Greg Graffin, frontman of the iconic Los Angeles punk band BAD RELIGION as well as a renowned author, will release a brand new solo album titled "Millport" on March 10 via Anti-.

"Millport" delivers a stirring though perhaps unexpected reinterpretation of the classic Laurel Canyon country-rock sound alongside Graffin's insightful lyricism, all propelled by some esteemed colleagues from the L.A. punk scene, including SOCIAL DISTORTION members Jonny "Two Bags" Wickersham, Brent Harding and David Hidalgo Jr., with BAD RELIGION co-founder Brett Gurewitz producing. The resulting record is less a reinvention then a creative liberation — a group of Los Angeles musicians at the peak of their game, playing a brand of music they genuinely love.

You can preview the song "Making Time", a melodic and energetic folk rocker about "living in the moment" that features a soaring chorus and some truly tasteful guitar licks from Wickersham.

As Graffin explains: "This feels as exciting to me as when we made the BAD RELIGION record 'Suffer'. Like everything had been leading up to the songs and they just happened totally organically in this short intense burst. I'm really just doing what I did back then, which is write songs that mean something to me and deliver them in a way that is completely honest."

Gurewitz adds: "It's the two songwriters from BAD RELIGION and the rhythm section of SOCIAL DISTORTION, two influential L.A. punk bands, getting together to do an authentic country rock album, a genre most would think is the absolute antithesis of punk rock. But I think it sounds great. Both are iconic Southern California genres. It's like the Laurel Canyon sound played by the kids who were smashing up the clubs a few years later."

Greg Graffin will perform at the 2017 SXSW festival in March. Stay tuned for dates and locations.

"Millport" track listing:

01. Backroads Of My Mind02. Too Many Virtues03. Lincoln's Funeral Train04. Millport05. Time Of Need06. Making Time07. Shotgun08. Echo On The Hill09. Sawmill10. Waxwings

"Millport" is available for pre-order from Amazon, iTunes and Google. You will receive the tracks "Making Time" and "Lincoln's Funeral Train" instantly upon ordering.

Photo credit: Svenski - St. James

You don't need to be a die-hard '80s metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between DANGER DANGER singer Ted Poley and guitarist/producer Steve Brown of TRIXTER is going to make melodic rock fans rejoice! The two musicians from New Jersey recently created TOKYO MOTOR FIST and the new band is ready to unleash on the world their self-titled debut album on February 24 via Frontiers Music Srl.

The song "Shameless", taken from "Tokyo Motor Fist", can be streamed below. Indeed, TOKYO MOTOR FIST is exactly what you would expect: catchy and uplifting hard rock, the way is should be! You want big — we mean, BIG — hooks? You got 'em. What about major guitar riffs? Of course there's plenty of those. Killer rhythm section? Well, with Greg Smith (TED NUGENT, RAINBOW, ALICE COOPER) and Chuck Burgi (RAINBOW, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, JOE LYNN TURNER), you simply can't go wrong! Ted and Steve have been friends for a long time. They were playing the same club circuit with their respective bands, DANGER DANGER and TRIXTER, when both bands were starting their careers. Over the years, they've had a great personal relationship and the idea of doing a record together has been in the cards for many years. Now, thanks to Frontiers, this concept has become a reality. "To say that I'm excited for the world to hear TOKYO MOTOR FIST would be an understatement," says Steve Brown. "Working on this project with my rock and roll brothers Ted Poley, Greg Smith and Chuck Burgi was a total blast… We had fun and it shows in the performances and in the music! As a songwriter, I couldn't be happier with the way the songs came together. Fans of TRIXTER, DANGER DANGER, DEF LEPPARD, BON JOVI and CHEAP TRICK will get the best of all those worlds." Poley adds: "Working with guys of this caliber was amazing. I was excited to collaborate with my longtime friend Steve Brown, who is not only a really great songwriter and guitarist but also an insanely cool producer! The band sounds great and very high energy. The vocals of Steve and I along with his SHREDDING guitar, combined with the world-class rhythm powerhouse section of Greg Smith and Chuck Burgi is amazing. What a cool band — the sound is HUGE. But it's the songs that drew me into making this album in the beginning and the record is full of catchy songs with massive choruses and great melodies and sounds BIG BIG BIG! I am beyond THRILLED with the final result and I hope you will be too." "Tokyo Motor Fist" track listing: 01. Pickin' Up The Pieces02. Love Me Insane03. Shameless04. Love05. Black And Blue06. You're My Revolution07. Don't Let Me Go08. Put Me To Shame09. Done To Me10. Get You Off My Mind11. Fallin' Apart TOKYO MOTOR FIST is:

Ted Poley - VocalsSteve Brown - Guitar, Vocals Greg Smith - BassChuck Burgi - Drums

Danny Worsnop, the newly returned frontman for U.K. metalcore pioneers ASKING ALEXANDRIA, will release his debut solo album, "The Long Road Home", on February 17 via the U.K.-based independent label Earache Records. The effort marks a slight musical departure from his previous work with ASKING ALEXANDRIA, now forging a deeper and often darker path through the British-born, Nashville-based musician's mind and displaying a truly stunning singing voice only hinted at in his previous work.

The track Anyone But Me", taken from "The Long Road Home", can be streamed below.

Says Worsnop: "The song is a very introspective look at my past failed relationships, where I ask myself if it was something I was capable of trying again. It is definitely one of those songs that makes you look at yourself very closely in hopes of answers and growth, and it definitely did its job."

Longtime fans will see a much more personal and reflective side of Danny's, with brutally honest lyrical themes ranging from loss and heartache to Danny's past (and often public) struggles with drugs and alcohol. Backed by authentic, blues-soaked outlaw country, the album is also interspersed with a few more upbeat tracks, showing that Danny's ability to craft catchy melodies which will have listeners singing along in no time is still very much alive and well.

Worsnop comments: "It has been an emotional roller-coaster creating these songs, but the end result has left me humbled, proud, and more excited about a project than I ever have been in my life.

"Writing as deep and personal as I have on this record brought up a lot inside me from my years, allowing me to grow and move on from demons I didn't even acknowledge having.

"I've done everything in my power to keep this album honest and pure, and it gives me chills every time I hear it. I'm beyond proud of what I've made and cannot wait to share it with the world. These songs are a reflection of my soul, and I hope you all enjoy them. See you on the other side!"

