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Journey Reunion With Steve Perry At Rock Hall 'Has To Happen'(Classic Rock)

Journey's Jonathan Cain says that former singer Steve Perry should perform with them if they get the final nod for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction next year.
The band have been shortlisted alongside Yes, Bad Brains, Pearl Jam and Depeche Mode among others. Inductees will be announced in December with the induction ceremony set for next April at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.

Keyboardist Cain says they'd welcome the former vocalist, who left in 1998, back for a performance at the ceremony. He tells The Pulse Of Radio (via Blabbermouth): "The door's always been open for him to join us any time he wanted. I mean, that has to happen. That band has to play. They have to play their music - two songs and I think we get to do two or three. That's how it works."

But Cain also admits he thinks it's "wrong" that current singer Arnel Pineda wasn't invited by the Rock Hall - and he says they'll lobby for his inclusion if they're inducted. Deep Purple were involved in a similar tug-of-war over Rock Hall's lineup selection earlier this year." Read more here.




Metallica To Make Videos For Every Song On New Album(Classic Rock)

Metallica are planning to make a music video for every song on their forthcoming album "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", according to drummer Lars Ulrich.
The band's 10th album is released on November 18 and so far they have issued videos for the tracks Hardwired, Moth Into Flame and Atlas, Rise! Drummer Lars Ulrich says the band have been sure to stay active online in the run-up to the album's launch.

He tells The Straits Times: "We like to stay active on social media. It's fun to do stuff where it instantly shows up all over the world. You have to accept the way that the world is spinning. Now that YouTube is the world's biggest television station, we figured we may as well knock a video out for every song."

Metallica have been recording the videos while making the album and on downtime from their current run of tour dates. Ulrich adds: "The practicality of shooting 12 music videos is kind of crazy, especially when you're trying to promote your record, and you're all over the place, and trying to make sure it doesn't leak. It's crazy but, at the same time, fun." Read more here.




Slash's Ex-Wife Reacts To His Claims They Were Never Really Married(Classic Rock)

Perla Ferrar, the ex-wife of Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has hit back at the guitarist's claims the couple were never married. Earlier this week, Slash indicated they never legally tied the knot and, as a result, Ferrar had no right to a share of his wealth following their divorce in 2014.
Slash said he discovered she was still married to previous partner Carlos Marty when they later applied for dual citizenship for their son, Cash. The forms for a final judgment were reportedly not filed properly, according to TMZ.

But in a new TMZ video clip, Ferrar says Slash's claims are false and they're causing distress to both her and the couple's children. She says: "It's very hurtful to me and disrespectful to our children, and I gave him 18 years of my life. It's a bit unexpected and humiliating to our family. It's quite sad - we got married two times." Read more here.




Slipknot's Corey Taylor Announces New Book(Metal Hammer)

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor will release his new book, America 51: A Probe into the Realities That Are Hiding Inside the Greatest Country in the World next July.
Its title is a play on Area 51, the top secret military base in Nevada. Continuing "the moral outrage" which began in his last book, You're Making Me Hate You, the Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman discusses what he's learned about America's contemporary culture and its role in an "increasingly unstable" world from his experiences touring around the globe in a successful band.

The frontman said that the book deals with "just how batsh*t crazy my country is right now, in good ways and in bad ways." He added: "It's going to deal with everything from politics to social commentary. It's going to piss off a lot of people in my country, but everyone else will love it." Read more here.




Andy Biersack Speaks Out About On-Flight Altercation With Wife(TeamRock)

Black Veil Brides vocalist Andy Biersack and his wife Juliet Simms have commented on the on-flight altercation they were involved in at the weekend.
Simms - who was a runner-up on the US version of The Voice in 2012 - had been drinking in first-class on the American Airlines flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to Los Angeles when she and Biersack got into an argument - which resulted in her getting taken away by the FBI upon landing.

One witness, adult star Mary Carey, claimed in a video that Simms screamed that she "I lost my baby last week" during the drunken row. Now the couple confirm the "tragic" news that she'd had a miscarriage - though Simms says they'll try again in future.

Biersack says: "We are currently home and safe and trying to emotionally recover from all of this. The unfortunate event itself compounded with online stories and videos, show an isolated but difficult moment for my wife and I encourage you to read her statement on her Instagram regarding the situation - as I feel it is best that any information comes from her directly.

"Many of you know that I recently decided to live entirely sober. In the past, I struggled with the concept of alcohol and my own personal demons, and so a year ago I decided it was time to move on from it and start down the path to sobriety. I believe alcohol is one of the most poisonous and volatile substances we as a society have at our disposal and that it can truly hurt and affect people in the most negative way." Read more of his comments here.







David Bowie Emojis Part Of Apple's iOS Update(Classic Rock)


A new update for Apple's iOS operating system includes David Bowie emojis. The iOS 10.2 update comes complete with a new range of emojis, including male and female characters complete with Bowie's iconic Aladdin Sane lightning bolt facepaint.
They are part of a profession selection that includes firefighters, painters, doctors, scientists, pilots, and others. Users will be able to make the David Bowie emojis shrug their shoulders, cross their fingers and even face palm.

A compilation featuring the singles of David Bowie is to be released next month. Titled Legacy, the collection will include a selection of the late icon's most popular tracks including Space Oddity, Ashes To Ashes, Ziggy Stardust, Heroes and The Jean Genie. Read more here.



Chiodos Break Up Confirmed By Craig Owens(Metal Hammer)

Craig Owens has confirmed that Chiodos have split up. Their last studio album was 2014's Devil, but the vocalist reports that they decided to call it a day as they "just couldn't stay afloat."
Owens tells Billboard: "It's done - it just couldn't stay afloat. There were just kind of, not necessarily bad vibes, but we came to the realization that we can't do it full-time.

"I think it just stopped becoming a passion for all of us, so we said, 'All right, let's stop.'" But while Owens has ended one chapter of his career, he's started another - announcing new project BXC, aka badXchannels.

He's been working with Panic! At The Disco producer Erik Ron for the last 18 months, with the band's debut EP WHYDFML out on November 18. Watch a video for the track One Car Funeral here.




Judas Priest Guitarist Reveals Band's Album and Tour Plans(hennemusic)

Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner has revealed a status update on the band's follow-up to 2014's "Redeemer Of Souls," during an interview with Sweetwater Sound's Mitch Gallagher.
"We've just been in the studio for a couple of months putting songs together," Faulkner says . "We haven't started the recording process yet, but we're recording demos; we're recording songs that work without the production to save them, if you know what I mean. But the core value… We're putting down some grassroots ideas and fleshing them out for the next Priest record.

"So we're gonna go into the studio to start recording in January. So it should be out sometime next year. But we're not touring next year. So we're gonna be touring, hopefully, in 2018." Check out the full interview here.



Alter Bridge Announce North American Tour(hennemusic)

Alter Bridge have announced the dates for an early 2017 tour of North America that they will be launching in support of their latest album, "The Last Hero."
The month-long run opens January 21 in Mobile, AL with shows scheduled to late February in Seattle, WA. Presale tickets for most shows start November 2 at 10:00 AM local time, with general public seats available November 4 at 10:00 AM local time.

Alter Bridge recently debuted their fifth album, "The Last Hero", at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 28,000 units (27,000 in traditional album sales). See the tour dates here.




Underoath Announce 2017 Rebirth Tour Dates(Metal Hammer)

Underoath have confirmed 10 lives dates across the UK and Ireland. They'll hit the road in May 2017 on the Rebirth Tour after reuniting earlier this year following their split in 2013 - where they'll showcase two of their best-loved albums.
Frontman Spencer Chamberlain reports: "I'm so excited to come back to the UK, playing They're Only Chasing Safety and Define The Great Line back-to-back every night.

"I never thought in a million years we'd get this band back together with the lineup from those records. We can't wait to hang out with everyone and play some rock shows."

Their comeback earlier this year sparked a run of North American dates. "We wouldn't have got back together just to do a tour, I want to make that clear to everyone," Chamberlain said. "Underoath is not back to just rake in a bunch of money and go, 'Peace out.'

"We decided that we're a family. There's no point to put an end to something, unless a member is dead or something like that has happened. Underoath is back together? Yes. Will there be more tours Probably, absolutely, 100% in my mind.

"Will there be more records? I would hope so. But right now we're focused on this tour, being a family, getting along and taking it day by day." See the dates here.



Papa Roach Stream New Song 'Crooked Teeth'(Metal Hammer)

Papa Roach have released an online stream of their new song "Crooked Teeth." They launched a Pledgemusic scheme to fund the follow-up to 2015's F.E.A.R in the spring - offering to sell their Sacramento studio and its contents if someone comes up with $600,000.
Though they've not given many further details regarding the album title or release date, they shared the new song with the caption: "Crooked Teeth 2017."

Papa Roach say: "You know a new Papa Roach album is in the works. We've teamed up with PledgeMusic to offer you an early experience like none other - including some really cool and unique things that we hope you'll enjoy."

They also tell potential Pledgers: "Not only will you get a digital download of the album when it comes out, you'll hear streams of new songs, videos of us recording in the studio, pics of us at home and much, much more. You'll be fully immersed in this album with us." Listen to the song here.




Korn Go Behind-The-Scenes Of 'Take Me' Video(Metal Hammer)

Korn have released a video giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of their promo for Take Me. They released the Take Me video last month. The song is taken from Korn's 12th album The Serenity Of Suffering, which is out now on Roadrunner Records.
In the behind-the-scenes clip, frontman Jonathan Davis says: "We had this crazy set built. I'm in some crazy-ass lab detoxing. My band's watching but they can't do anything.

"I'm performing the song and the band's looking at me like there's nothing they can do to help me, and I've just gotta deal with it. It's gonna be pretty cool."

The director of the Take Me video Andrew Baird and editor Nick Pizzillo also give their insight on the work that went into creating the promo. Baird say: "It's like trying to visualise a feeling and a mood of going through the final stages of addiction, detox and surrender. It's very symbolic and open to interpretation.

"It's Jonathan's experiences with the substance and we flick back and forth between how the substance abuse and addiction affects the person." Watch the making of clip here.



Avenged Sevenfold's 'Voltaic Oceans' Made Up By Chris Jericho(Metal Hammer)

Chris Jericho has revealed how he and M Shadows plotted to keep the release of Avenged Sevenfold's new album a secret. The Fozzy frontman and WWE wrestler appeared to accidentally leak the title and release date of the seventh Avenged Sevenfold album.
His Instagram post led to speculation that the record would be called Voltaic Oceans and that it would launch on December 9. In fact, the album is titled The Stage and it was 'sneak released' last week.

