Feel the Magic… Like a ‘Rainbow in the Dark’ Sherry Thomas September 1, 2021 Books, Reviews Ronnie James Dio is backstage at a sold-out show in Madison Square Garden. He just saw his name on the billboard outside as the headliner. This is the pinnacle of his career; something that he’s dreamed of for... Read More...
TOMBS REMAIN STEADY AT THE HELM Vinny Cecolini February 10, 2021 Features, Goings-On, Interviews The New Jersey death metal stalwarts have endured strife, but they deliver the goods on their homegrown new album, Under Sullen Skies. While many artists have remained sequestered at home licking their... Read More...
EDDIE VAN HALEN CHANGED THE GAME FOREVER Dan Alleva October 7, 2020 Buzz, Features, Goings-On, Interviews The legendary guitarist passed away Tuesday after a "long and arduous" battle with cancer. Rock icon Eddie Van Halen passed away on October 6 after a lengthy and valiant fight against cancer. In a heartfelt... Read More...
An Interview with Black Sabbath: Master Class Bryan Reesman March 26, 2014 Interviews It's been a fantastic year for Geezer Butler, and considering he has been making music since the mid-'60s, that is saying something. Last year Black Sabbath, the pioneering British group that propelled the ... Read More...
Black Sabbath @ PNC Bank Arts Center Robert Gluck August 22, 2013 Concerts HOLMDEL, NJ—Growing up, I was introduced to music through my father’s vinyl collection, where I first heard bands like Cream, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. I was lucky enough to listen to groups of this c... Read More...
Ozzy Osbourne Talks About Playing New Black Sabbath Songs Live JJ Koczan August 2, 2013 Interviews Black Sabbath hit PNC Bank Arts Center on Aug. 4. I recently had the chance to take part in a conference call with metal legend Ozzy Osbourne about the band's new album, 13, their tour and much more, in whi... Read More...
Tony Iommi Book Signing @ Bookends Fake111 December 3, 2011 Concerts RIDGEWOOD, NJ—The concept still astounds me: Black Sabbath in Bergen County! There are precious few bands around that I will turn into the 13-year-old kid from Nowhere, NJ over. At this point in the biz, th... Read More...
Interview with Jus Oborn from Electric Wizard: Spine Tingle And Soul Burn JJ Koczan February 2, 2011 Interviews Their music is creepier than Christopher Lee overseeing an island of naked ‘70s pagan hippies, and for U.K. doomers Electric Wizard, that’s just how they want it. For nigh on 18 years, guitarist/vocalist Jus Ob... Read More...
Ronnie James Dio: 1942-2010 Patrick Slevin May 17, 2010 Columns 1 It’s been a sad few weeks for metal. With the passing of Peter Steele, fans mourned one of the genre’s vampiric, self-deprecating and complicated legends—but a legend that you might run into at a show. The ... Read More...
Ronnie James Dio Diagnosed with Stomach Cancer Patrick Slevin November 26, 2009 Goings-On Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Dio, Heaven And Hell and Elf singer Ronnie James Dio has been diagnosed with stomach cancer, according to his wife Wendy on Dio's official website. She writes: "Ronnie has been diagnose... Read More...