"The Long Road Home" is available to pre-order now on limited-edition signed CD and colored vinyl, along with a range of merch bundles.

"The Long Road Home" track listing:

01. Prozac02. Mexico03. I Feel Like Shit04. Anyone But Me05. High06. I Got Bones07. Quite A While08. Don't Overdrink It09. I'll Hold On10. Midnight Woman11. Same Old Ending12. The Man

Death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER will release their twelfth studio album, "Torment", on February 24 via Metal Blade.

There's plenty of classic SIX FEET UNDER groove to be had on "Torment", but fans will note a much more aggressive approach, and even more modern blast beats throughout. This is a cantankerous SIX FEET UNDER with absolutely nothing to prove. This is SIX FEET UNDER at its most deadly.

"Torment" was brought to life by Chris Barnes with bassist/guitarist Jeff Hughell (BRAIN DRILL) shouldering the load of writing the music, along with heralded drummer Marco Pitruzzella (BRAIN DRILL, ANOMALOUS, SLEEP TERROR). The combination of Barnes's multi-decade death metal experience and the speed and precision of Hughell and Pitruzzella's relative youth go a long way to cementing this as a solid foundation for high-level death metal. This is immediately apparent in the first track "Sacrificial Kill" and expanded further right away in the second track "Exploratory Homicide". Both Hughell and Pitruzzella are allowed to play their style of metal with a unique SIX FEET UNDER flair. That's what makes "Torment" a unique and welcome addition to the band's stories catalog.

Barnes states about "Torment": "I've been lucky to have a lot of standout albums in my career. That's only because I've had a great many talented writing partners and musicians to collaborate with. Our new album, 'Torment', to me, is one of those albums. Jeff Hughell has provided the flammable material for me to write some explosive lyrics and vocal parts to.

"I know people always say, 'This is my best album ever,' and I won't say that, because everyone has their own favorites, but I do enjoy creating new music, and I feel as though with this one we expressed concisely and to the fullest the duality of our music. I have also found it important over the years, going back to the start of my career, that the artwork for our albums gets to express, on some level, what the experience is within. To do that this time around, we were able to incorporate an amazing new artist, Septian Devenum, to take on the task of visually bringing this album to life.

"Every song on the album is depicted with a piece of artwork that explores the lyrical content of each song, similar to what we did for the packaging for our album 'Bringer Of Blood'.

"'Torment' has been a great album to work on and help create, we hope all of our fans appreciate it."

"Torment" track listing:

01. Sacrificial Kill02. Exploratory Homicide03. The Separation Of Flesh From Bone04. Schizomaniac05. Skeleton06. Knife Through The Skull07. Slaughtered As They Slept08. In The Process Of Decomposing09. Funeral Mask10. Obsidian11. Bloody Underwear12. Roots Of Evil

SIX FEET UNDER's new album was mixed by Chris "Zeuss" Harris and was previously described by Barnes as "the most brutally intense, groove-laden masterpiece we've ever put together!"

SIX FEET UNDER last month completed the "X-Mas in Hell Tour 2016" in Germany where the band celebrated the 21st anniversary of its debut album, "Haunted", by performing the LP in its entirety.

US heavy rockers Soldiers Of Solace have signed a record deal with German based label Rock’N’Growl Records, a division of Rock'N'Growl Promotion. The band is currently in the studio recording their debut album, for an album release due later in 2017. Soldiers Of Solace recently released a sneak preview track "Cold As a Stone", from their up-and-coming album, which can be streamed below.

"Soldiers Of Solace is excited to enter this new chapter of their professional career, and would like to thank their fans and supporters for believing in them!"

Soldiers Of Solace is an all original, hard hitting, American heavy rock band, comprised of five members: Jason Longo on vocals, Ron Therrien on bass guitar, Luis Cubille on rhythm guitar, Jeff Fahy on lead guitar and all the way from Italy, Francesco Daniele on drums.

Since their birth, a little over a year ago, Soldiers Of Solace has shared the mainstage with national acts such as: Nonpoint, Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed and Scott Stapp of Creed. With poignant lyrical content, driving riffs, thundering beats, and powerful live performances, Soldiers Of Solace is making their mark on the international music scene.

 

 

 

HighVolMusic has confirmed the release date for the Newmachine debut, Karma, as March 17th. The album was engineered and produced by Howard 'The Doctor' Lindeman (John Lennon, Blue Oyster Cult, KISS) and recorded at CVRS Studios in Naples, FL during the months of October, November, and December 2016. Karma contains ten tracks with one track being mastered by Bill Leverty of Firehouse.

Tracklisting:

"Hell To Pay"
"Nowhere Fast"
"Everglades"
"Lost"
"Love Is Crazy"
"No More"
"Hold On"
"Livin' It Up"
*Bonus Track
*Bonus Track

Sound samples can be heard via the SoundCloud audio player below.

Karma will be distributed through MRi / Sony and also available on all digital platforms. The band has planned a short tour in March for the drop of the album followed by several more runs starting in May; dates to be announced.

Newmachine is now writing and recording for a second album also be released later this year. For more information visit this location.
 

 

St. Louis thrashers, Final Drive, will release their new studio album, Dig Deeper, on February 3rd. In addition to previously announced tour dates, Final Drive also just unveiled full album details for Dig Deeper, including the official tracklisting and pre-order information.

Artwork for the album cover was created by Final Drive’s own Jordan Gaw. Produced by Charlie Bellmore (Jasta, Kingdom of Sorrow), mixed by Nicky Bellmore (Dexters Lab Studio, Toxic Holocaust), and mastered by Zuess (Hatebreed, Rob Zombie); pre-orders for Dig Deeper are available now at the following digital locations: FinalDriveDigDeeper.com, Bandcamp. Each physical CD/vinyl pre-order also includes an immediate download of the full album. Get yours now at this location.

Dig Deeper tracklisting:

“This Is How”
“Built To Break”
“The Last Time”
“Six Feet Down”
“Want It All”
“Life Decided”
“Follow The Curse”
“Beneath Us”
“Of A Killer”
“Black Out”

“This Is How” lyric video:

Laser's Edge has confirmed the release date for Future Hopes, the seventh full-length from eclectic Norwegian prog quintet, White Willow, unveiling the album's artwork, tracklisting, and other details on the record.

