According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS have released a new track titled "Soldier" as part of a series of digital tracks issued to benefit Planned Parenthood. An eventual vinyl version of the series, dubbed "7-Inches For Planned Parenthood", is in the works as well. The song itself is an outtake from the sessions for the band's new LP, "Concrete And Gold".

"Concrete And Gold" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart last month, selling 127,000 equivalent album units in its first week of release.

The band's fall North American tour kicked off earlier this month in San Bernardino, California with Cal Jam 17, a daylong festival featuring the FOO FIGHTERS headlining a bill that included QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, ROYAL BLOOD, CAGE THE ELEPHANT and more.

The FOO FIGHTERS next play on Friday night (October 20) in Cincinnati.

"Lost In Oblivion", the new Vicente Cordero-directed video from SONS OF APOLLO, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's debut album, "Psychotic Symphony", which is being released today (Friday, October 20) via InsideOut Music. The disc was produced by the dynamic production duo of Mike Portnoy and Sherinian Sherinian, also affectionately known as "The Del Fuvio Brothers," which is the nickname given to them over twenty years ago during their time together in DREAM THEATER.

SONS OF APOLLO is the "supergroup" featuring Portnoy and Sherinian alongside Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES), Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE).

Says Portnoy: "I can't believe it's finally here!!! The SONS OF APOLLO debut album is finally out today! This album has a little bit of something for everybody… classic rock, metal, prog…it's a musical feast for the ears!

"To prime everybody for the release, we're excited to debut the video for 'Lost In Oblivion'. This song is full-on energy, excitement and shred! From that crazy double-bass drum pattern that took me forever to perfect to the insane bass and guitar unisons throughout the song, to Jeff's always-hooky chorus… this song is another great example of what this band is about." "Psychotic Symphony" track listing:

01. God Of The Sun02. Coming Home03. Signs Of The Time04. Labyrinth05. Alive06. Lost In Oblivion07. Figaro/S Whore08. Divine Addiction09. Opus Maximus

SONS OF APOLLO got together very organically, as Portnoy explains: "Derek and I reunited shortly after I left DREAM THEATER in 2010 and we put together an all-instrumental touring band with he and I, Billy Sheehan, and Tony MacAlpine. That was my first time working with Derek since the '90s when he was in DREAM THEATER and it was just great to be working with him again. Ever since that tour, which was really just a one-off live thing, he has been nudging me to start a real, original, full-time band. The timing just had never been right, because I had too many other things on my plate. Long story short, the time was finally right to take the bait and put together a band." "Mike and I work at a relentless pace in the studio," continues Sherinian. "The music is modern, but we have an old-school soul. What is unique about SONS OF APOLLO is that we have true rock 'n' roll swagger along with the virtuosity — a lethal combination!” But what to call the next great supergroup? "Derek was mainly the one behind the name," says Portnoy. "I have a list that I keep on my phone of about a hundred different band names, which I constantly have to refer to every time I have a new band every year. [Laughs] So, I pulled up the list and APOLLO was one of the names on the list. It was a word that both of us really liked. We started fiddling with different variations of the word. One of the original band names we were working with was APOLLO CREED, the character from the 'Rocky' movies, but after lots of different discussions on different variations, Derek suggested SONS OF APOLLO and it seemed to stick. Apollo is the God of music so with that in mind it seemed like a fitting name." Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian and Billy Sheehan previously toured together in 2012 and 2013 as PSMS (along with guitarist Tony MacAlpine), playing all instrumental versions from each of their previously recorded music. SONS OF APOLLO is the next logical progression by adding a vocalist and creating all-original material. The band incorporates the progressive style and individual technical prowess that Portnoy and Sherinian shared together in DREAM THEATER combined with the swagger and groove of VAN HALEN, DEEP PURPLE and LED ZEPPELIN. "I have known Mike and Derek for a long time, so when they came to me with SONS OF APOLLO, I jumped on this straight away," says Thomas Waber, label manager/A&R international of InsideOut Music. "However, the album they ended up recording exceeded my already high expectations by a long mile! We couldn't be happier about it!" SONS OF APOLLO will hit the road in 2018 for their first worldwide tour. "This is a real band," Portnoy declares. "This is going to pick up for me and Billy where THE WINERY DOGS left off, in terms of this being the next logical full-time thing for us. I'm not saying THE WINERY DOGS have broken up, because we haven't, we're just on a break. SONS OF APOLLO is absolutely going to be a full-time band and we plan on touring all over the world all throughout 2018 and, honestly, it is the priority for all five of us." Sherinian agrees: "We will go on a worldwide crusade in 2018 to bring SONS OF APOLLO to as many people as possible. Apollo was the God of music, and we are his mighty offspring!"

HELLYEAH will release a "deluxe" edution of its latest album, "Unden!able", on October 27 via Eleven Seven Music as a CD/DVD Best Buy exclusive and CD and live audio digital deluxe. The physical package contains the fan-shot live concert DVD, "We're All In This Together". The digital package contains the live audio from the DVD.

"Unden!able" features three Top 10 U.S. Active Rock singles, including "Human", "I Don't Care Anymore" and "Love Falls" — currently at its highest position at No. 7.

Featuring footage from HELLYEAH's Australian leg of the 2015 "Blood For Blood" world tour captured by the band's fans, "We're All In This Together" also features frank on-camera discussions with HELLYEAH founder Chad Gray discussing the heavy metal lifestyle and their history within the heavy metal community.

"Sangre Por Sangre (Blood For Blood)" live audio from "We're All In This Together" can now be streamed below.

"Unden!able" was released on June 3, 2016 via Eleven Seven Music. The disc marked the first time HELLYEAH's current lineup — singer Chad Gray, guitarists Tom Maxwell and Christian Brady, drummer Vinnie Paul and bassist Kyle Sanders — recorded together as a unit.