Jericho admits that his Instagram post was a deliberate attempt to throw people off the scent of the album's actual release details. On his Talk Is Jericho podcast, he says: "It worked so perfectly, we fooled everybody. We were the masters of puppets pulling the strings for all of the media and throwing everybody off the scent of The Stage.

"I just posted this Deathbat with December 09, 2016, and then I put a hashtag of 'voltaicoceans' which people were then deciding that would be the name of the record - 'Voltaic Oceans is out December 9, 2016.'

"And then I pulled it a couple hours later after posting it and suddenly it went viral. I made up the whole thing. Voltaic Oceans, I just made it up." Read more here.



Guns N' Roses Now Very Focused And Intense Says Fortus(Classic Rock)

Guitarist Richard Fortus says that he has rehearsed more with Guns N' Roses in the past year than the previous 14 years. He made the revelation in a new video interview for Gretch.
The axeman left his role in the Dead Daisies alongside keyboard player Dizzy Reed in January to join Guns N' Roses at their Las Vegas and Coachella comeback shows - before they later announced their Not In This Lifetime world tour.

He tells Gretsch: "I've rehearsed more in this last year with that band than I have in the previous 14 years put together. It's been really intense, and very focused, and a great learning experience, as well as a great honour to play with those guys."

Last year, Fortus said the band would release new material for the first time since 2008's full-length _Chinese Democracy._ Axl Rose later confirmed he'd presented his Guns N' Roses bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan with new material. here.




Marilyn Manson Reveals Inspiration For Say10 Album Title(Metal Hammer)

Marilyn Manson reveals that the inspiration for the title of his upcoming 10th album Say10 comes from an idea he had when he attended a Christian school.
The shock rocker will release Say10 on February 14 next year and previously said it will sound "not very much in any way" like his previous effort, 2015's The Pale Emperor.

Now he has revealed the origins of the title and says it "is very political, socially and sexually." Manson tells the Los Angeles Times: "My next album's called Say10, like Satan. I found that title in my 12th-grade yearbook at Christian school. It goes back that far.

"The record is very political, socially and sexually. It deals with things I've talked about a lot but may not have sung enough. I work best when I combine imagery and words, rather than just words alone." here.



Dweezil Zappa Says Family Trying To Trademark The Name Zappa(Prog)

Dweezil Zappa says the Zappa Family Trust is planning to trademark the name Zappa - effectively banning him from performing under his own name.
Dweezil - the son of the late Frank Zappa - has been involved in a long-running dispute with the Zappa Family Trust (ZFT) over trademarks and music licensing surrounding his performances of his father's music.

His live show was originally called Zappa Plays Zappa, but he had to change it to Dweezil Zappa Plays Frank Zappa when the ZFT objected. Further intervention by the ZFT saw him perform under the banners of Dweezil Zappa Plays Whatever The F*** He Wants and Dweezil Zappa: Cease And Desist.

Now he claims the ZFT want to stop him using the name Zappa altogether and he has asked fans to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to help him fund a legal battle over the rights.

Dweezil also claims the ZFT want to use his father's name to market branded "beer, wine and yoga pants." Addressing the audience at an October 28 show at The Warehouse in Fairfield, Connecticut, Dweezil says: "Now they are very intent to do something that is probably the most ridiculous thing ever. They have actually filed for a federal trademark for the surname Zappa on it's own, so that they can prevent me from using it for live concert entertainment or personal appearances, effectively making me only be allowed to exist as 'Dweezil'." Read more here.




Obituary Finish Recording New Album And Eye March Release(Metal Hammer)

Obituary's 10th studio album is sounding "brutal" according to guitarist Trevor Peres. He says they wrapped up studio sessions before embarking on their current European tour with Exodus, with the band hoping to release the follow-up to 2014's Inked In Blood in early 2017.
He tells The Breathless Sleep: "Our new album is going to come out in March. We just finished recording before this tour started. There's some leads that still have to be finished.

"So the actual title - we haven't made a decision what to title the album yet. I think there's going to be eleven songs on the album, including Ten Thousand Ways To Die."

He admits coming up with material that'll resonate with fans is becoming harder, but says their approach remains the same. Peres adds: "Compared to Inked In Blood, as far as composing and stuff, it's always the same, as far as how we structure or start writing a song - it always kind of has been, from day one." Read more here.



In Flames, Soulfly and Dark Tranquillity Members On Mystery Single(Metal Hammer)

In Flames, Soulfly and Dark Tranquillity members are to feature on a mystery tribute single called Fallen Heroes, according to a Facebook post by Alex Becker.
Produced by Becker, with help from ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, the song will feature In Flames guitarist Bjorn Gelotte and ex Jesper Stromblad, Soulfly guitarist Marc Rizzo, Dark Tranquillity bassist Anders Iwers, Clawfinger exes Baard Torstensen and Jocke Skog.

The project is described as an "original tribute song by Alex Becker to our Fallen Music Heroes." Rammstein's Till Lindemann has designed the single's artwork

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Metallica Stream New Song 'Atlas, Rise,' Add New Tour Date(hennemusic)

Metallica have released a stream of their new song "Atlas, Rise!" from their forthcoming tenth album, "Hardwired…To Self Destruct," and have announced an additional date for their world tour.
The song follows the album's lead tracks "Hardwired" and "Moth Into Flame" as the third tune previewed ahead of the album's release on November 18.

"Less than three weeks now until all twelve new tracks from Hardwired…To Self-Destruct are cut loose for good," says the band, "and today we're proud to bring you the third and final sneak peek from the album, 'Atlas, Rise!'

"Hopefully, you will hear it on your local radio station and soon you can check out the video by Clark Eddy, our master editor and the unsung hero of the making-of-the-album 'behind the scenes' clips that have graced Metallica.com and Mission Metallica over the years."

In other Metallica news, they have added a show in Singapore to their January 2017 dates in Asia as they tour in support of their tenth album, "Hardwired…To Self Destruct"

"Greetings from Latin America and the first leg of many World Wired tour dates to come over the next few years!," says the band. "As you may have already seen, we are kicking off 2017 with a visit to our friends in Asia and we're psyched that the latest addition to that run of the tour is Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on January 22, 2017.

"Tickets will be on sale Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 10:00am through Sportshub Tix at Sportshubtix.sg, at the box office at Singapore Indoor Stadium at 2 Stadium Walk, or all SingPost outlets. The ticketing hotline is +65 3158 8588.

"The evening promises to be very special as it will be just our third visit to the city and the final show of our mini-tour of the region. So there's your small hint that there are more dates to come between this one and the opening night in Seoul! Keep watching…". Stream the new song here.




Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Sings At World Series Game(hennemusic)

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder rocked Wrigley Field with a performance of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch at Game 5 of the 2016 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs.
"Hey Chicago, look at this, look at you," Vedder told the crowd. "Wrigleyville is full, it's October 30 and there's baseball at Wrigley Field for the first time in history. I know we want to thank Theo [Epstein] and Tom [Ricketts] and Joe [Maddon] and the team and bringing the World Series to Wrigley Field 2016.

"There's one guy in particular I want to sing my ass for and he's No. 3 behind the plate. He may retire but he'll never quit. Mr. David Ross, I want to belt this one out for you. It's his last game at Wrigley. Let's sing it for him. Let's sing it with Harry [Caray]."

The Pearl Jam singer performed "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" alongside video of a version by the late legendary Cubs broadcast Harry Caray. Lifelong Cubs fan and frequent Wrigley Field attendee Vedder grew up in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, IL before the family moved to San Diego, CA in his teens. Watch video of the performance here.



Slash Claims Marriage To Perla Ferrar Was Not Legal(hennemusic)

Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash (real name Saul Hudson) claims his marriage to Perla Ferrar was not legal because she was still technically wed to another man, according to an update on the couple's divorce case by gossip site TMZ.
The British-born rocker and Perla tied the knot in Hawaii in 2001 after her previous one-month marriage to Carlos Marty ended in 1993. The music couple had two children: London in 2002 and Cash in 2004.

The Hudsons discovered years later that Ferrar's divorce to Marty was not finalized properly when the pair applied for US/UK dual citizenship for their son Cash.

Perla claims the couple hired a lawyer in 2009 and had a judge finalize her divorce from Marty retroactive to 1994. Read more here.




Of Mice & Men's Austin Carlile Undergoes Second Surgery(Metal Hammer)


Of Mice & Men frontman Austin Carlile has checked in from hospital to update fans on his ongoing health battle. The vocalist was admitted to hospital earlier this month to undergo a procedure to fix a tear in his spine, which came after he had life-changing heart surgery following complications from the genetic disorder, Marfans last year.
Carlile has now had a second surgery, and reports that it went well. He says on Instagram: "Second operation the fix the multiple tears/leaks in my spine was gnarly yesterday, but ultimately successful. Was even able to walk a bit today… stoked!"

Carlile was baptised earlier this year, and he says his faith is helping him through this difficult period in his life. The singer adds: "God is good and all your prayers are definitely working. He is definitely working immensely in my life right now as well, and I've never felt so close to Him." here.




David Bowie Bandmate Slams Lady Gaga's Grammy Tribute(Classic Rock)

The former drummer for David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars band has branded Lady Gaga's Grammys tribute to the late singer "tacky."
Mick 'Woody' Woodmansey performed with the band from 1970 until 1973. He says he and producer Tony Visconti, who worked together on a tribute to Bowie's 1970 classic The Man Who Sold The World, declined the opportunity to appear with Gaga at the awards ceremony in February.

Woodmansey tells NME: "We were actually asked to do that, we were on tour at the time. They asked Tony and myself would we do it, and we looked at it and it was going to be like 14 or 15 songs in the space of four minutes, and we just went 'no, f*** off". That's stupid, that's not going to represent anything good about him.

"I haven't seen many things that do represent it properly. It's nice that many want to do that, it's a great thing, but quality wise, there hasn't been many."

He adds: "It was just, 'why are you doing it?' If there's a genuine heartfelt thing that you wanna do out of respect, then you'd probably pull it off. But if there's any other reason, it just gets tacky, and obviously you can't stop that, they have a right to do it as they want to do it. But it doesn't help a lot, it doesn't do a lot." Read more here.




