Back in September, Sammy Hagar & The Circle performed at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Footage of the band performing "Funky Feng Shui", from their new album Crazy Times, can be viewed below.


Says Hagar: "Like I said, at the beginning of the video, a real rock 'n' roll band can play a brand new song without rehearsing it ha ha ha. I would consider The Circle a real rock 'n' roll band."







Crazy Times is available via UMe. Order here.





Tracklisting:


"Intro: The Beginning Of The End"
"Slow Drain"
"Feed Your Head"
"Pump It Up"
"Be Still"
"You Get What You Pay For"
"Crazy Times"
"Funky Feng Shui"
"Father Time"
"Childhoods End"
"2120" (bonus track)
"Father Time" - Acoustic Demo (bonus track)


"Father Time" video:





"Funky Feng Shui" video:





"Crazy Times" video:





"Pump It Up" video:

Prong have enlisted Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill) to play drums for them on their upcoming European tour supporting Life Of Agony. "It’s gonna be great!," says Prong.

Next year marks three decades since the release of Life of Agony‘s critically acclaimed and game-changing debut album, River Runs Red, on Roadrunner Records, and the group are celebrating this milestone with a 2023 world tour.


The first leg of Life of Agony’s 30 Years of River Runs Red tour kicks off in Europe with dates starting on Friday, January 13 in Bochum, Germany and ending in Milton Keynes, England on February 11. Main support will be fellow New York veterans Prong (EU) and Madball (UK), with rock duo Tarah Who? opening all dates.


Tickets are now available here. More territories will be announced shortly.







Dates:


January
13 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
15 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
17 - Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan
18 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys
19 - Warsaw, Poland - Proxima
21 - Prague, Czech Republic - Futurum
22 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
23 - Munich, Germany - Backstage Werk
25 - Zurich, Switzerland - Dynamo
26 - Bulle, Switzerland - Ebullition
28 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
29 - Vaureal, France - Le Forum
31 - Wasquehal, France - The Black Lab


February
1 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
3 - London, England - The Dome
4 - Birmingham, England - Asylum
5 - Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
7 - Manchester, England - Club Academy
8 - Glasgow, Scotland - The Garage
10 - Southampton, England - The 1865
11 - Milton Keynes, England - Craufurd Arms

Golden Robot Records have released a remastered edition of Rose Tattoo's Beats From A Single Drum album, available to stream everywhere and on limited edition vinyl.


Beats From A Single Drum features 10 remastered songs from the 1986 album including "Calling", '"Michael Oreilly'" and '"Suddenly'", with the latter track featured as the wedding song for Scott (Jason Donovan) and Charlene (Kylie Minogue) on Neighbours. "Suddenly"was also featured in a wedding scene for the hit UK show Gavin and Stacey.


This era was defining for Rose Tattoo with a changed lineup, new members in the fold and Beats From A Single Drum released for the first time to great eagerness from fans and critics alike. The main contributing members of this album were Angry Anderson (vocals), Tim Gaze (guitar), Andy Cichon (keyboard/backing vocals) and Scott Johnston (drums/backing vocals). This pivotal time in Tatts history cemented the band as an established name and a force within the Australian music landscape.




This is not the first Rose Tattoo release Golden Robot has been involved with, previously releasing Tatts: Live in Brunswick (2017), Blood Brothers (2018) and Scarred for Live 1980-1982 (2018). The label was also home to the Tatts when they supported Guns N' Roses on their 2017 Australian stadium tour.


"We are truly excited to remaster what was the most commercially successful album for Rose Tattoo and Angry [Anderson]. Tatts will always be a rock n' roll institution with Angry being one of the most notable Australian front men of all time." says Golden Robot Records CEO & President, Mark Alexander-Erber.


Led by front man Angry Anderson, Beats From A Single Drum takes on a new life form to deliver a clear and familiar sound to Rose Tattoo fans. Beats From A Single Drum will be made available on vinyl in 2023, a must have for any serious record collector.





The vinyl will be available in 4 colours with a limited edition blue vinyl available for pre-order now. A further limited edition red vinyl will be made available in January, with black to follow in February and a limited edition USA exclusive green vinyl to be made available for pre-order in March.


Buy/stream Beats From A Single Drum here.





Tracklisting:


"Calling"
"Frightened Kid"
"Suddenly"
"Runaway"
"Winnie Mandela"
"Get It Right"
"Say Goodbye"
"Falling"
"Clear And Simple"
"Michael Oreilly"

Melodic power metal band Within Silence has shared a music video for "Flame Of Peace", their brand-new Christmas single, which is available on all digital platforms.