Maxwell recently confirmed that HELLYEAH will once again work with producer Kevin Churko, who helmed "Unden!able" and 2014's "Blood For Blood" record. "Yes, I hope so, yes," the guitarist said. "I don't wanna work with anybody else. [He's] kind of like the sixth member.

"For me, producers… It's a loosely thrown around word," he continued. "In my opinion, most producers are just glorified engineers. They know how to do good sounds, but a good producer, to me, is a composer who can bring ideas, who can help you re-write your song five or six different ways. And that's a good thing to have. I welcome feedback, and I welcome other ideas. It just inspires me. You might not like it, you might like it; you've just gotta try it and see if it works.

"So, yeah, the next record, I'm sure we're gonna be back in the studio with Kevin and it's gonna be just like what we're doing now — moving forward, [recording the] same heavy [kind of stuff]. Up and down, and giving people a journey."

New Hampshire-based groove-thrash band Death Rattle release their brand new sophomore full-length album, Volition, today, October 20th. The album is available to order now via Big Cartel .The band is also set to hit the road with The Convalescence, Wings Denied and Shaping The Legacy starting tomorrow, October 21st. In anticipation of the tour kickoff, Death Rattle have revealed a third single from their new album, entitled "Sentenced To Hell".

Lead guitarist Ryan VanderWolk says, "'Sentenced To Hell' is one of the darker songs on the album, but also the most unifying for the band. This song was the biggest collective effort as far as "all hands on deck" during the writing process. It's also the first song we wrote for the album. It's really fun to play live!"

Tracklisting:

“Internal Determination”
“Love And War”
“Sentenced To Hell”
“Snake In The Grass”
“Adrenalize”
“Sociopath”
“Order Within Chaos”
“Unfinished Business”
“Doomsday”
“From Blood To Black”

"Adrenalize":

“Love And War” video:

Death Rattle perform thrash with a purpose - music that emphasizes groove and lethal riffage over speed and interchangeable guitar parts. The band recorded the final tracks appearing on Volition at Brick Hithouse studio in Cape Cod, MA with engineer Sean Fitzpatrick over the course of several months.

Death Rattle supporting The Convalescence, Wings Denied and Shaping The Legacy:

October
21 - Placerville, CA - PJ's Roadhouse
22 - Los Angeles, CA - Five Star Bar
24 - Phoenix, AZ - Joe's Grotto
25 - Albuquerque, NM - Blu Phoenix Venue
26 - El Paso, TX - Rockhouse Bar & Grill
27 - San Antonio, TX - Jack's Patio Bar
28 - Del Rio, TX - The Brown Plaza
29 - Arlington, TX - Diamond Jim's
30 - Houston, TX - White Swan Live
31 - Pensacola, FL - The Handlebar

November
1 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbit's
2 - Panama City, FL - The Dungeon Tavern
3 - Tampa, FL - The Brass Mug
4 - Winter Park, FL - The Haven
5 - Greenacres, FL - Piper's Sports Bar
6 - Raleigh, NC - The Maywood
8 - Trenton, NJ - Championship Bar
9 - Attleboro, MA - Patterson's Creations
10 - Manchester, NH - Bungalow Bar
11 - Albany, NY - The Low Beat
12 - Brooklyn, NY - Kingsland
13 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Smiling Moose
15 - New Haven, IN - Carl's Tavern
16 - Warren, MI - The Ritz
17 - Kalamazoo, MI - Papa Pete's
18 - Englewood, OH - The Courtyard
 

Italian death metal / deathcore stalwarts, The Modern Age Slavery have released a lyric video for "The Theory Of Shadows," a track from their forthcoming album Stygian, available via Innerstrength Records on November 24th. Check out the clip below, and pre-order the new album here.

Coming almost four years after the release of 2013's Requiem For Us All (Pavement), the level-jumping blast of intensity on the band's Innerstrength debut is the result of miles logged and the already dynamic songwriting honed to a fine point.

The band released the following statement about the new album: "With this new album we tried to make another step forward in the evolution of our sound: what you'll hear it's a quite obscure atmosphere delivering a sullen and evil experience, yet keeping the heaviness of the death metal matrix that marked our music in the previous albums. The lyrics are all inspired by a common theme, from which the name Stygian and the correlated artwork come from, discussing the questionable matter of the human evolution leading men to a slow but inevitable mutation into a being that lost his mind and compassion devoured by greediness and will to power. All the pieces of the puzzle are perfectly pondered to create an album made of passion, of anger, and real emotions. This is the The Modern Age's album!"

Tracklisting:

“A Stygian Tide”
“Miles Apart”
“Prelude To An Evolution”
“Regression Through Unlearning”
“Sandblasted Skin” (Pantera Cover)
“The Hollow Men”
“The Place We Call Home”
“The Reprisal Within”
“The Theory Of Shadows”

“The Reprisal Within”:

The Relapse Records Podcast returns just in time for the Halloween season with special guest Matt Harvey of Exhumed. Harvey discusses writing the band's first-ever concept album, Death Revenge,horror movies and more.

Also on the podcast are upcoming Relapse tracks from Myrkur, Iron Monkey, Primitive Man, Haemorrhage, S U R V I V E, Death, and more. Stream the podcast below:

Death Revenge is out now on CD, LP, deluxe LP with cassette, and digital formats via Relapse Records. Physical packages and digital orders are available via Relapse.com here, and Bandcamp here. A full album stream can be found below.

Death Revenge Tracklisting:

"Death Revenge Overture”
"Defenders Of The Grave”
"Lifeless”
"Dead End”
"Night Work”
"Unspeakable”
"Gravemakers Of Edinburgh”
"The Harrowing”
"A Funeral Party”
"The Anatomy Act Of 1832”
"Incarnadined Hands”
"Death Revenge”
"Death Revenge Underture” (Bonus Track)
"A Lesson In Violence” (Bonus Track)

Album stream:

“Night Work” video:

“Lifeless” video:

Exhumed will embark on a short run of live dates in November with The Black Dahlia Murder, Suffocation, Decrepit Birth and more, as well as a performance at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest on November 5th in San Bernardino, California. See confirmed dates below with additional live abrasions to be announced in the future.
 
