The soundtrack for the film We Are X - the critically acclaimed music documentary about X Japan - will be released worldwide on March 3rd via Sony Music's Legacy Recordings (a division of Sony Music Entertainment) and is available for pre-order now via Amazon (widget below). *See the full track listing for the We Are X film soundtrack below.

Hailed as "fascinating" by the New York Times, We Are X is a transcendent and beautifully shot rock & roll story about the most successful rock band in Japanese history, X Japan. They've sold over 30 million albums, singles and videos combined; sold out Japan's 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome a record 18 times; and played to tens of thousands of fans outside of Japan. Under the enigmatic direction of Yoshiki - composer, classically-trained pianist, drummer and the creative force behind the group - X Japan has captivated a wide range of admirers as Sir George Martin, KISS, Stan Lee, and the Japanese Emperor-while pioneering a spectacle-driven style of rock music called "Visual Kei" (visual-kay), a one-of-a-kind cultural phenomenon.

In late 2016, We Are X was released to theaters across America after winning multiple awards at the Sundance and SXSW Film Festivals. Directed by acclaimed documentarian Stephen Kijak (Stones in Exile, Scott Walker: 30 Century Man), and produced by the Oscar-winning production team behind Searching for Sugar Man, We Are X is an astonishingly intimate portrait of a deeply haunted - but truly unstoppable - virtuoso and the music that has enthralled legions of the world's most devoted fans.

Up next, X Japan - Yoshiki (drums, piano); Toshi (vocals); Pata (guitar); Heath (bass); and Sugizo (guitar, violin) - will perform their first major show of 2017 on #XDAY, Saturday, March 4th at SSE Arena, Wembley in London UK. Later in March, We Are X (film) will premiere in London and officially open in theaters across the UK. The film continues to expand internationally in new cities every week; and will arrive on Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital HD on April 25th from Magnolia Home Entertainment under the Magnet label. Territories include US, Bermuda and Bahamas.

Watch a video where Yoshiki describes the song “La Venus” and its role in the film We Are X below.

We Are X soundtrack tracklisting:
 
“La Venus” (Acoustic Version)*
“Kurenai” (from The Last Live)
“Forever Love”
“Piano Strings Of Es Dur”
“Dahlia”
“Crucify My Love”
“Xclamation”
“Standing Sex” (from X Japan Returns)
“Tears”
“Longing / Setsubo-no-yoru”
“Art Of Life (3rd Movement)”
“Endless Rain” (from The Last Live)
“X” (from The Last Live)
“Without You” (Unplugged)*

* Soundtrack Exclusive

Japan Bonus:
"Rusty Nail" (Dahlia Tour Final)
"Forever Love" (The Last Live)

 

 

We Are X film trailer:

End Title - “La Venus”:

(Photo - Tanya Braganti)

According to The Pulse Of Radio, GODSMACK has begun writing its seventh studio album, with frontman Sully Erna posting a photo of a guitar and amp on Instagram and noting, "Let the writing begin...#godsmack7 #20thanniversary #2018."

The new album will follow up 2014's "1000hp" and, as Erna noted, will commemorate the band making it to the two-decade mark. Its self-titled debut disc arrived in 1998.

Erna told The Pulse Of Radio a while back that he's always been proud that GODSMACK doesn't fit neatly into one musical genre. "You know, it is nice to know that we're creating stuff that's just kind of living on and that does really well in the active rock stations and the hard rock world and that kind of stuff," he said. "So we're in that middle ground. We're not quite as poppy as like AEROSMITH, but yet we're not as dark and metal as, you know, the SLIPKNOTs or the METALLICAs or whatever. So we're kind of like that in-between band."

The new CD will also be its first effort for BMG, following a split with the band's label home since 1998, Republic/Universal. GODSMACK signed the new contract with BMG last fall.

The first release through the new deal was Erna's second solo album, "Hometown Life", which arrived last September.

Guitarist Tony Rombola and drummer Shannon Larkin also released a debut album last year from their recently launched side project THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVIEW.

The official trailer for "Scream For Me Sarajevo", a documentary telling the story of a 1994 concert given by IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson during the siege, can be seen below.

"Scream For Me Sarajevo" received its world premiere at the at 22nd edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival, which was held last August in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The documentary is expected to receive a commercial release before the end of 2017.

"Scream For Me Sarajevo" was written by Jasenko Pasic, directed by Tarik Hodzic and produced by Prime Time Productions.

Said Pasic: "I got the idea for the film one night when I was reading the story of Chris Dale about the concert of Bruce Dickinson that was held in 1994 in Sarajevo. Then started the search for the people who were at the BKC that night and that story resulted in the film. Tatjana Bonny, Alex Elena, Tarik Hodzic and Adnan Cuhara are the people who created this film with me, which will show all the cruelty and the horror of the siege of Sarajevo, and that the people lived normally in those circumstances. 'Scream For Me Sarajevo' is a film about life."

The first time Dickinson was in Sarajevo, the city was cut off from the world, its citizens brutally terrorized by shooting, bombing and starvation with electricity and water supply being nothing short of a luxury. Bruce and his then-solo band drove through the frontlines and ultimately played a show for the people trapped in the city. What this gig meant to the people and how it changed Bruce and his band is told in "Scream For Me Sarajevo".