White Willow's first album since 2011's well-received Terminal Twilight sees the outfit exploring some of the most "progressive" territory the band has ever ventured into, with several lengthy tracks and more instrumental passages than they are usually known for. Musically the album builds upon the foundation of its predecessor, with a modern approach to production. Future Hopes also features a heavy use of synthesizers, including the unique textures of the famed Blade Runner synth, the Yamaha CS80.

The Future Hopes lineup, which as always is a loose constellation of musicians with multi-instrumentalists Jacob Holm-Lupo and Mattias Olsson at the core, sees the return of several White Willow stalwarts, including flautist Ketil Einarsen (Jaga Jazzist, Motorpsycho), keyboardist Lars Fredrik Frøislie (Wobbler, Tusmørke), and bassist Ellen Andrea Wang (Pixel, Manu Katché Quartet). The singer is however a new arrival. Venke Knutson is best known in her native Norway for a string of Top 10 hits and is well established as a solo pop artist. She came into Holm-Lupo's orbit as a guest singer with his other project, The Opium Cartel. Guesting on several tracks and putting a clear stamp on the album is Norway's trailblazing guitar hero Hedvig Mollestad, known from her own Hedvig Mollestad Trio. Holm-Lupo felt the material needed a soloist who could both navigate the tricky, almost jazz-influenced chord and time changes on the album while at the same time retaining a rock edge, and Hedvig fit the bill perfectly.

Future Hopes was mixed by highly respected Norwegian Grammy-nominated engineer Christian Engfelt, known for his work on the Elephant9 / Reine Fiske album, Atlantis, and the Todd Rundgren / Lindstrøm collaboration, Runddans. The record was mastered by Grammy Award-winning audiophile legend Bob Katz, and completed with a specially commissioned painting by Roger Dean. The CD and digital versions of the album also feature two bonus tracks, including an original tune, "Damnation Valley", as well as White Willow's unusual cover of The Scorpions' classic dirge, "Animal Magnetism", re-interpreted as a Tangerine Dream-like electronic piece while still retaining the heaviness of the original. The star on the track is New York-based clarinetist David Krakauer, knows as the world's foremost klezmer clarinetist, with countless credits to his name both with his own projects, in jazz constellations, with many of the world's best philharmonic orchestras and with soundtrack music. Krakauer is a recipient of many prestigious nominations and awards, from DownBeat to the Grammys.

Laser's Edge will issue Future Hopes on CD, LP, and digital formats on March 31st. Audio samples, preorder info, and more will be issued in the coming days.

Future Hopes tracklisting:

"Future Hopes"
"Silver And Gold"
"In Dim Days"
"Where There Was Sea There Is Abyss"
"A Scarred View"
"Animal Magnetism" [CD/digital bonus track]
"Damnation Valley" [CD/digital bonus track]

Formed in Oslo in 1992 / 93, White Willow has built a reputation over the years as a diverse, subtle, progressively-focused group. They were a part of the original revival of progressive rock in Scandinavia that also included Änglagård, Anekdoten, and Landberk, and original Änglagård drummer Mattias Olsson is the drummer of White Willow. Fusing influences from 1970s prog rock and folk rock, hard rock, electronica, and even some pop influences, with each album they explore new territories. A common thread throughout all the albums though, is the use of female vocals and the employment of huge arsenals of vintage keyboards and synthesizers, notably mellotrons, chamberlins, moogs, solinas, prophets, and more.

[photo by Dagfinn Hobæk]

New York City sludge/doom/drone trio, Unearthly Trance, are streaming the track “Famine” from their new album, Stalking The Ghost, out on February 24th via Relapse Records. Listen to the track below.

An esoteric ritual of seismic doom, Stalking The Ghost taps into the darkest realms of the occult over the course of seven tracks that reek of utter despair. Forming a balance between slow-churning maelstrom and spine-chilling harmony, wrapped beneath a blackened cloud of rumbling feedback, Unearthly Trance sound more powerful and exploratory than ever before.

Recorded at Menegroth/The Thousand Caves Studios by Colin Marston (Krallice, Gorguts, Panopticon) and featuring cover art by Orion Landau (YOB, Red Fang, Graves At Sea), Stalking The Ghost restores misery to a gentrifying city.

Tracklisting:

“Into The Spiral”
“Dream State Arsenal”
“Scythe”
“Famine”
“Lion Strength”
“Invisible Butchery”
“The Great Cauldron”
“In The Forest's Keep” (Digital Only Bonus Track)

“Famine”:

“Dream State Arsenal”:

Tour dates:

April
17 - KB18 - Copenhagen, Denmark
18 - Hafenklang - Hamburg, Germany
19 - Magasin4 - Brussels, Belgium
20 - Roadburn - Tilburg, Netherlands
21 - Doom Over Leipzig - Leipzig, Germany
23 - JAZ - Rostock, Germany

(Photo - Jimmy Hubbard)

Brooklyn-based experimental metal outfit, Tombs, has entered Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida to begin recording their fourth full-length. Produced once again by Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal), this currently untitled album is set for a summer release via Metal Blade Records.

Guitarist/vocalist Mike Hill comments: "I've been gearing up for this moment for all of past year. Rutan is a master and I'm intending on us delivering the most punishing Tombs record to-date."

After recording this upcoming album, Tombs will head back out on the road in March, joining Darkest Hour, Ringworm, and Rivers of Nihil for a US tour. See below for all dates.

