Black Sabbath: European 2013 Tour Dates Announced

Current Black Sabbath 2013 tour dates:

April
20 - Vector Arena - Auckland, New Zealand
22 - Vector Arena - Auckland, New Zealand
25 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre - Brisbane, Australia
27 - Allphones Arena - Sydney, Australia
29 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia

May
1 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia
4 - Perth Arena - Perth, Australia
7 - Entertainment Centre - Adelaide, Australia
12 - Ozzfest at Makuhari Messe - Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan

August
14 - Air Canada Center - Toronto, ON

November
20 - Hartwall Arena - Helsinki, Finland
22 - Friends Arena - Stockholm, Sweden
24 - Telenor Arena - Oslo, Norway
26 - Forum - Denmark, Copenhagen
28 - Ziggo Dome - Holland, Amsterdam
30 - Westfalenhalle - Dortmund, Germany

December
2 - Bercy - Paris, France
5 - Fiera Arena - Milan, Italy
7 - 02 Arena - Prague, Czech Republic
10 - 02 Arena - London, UK
12 - Odyssey Arena - Belfast, Ireland
14 - Arena - Sheffield, UK
16 - Hydro - Glasgow, UK
18 - Arena - Manchester, UK
20 - LG Arena - Birmingham, UK 

"Well, we have been together, off and on, since 1997, but it is particularly exciting this time because we finally have a new album recorded. You have to feel extremely comfortable with each other to write and record an album, since we have seen each other almost every day for the last two years, but we persisted and we have done the almost impossible." - Geezer Butler in new interview.

Iron Maiden: Live At Ruskin Arms 1980

Here`s the awesome live at Ruskin Arms gig on April 14, 1980:

01 Sanctuary
02 Wrathchild 
03 Prowler 
04 Remember Tommorrow
05 Running Free 
06 Transylvania 
07 Another Life 
08 Phantom Of The Opera
09 Charlotte The Harlot

Black Sabbath: "13"; Cover Artwork Unveiled; New Audio Snippet Available

Black Sabbath`s new album, "13" will be released on June 11. The drum tracks on the group's first LP with Osbourne since 1978 were laid down by Rage Against The Machine sticksman Brad Wilk following original drummer Bill Ward's decision to bow out of the reunion.

The cover artwork for "13", along with a snippet of a new song from the CD, can be seen in the YouTube clip below.

Osbourne, Iommi and Butler recorded the album primarily in Los Angeles with producer Rick Rubin. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include three seven-plus-minute behemoths "End Of The Beginning", "God Is Dead" and"Epic", as well as a track about killing pedophile priests ("Dear Father") and another about the scourge of methamphetamine addiction ("Methademic"). 

Iommi said about the album, "You can't always repeat what you've done, you've just got to go on. It'll be today's version of how it was 40 years ago, I suppose." 

Ozzy stated, "This Black Sabbath album is quite possibly the most important album of my career," while Butleradded, "We'll probably all be dead soon, so while we still can play and sing, then we've got to do it."

"13" is available for pre-order on a variety of formats via BlackSabbath.com.

Ozzy Osbourne recently said to Australia`s Triple M radio station: "The album is mindblowing, [that's] how good it is. I'm so over the moon about the way the album turned out. We wrote 16 songs … and I put it on my CD player, expecting me to be unhappy with the end result, but this big grin came on my face and my hair on the back on my neck [stood up] … It's better than my wildest dreams; it's so good."

He continued: "People have been quoting me that this album was quite possibly the most important album of my career. What I meant by that is I didn't want it to sound like a follow-up to 'Never Say Die!', 'cause that was when we were dying out within the band."

Slade: Live At Granada TV 1971; Full Show

Slade live at Granada TV in 1971. Awesome clip! Watch the full show below:

Tracklist: 
1. Hear Me Calling
2. Look What You Dun 
3. Darling Be Home Soon 
4. Coz I Luv You 
5. Get Down And Get With It 
6. Born To Be Wild

Judas Priest: "Epitaph" DVD Details Revealed

Judas Priest celebrate their 40th year as recording artists this year with the release of the live concert, "Epitaph". A unique live career retrospective, "Epitaph" will be released on Blu-ray and separate DVD on May 28th.

This release precedes a new studio album by Judas Priest which the band are working on now. The forthcoming album will mark the recording and songwriting debut of the band's new guitarist, Richie Faulkner, who replaced co-founder K.K. Downing in 2011.

"Epitaph" revisits the climactic closing date of the 50-week Epitaph World Tour, captured live at London’s HMV Hammersmith Apollo on May 26th, 2012. Adding to the drama is the fact that this was Judas Priest’s final large-scale world tour ever.

"Epitaph" tracklisting:

Battle Hymn

Rapid Fire

Metal Gods

Heading Out To The Highway

Judas Rising

Starbreaker'

Victim Of Changes

Never Satisfied

Diamonds And Rust

Prophecy

Night Crawler

Turbo Lover

Beyond The Realms Of Death

The Sentinel

Blood Red Skies

The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)

Breaking The Law

Painkiller

The Hellion

Electric Eye

Hell Bent For Leather

You’ve Got Another Thing Coming

Living After Midnight