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Today's Day in Rock


Eric Clapton To Jam With Rolling Stones
(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones have announced that guitar legend Eric Clapton and British singer/ Florence and the Machine front-woman Florence Welch will be joining the band on stage for their second "50 & Counting" concert at London's O2 Arena tonight.
This news follows the special appearances of Jeff Beck and Mary J. Blige on Sunday night, as well as former Stones Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor, as the band kicked off their five-concert fall run in London.

The Stones will continue the "50 and Counting" shows with three dates in the USA – New York's Barclay Center on December 8 and two nights at Newark, NJ's Prudential Center on December 13 & 15.

Watch video from Sunday night's show and learn pay-per-view details here.



Ozzy Hopes Not To Disappoint Black Sabbath Fans
(hennemusic) Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne spoke with a newspaper about the band's reunion album and how things are now different with the group.

"What's different now is that none of us get drunk or stoned or any of that stuff," Ozzy told The New Zealand Herald . "We're all clean, and all in control of ourselves, we're not intimidated by each other, there are no arguments, and it's the way it should be. But when we were kids we had egos. When you're 21 and you get some success it takes a while to get your head around. You have an ego, you have the spoils of success, the cars, the houses, the money, the alcohol, the drugs, the groupies, and all the rest of it, and if you go through all of that and you are lucky enough to survive you get married, you get divorced, you get married again, and it's a journey."

"But we've done it all so what it boils down to now is the music," explains Osbourne, "and that's what got us where we are in the first place. We have come through the other side, we're still able to work together, and that's where the enjoyment comes from. It's been a lot of fun making this record."

"It's been more than 30 years since I really seriously worked with the guys," adds Ozzy. "We had a try a few years back but nothing came of it. But for some reason the timing is right and we've done about 15 songs. Black Sabbath is very unique in the respect that nothing is formulated. It's very unpredictable. I just hope the people who have waited all these years aren't disappointed." more on this story




Metallica Release New DVD Trailer
(hennemusic) Metallica have offered up a new, extended preview of their forthcoming live package, "Quebec Magnetic."

Recorded during the band's World Magnetic tour in support of their 9th studio album, "Death Magnetic," "Quebec Magnetic" includes 26 songs plus bonus material, with over three hours of footage recorded live at Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec on October 31 and November 1, 2009.

Filmed by director Wayne Isham, "Quebec Magnetic" is the first project to be released by Metallica under their own label. Watch the trailer here.




Led Zeppelin's Celebration Day Scores Top 10 Debut
(hennemusic) Led Zeppelin's new live package, "Celebration Day," has debuted in the US Top 10.

According to Billboard, the album landed at #9 on the Billboard 200 chart with opening week sales of 101,000 copies.

"Celebration Day" is Led Zeppelin's 13th top 10 album and first since the greatest hits set "Mothership" debuted and peaked at #7 in December of 2007. more on this story




Paul McCartney To Be On Saturday Night Live's Christmas Episode
(CBS Local) Paul McCartney will take the stage as the Saturday Night Live musical guest on December 15th.

McCartney will help ring in the holiday season alongside host and former SNL cast member Martin Short.

The appearance also comes on the heels of releasing a brand new Christmas song, a jazzy cover of the holiday standard "The Christmas Song." more on this story




Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Add Tour Dates
(hennemusic) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have announced 17 additional dates in Europe for the 2013 leg of the Wrecking Ball World Tour.

In addition, Bruce & The E Street Band's headlining performance at Rock In Rio 2013 has already been announced and other tour dates will be revealed shortly.

To date, the Wrecking Ball World Tour has stopped in 17 countries for over 80 shows, including several of the longest performances of Springsteen's career. more on this story




Lacuna Coil and Sevendust Plan North American Tour
Lacuna Coil and Sevendust will be teaming up for a North American tour that will take place in February.

The tour will launch on February 2, 2013 in Winston-Salem, NC and conclude on February 23 in Cedar Falls, IA.