March
5 - Portland, OR - Analog Theater
6 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
8 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
9 - Sacramento, CA - Colonial Theater
10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent
11 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
12 - Phoenix, AZ - Club Red
13 - Tucson, AZ - Club XS
14 - Albuquerque, NM - Blu Phoenix Venue
15 - Lubbock, TX - Backstage Lubbock
16 - Austin, TX - Grizzly Hall
17 - Houston, TX - White Oak
18 - San Antonio, TX - The Korova
19 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar and Grill
21 - Cincinnati, OH - Northside Yacht Club

Tombs lineup:

Mike Hill - Guitar/Vocals
Charlie Schmid - Drums
Ben Brand - Bass
Evan Void - Guitar
Fade Kainer - Synth / Vocals

Sainted Sinners are fronted by the unique, soul-driven voice of American born vocalist David Reece (Accept, Bonfire) and highly gifted guitar player Frank Pané. Rounding out Sainted Sinners are keyboard player Ferdy Doernberg (Axel Rudi Pell), and the dynamic rhythm section of two former Purpendicular members Malte Frederik Burkert on bass, and Hungarian drum maestro Berci Hillman

Jimmy Kay from Canada's The Metal Voice recently spoke to David Reece and Frank Pané about their newly formed band Sainted Sinners and their new album which will be released February 24th on El Puerto Records. David Reece also makes his first official statement in regards to his departure from the band Bonfire; an excerpt follows:

In regards to writing all the material for the new album by Sainted Sinners:

"The material was already in the works," reveals Frank Pané. "It was planned for a different release for a different band (Perpendicular featuring Ian Pace) that I split up with. I took two guys out of that band with me which is the drummer and the bass player. And listening to that material I thought there is just one perfect voice for that kind of style and that is David Reece." 

In regards to David Reece's split with Bonfire:

"In all reality I don't think there is room to throw shit at each other," says David Reece. "I just personally was very unhappy working with Hans Ziller (Bonfire) and he was unhappy working with me and I disagreed with management and management disagreed with me. I had basically decided to leave this month, made up my mind I wanted out of the band. It kind of crashed down in July in Italy. Unfortunately it got really ugly, but I hold no animosity. I am actually better physically and mentally not being in that  environment. It's Hans Ziller's band. Nasically we are all hired guys. I'm not going to lie to you, it was a tough year. I was finally accepted as the new Bonfire singer and the next thing you know I'm out. Then they got another guy, and then they got another guy."

Watch the complete interview in the YouTube clip below.

(Photo by Matt Bischof)

 

 

 

 

 

On January 23rd, Dark Horizon will release a digital version of Metalhead, the limited edition EP pressed in 300 copies in March 2016.

This release, published by Tanzan Music, contains the unreleased track "I Wanna Be A Metalhead”, "Sea Sirens Voices” (Hollywood Edition) taken from the forthcoming new album Aenigma (Underground Symphony) and the covers "Lucifer's Hammer" (Warlord) and "Free" (Heavy Load).

Tracklisting:

“I Wanna Be A Metalhead”
“Lucifer’s Hammer”
“Sea Sirens Voices” (Hollywood Version)
“Free”

Lineup:

Roberto Quassolo - vocals
Daniele Mandelli - guitar
Alessandro Battini - keyboards
Luca Capelli - drums
Paolo Veluti - bass

Striker returns in 2017 with their fifth self-titled studio album, due out on February 24th, along with tours across the US and Europe from January till mid April (dates listed here).

The band comments on the upcoming release: "This is our no bullshit album. We cut out everything that wasn't absolutely necessary and kept everything short and to the point. We pray at the altar of heavy metal everyday, and there are some musical ideas that persist through time and some that don't. We focused in on what keeps listeners coming back and got rid of everything else. You can't climb Mount Everest dragging any useless shit with you; if you want to make it to the top, only bring with you what is absolutely necessary: Lethal Amounts of Shred."

Striker has launched a pre-order campaign with immediate download of their first single, “Born To Lose” (streaming below) at this location. Pre-order campaign will run from January 9th till the end of the month.

The band explains: “’Born To Lose’, like most of our songs, is about doing what you want in life. When you are born into this world, there is a lot of you life that is predetermined. If you choose to change part of your life you need to go out and live it, not just fantasize about it. We've always wanted to hear music like ours, so we started a band and created it. “Born To Lose” embraces everything we love about music: speed, nonstop shred, huge vocals, guitars, and drums, and over the top energy and emotion. If it doesn't make you want to throw down and party then nothing will."

Tracklisting:

“Former Glory”
“Pass Me By”
“Born To Lose”
“Cheating Death”
“Shadows In The Light”
“Rock The Night”
“Over The Top”
“Freedom's Call”
“Curse of The Dead”

“Born To Lose”:

East coast shock rockers, American Grim, have signed a worldwide deal with Entertainment One (eOne Music) / Rocktagon Worldwide Music with plans to release their first full length, Freakshow, on February 24th. A music video for the album’s title track can be found below.

“I can't begin to express how excited we are to debut this project at eOne,” says vocalist Ryan Healy. “We've worked relentlessly among ourselves, as well as with our producer Zardonic, to build an album we're confident has a great shot at striking a nerve in rock.”

For the album artwork, the band commissioned artist Tyler Reitan and couldn’t be happier.

Title track “Freakshow” is available on all streaming services today and will be an iTunes "instant gratification track," meaning fans who pre order the album will get "Freakshow" as a download immediately.

Healy continues, “There's an astounding problem in America with political correctness and all these taboo issues that are far more real than people think, all being swept under the rug.  We have an entire generation of kids overly medicated and under educated that no longer know the difference between their own opinions and the manipulation of mass media. Freakshow isn't just an album, it's the current state of America, and we're looking forward to taking it on across the country.”

Tracklisting:

“Concrete Jungle”
“Freakshow”
“Only One”
“Burn Hollywood”
“Drugs Like Candy”
“The Guns”
“I Want Out”
“Fight Night”
“Doctor Doc”
“Idols”
“Get Loud”
“Bodies All Around”

“Freakshow” video:

Pirate metallers, Alestorm have checked in with an update on their upcoming fifth album:

“Ahoy humans! We are very thrilled to announce that we have entered the studio to record our fifth full-length album, entitled No Grave But The Sea!

“We will be spending the next month at Alpaca Ranch Recording Studio in Orlando, USA, with producer Lasse Lammert once again at the helm. This will also be the first full release featuring our grandiose guitarist Máté Bodor!

“This is the point where we would usually tell you this album is going to be darker and heavier than our previous works, but that's probably not true. It is, however, full of epic songs about pirates, drinking, and pseudoscientific cryptogeography.

“We'll have a bunch more updates for you over the coming weeks and months, including the album cover, track list, release dates, and more!”

Stay tuned for updates from the band.

Old school thrash/death band, Downfall, have officially joined Memorial Records and will release a new album, Punishment For The Infidels, on March 17th in physical and digital formats.

Mixed and mastered by Adriano Quaranta (Sawthis) at Under Room Studios, the new album is a good mix between old and new generation of thrash metal music, influenced by death metal and punk/hardcore.