Within Silence guitarist Richard Germanus comments: "We decided to record a Christmas single this year as we wanted to give you all something uplifting and hopeful in these uncertain times. The melodies of the song inspired me to write lyrics speaking about peace during Christmas time. Are you one of the fortunate people who can enjoy Christmas in peace? This should be the time of joy and happiness and it's so sad that while some of us enjoy Christmas Eve with our loved ones, there are people struggling and maybe even forgetting about Christmas. It's not only about this day but what is a better time for peace than 'the time of peace?' Everyone should have the right to live in peace, everywhere. Let's think about those in need this Christmas and light a candle and pray for them."










 

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons says that he has not sold any of his 14 cryptocurrencies since the onset of the so-called "crypto winter."

Simmons addressed his fondness for digital assets while speaking briefly to Crypto HouseWife on December 8, 2022 at Sobeys Liquor Store in Royal Oak, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He said: "Well, I'm not gonna suggest or recommend anything; I'm not a financial advisor. But since you're asking me, yes, I'm deep in crypto. I believe in it. I've got bitcoin, litecoin, ethereum." Personally, I'm holding, but everybody should do their own due diligence."

In the past, Simmons has said that he was "in [crypto] big" and that he had "done really well." He said: "Since the downturn, I have not sold a single position. I have faith in the future. The near future."

In a May 2022 interview with American Songwriter, Simmons called cryptocurrency "a game-changer. Governments, as you know, now print money whenever they need it," he said. "So, inflation keeps getting bigger and bigger. The dollar used to be based on gold and you can lose a dollar. You can't lose your crypto currency, unless, of course, you lose what's called your 'code wallet,' or your password. Banks have nothing to say about it. Governments have nothing to say about it. The world is changing. It's probably time. Probably time to do that instead of keep cutting trees down and making paper so that we can give it to each other. But credit cards and wiring funds probably were the start of that."

The cryptocurrency market has come under pressure over the last few weeks as problems at major exchange FTX came to light.

November was a particularly catastrophic month for crypto, with bitcoin's price dropping from over $20,000 to under $16,000 in a matter of days, and ethereum seeing a similar decline.

In the past several months, the crypto market value has decreased by more than $1 trillion as a result of a significant and continuous sell-off.

A recent CNBC All-America Economic Survey showed 43% of the public with a negative view of cryptocurrencies, up from 25% in March.

Around 16% of Americans say they invested in cryptocurrencies, according to a poll from Pew Research Center last year.
Re Crypto currencies: (Write it down.) I Am A HODLER. I have not sold a single position since the downturn. I believe in the future. The Near Future.

— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) June 15, 2022

PANTERA performed earlier today (Sunday, December 11) at Knotfest Chile in Santiago without bassist Rex Brown. Filling in for him was CATTLE DECAPITATION bassist Derek Engemann, who also plays with PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo in both PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS and SCOUR.

In an official statement, the Knotfest Chile organizers blamed Brown's absence on his "health problems." However, local radio station Futuro reported that Brown missed the Santiago gig after contracting COVID-19. Rex reportedly flew from Bogotá, Colombia, where PANTERA performed at Knotfest Colombia on Friday (December 9),back home to the United States to quarantine, thereby missing the remainder of the PANTERA shows in South America.

Joining surviving members Brown and Anselmo in PANTERA's reformed lineup are guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX).

Benante shared a short video of the Santiago concert and included the following message: "#chile was on fire!!!! We missed Rex tonight , get better buddy! Damn it was a hot one".

Photos and video of today's concert can be found below.

PANTERA is next scheduled to play a headlining concert in Santiago on Monday (December 12),followed by two shows in São Paulo, Brazil — on Thursday, December with JUDAS PRIEST and on Sunday, December 18 at Knotfest Brasil.

The new PANTERA lineup made its live debut on December 2 at Mexico's Hell & Heaven Metal Fest and also performed on December 6 at Monterrey Metal Fest in Monterrey, Mexico.

It was first reported in July that Anselmo and Brown would unite with Wylde and Benante for a world tour under the PANTERA banner.

The band will headline a number of major festivals across North America and Europe and stage some of their own headline concerts. They will also support METALLICA on a massive North American stadium tour in 2023 and 2024.

According to Billboard, the lineup has been given a green light by the estates of the band's founders, drummer Vincent "Vinnie Paul" Abbott and guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, as well as Brown, who last year said Wylde wouldn't tour with PANTERA if a reunion were to happen. It's unclear what changed his mind.

