Unreleased Freddie Mercury Vocals For New Queen Album
(Rock News Desk) Queen are working on a brand new album set to featured previously unheard vocals from late singer Freddie Mercury.
Guitarist Brian May has revealed he and drummer Roger Taylor are searching through their archives for material the band worked on before their frontman died in 1991. And he says there are enough songs to release a Queen record and also create an update to their 2002 musical We Will Rock You.
May tells the Daily Star the pair are "going through some old drawers" and adds: "As well as seeing what we can unearth, we want to do a new musical to follow We Will Rock You." more on this story
Steven Tyler Did Fall But Not Off The Wagon
(Rock News Desk) Steven Tyler accepts people suspected he was drinking again after news broke of his latest collapse – and he knows he'll live under the shadow of those doubts for ever.
The singer smashed two teeth and sustained a black eye when he took a tumble in his hotel shower in Paraguay on Tuesday, forcing the postponement of Aerosmith's concert in Asuncion. But the band delivered their rescheduled 17-song show on Wednesday night – with Tyler, 63, even playing harmonica despite the pain in his mouth.
The official reason for his collapse was given as an attack of food poisoning. But the singer told the Today Show that he knew many people would assume it was drink-related, following the spectacular dive in 2009 which forced Aerosmith on hiatus and sent him into rehab. more on this story
Poison Deny Song Theft
(Rock News Desk) Poison insist there's no truth behind a lawsuit which accuses them of stealing some of the songs which appeared on their debut album Look What the Cat Dragged In.
They're the subject of a lawsuit filed by two musicians who worked with guitarist CC DeVille before he joined Poison and made it big. Billy McCarthy and James Stonich auditioned DeVille for their outfit Kid Rocker, and they say the tryout included two of their songs which DeVille later incorporated into Poison tracks.
Now a lawyer representing Bret Michaels and co says the band are ready to defend their position. Mark D Passin tells the Hollywood Reporter, "Obviously, if the Poison songs that are the subject of the complaint infringed any songs written by plaintiffs McCarthy and Stonich, they would have filed their lawsuit over 20 years ago." more on this story
Black Veil Brides Singer Breaks Nose
Black Veil Brides have canceled some upcoming European dates after their frontman broke his nose performing some "stage antics."
Loudwire reports: Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack suffered an injury resulting in a broken nose. Details are sketchy, but Biersack took to Twitter to offer up photographic evidence.
"For those asking, during last night's show I broke my nose down the center, splitting the bone. I'll let you know more info ASAP." more on this story
Judas Priest Star Says Metal An Endangered Species
(Gibson) Former Judas Priest guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing wants to make sure metal fans pay for their heavy music. In a message on his official website, Downing poured out his heart about the state of the music industry, stating that many of his friends in the business are having a rough time making ends meet.
"I must urge everyone to try pay for their music because without your support our beloved metal will become an endangered species if it is not that way already," he said. "I have many friends and associates that once had a good career and prospects; these include producers, record engineers, managers and of course many musicians. Now most of them are struggling to make ends meet and stay in the business…"
He added that while many bands are making albums by themselves in basements and garages, he thinks that approach is missing something. "Even as good as we thought we were back in the day we would never have made the records we did without the professionals that helped us to achieve our goals," he said. more on this story
How Metallica Teamed Up With Lou Reed
(hennemusic) The promotion machine continues to roll for Lou Reed and Metallica, as they talk to the press about their forthcoming release, "Lulu," due next week.
Lou, along with Lars and James from Metallica, sat down for an interview with the Norwegian TV show, "Lydverket."
Lars explains how the project was introduced to the metal band. "Literally, it was [because] he asked," began Ulrich. "Lou says, 'Let's make a record with Lou.' OK, cool. The problem is people don't ask us very much; I mean, we don't go out and look for it; we don't put an ad in the paper – 'Rock band looking for otherworldly experiences.' But when they come to us, great, sounds awesome." Check out the video here
AC/DC's Brian Johnson Going On Tour
(hennemusic) There's no word on whether or not AC/DC are touring in 2012 – but their singer definitely is.