In a December 2015 interview with the Radio Sarajevo show "The Aebyss", Bruce spoke about what security concerns he might have in an age of terrorism when it comes to deciding which countries to travel to in order to play for the people there. He said: "Personally, yeah, I'll play no matter what. Your concern has to be, actually, for people who don't have a choice in the matter. I mean, it was my choice [in 1994] — actually our choice, collectively, 'cause we all, collectively, said, 'Yeah, we're all crazy enough to try and do this thing and drive into Sarajevo in the middle of a war and see if we can do and do a gig. And [laughs] we're not quite sure when we're gonna come back.' But those poor people that went for that [EAGLES OF DEATH METAL] concert at the Bataclan [in Paris, France] had no choice; they were completely, completely innocent in every possible way. And, of course, nobody knew that the place was gonna get targeted. So, unfortunately, there's a judgment call that people have gotta make, and you have to make it on the best information available — as to whether or not you're suddenly gonna get… If somebody says, 'We're gonna massacre everybody at a rock concert,' you say, 'Well, is it some lunatic, or is it genuinely credible that this might happen?'"

He continued: "You can't take the responsibility for what might be some lunacy, massacring people, just because you wanna be kind of 'macho man' and stand up and say, 'Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah, we did this and people threatened us, but we were like macho men.' And that's great until one day it turns out that somebody does go and do [something like that] and then you have lots and lots of dead women and children, and you go, 'Maybe we shouldn't have done the show, because there was a credible threat.' So, unfortunately, you've gotta be grown up about it. But, at the same time, you still need to be able to offer people that hope and send that message out there. They can't stop… Real life just carries on. I mean, when the Irish Republican Army, years and years ago… when I was a kid, things were getting blown up left, right and center in the U.K., and one lot was blowing things up and horrendous things happened, and nothing stopped — people just got on with it and carried on. You don't stop. You don't back down from living your life. And that was the message in Sarajevo — that in all the craziness, this little bastion of rock and roll and kind of normality happened, for five minutes, in the middle of it. You know, yeah, you know what? There is light at the end of the tunnel there. So all those kinds of things are acts of defiance, but not involving guns or bombs or bullets and things like that."

Legendary Southern California industrial metal group, Society 1, has signed a deal with DSN Music, to release their new album, Rise From The Dead, this March.

Society 1, which was founded in 1996 by the infamous Lord Zane on lead vocals, also features veteran guitarist Maxxxwell Carlisle, bassist Dirt Von Karloff, and drummer Iorden Mitev.

"It feels good to be back at it again, like an old lover who fucked you better than anyone before or after,” said Zane, during a decadent signing party at the DSN Music complex in Malibu, California. "Everyone has those moments when you resurrect and reinvent. This album Rise From The Dead is one of those moments."

The comeback for Zane follows a hiatus that lead to a successful Hollywood career as music video director, working on projects with such acts as Zakk Wylde, John 5, DMC, Wayne Static and Orgy.

"For me this isn't so much of a return for the band but more a return of my understanding of how necessary musical exploration is to my existence,” said Zane.

Society 1 gained a name for itself nationally for their wild stage antics, including the Download Festival in 2005, where Zane broke several records by performing the entire set suspended from four meat hooks through his back.

“Lord Zane is one of the most talented individuals you will ever come in contact in our industry these days,” said DSN President Guy Giuliano. “He has conquered every media platform, with a level of true professionalism, and he's only really just getting started!”

Rise From The Dead from Society 1 goes on sale worldwide on March 7th, via online and mobile stores such as iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Spotify and more.

(Photo - Anabel DFlux)

Fan-filmed video footage of QUIET RIOT's January 26 performance at The Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan can be seen below.

Last October, QUIET RIOT announced Seann Nicols (formerly of ADLER'S APPETITE) as its new vocalist. The band recently spent time in the studio with Seann recording a full-length album of all-new material, to be released later this year on Frontiers Music Srl.

Vocalist Jizzy Pearl (LOVE/HATE, L.A. GUNS, ADLER'S APPETITE, RATT) left QUIET RIOT at the end of 2016 to concentrate full time on his solo career.

Drummer Frankie Banali revived QUIET RIOT in 2010, three years after singer Kevin DuBrow's death, along with veteran bassist Chuck Wright, who played on several of the tracks on the classic QUIET RIOT album "Metal Health", and guitarist Alex Grossi. The group went through two vocalists — Mark Huff and Scott Vokoun — before settling on Pearl in 2013.

During an appearance on "Trunk Nation", Eddie Trunk's new show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106), Banali stated about Pearl's departure from QUIET RIOT: "I don't want people to think that all of a sudden this just happened and there was some breakup. Everything happens for a reason."

He continued: "Jizzy gave notice several months ago. It was decided that it was beneficial to both sides of the equation to continue out the year — financially, [with] consideration for Jizzy, and for me, being able to do the dates that were contracted. So I think it worked out for everyone."

Banali added: "I was actually going to go public [with Jizzy's exit] a week before [QUIET RIOT's appearance on] the [Monsters Of Rock] cruise, and then all of a sudden I came to the realization that if I go public before the cruise, I'm gonna be sequestered on a ship for four days, and the only people that are there are fans and press. And so I didn't want those dates, those two QUIET RIOT shows, to revolve around who's leaving and why; I wanted people to concentrate on the music. But as soon as we docked, 'Boom!' But it was already in place. I mean, I was gonna do it a week before."

Banali also talked about QUIET RIOT's latest addition. He said: "His name is Seann Nicols, and he was with ADLER'S APPETITE a number of years ago. But he was off my radar because for the last, I think, two or three years, he had gone back to the university to get a degree in business, so he had been off the grid. And Alex Grossi [QUIET RIOT guitarist] told me that I should check him out, so I checked him out. And I sent him a non-disclosure agreement to sign, and we went ahead about seeing if it could work, if he could sing the catalog."

He continued: "I think one of the reasons we've had such a turnover of singers is because Kevin [DuBrow, late QUIET RIOT singer] was the complete package in every sense of the word. But Seann is really, really good. And I ended up signing a deal with Frontiers Records to release a new album in 2017. And come to find out that Seann writes some great lyrics and great melodies."