Lacuna Coil will be touring in support of their new album, Dark Adrenaline. Sevendust will be touring ahead of the March 26th release of their forthcoming album, Black Out The Sun. more on this story




Iron Maiden's Steve Harris Releases New Solo Video
(hennemusic) Iron Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris has released a new music video for the song "Us Against The World."

The track comes from Harris' debut solo album, "British Lion," which was released in September.

The project features ten songs that Steve and his collaborators have been working on for the past few years between Maiden tours and releases.

"British Lion" sees Harris working alongside vocalist Richard Taylor, guitarists Graham Leslie and David Hawkins, and drummer Simon Dawson. Watch the video here.




Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Dying Fetus and The Contortionist Tour
Hatebreed have announced the dates for their upcoming The Divinity of Purpose North American tour.

The band will be releasing their new album, The Divinity of Purpose, on January 25th. The next day they will kick off the headline tour.

The trek will feature Shadows Fall and support acts Dying Fetus and The Contortionist. Hatebreed guitarist Frank Novinec had this to say, "A variety of songs from our 6+ album career (new and old) and our trademark different set lists every night is what everyone can expect." more on this story




Low Marking 20th Anniversary With New Album Release
Low will be celebrating their 20th anniversary by releasing their 10th album, The Invisible Way, on March 19, 2013 (the 18th in the UK).

The album was produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, engineered by Tom Schick and recorded in Wilco's studio in Chicago, IL, during the fall of 2012.

"While driving through Chicago on tour, we finally stopped to visit Wilco at their studio, The Loft," says guitarist/vocalist Alan Sparhawk. "They had invited us to come check it out several times over the years, but this would finally be the day...What really converted us was hearing the new Mavis Staples tracks they were working on - big, simple, raw and intimate. Plans were made then and there." more on this story




Michael Schenker Releasing Temple of Rock: Live In Multiple Formats
Michael Schenker has set a January 15, 2013 North American release date for his Temple of Rock: Live in Europe on CD, DVD, Blu-ray and Limited Deluxe Edition.

The release will feature songs performed live in Tilburg, The Netherlands in May 2012, plus songs performed at London's 2011 High Voltage Festival.

The concert in Tilburg, the Netherlands was recorded in May 2012 and featues a line-up that includes Michael Schenker (lead guitar), Doogie White (vocals), Herman Rarebell (drums), Francis Buchholz (bass) and Wayne Findley (rhythm guitar, keyboards).

In addition to this Tilburg concert, fans can experience extracts from London's 2011 High Voltage Festival with Michael Voss (vocals), featuring guest appearances from Schenker's friends and musical companions including his brother Rudolf Schenker (The Scorpions) who plays rhythm guitar on "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Hanging On" and "Doctor Doctor", UFO's Pete Way who plays bass guitar on "Doctor Doctor", and vocalists Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey), and Doogie White, who jointly sing on "Doctor Doctor". more on this story




The Yardbirds Releasing 2 DVD Set
The Yardbirds have set a December 11th release date for their Making Tracks 2 DVD Tour Set, which comes ahead of their 50th anniversary in 2013.

Here is the synopsis: An integral part of the 60's British Blues Boom, legendary rock pioneers The Yardbirds took standard 12-bar blues, doubled the tempo, kicked up the amps, and carved out the mold for modern hard rock. Introducing some of the world's greatest guitarists – Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck – the band crafted such classic hits as "Train Kept Rollin'" (later covered by Aerosmith), and "For Your Love."

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and founding member/drummer/composer Jim McCarty states "The DVD Making Tracks was great fun to make, and I think it really shows how young and old musicians can work together in a spirit of harmony and energy, giving credence to a great repertoire." more on this story




Candice Night Releases Solo Album
Blackmore's Night frontwoman Candice Night has released her debut solo album, Reflections.