Richie Sambora Exit Gave Bon Jovi 'New Life' Says Band Member(Classic Rock)

Bon Jovi keyboard player David Bryan says the departure of guitarist Richie Sambora has given the band "new life." The band release their first full studio album since Sambora's departure - This House Is Not For Sale - on November 4. And Bryan insists the addition of Phil X, as well as their continued collaboration with producer and guitarist John Shanks, has kept the spark alive in the studio.
Bryan tells Antihero: "It's a different thing, but there's new life, and I think when you have new people, you have new energy. And, of course, the creative process, the way we've worked together, is working with each other in the room. And if everybody's on the same page, it makes beautiful music.

"Of course we had some wonderful years with Richie, but if he wants to move on in his direction, it's one of those things that you can't avoid. And we carry on, because the premise of this record is the roots and the fact that we're still together and strong and love playing music together." Read more here.



Former Wildhearts Star Has Leg Amputated(TeamRock)

Former Wildhearts bassist Danny McCormack says he hopes to be back onstage by December after having his leg amputated. McCormack suffered an aneurysm last year and complications on the back of that have lead to his leg being amputated below the knee.
His band The Main Grains are due to support The Wildhearts in December, with McCormack hoping to be involved. He says: "Hi guys, as you all know I've been in hospital for some time now.

"Unfortunately the doctors have done everything they could, but after the aneurysm, the blood supply was compromised to my leg which has resulted in a below the knee amputation. I'm in physio at the moment and I'm in great spirits and look forward to seeing you all in December." Read more here.



Disturbed Go Virtual Reality For 'The Sound Of Silence'(WBR)

Disturbed has released a new virtual reality experience for their hit version of the Simon and Garfunkel classic "The Sound of Silence". We were sent the following details:
The video was produced by Dekker Dreyer of Clever Fox, and was directed by Matt Mahurin, who also direct the official video for the single. Mahurin had the following to say:

"It was a thrill and a challenge (and maybe a bit ironic) to use the innovative and immersive world of VR to explore the disconnect of direct human connection that results from the addictive world of social media." Read more here.




Messenger Confirm That They Have Broken Up(Prog)

Messenger have confirmed that they have split up. There's been speculation surrounding the band's future since the summer, when they were forced to pull out of a planned appearance at the TeamRock-sponsored Stone Free festival in London due to "unforeseen circumstances."
Now they've confirmed that, after "much deliberation" they've decided to call it a day. The band say in a statement: "It is with a heavy heart that we must announce that this musical voyage has come to an end.

"We've collectively had many messages about our status and why we've had to cancel festival appearances and tours recently - and after much deliberation, we've decided that this decision is the right one."

They thank fans for their support and add: "Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine we would share stages with some of the biggest and best bands in the genre of progressive rock all over the world, win awards and release two albums to critical acclaim." Read more here.




Asking Alexandria Release Live Video From Danny Worsnop's Return(Metal Hammer)

Asking Alexandria have released a live video featuring their returned vocalist Danny Worsnop. The clip shows the vocalist singing "Not The American Average" at a show on their 10 Years In The Black tour. It follows recently released footage of his first comeback show with Asking Alexandria in Seattle earlier this week.
Worsnop's comeback was confirmed at the weekend - following a breakdown in relations with Worsnop's replacement Denis Stoff, who'd joined in 2015.

Asking Alexandria's Seattle setlist excluded all songs from latest album The Black - their only record featuring the Ukrainian musician. Fans on social media have commented on the fact that nothing from The Black was performed and that a number of tracks not played live in years were included.

Guitarist Ben Bruce claimed that Stoff had "just stopped talking" to the band - but the singer hit back later, saying: "I left AA because I can't be in a touring band at this point in my life. There's no drama and I don't want to be a part of it."

The band recently said that they'd already begun recording new music with Worsnop - with guitarist Ben Bruce's Kill It With Fire colleague Matt Good at the helm. Read more and watch the video here.



Armored Saint Joey Vera's Stolen Bass Found On eBay(Classic Rock)

Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera has been reunited with a bass guitar that was stolen from him 18 months ago. The white ESP V4 bass was stolen in February of last year, along with a 1979 Gibson Les Paul guitar. And after months of trying to track it down, Vera resigned himself to the likelihood that he'd never see it again.
But earlier this month a fan got in touch to say he'd seen what looked like the bass for sale on eBay. Vera says: "We filed police reports, searched local pawn shops, Craigslist, eBay etc for several months. But soon after we had to come to grips that these two guitars were gone forever.

"Then on October 4 of this year, just before I left for Japan to play a gig with Armored Saint, I got a message from a fan, William Wells, saying that he was about to bid on a bass he found on eBay.

"He really liked the bass and was about to bid when his memory recalled a similar bass in a post that I has posted back in February of 2015. After looking up that old post, he realised that it might be the same bass. He sent me the message along with the eBay posting ID, and sure enough after taking a close look at it, it knew it was my bass." Read more here.




Avenged Sevenfold's M Shadows Explains The Stage Video Concept(Classic Rock)

Avenged Sevenfold's M Shadows has described the "humanistic" message behind their video for The Stage. Lifted from their album of the same name, the promo features a puppet show illustrating war and persecution throughout history, from prehistoric times and medieval witch-hunting through to the first and second world wars. The vocalist suggests that the human race has failed to learn from its bloody history.
He tells OC Register: "The video alludes to somebody watching over us, watching us kill each other over senseless things and not understanding each other. As soon as it gets to a certain point there's a push of a button and the simulation starts over, like we can't figure it out and that's more of a humanistic view, like why can't we just treat each other better?

"We're all here and we just do the same things to each other over and over, whether it's dropping bombs on each other or beating each other with sticks. That's what it's really about. It's not meant to be a political endorsement of any candidate or whatever else people want to talk about in YouTube comments." Read more and watch the video here.




Crowbar Release 'Falling While Rising' Video

Crowbar have released a new video for their track "Falling While Rising". The song comes from the group's brand new studio album "The Serpent Only Lies."
Frontman Kirk Windstein had this to say about the new record, which hit stores this past Friday (October 28th), "We are so excited about our 11th studio record! The Serpent Only Lies is a powerful follow up."

"The Falling While Rising" music video was directed by (Ace Frehley, Black Label Society), and has been premiered on YouTube. Watch the new clip here.

The band also announced that they will be promoting the new album by embarking on a coheadlining tour with Goatwhore. The U.S. trek will be kicking off on December 2nd in Little Rock, AR. See the dates here.




Upon A Burning Body Release Fresh Prince Themed Video(Metal Hammer)

Upon A Burning Body have released a video for their track B.M.F. The video was shot in the style of hit 90s sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, which starred rapper Will Smith and helped launch his career as an actor.
In the video, the camera zooms in on frontman Danny Leal to reveal his Fresh Prince tattoo on his arm. The singer has previously revealed his love of the show, posting a picture of himself wearing a Bel-Air Academy basketball top on Twitter.

B.M.F. features on Upon A Burning Body's fourth album Straight From The Barrio, which was released last week via Sumerian Records. Leal previously said of the album: "The thing that we really need to do is solidify that Upon A Burning Body sound. We have a ton of ideas on the way. We'll put together a smash, we have no doubt." Watch the video here.



Korn's 'Serenity Of Suffering' Album Artwork Explained(Metal Hammer)

Artist Ron English has shed light on his vision for Korn's Serenity Of Suffering album artwork. He says his image of a young boy walking into a carnival, while holding the doll which features on the cover of their 1999 album Issues, represents his "resurrection" from his traumatic childhood past.
In a post shared by guitarist Munky, English says: "The boy is pulling the Issues doll out from a pile of abandoned toys at the edge of the midway as he heads into the thick of the carnival.

"The underlying theme is resurrection, a boy reclaiming power over his childhood trauma, creating a new narrative to reckon with the demons that damaged him.

"He is reanimating the doll as himself, and whatever cowed him as a child will be absorbed and deflected through the doll." Read more here.




Enter Shikari Push Back Release Of New Live Album(Metal Hammer)

Enter Shikari say the launch of their Live At Alexandra Palace album will be delayed until November 18. Originally slated for release on November 4, the record will be the sixth installment of the UK outfit's Bootleg Series - showcasing their sold-out performance in February at the London venue.
But the St Albans outfit blame "unavoidable" manufacturing delays for the push-back - and have now released track Torn Apart on Spotify to bridge the gap.

They say: "Sorry guys, but due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to put the release of Live At Alexandra Palace back until November 18 - due to unavoidable delays at the manufacturing end.

"It's not just our release that's been affected. Some of us are sitting here bemoaning the delay in the Stranger Things soundtrack vinyl too, for example.

"The one upside of this, is that it means we have an extra week or so of pre-orders, which means we can keep the window open for people getting the autographed copies of the album as we can't get them signed until they turn up, of course." Read more and stream the track here.



Raging Speedhorn Release 'Bring Out Your Dead' Video(Metal Hammer)

Raging Speedhorn have released a video for their new single "Bring Out Your Dead". The song comes from the band's latest album Lost Ritual, which was released earlier this year. The follow-up to 2007's Before The Sea was made possible thanks to a successful Pledge Music campaign.
The video for Bring Out Your Dead features footage shot during the band's appearance at this year's Download festival. Raging Speedhorn support Skindred on select dates on their upcoming UK tour, which kicks off tonight (October 31).

Guitarist Jim Palmer says: "We've known those guys for years, Benji longer because of Dub War. We are really happy to be able to go out and play these shows with them, it's going to be so much fun.

"Skindred have grown into such an incredible band so it's an honour to be asked to do this. It'll be like stepping right back to those days in the early 2000s when we last shared a stage. Bring on the party!" Watch the video here.



Sepultura 'I Am The Enemy' Live Video Goes Online(Metal Hammer)

Sepultura played their new track I Am The Enemy at Salvador's Rock Concha over the weekend. Video footage of the set, including the song from upcoming 14th album Machine Messiah, can be seen online.
Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser recently revealed the follow-up to 2013's The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart was "inspired by the robotisation of our society."

He added: "The concept of a 'God Machine' who created humanity and now it seems that this cycle is closing itself, returning to the starting point.

"We came from machines and we are going back to where we came from. The messiah, when he returns, will be a robot, or a humanoid, our bio-mechanical savior."

