Machine Head Vs Former Member
(TeamRock Radio) Fired Machine Head bassist Adam Duce has launched a lawsuit against his former bandmates and their manager. He's chasing at least $1.8m after mainman Robb Flynn confirmed the split last year and wrote in a blog: "We may have fired Adam, but Adam quit well over a decade ago – he just never bothered to tell anyone. Truth be told, he was sick of it. I don't blame him – but he just wouldn't quit."
Duce was replaced by Jared MacEachern, but claims he still has an interest in the band's partnership and corporation. He also claims his dismissal was a means to secure more money for his bandmates.
In the lawsuit, he states that despite the band earning $2m supporting Metallica followed by $3m on the road in Europe, and despite being entitled to an equal share of income, he was left so penniless that he had to work a day job when Machine Head weren't touring.
Duce alleges that manager Joseph Huston and Flynn refused to provide satisfactory answers to his questions about where the money was going. He further claims he was fired just before the band signed a deal with Nuclear Blast so the remaining members could pay themselves more. more on this story
Queensryches Get Court Delay
(Classic Rock) Both bands using the Queensryche name have been granted a continuation against the upcoming trial over ownership of the name. Fired frontman Geoff Tate and his former colleagues asked for more time to work on a settlement out of court, ahead of what is likely to be expensive legal action.
Following Tate's dismissal in 2012 an interim ruling allowed both bands to continue using the name until a final decision, which was due to be made after a trial beginning next week. One of them would be granted ownership, but they would have to buy the other one out.
Now they have until February 10 to thrash out a private deal – and if they fail the matter will go before King County Superior Court in Washington. Tate recently reported: "We're in settlement talks right now. I'm hoping it will all be settled by the end of the month." Asked which party he believed would end up with the Queensryche name, he said: "Either way it's in my favor." more on this story
Slash To Begin Recording New Album Next Month
(hennemusic) Slash is scheduled to begin recording his third solo album next month with Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators, and bassist Todd Kerns is updating fans on what they can expect from the follow-up to 2012's "Apocalyptic Love."
"So here we are," writes Kerns on his blog. "Like prize fighters training and training for the fight of our lives. Now the big fight is upon us. We are lean. We are mean and we are, most assuredly, fighting machines."
"I have to admit that, conceptually, I felt that 'Apocalyptic Love' would be a tough act to follow, but I can say with all the confidence in the world that we are more than armed and ready," he continues. "Not only do I feel that the material surpasses 'Apocalyptic Love', I think we are ten times the band we were when that album was recorded."
"The material on this album is more serious and more fun at the same time which is a tough balance indeed," according to the bassist. "The songs are sleazier, tougher and more dangerous. Exactly where I feel most comfortable. We are all very excited to unleash the monster upon you as soon as we can." He had more to say.
Former Journey Singer Steve Perry Makes Rare Live Appearance
(hennemusic) Former Journey singer Steve Perry made a rare public appearance onstage at the Guitar Center Drum-Off Finals in Los Angeles, and video from the event has surfaced.
Perry was on hand to support friend, drummer Steve Ferrone, who was being inducted into the Guitar Center Hollywood Rock Walk. The reclusive singer performed back-up vocals at the event, joining Ferrone and a host of musicians for an all-star jam on "Pick Up The Pieces" by the Average White Band – the drummer was a member of the group from 1974 to 1983.
The jam included Questlove from The Roots, bassist Will Lee from Paul Shaffer's band on The Late Show with Dave Letterman, Hamish Stuart, Molly Duncan, Oz Noy, Larry Williams and Dave Green.
On the red carpet before the show, Perry was asked what he's been working on lately. "I've just been writing music and seeing what I can find," said Perry. "It's such a new cool world of music when you're mixing electric music and rock like Muse and Imagine Dragons. I think it's such a cool new kind of direction." Check out the video here.
Zakk Wylde Welcomes Nick Catanese Return To Black Label Society
(TeamRock Radio) Black Label Society mainman Zakk Wylde says there will always be a place for departed guitarist Nick Catanese in the band. The 'Evil Twin' announced his departure in December, ahead of the confirmation that BLS' next album will be called Catacombs Of The Black Vatican.
Catanese, a member since the band's formation in 1998, has been replaced by former Lizzy Borden axeman Dario Lorina. Wylde spoke about it to Guitar World:
"I'd called Nick to tell him about the album and he told me he was already knees-deep into doing his own thing, and wanted to stick 1000 percent into it," he said. "I told him it was cool, that we loved him, and that he'd always have a home here." He elaborates further.
Amon Amarth Release Dramatic 10-Minute Music Video
(TeamRock Radio) Amon Amarth have launched a ten-minute dramatic video for their track Father Of The Wolf. It's taken from the band's ninth album, Deceiver Of The Gods, which appeared last year.
Frontman Johan Hegg told Loudwire at the time: "For this album, I kind of actually took the easy way out and tried not too go to deep with double meanings, like Metaphors and stuff.
"I tried to think very cinematically: if this was a song for a movie, what would that movie be about? Who would be the characters? What would happen to them?" Watch it here.
Metallica Classic Used To Preview Dragster 800
(hennemusic) Metallica's 1991 smash, "Enter Sandman", is featured in a new preview for MV Agusta's upcoming Dragster 800 motorcycle, which is expected to be unveiled next month.
The Dragster is reportedly built on the Rivale 800 platform, and is the fifth motorcycle in MV Agusta's lineup to feature the 125-horsepower 798cc triple, which also powers the Brutale 800, the F3 800, Rivale 800 and the Turismo Veloce. It will reportedly cost under $15,000.
"Enter Sandman" was featured on Metallica's self-titled ("black") album, which went on to sell more than 30 million copies worldwide, including 16 million in the U.S. alone. more on this story
The Defiled Revealed 'Bleak And Sinister' Video
(TeamRock Radio) The Defiled have released what they call a "bleak and sinister" video for their track No Place Like Home. It's taken from last year's album Daggers, which was launched in August via Nuclear Blast.
The band return to the UK for a headline tour also called No Place Like Home. Keyboardist The AvD says: "After touring around the world all through last year we are so happy to be coming back home to do a headline tour in February.
"To celebrate this we are putting out a video that we are not even in – t's certainly different to anything we have ever done before." Catch them on the road with Butcher Babies and The Killing Lights. Grab the dates and watch the video here.
Rolling Stones Add Date To Upcoming Tour
(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones have added a March 12 date at the Shanghai Mercedes-Benz Arena as part of their upcoming Asian tour.
"Really looking forward to coming back to Shanghai for the 14 On Fire tour," posted Mick Jagger. "Tweet me your requests. See you all very soon!"
The Stones return to live action February 21 show in Abu Dhabi, followed by dates in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. more on this story
Napalm Death Side Project Menace Release New Video
(TeamRock Radio) Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury and guitarist Mitch Harris have launched the first video by new side-project Menace. The track "I Live With Your Ghost" is taken from upcoming album Impact Velocity, due on March 14 via Season Of Mist.
The band – which doesn't sound much like Napalm Death – is masterminded by Harris, who explains: "Those familiar with my previous work will be in for a surprise and should expect the unexpected.
"It's a concept that has been in production for some time, with most of the songs and intense work done in the last two years," he continues. "To me, Menace is the old meeting the new; heavy and melodic, descriptive and adventurous, epic and futuristic, carnal and primitive, and so on. It's a combination of many interests including spiritual philosophy, psychology, science, physics, theatrics, the supernatural, the paranormal, film, poetry, photography, art, sculpture and video." Watch the video here.
Black Sabbath Classic Used In New Movie's TV Commercial
(hennemusic) The Black Sabbath classic "War Pigs" is featured in the first TV commercial for the upcoming film, "300: Rise Of An Empire." In theaters March 7, "300: Rise Of An Empire" is the follow-up to the 2007 film "300", with a storyline that takes place before, during, and after the events of the first movie.
"300: Rise Of An Empire" is based on Frank Miller's graphic novel that takes Xerxes, the Persian leader who is an antagonist in "300", and turns him into more of a pivotal figure.
"War Pigs" is the opening track on Black Sabbath's second album, 1970's "Paranoid." The song was the original title for the project but was changed by the record label over fears of a backlash from supporters of the ongoing Vietnam War. more on this story
Lost Johnny Cash Album Set For Release
(Gibson) More than a decade after Johnny Cash passed away, an album of unreleased material is making its way to the record stores. Out Among The Stars will be released on March 25.
Out Among The Stars is made up of recording sessions from the early 1980's with producer Billy Sherrill. Cash's career was in a slump for most of the decade, and the recording sessions were shelved by the record company.
In 2012, Cash's son John Carter Cash, found the lost sessions among old belongings of Cash and his wife June Carter Cash. The first single from the album is "She Used to Love Me a Lot," originally released by David Allan Coe in 1984. "I really love this song," John Carter Cash told Rolling Stone.
"The depth that's there reminds me of the real serious stuff that Dad did later in his life. And I truly think it's one of the beautiful undiscovered gems in my dad's catalog." more on this story
Aerosmith's Joe Perry Going Hollywood
(Gibson) Aerosmith's Joe Perry has been cast in the upcoming movie Cottonwood. Perry will star in the role of Joe Walker, a character of which not too many details have been revealed:
Perry is also working on the movie's soundtrack, but whether it is solely his musical work is yet to be confirmed. "I look forward to Joe's role in the film, as well as his contribution to the soundtrack," said producer Julie Campbell in a press release.
Perry added: "I found the screenplay to be very compelling and thought it was a wonderful character-driven story. Although dark at times, the surprise ending made the story resonate with the reader, and I feel it will do the same for the movie going audience. I look forward to the role of Joe Walker."
The independently produced film, also co-produced by Perry, features Anthony Michael Hall, Louis Gossett, Jr. and Alison Eastwood in a film cantered on "two families thrown together by tragedy and the bounds of racial injustice." more on this story
Faces Reunion Might Happen Next Year
(Gibson) There's been a lot of talk about whether a Faces reunion would take place. Rod Stewart said yes, then keyboardist Ian McLagan said no. Now Faces drummer Kenney Jones says that a reunion might actually happen after all.
"We've been talking; Woody's (guitarist Ron Wood) management and myself, we were talking to Rod's management," Jones recently said in an interview with Billboard. Apparently it was a bit of a misunderstanding that caused the conflicting statements from Stewart and Lagan. "Mac didn't realize we were talking because it was in it's early stages," explained Jones. "But he understands full now. (Stewart) probably presumed everyone knew we were doing it, so there was nothing intentional."
Were the Faces to go out on the road again it would most likely not happen until 2015. Jones sees the possible reunion as a great way to wrap up the band's career: "You've got to start talking about it about a year ahead of you're going to do something. The Faces never finished on a good note (in 1975), so it would be nice to finish on a good note, and that would be that." more on this story
Periphery Streaming New Mini Album Online
(Prog) Periphery have made their experimental mini-album Clear available for streaming. It follows the launch of second album Periphery II in July, with the US outfit's third full-length record currently underway.
Guitarist Jake Bowen says: "It's rare when you have a band where every member is capable of writing and producing music. Clear is an experiment to explore the different styles.
"With each member controlling their own track the recording enabled us to go down any path we chose in terms of style and sound.
"Every track contains a melodic theme established on the intro, Overture, and the common thread links all the songs together – even though they sound wildly different." Check out the stream here.
Deaf Havana Announce Spring Tour
(Classic Rock) Deaf Havana will tour the UK in April, continuing support for Top 10 album Old Souls. The 11-date trek includes two appearances at the Clapham Grand in London featuring the London Youth Gospel Choir & String Quartet – and one of those has already sold out.
Frontman James Veck-Gilodi recently said of Old Souls, Deaf Havana's third album: "I knew what I didn't want it to sound like – an underground rock record.
