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Kid Rock Returning With Rebel Soul
Top Dog/Atlantic Records have set a November 19th release date for Kid Rock's new studio album, "Rebel Soul".
Rock produced the album and has completed recording. The first single "Let's Ride" will be at radio imminently.

The label says that, "'Rebel Soul' is a return to form for Rock who with this album cements his place as the premier genre-hopping rock and roller of all time."



Avenged Sevenfold's New Song Streaming Online
(Banana 101.5) Avenged Sevenfold have a new song out, "Carry On," and you can listen to the new track online!

Aside from a few summer tour dates, Avenged Sevenfold took a well-deserved breather for much of 2012. After all, the band had a pretty rough couple of years following the 2009 death of drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. In addition to dealing with the unbearable loss, the band took on a pretty hefty workload by releasing and touring extensively behind 'Nightmare.'

Now that they have sat out much of 2012 (as they had previously announced their intention to do) A7X is jumping back into the fray with 'Carry On.' This is their first new release since 2011′s 'Not Ready to Die,' a song that was recorded in April of 2011 for the 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' expansion 'Call of the Dead.' Their newest recording is to be featured on that game's sequel 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II.' Listen here.



KISS and Motley Crue Plan Another Tour Leg?
(Gibson) KISS and Motley Crue will bring their imaginatively titled 'The Tour' tour to Australia in early 2013, according to Crue drummer Tommy Lee.

Over the weekend Tommy posted on Facebook [edited for clarity]: "Wow! How time flies! Last night of the U.S. part of the tour. One show in Mexico in a few days but it's a rap for 2012, kids! A little break 'til January 2013 then off to Australia with KISS and Motley. Been going like [expletive] since February in Vegas! Nine months! [Expletive] Whooped…"

The just-wrapping-up The Tour tour encompasses 40 dates across the USA, Canada and Mexico, with both bands playing 90-minute sets. KISS are of course about to release their new album Monster, while the Crüe are still running on the heat generated from "Sex," the new song they released to coincide with their Las Vegas run earlier this year. more on this story





Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry Debate American Idol On TV
(hennemusic) On Monday, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry were featured on ABC's Good Morning America, where the two discussed their new album, " Music From Another Dimension "…and some of the tension created by Tyler's decision to join American Idol two years ago.

"It was the biggest show on TV," explained Tyler. "And every night millions of people got to see that big-lipped, singer guy from Aerosmith sing up there, you know, being what he is. And it didn't hurt Aerosmith. They were a little jealous in the beginning that I took it. I didn't tell them I did."

"Well, speak for yourself, because I wasn't jealous," interjected Perry. Read the rest and see the video here.



Korn Frontman Pulls Out of Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson Tour
Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has pulled out of Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson's upcoming 'Twins of Evil' tour.

He was set to perform under the moniker of JDevil, and the official Facebook for JDevil, broke the news to fans with the following:

Hey Guys- we wanted to let you know right away that JDevil will no longer be able to join Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson on their co-headlining Twins Of Evil Tour this October. Due to exhaustion from his recent eight week overseas tour with KORN, Jonathan's doctors have ordered him to refrain from any travel and performing for the next few weeks while he recuperates. We got this from management: "Jonathan is really bummed right now and regrets having to disappoint anyone, especially his fans and his good friends Marilyn Manson and Rob." We'll keep you updated here, everyone expects he'll be back on track soon. Facebook link.



Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience Tour Expanded
(hennemusic) Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience has announced the addition of new dates to the band's fall North American tour.

The band will play a series of US shows starting October 5 in Napa Valley, CA; concerts are currently scheduled to November 20 in Milwaukee.

"The Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Experience," says Jason, "was something that came about through my passion and love of the music. To cut a long story short, after I stopped working with Jimmy [Page] and John Paul Jones in late '08, I was so 'Zeppelined-up,' if you know what I mean, everything was Zep for me at that time. I had just done the reunion so, after about twelve months of persuasion, I put together a show – cause I didn't want to just go out there and play Led Zeppelin music…I didn't want to tarnish the fact that I had just played with them." more on this story



Gaslight Anthem Pearl Jam With Eddie Vedder
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder joined The Gaslight Anthem on stage this past weekend.