As for the album, which will be released on January 13 via Nuclear Blast, Kisser reported: "I'm very happy with everything about Machine Messiah. It is a Sepultura album but with a new direction and intensity, a new musical challenge, a step forward." Read more and watch the video clip

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Avenged Sevenfold Release Surprise Album

Update: Avenged Sevenfold confirmed the surprise release of their new album "The Stage" early this morning (Oct 27th). It was released both physically and at digital retailers. Here is our original report with more details:
Avenged Sevenfold's new album may be released on Friday (October 28th). The band has been expected to announce the effort during their concert event tonight, but an online retailer appears to have jumped the gun by publishing details.

Rumors have circulated that the band would announce the new album during tonight's concert (Oct 27) which will be streamed across the world in 3D, 360-degree via the VRTGO virtual reality platform.

Amazon in Canada reportedly posted details for the album including the tracklist, artwork and the title "The Stage" (not the rumored Voltaic Oceans) and listed a release date of October 28th, making it a surprise album release if the details are accurate. Read more including leaked tracklist here.



Guns N' Roses Fuels Call Of Duty Trailer(Classic Rock)

Guns N' Roses classic Welcome To The Jungle provides the soundtrack to a new trailer for upcoming video game Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
The trailer for the game - which is released on November 4 on PS4 and Xbox One, has been posted online. It also features swimming hero Michael Phelps and Eastbound & Down star Danny McBride.

Guns N' Roses this year announced a partial reunion of their classic lineup, with frontman Axl Rose and guitarist Slash playing together for the first time in years. Bass player Duff McKagan is also involved.

The reunited Guns N' Roses are currently on tour, with dates lined up through until next year. Further shows are expected to be announced in due course. Watch the trailer here.




Original Foreigner, Santana Singer Lead The Rock Pack Lineup

Original Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm, founding Santana singer and keyboardist Gregg Rolie, Cheap Trick singer Robin Zander lead the lineup of a special music collective called The Rock Pack.
The aforementioned singers along with ex-Journey singer Steve Augeri, former Asia frontman John Payne, The Tubes' Fee Waybill will be teaming up for a special concert on December 16 at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix.

Payne organized the event, which is expected to run for two hours and feature each singer sharing stories and performing some of their biggest hits. Payne had this to say, "I decided to create a unique concert concept that was start to finish full of monster hits by iconic vocalists." Find more details here.




The Doors' Earliest Recordings To Be Released On New Live Album(Radio.com)

Newly discovered live recordings of The Doors from May of 1966 are set to be released via a new live package entitled "London Fog 1966" which will hit stores on December 9th.
Before The Doors released their self-titled studio debut in 1967, they performed as the house band at London Fog, a West Hollywood nightclub located just down the way from Whiskey a Go Go. Now, fans will get to hear The Doors before they really became The Doors.

The live album will feature seven songs newly mastered by Doors engineer Bruce Botnick. The tracks are a combination of early Doors songs as well as blues covers. London Fog 1966 will be a collector's edition boxed set with only 18,000 copies available and each one numbered individually.

The set comes in a lift-top package made to look like a vintage storage box, and will include a CD and a 10-inch record designed to look like a test pressing. Read more here.



Killswitch Engage Announce Special Two-Disc Release

Killswitch Engage have announced that they will be celebrating this year's Black Friday Record Store Day event with the release of "Beyond the Flames: Home Video Part II."
The special release will be available in a two-disc, Blu-ray and CD package and will only be offered on RSD, which will be taking place this year on November 25th.

The package will include 3 and a hours of footage, including 17 live performances, a 75-minute documentary about the return of frontman Jesse Leach, the band's early days, as well as Jesse's departure from the group, according to the announcement. Read more here.





Chicago's Jason Scheff Leaves Band After 30 Years

Longtime Chicago singer and bass player, Jason Scheff, who replaced Peter Cetera in 1985, has officially parted ways with the group after an over 30-year run with the band.
Chicago broke the news to fans via their Facebook page with the following statement, "We are so grateful to Jason for the enormous contribution he has made to Chicago over the last 30 plus years. Everyone wishes him and his family all the best as he continues his musical journey."

The veteran outfit have recruited Jeff Coffey (credits include Hootie and the Blowfish, Vertical Horizon, Sixpence None the Richer), to take Scheff's place after he filled in for the singer/bassist earlier this year who took a break from the group for "family health reasons". Read the full announcement here.



Dillinger Escape Plan Perform With Original Singer(Metal Hammer)

The Dillinger Escape Plan invited their original singer Dimitri Minakakis to perform two songs with them in Seattle and video footage of the jam has been posted online by the band.
The band are on tour in support of new album Dissociation, after which they will bring their 20-year career to an end. Minakakis was a founding member of the group but left in 2001 and was replaced by Greg Puciato. The former frontman guested on The Mullet Burden and 43% Burnt - both early Dillinger tracks on which he recorded vocals - during the group's set at Seattle's El Corazon venue this week.

Earlier this month, former guitarist Jeff Tuttle joined the band for performances of Mouth Of Ghosts and Milk Lizard in Pontiac, MI. Dillinger have been playing smaller venues on the current run of North American dates, with guitarist Ben Weinman saying he will miss performing live when the band call it quits.

Weinman said: "The scary thing for me, in ending this, is I'm not scared of continuing to do this - I'm scared of not having those shows." Read more and watch the video here.




Video Of Danny Worsnop Live Return To Asking Alexandria Goes Online(Metal Hammer)

Video footage has emerged of Danny Worsnop making his live return to Asking Alexandria. The video was shot at Seattle's Showbox SoDo - the first show on their 10 Years In The Black tour.
The reunion was confirmed at the weekend, following a breakdown in relations with Worsnop's replacement Denis Stoff, who'd joined in 2015. Asking Alexandria's Seattle setlist excluded all songs from latest album The Black - their only record featuring the Ukrainian musician. Fans on social media have commented on the fact that nothing from The Black was performed and that a number of tracks not played live in years were included.

Guitarist Ben Bruce reported that Stoff had "just stopped talking" to the band - but the singer hit back later, saying: "I left AA because I can't be in a touring band at this point in my life. There's no drama and I don't want to be a part of it."

Asking Alexandria also recently confirmed they'd already started recording a new song with Worsnop. Matt Good - who's a member of Kill It With Fire alongside Bruce - has revealed studio work is in progress.

Good said: "Mixing an amazing new Asking Alexandria song at the moment featuring the return of Danny, who absolutely crushed the vocals. Damn damn." Read more and watch the video here.




Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Release 'Perfect Strangers' Video(hennemusic)

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow have released a performance video of the Deep Purple classic, "Perfect Strangers", as a preview to the November 18 release of their DVD and Blu-ray package, "Memories In Rock - Live In Germany."
The set captures the guitarist's return to the rock stage for the first time in two decades this past June with a new lineup for a pair of Monsters Of Rock festivals in Germany and a third date in the UK.

Blackmore was joined by Lords Of Black singer Ronnie Romero, Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson, Blackmore's Night drummer David Keith, bassist Bob Nouveau and backup singers Candice Night and Lady Lynn for the rare rock shows by the former Deep Purple legend.

Blackmore last performed rock in 1997 while touring in support of Rainbow's eighth album, "Stranger In Us All." That same year he went on to form the medieval folk band Blackmore's Night with then-girlfriend and now-wife Candice Night, and the group has gone on to release ten albums.

"Memories In Rock - Live In Germany" will be available via DVD+2CD, Blu-ray+2CD and digital formats, with a deluxe version (DVD, Blu-ray and 2CD in a 48-page hardback photobook) and a 3LP version (180-gram vinyl) due on December 2. here.



Limited Edition Beach Boys Album For Record Store Day(Gibson)

Thanksgiving is on the way, which means Black Friday is coming up, too. Each year, Record Store Day rounds up a collection of exclusive releases for its 2016 Black Friday event, with the music being available exclusively at independent record stores on Nov. 25.
Black Friday for the Beach Boys will bring a 19-song LP called Becoming The Beach Boys that packs songs from the band's recent compilation of early recordings.

The Monkees will release a 10-inch EP on vinyl named Good Times! Plus! that includes four non-LP songs the guys recorded while doing their 2016 release, Good Times!




Testament Frontman Calls Former Member's Rants Delusional(Metal Hammer)

Testament vocalist Chuck Billy has called the band's former bassist Greg Christian's most recent outburst "delusional". The disgruntled musician left the band in 2014 and said in the aftermath of the split that he had been left with less than $150 to his name. He also claimed that his former bandmates "took advantage" of him financially.
And last week, Christian repeated online rants about the situation, claiming he had made a "bad life choice" by staying with the band for as long as he did. But Billy reports he was surprised by Christian's most recent comments as they recently met face to face and their relationship seemed to have improved.

The vocalist tells eonMusic: "We shot our video last weekend - we're actually documenting some of the history of the Legacy record, and we'll hopefully put out a 30 year anniversary edition.

"We invited Greg to come down. Even with all the stuff that he has said, we still thought it was the right thing to do to invite him, because he was a part of it. He came down, and he said, 'I'm not going to bring any negativity - it's all going to be positive.'

"He came down, did his thing, we all said hi, smoked a joint together, and he was off on his way - no big deal. I don't know what happened by the time he got home, but by the evening, he just went on a rant again.

"I can't quite figure out what's going on or why, but his accusations are very delusional." Read more here.



The Winery Dogs Supergroup Going On Hiatus For 2017(Classic Rock)

The Winery Dogs are taking all of next year off to focus on their own individual projects, drummer Mike Portnoy confirms. The trio featuring the former Dream Theater drummer, along with Mr. Big men Billy Sheehan and Richie Kotzen, recently wrapped up their tour in support of their second album Hot Streak.
Portnoy tells Sirius XM (via Blabbermouth): "We're basically going to take 2017 off. Richie's going to do his solo band stuff, and I think Billy says he might be doing some Mr Big activity.

"I'm going to spend 2017 with The Neal Morse Band for the first several months, then possibly a new Flying Colors album and a new Metal Allegiance album. Billy, Richie and I have penciled in tentatively reconvening after next year - and hopefully at the start of 2018." Read more here.



Last In Line Is 'All About The Music' Says Vivian Campbell(Classic Rock)

Guitarist Vivian Campbell has called working in Last In Line a "passion project" and credited late bassist Jimmy Bain with making sure that any profits generated by the band were split equally.
Bain died just weeks before the Dio offshoot released their debut album Heavy Crown. But speaking about his work outside of Def Leppard, Campbell praised Bain's vision for the band and says being able to perform in the outfit is a "labour of love."

