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Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler has said that “heavy metal” started off as a “sarcastic” term before it was coined as a name for a musical genre.Speaking in a new interview with Eddie Trunk, which you can listen to below, Butler said  the term was used derogatorily at first, with Sabbath being “stuck with it” in the early 1970s.“When we were on tour in America – I think it was the second tour in the [United] States – I read this review, and the guy said, ‘This isn’t music; it sounds like a bunch of heavy metal being smashed together,’” Geezer recalled.“Somehow that got over to England, and from then on it was like the sarcastic thing they used to apply to us – ‘this isn’t music, it’s a load of heavy metal being smashed together.’ And for some reason we got stuck with it.”Listen to the full interview here:Ozzy Osbourne‘s wife Sharon recently confirmed that the Black Sabbath legend will be releasing a new album this September.She delivered the news during an appearance on The Graham Norton Radio Show which was recorded in April.“He’s good. He’s really, really good.” Sharon said of Ozzy, noting his recent bout with COVID.

Tom Morello has shared what he sees as the similarities between Post Malone and Chris Cornell when it comes to songwriting.Morello – who was the guitarist in Audioslave alongside Chris Cornell – opened up about the number of artists he has collaborated with over the years in a new interview with Eddie Trunk.When asked which artist he would like to release music with next, the Rage Against The Machine icon shared that he has actually already written a song with Post Malone, but hasn’t had the chance to share it yet.“We wrote a song together that, to my ears, sounds like what ‘Beat It’ was to Michael Jackson,” Morello told the host, revealing that they first began writing the track between five and six years ago. “It is a banger.

Poison‘s Rikki Rocket has opened up about a band reunion and has confirmed that the 80s rockers will regroup in 2026.In a new interview with SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation with host Eddie Trunk, the drummer guaranteed fans that the glam metal icons would be returning in 2026 with the group’s full line-up of Bret Michaels, Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille and Rocket all on board.During the chat, Trunk read a text message he had recieced from Michaels – Poison’s frontman – prior to filming the episode.

Tony Iommi has responded to Ozzy Osbourne‘s recent plea to play one final Black Sabbath show.Earlier this month, the frontman admitted he would “jump at the chance” to play a final Black Sabbath show with drummer Bill Ward. He dropped out of their planned reunion in 2012 citing an “unreasonable contract”.

an update on his website. “It is with tremendous sadness that we share the heartbreaking news of the passing of Eric Carmen,” she wrote.“Our sweet, loving and talented Eric passed away in his sleep, over the weekend. It brought him great joy to know, that for decades, his music touched so many and will be his lasting legacy.

Creed frontman Scott Stapp has stated that he has “hope” that the band will write new material in a new interview.Stapp appeared as a guest on SiriusXM radio show Trunk Nation on Thursday (January 11), discussing the upcoming Creed reunion tour with host Eddie Trunk. A question about the possibility of new music from the band prompted Stapp to reflect on the band’s writing process in the past.“[Guitarist] Mark [Tremonti] and I were together a couple days ago doing something like, some secret thing I can’t share,” he stated, as transcribed by Blabbermouth.

KISS if Paul Stanley doesn’t apologise for his recent comments regarding a reunion of the band’s original line-up.The US group was formed by Stanley, singer and bassist Gene Simmons, guitarist Frehley and drummer Peter Criss in 1973. However, the latter two members left KISS in the ’80s, although both have performed with the band since.KISS’ current line-up consists of Stanley, Simmons, guitarist Tommy Thayer, and drummer Eric Singer.During a recent interview, Stanley was asked why the band had not performed at their Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction in 2014 – and if it was because Thayer and Singer were not included in the inductions.“[…] We had too much pride in this lineup, which is KISS, and has been KISS for 20 years,” he explained.

Alice Cooper has announced a month-long fall 2022 North American tour starting this September in support of his most recent album, ‘Detroit Stories’.The rocker, who is currently finishing up the spring leg of his North American tour before he tours Europe from late May to early July, announced the fall series of tour stops on his social media yesterday (April 12). Tickets for the Detroit Muscle Tour go on sale this Friday (April 15) 10am local time via Ticketmaster except for select festival tour dates.No opener has been announced for the fall tour dates, though Cooper will be joined by Buckcherry on his two New York tour dates in September.Cooper will also make stops at Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Alton, Virginia, on September 9 alongside In Flames, Lamb of God and others, and at Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky on September 24 with Rob Zombie and KISS as part of the tour.Cooper recently revealed back in January that he is currently working on both his 29th and 30th studio albums simultaneously – less than a year after releasing his 28th.

Alice Cooper has revealed he is working on both his 29th and 30th studio albums simultaneously – less than a year after releasing his 28th.In an interview on presenter and historian Eddie Trunk’s Sirius XM radio show Trunk Nation, as reported on via Blabbermouth, Cooper gave some more information on his current recording plans and what to expect from the forthcoming releases.“I’m working on two albums right now,” he confirmed.“One is… totally written, and we’ll be doing bed tracks for that one pretty soon. The other one is just a touch in the future, but that’s being written right now too.”Cooper also confirmed the sound of the two albums, which are both being overseen by producer Bob Ezrin.“They’re two entirely different kinds of albums, but they’re Alice Cooper, pure rock’n’roll albums,” he said.“The two albums will really be hard rock albums.” The news of these new albums from Cooper – one of which is expected for release this year – comes just under a year on from the release of Cooper’s most recent studio album, ‘Detroit Stories’, in February 2021.

Get your big hair ready. The Rainbow Bar & Grill, the famed rock ‘n roll hangout on the Sunset Strip, is planning a big 50th celebration on April 24.

Chris Willman Music WriterBilly Gibbons of ZZ Top has affirmed that the band will soldier on after the death this week of founding bassist Dusty Hill, asserting that it was his wish to “let the show go on.”Gibbons texted the statement to SiriusXM “Trunk Nation” host Eddie Trunk, who passed the sentiments along via Twitter.Gibbons said, per Trunk: “As Dusty said upon his departure, ‘Let the show go on!’ And… with respect, we’ll do well to get beyond this and honor his wishes.”Added the guitarist in his text to the satellite radio host, “Dusty emphatically grabbed my arm and said, ‘Give Elwood the bottom end and take it to the Top.’ He meant it, amigo.