Ace Frehley Injured In Fall
(hennemusic) Ace Frehley has been forced to cancel his three upcoming UK tour dates due to a fractured left wrist resulting from a fall in his home on Sunday.
Doctors applied a fiberglass cast to Frehley's hand and arm, and he has been instructed not to play guitar or use his wrist for a minimum of ten days.
Ace would like to convey his deepest heartfelt apologies to all of his UK fans and to make it up to them, has already signed on to headline Hard Rock Hell 2012 next December. He hopes to be able to announce the additional rescheduled dates soon. more on this story
Motley Crue To Make Announcement On CNN Tomorrow
(hennemusic) Motley Crue teased fans on Tuesday with this "Big announcement coming later this week...tune in to Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN Thursday and Friday night 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific to see it! Until then...we're revealing some clues."
Bassist Nikki Sixx teases things a little more a few hints on Facebook. Nikki's hints suggest there's two different projects they'll be announcing, which puts the two Piers Morgan appearances in perspective.
Two weeks ago, Vince Neil pal Robin Leach of the Las Vegas Sun reported the Crue appears set to become the first heavy metal group to sign a short-term residency in Vegas. Read and see the photo clues here.
The Cult Reunite With Bob Rock For New Album
(hennemusic) The Cult report that they are in the studio, with producer Bob Rock, putting the finishing touches on material for their new album.
The band's ninth release is tentatively due in early 2012 via Cooking Vinyl Records.
Interesting to hear The Cult are working with Rock again, who produced the band's 1989 effort, "Sonic Temple," and their 1994 self-titled release.
Something has obviously changed in the band's plan since spring, when they announced that they were in the studio with producer Chris Goss (Queens Of The Stone Age, Masters Of Reality) at the controls, with an early fall release expected. more on this story
Volbeat Lose Member
(Banana 101.5) Volbeat join the growing list of bands with lineup changes this month — yesterday they announced that guitarist Thomas Bredahl was no longer a member of the band.
Volbeat themselves broke the news of their guitarists departure, posting the following statement regarding the seemingly mutual split between the band and their guitarist of 5 years:
"Volbeat has decided to part ways with Thomas Bredahl. Being in a band is in many ways similar to a marriage with ups and downs. At times you can work it out and sometimes you need to go separate ways…We want to thank him for the work he has put in for Volbeat and we wish him all the best in the future. Volbeat will play all shows as announced." Find out how here.
Coldplay New Year's TV Special
Austin City Limits will be celebrating the new year with a special edition featuring a performance by Coldplay.
The first-ever ACL New Year's Eve special -- a rare 90-minute episode -- is viewable on PBS stations nationwide on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 at 11 p.m. (check local listings). Coldplay New Year's Eve: An Austin City Limits Special can also be viewed on demand on pbs.org starting at 11 p.m. ET on Dec. 31, 2011.
Coldplay's second appearance on ACL's stage is another milestone for the historic show and a one-of-a- kind episode with the band's unique production. more on this story
Switchfoot Kick Off Busy Year End Tonight
Switchfoot are returning to the North American road today for a series of headline dates, as well as numerous holiday radio shows over the next month, performing alongside such artists as Blink 182 and Social Distortion.
During the trek, Living Social and Switchfoot will team up to present two special shows at the intimate Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles on December 14.
Each show will kick off with an hour-long Q&A with Switchfoot, followed by an acoustic performance featuring songs from Vice Verses.Fans can choose from a 6:30 PM or 9:00 PM show. more on this story
Rival Sons and Black Stone Cherry Spring Tour
(Sub) Rival Sons are teaming up with Black Stone Cherry for a UK tour that will take place in March of next year.
Currently on the road in Europe on their own headlining tour, Rival Sons will be crossing the Atlantic once again in 2012 for the UK tour with Black Stone Cherry, which kicks off on March 11th in Norwich.
Rival Sons drummer Michael Miley comments: "We are really looking forward to coming back to our second home, especially with Black Stone Cherry. Seems like a fun match-up. We've made a lot of friends in the UK and are really looking forward to seeing y'all again. Thanks for all the UK love. See ya's soon!" more on this story
Fair to Midland Lose Another Member?
(Banana 101.5) Fair to Midland lose the second member in a month's time as percussionist Brett Stowers announced that he is leaving the band via his Facebook page.