Campbell tells Rock Today: "Jimmy did feel that this was his band. We split everything equally - there's no prima donnas in this band. We split all the songs four ways, regardless of who initiated the idea or who did the lion's share of the work. It was very much a team effort and I think Jimmy really appreciated that.

"I think that makes for better music where's there's no other agenda involved, when you're not thinking 'OK, I'm going to get all the publishing on this song so I can make more money'. It's all about the music and that's all it's about." here.




Periphery's Spencer Sotelo Finishes NIN Inspired Solo Album(Prog)

Periphery frontman Spencer Sotelo has finished working on his solo album under the name Endur. Heavily inspired by Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor - taking in everything from the band's 1992 debut EP Broken up to 2007's Year Zero - Sotelo says the project will launch before the end of the year.
He tells Metal Injection: "I actually just finished my solo album. It's coming out under the name Endur. It's like Trent Reznor worship and very heavy industrial.

"From Broken to Year Zero material. That's coming out on Sumerian Records in November or December this year. There's no set date for it yet, but I just turned it in." Read more here.



Kentucky Headhunters Cover Alice Cooper Classic On New Album(Gibson)


Veteran rockers the Kentucky Headhunters are gearing up for the release of On Safari, a collection of fiery blues-tinged and country-flavored rockers that rank with the best work the pioneering southern band has ever recorded. The album features all-original material, with one exception - a blistering cover of the 1971 Alice Cooper classic, "Caught in a Dream."
"That was [drummer] Fred Young's idea," says Headhunter guitarist Greg Martin. "He and [his brother] Richard had the Love it to Death album in the early '70s. That's such a great song. We didn't do it exactly like the Alice Cooper group did it - we changed the format around a bit and tried to bring something of our own spark to it, hopefully."

Martin, who's a big fan of original Alice Cooper guitarist Michael Bruce's songwriting, says he detects an "early Cooper" influence in the work of other southern bands. Read more here.






More Stars Joining 2nd Annual Bowl 4 Ronnie James Dio Bowling Party(Adrenaline)

Even more star power has been added to The 2nd Annual BOWL 4 RONNIE Bowling Party, which is taking place on Friday (November 4th) the Pinz Bowling Center in Studio City, Ca.
The benefit event will benefit the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund and follows the 2015 event which raised $155,000 for the charity setup in honor of the legendary metal vocalist. We were sent these details about this year's proceedings:

"Participants can anticipate an evening of fun, food, and of course, bowling with rockers and celebrities competing for trophies in the name of raising funds and awareness for the Dio Cancer Fund. Among the raffle prizes will be a specially-designed bowling ball featuring the Bowl 4 Ronnie artwork. The live auction will include music memorabilia and celebrity signed guitars, among them a 6-string Jackson guitar donated by Chris Broderick of Act of Defiance, who will be in attendance, stage played while on tour with Megadeth in 2012 (as well as autographed photos of Chris playing that same guitar).

"Stars expected to attend include Bjorn Englen (Dio Disciples/Tony MacAlpine/ Yngwie Malmsteen), Chris Broderick (Megadeth/Act of Defiance), Eddie Money, Chris Hager (Rough Cutt), Marty O'Brien (Lita Ford), Mick Sweda (Bullet Boys), Tim "Ripper" Owens (Dio Disciples/Judas Priest), David "Rock" Feinstein (Elf/The Rods), Jeff Scott Soto (Kryst The Conqueror/Yngwie Malmsteen), Chas West (Lynch Mob/Foreigner/ Bonham), Joe Retta (Dio Disciples/ Sweet), Marc Ferrari (Keel), Robert Sarzo (Hurricane), Rudy Sarzo (Dio/Quiet Riot/Whitesnake), Scott Warren (Dio /Warrant), Craig Goldy and Simon Wright (Dio/AC/DC), Howie Simon (Nelson, Alcatraz), singer Ann Boleyn (Hellion), singer Sonia Harley, Joey Vera (Armored Saint), Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour), Christian Martucci (Stone Sour), Michael Spencer (Flotsam and Jetsam), guitarist Monte Pittman and actor/ musician Sean McNabb (Lynch Mob/Quiet Riot/Dokken), with more names still being added." Find more details here.



Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen Push Back Blackfield Album Release(Prog)

Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen will release Blackfield V in February. It was originally due to be released in November via Kscope - but that date has now been pushed back until February 10, 2017.
Wilson stepped back from Blackfield in 2009, announcing a full departure in 2014. But he's described his latest work with Geffen as "a return to the full partnership that made the first two albums such firm favourites with fans."

Blackfield V was written and recorded over 18 months between Israel and England, and features 13 "linked songs that form a flowing 45 minute ocean themed song cycle." It's said to be "a powerful journey through catchy melodies, lush arrangements, and stunning production, with legendary producer and engineer Alan Parsons working on three of the album's key tracks." Read more here.



Sid Vicious Documentary Coming To Theaters(Gibson)

A film documentary that explores the tumultuous relationship between late Sex Pistol bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen will be screened in several North American cities during November and December.
Directed by Danny Garcia, whose previous work includes "The Rise and Fall of The Clash," the aptly titled "Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy" will also be available on home video beginning December 9.

It includes interviews with such insiders as Bob Gruen, Sylvain Sylvain, Leee Black Childers and singer Donna Destri -- sister of former Blondie keyboardist Jimmy Destri.

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Rock Has Reached A Dead End According To The Who's Daltrey(Classic Rock)


Roger Daltrey says rappers have more relevance in today's music scene than rock bands. The Who frontman says rock music has "reached a dead end" and also reckons his band have been "stuck in a cycle" as they've been playing the same material for the last 40 years.
Daltrey tells The Times: "The sadness for me is that rock has reached a dead end. The only people saying things that matter are the rappers and most pop is meaningless and forgettable. You watch these people and you can't remember a bloody thing."

The Who recently wrapped up appearances at the Desert Trip festival in California with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young and Roger Waters. And despite the star-studded names in the lineup, Daltrey says his high point was at the Day On The Green concert in California in 1976.

He adds: "Since then it seems we've been stuck in a cycle. Day On The Green happened 40 years ago yesterday. At Desert Trip we played the same set." Read more here.



Yes Icon Rick Wakeman Disgusted By Rock Hall(Prog)

Rick Wakeman has slammed the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for leaving the progressive music genre "ignored" - and says he might not attend if Yes are inducted next year.
They've been nominated for the third time after first becoming eligible in 1994. Wakeman tells WROR: "I pushed for Yes to go in the Hall of Fame when I wasn't in the band, because I felt the band deserved to go in years ago.

"There's some bands that have been inducted that I have no idea why they're in there. There's bands like Yes and a few others and you go, 'Why aren't they in?' It just doesn't make an ounce of sense to me."

He continues: "It seems that anything to do with prog rock was considered a dirty word by them. It's the most inventive and the most influential music to musicians that there's ever been in the history of rock'n'roll - and yet it's ignored.

"I'm not sure whether I'd turn up. I'm so disgusted with the way that prog rock and Yes have been treated, I might be busy. I might be washing my hair that night." Read more here.




Rolling Stones Play Private Gig For 300 People(Radio.com)

On Tuesday night, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft hosted a private Rolling Stones concert at Gillette Stadium for 200-300 of his closest friends and business associates.
According to the Boston Globe, those invited received a small box in the mail containing a white rock with the printed words: 'Gillette Stadium Tuesday Evening October 25, 2016. Very Special Live Performance by The Rolling Stones."

The guest list included 98.5 The Sports Hub's Scott Zolak, Boston rocker Peter Wolf, legendary designer Tommy Hilfiger, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck. Read more here.




Reunited Asking Alexandria Already Recorded New Music(Metal Hammer)

Asking Alexandria have already recorded a new track with returned frontman Danny Worsnop. The reunion was confirmed at the weekend, following a breakdown in relations with his replacement, Denis Stoff, who'd joined in 2015.
But Matt Good - who's a member of Kill It With Fire alongside Asking Alexandria's Ben Bruce - has revealed studio work is in progress. Good tweets: "Mixing an amazing new Asking Alexandria song at the moment featuring the return of Danny, who absolutely crushed the vocals. Damn damn."

The band have just commenced a North American tour with Worsnop at the helm, after Bruce reported that Stoff had "just stopped talking to us." Stoff later tweeted: "I left AA because I can't be in a touring band at this point in my life. There's no drama and I don't want to be a part of it." Read more here.



Iron Maiden Stand Against Pay For Play Practice(Classic Rock)

Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris says they'll never make other bands pay to support them on tour - and he believes other successful acts should do the same.
He argues that it's a great opportunity to help nurture the big names of the future, and it's also a chance to give something back to the scene that made him a success.

In many situations, support bands will be required to "buy on" to a headline act's tour, paying for the opportunity to appear before a bigger audience than they'd get themselves, with the aim of expanding their own following.

Harris tells Metal Journal (via Blabbermouth): "I hate it when people charge bands to play with them - I hate that. I've never done that and I will never do it.

"To me, it's just wrong. A band should get at least some expenses to pay a gig, and they shouldn't have to pay to play. I've always been really against that. I've always tried to help people out." Read more here.







Prince, Rolling Stones, Jack White Record Store Day Exclusives(Classic Rock)

Prince, the Rolling Stones and Jack White vinyl exclusives have all been announced for this year's Record Store Day's Black Friday event on November 25.
Late pop icon Prince will be honored with a 12-inch picture disc, featuring his 1992 single with the New Power Generation, Sexy MF. The Rolling Stones will also release their cover of Eddie Taylor's Ride Em On Down. The song will also be included on their forthcoming LP Blue and Lonesome, which arrives on December 2.

Jack White, formerly an ambassador for Record Store Day, will re-release the Raconteurs' Steady As She Goes and Store Bought Bones in a vinyl package which contains replicas of the band's backstage passes. Prophets Of Rage will issue a vinyl edition of their debut EP The Party's Over as part of Black Friday celebrations. Read more here.




Korn Release 'Take Me' Video(Metal Hammer)

Korn have released a video for their new track "Take Me." The song is taken from Korn's 12th album The Serenity Of Suffering, which is out now on Roadrunner Records.
Frontman Jonathan Davis recently told Metal Hammer that he was proud of the band's legacy and how they inspired a host of rock acts. He said: "Slipknot were inspired by what we did, but they took it and did their own thing, which is f***ing amazing. One that I thought was a big compliment, but I also thought was f***ed up, was Sepultura's Roots album.