November
1 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
2 - HIFI Music Hall - Eugene, OR
3 - Vinyl at Hard Rock - Lake Tahoe, NV
4 - Phoenix Theater - Petaluma, CA #
5 - Ozzfest Meets KnotFest - San Bernardino, CA # **
6 - Club Red - Mesa, AZ

# - No Suffocation
** - No Necrot, Wormwitch

Lineup:

Michael "Bud" Burke - guitar, vocals
Michael Hamilton - drums
Matthew Harvey - guitar, vocals
Ross Sewage - bass, vocals

(Photos - JehN.W.A.)

Hamburg based power metal band, Iron Savior, was facing a problem: what to do when your early albums are not available regularly anymore but a re-issue is not possible due to legal reasons? Well, the decision was made to use this situation to give the material a sonic upgrade.

“We can’t re-release our albums from the Noise Records years in their initial form”, band boss Piet Sielck says, “but we are free to re-record songs from these albums. We’ve approached this challenge with a lot of enthusiasm.”

What Sielck refers to, became a 19 tracks strong double album, now titled Reforged - Riding On Fire, which consists of the best and most popular songs Iron Savior have released so far. These 2017 re-recordings come with a much more powerful sound of course, but the band managed the task to keep the songs’ character and feel.

Demand is steadily rising: especially after the band’s latest album Titancraft (2016), which became the biggest chart success in their history, new fans wanted to discover the band’s catalogue. They’ll now get the best 19 tracks with an upgraded sound - of course mixed by Piet Sielck.

Tracklisting:

“Riding On Fire”
“Battering Ram”
“Brave New World”
“Prisoner Of The Void”
“Titans Of Our Time”
“Eye To Eye”
“For The World”
“Mindfeeder”
“Watcher In The Skye”
“Mind Over Matter”
“Warrior”
“Iron Savior”
“Tales Of The Bold”
“No Heroes”
“Break The Curse”
“Condition Red”
“Protector”
“I’ve Been To Hell”
“Atlantis Falling”

Out December 8th via AFM Records, available as  2CD digipak and double vinyl.

Originally released in 1990 and out-of-print for almost two decades, the now legendary debut album from doom godfathers The Obsessed will once again see the light of day in multiple deluxe formats. Now completely remastered with previously unreleased bonus tracks, including the highly sought-after Concrete Cancer demo, expanded artwork, never-before-seen photos, and extended liner notes from frontman Scott "Wino" Weinrich, this is the definitive edition of The Obsessed's self-titled debut, a true piece of doom history!

Weinrich comments: "This record defines the passion, the pureness, and vibrancy of youth, and the fierce love, loyalty, and dedication to this music. I am happy and proud it lives once again! Thanks to all who believe!”

The bonus track “Mental Kingdom” is available for streaming below.

The Obsessed's self-titled reissue is due out November 17th on 2CD, LP, 2LP, and digital formats via Relapse Records. Physical bundles and digital preorders are available via Relapse Records here and streaming services at this location.

Tracklisting:

“Tombstone Highway”
“The Way She Fly”
“Forever Midnight”
“Ground Out”
“Fear Child”
“Freedom”
“Red Disaster”
“Inner Turmoil”
“River Of Soul”
“Concrete Cancer” (1984 unreleased Concrete Cancer demo cassette)
“Feelingz” (1984 unreleased Concrete Cancer demo cassette)
“Mental Kingdom” (1984 unreleased Concrete Cancer demo cassette)
“Hiding Masque” (1984 unreleased Concrete Cancer demo cassette)
“Ground Out – Feelingz” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Concrete Cancer” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“No Blame” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Mental Kingdom” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Tombstone Highway” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Iron And Stone” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Rivers Of Soul” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Sittin On A Grave” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Freedom” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Indestroy - Kill Ugly Naked” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)

Concrete Cancer Demo:
“Concrete Cancer”
“Feelingz”
“Mental Kingdom”
“Hiding Masque”

“Mental Kingdom”:

“The Way She Fly”:

The Eagles’ Hotel California was a critical and commercial phenomenon when it was released in December 1976. The album topped the Billboard charts for eight weeks in the US, won two Grammy Awards, sold more than 32 million copies around the world, and featured two Billboard #1 hit singles. 40 years later, it still ranks as one of the best-selling albums of all time.

This fall, the milestone album will add to its legendary lore with Hotel California: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, a new 2-CD/1-Blu-ray Audio that includes remastered sound, ten previously unreleased live recordings, as well as hi-res stereo and 5.1 mixes. Presented in an 11 x 11 hardbound book, the set also features rare and unseen photos from the era, a replica tour book, and an 11 x 22 poster. The collection will be available on November 2nd. Both a 2CD Expanded Edition and 1CD will also be available, along with digital download and streaming versions.

 

Deluxe Edition

 

Hotel California: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition opens with a remastered version of the original album, featuring two Billboard #1 singles - “New Kid In Town” and the title track - plus the smash hit “Life In The Fast Lane”. The album was nominated for five Grammy Awards, and won for “Record Of The Year” and “Best Arrangement For Voices”.

The set also marks the debut of ten live tracks that were recorded during the band’s three-night stand at the Los Angeles Forum in October 1976. The concert recordings - which were recorded about a month before the album came out - feature one of the first ever live performances of “Hotel California” and “New Kid In Town” along with other Eagles classics including  “Already Gone”, “Take It To The Limit”, and “Witchy Woman”. Listen to the live version of “Hotel California” below:

The Blu-ray Audio disc that accompanies Hotel California: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition features the 5.1 Surround Sound mix originally released on DVD-A in 2001 along with a hi-resolution, 192 KHz/24-Bit stereo mix.