The band says: "Punishment For The Infidels shows anger, violence and frustration, resulting from the desire to not be submitted to a society that works for omologation and annihilation".

Punishment For The Infidels tracklisting:

“The Torture”
“Pleasure For Murder”
“Corrupted In Black”
“God's Hand”
“Slaughterism”
“Misanthropic Solution”
“Feeding The Beast”
“Abyss”
“Last Prophecy”
“Mass Homicide”
“Machination Of Revolution”

(Photo - Downfall Facebook)

Italy’s Aborym are streaming the new song, “Slipping Through The Cracks”, featured on their upcoming album, Shifting.negative. The band's seventh studio album is set to be released on January 25th via Agonia Records.

Alongside the new track, the band have revealed a video documentary on making the new album's cover artwork by Davide Cragne. The song and the documentary are available below.

The follow up to 2013 Dirty was recorded with an all  new line-up consisting of founder Fabban, multi-instrumentalist Dan V, bassist and guitarist RG Narchost, guitarist Davide Tiso (ex-Ephel Duath, Gospel Of The Witches), keyboardist Stefano Angiulli and several guest musicians (including Sin Quirin of Ministry fame).

Shifting.negative was mixed and mastered by Grammy-award winning Marc Urselli at Eastside Sound Studios (Lou Reed, John Zorn, Mike Patton) in New York, who commented on the album: "I've known Fabban and Aborym for over 20 years so it's nice that we finally get to work together on an Aborym record and this is the most forward thinking of all the Aborym records for sure! It's definitely a break from the past and a step forward into the future of a band that has never stood still and never wanted to sound like everything else that's out there. They continue to evolve with every record! This is a great sounding album that blends all of their metal and industrial influences and represents a new milestone in the history of such a well respected and established group. I'm excited to be a part of it".

Guido Elmi (Vasco Rossi's legendary producer and manager) is responsible for the album's post-production. Fabban commented: "We are working with a real professional, a true legend, probably our biggest fan and a great friend. Please join us in welcoming mr. Guido Elmi. No need to say Guido is Vasco Rossi’s producer & manager over the past 30 years and he has worked as producer with dozens of artists including Stadio, Skiantos, Gaznevada, Steve Rogers Band, Clara & Black Cars and many others. Today he's also a singer and songwriter".

Shifting.negative was engineered by Emiliano Natali (Fear No One Studios), Teo Pizzolante (Braingasm Lab) and Luciano Lamanna (Subsound Studios). Its cover artwork was made by French artist David Cragne (Asymetric Entity).

The list of guest musicians involved in the creation of the album includes: guitarist Sin Quirin (Ministry), Ricktor (The Electric Hellfire Club), Pier Marzano (Koza Noztra), drummer Andrea Mazzucca, vocalists Victor Love (Dope Stars Inc., Victor Love), Cain Cressall (The Amenta) and Nicola Favaretto N-ikonoclast. Further there's Greg Watkins (Static of Masses, Order Sixty Six) and Luciano Lamanna on modular synths, Kelly Bogues (Zogthorgven) delivering additional ambient noise, Joel Gilardini (The Land Of The Snow, Mulo Muto, Black Machineries) on additional treated guitars, electronics & (D)ronin, Ben Hall (Silent Eretic) on power-electronics and Tor Helge Skei (Manes) on ambient-electronics. There's also Tokyo based artist Youko Heidy responsible for experimental noise and FX and Leja Siv Harju who wrote the lyrics to "Going New Places".

Tracklisting:

“Unpleasantness”
“Precarious”
“Decadence In A Nutshell”
“10050 Cielo Drive”
“Slipping Throught The Cracks”
“You Can’t Handle The Truth”
“For A Better Past”
“Tragedies For Sales”
“Going New Places”
“Big H”

Artwork documentary:

“Slipping Through The Cracks”:

Album teaser:

"Precarious" video:

Available formats:

- Limited Box CD (includes jewelcase CD with two bonus tracks, rounded embroidered patch and wine coaster).
- Limited to 500 numbered copies black vinyl.
- Limited to 100 handnumbered copies brown vinyl.
- T-shirt.
- Digital.

Pre-orders: physical / digital.

German symphonic metallers, Beyond The Black, have unveiled a new performance video for the title-track of their forthcoming debut international release, Lost In Forever, out on January 13th. Watch the video below.

Joining dynamic, world-class frontwoman and vocalist Jennifer Haben in a brand new lineup are Christian Hermsdörfer (guitar & backing vocals), Tobias Lodes (guitar & backing vocals), Jonas Roßner (keyboards & backing vocals), Stefan Kerkenhoff (bass) and Kai Tschierschky (drums).

With a solid new lineup and string of high-profile support slots (Korn, Scorpions) and festival appearances (Wacken, Bloodstock) under their belts, Beyond The Black are set to dazzle new audiences in 2017 - the power-packed sextet have been confirmed to support Epica and Powerwolf on their upcoming European tour, which includes a stop at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on February 3rd.

Already critically-acclaimed in their native Germany, an international tour edition of Lost in Forever will be released worldwide for the first time on January 13th, featuring four brand-new bonus tracks, “The Other Side”, “Dim The Spotlight”, “Our Little Time” and “Rage Before The Storm”.

Lost In Forever tracklisting:

“Lost In Forever”
“Beautiful Lies”
“Written In Blood”
“Against The World”
“Beyond The Mirror”
“Halo Of The Dark”
“Dies Irae”
“Forget My Name”
“Burning In Flames”
“Nevermore”
“Shine and Shade”
“Heaven In Hell”
“Love's A Burden”
“The Other Side”
“Dim The Spotlight”
“Our Little Time”
“Rage Before The Storm”

“Lost In Forever” video:

Veteran Spanish melodic death metallers, In Thousand Lakes, will release their second album, Age Of Decay, on Feburary 20th via Xtreem Music. The album track, “Death Train”, is available for streaming below.

Age Of Decay tracklisting:

“Death Train”
“Fall Into The Void”
“I Rise”
“True North”
“Age Of Decay”
“Hunter Of Souls”
“Blind Eyes”
“Ethereal”
“Vanished”
“Wolfzeit”
“4 Walls (Scars)”

“Death Train”:

“True North” lyric video:

Bret Michaels has told Tampa Bay Times in a new interview that he is hopeful POISON will hit the road again in 2017. "It'd be great for Bobby [Dall, bass] and C.C. [DeVille, guitar] and Rikki [Rockett, drums] and I to just be out there and have three months," he said. "It's on my wish list, we're close to making it happen, and I know they want to do it, and they'll have a great time doing it."

