It's not just Black Sabbath who are opening up their touring season along the Tasman Sea. At the same time earlier today (April 20) that the metal giants were playing in Auckland, New Zealand, Van Halen began their concert schedule of 2013 at the Stone Music Festival, which is being held at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
Earlier today (April 20) at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, Black Sabbath began their 2013 world tour. The metal legends introduced 'End of the Beginning,' another song off their upcoming album, '13,' to the world. The video can be found above.
Black Sabbath are adding bonus songs to the deluxe edition of their upcoming album '13.' The band recently announced the titles of the three additional songs that will accompany the eight previously announced tracks included on the standard edition of the album, which comes out on June 11.
When Heart take the stage for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight (April 18), it will be the first time the band's original lineup have performed together since Roger Fisher left after his personal relationship with Nancy Wilson ended in 1979.
After nearly 30 years in the vaults, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are finally going to put out a live album from their 1974 reunion tour. The tentative release date for the disc, which has been in the works for a year, is August 27.
It's less than a month before the May 7 release date of Rod Stewart's new album, 'Time.' Yesterday (April 15) he unveiled 'It's Over.'
We have some disturbing news today. Tim Bachman, an original guitarist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, is currently on trial in British Columbia, Canada for sexually abusing a girl under the age of 14.
Last night (April 10) in Los Angeles, Black Sabbath threw a party for a hand-picked group of media members and VIPs to get the first listen to their upcoming album, '13.' Although Ultimate Classic Rock received an invitation, we were unable to attend. However, our sister site Loudwire and fan site black-sabbath.com were there. A recap of their impressions follows.
