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Heavy Music history was written on Thursday, May 2 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable. Here is a scoop of who won what, and who performed with who.
Prior to the event we took over the Black Carpet and chatted with Sebastian Philip Bierk (A.K.A. Sebastian Bach) from the legendary Rock N' Roll band SKID ROW! Sebastian was also the Black Carpet webcast host. Check it out and go wild!
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
What happens when Rick Rubin, David Lee Roth, Axl Rose and Sebastian Bach are in a car together? Sebastian reveals the details for his best story ever about David Lee Roth.
VAN HALEN With Kool and the Gang (Remaining tour dates):
- Apr. 10: Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center- Apr. 12: Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum
- Apr. 14: Orlando, FL - Amway Center
- Apr. 16: Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
- Apr. 19: Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
- Apr. 21: Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
- Apr. 25: Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
- Apr. 27: Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
- May 01: Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
- May 05: Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
- May 07: Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
- May 09: Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
- May 11: Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
- May 17: Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
- May 19: Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
- May 22: Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
- May 24: Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
- May 27: Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
- Jun. 01: Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
- Jun. 03: Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
- Jun. 05: San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion At San Jose
- Jun. 12: Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
- Jun. 14: San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
- Jun. 16: Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
- Jun. 20: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
- Jun. 22: San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
- Jun. 24: Houston, TX - Toyota Center
- Jun. 26: New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
Support on select dates will come from Kool & The Gang. VIP packages will be handled by VIPNation.com.
Wendy Dio, the widow and longtime manager of the late great Ronnie James Dio, is currently assembling a Ronnie James Dio tribute album. Here are some of the artists that are confirmed to appear on this special tribute album:
- Judas Priest's Rob Halford
- Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister
- Deep Purple's Ian Gillan
- Alice Cooper
- Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath)
- Sebastian Bach (Skid Row)
- Chris Jericho (Fozzy)
- Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
The Ronnie James Dio tribute album, is tentatively due before the end of the year. So far, it has been revealed that this tribute album will see Grohl covering Black Sabbath's "The Mob Rules" and Halford contributing a version of Rainbow's "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll".
AC/DC's Brian Johnson has just announced that he will undergo wrist surgery in February of 2012. As a result, the solo tour he had scheduled in order to promote his recently released book, "Rockers and Rollers: A Full-Throttle Memory Memoir", has been canceled. Johnson was to be joined on stage by his two good friends from Skid Row, Rachel Bolan (bass) and Scotti Hill (guitar).
The following dates have all been CANCELED:
- Feb. 07: Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
- Feb. 08: Atlanta. GA @ Center Stage Theatre
- Feb. 10: Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
- Feb. 11: Richmond, VA @ The National
- Feb. 13: Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
- Feb. 15: Millvale, PA @ Small’s Funhouse
- Feb. 16: Covington, KY @ Small's Funhouse
- Feb. 18: Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at ONC
- Feb. 21: Madison, WI @ Overture Center
- Feb. 22: Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
Recently, Christian leaders bashed Johnson after he said that religion is "a waste of time. I don't believe in religion, let's put it that way. I believe all religions are bad. I think they're a waste of time. Jesus was a clever man. He wasn't the son of God. We all know that he was a very clever, wonderful man and he said, 'Church is in here, meaning you are your own church.'"
In other news, AC/DC will most likely hit the road in 2013 to celebrate their 40th anniversary! According to Johnson, the band is meeting soon to discuss an anniversary tour and album. Be excited!