"That was just a blatant Korn rip-off, and I had it out with producer Ross Robinson about that, because he just took our sound and gave it to Sepultura. My young brain couldn't handle it. But they were one of our biggest influences, so I guess they get a pass. And that's a classic album, so it's all good." Watch the video here.



For Today Members Launch New Band, Stream First Song

For Today may be on their farewell tour but brothers Ryan Leitru (guitar) and Brandon Leitru (bass) are already looking ahead to their next music project.
Ryan and Brandon announced their new group which they are calling Nothing Left and they are giving fans a taste of what is come with the releasing of the band's first song "Hands of Death".

Fans in Europe can also see the band perform live as a support act on For Today's farewell tour which kicks off tonight (Oct 26th). Brandon had this to say about the new group, "A lot of people have been asking if any of us will continue making music after For Today is finished," said Brandon Leitru. "Well, the answer is yes! Check out the first song from Nothing Left - the new band that Ryan and I started.

"We started putting together songs for this project early this year. We asked our friend Danon to do vocals and got Alex from Silent Planet to play drums on the recording. I'm happy with the way the songs turned out and excited to finally let people hear them."

Ryan adds, "It's been awesome to start fresh on a new project without guidelines or expectations. We had the freedom to make music that we want to hear without concern for how people will receive it. We are thankful that Nuclear Blast supports the type of creativity that tends to yield more exciting and interesting music." Stream the song here.



Tom Petty Announces 40th Anniversary Box Sets(hennemusic)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will commemorate the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with two companion vinyl box sets featuring their entire studio album catalogue alongside three solo records by Petty.
Many of these albums have been out of print on vinyl for years and most albums have been remastered for this release. All LPs in each of the limited-edition box sets will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl with replica artwork.

Due December 9, "The Complete Studio Albums Volume 1 (1976-1991)" presents Petty's first nine records - from the 1976 debut to 1991's "Into The Great Wide Open." The set features the singer's solo debut, 1989's "Full Moon Fever."

Due November 25, "The Complete Studio Albums Volume 2 (1994-2014)" delivers Petty's solo efforts "Wildflowers" (1994) and "Highway Companion" (2006) alongside all band releases through to their most recent album, 2014's "Hypnotic Eye." here.




Scorpions Energized By Addition Of Motorhead's Mikkey Dee(Classic Rock)

Scorpions singer Klaus Meine has hailed former Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee as a "fresh wave of energy" for the band. Dee was named a permanent member of the veteran German outfit last month, after having joined them on a temporary basis in April. The move came after the end of Motorhead with mainman Lemmy's death in December.
Meine says in a press conference video, below: "We celebrate 50 years of Scorpions, but it's much more than that - the fact that the band is still together and we still put on a damn good show.

"And with Mikkey just joining the band, there's a fresh wave of energy. It's a lot of fun and we enjoy it every night." He adds: "You have great musicians - a great drummer, a great guitarist. And the guy can be the best musician in the world, but it's very important to have a good company." Read more here.




Evergrey Recruit Floor Jansen For 'In Orbit' Video(Prog)

Evergrey have released a video for their new single "In Orbit". It features on the Swedish outfit's 10th album The Storm Within, which launched in September. The track features Nightwish singer Floor Jansen - who also appears in the video for the track.
Evergrey vocalist Tom S Englund tells Loudwire: "Floor is a personal friend and a major Evergrey fan, so it was discussed over a glass of wine between her and my wife Carina, who asked her if she wanted to do the song."

Speaking of the concept behind the follow-up to 2014's Hymns For The Broken, Englund said: "As usual, the lyrics are based on someone or some event in my life. When we were making this album a lot of these relationship issues were going on around me - people losing a partner or a loved one and grieving.

"The Storm Within is about a search for identity, trying to make yourself full when you feel half empty, and I placed that storyline in an interstellar world." Watch the video here.




Enslaved Stream New Song 'Heimvegen'(Prog)

Enslaved have released a stream of their new single "Heimvegen." It comes from the Norwegian outfit's upcoming 14th studio album The Sleeping Gods - Thorn, which will launch on November 11 on By Norse Music.
The follow-up to 2015's In Times is available for pre-order via their label's website and comes just a week after their 1994 debut album Vikingligr Veldi is reissued. It's set for release on November 3.

Guitarist Ivar Bjornson said of revisiting the record: "We have been waiting since the day we recorded it - and at last it is happening. It has been a challenging journey, and it has demanded a lot of patience and understanding from all parts involved.

"The day we hold the finished product in our hand will be as sacred a day for us as the day we finished recording it." Listen to the new song here.




Rick Parfitt Rules Out Return To Status Quo(Classic Rock)


Rick Parfitt says he won't return to performing with Status Quo in any capacity. The veteran guitarist suffered a serious heart attack on the road in June and his management later revealed he'd "died for several minutes" during the incident.
While he is expected to make a full recovery, he won't play any part in the band's current run of farewell electric shows and he now reveals he won't return to Quo in any performing capacity - although he remains involved in Quo's business activities. He has been replaced by Richie Malone and after the tour ends on December 23, Quo will only perform acoustic shows in the future.

Parfitt tells Classic Rock's Dave Ling that he won't go to any of the electric shows and that he has no interest in being a part of any future acoustic gigs. On whether he will attend the electric shows, Parfitt says: "That wouldn't be a good move. Some fans would think, 'If you're well enough to be here then you're well enough to play.'

"Plus, standing there in the audience… no, I don't think I could do that, but I do wish Richie Malone all the best. He's a f***ing good little player and it must be all of his dreams come true." Read more here.




Bob Seger In The Studio For Night Moves 40th Anniversary(Classic Rock)

The latest episode of the syndicated radio show In The Studio: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands celebrates the 40th anniversary of Bob Seger's breakthrough album "Night Moves." The show sent over these details:
Bob Seger had come to the plate eight times with studio albums prior to 1976. He had singled way back in 1968 with "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man", doubled into the gap with Back In '72 and Bob Seger Seven and tripled with 1975's "Beautiful Loser". But the album Night Moves released in October 1976 was a real home run that traveled out of the park and didn't come down until it landed in 2004 at the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame.

Prior to Night Moves, Seger, considered by many critics as strictly a Midwestern regional act, proved them wrong when, after a twelve year career of paying his dues, he release two records back to back, Live Bullet in April 1976, recorded in front of an enthusiastic home crowd at Detroit's Cobo Hall, followed in October of that same year with Night Moves, which Rolling Stone magazine declared as the "Best Album of the Year".

In an in-depth interview with In The Studio host Redbeard, Bob Seger shares stories about the making of this landmark album and the professional and life lessons learned getting to that point.

Bob Seger says, " I think I made it when I was ready to make it. I think a lot of it was attitude. A lot of it was writing ability, consistent writing ability. A lot of it was maturity, a lot of it was the right band."

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Night Moves @ 40/ InTheStudio interview is available now to STREAM at: "" here.




Protest The Hero Stream New Song 'Harbinger'(Prog)


Protest The Hero have made their song "Harbinger" available to stream. The track comes from their forthcoming EP Pacific Myth - their first material since 2013 studio album Volition - and it'll feature six new tracks along with instrumental versions.
The songs were previously only available to subscribers to the band's Pacific Myth platform - but the songs have now been remixed and remastered for a wider audience. The package will get its official retail release on November 18.

Protest The Hero said: "A giant thank you first to all of our subscribers - you made this album possible and put an extra jump in our step the entire way. We hope you enjoy the extra treats we dropped on you today to say thanks.

"Another thank you to all those non-subscribers who have held out until now. If these truly are your first listens to the album - yeah right you friggin' pirates - we hope you enjoy." Stream the song here.




Crowbar Going Old School With Todd Strange(Metal Hammer)


Crowbar leader Kirk Windstein says the return of bassist Todd Strange has given their material an "old school" feel - and he can't wait to return to the road with him.
Former bassist Jeff Golden claimed he was fired by text message earlier this year - a move which paved the way back into the band for Strange, who had left the group in 1999.

Windstein says bringing him back into the fold wasn't a conscious decision, but one which has proved to be a success as Crowbar prepare to launch their 11th album The Serpent Only Lies on October 28.

Windstein tells New Noise Magazine: "We wish Jeff Golden all the best. It's just one of those things where things weren't working out with Jeff, and it's weird.

"Todd left the band in late 1999, and I hadn't seen him for years. We never left on bad terms - he just decided he'd had enough. As things started to become obvious that it wasn't going to work out with Jeff, we said, 'We probably have to get a new bass player if things don't change.'

"Todd had picked up the bass and started playing again a couple years ago. So, when things didn't work out with Jeff, Todd was there. Everything was written before any of that happened. That wasn't a conscious thing with Todd in mind.

"But I can't wait to play the new songs with Todd, because it does have that old school feel, and him coming back into the band is really a great thing. His attitude is unbelievable." Read more here.




Knifeworld Release 'I Must Set Fire To Your Portrait' Video(Prog)

Knifeworld have released a live video for their track "I Must Set Fire To Your Portrait." The song originally appeared on the band's third album Bottled Out Of Eden, which launched earlier this year. And they've made the video available to mark the announcement of a one-off acoustic show at London's The Islington on January 14.
The new video was shot at London's Bush Hall in June on Knifeworld's tour in support of the record. Vocalist and guitarist Kavus Torabi says: "The last tour felt, in a lot of ways, like the coming together of everything we've been doing in Knifeworld since we became an eight piece.

"Some of the songs have really evolved since they were first recorded and sound so much more exciting now. The Bush Hall concert felt like such a magical show and I'm so glad we captured it." Watch the video and read more here.




Singled Out: The World Over's Mountains

The World Over vocalist Tiaday Ball tells us about their latest single and the title track to their recently released new album "Mountains." Here is the story:
Our single and title track, "Mountains", started out sounding like the metalcore/post-hardcore stuff we used to play on our first album ("Rampart District") before it evolved into what it is now. There's a big change stylistically between our 2 EPs which is why they're 2 years apart. We really wanted to do something that sounded more like us, and post-hardcore didn't feel like "us". We wanted something fresh. We were inspired by a lot of different artists all across the board from PVRIS to the Deftones to more popular acts like Sia or more progressive acts like Periphery and even some more fusion artists like The Reign of Kindo. We'd spend a few days every week at Ryan's home studio during pre-production just writing non stop.
Once we dialed in the sound we wanted for this record, it all came together very naturally. We already knew exactly what we wanted by the time we hit the studio in Canada. There we recorded with our producer Siegfried Meier and Melvin Murray on drums and the whole thing came together very smoothly.

