas town: ‘Miracle from God’ no one killed
At least five people were injured as tornadoes tore through Arkansas Friday night as part of a multi-day severe weather outbreak.
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EXODUS’s GARY HOLT: ‘We’re Recording Two Albums Right Now’
In a new interview with The Chuck Shute Podcast, EXODUS guitarist and main songwriter Gary Holt spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2021's "Persona Non Grata" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've been in the studio for two weeks now....
Father, son cling together in pre-dawn darkness as tornado ravages Elliott, Mississippi: ‘That got rough’
The pre-dawn darkness in a small Mississippi town was shattered early Saturday morning as a devastating tornado ripped through the town, leaving residents to confront a nightmarish reality.
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BEN WEINMAN On THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN’s Future Plans: ‘We’re Playing It By Ear’
Founding THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Ben Weinman spoke to Australia's Heavy about the band's return to the stage for the first time since 2017 for special reunion shows celebrating the 25th anniversary of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's 1999 debut, "Calculating Infinity". The first THE DILLINGER...
