June Rock 50 Preview
Posted on Jun.17, 2009 under Rock 50
H! Everyone,
I wanted to let you know that in our radio show Rock 50 this month (June 20th) besides the Hardcore Metal we normally play, I’m starting a show within a show. The show within the show will be called “The Classics,” and if the idea works, I’ll feature it each month in the second hour of the Rock 50 Hardcore show.
Metallica and Rob Halford will kick off “The Classics” portion. “The Classics” portion will be about 20 minutes long.
Other bands featured this month will be Machine Head, Ministry, Exodus, Lamb
of God and Rob Zombie.
Stay strong,
Bill Ward
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Hi Everybody.
It’s Bill here. First off, I want to thank you all for the support you’ve given me throughout the years. I love to play– whether it’s playing drums in Black Sabbath, making music with my own band or working with other musicians, period. Being able to do what I love for my whole life, pretty much, has been an honour and privilege.
When I started playing in Sabbath, there was an energy of truth about us. We believed in what we were saying, the music we were making and the lives we were living. As time has moved on, I’ve nurtured and tried to save a lot of what I learnt playing in Sabbath. During the more recent years at the Ozzfest concerts, I’ve found myself immersed in the musical rewards of playing in such a unique and devastatingly, powerfully effective Metal band. Sabbath have been, and are, my greatest teachers, and I am forever grateful for the musical journey so far.
Today, I love what’s happening in music. I’ve been given the rare opportunity to play bands I like – Classic and newer Metal – on our Rock 50 radio show. These bands energize me.
I am humbled to know many of you. Music lives and brings and maintains life. Music has always brought me through.
Stay strong, safe and live. Enjoy the site.
Long Live Metal.
--Bill Ward
June 20th, 2009 on 1:51 pm
Well the classic part is as you say “not so much the classic as some are used to !” But it’s ALL GREAT !