"My aim was to write timeless songs. I thought about my actual influences – Springsteen in particular, and the sort of classic rock that doesn't date." Check out the dates and a video here.
Headspace Preview New Album
(Prog) Adam Wakeman has released a studio update video in which he discusses the making of the upcoming Headspace album. The keyboardist, vocalist Damian Wilson and guitarist Pete Rinaldi are at work on the follow-up to I Am Anonymous, expected for release later this year.
Wakeman admits: "I'm not playing you any of the music. That will be coming in August, all being well. Damien Wilson will be recording vocals next week." Despite that, he offers a sneak preview of a track with the working title Fatty Hoodoo.
Also featured is a guided tour of the band's studio and storage space, and Wakeman's admission that "Pete will kill me" if he attempts to record his own guitar parts for the album. Check out the preview here.
The Temperance Movement Expand Tour Plans
(The Blues The Temperance Movement have confirmed a string of European tour dates in addition to their previously-announced UK shows.
They'll be on the road between March and May visiting the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland the the Czech Republic before returning to Britain for 11 gigs – two of which have already sold out.
The band have also unveiled the last of their videos shot during a recent Amazon Live session last year - view Chinese Lanterns here.
Glass Hammer Unveil Ode To Echo
(Prog) Glass Hammer are preparing to release their 14th studio album Ode To Echo and leading light Steve Babb has told Prog the material focuses on "some very dark ideas."
Jon Davison, who also fronts Yes, has laid down vocal tracks alongside returned live singer Carl Groves and former member Susie Bogdanowicz. Guest musician include Rob Reed of Magenta, David Ragsdale of Kansas and Randy Jackson of Zebra.
And the album marks Glass Hammer's first-ever collaboration with an outside lyricist in the track Crowbone, penned by British historical fiction novelist Robert Low.
Babb tells Prog: "We turned a corner last year when Carl rejoined to fill in for Jon, who was touring with what we call 'the other band.' We knew it wasn't a good thing to have Carl only front us on stage, but we'd always said how much we would love to have him in the studio, as well as Susie – so, back she came as well In our minds, they'd never really left.
"Jon hasn't quit just because he's working with Yes, so Ode To Echo features all three of these singers, and even a couple of others from years gone by."
A lot more including a teaser trailer here.
Rob Zombie Sells Home For $3.65 Million
(hennemusic) Rob Zombie has sold his Los Angeles home for $3.65 million, according to the Los Angeles Times. Zombie's tree-sheltered Tudor home, built in 1924, features wood paneling in the living room and pub rooms as well as a formal entry.
The kitchen has been remodeled and includes a butler's pantry. There is also a home theater, a gym, six bedrooms and five bathrooms for a total of 6,249 square feet of space.
The Hancock Park home last sold in 1999 for $1.799 million, according to public records. Zombie returns to the road next month in support of his latest album, "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor"; he'll play shows on Australia's traveling Soundwave festival. more on this story
Paul Rodgers Releases Lyric Video For 'I Can't Stand The Rain'
(hennemusic) Paul Rodgers has released a lyric video for his cover of the Ann Peebles classic "I Can't Stand The Rain" as a preview of "The Royal Sessions", a collection of classic R&B and soul songs redone by the Bad Company singer that is due next week.
Recorded at Memphis' Royal Studios, historic home of Willie Mitchell and Hi Records, "The Royal Sessions" features Rodgers' interpretations of songs by Sam Cooke, Albert King and Ann Peebles, among others.
Produced by Perry Margouleff, "The Royal Sessions" pairs Rodgers with an all-star roster of legendary musicians who played on the original hits dating back to the '60's. The classic rhythm section includes Reverend Charles Hodges (Hammond B3), Michael Tolls (guitar), LeRoy Hodges Jr. (bass), "Hubby" Archie Turner (Wurlitzer), Steve Potts and James Robertson Sr. (drums), The Royal Horns and the Royal Singers.
No comments:
Post a Comment