News Latest News from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-US Copyright 1998-2026 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1816 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:42:16 -0500 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:23:50 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1816 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/extremely-loud-white-noise-before-black-sabbaths-debut-this-band-laid-foundations-for-doom-and-sludge-metal-184379 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/extremely-loud-white-noise-before-black-sabbaths-debut-this-band-laid-foundations-for-doom-and-sludge-metal-184379 Features: Although it's hard to pinpoint the exact moment of heavy metal's birth, Blue Cheer is one of the most underrated bands that helped create the genre. ]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:42:16 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/forgotten_pioneers_of_heavy_metal_blue_cheer-70823 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/forgotten_pioneers_of_heavy_metal_blue_cheer-70823 Features: The band that was heavy even before Sabbath and Zeppelin released their first albums.]]> Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:36:17 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/blue_cheer_frontman_passes_away.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/blue_cheer_frontman_passes_away.html Music News: Dickie Peterson, the singer and bass player of Blue Cheer, sadly passed away at the age of sixty one.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:23:50 -0400