Michaels hinted in several 2016 interviews that POISON would re-team with DEF LEPPARD for a U.S. tour in 2017. But LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen later told the 106.9 The Eagle radio station that he knew nothing about the proposed pairing.

POISON and DEF LEPPARD first hit the road together back in 2009, and then again three years later.

POISON appeared at the 2013 Indy 500 Miller Lite Carb Day, but has otherwise been mostly playing private shows, including one in January 2015.

The band hasn't done any major touring since taking part in the 2012 "Rock Of Ages" trek with DEF LEPPARD and LITA FORD.

Rockett was recently declared cancer free after undergoing an experimental treatment. He was diagnosed with oral cancer back in 2015.

Italy’s Lionville will release their third album, A World Of Fools on February 24th. The album’s title track is available for streaming below.

Born as a project dedicated to pure AOR with a touch of Westcoast and melodic rock, Lionville draw musical inspiration from acts like Toto, Richard Marx, Giant, Bad English, Survivor Band, and Boulevard. The band was started by Stefano Lionetti, a songwriter, singer, and guitarist based in Genova, Italy and his brother Alessandro. After years of playing the local club circuit of Genova, Stefano formed Lionville with the encouragement and help of Pierpaolo “Zorro” Monti (Shining Line) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Revolution Saints, Ted Poley, etc.). With the involvement of singer Lars Säfsund (Work of Art), Lionville quickly took shape and became something very near and dear to everyone involved.

With two critically acclaimed releases - which came out in 2011 and 2012 - Lionville managed to find their place in the European melodic rock scene while also appearing at Firefest in Nottingham in 2012. With their combination of rockin’ AOR tunes and classic Westcoast AOR sounds, Lionville piqued the interest of Frontiers, who signed the band in early 2016.

“It’s a very important record for Lionville, since we are coming back after four years of silence,” says Stefano Lionetti. “I really wanted to make happy all the fans who waited so long for it. As a producer and songwriter I have done my best to create a high class record, but with the right variety. You will find classic melodic rock songs, a couple of ballads, songs in the style of the previous record and of course a lot of attention on the arrangements. I also wanted to have more of a band feel with this record and I am very proud of the final result.”

“These songs have been fun to sing and they’re really good,” adds Lars Safsund.

Recorded by a gifted cast of experienced studio cats and upcoming talents and produced by Stefano Lionetti, the new album, A World Of Fools finds a winning combination of very strong songwriting (courtesy also of Robert Sall, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Bruce Gaitsch, Soren Kronkvist, Gianluca Firmo, Thomas Vikstrom, and Ida West) and stellar musical performances, crowned by impressive lead vocals and an album mix that gives space to all the significant little details.

The Lionville team has high hopes that people will embrace their vision of a reinvigorated musical genre and everyone is looking forward to continuing the Lionville story with another awesome contribution to melodic rock music.

Tracklisting:

“I Will Wait”
“Show Me The Love”
“Bring Me Back Our Love”
“Heaven Is Right Here”
“A World Of Fools”
“One More Night”
“All I Want”
“Living On The Edge”
“Our Good Goodbye”
“Paradise”
“Image Of Your Soul”

“A World Of Fools”:

“I Will Wait” video:

EPK:

Lionville:

Stefano Lionetti: Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards
Lars Säfsund: Lead & Backing vocals
Michele Cusato: Guitars
Giulio Dagnino: Bass
Martino Malacrida: Drums

Death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL have recruited Scott Fuller (ANNIHILATED) to play drums on their new album. The disc is currently being recorded at Mana Recording in St. Petersburg, Florida with producer — and former MORBID ANGEL guitarist — Erik Rutan for a mid-2017 release via UDR Music.

MORBID ANGEL guitarist Trey Azagthoth (pictured) wrote on Facebook: "We have all the drums recorded for the new record, and will soon start on the guitars, vocals and bass.

"It has been awesome working with Erik Rutan and Mana Studios.

"We have a really cool collection of new material. There are also lots of touring plans for this new year so we hope to see you all on the road!!!!"

Azagthoth announced in June 2015 that MORBID ANGEL had reunited with vocalist/bassist Steve Tucker and that they were working on material for the band's next record

MORBID ANGEL has yet to announce a replacement for Norwegian guitarist Destructhor (a.k.a. Thor Anders Myhren), who left the band a year and a half ago.

Asked in a 2015 interview with Loudwire if he would consider rejoining MORBID ANGEL, Rutan said: "I never say to never to anything that has to do with two of the most important bands in my career that I love so much. If I could clone myself, I would still be in MORBID ANGEL! I would have loved to have released more RIPPING CORPSE albums back in the day as well. You just never know what might happen someday. I never close the door on any opportunities that may present themselves."

Former MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent recently joined forces with several other musicians — including ex-MORBID ANGEL drummer Tim Yeung (drums) — to perform classic MORBID ANGEL songs under the I AM MORBID banner.

The new band, which is completed by guitarists Bill Hudson (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Ira Black (METAL CHURCH, LIZZY BORDEN), will play material from MORBID ANGEL's "Altars Of Madness" (1989), "Blessed Are The Sick" (1991), "Covenant" (1993) and "Domination" (1995) albums. Two shows have already been scheduled in Brazil next spring: March 24 in Belo Horizonte and March 25 in São Paulo. Additional dates will be announced soon.

MORBID ANGEL's controversial 2011 album, "Illud Divinum Insanus", marked the group's first CD to feature Vincent since "Domination".




Happy New Year Everyone!!!It’s gonna be a good one.

We have all the drums recorded for the new record, performed by...

Posted by Trey Azagthoth on Sunday, January 8, 2017

British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have announced the reissue of their tenth studio album, "Turbo". The album has been remastered and will be released via Sony Music on February 3, 2017 on 3 CD (the original album and 2 bonus discs) as well as 1LP 150-gram vinyl.

Originally released in 1986, "Turbo" features all the hallmarks of classic PRIEST on tracks such as "Turbo Lover", "Parental Guidance" and "Locked In".