"I am always getting new ideas," says Candice Night. "When I had my two babies, I thought it would be difficult finding the time, but my children are so inspirational to me that the lyrics and music continuously flow. I am constantly inspired by nature, the magic and beauty of things that are around us all the time but many don't even see."

The idea of making a solo album was first encouraged by her husband, Blackmore's Night co-founder Ritchie Blackmore. "I had so many lyrics, so many ideas backing up," Night recently told Newsday, "and I came to Ritchie and said, 'I need more music. Give me more music. I want to put these to songs.' And he just looked me and said, 'Come up with the music yourself because I'm kind of busy with what I'm doing.' And I had never thought of that before. I thought, 'Maybe I should do that.'" more on this story




For Today Announce Initial Fight The Silence Tour Dates
For Today have announced the initial dates for their Fight The Silence Tour which kicks off in late January.

The tour will feature support from Memphis May Fire, The Word Alive, Upon A Burning Body and Gideon.

For Today will be touring in support of their latest album, Immortal, which was produced by Will Putney (Lamb Of God, Suicide Silence) and features special guest appearances from Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D., Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red and Tommy Green of Sleeping Giant. more on this story




New Collection From The Pogues Coming
Shout! Factory has set a January 22 release date for The Very Best of the Pogues.

The new collection includes 18 stellar tracks and features an 8-page book with new liner notes.

The Pogues' Spider Stacy writes in the liner notes, "All these songs have something special and so have the Pogues. I've always known it." more on this story




Reverse The Curse Finish Recording New Album
Reverse The Curse are eying a spring release date for their sophomore album, Existent, which they just finished recording.

The album was recorded with Eric Cronstein (Struck By Lightning, The Sidekicks, Lemon Sky) in Columbus, OH.

"With Existent, we had a completely new approach to recording and writing," says Starcher. "We were writing and demoing stuff out for a year and a half, instead of usually just writing and just recording how we play them. I really love listening to records front to back and going through the experience of a whole record, and that was how i wanted to make this album. I wanted to make it an experience from front to back, a collective piece of art and not just 10 songs. We are very proud of how hard we worked and how much we put in."




7 Horns 7 Eyes Plan Throes of Existence Tour
7 Horns 7 Eyes will be launching their Throes of Existence Tour, their very first Canadian headlining trek, in February 2013.

The tour will feature support from Annex Theory and kick off in that band's hometown of Winnipeg on February 7th.

7 Horns guitarist Aaron Smith had this to say, "We are excited to be hitting the great frozen hostile wasteland (as Jim Carrey put it), also known as Canada. This is a totally untapped market for us in terms of live performances, and we're looking forward to bringing the show to our Canadian fans alongside Annex Theory! It'll be some very wintery driving for us, so if you live along the tour routing, come on out and give us a proper Canadian welcome!" more on this story




Recovery Council Releasing New Album
(Freeman) Recovery Council have set a January 15th release date for their new album Plan-Do-Check-Act.

Recovery Council will be hitting the road throughout the winter showcasing music from Plan-Do-Check-Act.

A current listing of shows includes an upcoming gig December 7 at Le Grand Fromage in Atlantic City, where dry goods will be collected for Hurricane Sandy victims and the door proceeds will go to restore damage sustained by the venue. more on this story




Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist Gus G. Plans Solo Album
(Gibson) As if holding down guitar duties in both Ozzy Osbourne and Firewind wasn't enough to keep him occupied, metal guitarist Gus G. is apparently plotting a solo album.

Speaking with Rock Overdose, Gus G. has revealed that he's been "collecting ideas and writing demos" in an effort to release his first solo album and "believes that it is the right time to do it."

Gus G. also says he'll have guest singers on certain songs on the album, in addition to instrumental tracks. Look for the solo set to arrive in 2013, if everything goes as planned. more on this story







Singled Out: John Lawton (Uriah Heep)
Today legendary Uriah Heep vocalist John Lawton tells us about the song "The Search" from the brand new John Lawton & Diana Express album "The Power Of Mind". Here is the story:

To pick a particular song from this album is difficult as they are all good in their own right...

It came down to 2 if I had to pick any from the 2 I have gone for "The Search". This track stood out for me the very first time I heard the album. I was given a copy of the album Power Of Mind sung in Bulgarian, which was where the original songs were recorded. I think it's the intro on acoustic and the change over to strings and piano...very simple but relaxing. But then into the mix is added the female vocal line very ethereal and hypnotic...And once more back to the acoustic augmented with the rest of the band...truly a great song to sing. But so are they all...

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album right here!




Alice Cooper Rocks Conan
(hennemusic) Alice Cooper stopped by Conan O'Brien's TBS show Wednesday to perform a couple of live tracks.

Alice and crew ran through "I'll Bite Your Face Off" from "Welcome 2 My Nightmare" and his 1971 classic, "Under My Wheels."

Alice wraps up his Raise The Dead tour in Indio, CA on Saturday. Watch video from the Conan appearance here.




Aerosmith Release Final Behind The Scenes Webisode
(hennemusic) Aerosmith have released the final episode in their 8-part series called "The Making Of Music From Another Dimension."

In the 8th and final episode in the series, Tyler, Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton talk about the project.

"There's two things that can happen to a band," explains Tyler. "They can either move on musically where you don't even know who the guy was on the first record, or you have a band that is so happy about sounding the way they sound that they don't have this need to change too much. I have a need to change but I do it with the melodies and I do it with songs but, as you hear, it's the same guy singing." more on this story




The Drums Frontman Jonny Pierce Releases New Video
The Drums frontman Jonny Pierce has released a video for the track, "I Didn't Realise," from his forthcoming debut solo album.

Written, recorded and produced entirely by Pierce himself, the album will see the light of day in 2013.

He had this to say about the project, "Some might say it's strange for a man to bare his soul the way I do on this album but I wanted to do something that exposed me for who I am even more so than anything I have done with The Drums ... I wanted to be as self-indulgent as possible with this album. This is pop done the way I think it should be done." Watch the video here.




Kongh Streaming Title Track of Forthcoming Album
Kongh are streaming the first 7 minutes of the title track their forthcoming album "Sole Creation."

"Sole Creation" will be released on February 5th in Europe and February 19th in North Amercia and will consist of 4 new tracks and 45 minutes of music, with a guest appearance of John Doe from Craft. The album was recorded at Teknikkompaniet (Vetlanda, Sweden) by Peter Lundin; mixed and mastered by Magnus Lindberg of Cult Of Luna fame. KONGH's front-man, David Johansson, commented:

"After a very long time of hard work, this album is finally ready for release. We couldn't be more happy with the way it turned out and I really think it is the best Kongh material so far. For our old fans, I am pretty sure it will be well worth the wait and I also think it holds great potential to satisfy a bunch of new listeners. In my opinion, the album is more dynamic and has much more emphasis on melodies than our previous works. At the same time it maintains the harshness and it's undoubtedly the heaviest slab of metal we've done as well." Stream the new song here.




Evocation Release Divide And Conquer Video
Evocation have released a new music video for their song "Divide And Conquer," which comes from their fourth studio album, Illusions Of Grandeur.

Illusions Of Grandeur was recorded at IF Studios (In Flames, The Haunted, etc.) & Evocation Studios together with producer Roberto Laghi (In Flames).

Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth provided guest vocals on the song "Into Submission." Watch their new video here.




Steven Adler On Decibel Geek
Original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler and his solo band Adler's guitarist Lonny Paul were special guests on the latest Decibel Geek Podcast. They sent over these details:

Steven and Lonny call in to Decibel Geek writer Wally Norton to get everyone up to speed on the new band and brand new album, "Back From The Dead"

Also included in the interview are stories about Steven's first concert, working with Jeff Pilson (Dokken) as producer and what Steven and Slash were discussing while Duff started the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame speech.