This song in particular took the longest to write, vocally. We tried collaborating with other artists to get outside ideas and perspectives on it. We'd be jamming with 3 acoustic guitars around in a circle at our former drummer's house and we got this one melody that wouldn't leave us. We tried using it as a chorus and got tired of it or it didn't sound as good sung with lyrics, tried using it in other songs; it just didn't seem to fit. That melody kept following me around even after I came up with the current chorus melody for this song so we decided to make it the "viking chant" gang vocal part in the bridge and it worked perfectly.

The chorus melody came to me so last minute and was put together only a few weeks before it was time to go to Canada. Throughout the entire pre-production process, this was the hardest song to put together and we even thought this wouldn't make it on the record so we would use something else instead. I had a huge writers block for a good portion of the pre-pro side but I guess I work better under pressure!

As for the lyrics, to what extent will you go to save your friends in their times of need? If it's hurting your morals, sucking you of your life and precious time? I was trying my best to help out a close friend of mine during times when no one else was there for her. I thought I knew her really well but she turned out to be a crazy motherf*cker and in the end, I had to cut her out of my life. If people want to be saved, they will take your help and work on themselves, not bring you down with them. That is not a friend.

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Eddie Vedder Ejects Fan From Pearl Jam Concert(hennemusic)

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder ejected a fan during the band's second show at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on August 22 and video of the incident has surfaced.
The group were performing "Lukin" late in the main set when Vedder noticed something going on in the crowd near the stage and he abruptly shut down the song.

"Hey! Hey mister! Hey, hey, get your finger out of that woman's face motherf…" he said. "Hey mister, all the the fingers are pointing at you. Yep. Come on. Clear out, mister."

As the alleged offender was escorted out by security, the singer made sure the female fan who may have been harassed was alright. "Ma'am, you're OK? Yeah? You're good? Alright, good," said Vedder. "That's a good man, taking care of your woman, and then she was taking care of herself, too, pretty good."

Vedder then counted the tune back in and, without missing a beat, Pearl Jam performed the final 15 seconds of the 1:02 track from their 1996 album "No Code."

Ironically, the next song in the show was the 2013 single, "Mind Your Manners." Watch video of the incident here.




Metallica Avoiding Online Negativity Over New Music(Metal Hammer)


Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett refuses to let himself read online comments about latest track Hardwired, in case they make him feel as if he shouldn't have bothered recording it.
He'd rather preserve the "great buzz" he has about the song, which will appear on 10th album Hardwired… To Self Destruct when it arrives on November 18.

The band debuted Hardwired on stage in Minneapolis at the weekend, just five days after they'd first played it together. Hammett tells 93X: "I feel the excitement, the energy in the air. We're all kind of picking up on it. I'm getting a tremendous amount of texts from friends, saying, 'Great song! Wonderful song!

"But as soon as I go onto my computer I think to myself, 'Should I read what other people are saying? Should I read some comments?' I instantly say to myself, 'Don't go there.' Because I'll get angry, then frustrated, then confused - and then want to write it all off as just f---ing useless bull---. 'Why did I even waste my time?'" Read more here.




Bruce Dickinson Backed Aircraft Crashes During Second Flight(Classic Rock)

An aircraft part funded by Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has crashed on its second flight. The Airlander 10 was damaged when it took a nosedive during a flight from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire, UK.
Billed as the world's longest aircraft, the £25 million aircraft sustained damage to its cockpit in the crash that occurred at around 11am GMT on Wednesday.

Aircraft enthusiast Dickinson announced last year that he was investing £250,000 in the manufacture of the Airlander 10 - which is described as part plane, part airship. It measures in at 302-feet long and can stay airborne for five days.

HAV, the craft's developer, tells the BBC all the crew are "safe and well". A spokesman adds: "The flight went really well and the only issue was when it landed." Read more here.




Nickelback Stream Cover Of Don Henley Classic(TeamRock)


Nickelback have streamed their cover of Eagles man Don Henley's 1982 track Dirty Laundry. They recently recorded it during sessions for their ninth album, which is expected early next year.
Chad Kroeger and co say of the song: "Sometimes you play a song in the studio just for fun. And sometimes it's so fun you have to record and share it with everyone!"

Nickelback are engaged in legal action against insurance giant Lloyds, who are refusing to cover the $13m costs associated with cancelling a run of dates last year as a result of Kroeger's vocal cord issues. Lloyds claim that he knew about the problem before the tour was arranged, but the band say that's not true and the firm are simply trying to avoid paying out. Check out the stream here.




Slipknot Considered Breaking Up Says Corey Taylor(Metal Hammer)


Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has recalled how the band almost split after their first album as a "f*** you" to the music industry. Their self-titled debut was released in 1999 and the backlash that surrounded it nearly led the band to call it quits before they eventually made 2001's follow-up Iowa.
Taylor tells Alternative Press: "That was one of those ideas that I was so in love with because it was such a 'f*** you' to the industry. Just to pull a total Sex Pistols and make one monstrously f***ing destructive album then just be like, 'No, that's all you f***ing get, f*** you.'

"I just remember the excitement on all of our faces and in all of our hearts. I even told some friends 'Yeah dude, we're gonna break up,' and they were like 'What the hell are you talking about?' They just thought we were f***ing crazy." Read more here.






Lemmy Statue Unveiled At Rainbow Bar And Grill(Classic Rock)

Artist Travis Moore has unveiled his statue to late Motorhead icon Lemmy at Hollywood's Rainbow Bar And Grill - the singer and bassist's favorite haunt.
The life-size bronze sculpture was commissioned after fans and friends contributed to a fundraising campaign following Lemmy's death in December.

Motorhead's long-time manager Todd Singerman and Lemmy's girlfriend Cheryl Keuleman attended the unveiling along with a number of rock and metal fans, who crammed into the venue on the Sunset Strip to see the 6ft statue for the first time.

Singerman tells the Press Association: "I look at him no differently than Johnny Cash, the Beatles and so on. He was real. He didn't bullsh*t. The way he went on stage was the way he was at home. Go find that today."

Speaking of the decision to locate the sculpture at the venue, Keuleman says: "The Rainbow was Lemmy's home." Read more and see a photo of the statue here.




Of Mice & Men Release Fan Assisted 'Real' Video(Metal Hammer)


Of Mice & Men have released a video for their track Real. The song comes from their forthcoming fourth album Cold War, which is released on September 9.
The video features members of Of Mice & Men's Ampersand fan club after the band asked them to to answer the question 'What makes you feel real?' Fans were asked to write their answer on white paper and film themselves, before sending the footage for consideration. Seven of the fans were also chosen to take part in the video shoot.

On the Real video, frontman Austin Carlile tells Rolling Stone: "We shot it in Portland, Oregon, during a day off from tour. We asked fans to submit footage holding up poster boards that explain what makes them feel real. The images that pop up mention everything from music to foster care activism to the Marfan's Community to St Jude's hospital.

"And some people wrote stuff like, 'reading,' 'my friends,' 'family.' We even had some fans in the studio while we were recording, just to include them more in the process." Watch the video here.




Frankie Miller Lost Duets Album Includes Rod Stewart, Elton, Kid Rock(Classic Rock)


A lost duets album of Frankie Miller songs featuring Rod Stewart, Elton John, Kid Rock and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh is to be released. Double Take, which also features country singer Willie Nelson, singers Huey Lewis and Bonnie Tyler and Status Quo's Francis Rossi, will be issued on September 30, 22 years after the singer-songwriter suffered a brain haemorrhage which cut his career short.
A batch of the singer-songwriter's lost demos have been reworked for the release after they were given to manager David Mackay by his wife, Annette.

The album is bundled with documentary DVD Frankie Miller: Sending Me Angels. Walsh tells the Daily Record: "I knew he was a brilliant singer, but I didn't realize how good a songwriter he was until I heard this massive collection of demos that he did.

"He pretty much wrote a song every day. I can't comprehend - it takes me a year to write a good song, you know, and he'd just crank 'em out without even trying." Read more here.




Dee Snider Predicts Metal Fans Will Hate His New Album(Classic Rock)


Dee Snider says most of the metal fans who follow Twisted Sister will "hate" his upcoming solo album, We Are The Ones. The singer has launched a Pledge campaign to fund the record, which is due out on October 28 and available for pre-order via Amazon.
Snider tells Billboard: "We created an album that is part Foo Fighters, part Imagine Dragons, part 30 Seconds To Mars. Forget anything from the past. Most of my heavy metal fans are gonna hate it - I've abandoned my past to move forward."

Though his sound is moving in a different direction, Snider says the legacy of Twisted Sister classic We're Not Gonna Take It will live on in the album's title track, We Are The Ones, which was the first song producer Damon Ranger presented to him.

Snider says: "Thematically, Damon says it's the message of Dee Snider fighting back and rebellion. it's believing in yourself. The We're Not Gonna Take It message is eternal and that should continue on." Read more here.




Toots Thielemans Dead At 94(The Blues)


Toots Thielemans has died aged 94. The multi-instrumentalist, who was widely known for his mastery of the harmonica, reportedly died in his sleep. He'd been hospitalised last month after a fall.
His manager Veerle Van De Poel tells the Los Angeles Times: "There were no complications. He died of old age, his body was simply worn out." Thielemans was an in-demand session player and a successful recording artist in his own right, having released a string of solo records over 50 years - including 1962 hit album Bluesette. He once described his sentimental, melodic musical style as "between a smile and a tear," his unusual blend of guitar and whistling becoming his trademark sound.

Though he rose to prominence in the jazz scene, Thielemans featured on a number of pop songs, such as Billy Joel's Leave A Tender Moment Alone and Julian Lennon's Too Late For Goodbyes, as well as R&B works including Quincy Jones' 1981 album The Dude and Paul Simon's 1975 record Still Crazy After All These Years. Read more here.