It would seem that the band Fair to Midland have been experiencing some behind-the-scenes problems. Last month the band made the on-stage announcement that it was their last show with bassist Jon Dicken and now we've received word that drummer Brett Stowers has decided to leave the band as well.
The initial statement Stowers posted regarding his split with the band has been deleted and while no official statement has been made by the band, it appears that he is no longer a member. See who the replacement might be
Twisted Sister Set For Two Christmas Shows
Twisted Sister have announced the 2011 Presentation of "A Twisted Christmas" that is set to take place on Friday, December 2 at the Paramount Theater in Huntington, NY, and The Best Buy Theater in NYC on Saturday, December 17.
Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, Mark Mendoza, Eddie Ojeda, and A.J. Pero have crafted this show into a hell-raisin' holiday tradition. In the past, they've had such wildly disparate personalities as Lita Ford, Mick Foley, and MiniKISS join the onstage festivities -You never know who will crash this NYC party!
After the release of 2006's A Twisted Christmas album (hailed by the Associated Press as "[one of] the best hard rock Christmas album[s] ever made, and one of the best rock 'n' roll Christmas albums -- period -- since Elvis made his,") Twisted Sister brought the metal merriment to the stage. They have continued to give these Yuletide anthems a Twisted treatment ever since. "White Christmas," "Come All Ye Faithful," and "Deck The Halls" have never sounded so electric. more on this story
Bob Dylan Producer Don DeVito Dead At 72
(Gibson) Record producer Don DeVito, best known for his production work with Bob Dylan, has died from prostate cancer. NME reports that DeVito was 72 and had fought cancer for the past 16 years.
A producer at Columbia Records, DeVito worked with Dylan on
Blood on the Tracks, Hard Rain, Desire and Street Legal in the '70s.
DeVito also worked with Bruce Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel and Aerosmith and won a Grammy for his production on Folkways – A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly in 1989. more on this story
Genesis Going Back To The Beginning
(Gibson) Genesis will reissue their very first album, From Genesis to Revelation, from 1969, next year.
According to Classic Rock, the debut will be fully remastered and released on January 23.
The album was produced by controversial music mogul Jonathan King and features the original lineup of Peter Gabriel on vocals, Anthony Phillips on guitar, Mike Rutherford on bass, Tony Banks on keyboards and John Silver and Chris Stewart on drums. more on this story
Burning Love Going Soph in 2012
Southern Lord Recordings will release Burning Love's sophomore album early next year under a newly inked deal. They sent over the following details:
Following their previous full-length, in addition to a multitude of EPs and split releases and more since their 2008 inception, the title of the forthcoming Burning Love album has been confirmed as Rotten Thing To Say, and was recently recorded by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou at his infamous Salem, Massachusetts-based Godcity Studio.
Set to be mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side in the coming weeks as the album art is completed and final release details are confirmed, Rotten Thing To Say will see release in late March or early April of 2012, with final details to be confirmed by the beginning of the year. more on this story
Nothnegal Set North American Release
Season of Mist have set a January 24th, 2012 North American release date for Nothnegal's new album, Decadence.
The album is set to release in other major international markets four days earlier on January 20th, 2012. The album is mixed by Greg Reely (Fear Factory, Machine Head, DevilDriver) and Ahti Kortelainen (Sentenced, Sonarta Arctica).
"Decadence is our first official studio release and the first release featuring the current lineup, the first time that Fufu handling the vocals, Marco on keyboards and Kevin on drums," states guitarist Hilarl. "We began writing Decadence in Summer 2010. The record has been quite a challenge for us as we have taken time to do a lot of experimentation on the sound, shifting more towards thrash and progressive metal with industrial elements making it entirely different from the sound we had on our 2009 four-track demo, Antidote Of Realism. With a completely new and original sound and attitude, we feel like we're starting again from scratch as we believe we've finally discovered our sound with Decadence." more on this story
Young The Giant Expand Tour Plans
Young The Giant have mapped out additional dates for their 2012 headline tour which begins in San Diego on February 10, 2012 and will go through mid-April.
Young The Giant has enjoyed tremendous success this year with two hit songs, "My Body" and "Cough Syrup," and have played the main stages at some of the biggest festivals in the world including the main stage at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and Sasquatch to name a few.
