The summer music push (as this critic has come to call it) is nearing its end as labels wind down the year. As the last week of the annual push winds down, Mercury Studios and its parent company, Universal Music Group, have revisited two more previously released concert recordings from Mercury Studios in the forms […]
For those who perhaps have yet to hear or read the news, rock legend Ozzy Osbourne is going to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year as a solo artist, more than 15 years after being inducted into the institution as a member of the equally legendary hard rock act […]
July 16 — Two more previously released concert recordings from Mercury Studios (nee Eagle Rock Entertainment) will get renewed attention later this summer. The label’s previously released Black Sabbath recording The End and Eric Clapton’s Slowhand at 70: Live at the Royal Albert Hall are scheduled to get the 4k re-issue treatment Sept. 13. Originally released Nov. 17, 2017, The End captures […]
May 16 — Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler’s memoir, Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath–and Beyond, is set to see the light of day again. Originally published June 6, 2023 through Dey Street Books, the book is now set for publication in paperback June 18 through HarperCollins and Dey Street Books for MSRP of $19.99. The […]
Oct. 3 — AXS TV is getting into the Halloween “spirit” with the return of its annual “Heavy Metal Halloween” programming. As part of the programming, which also includes profiles of Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, and Ozzy Osbourne, the network will also air a documentary about the landmark metal compilation record, Metal Massacre titled Metal Massacre: The Story Behind […]