Up until his passing, Vinnie remained on non-speaking terms with Anselmo, whom the drummer indirectly blamed for Dimebag's death.

Vinnie Paul and Dimebag co-founded PANTERA. When PANTERA broke up in 2003, they formed DAMAGEPLAN. On December 8, 2004, while performing with DAMAGEPLAN at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, Dimebag was shot and killed onstage by a troubled schizophrenic who believed that the members of PANTERA were stealing his thoughts.

Vinnie passed away on June 22, 2018 at his other home in Las Vegas at the age of 54. He died of dilated cardiomyopathy, an enlarged heart, as well as severe coronary artery disease. His death was the result of chronic weakening of the heart muscle — basically meaning his heart couldn't pump blood as well as a healthy heart.
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Pantera en estos momentos tocando en el Knotfest en Chile. Rex Brown se contagió de Covid y volvió a EE.UU y se perderá toda la gira de latinoamérica. Gracias a un gran colaborador por mandarnos material.

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Pantera Knotfest Chile 2022

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Sueño hecho realidad: la encarnación reformada de Pantera (sin Rex Brown) tocando una cantidad impresionante de clásicos en Knotfest Chile

#pantera #KnotfestChile

Fotos por @jerrolsalas

Posted by Nación Rock on Sunday, December 11, 2022

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In a new interview with MetalSucks, DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li confirmed that the band completed writing a new album during the coronavirus pandemic. He said: "I can't tell you anything just yet. Not until it's done, at least. Because things change all the time, and the pieces are constantly moving, shifting, and changing. Even though it's written, there are always going to be surprises in terms of what's going to happen to it. But I can tell you that we are slowly working on it."

Asked if he and his bandmates had a potential release date in mind, Herman said: "To be honest, no. And the reason is that the music industry is changing quickly now with streaming and everything. With all the changes, releases take a long time to set up — longer than they used to be — so I don't know. I can tell you that I don't want to mix the album and then have it sit there because it's taking forever due to delays, and then no one gets to hear it. I'd rather give it away for free before that happens, but that's not even a guarantee anymore. So, to maximize the potential of the album's success, I've got to plan ahead. So, I don't know. It'll come out whenever, maybe next year, or maybe the year after. Stay tuned."

Last month, DRAGONFORCE released a music video for the song "The Last Dragonborn". The track is taken from DRAGONFORCE's latest album, "Extreme Power Metal", which came out in September 2019. Produced in Los Angeles, California by Damien Rainaud at Mix Unlimited, the LP was also recorded, in part, on Li's livestream channel on Twitch with participation from the fans.

"The Last Dragonborn" is the first DRAGONFORCE music video to feature new bassist Alicia Vigil, who first joined the band as a touring member in January 2020.

This past April, Li told Elliott Fullam of Little Punk People about the material for DRAGONFORCE's next album: "Well, you know, it's gonna be epic, triumphant, fun and catchy and uplifting. We're gonna carry on sounding like DRAGONFORCE."

DRAGONFORCE's platinum-selling single "Through The Fire And Flames" brought the London-based Grammy-nominated extreme power metal group international acclaim and was featured as the most challenging song on "Guitar Hero III".

In March 2019, the "Through The Fire And Flames" music video reached a new milestone: it surpassed one hundred million views on YouTube — DRAGONFORCE's first music video to do so.

"Through The Fire And Flames" is the leadoff track from 2006's "Inhuman Rampage" album, which was officially certified gold in July 2017 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of half a million copies.

In August 2019, DRAGONFORCE parted ways with longtime bassist Frédéric Leclercq. He has since joined German thrashers KREATOR.

Photo credit: Alice Baxley

On December 4th, Toronto rockers Danko Jones brought their Power Trio European Tour to Frankfurth, Germany. They closed the show with a cover of the Wham! hit "Last Christmas", as they did for most of the tour. Fan-filmed video from the show is available below.


The setlist was as follows:


"Saturday"
"I Gotta Rock"
"First Date"
"Lipstick City"
"Watch You Slide"
"I Think Bad Thoughts"
"You Are My Woman"
"Flaunt It"
"Full of Regret"
"Had Enough"
"My Little RnR"
"I Want Out"
"Cadillac"
"Gonna Be a Fight Tonight"
"Last Christmas" (Wham!)

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, Toyah Willcox, were back in the kitchen together this weekend for another Sunday Lunch. It had to happen, the duo have turned festive, but with a twist!





A selection of Robert & Toyah's previous Sunday Lunch videos can be seen below: