Supergroup Black Country Communion rocks the beach First a little background. The rock supergroup Black Country Communion consists of Glenn Hughes (“The Voice of Rock”, Deep Purple), young blues legend Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Alice Cooper) and Jason Bonham (the son of John Bonham from Led Zeppelin.) They performed at the Hampton Beach [...]
Black Country Communion’s 2nd album “2″ has moved to the top of the BBC Radio 1 Top Rock Charts, the UK’s #1 chart for music. BCC “2″ has beat out the likes of The Foo Fighters and Iron Maidens new albums as well as many other Artists. The link to the chart is below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/rockalbums [...]
Black Country Communion 2 Album Review Black Country Communion 2 was released on June 14, 2011, just nine months after the initial release by the band comprised of Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, Derek Sherinian, and Jason Bonham. It’s a positive step when a supergroup releases a sophomore record within a year after the debut, primarily [...]
I can still remember a time when hard rock bands played music that had a lot of soul, meaning and depth. When the music meant more than the image. When listening to them lifted you up, not brought you down. And when you could count on a fresh new batch of music every year, and [...]
It was over 40 years when “the voice of rock” Glenn Hughes was at the epicenter of the rock explosion from middle England. He found success with the blues rock band Trapeze and went on to join Deep Purple and Black Sabbath (on the Seventh Star album, technically a Tony Iommi solo project) and sell [...]
A chance to watch singer-guitarist Joe Bonamassa (right) perform is reason enough to get any fan of virtuoso fretwork out on a Friday night. But when one of the world’s best happens to be just another member of a hard-rocking supergroup – one that includes bassist-vocalist Glenn Hughes (of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath fame), [...]
Black Country Communion has released their first music video for the single “Man In The Middle”. Click the link below to view the video. BCC- Man In The Middle
Bonham’s on a roll and he’s more than a chip off the old block Jason Bonham and his supergroup Black Country Communion (BCC) launch their first tour in Wales this summer – and with it, the drummer hopes, an identity in the UK. The son of legendary Led Zeppelin stickman John Bonham – who defined [...]
SECOND COMMUNION Anglo American quartet Black Country Communion raised several eyebrows when they made their debut in the spring of 2010. Fronted by former Trapeze and Deep Purple vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes, joined by fellow Midlander Jason Bonham on drums the lineup is completed by Americans keyboard player Derek Sherinian (Dream Theatre) and guitarist Joe Bonamassa. [...]
JASON BONHAM and his supergroup Black Country Communion (BCC) launch their first tour in Wales this summer – and with it, the drummer hopes, an identity in the UK. The son of legendary Led Zeppelin stickman John Bonham – who defined hard rock drumming and the hard-living lifestyle before his death in 1980 – has [...]
In a recent interview Jason Bonham has revealed details of a track on the new Black Country Communion album that was formerly started with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones in 2008. Speaking to the Toronto Sun he revealed “There’s a song that started off as an idea that I worked on with (them), so I [...]
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the Anglo-American rock supergroup featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE,TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER), will perform at this year’s edition of Classic Rock magazine’s award-winning High Voltagefestival, set to take place Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Victoria Park, London, England. Hughes [...]
Black Country Communion’s second album is finally coming. The aptly named “2″ has been finished. This will be their 2nd album in 9 months. Coinciding with the new album will be an international tour starting in California and ending in England. It will be available for pre-order on April 25th. On May 9th will be [...]
Black Country Communion is planning to film a music video for a song off their upcoming second album. The album is set to be released some time this June. Tour dates and shows have been announced and will feature songs from the first two albums.
Classicrockmagazine.com asked Glenn Hughes his thoughts on the passing of guitarist Gary Moore. Hughes said this “I’m devastated to hear of Gary’s passing. A truly great British rock and blues hero. I shared many wonderful musical and personal experiences with him. He was a ferocious player and had no fear of his instrument. I’m glad [...]
BCC coming off being named The Best Rock Group for 2010 by PlanetRock has announced two shows in The United States before going on their 2010 European Tour. The first two shows will be held in San Diego and Anaheim, CA on June 9th and June 10th respectively. New shows to be announced. June 9th- [...]
The Black Country Communion Rock Lives contest has come to a close and the winners have been chosen. Thank you all to those who have entered. Below are the winners and prizes. Grand Prize Winner: Antwon Childress Signed BCC Vinyl Black Country Communion Album Dunlop Joe Bonamassa signature Fuzz Face Pedal Marshall MAC100c Gibson Joe [...]
Black Country Communion have announced details of four UK headline summer concerts they will be performing in the North of England, following their appearance at London’s High Voltage Festival at Victoria Park on Sunday July 24th. The four piece rock band comprised of Joe Bonamassa (guitar, vocals), Jason Bonham (drums), Glenn Hughes (vocals, bass) and [...]
Black Country Communion has been nominated in the best Hard Rock album of the year category in the Metal Storm Awards 2010. Metal Storm is one of the world’s largest metal webzines with on average 830,000 visits per month. There are nine other bands that are also up for the award. Only registered members are allowed to vote, [...]
High Voltage: BCC and Tull confirmed! Black Country Communion, Jethro Tull, Spock’s Beard, Caravan and Mostly Autumn have been added to the bill of Classic Rock’s award-winning High Voltage Festival, which takes place at Victoria Park in East London on July 23-24. Now into its second year, HV won the Best Festival Award (15,000-39,999 [...]
After being named best rock band by Planet Rock, Black Country Communion comes right out of the studio from recording their second album to announce six new tour dates coming to Germany starting at the end of June and going into July. They also have a date to play The High Voltage Festival in London, [...]
Being entirely uneducated in the ways of Black Country Communion, having been introduced to them by one of our new writers, I really had no idea what to expect from the group. In retrospect I feel slightly better about knowing little about them as they formed as recently as 2010. It must be understood that [...]
Delight as fans take Communion with supergroup SUPERGROUP Black Country Communion rocked Wolverhampton Civic Hall for their debut gig. The Band took to the stage in front of 3,000 fans. It was only the second time Cannock-born Glenn Hughes, of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, and Dudley-born Jason Bonham, son of Led Zeppelin drummer John, [...]
Backstageaxxess.com has enjoyed the privilege of conducting numerous interviews with many great artists, who also happen to be very nice guys. Not only does Jason fit both of these, he has a tremendous staff surrounding him that granted us special “axxess” in order to give you, the reader, an insider’s look on what goes on [...]
Homecoming for Black Country rock supergroup Black Country Communion, Wolverhampton Civic Hall THE Black Country has a new band to claim as its own, one firmly in the tradition of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest. The Region established on the pounding of metal had plenty of pounding metal to celebrate when the supergroup [...]
Black Country Communion – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton review Rock music’s newest supergroup gave their Midland fans a late Christmas present by playing their first full gig for paying punters in the Black Country. It was the natural choice for the band which was named after the birthplace of two of the members, bassist and vocalist [...]
THE PLANET ROCK VAULT Throughout December you’ve been voting for the bands, albums, films and events of the year, and now it’s time to reveal the results. BAND OF THE YEAR: WINNER: BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION The first rule of supergroups is that they must be a crushing disappointment. Black Country Communion obviously didn’t get the [...]
REVIEW: Black Country Communion in Wolverhampton 30th December 2010 Black Country Communion came “home” last night at their first ever full concert deep in the heart of the Black Country. Planet Rock were on hand to see something very special. Entering the stage to an ear splitting salvo of ‘Ride Of The Valkyries’, this was [...]
Black Country Communion Wolverhampton Civic Hall Concert review and photos by Ian Harvey Not since the days of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and, of course, the mighty Slade has the Black Country had a rock supergroup it can call its own. That small oversight was well and truly laid to rest last night [...]
ROCK AWARDS 2012 3. Black Country Black CountryCommunion In a nutshell: Ina year when Classic Rock analyzed the phenomenon of the ‘rock supergroup’(issue 146), along came a brand new example of the breed. Step forward GlennHughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian. They called it acommunion. We called it cataclysmic. We said: “This isas [...]
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EXPRESS & STAR (WOLVERHAMPTON) 12TH NOVEMBER 2010 Rocker tells of pride in award Midlands rock star Glenn Hughes today told of his delight after receiving an award for his work with children’s charity Childline Rocks. The annual musical event is held in London during the summer, and Cannock-born Hughes received the Childline Rocks Award for [...]
Black Country Communion, the critically acclaimed rock supergroup featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath), award-winning blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Billy Idol), today confirmed that they will perform two long-awaited UK concerts in December. Fittingly, the first concert will take place [...]
Black Country Communion Black Country Communion – Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian and Jason Bonham each have a lengthy pedigree that encompasses Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Dream Theater. These are four immense talents, with four immense egos. The trick was bringing in Kevin (Caveman) Shirley to shape and sharpen the supergroup’s [...]
Black Country Communion interviewed by Eddie Trunk and performing live in Sirius Studio:
Read this great interview with Black Country Communion by the Led Zeppelin magazine Tight buy Loose.
Classic Rock Magazine Black Country Communion London John Henry’s rehearsal studios An intimate debut for power rock’s dazzling new supergroup -Alexander Milas The room is so small you’d think a mate’s band was playing. It’s a chilled Monday night at John Henry’s rehearsal studio in the ass-end of King’s Cross, and about 100 of the [...]
Black CountryCommunion – Self Titled – CD Review Out now Review by Damian McDonald You hear about some all-star talent projects in the rock world and often think it’s too good to be true. And often it is. Think of David Coverdale and Jimmy Page’s 1993 collaboration (yawn), or much more recently the Zeppelin, Nirvana/Foo [...]