Even though Seann didn't make his live debut with QUIET RIOT until this month, Banali was confident that the singer would be more than up to the task. "I don't do anything by chance," the drummer said. "If the QUIET RIOT movie [the 'Quiet Riot: Well Now You're Here There's No Way Back' documentary] should tell you anything about me, it's that I don't leave anything to chance."

The Pearl-fronted QUIET RIOT recorded six new songs for an album called "10", which was released digitally on iTunes and Amazon.com in June 2014, but Banali pulled the songs from both download stores shortly after putting the effort on sale and hasn't made them available again. He later explained that his decision to remove "10" from iTunes and Amazon.com was motivated in part by the fact that he couldn't find a record label that would properly promote the album. In addition, he said that the system that brought us classic rock music has been forever altered by the times and the promotional and marketing engine that is broken, no longer effectively exposing music from the labels through radio and to the masses.

Chicago-based technical/progressive metal group, Without Waves will release their new album, Lunar, on March 17th via Prosthetic Records. The album’s lead track, “Sewing Together The Limbs”, is available for streaming below.

Without Waves effortlessly create a rich fusion of extreme, progressive metal and cascading soundscapes with precision songwriting, showcasing blistering riffs and unorthodox time signatures paired alongside dreamy melodies and poetic chord structures. An important new addition to a new wave of young, progressive and urgent technical metal artists. Lunar will be available on CD, limited edition double LP (Clear Violet Splatter) and all digital platforms.

Tracklisting:

“Sewing Together The Limbs”
“Poetry In Putrid Air”
“Us Against”
“Never Know Quite Why”
“Victorian Punishment”
“EDMS”
“Lost Art”
“Fractals”
“Memento More”

“Sewing Together The Limbs”:

Without Waves is:

Anthony Cwan - Vocals/Guitars
Zac Lombardi - Guitars
John Picillo - Bass
Garry Naples - Drums

UK-based melodic hard rockers, Ten, have announced that the mix has begun on their 13th studio album. Dennis Ward is once again in the chair for an album that promises to be possibly their best work to date.

A spokesman for one of the tracking studios a few days ago is quoted as saying: "It's really the songs this time around that make this collection of material so special"! This is great news for all Ten fans around the globe.

Ten have raised the bar once again on what promises to be a very highly anticipated album, building as it does on the success of the critically acclaimed Albion and Isla De Muerta albums. The album's title and the individual song titles have yet to be released but this news is expected to come in a steady flow of press releases that Ten intend to make over the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned for updates.

Long Branch Records has announced the signing of French progressive metal sextet, Uneven Structure. Their new album, La Partition, which they've worked on for almost four years now, will be released internationally in spring 2017.

La Partition is a full concept album and the follow-up to the bands 8 EP (2009) and their debut full-length Februus (2011), which both received great feedback and critical acclaim. More details will be revealed soon.

Hailing from France, one of the biggest markets and breeding stock for bands within the tech metal and progressive rock scene, Uneven Structure was formed in may 2008 from the intention of Benoit Friedrich (bass) and Igor Omodei (guitar) to finally bring the technically enhanced and progressive music they had been working on for themselves alive. The sound they were aiming to create was a one of a kind merger of groovy polyrythmic guitar riffs with huge slick of ambient guitar leads, which they undoubtedly accomplished.

Since the release of the debut album Februus in 2011 the band did multiple European tours with tech metal and prog rock genre-leaders such as Protest The Hero, Textures or Tesseract and performed at festivals such as Brutal Assault or Euroblast. While listening to the new album La Partition you will hear and feel the progress and growing the band made since Februus, due to the fact that their sound is now even more complex and perfectly arranged, catchy, experimental and technically enhanced, but also groovy. A perfect combination of the hardness of metal with the elaborate techniques of prog and the atmospheric sounds of ambient.

Not only has the sound of Uneven Structure been growing and changing with this new album, but also the band internally. With Arnaud Verrier on drums (ex Zuul FX and Kadinja) and Steeves Hostin (Beyond The Dust) as guitarist the band is more than perfectly prepared to continue their legacy, but also to open a new chapter in their musical career by performing mindblowing live shows all over the world.

Live dates:

February
25 - Haarlem, Netherlands - Complexity Fest

April
1 - Sucy-en-Brie, France - Heart Sound Metal Fest

September
29-October 1 - Cologne, Germany - Euroblast Festival

Lineup:

Arnaud Verrier - Drums
Benoit Friedrich - Bass
Igor Omodei -  Guitar, Production, Videos
Jérôme Colombelli - Guitar
Matthieu Romarin - Vocals, Production
Steeves Hostin - Guitar

Napalm Records welcomes the Dutch two man project, Shylmagoghnar, to their roster, rooted in finest black metal. This atmospheric music revolves around themes that range from philosophy, life, dreams, nature and the universe to heavy emotions and abstract mysticism. Shylmagoghnar consists of Nimblkorg and Skirge, blood brothers that share various visions and their passion for alternate music.

Shylmagoghnar on the signing with Napalm Records: "We are excited to announce we will be working together with Napalm Records! We feel they are a respectable label with an integrity and enthusiasm we very much connect with. As such, they are a natural match to the style and ideology behind Shylmagoghnar, and we are very much looking forward to our collaboration!"

Napalm Records A&R Sebastian Muench states: „We are super excited to finally announce the world-wide signing of Dutch progressive/melodic death metal band Shylmagoghnar! The debut album release of Emergence in 2014 can be considered one of the most brilliant albums in the last 10 years and already received close to 1 million views on YouTube! It makes me very happy to say that Emergence will be released on vinyl along with a new sophomore recording! Welcome to the Napalm family!”

In 2014 Shylmagoghnar released their first record, Emergence. The whole album can be streamed below

Now, as the band joined forces with Napalm Records, Emergence will be released for the very first time on vinyl via the label. Grab a look at the album cover and tracklisting below.