Pre-order via the following links:

- Deluxe Edition
- Expanded
- Remastered

Hotel California: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition tracklisting:

Disc One: Original Album
“Hotel California”
“New Kid In Town”
“Life In The Fast Lane”
“Wasted Time”
“Wasted Time” (Reprise)
“Victim Of Love”
“Pretty Maids All In A Row”
“Try And Love Again”
“The Last Resort”

Disc Two: Live at The Los Angeles Forum (October 1976)  
“Take It Easy”
“Take It To The Limit”
“New Kid In Town”
“James Dean”
“Good Day In Hell”
“Witchy Woman”
“Funk #49”
“One Of These Nights”
“Hotel California”
“Already Gone”

Blu-ray Audio
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
- Advanced Resolution Multi-Channel Surround Sound (96 KHz/24-Bit)
- Advanced Resolution Stereo (192 KHz/24-Bit)

 

Expanded Edition

 

Dutch death metal act Dauthuz have signed a distribution deal with Wormholedeath for the November 24th worldwide release of their debut album, Destined For Death.

The band stated: "We are very pleased to work with Wormholedeath for the release of our debut album, Destined For Death. After the release of our Dauthuz EP in 2016, we started looking for the right partner to work with for this upcoming release, and when we showed Carlo our video for 'Dying Breed', the ball started rolling and the feeling was right! We can't wait for the release on November 24th!"

"Dying Breed" featuring guest vocals from Marloes Voskuil of Izegrim: 

Tracklisting:

"Destined For Death"
"The Hunt"
"Dying Breed" (feat. Marloes Voskuil)
"Made In Blood"
"Honoured To Serve"
"Killing In The Woods"
"Killed In The Woods"
"Tormentor"
"Deep Inside Your Soul"
"Warmaster"

Album teaser:

Slipknot are readying their upcoming DVD release, Day Of The Gusano - Live In Mexico, for this Friday, October 20th via Eagle Rock Entertainment. Today the band reveal a brand new clip from their incendiary live set. Check out “Before I Forget”, taken from the DVD, below:

When you pre-order the release digitally you can download the full live audio tracks of “Psychosocial”, “Before I Forget” and “Surfacing” immediately. Choose your platform here.

Shot in high definition and directed by Slipknot’s own M. Shawn Crahan, aka “Clown”, Day Of The Gusano documents the Iowa band’s long-awaited and first ever show in Mexico City in December 2015 and will be released on DVD+CD and Blu-ray+CD formats, as well as special gatefold deluxe vinyl/DVD and CD/2DVD packages.

Talking about Day Of The Gusano, Clown tells us, "Slipknot still has dreams for itself. Finally playing Mexico was one of them. It's been a surreal life of rock and roll for Slipknot and the fact that the dreams still go on for us is simply incredible. Thank you.” Guitarist Jim Root continues, “We had such a great time at Knotfest Mexico... Not only with all the friends and bands that were there, but with the fans and the crowd we had to document it with. Now we get to share it with the world.”

Day Of The Gusano tracklisting:

“Sarcastrophe”
“The Heretic Anthem”
“Psychosocial”
“The Devil In I”
“Me Inside”
“Vermilion”
“Wait And Bleed”
“Prosthetics”
“Before I Forget”
“Eeyore”
“Duality”
“Custer”
“Spit It Out”
“Metabolic / 742617000027”
“Sic”
“People = Shit”
“Surfacing / Til We Die”

"Psychosocial”:

Extended trailer:

David Gilmour has released an expert of his performance of “Faces Of Stone”, featured on the new Live At Pompeii release (out now). Watch below:

45 years after Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour filmed Live At Pompeii in the legendary Roman Amphitheatre there, he returned for two spectacular shows that took place on July 7th and 8th, 2016, part of his year-long tour in support of his #1 album, Rattle That Lock. The performances were the first-ever rock concerts for an audience in the stone Roman amphitheatre, and, for two nights only, the 2,600 strong crowd stood exactly where gladiators would have fought in the first century AD.

David Gilmour Live At Pompeii is an audio experience on its own, while the audio-visual spectacle features lasers, pyrotechnics and a huge circular screen on which specially-created films complement selected songs. Paramount, however, is the incredible music: the show includes songs from throughout David's career, as well as many Pink Floyd classics, including “One Of These Days”, the only song that was also performed at the band’s 1971 show.

Both concerts also saw very special performances of “The Great Gig In The Sky” from The Dark Side Of The Moon, which David rarely plays as a solo artist. The 2-disc concert CD was produced by David Gilmour, and mixed by Andy Jackson and David Gilmour. The 148-minute concert film includes highlights from both shows, filmed in 4k by director Gavin Elder. DVD and Blu-ray versions contain an extra 7-minute documentary by Gavin Elder ‘Pompeii Then And Now’, while the Deluxe Blu-ray 4-disc box contains the 2xCD version, the 1xBlu-ray version, and a full 207 minutes of extra footage: 11 live performances and 5 documentaries, plus bonus collectables. Vinyl lovers can enjoy a deluxe 4xLP version in gatefold sleeves and a hardback slipcase, plus a 24-page photo booklet.

David Gilmour Live At Pompeii shows an artist at the top of his artistic game, performing incredible material with his world-class band, in a unique setting on one very special occasion.