King 810 Release 'Alpha & Omega' Video(Metal Hammer)

King 810 have released a video for their track Alpha & Omega. The song features on the band's upcoming album La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God, which was produced by the band along with Josh Schroeder and Justyn Pilbrow.
The launch of Alpha & Omega follows the band's videos for I Ain't Goin' Back Again and The Last Supper. The follow-up to 2014's Memoirs Of A Murderer is described as an "inspired, holistic body of work that marks a profound evolutionary leap for the restless, driven souls of King 810.

"The title itself is a reference to the duel themes of the records - the real life violence and despair of Flint that fuels frontman David Gunn's narrative and secondly, the steady desensitisation and terminal closing down of the human spirit experienced when confronted with those real life conditions.

"Entwined around that conceptual core is an omnipresent haze of dark sexuality and desperation that provides La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God with some of its most unnerving moments." Watch the video here.




Jon Anderson Reveals His Last Message To Chris Squire(Prog)

Former Yes vocalist Jon Anderson has revealed the last message he sent to Chris Squire before the bassist's death last year. And he's reflected on the impression his late colleague's approach to music continues to make on his own work.
Squire passed away in June 2015, a month after announcing that he'd been diagnosed with cancer. He was 67. Anderson - who split with Yes in 2008 - tells Newsweek: "I emailed him, but he couldn't speak at that time. I said, 'I want to thank you for your life, your music. Without you I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing, and I'm so blessed to have had you in my life.'"

He continues: "As a musical partner he was so opposite to me. We were the yin and yang of the band. Like we would joke, I was Obi-Wan Kenobi and he was Darth Vader.

"The beauty of it was, I would be singing ideas and his bass would reflect my song, my lyric, my everything." Read more here.




Anthrax's Joey Belladonna Returns To The Recording Studio(Metal Hammer)

Anthrax producer Jay Ruston has revealed the band's frontman Joey Belladonna is in the studio working on an unnamed project. Ruston has posted a picture of himself and the singer on social media, alongside the captions "Vocal time @Anthrax" and "Hmmmm, what could they be recording?"
It is not clear whether Anthrax are working on new music so soon after the release of their latest album. Anthrax released their 11th album For All Kings in February of this year. And in a recent interview with The National Student at this month's Bloodstock festival, Belladonna revealed he was recording "a couple of songs" once he got back to the US.

He said: "I'm going to record something when I get back - a couple of songs - but that's right in the middle of it. If something needs to be done, I've got to get in to do it. I hate to be rushed. I wish I could have done it two months ago but now there's a window." Read more here.




Children Of Bodom Announce North American Tour(Metal Hammer)

Children Of Bodom have announced a North American tour which will take place this winter. The Finnish band will hit the road with Abbath, Exmortus and Oni in November and December, with the dates set up following Alexi Laiho and co's 2015 album I Worship Chaos.
Former Immortal frontman Abbath will also be promoting his self-titled 2016 debut record on the trek. The album has courted controversy, as his former bandmates accused him of stealing songs they had written for the follow-up to 2014's All Shall Fall.

Laiho tells Blabbermouth: "We're happy to have finally put something cool together for our upcoming US headline tour with Oni, Exmortus and the one and only Abbath - so I'd say this tour is more than worth checking out. We hope to see you there." See the dates here.




Status Quo Announce New Acoustic Album 'Aquostic II'(Classic Rock)

Status Quo have revealed that they'll launch their second acoustic album later this year. The follow-up to 2014's Aquostic (Stripped Bare) will be titled Aquostic II - That's A Fact! and will be released on October 21 via Universal Music On Demand.
Aquostic II - That's A Fact! will be issued on CD, limited edition double vinyl and deluxe 25 track edition 2CD. The standard CD release features 12 reimagined Quo tracks along with new tracks One For The Road and One Of Everything.

The deluxe edition comes with a second disc which features six tracks recorded at the band's Stuttgart Aquostic show 2014 and another new track, Is Someone Rocking Your Heart?

The band have made the artwork and tracklist available to view. See them here.




Enter Shikari Announce 'Live At Alexandra Palace' Album(Metal Hammer)

Enter Shikari are to launch an album titled Live At Alexandra Palace on November 4. It will be the sixth installment of the UK outfit's Bootleg Series - showcasing their sold-out performance in February at the London venue.
The band originally planned to release the entire show as a live video package using crowd-shot footage and film captured from giant screens. But they didn't have enough quality footage and instead opted to put out Redshift as a standalone visual document of the night.

Frontman Rou Reynolds said of the video: "After such a spectacle, we decided to cobble together and edit the footage from the jumbotrons on the night.

"Unfortunately a lot of the crowd footage was warped and unusable, but we were only able to put together one great track rather than a whole show, but we hope this'll give you an idea of the energy on the night.

"Being such a DIY tour - programming the video screen content and 4.1 surround sound mix ourselves, for example - it seems only right and proper that we apply that approach to the documentation of the show too. Victory snatched from the jaws of defeat, and all that." The video can be watched here.




You Me At Six Stream Title Song For 'Night People' Album(TeamRock)

You Me At Six have revealed they'll launch their fifth album Night People on January 13. To mark the announcement, the UK outfit have released a stream of the title track and given details of a 14-date UK and Ireland tour.
The band have been working on the follow-up to 2014's Cavalier Youth since last summer, with guitarist Max Helyer saying in 2015: "We've got ideas but we're very different people now and I think it's going to show the next progression of our band. We've done 10 years, but what's going to be the next 10 years for You Me At Six and what are we going to bring?"

He added: "I think we want to achieve higher levels and hopefully get another number one album." The artwork and tracklist for Night People and their tour dates can be seen here.




Sabaton Announce Thobbe Englund's Replacement(Metal Hammer)


Sabaton have bid farewell to outgoing guitarist Thobbe Englund and officially welcomed his replacement Tommy Johansson. Englund played his last show with the band at their Sabaton Open Air festival in Sweden at the weekend. Earlier this month it was revealed Englund was leaving due to the band's hectic touring schedule.
Now Sabaton have announced former Golden Resurrection and ReinXeed man Johansson as his replacement. Sabaton say: "Thank you Thobbe, welcome Tommy.

"Our guitar player Thobbe did his final concert with us on last Saturday's very emotional show at the Sabaton Open Air festival. Celebrating the release of our new album while saying goodbye to a great friend is lots of mixed feelings. But the future is bright since this was not nearly our last stand. From now on, you will see Tommy Johansson playing guitars with Sabaton and we all look forward to see you on the road." Read more here.




Initial Moody Blues Cruise Lineup Announced(Prog)


The Moody Blues, Alan Parsons, Dave Mason, Jefferson Starship and many more acts are set to perform at the Moody Blues Cruise festival in January 2018.
The event's fourth edition, dubbed Sur La Mer, will also host The Orchestra, Little River Band, Ambrosia, Richie Furay, Strawbs, Caravan, Lighthouse, Ides Of March, Shawn Phillips, Mike Dawes, Randy Hansen, Mellow Yellow and special guests Young Dubliners over the five nights on the Celebrity Cruise's Celebrity Eclipse vessel, which sails from Miami on January 2. More artists are still to be announced.

Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward says: "It's such a great opportunity to have all the fans together. I think the cruises are probably more about the people who love the Moody's music getting together - I think we're kind of incidental to it. I'm looking forward to it - it's always fun. And it's good to be with other artists." Read more here.




AC/DC's Brian Johnson Helping Launch Music Therapy Center(hennemusic)

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has been announced as the first patron of the Graham Wylie Foundation. The foundation's first project is to open a Nordoff Robbins music therapy center in Newcastle - the first of its kind outside of London.
"I am very proud and privileged to be the first patron of the Graham Wylie Foundation," says Johnson. "I strongly believe in the power of music to help children and adults through the tough times of ill health.

"The Brian Johnson Music Therapy Room in Sarasota, Florida, is flourishing and the results are wonderful, but now to be asked to be involved in something from my hometown makes me very proud." Read more here.




Lower Than Atlantis Announce Their 'Biggest UK Tour Ever'(TeamRock)

Lower Than Atlantis have announced their "biggest UK tour ever" next March. The UK outfit have planned the dates in support of the follow-up to their eponymous 2014 album, which is expected in 2017.
They're also offering fans the chance to buy pre-sale tickets on August 30 by pre-ordering a "signed and personalised" copy of the record by August 26 at midnight through their website.

The band say: "We are so excited to bring you our biggest ever UK tour in support of our new album, out next year. If you want to be guaranteed a ticket, simply pre-order our new album before Friday at midnight and you will get a 24-hour exclusive window to get the first tickets on August 30.

"We promise you this will be our biggest, boldest and most ambitious tour we've ever done. Come and be a part of something very special." See the dates here.




Singled Out: Dreams Of Vertigo's An (Un)Easy Goodbye

Dreams of Vertigo's Doug Ferguson tells us about the "An (Un)Easy Goodbye" from their forthcoming EP "Reject University Part 2: From Six 2 Midnight". Here is the story:
Hate, anger, depression, and thoughts of suicide. All emotions that unfortunately plague millions of Americans. It was spring 2015 when singer Doug was heading to the small city of Temecula to visit his parents. As he was approaching the on ramp, he noticed a bunch of police cars making rapid U-Turns. As he got onto the freeway he noticed something. A man, in his 20s, hanging on the sign on the freeway over pass. Doug passed slowly and looked on. The man was at his lowest point in his life. sitting on the sign, ready to jump at any minute. Ready to end his life in the blink of an eye. Doug started to think... what was it that made this man so sad? What made him want to end his life? He got to his parents house, and jotted down some lyrics, thinking out loud to himself what this mans back story was. How he got there, etc... He then thought about all his friends who had battled depression. Some of them not making it.

"An (Un)Easy Goodbye" is that story. The life of a man, at the end of his life. Reflecting on his past mistakes, and what his life really meant. "An (Un)Easy Goodbye" can be found on the new EP from Dreams of Vertigo entitled "Reject University Part 2: From Six 2 Midnight" out on October 14th.

The recording process was quite fun with this song. We knew this song was going to be different from anything we had ever recorded, which was why we wanted to do it. We wanted big guitars, and huge vocals. Gonz came up with the bass riff a long time ago for another band he was in years ago. He said, it just wasn't the right fit for any other band he was in. It was definitely one of those songs where each member pushed each other to the limit. I think it's the most experimental song we have ever done. We hope that it speaks to people. We hope that we can connect with someone who may have problems with a similar issue. We hope that this song can reach people and make an impact on their life.