Tracklisting:

“I Am The Abyss”
“Emergence”
“Edin In Ashes”
“This World Shall Fall”
“Squandered Paradise”
“Eternal Forest”
“The Cosmic Tide”
“A New Dawn”
“The Sun No Longer”

Album stream:

Shylmagoghnar already started the recordings for the second full-length album, entitled Transience. Both releases are scheduled for later in 2017. Stay tuned.

Maryland-based rock outfit, Lionize, have signed to The End Records for the 2017 release of their upcoming, as-yet-untitled, studio album. The band, consisting of Chris Brooks (keys), Henry Upton (bass), Chase Lapp (drums), and Nate Bergman (guitar), will be recording in their home state at The Magpie Cage in Baltimore and The Lions Den in Beltsville. The album will be mixed/mastered by J. Robbins, with production from Lionize, Clutch's Jean Paul Gaster, and J. Robbins.

The forthcoming Lionize LP follows the band's 2014 album Jetpack Soundtrack and continues their ever-maturing sound. It's emotionally-driven and steeped in introspection, with subjects ranging from the end of times to heart break within the industry. Following the release, in true Lionize fashion, the band will be hitting the road for extensive touring across the globe in support of the album. Get the lowdown on the new album direct from the band in the video below.

Lionize enthuse, "Our excitement about this album is hard to compare to our past releases because of the reaction to road-testing the material to a live audience internationally this past December. The shows took us to UK, through Europe, and ended in our home city of Washington DC. We played a set of mostly new songs that no fans had heard before - and the reaction was incredible. Instantly the energy and response was at the highest level of enthusiasm the band had ever received. The band is looking forward to forging our relationship with The End and bringing this sound to a vast new audience. The band was looking for the right home to settle into and introduce ourselves to the world and we are very happy to do it with The End."

It was reported yesterday (January 25th) that Butch Trucks, a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, tragically died the night of January 24th in West Palm Beach, Florida at 69 years of age.

According to police reports obtained by Britain’s DailyMail.com, the music legend died after shooting himself in the head in front of his wife Melinda at their condo in West Palm Beach. The transcript of a call made to West Palm Beach Police about 6 PM Tuesday provides the details of the drummer's death at home in the downtown waterfront Villa Del Lago complex.

Complete details can be found at DailyMail.com.

As previously reported, his wife, four children, four grandchildren and all of the Allman Brothers Band, their families and Road Crew survive Butch.

“The Trucks and Allman Brothers Band families request all of Butch's friends and fans to please respect our privacy at this time of sadness for our loss,” said the Allman Brothers Band in a statement. “Butch will play on in our hearts forever.”

Donations and remembrances in Butch's name may be made to The Big House Museum in Macon, Georgia.

(Photo - allmanbrothersband.com)

Royal Thunder's unique, genre-bending sound has been turning heads since guitarist Josh Weaver founded the band in Atlanta, GA. His songwriting, plus bassist Mlny Parsonz's soul-searing vocals, have led to worldwide critical acclaim. Now, Royal Thunder have confirmed that their forthcoming album will be titled Wick. Spinefarm Records will release the album worldwide on April 7th.

"Wick is different, a bigger jump as far as our sound goes. But it's still us - it's just the sound of Royal Thunder's evolution," said Weaver.

"Out of all of the albums, Wick was the hardest one to make. It was a fight, but to hear it now, to see it finished, is so gratifying. Finally it's over, it's amazing to be done with it. I'm looking at it, going we're done, it's over, be free,” said Parsonz.

Wick will carry the band's ambition and imprint out into the world. Prepare to be moved.

Wick tracklisting:

“Burning Tree”
“April Showers”
“Tied”
“We Slipped”
“The Sinking Chair”
“Plans”
“Anchor”
“Wick”
“Push”
“Turnaround”
“The Well”
“We Never Fell Asleep”

Italy’s Lionville will release their third album, A World Of Fools on February 24th. The album track “Show Me The Love” 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”

“Show Me The Love”:

“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

If Janis Joplin, Jack White, Anouk, Nirvana and Queens Of The Stone Age ever had the chance to breed, this band would have been their favourite creation: Belgium's answer to pretty much every rock band out there, Black Mirrors, manage to gather an endless amount of influences which have been ruling the rock n’ roll universe for decades. This one’s a keeper, and with good cause Black Mirrors  just recently signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records.

Now the band, fronted by charismatic vocalist Marcella Di Troia, unveil a first lyric video from their upcoming debut EP, Funky Queen, which is set to be released on March 3rd.

The band explains: “We are proud and happy to introduce you to our new EP! We worked on it with a lot of passion and love and we can’t wait to share it with the world and to hear people's reactions. Making and releasing this EP fills us with great joy and hopefully more people will love our songs as much as we do! Initially the song "Funky Queen" - from a musical point of view - was far more complicated than how it is today. There were many different parts that have been revised to eventually come to the current version. We composed the final version on a folk guitar which helped us getting more into the essence and feeling of the song. Funky Queen is about any kind of addiction as in drugs, alcohol or even love. The Queen confronts everyone with one’s own demons.“

Watch the lyric video below.

The EP artwork by mighty Sebastian Jerke (Greenleaf, My Sleeping Karma) and tracklisting below.

Tracklisting:

“Funky Queen”
“Kick Out The Jams” (MC5 cover)
“The Mess”
“Canard Vengeur Masqué”

“Funky Queen” lyric video:

The Funky Queen EP will be available as a limited first edition 4-page digipack as well as black & colored vinyl. Pre-order here.

Tour dates with Horisont are listed below.