Their second single, "Cough Syrup" is currently top five at Alternative radio. Their first single, "My Body" rocketed to the #4 spot on the alternative chart while the band performed the song live at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. more on this story
God Seed Move Live CD/DVD Release Date
(Sub) God Seed have moved the release date for their "Live At Wacken" CD/DVD. Here is the official word:
We all thought we'd heard the last from God Seed; luckily we were wrong, and January 27th in Europe and January 31st in North America, will see the release of their infamous Wacken 2008 set, where they headlined the main stage in front of 75,000 screaming fans.
The performance featured sheep heads on stakes, "crucified" nude models, satanic symbols, and gallons of sheep's blood. This spectacular show is made available exclusively in a deluxe digipack featuring the live CD and footage of the show on a bonus DVD. The packaging also contains special liner notes from the band about the process of recreating this special show. more on this story
Gary Wright's Dream Weaver Getting 24 Karat Gold Reissue
Audio Fidelity has set December 6 for its release of 24 Karat Gold CD version of Gary Wright's 1975 classic "The Dream Weaver."
Gary Wright is often associated with a specific time and cultural place: the mid-1970s, when popular music was frequently experimenting and pushing boundaries and an unconventional track like "Dream Weaver" could ascend to Number 2 on the singles charts. American-born Wright released the spacey yet hook-filled The Dream Weaver in June of 1975, after serving time with British rockers Spooky Tooth and contributing to George Harrison's All Things Must Pass.
Wright not only composed and sings all the songs on The Dream Weaver, he provides the bulk of the instrumentation, playing organ and electric piano, Moog synthesizer and other keyboards on the largely guitar-less album. The title track was issued in January of 1976 and quickly became a hit, to be followed in April by the funk-infused "My Love Is Alive" (which also rose to No.2 on Billboard's song survey). A third charting single, the more uptempo "Made to Love You," came out that September. more on this story
Rock Ridge Taking Hotel Carolina To Philly
Rock Ridge Music is expanding the Hotel Carolina brand by starting an new event weekend scheduled to take place at the Grape Room in Philadelphia on January 27 and 28, 2012.
Like the original South Carolina event (which has taken over The Windjammer on Isle of Palms for three years in a row in late summer), the Philadelphia event will feature the best in touring singer-songwriters.
At the Grape Room, there will be performances on a main stage and on a second stage with staggered times, offering fest attendees non-stop entertainment. more on this story
Killswitch Engage The Focus of Latest Lick Library Release
Lick Library have released "Learn To Play Killswitch Engage," a collection of classic tracks to help you learn the best riffs and solos from one of the founding metalcore bands.
Considered by many to be one of the founders of the melodic metal genre, Killswitch Engage's music is characterised by distinctive ferocious riffs, pummeling rhythms held together by melodious harmonies. The power sources behind the sound are guitarists Adam Dutiewicz and Joel Stroetzel who together have created there distinctive sound.
Walking you through some of the bands best-loved tracks is the incredible UK shredder and metal guitarist Andy James. Well known for his Lick Library contributions and as the lead guitarist of the band Sacred Mother Tongue, Andy shares his knowledge and experience in this easy to follow guitar tuition double DVD set. The technical explanations from Andy are concise and clearly demonstrated by the split screen that shows what each of his hands are doing at the same time. Plus you can pause and rewind the Guitar lessons on the DVD whenever you want, so you can go over any part, time and again until you really have it nailed. more on this story
Mona Set North American Release
Mona have set a February 21, 2012 North American release date for their self-titled debut album on their own Zion Noiz label, through Mercury Records
The 11-song album was produced by the band's Nick Brown and mixed by Rich Costey (credits: Muse, Interpol, Audioslave).
"Lean Into the Fall," the newest single from MONA, was blasted to Alternative Rock, Alternative Specialty and Active Rock radio formats. more on this story
King Giant Set New Album Release
(Sub) King Giant will self-release their sophomore full-length album, Dismal Hollow, world wide on January 31, 2012.
Brooding even darker and more sinister homage to their rock and metal forefathers than their heralded self-released 2009 debut album, Southern Darkness, this new album sets a new par for King Giant, further developing their hard but harmonized style, as always chock full of well-written hooks and deep grooving thunder.
Recorded at Inner Ear Studio (Minor Threat, Fugazi, Avail, Jawbox, Dave Grohl), and inherently boasting full-on Americana both musically and conceptually, the eight tracks harnessed on Dismal Hollow are easily King Giant's most well-written and monstrous anthems captured to date.
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