Today's Day in Rock
AC/DC's Malcolm Young Had Cancer
(Classic Rock) AC/DC founder Malcolm Young was successfully treated for lung cancer in the run-up to his diagnosis with dementia. The guitarist retired before AC/DC recorded new album Rock Or Bust last year and is being cared for in a 24-hour nursing home in Australia.
Singer Brian Johnson previously revealed that Malcolm Young had undergone surgery on his heart and lungs. It has now been revealed in an interview in Q magazine that the lung surgery was to treat cancer and that he was fitted with a pacemaker for his heart problems.
According to the frontman, Young took it all in his stride and even joked about his pacemaker when he broke the news to the band. Johnson tells Q: "This is typical Malcolm. He got a hold of my hand and went, 'Pacemaker. F***ing good, mate.'" Read more here.
Knife Attack At Metal Concert
(TeamRock Radio) A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a fan was slashed at a Cattle Decapitation gig on Thursday. The incident occurred at the 13th Frame Lounge in La Habra, California during the band's set. According to police, the attacker took exception to a woman being pushed and shoved in the crowd and intervened, cutting the right side of a 26-year-old man's neck with a 3½-inch pocket knife.
Police say that two men then dragged the man outside of the venue and wrestled him to the ground, disarming him in the process. One of the men is said to have hit the suspect so hard he was knocked unconscious.
It was reported that the 26-year-old victim was taken to the UCI Medical Center in Orange County. His injuries are not considered life threatening. The 30-year-old suspect also received medical attention and was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Read more here.
Motley Crue Would Reject Rock Hall Induction Says Sixx
(hennemusic) Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx says he would likely turn down an induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame if the band was successfully nominated and selected for entry into the Cleveland-based institution.
Sixx tells fans in a new Facebook posting, "The only award I look forward to getting is the one I will probably decline and that's The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
"It's a fixed old boy network that has lost touch with art, songwriting craft, lyrics and influential music and usually has other agendas at hand. Young bands tell me it's a joke and these bands are the future."
Motley Crue have been eligible for the Rock Hall since 2006 - 25 years after the release of their 1981 debut, "Too Fast For Love" - but the band have yet to appear among the final list of nominees in any of the years since. Read more here.
Autographed Led Zeppelin Albums Stolen
(Radio.com) If you are in the Los Angeles area and you see someone with a treasure trove of classic and rare rock albums, you may be in line for a reward. Dr. Jeffrey Katz is offering $5,000 for the return of his vinyl collection that was stolen from his Corona, California podiatry practice.
The vintage albums were on display after previously being locked in a vault, and were stolen over Thanksgiving weekend when the perpetrator broke in through the roof.
Among those in his collection were albums from The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, and Eric Clapton, as well as autographed LPs from Led Zeppelin. The collection was uninsured and valued at between $200,000 to $400,000.
Marilyn Manson Premieres Cupid Carries A Gun
(TeamRock Radio) Marilyn Manson has made another track from his upcoming new album available to stream. Cupid Carries A Gun is taken from the forthcoming album The Pale Emperor.
Meanwhile, the shock rocker has revealed in a new interview some of his stranger bedroom habits, including that he prefers to keep his underwear on during sex.
He tells Rolling Stone: "I'm just really shy, despite what you'd imagine. I have a phobia that the house is going to catch fire, and I don't want to be naked."
Anthrax, The Cult, Armored Saint Supergroup Releasing New Album
(Classic Rock) A supergroup featuring Anthrax mainman Scott Ian and his wife Pearl Aday are to release their debut album in March. Motor Sister also features The Cult drummer John Tempesta and Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera and they'll issue debut Ride via Metal Blade Records on March 10.
The project came about after a jam session at Ian's house which saw him and some friends perform covers of Mother Superior songs in celebration of his 50th birthday in December 2013.
Mother Superior were Henry Rollins' backing band until 2003 and Ian and Aday are big fans of their work. Ride features covers of some of Ian's favorite Mother Superior tracks.
Ian tells Radio.com: "There's a band called Mother Superior that you've probably heard of. It was Jim Wilson's band, he's been Daniel Lanois's bass player for years. Jim and Pearl are writing partners, they've written all of Pearl's solo material together." Read more here.
Iron Maiden Launching Maiden Audio
(hennemusic) Iron Maiden have teamed with Onkyo for a new venture called Maiden Audio. CNET reports the brand is being introduced at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
A Maiden Audio booth is featured at the annual event, complete with a giant-sized version of the group's mascot, Eddie, who can be seen wearing the new line of Iron Maiden headphones.