March
16 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo
17 - Siegen, Germany - Vortex
18 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Pitcher
19/03/2017 NL - Helmond, Netherlands - Cacaofabriek
20 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Merleyn
21 - Liège, Belgium - La Zone
23 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
24 - Fontaneto D'Agogna, Italy - Phenomenon
25 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
26 - Vienna, Austria - Das Bach
27 - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
28 - Mörlenbach-Weiher, Germany - Live Music Hall
29 - Lichtenfels, Germany - Paunchy Cats
30 - Berlin, Germany - Privatclub
31 - Randers, Denmark - Von Hatten

April
1 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Huset

Headline shows:

March
2 - Brussels, Belgium - Botanique    
7 - Ankara, Turkey - ODTÜ    

April
6 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix

Black Mirrors lineup:

Marcella Di Troia: Vocals
Pierre Lateur: Guitar
Gino Caponi: Bass
Nicolas Scalliet: Drums

British hard rockers, Inglorious, will release their new album, Inglorious II, on May 12th. The band has also announced their new guitar player, who you can meet in the video below.

September 2016 saw Inglorious base themselves in Liverpool to work on the follow up to their 2016 eponymous debut album. Produced by the band and mixed by the legendary Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith), this new album is set to further enhance the standing of this remarkable band. From the body blow riffs of "Read All About It”, to the beautiful melodies of upcoming first single "I Don't Need Your Loving", from the groove of "High Class Woman" to the classic feeling ballad "Making Me Pay", this is an album that shows the bands influences stem from iconic rock and roll shrine of rock albums from the 1970s - many years before the band members were born - merged with a truly contemporary feel. Driving riffs and instant melodies all overlaid with the unique and powerful vocals of Nathan James.

Nathan James on Inglorious II: "It came together very organically after spending time touring together and felt great. We knew we were making an album this time too! We focused on getting our sounds just right so we could get into the studio and out in the least time possible. Between Adde's flat in Malmö, Sweden and Colin's family home in Somerset, England, this album came together quickly. We spent three weekends in Somerset, writing in a kind of 9-5 fashion, whereby we knew we were at work. Then after a lovely home cooked dinner we would relax, have a few beers and balance out our hard work, the environment is so important to be creative and we had it good!"

Tracklisting:

“I Don't Need Your Loving”
“Taking The Blame”
“Tell Me Why”
“Read All About It”
“Change Is Coming”
“Making Me Pay”
“Hell Or High Water”
“No Good For You”
“I Got A Feeling”
“Black Magic”
“Faraway”
“High Class Woman”

The album will be released as a standard CD and also as a Deluxe 2CD/DVD edition. The DVD will feature a previously unavailable live performance from Download Festival 2016 plus extra bonus content, including videos for forthcoming singles "I Don't Need Your Loving" and "Taking The Blame".

DVD Content:

Live At Donington:
“Until I Die”
“Breakaway”
“High Flying Gypsy”
“No Good For You”
“Holy Water”
“Warning”
“Unaware”

Special Features:
Inglorious EPK
“Taking The Blame” Music Video
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A vinyl release will also be made available.

Consummate live performers the band already have a number of high profile shows confirmed, with more to follow through 2017. Dates announced so far are:

February
2 - Tampa Bay, Florida - Monster Of Rock Cruise
25 - Poole, UK - Planet Rock's Winters End Festival

June
16 - Clisson, France - Hellfest Festival
18 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Festival
22 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Festival
24 - Vitoria, Spain - Azkena Rock Festival 2017

August
19 - Tilford, UK - Weyfest Festival

2016 was a stunning year for UK five-piece Inglorious. Their eponymous debut album was released in February. The album received widespread critical acclaim at press, multiple A lists at radio and a lauded performance on Vintage TV. The band toured across the world, with numerous high profile shows in the UK and Europe - including show stopping performances at Download Festival 2016 and Ramblin' Man Fair 2016, support slots for The Winery Dogs and The Dead Daisies, and culminating with a support slot for Steel Panther's European Arena tour in October and a co-headline UK tour with labelmates Last In Line in November 2016.

Formed in February 2014, the band is fronted by Nathan James, who made a name for himself having sung for the multi-platinum selling Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Scorpions guitar legend Uli Jon Roth. Nathan was looking for like-minded musicians that desired to make incredible rock music in a very honest fashion. The band's lineup on Inglorious II was completed by rhythm guitarist Wil Taylor, lead guitarist Andreas Eriksson, bassist Colin Parkinson and drummer Phil Beaver.

The band have also announced the departure of album guitarist Wil Taylor right after the end of the new album's recording. They are delighted to announce that for 2017 and moving forward they are reuniting with original member Drew Lowe on guitar, who is joining the band as a permanent member. Full details in the clip below:

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed on the December 19 edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET).

On preventing his creative enthusiasm from getting overwhelmed by sorting through the sheer volume of ideas while writing a new METALLICA album:

Kirk: "I've been a musician for most of my life. I've been playing guitar for four decades now. And it seems that after a while, you reach a point where the ideas flow, they come quickly — or they don't. But after a time, you kind of get a backlog of ideas. And at that point, if you've been a working musician for a long time, one of the most difficult things to do is to be objective about your own work — or subjective; whatever you need to be. And a lot of time it's really, really difficult to just ascertain what is better than something else musically, because a lot of times, when it comes from the same source, you kind of stamp everything with that same stamp of approval. And so it helps when you have other bandmembers around, or you're surrounded by producers, engineers, whatever, who tell you, 'That's a good piece of music, but that is not.' I mean, it really helps. Having said all that, I think that it's pretty obvious when an idea comes on the floor and it's instantly, 'All right. This idea is way better than anything else we have,' and it instantly just floats to the top."