Vedder jumped up on stage at DeLuna Fest in Pensacola, Florida and footage from the jam has been posted online.

You can check out fan filmed video of their rendition of Pearl Jam's "State of Love and Trust' here.



Paul McCartney Releasing New DVD and Blu-Ray This Fall
Paul McCartney has set a November 13th 2012 release date for "Live Kisses" on DVD, Blu-Ray and Digital Video.

The footage for the new release was captured during intimate concerts in support of McCartney's "Kisses On The Bottom" album.

The package will feature the concert footage, exclusive promo videos directed by Paul himself, behind the scenes interviews and a 40 page hardback book featuring an extensive collection of photographs from the event and rehearsals. more on this story



High On Fire Map Out Fall Tour
High On Fire will be hitting the road this fall for a headlining North American tour in support of their new album De Vermis Mysteriis.

The is set to kick off on November 15 in Austin, TX and will run through December 22 in San Francisco, CA.

The tour will be supported by Goatwhore and Lo Pan with special guests Primate (featuring Mastodon's Bill Kelliher and Kevin Sharp of Brutal Truth) joining the trek from November 23 to December 1 and Corrosion of Conformity hopping on the caravan from December 18-21. more on this story



Marshall Crenshaw Releasing New Music in Innovative Way
While most artists are complaining about changes in the music business, Marshall Crenshaw is taking the initiative and reaching out directly to fans to provide them with new music.

Crenshaw will be launching his new EP subscription vinyl/download series on November 23rd with the release of the first EP of the series, I Don't See You Laughing Now.

"I wanted to think of a different way of working that would inspire me and keep me motivated," Marshall Crenshaw says of his newest endeavor: a subscription-only service that addresses the recent seismic changes in the music-industry landscape by cutting out the record-company middle man to distribute his new recordings directly to fans. more on this story



Beatles Catalog Being Released As Limited Edition Box Set
EMI have set a November 13, 2012 release date for 'The Beatles Stereo Albums 180g 16LP Limited Edition Box Set.'

The box set will feature all 12 studio albums plus Magical Mystery Tour and Past Masters which were sourced from the original master tapes and cut at Abbey Road Studios.

Music Direct had these details: Twist and shout, shout, shout: The Beatles are at long last getting the treatment they've always deserved on vinyl. The most anticipated catalog reissues in music history have arrived and feature the pristine remastering that fans have craved for decades. Your wishes have come true: Every Beatles album. Every official Beatles song. Faithfully reproduced album jackets. All in this glorious box set. more on this story



Dickinson Talks Iron Maiden's Download History
(hennemusic) Last week, Iron Maiden announced that they will headline the 2013 Download Festival on Saturday, June 15, which sees the band return to the legendary Donington Park to headline for a record fifth time, following appearances in 1988, 1992, 2003 & 2007.

In part one of a new series of sessions with Metal Hammer magazine, Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson speaks about the band's illustrious history at the event, as well as what's in store for the 2013 show.

"This one is unashamedly celebrating the era of 'Seventh Son [Of A Seventh Son]' and a lot of stuff off that record," says Dickinson. "Although we've chucked a few other tunes in the pot, ones we haven't played in a while… big hits in their day – 'Phantom Of The Opera' being a case in point." more on this story



Metallica's Hammett Doing Hometown Book Event
(hennemusic) Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett's new book, "Too Much Horror Business," will be published on October 1.

Hammett is doing a series of book-signing events to promote the new project, including a newly-announced stop in San Francisco.

