According to Birmingham Updates, Ozzy Osbourne visited Birmingham Children's Hospital in Birmingham, England on Thursday (May 26) in support of the bid to raise £3.65 million for the hospital’s Star Appeal, which will help build a pioneering Rare Disease Centre. Ozzy said: "My son Louis was in Birmingham Children's Hospital for quite a ...
May 2016 - Blabbermouth Archive
JELLO BIAFRA: 'Nazi TRUMP, F**k Off!'
Legendary DEAD KENNEDYS frontman Jello Biafra joined NAPALM DEATH on stage on May 6 at the Slim's in San Francisco, California to sing the DEAD KENNEDYS classic "Nazi Punks Fuck Off". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Biafra, who has performed the track with NAPALM DEATH several times in the past, explained ...
KORN Forced To Cut ROCK IN RIO LISBOA Set Short Due To Technical Issues (Video)
KORN's set at the Rock In Rio Lisboa festival in Lisbon, Portugal last night (Friday, May 27) was halted three times due to technical issues before the band finally gave up after only six songs. The initial power failure occurred during the opening track of KORN's set, "Blind". The band then left the stage, only ...
Video: BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Performs In Pasadena
Fan-filmed video footage of Bobby Blotzer's new RATT performing on May 27 at The Rose in Pasadena, California can be seen below. Blotzer's RATT recently parted ways with bassist Scotty Griffin (ex-L.A. GUNS) and replaced him with Robbie Crane. Crane previously played bass for RATT from 1996 to 2012 and appeared on the band's 1999 ...
TESTAMENT/DARK ANGEL Drummer GENE HOGLAN Created Popular Machine-Gun Double-Bass Beat On His Toilet
Legendary extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DARK ANGEL, DEATH, FEAR FACTORY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DETHKLOK) was interviewed for the "Metalheads United" podcast this past March in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On writing music on guitar: ...
BUTCHER BABIES To Incorporate PJ HARVEY Influence Into Next Album
LA Rock of the Rock 105 radio station conducted an interview with Carla Harvey of BUTCHER BABIES at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which was held May 20-22 in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about BUTCHER BABIES' plans for the follow-up to 2015's "Take It Like A Man" ...
Video: DEATH ANGEL Performs At Amoeba Music Record Store In San Francisco
DEATH ANGEL took part in a live performance and signing session on Thursday, May 26 at the Amoeba Music record store in San Francisco, California. Video footage of the band's five-song set can be seen below (courtesy of Walter Morgan). DEATH ANGEL's new album, "The Evil Divide", was released on May 27 via Nuclear Blast. ...
MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'When A Bass Looks Cool, You Want To Play It'
A new video interview with MEGADETH's David Ellefson about the design, pickups, tone controls and other key features of his new Jackson 2016 USA signature Concert Bass models can be seen below. "This might sound very immature, but when a bass looks cool, you want to play it," said Ellefson. "It's been like that since ...
'Officer Downe', Directed By SLIPKNOT's SHAWN CRAHAN, To Receive World Premiere At LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
"Officer Downe", the new film directed by SLIPKNOT's M. Shawn Crahan, will receive its world premiere as part of the Nightfall competition at the 22nd Los Angeles Film Festival, which begins next week in Culver City. This year's edition of the fest runs from June 1 until June 9 at the newly opened ArcLight Culver ...