Tracklisting:

“5 A.M.”
“Rattle That Lock”
“Faces Of Stone”
“What Do You Want From Me”
“The Blue”
“The Great Gig In The Sky”
“A Boat Lies Waiting”
“Wish You Were Here”
“Money”
“In Any Tongue”
“High Hopes”
“One Of These Days”
“Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1 - 5)”
“Fat Old Sun”
“Coming Back To Life”
“On An Island”
“Today”
“Sorrow”
“Run Like Hell”
“Time” / “Breathe (In The Air)” (reprise)
“Comfortably Numb”

“Run Like Hell”:

“One Of These Days”:

EPK Part 1:

EPK Part 2:

EPK Part 3:

Deluxe Edition unboxing video:

GUNS N' ROSES leads the latest slate of ticket sales data reported to Billboard Boxscore with box-office grosses from nineteen shows during the summer 2017 European leg of the band's "Not In This Lifetime" tour.

Not counting GN'R appearance at the TW Classic festival in Werchter, Belgium, the group added $112 million in sold ticket revenue to the trek's overall gross that is now believed to approaching the $400 million mark since its April 2016 launch.

U.K. was the only market to offer two shows to fans. London Stadium sold a total of 139,267 tickets for concerts on June 16 and June 17. The $17.2 million gross at the London venue was the top grosser on the entire European run.

GUNS N' ROSES kicked off the European leg of "Not In This Lifetime" on May 27 in front of a sold-out crowd of 80,000 at Ireland's Slane Castle. That show surpassed the $8 million mark in ticket sales.

Pollstar reported earlier in the year that "Not In This Lifetime" tour was the most popular and highest-grossing global tour of 2017.

About seventy people travel with the show in addition to the truck drivers; that number goes upwards of five hundred, including the local workers, by show date once catering, security, etc. are factored in, according to the tour's production manager, Dale "Opie" Skjerseth.

GUNS kicked off its long-rumored and long-awaited reunion tour in April 2016 with a club show in Hollywood and appearances in Las Vegas and at California's Coachella festival.

The "Not In This Lifetime" tour features classic lineup members Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Axl Rose (vocals) backed by guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Fank Ferrer, keyboardist Dizzy Reed and new second keyboardist Melissa Reese.

Arguably one of the greatest death metal albums of all-time, Entombed's Clandestine has been given the Full Dynamic Range treatment, allowing the music's nuances to shine through and giving the album a more ferocious, immersive and dynamic sound than ever before.

Order this limited edition silver pressing (only 500 copies available) at this location, and check out a preview video below.

Tracklisting:

“Living Dead”
“Sinners Bleed”
“Evilyn”
“Blessed Be”
“Stranger Aeons”
“Chaos Breed”
“Crawl”
“Severe Burns”
“Through The Collonades”

At the crossroad between a hallowed holiday and the cusp of a dead cold winter is where you’ll find Autumns Eyes mastermind Daniel Mitchell. After many seasons of seclusion and intermittently hitting the studio, the recording process has finally wrapped up for the new album, titled Ending Life Slowly.

Mitchell is no stranger to the darker side of creativity, and crafts music free of constraints or label interference. Ending Life Slowly strikes a balance between somber reflections on mortality and full-force screaming metal, with cover art to reflect the album's dreary nature crafted by Indonesian artist Sorrow Grips (Gojira).

Due out on October 31st, Ending Life Slowly serves as the first full-length album from Autumns Eyes since the 2012 release of Please Deceive Me. Halloween and the death of fall is a perfect time to be reminded that sometimes life ends far too slowly.

Mitchell had this to say about the impending album release: "Living in New England has always made it easy to draw from the month of October for creative inspiration, with life breathing its flaming colors into all the surrounding trees. Unfortunately, these themes can only be revisited every so often before it becomes repetitive. That’s why I reached into the month of November for inspiration. A time when Fall is still thriving, but where color has faded and the trees are bare as skeletons.

"While a walk through the woods here in October can be a relaxing activity, doing the same in November carries an overwhelming sense of dread. You’re surrounded by death, and the trees no longer sway and breathe with the air. They’re cold, stiff, bare, and knock together like bones breaking in the sky.

"This atmosphere is what fueled the writing process for Ending Life Slowly, with death and decay surrounding every element of each track. It’s a cliche topic to write about in heavy metal music, but my approach here was focused more on the immense weight death can hold over one's shoulders. To sit an truly contemplate what it means for all things to come to an end was a sobering experience to say the least.

"I always look at music as sonic therapy, but this was the one time where music couldn’t offer any kind of solace. It just reminded me that life can either go by too fast, or it can end too slowly."

Check out the album's artwork and tracklisting below, along with a video update from the studio released earlier this summer.

Tracklisting:

“Death Of October”
“Break The Skin”
“Your Last Day”
“Moments Into Memories”
“The Honest Liars”
“Couldn’t Hold On”
“Far Away From Fading”
“Internal Arson”
“Open Your Eyes, Not Your Wrists”
“Under The Skin Of The Sun”

HOOBASTANK has inked a deal with the Austrian indie label Napalm Records. The band's new album is scheduled for release in the first half of 2018. HOOBASTANK comments: "We're extremely thrilled about signing with Napalm Records and honored to be joining their roster of talented artists.

"For our sixth full-length album, we finally got to work with producer Matt Wallace (FAITH NO MORE, MAROON 5). We had been wanting to work with him for years and finally the timing was right.

"The writing and recording process was everything we could have hoped for. Matt challenged us and brought out different aspects of what we love about making music.