Kirk Von Hammett presents a Day of the Dead/"Too Much Horror Business" book release event. Wear your finest ghoulish and ghastly costumes and come to Public Works – San Francisco on Thursday November 1, 2012 at 9pm PT to celebrate all things horror. Come join us for Zombies, Burlesque Dancers, horror face painting, special guests Judgement Day and a LIVE set by Bay Area favorites Death Angel. Also featuring DJ sets by Motion Potion and guest MC Nikki Blakk. more on this story



Saigon Kick Reunite With Original Lineup
(Gibson) Florida hard rock band Saigon Kick have reunited in their original line-up, and tour dates will be announced shortly.

The reunion includes Matt Kramer, Phil Varone (ex-Skid Row), Jason Bieler, Tom Defile and Chris McLernon. The band's high point was 1992's The Lizard, which went gold with more than 500,000 copies sold. Their biggest single was "Love Is On The Way" from the same album: it peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

But like a lot of bands of the era, they got unfairly lumped in with the hair metal stuff that came before them, and while they struggled on against grunge amidst a number of line-up changes, the last Saigon Kick tour took place in 2000. more on this story





New Queensryche Singer Says Geoff Tate Wasn't Pleasing Fans
(Classic Rock) New Queensryche singer Todd La Torre says Geoff Tate wasn't making music the band's fans wanted to hear – and he's talking as a fan.

The Crimson Glory frontman was confirmed as Tate's replacement earlier this year in a messy split which has resulted in legal action and the sacked singer forming his own version of Queensryche.

But La Torre is focusing on the task in hand: leading his outfit in a direction he believes the fans want it to go. And he's falling back on the experience of replacing former Crimson Glory singer Midnight. more on this story



Eric Johnson Plans UK Tour
Famed guitarist Eric Johnson has mapped out the dates for a UK tour he will be launching next April.

The tour is set to kick off at the London o2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Wednesday 3rd April.

The 6-date tour will showcase material from his current album Up Close, as well as from his rich back catalogue, including the classic Cliffs of Dover. more on this story



Journey Headlining One Night One Show One Cause Benefit
(Sub) Journey will headline the 13th Annual Paul Reed Smith Guitars' "One Night One Show One Cause Benefit" concert on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at the Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland.

Real Housewives TV starlet Michaele Salahi will host a VIP pre-concert event, the "Journey of Hope Fashion Show".

Months ago, Paul Reed Smith contacted renowned guitarist Neal Schon to ask if Neal could secure Journey for this year's benefit. Neal immediately seized the opportunity to launch his vision of integrating his music with Michaele Salahi's fashion background to make this year's benefit a memorable event and to raise even more money for the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. more on this story



Pink Floyd House Sells At Auction
(hennemusic) The former north London home of the original band members of Pink Floyd has been bought by a Singaporean developer.

BBC reports Sham Masterman, who admitted not being a big fan of the band, bought the Highgate house and the one next door for £1.2m each. The properties were made available via a Savills auction last Thursday.

Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Syd Barrett lived in the house in the 1960s. more on this story



B Sides


Singled Out: Honey Rider
Today Honey Rider's lead singer Lindsay O'Mahony tells us about "You Can't Say That" from their latest UK album release, "Marley's Chains". Here is the story:

We started writing this backstage at The Belfast Empire in Northern Ireland while we were waiting to go onstage. The rest of the topline and lyrics were written fairly quickly during the rest of the tour however it ended up taking a long time to finalise the track from a production point of view as we wanted as many melodic riffs in the instrumentation as possible. It ended up being a labour of love for our producer Jon….but hopefully it was the worth the blood sweat and tears!!

The inspiration behind the lyrics comes from a doomed relationship – where one side is desperate to end it, but when their lover pleads for forgiveness they are unable to resist temptation and end up being manipulated back into the destructive trap they've been trying to escape from. They will continue to yo-yo until this person finds the strength to let go and move on…..and by the end of the song they realise which path they're going to take…..

We recorded this track in a studio called Karma Sound in Thailand – a once in a lifetime opportunity which came about in 2010. Despite the dark feeling behind the lyrics, our surroundings definitely had an impact on us and so the track has a very light, summery feel-good vibe to it. Originally we had the solo on guitar…but after a trip to Nashville we felt inspired by the Nashville sound and decided to replace it with the mandolin.

Recording Process: This was one of the first songs that we recorded for the new album, and as soon as we started it we knew where it would end up from a production point of view. We started recording after a nice Thai dinner and a few JD's at Karma Sound Studios in Bang Saray, Thailand and we recorded a couple of takes with the whole band playing live. A few more JD's into the early hours and the backbone of the song was done, the guitarists had found some late night inspiration for some of the riffs, we'd recorded backing vocals with everyone who was in the room at the time (even Jason's wife made it onto the final mix), and the lead vocal was done in about half an hour. It all came together so fast.

On returning to England with the track, Jon (producer) called on long-time collaborator James Sanger who had programmed and played keys for Dido's first album 'No Angel' and also Keane's 'Hopes & Fears'. The uber eccentric programmer quickly added some quirky keys & effects to the track, most of which made the final cut. Dave Bronze (bass player for Eric Clapton, Tom Jones) was also drafted in to replace the guide bass, and finally we replaced the acoustic guitar intro and solo with a mandolin, and called on Ilya Toshinskiy (Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift) to perform this duty. We had met Ilya whilst writing and recording in Nashville, he's a fantastic Russian guitarist with a deep South / Russian accent…has to be heard to be believed!

The mix of the track also turned into a labour of love, we ended up having 5 different mixes done by as many different mix engineers. The final mix itself was put together using elements of the different mixes, the vocals from one, drums/bass/guitars from another, and additional production/mandolin from another…! I think we got it right in the end! All in all, the track took about 5 hours to record the guts and 5 weeks to flesh it out how we all wanted it. Hopefully the listener enjoys the end experience.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and check out the video right here!



Led Zeppelin Preview Celebration Day With Black Dog Video
(hennemusic) Led Zeppelin have offered up the first video preview from their forthcoming live package, "Celebration Day" by sharing a clip of their 1971 classic, "Black Dog."

"Celebration Day" captures the band's December 2007 reunion at London's 02 Arena, which saw the three founding members joined by Jason Bonham, the son of their late drummer John Bonham, headline a tribute concert for dear friend and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun.

The film of "Celebration Day" will see a worldwide theatrical release on 1,500 screens in over 40 territories on October 17. The theatrical screenings will follow premieres in London, Los Angeles, New York, and other major cities. Watch the preview here.



Green Day's iHeartRadio Festival Set Streaming Online
(hennemusic) Green Day made headlines Friday night at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas and video of their set has now gone online.

On the first of the two-night event, the band played on a bill with No Doubt, Usher, Rihanna and more.

About 30 minutes into their set, producers notified Green Day – via teleprompter – that they had one minute left on stage, causing the group to abruptly stop playing while frontman Billie Joe Armstrong addressed the situation by calling out the show's producers, flipping them a middle finger and smashing his guitar before storming off stage.

Rumour has it that Green Day's set was cut short in order to give Usher more time. Fans can now watch the band's iHeartRadio Festival set here.



Anthrax Thank Fans For Year of Worship Music
Anthrax have issued an open letter thanking fans for supporting them as they celebrate the anniversary of the release of their latest album, Worship Music. Here is what they had to say:

It was a little more than a year ago - September 13, 2011 - that Worship Music was released, and all of us in Anthrax can't believe how much has happened since then.

Our friends in the press gave the album great reviews, and so many writers singled it out as one of the best metal albums of the year. Our label just told us that Worship Music has just passed the 100,000 mark on albums sold. Since Worship Music's release, we've played 107 concerts all over the world - in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, South America, and the U.K. - we've gone home to New York to not only play Yankee Stadium as one of The Big Four, but had September 14 named "Anthrax Day" in The Bronx, where Charlie, Frankie and Rob grew up.