Included on disc 2 and 3 of the CD reissue is, previously unreleased, "Live in Kansas City", a live recording from the band's 1986 "Fuel For Life" tour in support of "Turbo".

The song "Out In The Cold", recorded at the above-mentioned concert, can be streamed below.

JUDAS PRIEST says: The '80s is considered to have been the best decade for heavy metal — JUDAS PRIEST roared through it and at the half way point went into unchartered territory with 'Turbo'. Always believing that metal should have no boundaries, PRIEST challenged themselves taking on board new technical inventions to create fresh ideas and push their sound forward. The combined songs show another side of PRIEST's range of creativity that captures a theme and energy infused with the over the top sensibilities of that era. The 'Fuel For Life' tour certainly encapsulated the decadence of the times! 'Turbo' remastered and accompanied by a pedal to the metal live recording from Kansas reveals PRIEST on high octane — raising fists and devil horns to the next level."

Disc One - Turbo: Remastered 01. Turbo Lover02. Locked In03. Private Property04. Parental Guidance05. Rock You All Around The World 06. Out In The Cold07. Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days08. Hot For Love09. Reckless

Disc Two - Live At The Kemper Arena, Kansas City

01. Out In The Cold 02. Locked In 03. Heading Out To The Highway 04. Metal Gods05. Breaking The Law06. Love Bites 07. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 08. The Sentinel 09. Private Property 10. Desert Plains 11. Rock You All Around The World

Disc Three - Live At The Kemper Arena, Kansas City

01. The Hellion 02. Electric Eye 03. Turbo Lover 04. Freewheel Burning 05. Victim Of Changes 06. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) 07. Living After Midnight 08. You've Got Another Thing Coming 09. Hell Bent For Leather

Purchase the set at this location.

Michael Schenker, one of music's greatest rock guitarists, will release "Michael Schenker Fest Tokyo" – a stunning new live recording and filmed concert released by inakustik on CD, DVD, Blu-ray and digital on Friday, March 24, 2017.

Filmed and recorded at Tokyo's International Forum on August 24, 2016, this historic concert features guest appearances from some of the greatest rock vocalists who have worked with Schenker over the years, including MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley of the MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP.

"It's been a long time since MSG – 'Live At Budokan'," says Schenker.

Like a miracle, Michael Schenker returns to Japan with his past original singers from the '80s to celebrate the Michael Schenker Fest with Barden, Bonnet and McAuley at the amazing Tokyo International Forum. 5000 fans witnessed an anthology moment of quintessential hard rock music of the highest caliber.

Says Schenker: "It's a miracle that after all these years, something like this took place with the original band members of MSG. Being able to go back to those days and celebrate the music is an exciting experience for us, as well as for old and new fans. To being able to re-experience, and for the new audience to get a feel of what it was like, is incredibly enjoyable."

Continues Schenker: "It's an amazing feeling to have all of my MSG family from the '80s performing together and especially with Graham Bonnet, who I never got to play any concerts after our 'Assault Attack' album that was originally released in 1982. Fortunately, being able to have the participation of original MSG members such as Gary Barden, Chris Glen (bass) and Ted McKenna (drums) being part of it, and somehow, to perform with Robin McAuley and Steve Mann (guitar, keyboards) again as well, is pretty awesome."

The band:

Michael Schenker - Lead GuitarTed McKenna - DrumsSteve Mann - Guitar, KeyboardsChris Glen - Bass

The Vocalists:

Gary BardenGraham BonnetRobin McAuley

"It was just one enjoyable event from beginning to end," says Schenker. "Seeing those happy, excited fans right from the beginning before the show even started, was incredible. It was like Budokan all over again."

Schenker remains enthusiastic and overjoyed at performing Schenker Fest with Barden, Bonnet and McAuley all under the same roof in Tokyo.

"It's wonderful how we all got on with each other. It felt incredibly natural, as if it was always like this. Right from the start of rehearsal, the chemistry was great. No problems, just pure fun."

Track listing:

01. Intro: Searching For Freedom02. Into The Arena03. Attack Of The Mad Axeman ft. Gary Barden04. Victim Of Illusion ft. Gary Barden05. Cry For The Nations ft. Gary Barden06. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie ft. Gary Barden07. Armed And Ready ft. Gary Barden08. Coast To Coast09. Assault Attack ft. Graham Bonnet10. Desert Song ft. Graham Bonnet11. Dancer ft. Graham Bonnet12. Captain Nemo13. This Is My Heart ft. Robin McAuley14. Save Yourself ft. Robin McAuley15. Love Is Not A Game ft. Robin McAuley16. Shoot Shoot ft. Robin McAuley17. Rock Bottom ft. Robin McAuley18. Doctor Doctor ft. Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet, Robin McAuley

"Michael Schenker Fest Tokyo" is available in the following formats:

Physical

* 2 CD* 2 CD + DVD Combo* Vinyl LP* DVD* Blu-ray

Digital

* Hi-Res download* Download* Stream

STONE SOUR has entered Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California to begin recording its new album for a tentative summer 2017 release date via Roadrunner Records.

STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor recently told Matt Pinfield that the band had written and demoed eighteen songs for its sixth studio effort.

"I am so stoked," Corey said. "It'll be the first album that we're doing with [Johny] Chow, our bass player, and Christian Martucci, our new guitar player. And it is fantasticIt is some of the best material we've ever written. It is so good, and it is such a great amalgam of all of these different styles that we just absolutely love. It's got a little bit of the heavy, like we like to do, but it's also way more hard rock — way more rock 'n' roll and hard rock than heavy. I mean, there's even a little bit of punk in there. And there's an energy there that is gonna decimate and blow away a lot of stuff that comes out next year. That's how excited I am."

Regarding the recording sessions for the next STONE SOUR album, Corey said: "We're gonna record it the old-fashioned way. We're gonna get us all in the room. We're gonna record it together; we're gonna have that energy bouncing off of each other. It's gonna be a modern throwback, let's put it that way, and it's gonna destroy people."

He continued: "We're gonna co-produce ourselves with a good friends of ours named Jay Ruston, who has done a lot of work with a lot of different people. He has produced and mixed STEEL PANTHER, ANTHRAX [and] a bunch of different other people. He also mixed the two 'House Of Gold And Bones' albums that we put out, and he mixed the two covers EPs that STONE SOUR put out as well. So we have a great relationship with him, and he's somebody we really trust and we absolutely love to work with. So we're really looking forward to going in with him and really making a kick-ass rock 'n' roll album."