Brian Johnson has announced a short tour in February to promote his recently-released book, "Rockers And Rollers: A Full Throttle Memoir."
But this isn't a typical book-signing trip: it's a speaking and live performance event. For "Rockers & Rollers - A Full Throttle Evening of Stories and Music with Brian Johnson of AC/DC," the singer will recount stories from his book, and he'll be joined by two pals from Skid Row – bassist Rachel Bolan and guitarist Scotti Hill. more on this story
Chevelle Set Album Release and Kimmel Appearance
Chevelle have set a December 6 lease date for their new album Hats Off To The Bull and they will celebrate the release with an appearance Thursday, December 8 on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (12/11c).
The first single from this their sixth full-length album will be the track "Face to the Floor." "It's an angry song," says lead singer Pete Loeffler.
"The lyrics are about all the people who have been taken advantage of. I reference Bernie Madoff and his Ponzi scheme. He raked people over the coals, stole and is a terrible person. One day, these people have everything, and the next day it's completely gone." more on this story
Aerosmith Rocks 35th Anniversary Details
(hennemusic) Aerosmith will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their iconic 1976 album, "Rocks," with a special edition release due out November 23, 2011 in Japan.
The release will coincide with Aerosmith's Fall Tour through Japan, which kicks off Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in Kanazawa.
"Rocks" 35th-anniversary deluxe edition will include: • "Rocks" Japan Edition CD (Jewel case with a replica of a golden spine onsert for Japanese LP sleeve • The First Japan Tour Programme Replica (28 page) • The First Japan Tour Poster Replica (Nippon Budokan version) More details here
Iron Maiden for Tots
(Gibson) Hard rock fans struggling to get metal-loving toddlers off to sleep can now play lullaby versions of Iron Maiden hits at bedtime.
According to Music-news.com, the record company Twinkle Twinkle Little Rockstar has issued a CD of Iron Maiden classics, lullaby style.
Lullaby Versions of Iron Maiden contains 12 Maiden hits, such as "Run to the Hills," "The Number of the Beast," "Fear of the Dark," "2 Minutes to Midnight" and "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son." more on this story
Ozzy Osbourne Gets Unusual Halloween Treat
(Gibson) What's the perfect gift for the metal man who has everything, Ozzy Osbourne? Breakfast cereal.
That's right! The "Crazy Train" vocalist has simple taste when it comes to dining and, apparently, he's a mega fan of the honey-coated British breakfast food Sugar Puffs. Sugar Puffs aren't available in the U.S., where he usually lives, so Osbourne reportedly orders boxes and boxes of the cereal on a regular basis, just to stock up. Who wants to be without their favorite wake-up food, right? Now, now the cereal's manufacturer has sent Osbourne 50 boxes of a new kind of cereal, Spooky Puffs, for Halloween.
A spokesperson for the brand, in a release, stated that, "We made sure he has enough to go around at Halloween." The special edition, Halloween-themed breakfast delicacy – represented by a fuzzy, yellow beast called, the Honey Monster – has a toffee apple flavor. Looks like we know what kiddies who arrive at Ozzy's mansion to trick-or-treat are going to get in their pillow cases and Halloween baskets this year. more on this story
A Sad Reality For Beavis and Butt-Head's Return
(Rock News Desk) The comeback series of Beavis and Butt-Head sees the cartoon characters shouting at clips from reality TV shows instead of music videos – because modern rights laws have got in the way.
Mike Judge's immature fanboys are remembered for commentating on music promos in episodes which ran for 200 episodes between 1993 and 1997.
Now they're back – but will appear without the key element. Judge tells Rolling Stone: "It used to be that we could do anything. Now we have to clear everything." At least it's keeping in MTV's change to reality TV over music. Read more here
Miley Cyrus, Adele, Sting, Dave Matthews and More Take On Bob Dylan
(Gibson) First Miley Cyrus covers Nirvana's groundbreaking "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and now the "Can't Be Tamed" starlet is prepping to interpret one of Bob Dylan's classics. What's next, Cyrus singing something from the new Metallica and Lou Reed collaboration?