"We're excited for our fans to hear it and to make some new fans along the way. " Napalm CEO Thomas Caser also commented on the latest addition to the label's artist roster: "We are delighted to work with this iconic rock act and are looking forward to the band's new album which is scheduled for 2018!" In 1994, HOOBASTANK was founded in Agoura Hills, California. In 2001, HOOBASTANK attracted the interest of global player Island Records, which at that time was the home of acts such as NINE INCH NAILS, THE CRANBERRIES, PJ Harvey, PULP and Tom Waits, to name a few. HOOBASTANK released its debut album that same year. The music of these California youngsters worked really well during this time of fun sports, high-profile video games, and blockbuster movies. Being featured in the "Aggressive Inline" video game, the inline skate counterpart to "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Series", and contributing to the soundtrack of the motion picture "Daredevil" helped propel HOOBASTANK's career to a new level. Also, the release of their world-famous song "The Reason" from the self-titled album ended up being played in the final episode of the cult TV show "Friends" which helped gain much fan recognition. The song stayed at No. 1 for 21 weeks on the Canadian single charts, which broke a new record back then, and made it to No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The album would reach No. 3 on the Billboard 200 charts and hit Top 10 of many other countries' charts as well. To this day, HOOBASTANK has sold more than ten million albums worldwide, with over five hundred thousand subscribers to its YouTube channel, almost two million followers on Facebook, fifty thousand followers on Twitter and nearing that on Instagram, it's safe to say that HOOBASTANK is one of the true American rock acts of our time. HOOBASTANK has stayed active in the game, continuing to release successful albums. They have been featured in motion picture soundtracks and even contributed to Music For Relief in support of the Haiti earthquake crisis in 2010. Coming on board with Napalm will start the next chapter in the band's career. HOOBASTANK is:

Douglas "Doug" Robb - lead vocals, guitarDaniel "Dan" Estrin - lead guitarChris Hesse - drums, precussion, backing vocalsJesse Charland - bass, backing vocals

The third EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Unified", the sophomore album from SWEET & LYNCH — the band featuring guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER, legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB), bassist James LoMenzo (MEGADETH, WHITE LION, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Brian Tichy (THE DEAD DAISIES, WHITESNAKE) — is available below. The disc will be released on November 10 via Frontiers Music Srl.

Says Sweet: "George and I couldn't be more excited about this album! We've worked very hard to bring you the best of both worlds — a throwback of the chart-topping STRYPER/DOKKEN days yet with a modern production that fits right in with anything out there now in the rock world today.

"We couldn't be more proud than to be working with Brian Tichy and James LoMenzo again as they are the best rhythm section you'll ever hear.

"If you liked SWEET & LYNCH I, you're going to love 'Unified'."

"Unified" track listing:

01. Promised Land02. Walk03. Afterlife04. Make Your Mark05. Tried & True06. Unified07. Find Your Way08. Heart Of Fire09. Bridge Of Broken Lies10. Better Man11. Live To Die

Michael previously said that SWEET & LYNCH was formed when Frontiers president Serafino Perugino approached him "to sing and write for what [Serafino] was referring to as a 'supergroup' project — (one of the first) that Frontiers would be putting together and releasing. I was, of course, not only intrigued by the idea but also humbled that he would ask me! Jon Levin [DOKKEN] was suggested as the possible guitarist and I suggested to Serafino getting the man himself, Mr. Scary [George Lynch] involved. Serafino was, of course, excited about the idea. Frontiers has told me how happy they are with my production on the new STRYPER albums, so I immediately suggested producing as well. Serafino also agreed. I contacted George [as soon as possible] and he quickly agreed to be a part of this exciting project. It was decided that he and I would co-write everything together and that I would produce."

Sweet, who is a devout Christian, also talked about his working relationship with George, who considers himself to be a freethinker/atheist.

"You may ask how does an atheist and a Christian work together in a band situation? The answer is respect. Although I don't agree with George's spiritual/religious views (and he doesn't agree with mine, assumedly), we respect each other as musicians, friends and human beings.

"I'm free to do many things with the hope that maybe, just maybe, my life might have a profound effect on people I come in contact with.

"I've spoken with George many times over and he always strikes me as a genuine soul and someone who cares for and loves people. Bottom line? He's a great guy and I'm proud to be a part of this with George.

"Although we don't see eye to eye in our beliefs, we respect each other enough to not let that come between us."

Lynch concurred, telling Antihero Magazine: "There could potentially be a conflict there between Michael and I, and we've talked about that. I'm sort of a freethinking atheist, and he's a born-again Christian. I've been through that in my life; I was a born-again Christian at one point. I was the guy knocking on your door handing out tracks. I played in a Pentecostal charismatic band that did revivals… tent revivals in black neighborhoods in South Central L.A. — yeah, all kinds of stuff. I definitely have something to say about all that, but I don't know how effective I am at it. I'm not RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. I wish I was."

SWEET & LYNCH's debut album, "Only To Rise", was released in January 2015 via Frontiers Music Srl.

According to the Los Angeles Times, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has listed his ranch in historic Sula, Montana for sale at $4.95 million.

The property, named "Rockin JN Ranch," has belonged to Newsted for more than a decade. The 545-acre gem is situated amidst an ocean of public lands and large holdings. A custom timber frame home with over 5,800 square feet was completed in 2006 and is perched atop a ridge. Huge panes of glass absorb the 360-degree views. A towering stone Rumsford-style fireplace is the centerpiece of the living room and is only one of several. Exquisite woodwork is found throughout and one entire wall on the lower level is from the Gibson guitar factory. The terrain itself is comprised of gentle topography perfect for hiking or horseback. Other improvements include manager's home and shop.

The 54-year-old Newsted in February 2014 canceled an appearance at Australia's Soundwave festival with his band NEWSTED, citing "private and personal circumstances." The cancelation followed more than a year of intense touring and promotional activity surrounding the release of NEWSTED's "Metal" EP and follow-up album, "Heavy Metal Music", both of which were positively received by the critics and fans alike.

After staying mostly out of the public eye for a couple of years, Newsted rejoined Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD on stage during June 2016 concert at Slim's in San Francisco, California. He has since formed a couple of new acoustic projects, one of which completed a short West Coast tour last September.

Jason left METALLICA back in 2001 but was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, along with guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett, and the man who replaced him, bassist Robert Trujillo, in 2009.