On when he first started feeling comfortable, as a guitar player, that his own style was starting to emerge:

Kirk: "Woah… Maybe a couple of weeks ago. [Laughs] You know, it's funny, because as a dedicated musician, as a dedicated guitar player, I pick up my guitar, I play day in, day out. I'm very conscious of what has happened before my time, what has happened during my time and what has happened in the now. And I'm very conscious of how I fit in into all of this. My whole attitude has been pretty much the same from the onset, ever since I first started playing: pick up your guitar, work hard to improve yourself and grow, and be open to new things and just try to be a sponge, and filter in all the good stuff and try to keep out all the bad stuff. I've been doing that pretty much my entire musical life, my entire musical career, and I've just been keeping to what sounds good to me instinctually and never losing sight of what inspires me and who inspires me, what influences me an what does not influence me. And through all that stuff, every time I play guitar, it's the accumulation of all those things I've just mentioned. And when I play my guitar, that's me — that's my personality. And concurrently, people have come up to me and said, 'Kirk, you're doing a good job. You have your own sound.' And for me, it's hard for me to hear my own sound because I'm so close to it — I'm in it, you know; it's me. And so when I hear other guitar players coming to me and saying, 'You have your own sound. I can always tell when you play.' People have been telling me this ever since [METALLICA's debut album] 'Kill 'Em All'. And so, for me, that's one of my main goals as a musician — just to have my own sound. And I don't know how it happens. All I know is that I just really try to work in trying to be an individual and try the best that I can be as a guitar player, and somehow, along the way, my personality and my identity has come through in my playing, and I'm very thankful for that. And I'm very appreciative of the fact that other people can hear my personality in my guitar."

METALLICA has shows booked in Denmark, Mexico and South America over the next three months, but has yet to unveil its full 2017 tour plans, including its first North American tour in eight years.

The band's sole North American date so far is May 21 at the Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio.

METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", came out in November. The effort consists of two discs, containing a dozen songs and nearly 80 minutes of music.

"Whiplash" airs every Sunday night from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on the Los Angeles radio station 95.5 KLOS. The show can be heard on the KLOS web site at 955klos.com or you can listen in on the KLOS channel on iHeartRadio. Full Metal Jackie also hosts a nationally syndicated radio program, which can be heard all over the country. To see a full list of stations carrying Full Metal Jackie's show and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com.

KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza has weighed in on underdog Donald Trump's stunning upset of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, saying that he wasn't shocked by the real estate mogul's win.

Trump surprised the political establishment and the world by becoming the 45th president in one of the biggest upsets in U.S. political history. He won with 306 electoral votes compared to 232 for Hillary Clinton. 270 were needed to win. Clinton, however, handily won the popular vote, despite losing the overall election.

Speaking to Noisey, Mille said about the U.S. election outcome: "Let's see how Trump does! I hope he isn't gonna be responsible for the downfall of civilization, and I doubt that's gonna happen. We've seen many weird people in power before.

"I was confused that somebody like Trump could become the USA's president, but I wasn't shocked; a lot of my American friends were shocked," he continued. "The next four years will show whether or not there was a need to panic.

"I'm not an expert — I want to point that out before I say something wrong! — but remember when we had the 'war' president, the Bush guy? He was a 'war' president and I see Trump as a 'business' president.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not pro-Trump, but let's see what he comes up with. It could be a disaster, but I try to be PMA about this stuff."

Mille went on to say that he understands why Trump is so reviled by some people. "I have friends who are Mexican-Americans; I was in L.A recently with a Mexican-American friend, and I asked him this very naïve question: 'Aren't Mexicans, like, American?'" Petrozza said. "I always had the impression it was that way because they're part of American society; if somebody's saying they're going to build a wall blah blah blah, then, of course, people are going to be offended, because they're a part of the culture. If it wasn't for the Mexican fans, the Satanic Hispanics, the metal world in America would be very boring."

Mille also addressed the fact that Trump has famously called climate change a "hoax," though his Cabinet has attempted to strike a more moderate tone in confirmation hearings. In addition, Trump has pledged to withdraw from the Paris Agreement — signed by his predecessor Barack Obama — which is the world's first comprehensive treaty to tackle greenhouse gases.

"People are dying from global warming, there's scientific proof," Petrozza said. "It's another of those strange things Trump says, one of those things that doesn't make any sense in the real world. Maybe it makes sense in Trump world, but in the actual world, yeah, it's a massive problem."

KREATOR's new album, "Gods Of Violence", will be released on January 27 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Brad Whitford says that he doesn't know why AEROSMITH is choosing to call it quits after the upcoming tour, insisting that "there's a lot more life in the band."

Last fall, AEROSMITH announced what was being billed as the band's "farewell" tour of Europe — with an opening stop in Israel thrown in for good measure. The group announced the 2017 "Aero-Vederci Baby!" European tour in November, posting on its Aerosmith.com site: "AEROSMITH will return across the Atlantic with one of the greatest rock shows ever seen and will undoubtedly be the ultimate must see event of 2017 as the band embark upon this, their 'farewell' tour, saying 'Aero-Vederci Baby!'"

Asked why AEROSMITH chose now to end the band, Whitford told NME: "Oh gosh, I'm not really sure. I don't know, I think it was a general business decision, between the promoters to the management to the band. I don't actually feel like we're gonna be shutting the whole thing down at the end of it, but I think there's a lot more life in the band. But, I guess you've got to start somewhere. So, we're just starting to put the farewell label on things."

Pressed about whether AEROSMITH could record new material, he replied: "That is a very good question. We haven't been in the studio in a while, and I think we're gonna be in the studio a little bit next month. We'll have a better idea of it all, when we get together and do that — of whether we're gonna record any new music. I know we would like to. And I know that we probably have quite a bit of music that we're sitting on. Whether we actually follow through on that, how much we're gonna do, whether it would be a couple of songs or more, is yet to be seen, but it sure would be fun!"

He continued: "I'd say the band is playing really well, people are writing a lot, there's a lot of music that's being created on the sidelines, in home studios and all that sort of stuff. It would be fun to just have something new to do. We've just got to take it organically, if it feels good we'll go ahead and do it."