Corey added: "We're really excited, man. Just the demos alone are so good that it's just, like, 'Dude, this is gonna destroy!'"

STONE SOUR, has released two EPs of cover songs — "Meanwhile In Burbank…" and "Straight Out Of Burbank" — and was slated to issue a third, titled "No Sleep 'Till Burbank", but those plans now appear to have been scrapped.

STONE SOUR in 2015 named Christian Martucci as the permanent replacement for Jim Root, who was dismissed from the band in late 2013 after he decided to sit out the group's last tour in order to begin working on the new SLIPKNOT album. Martucci was recruited to play on that tour and was confirmed as a permanent member in March 2015 in a Facebook post.

Root did not speak kindly of STONE SOUR in interviews after he was fired, saying, "Some of the guys in STONE SOUR, I think they just want to be a radio band and write strictly for radio and try to be more of a poppy rock band. And that's not really what I'm into. There's at least one guy in the band that's only concerned about money. I really have no desire to associate with people like that anymore."

Root played on all five STONE SOUR studio records to date, including 2010's "Audio Secrecy" and the band's last collection of original music, "House Of Gold And Bones", a double concept album which was released in two parts in 2012 and 2013.

A PERFECT CIRCLE will trek across North America this spring in the outfit's first tour since 2011, with the month long outing kicking off at The Pearl in Las Vegas (April 7 and 8).

The band previously announced a May 7 performance at the Hollywood Bowl as well as a trio of festival dates: Welcome To Rockville (April 29), Fort Rock (April 30) and Carolina Rebellion (May 5).

The tour news arrives as the band begins work on their first new album since 2004's "eMOTIVe". "Getting back to writing music with A PERFECT CIRCLE is a great way to start the new year," APC co-founder and guitar player Billy Howerdel said.

Tour dates:

April 7-8 - Las Vegas, NV @ The PearlApril 10 - Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica TheatreApril 11 - San Diego, CA @ Open Air TheatreApril 13 - San Francisco @ Bill Graham CivicApril 14 - Reno, NV @ Reno Event CenterApril 15 - Salt Lake City @ Maverik CenterApril 17 - Denver, CO @ 1st Bank CenterApril 19 - Kansas City, MO @ Starlight AmphitheatreApril 20 - St. Louis, MO @ Chafietz ArenaApril 22 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK CenterApril 23 - Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon TheatreApril 25 - Austin, TX @ HEB Center at Cedar ParkApril 26 - San Antonio, TX @ Freeman ColiseumApril 27 - Houston, TX @ Smart Financial CenterApril 29 - Jacksonville, FL @ Welcome to RockvilleApril 30 - Ft. Myers, FL @ Fort Rock FestivalMay 02 - Atlanta, GA @ Verizon Wireless AmphitheatreMay 03 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone ArenaMay 05 - Charlotte, NC @ Carolina RebellionMay 07 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

A PERFECT CIRCLE's current line-up is Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, PUSCIFER), Billy Howerdel (ASHES DIVIDE), James Iha (TINTED WINDOWS, ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS), Jeff Friedl (PUSCIFER, THE BETA MACHINE) and Matt McJunkins (EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, THE BETA MACHINE).

Tickets for all non-festival shows are on-sale this Friday, January 13 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl show are on sale now.

The band re-launched their website and webstore over the weekend, which can be viewed at aperfectcircle.com.

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott was one of the guest performers at last night's (Sunday, January 8) David Bowie tribute concert at the O2 Academy Brixton in London, England.

Elliott sang a version of the Bowie-penned MOTT THE HOOPLE track "All The Young Dudes" with The London Community Gospel Choir and an interpretation of "Suffragette City" at the "Celebrating David Bowie With Gary Oldman And Friends" event, which was held on what would have been the late British singer, songwriter, actor and fashion icon's 70th birthday. "This is a religious experience. Let's take these people to church," Elliott said while introducing "All The Young Dudes".

The concert featured Bowie's close friend and actor Gary Oldman, and included performances by what was being billed as "Bowie people performing Bowie music Bowie style." Oldman previously gave a heartfelt speech about the pop legend at last year's Brit Awards.

The London event was the first in a planned series of global concerts to honor Bowie's legacy in aid of local charities.

Also appearing at "Celebrating David Bowie With Gary Oldman And Friends" were some of the past touring members of Bowie's band, including guitarist Earl Slick, guitarist Adrian Belew, pianist Mark Garson and bassist Gail Ann Dorsey. Dorsey sang lead on a number of tracks, including "Space Oddity" and "Young Americans".

All proceeds from the 5,000-capacity, sold-out show will go to the Children & The Arts charity.

Other Bowie tribute events in the series will take place in New York, Los Angeles, Sydney and Tokyo, and will raise money for youth arts education.

The annual Spellemann nominations have been announced. Referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, the Spellemannprisen is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. This year’s nominees include:

Metal Category:
Abbath - Abbath
Nag - Nag
Okkultokrati - Raspberry Dawn
Sarke - Bogefod

Kvelertak’s Nattesferd has been nominated in the Rock Category.

Spellemannprisen 2016 will be held Saturday, January 28th at the Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway.

Jim Carrey, star of comedy hits like "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "Dumb and Dumber", as well as dramas such as "The Truman Show" and "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind", idonned his Alice Cooper makeup to jam with the legendary shock rocker at Shep Gordon's eighth annual Maui Food Bank and the Maui Arts & Cultural Center benefit on December 31, 2016. They performed "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and "School's Out". Alice's backing band for the performance consisted on Nita Strauss on guitar, Damon Johnson on guitar, Chuck Garric on bass and Glen Sobel on drums.

Also joining Cooper and his manager at the New Year's Eve fundraiser were AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler, the DOOBIE BROTHERS, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Bob Seger.

Cooper and his manager have been staging fundraisers in Hawaii on New Year's Eve since 2008.

Event organizers said that through the generosity of those attending this special night, the New Year's benefit helped provide the one millionth meal to the Maui Food Bank and a portion of the proceeds will also assist the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in creating millions of memories in the new year.

Tickets for the event were $600 per person, plus tax and 12% gratuity.