Fresh off a successful summer of high-profile festival appearances, Gothenburg, Sweden-based rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have headed back into the studio to put the finishing touches to the first single from their highly anticipated new album, "You Can't Kill My Rock 'N' Roll", that is scheduled for release in the spring of 2018. "Have Mercy On Me" has been released to coincide with the band's upcoming co-headline tour of Europe with FOZZY and this new single is bursting with the classic HARDCORE SUPERSTAR sound... loud, aggressive and hard hitting with big drums and an even bigger chorus. "Have Mercy On Me" is destined to quickly become both a fan favorite and a regular part of HARDCORE SUPERSTAR's explosive live show. "Have Mercy On Me" is available on all digital platforms and as an exclusive, limited-edition twelve-inch vinyl single. The B-side on the vinyl single is "Next Please", a demo from the writing sessions for "You Can't Kill My Rock 'N' Roll".

HARDCORE SUPERSTAR singer Joakim "Jocke" Berg told World Metal Domination this past summer that "the energy level" during the band's live performances "is high because of the love for the music. I mean, sometimes we are tired like everybody else, but when you go up on that stage, something happens to your body," he explained. "I remember several times when I have been so tired or had a little to much to drink the day before and almost had to beg someone to drag me up on stage. But when the intro is on, something happens to your body; it feels like somebody slapping you in your face, and then you all of a sudden get your strength back and you become Superman!"

Hungary’s Angertea have released a video for the song “Seeds Of Hell”, featured on the band’s fifth album, Snakes In Blossom, available via Inverse Records. The animated video was created by Hungarian filmmaker Demeter Lorant, and is about the circulation of evil spirits on earth.

Snakes In Blossom was recorded in Szeged, Hungary at Black Hole Sound Studio, and Szentes, Murphy Studio. It was mixed and produced by Gábor Vári.

Tracklisting:

“Snakes”
“Sinking In Strain”
“Seeds Of Hell”
“Aquarium”
“Orange Machine ”
“St. Andrew's Storm”
“The Song For Vengeance”
“Instancy”
“The Moon Encounter”
“Tisza”

“The Moon Encounter” video:

“Orange Machine” lyric video:

“Sinking In Strain”:

Rufus Stone Limited Editions has announced the publication of the first-ever official WHITESNAKE book, "The Purple Tour - A Photographic Journey".

In 2015 WHITESNAKE took its newest release, "The Purple Album", around the world on "The Purple Tour". Featuring epic reworkings of David Coverdale's DEEP PURPLE songs and a raft of WHITESNAKE classics, the tour was one of the band's most successful and talked about in years.

Now this new, official limited-edition release from Rufus Publications documents that groundbreaking tour. At three hundred pages long and packed with exclusive behind-the-scenes photos, notes from the band and a song-by-song breakdown of the tour's epic setlist, this incredible tour is captured and documented with hundreds of amazing shots, taken mostly on the sold-out U.K. leg of the tour.

Printed and bound in the U.K., this LP-sized, casebound photographic book will be released in two amazing limited editions and is the first official WHITESNAKE book.

The deluxe signed edition is individually numbered and signed by all the band members and features a 3D lenticular image on the front of the slipcase.

The standard edition is the same size, softcover bound and comes in a slipcase.

Both editions will be unique, casebound coffee table books, perfect for fans and collectors.

Order before November 9 to get your name in the book and for free worldwide delivery before Christmas 2017.

Says Coverdale: "It's a fucking huge coffee table book about the size of a fucking huge encyclopedia, a historical photographic journey from the beginning of 'The Purple Album' to the end of the last show in the U.K. in Sheffield. The book's fucking beautiful to have."

For more information, visit www.whitesnakepurpletour.com.

Veteran Dutch extreme metallers PESTILENCE will release their new album, "Hadeon", in March via Hammerheart Records.

The cover artwork for the disc, which can be seen below, was created by Santiago Jaramillo from Triple Seis Design (LOCK UP, DYING FETUS, INQUISITION). The concept is based on a multi-layered reality, alien presence and negative frequencies.

Following up the reissues of PESTILENCE's classic Roadrunner albums on deluxe two-CD and high-quality LP, the band is preparing for worldwide domination in 2018.

Aside from intensive touring around the globe, the main focus will be on the eighth studio album. "Hadeon" is an all-out death metal attack, featuring thirteen tracks that combine PESTILENCE's old-school roots, its progressive trademark and a killer production, which will appeal to both old and new fans.

Joining vocalist/guitarist Patrick Mameli in PESTILENCE's current lineup are Slovenian bassist Tilen Hudrap (VICIOUS RUMORS, PARADOX, THRAW), lead guitarist Santiago Dobles (AGHORA) and drummer Septimiu Hărşan (DISAVOWED).

In July 2014, Mameli announced that PESTILENCE was "on a permanent hold" while he concentrated fully on his new NEUROMORPH project, which he said would be "more brutal, more crazy, more tech, more futuristic and more death" than his longtime outfit. Two years later, he revived PESTILENCE, initially claiming that the band would only play live shows and not record any new material.

PESTILENCE is:

Patrick Mameli - Lead guitar/Vocals Santiago Dobles - Lead guitar Tilen Hudrap - Bass Septimiu Hărşan - Drums

Former SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak says he's in discussions with singer Lenny Wolf for a reunion of the original lineup of '80s rockers KINGDOM COME, a band perhaps best known for its uncanny musical resemblance to LED ZEPPELIN. Kottak played on the band's first two albums, 1988's "Kingdom Come" and 1989's "In Your Face" before leaving the same year. Kottak went on to play on MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP's 1992 "MSG" album before joining SCORPIONS in 1996.