Miley, according to E! News, is one of several artists selected to cover a Dylan song for Chimes of Freedom.
Other musicians slated to appear on the set include Adele, Sting, Ke$ha, Sting, Dave Matthews and Patti Smith, so Cyrus is in stellar company. more on this story
All Star John Lennon Tribute Concert Being Release
Theatre Within have announced the November 15th release of a live album chronicling the sold out, star-studded 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute, Live from the Beacon Theatre NYC.
The 15-song release will be available digitally via iTunes, Amazon and other major online music outlets. Proceeds from the sales of the digital release will be shared with the Japanese Red Cross for its ongoing Earthquake/Tsunami Relief efforts.
"John would have loved that Theatre Within has produced a special live album of his songs to benefit the Japanese Red Cross and the people still suffering from the tsunami and earthquake," states Yoko Ono. more on this story
Slash To Preview New Songs At Upcoming Shows
(hennemusic) Slash and his band are in the studio working on pre-production recordings for his second solo release, due out next spring.
Now, the guitarist has posted that he'll be sharing some of the new material with fans:
"At pre pros end we're doing 2 live private shows in LA to stretch our legs w/the new stuff b4 we record. Details tba. RnFn'R!" more on this story
Sought After Classic Phish Shows Getting Box Set Release
Phish have set a December 6 release date for Hampton/Winston-Salem '97, a seven-CD box set that showcases three complete concerts from the band's legendary fall 1997 tour.
The set will include Phish's November 21 and 22 shows at Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA, where they would later record Hampton Comes Alive, and their November 23 show at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC.
These are among the most-requested shows from the Phish's extensive archives. The box set will contain all the music Phish played over the three nights plus never-before-heard material from soundchecks at both venues - eight hours and 45 songs in all. Fred Kevorkian has remastered the songs, working from Paul Languedoc's stereo soundboard mix. more on this story
Judas Priest Can't Wait To Hear James Durbin's Debut
(hennemusic) Form the very first week of live performance on American Idol last season, where rocker James Durbin covered Judas Priest's "You've Got Another Thing Coming," to the season finale months later – where the metal gods actually joined James for a live double-shot, it's safe to say the Judas Priest-James Durbin connection is solid and growing stronger all the time.
Durbin's debut, "Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster," is due November 21 and many fans await the album's release – including the members of Judas Priest. "I can't wait to hear it," says Priest frontman Rob Halford. "Apparently, the underground vibe is that, again, he's staying true to his course and he's making some great songs."
"We love James," Halford continues, "because he's really what metal is about. He really stood his ground [on Idol]; if you saw some of those interviews [where] they wanted him to do this song or that song…he's like 'no, I'm a metal singer and I want to do my own thing.' James said, 'When I do my thing, it's going to be metal: it's going to be strong, powerful music.' James, alone, introduced that attitude into 30-something million homes in America and then, of course, it goes around the world." more on this story
Watch ZZ Top Johnny Depp Jam
(hennemusic) Johnny Depp is making the rounds to promote his new film, "The Rum Diary." A stop in Texas last week to premiere the movie at the Austin Film Festival led to a surprise live performance at The Continental Club, where the actor joined his old bandmate, Bill Carter, at the club.
Depp and Carter were in P, an alt-rock band that recorded a single, self-titled album in 1995. A renowned Austin songwriter, many of Carter's songs have been picked up by other artists, including Stevie Ray Vaughan, who recorded "Crossfire" and "Willie The Wimp."
Carter and Depp were joined by ZZ Top guitar legend Billy Gibbons for part of the 90-minute set. Check out video of the jam here.
Grave Announce 20th Anniversary Show, Lineup Change and New Album Plans
Grave have announced their 20th anniversary show, a lineup change and their new album plans. First off they will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut release Into The Grave by playing a special Stockholm hometown show on November 12th.
Following the event, Grave will start working on their 10th studio album. "The plans for our next studio album is also already in the works. We will start writing and arranging songs in November and enter the legendary Studio Soulless again in early January. We also have a very cool idea for a special bonus disc, more on this later. Stay tuned for video diaries and sneak peeks which will be updated all through the process. Album #10 is scheduled for release by Century Media Records before the summer 2012." says Vocalist Ola Lindgren.