The band are said to be closely involved with Onkyo in the creation of Maiden Audio products, with more details expected to be revealed in the next two months. Read more here.
Cheap Trick Set To Headline NASCAR Weekend
(hennemusic) Cheap Trick will headline NASCAR Weekend in Las Vegas this spring. The band will perform a free show at the 12th Annual RaceJam concert at the Fremont Street Experience on Saturday, March 7 at 9 PM on the 3rd Street Stage.
The concert is part of the 12th Annual RaceJam 2015, a four-day event running March 5-8 celebrating NASCAR Weekend with free nightly entertainment.
NASCAR Weekend features the Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race on March 7 and the Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on March 8 - both events will be held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Read more here.
Supergroup Killer Be Killed Recruit Converge Star
(TeamRock Radio) Killer Be Killed have recruited Converge drummer Ben Koller to fill in for Dave Elitch at an upcoming festival in Australia. Elitch revealed this week that he won't be able to play with the band at the Soundwave XV dates Down Under in February and March due to a scheduling conflict which means he is only able to be on hand for his other band Antemasque's slots at the event.
But the supergroup led by Max Cavalera have moved fast to make sure they'll play the festival, snapping up Koller. Killer Be Killed frontman Greg Puciato tells The Metal Review: "Antemasque confirmed at the same time we did. We didn't know what day we we're going to be on, and then it just became an issue whether we wanted to still do it or not, which we obviously did.
"Then it was, if Antemasque have a good slot, if we have a good slot, I didn't want to shuffle the band around to a sh*ttier time slot just to accommodate Dave playing in both bands." Read more here.
Unheard David Lee Roth Songs May Be Released By Jason Becker
(Classic Rock) Jason Becker says he could finally reveal previously unreleased songs he recorded with David Lee Roth. The guitar icon - who suffers from the debilitating disease ALS - replaced Steve Vai in David Lee Roth's solo band and recorded guitars for the 1991 album A Little Ain't Enough.
Becker, now 45, was diagnosed with ALS just days after joining the band and he was never able to tour with former Van Halen man Roth. But he says there are a handful of tracks that the two recorded which didn't make it onto the album.
He tells Talking Metal: "There were a couple that didn't make it. I think I might put them on my next album, but they won't have Dave's singing." Read more here.
Toto Returning With New Studio Album 'Toto XIV'
(Radio.com) Toto, the California band best known for rock epic "Africa" and the preceding "Hold the Line," is making their return this March with a new studio album, self-referentially titled Toto XIV.
It will be somewhat of a reunited affair. Since their last album, 2006's Falling In Between, the band has reunited with vocalist Joseph Williams and founding member Steve Pocaro, and they'll be joined by original bassist David Hungate--who hasn't been with them for 30 years--when they tour behind their new album this year.
'This is opposite of going through the motions," Porcaro said in a video announcement of the album. 'We are treating this like it is Toto V, our follow-up to Toto IV. We just want to be the best version of ourselves that we can be. Be true to ourselves and make the best music we can. Entertain people which is what we were put on this Earth for."
While their last album was released to mixed reviews, the band is promising that they're giving it their all this time around. 'I think this is gonna surprise people, because it's not a bunch of old guys phoning it in," guitarist Steve Lukather said in an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock last year. 'We're actually really digging deep, and it's a complete huge, massive production. If you like what we do, you're gonna love this record. I mean, we're not going EDM or having rappers come in or doing duets of our old songs. It's just fresh new music doing what we do. We're not trying to be anything that we're not, we're just trying to be the best version of it and it's powerful, it's big. Huge vocals, massive harmonies, s-- you just don't hear anymore. Nobody does five-part harmonies anymore--not in rock 'n' roll."
Mike + The Mechanics Launching North American Tour
Mike + The Mechanics have announced that they will be launching a 30th anniversary tour of North America in support of the deluxe reissue of their hit album " The Living Years".
The two-disc set of "The Living Years Deluxe Edition" will include the studio album one the first disc and bonus disc that will include the new version of the title track that features South African Isango Choir and the band's current vocalist Andrew Roachford. The bonus disc will also include live tracks from the band's UK tour in support of the original album.
The North American tour is scheduled to kick off with a two night stand in Alexandria, Va at The Birchmere on February 26th and 27th and will conclude with two Chicago shows on March 20th and 21st at Park West.
The touring group will feature Mike Rutherford along with Roachford, guitarist/bassist Anthony Drennan, keyboardist Luke Juby and drummer Gary Wallis. Check out the tour dates and the album track info here.
System Of A Down May Record New Album
(TeamRock Radio) Serj Tankian says System Of A Down have discussed recording a new album. The band are currently preparing for their Wake Up The Souls world tour which aims to raise awareness of the Armenian Genocide of April 1915, in which 1.5million Armenians were murdered by the Ottoman Empire.
SOAD will play at London's SSE Arena on April 10 as part of the tour. While they have kept busy with live shows, it's been 10 years since they released last albums Mezmerize and Hypnotize.
But Tankian says a long-awaited return to the studio could be on the cards once the Wake Up The Souls tour comes to an end in April, if he and guitarist Daron Malakian can write enough good material.
He tells Rolling Stone: "There has been talk, and we are going to play this tour, come back and we're going to see where we are. If we have songs that work for System, if I have them and Daron has them." Read more here.
Rob Caggiano Once Faced The Wrath Of Lemmy
(Classic Rock) Volbeat's Rob Caggiano recalls an amusing tour bus incident which saw a half-naked Lemmy screaming at him for supposedly stealing his last beer. The former Anthrax guitarist says the showdown happened on a European tour with Motorhead and that he'll never forget being told off by Lemmy, who was wearing nothing but his underpants.
Caggiano tells Revolver (via Blabbermouth): "Phil Campbell invited me on their tour bus to hang out. I was with Phil and Mikkey Dee in the upstairs lounge, while Lemmy commandeered the downstairs with his old war movies.
"We were really having a killer time up there drinking booze, listening to music loud as f*** and trading stories. This went on until about 5am. The three of us were absolutely sh*tfaced drunk and it was time to get some sleep.
"The next thing I remember is somebody poking my leg violently over and over again. I finally managed to pry one eye open and what do I see in front of me? Lemmy, wearing nothing but his white stretched-out underwear. He's standing there screaming at me in that unmistakable gravelly voice, 'Did you f***ing drink my last beer?!' Read more here.
Uli Jon Roth To Revisit Scorpions Classics
(Classic Rock) Uli Jon Roth is to release an album featuring reworked versions of 19 Scorpions tracks. The German guitarist issues Scorpions Revisited on March 10 via UDR and he describes the project as "an intense journey into the past" which "really managed to bring the songs back to life with a vengeance."
It features tracks originally recorded during Roth's spell with the band in the 1970s. Roth says: "The material for this double CD was recorded last year in the same hall in Hanover that we used for the Scorpions rehearsals between 1973 and 1978.
"Together with an amazing bunch of very talented young musicians, I revisited my personal favourites from the early Scorpions period. It was an emotional few days and I am very pleased with the results in more ways than one.
"The idea was to stay truthful to the original spirit of the music, while also putting a new slant on it whenever it felt like the right thing to do. I feel we really succeeded in this and I'm very excited about this project." Read more here.
Snot May Record New Music
(TeamRock Radio) Snot guitarist Mikey Doling says the band are toying with the idea of recording new music. The band have been on the road playing their debut album Get Some in its entirety, with a string of UK shows coming up in February.
They lost original singer Lynn Strait when he died in a car crash in 1998 and various singers have filled in over the years. Most recently, Carl Bensley has had the role.
But Doling says that while playing live with a different singer is one thing, recording new music without Strait will be difficult. He tells Groovey: "We know we can write songs together, because even when we just goof off at soundcheck or whatever, we come up with stuff - instantly, just goofing off.
"And we have the same taste in music. We put on Porcupine Tree and Faith No More, we put on Black Flag, Black Sabbath, Pantera. We love the same stuff at the same time. So we know we could do a record." Read more here.
Sunn O))) Reveal Album and Tour Plans
(Prog) Sunn O))) are working on a new album and are lining up tours of the US and Europe. The band last year released their collaboration with Scott Walker, Soused.
Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson reveal in a newsletter that the follow-up to 2009's Monoliths & Dimensions is taking shape and that work will continue on the material throughout the year.
They say: "O))) are working on three new tours in both US and EU and also will be continuing work on a brand new Sunn O))) album across the span of 2015. We are looking forward to unleash it to the masses." Read more here.
Barren Earth Promise Their Best Work Yet With New Album
(Prog) Finnish prog metal outfit Barren Earth have signed a deal with Century Media Records, they've announced. The band have recorded their as-yet-untitled third studio album which will be released in the coming months.
The band say in a statement: "It's the middle of a long, dark and cold winter here in Finland, however there's no limit to our excitement as the future looks really bright. We have a new set of music about to be released, having worked our asses off to create not just another album but a piece of real substance and weight in a world of cheap thrills and quickly forgotten gimmicks.