In a recent interview with Jade from Shut Up & Rock On, Kottak was asked how he got to know the members of SCORPIONS before joining. "KINGDOM COME, when our album came out in 1988, we got on the 'Monsters Of Rock' tour," he said (hear audio below). "That was VAN HALEN, SCORPIONS, DOKKEN and METALLICA. We were the opening band. We went on about 1:45 every day. KINGDOM COME and SCORPIONS were on the same record label at the same time, so we always stayed at the same hotel with them. We had quite a few dinners together. The 'Monsters Of Rock', we only played three days a week, so there's a lot of hanging out time so you get to know each other quite well, that was over a three-month tour. Then we did an indoor arena tour, KINGDOM COME opening for SCORPIONS, for like, twenty shows. You get to know people and blah, blah, blah. A couple of years later, I did an album with Michael Schenker and Robin McAuley, the 'MSG' album, and rock and roll is a really small world. Years went by and one day the phone rang in 1995, it was their manager going 'So, James, I manage the SCORPIONS and they're interested in seeing if you want to come over to Germany and have a play.' I went 'Sure!' I went over and we picked up where we left off. Also, the producer, Keith Olsen, I did probably fifteen, sixteen albums with him as a drummer appearing on other people's albums, plus he produced KINGDOM COME. SCORPIONS did 'Crazy World' with him, so I'd drop by the studio and visit with him. I said to the manager, 'What made them think of me?' He said 'They remembered you were a very nice guy. And also you were a very good drummer.' I go 'That's great to hear, man.' So you never know. I played on some tapes and stuff and I flew over. The rest is history. I was so fortunate, so lucky, so thankful for the opportunity. Twenty-one years I was with SCORPIONS. I have no regrets. I'm still really good friends with them."

Kottak was then asked about his time in KINGDOM COME, which was highlighted by singles "Get It On" and "What Love Can Be", catapulting their 1988 self-titled debut album to platinum status in the United States:

"I'm so proud of those first two albums," said James. "I co-wrote on both of them on a few songs. They're just great albums. The songs are great. Lenny's incredible. We just killed it. On that note, I'm actually talking to Lenny in hopes we can, next year, do a KINGDOM COME — I don't want to call it a 'reunion,' but a KINGDOM COME 'regroup' because it will be the thirtieth anniversary of our debut album. I know we've never done this. The original five [members] are available and we were actually going to do this around 2012-13, but as you know, SCORPIONS said farewell and changed their mind and we continued on. So I had to put that on the backburner. Now, we're talking and we'll see what happens. I love that. I love the music and the people. Lenny's great, the whole band is great. We'll see what happens."

Kottak was asked what he had in mind for a hypothetical KINGDOM COME reunion. "We would definitely do some shows, maybe do as many festivals and in between the festivals, do some House Of Blues [shows]," he said. "We've never toured in this capacity. There's been a lot of demand for it. Especially when you have the original five, that's what special about it. You have interchangeable people all the time in all these bands, so we'll see what happens. We're just in the planning stages. Hopefully it happens and maybe it won't. You never know."

The LED ZEPPELIN comparisons dogged KINGDOM COME throughout their '80s peak, in particular, Wolf's vocal resemblance to ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant and the band's penchant for blues-based hard rock, a style ZEPPELIN helped pioneer. Kottak was asked how he felt about these ongoing claims. "If you're going to be accused of something, at least rip off the best," he said. "It was just great music. My drumming compared to [legendary ZEPPELIN drummer] John Bonham? Thank you, I'll take it. I think some of the responses from a couple of the guys in the band maybe misled people.

"The press is so funny when a band comes and they get huge really fast. They love to knock them down, some press people do. Sometimes the press won't. It's like, good news travels fast, but bad news travels faster. That's what happened to KINGDOM COME. The same thing happened to QUIET RIOT in the early days. It's what it was. I'm super-proud of this stuff. I never had a problem with it. Call us 'ZEPPELIN rip-offs.' Who cares?

"Before I even went to audition, I got this tape and these four songs were on there. It was just Lenny with his drum machine and him singing. I went, 'Oh my God! This is phenomenal.' I listened to the tape three times in a row. It was 'Get It On' and 'What Love Could Be' and '17' and some other song. I was just going 'This is great!' If anything, '17', if you listen to STP's [STONE TEMPLE PILOTS] 'Vasoline', it's a complete rip-off of '17'. It's the exact same riff. It goes round and round. Who cares? It's just rock and roll."

After its early run of success in the '80s, KINGDOM COME released several albums, with Wolf remaining the only constant member of the band. The group's most recent effort is 2013's "Outlier".

Last September, Kottak was dismissed from SCORPIONS during his well-publicized battle with alcoholism and was replaced by former MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee.

Cleopatra Entertainment has set an October 27 U.S. theatrical opening for "Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!", a new thriller about an all-girl rock and roll band that ventures out to play its biggest show to date, only to end up trapped in a Halloween hell house. The film stars Sara Malakul Lane, Richard Grieco, Demetrius Stear, Academy Award winner Margaret O'Brien and features the voice of Dave Mustaine from MEGADETH rounding out the cast.

"Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!" will be released in over fifteen markets nationwide, including Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, San Francisco, Boston, Las Vegas, Houston, Seattle, Minneapolis, Sacramento, Cleveland and New York.

The movie follows the group KILL PUSSY KILL, which sets out to play a major show on Halloween night. However, before hitting the road, they manage to upset a stranger who turns out to be an evil genius dead set on revenge. The girls are unwittingly lured into the genius's hell house and find themselves trapped inside an inescapable room filled with a vicious variety of deadly devices. The rules of escaping are simple: advance through all three rooms and you are allowed to go free. The catch is, in order to make it to the next room, someone must die.

"Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!" is written and directed by Jared Cohn ("The Horde", "Devil's Domain", "The Domicile") and is produced by Brian Perera for Cleopatra Entertainment. The global VOD date has been set for Halloween night, October 31.

The soundtrack, featuring music by Jyrki 69, MINISTRY, DESCARTES A KANT, EGRETS ON ERGOT, THE ANIX, INHALT and GRYPT, is now available for purchase.