In addition to Israel, AEROSMITH's spring and summer dates will hit Georgia, Russia, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. Singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry announced the tour via a fake newscast video featuring "The Toxic Twins" portraying cable TV anchors.

Shock rock legend Alice Cooper recently spoke with CTV news about his battle with alcoholism and depression as part of Bell Canada's Let's Talk campaign. Check out the interview below

Cooper: “I was in generation where we looked at our big brothers. My big brothers were Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. And they were already doing every drug in the world and drinking every day and living this lifestyle that was very appealing, especially for a Christian kid. And so I fell right into it.”

Cooper said he drank every day and, after a while, began taking drugs. It took him years to realize that he had a problem.

“I didn't realize that I was an alcoholic until I realized that the alcohol was not for fun anymore. It was medicine.”

He turned things around by going into treatment and renewing his childhood roots in Christianity.

But mental health issues seep into his music. Cooper wrote “Hey Stoopid,” a song about teen suicide, which includes the lyrics: “No doubt you’re stressin’ out/That ain’t what rock n’ roll’s about/Get off that one way trip down lonely street.”

“That song in particular, I’ve gotten so many emails: ‘That song saved my life.’”

Go to this location to read the complete transcript.

In a brand new interview with CrypticRock.com, former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison spoke about the current status of MURDERDOLLS, his one-time project with horror-punk stalwart Wednesday 13. "I cannot say anything bad about that band and what we accomplished with the MURDERDOLLS," he said. "Those tours we did are really awe-inspiring when you look in hindsight of what we accomplished in a short amount of time and the two records we did. I could not be more proud and happy of what we accomplished in that time. Everyone that was in that band, the couple of different personnels we employed, the MURDERDOLLS were killer. Like I said before, I don't know if I would do another record, but I won't rule it out."

According to Jordison — who played guitar for MURDERDOLLS — the band enabled him to express himself musically in a way that wasn't possible with SLIPKNOT.

"That is the thing, when we did 'Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls' [2002], I had already done four records with SLIPKNOT, two that were on the label and released," he said. "When we did the first MURDERDOLLS record, I have this punk rock and pop side of me that I don't really get to get out in other areas in my life. When we did that band, it was just pretty much to express fun, have a great time, and kind of throw a monkeywrench into what was going on in rock and metal at the time, and it worked. I would love to do another record. Like I said, I won't rule it out."

Wednesday 13 also left the door open to making another MURDERDOLLS record, telling BrokeHorrorFan.com last fall: "MURDERDOLLS turns fifteen years old next year, and it took on a life of its own. It's in the fans' hands at this point. To me, it's rock and roll. I could put any drama or differences aside to go out and play music for our fans. That's what it comes down to at the end of the day. You do this for such a long time — even with the WEDNESDAY 13 [solo] stuff — it's as much the fans as it is me these days, because I need them to live. That's how it works. You don't alienate that. I always feel that people want what they want."

He continued: "That was a cool time, because MURDERDOLLS is why I'm here today. If that hadn't happened, I don't know… Joey pulled me out of obscurity and gave me a career, and I'm forever indebted to him for that. No matter any behind the scenes, whatever's going on with that — it's nobody's business, really — but I always say: at the end of the day, if the fans wanted it and he was into doing it, I would definitely entertain the idea of doing it."

MURDERDOLLS issued its sophomore album, "Women And Children Last", in August 2010 via Roadrunner Records. The CD, which was recorded at a studio in Hollywood Hills, California with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD), sold 8,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 43 on The Billboard 200 chart.

In an interview with the Classic 21 radio station at the 2013 edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, Jordison was asked if the band had officially come to an end. "Yeah. We're not doing anymore records," Joey replied. He elaborated in a separate interview with Metal Insider: "Nothing really happened [to cause the end of the MURDERDOLLS]. I really loved the last MURDERDOLLS record ['Women And Children Last']. It's just that, for me personally, I had enough of it, you know? I mean, it was fun but it's not where my heart lies in music. I lie more with drums and the more heavy and darker aspects of music. I need to push myself in different areas and I can't rely on the MURDERDOLLS to satisfy me artistically."

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth says that he won't cover political topics in his lyrics because he doesn't want to "invade" people's personal beliefs.

Asked by Canada's The Metal Voice if he ever injects any of his political views into the subject matters that he writes about in his lyrics, Ellsworth said (hear audio below): "I love politics. I mean, it's something I've followed since before college, when I was in high school; it's just something I've always liked. I think it's because I like history, and I think if you like history, you equate it to the politic of the time. So, for me, it's of great personal interest, but I don't think I'm qualified to tell people what my views are or what my stance is on something. And not that I have great influence."

He continued: "Listen, I'm the same asshole who wrote… was part of the writing of [OVERKILL's debut album] 'Feel The Fire'. So, the point being is that politics should be personal and not swayed by that of an entertainer.

"You know, I think that people, when they get a record deal and they write a record and it's relatively successful, and then three and four records [later], it gets more and more successful, that person thinks that they are suddenly smarter than they were on the first record. It's just not true. [Laughs] It's just not true; you're the same guy. I mean, sure, there's growth, but you're not instantaneously politically smarter, and to invade people's political beliefs, I think, is… I personally think it's a sin, because I think it's an individual right. So I won't put politics in any of my lyrics."

In regards to how he goes about writing his lyrics, Ellsworth said: "First and foremost, I like to speak about things I know, and probably the thing I know the most about is OVERKILL.