"We really poured our hearts and souls on this one and it's by far our best work yet." They add: "For this most important release in our career, it was obvious we should only be partnering with the best possible label - nothing less than the mighty Century Media." Read more here.
Periphery Streaming New Song Alpha
(Prog) Periphery have released a stream of Alpha from their upcoming dual album release. Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega launch on January 26 - a release Metal Hammer called an "era-defining milestone" in the latest issue of the magazine.
Guitarist Jake Bowen says of the track: "I'm particularly proud of how this one turned out. I really enjoy songs that have an unconventional arrangement but still flow nicely, and I think that's exactly why I like Alpha.
"It starts out more upbeat, then evolves into a darker mood towards the end, illustrating the Juggernaut story both musically and lyrically. Additionally, a few different themes and motifs appear in this song, acting as a nexus between the Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega albums."
Read more and stream the new song here.
Arch Enemy, Soilwork Offshoot The Night Flight Orchestra Finish Album
(Classic Rock) The Night Flight Orchestra have finished recording their second album, they've announced. The band featuring Arch Enemy bassist Sharlee D'Angelo and Soilwork frontman Bjorn Strid confirmed the news on Facebook.
They're joined on the project by Soilwork and Mean Streak guitarist David Andersson, Von Benzo keyboardist Richard Larsson, Mean Streak and Orchid drummer Jonas Kallsback and Kadawatha guitarist and percussionist Sebastian Forslund. They expect the new material to launch this spring.
Forslund will now begin mixing the as-yet-untitled record, while Thomas 'Plec' Johansson will master the follow-up to 2012 debut Internal Affairs. Read more here.
Furyon Reveal New Album Details
(Classic Rock) Rockers Furyon have revealed the tracklist and artwork for their upcoming second album. Titled Lost Salvation, it will launch on January 26 via Dream Records in the UK and Cargo Records for the rest of Europe. An international release date will be issued in due course.
They previously issued a promo for These Four Walls which is featured on the cover CD with the latest edition of Classic Rock magazine. Subscribers to the magazine will also receive an exclusive four-track EP by the band. Get it here.
The band: vocalist Matt Mitchell, bassist Alex 'Nickel' Bowen, drummer Lee Farmery and guitarists Luca Faraone and Tiago Rosado previously said of the track: "These Four Walls was the first song to be written for the new album. It represents repression and is an insight into one's imprisoned-like state."
The Afghan Whigs Tap Unusual Star For The Lottery Video
(TeamRock Radio) The Afghan Whigs have made their monitor engineer the star of their new video for 'The Lottery'. The GoPro-filmed clip features road crew member Ryan O'Hara putting a unique spin on the often solitary job of manning the sound levels.
Frontman Greg Dulli explains: "He wakes up everyday with a smile on his face and something positive to share with you. Every night during the gig he performs a parallel show behind the board and it's phenomenal to watch.
"Occasionally, I'll forget to sing because I'm watching him turn into Bez from Happy Mondays. But that's rock and roll for you. It keeps you young." Check out Ryan's moves in the clip here.
Former L.A. Guns Guitarist Forms New Band
(TeamRock Radio) Former L.A. Guns guitarist Stacey Blades has formed a live cover band called Atomic Radio. He quit his former group in 2012 following the release of Hollywood Forever and went on to create Let It Rawk - a Las Vegas-based multi-media show which features an all-star lineup of musicians.
Now he's teamed up with Pyromania and Talon frontman Michael O'Mara and Candlebox bassist Adam Kury for the new group who will predominately play live covers of classic rock tracks. They're joined by drummer Johnny Rude and guitarist/keyboardist Jeff C. Outlaw.
A statement on their website reads: "The band plays a raucous set of classic rock spanning from the mid-70s to early 80s performing hits and guilty pleasures from such artists as Aerosmith, Whitesnake, Scorpions, Cheap Trick, Foreigner, The Cars, Def Leppard and more." Read more here.
Sworn To Oath Premiere Forever Hurting Video
(TeamRock Radio) Sworn To Oath have premiered their new video with Metal Hammer. The new video is for Forever Hurting and taken from their debut full-length Pillars, out now via Transcend Music.
Speaking to Metal Hammer about the video, frontman Thom Shaw says: "Forever Hurting is a track we love to play live. It's always in the set and people seem to just love that opening riff.
"When we were thinking about releasing another video Forever Hurting was the obvious choice. It also touches on the special times we've all had with people that are sadly no longer with us, which everyone can relate to."
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