The upcoming album will also feature a new rhythm guitarist, due to a recent line-up change. Lindgren comments, "In this small update we want to inform you that our guitarist Magnus Martinsson is no longer in the band. But don't worry ladies, we will keep goin'. Magnus has played with us since 2008 and did some epic tours/shows with us. We took this joint decision after going through plans for next year and we needed to address this within the band before we start the new album process. There aren't now and have never been any hard feelings between us and we wish him the best in any future endeavors. We've recruited Mika Lagreen (Facebreaker) for the Stockholm Anniversary gig and he should fit right in since he already handled the stage left axe on our latest European tour. He will of course also be with us through the new album process and upcoming shows/tours." more on this story
The Soulless and Bury Tomorrow Tour
The Soulless will be hitting the road this December for a UK tour with Bury Tomorrow.
The tour is due to kick off on Thursday, December 8th in Bristol, just a few weeks after the band wraps up a tour with Carcer City and Against The Flood.
The Soulless frontman Andy Wardle comments: "Everyone here in The Soulless is super excited for this tour. We cannot wait to finally showcase the tracks from our latest album, 'Isolated'. We love Bury Tomorrow's new single, 'Lionheart', and are looking forward to playing with those guys every night. We want people to learn some words and get rowdy with us! Mosh!" more on this story
The Compulsions To Beat The Devil In November
The Compulsions have set a November 8, 2011 release date for their new full length album, Beat The Devil.
The LP will be available on iTunes with all other major online music outlets to follow.
The album's core lineup consists of Rob Carlyle on lead vocal and guitar, Richard Fortus (Guns N' Roses, Thin Lizzy) on guitar, Sami Yaffa (New York Dolls, Hanoi Rocks, Michael Monroe) on bass and Frank Ferrer (Guns N' Roses) on drums along with many of Rob's favorite local musicians; including long-revered blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters). more on this story
Singled Out: The Armed's Pushing Daisies and Young & Beautiful
Today Tony Wolski from The Armed tells us about "Pushing Daisies" and "Young & Beautiful" from their brand new EP "Young & Beautiful," which features a guest appearance from Ex- Dillinger Escape Plan, Coheed & Cambria drummer Chris Pennie. Here is the story:
Young & Beautiful- We really wanted to start the EP off with a sudden burst of really violent noise. We wanted there to be a sense of absolute urgency. The EP is only five songs long anyways you know? We didn't wanna waste any time getting into it. The main verse riff was crafted while having the specific goal of making the most heavy and crushing single riff we had done yet in mind. Lyrically, this song is about not really fitting into any of the aggressive music cliques where we come from. It touches on something Jello Biafra wrote about 25 years ago...the idea that "punk's not dead it just deserves to die when it becomes another stale cartoon." Imagine if the DKs or Black Flag just tried to ape the look and sound of Elvis or something else that had happened thirty years prior. If they had only worshipped that one singular influence so hard it became like a religion. The original hardcore movement would probably have been pretty irrelevant. So it's a little bit about the whole regressive attitude in some of the hardcore scene...and it's a bit about the opposite end of the spectrum too: the absolutely vapid neo-nu metal mall punk twilight core thing too. This song finds time to hate on a lot within the confines of like a minute and a half or whatever.
Pushing Daisies - This song has been around for a long time-- about six years...well before The Armed as it exists now came to fruition. The old version had completely different lyrics and vocals.
We had started playing it live at shows in the six or so months prior to working on the EP and it seemed to fit really well into our set. We thought it'd fit in perfectly with the material we had been working on and it'd be great to finally get it recorded properly. I had recently become friends with Dave Graw, a guy who was a real inspiration when we were younger...actually when the song had been initially written. He was the singer in a band called Bang Bang which is one of my favorite Detroit bands ever. I asked if he would sing on it because it seemed appropriate. Thankfully, he agreed and wrote a whole new part for it. We're all really really stoked with how it turned out and proud to have been a part of such a cool collaboration.
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