"I've been here [as the OVERKILL singer] for over three decades, and most of my principles and the good things I have in life have been given to me through OVERKILL, were earned through OVERKILL," he continued. "And I think there's a lot of principles [that are instilled] in anybody in a band for that amount of time, or even a business or a relationship for thirty-plus years. So it's what makes me me. So I speak about our principles, whether they be commitment, whether they be unity, whether they be friendship or even betrayal. I speak about blacks and whites with regard to, you know, friendship maybe the white and betrayal maybe the black. So I'm trying to use broad strokes with regard to how I live my life."

Ellsworth went on to say: "With regard to adding wit [to some of the songs], I just kind of speak in my own vernacular in lyrics. I mean, I would speak like I'm having a conversation and then apply that to lyrical content. So it's a phrase, or it's a word, or something common to our expressionism down here. So, again, it's a vernacular and things I know."

In a 2010 interview with Canada's "The Red Switch" show, Ellsworth revealed that he wasn't a fan of Barack Obama, calling the then-president a "liar." The singer explained at the time: "He [Obama] wasn't in office for more than two months 'till he raised taxes on the middle class, which is what got him elected. He is now in office for over a year and had every environmental group backing him because he would never do offshore drilling, and he's just planned a map as of last week. This health-care situation has put another nail in the coffin, so, as far as I'm concerned, to the middle class and to the guy who works for himself, he [Obama] could care less."

He continued: "In my opinion, Democrats are elitists — they're just out of touch with what the regular American guy who works for himself does and think that they know better because we're a little bit less educated than they are, so they align themselves with [actor] Leonardo DiCaprio, who's telling us to stop wiping our ass with so much toilet paper when he owns nine fucking houses. [cracks up laughing] And they align themselves with [former Vice President] Al Gore, who says, 'Everybody's gotta have to have a carbon footprint.' And when you look a little bit deeper, he owns the only company that does that. [cracks up laughing]"

Ellsworth added: "So, really, that whole Democratic party, as far as I'm concerned, really stabs the guy who works for himself. I mean, it's an awful thing.

"People can hate what happened prior with the Republicans. We didn't really have the biggest, let's say, profile with regards to the world and what they thought of us, but the reality is that if you work for yourself, under the Republicans, you get to keep more of it and not give it away. The Democrats make bigger government and they say, 'We have to guide you, sheep.' [cracks up laughing]

"So, I'm not a big fan. [cracks up laughing]" OVERKILL's eighteenth album, "The Grinding Wheel", will be released on February 10 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was produced by OVERKILL and mixed by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, ACCEPT). The artwork was created again by Travis Smith (NEVERMORE, OPETH, SOILWORK, DEATH).

Photo credit: Mark Weiss

According to Apple's iTunes store in Australia, Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will release their new studio album, "Emperor Of Sand", on March 31 via Reprise Records.

The track listing for the effort is as follows:

01. Sultan's Curse02. Show Yourself03. Precious Stones04. Steambreather05. Roots Remain06. Word To The Wise07. Ancient Kingdom08. Clandestiny09. Andromeda10. Scorpion Breath11. Jaguar God

The lead song, "Sultan's Curse", which was previewed Wednesday night on MASTODON's official web site, can already be purchased via the Australian iTunes store.

MASTODON's follow-up to 2014's "Once More 'Round The Sun" album was once again helmed by famed producer Brendan O'Brien, who first collaborated with the band on their 2009 groundbreaking concept album "Crack The Skye".

MASTODON recorded the new disc at the Quarry in Kennesaw, Georgia before moving to Henson Studios in Los Angeles for the mixing stage.

MASTODON drummer-singer-lyricist Brann Dailor recently told Rolling Stone that the band's new album grapples with themes of mortality and was inspired by seeing close friends and family diagnosed with cancer in recent years. "Time is a very big theme of the album," Dailor said. "How much time do we have left? What are we doing with our time?"

"I get a little movie going in my head about a situation and I start writing about that," he added. "I try really hard to make it personal and relatable and not too esoteric. It's embarrassing to write lyrics. I'm a drummer, and I sing a little bit. Together we tackle these things and we figure it out — how to be this vocally driven band that has three people singing that don't want to sing."

He went on to say: "It's about going through cancer, going through chemotherapy and all the things associated with that. I didn't want to be literal about it. But it's all in there. You can read between the lines."

Regarding the musical direction of MASTODON's next album, guitarist Bill Kelliher told GuitarMania: "It's a little bit of the same as the last album, but I think it goes even deeper in certain areas — a couple of more psychedelic parts, a little more technical parts. There are a couple of new places we haven't gone before. So it's just kind of a continuation of the last record to me, but even deeper."

MASTODON has confirmed a spring U.S. headline tour, which will kick off on April 14 in Missoula, Montana, with support from EAGLES OF DEATH METAL and RUSSIAN CIRCLES. The tour also includes stops at several festivals, including the Carolina Rebellion on May 5.

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was one of the musicians who performed Tuesday and Wedneday night (January 24-25) at Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles for the "Celebrating David Bowie" show. In addition to such legendary Bowie side musicians as guitarists Earl Slick and Adrian Belew, pianist Mike Garson, and bassist Gail Ann Dorsey, other guest vocalists included DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, JANE'S ADDICTION's Perry Farrell, BUSH's Gavin Rossdale, Sting, Sting's son, Joe Sumner, Donovan's son, Donovan Leitch, and longtime THE ROLLING STONES backing singer Bernard Fowler.

Fan-filmed video footage of Taylor's rendition of Bowie's "China Girl" from last night's concert can be seen below.

The "Celebrating David Bowie" show, which has already hit London and New York City, continues on the road, playing on February 2 in Tokyo.

Bowie, who succumbed to liver cancer on January 10, 2016 at the age of 69, was renowned for his long and remarkable career. in recent years. Beginning in the 1960s and ending with the creation of his final work "Blackstar", the British singer, songwriter, actor and fashion icon became known for an ever-changing persona that accompanied unique and influential music.

"The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues", the new album from former KYUSS frontman John Garcia, can be streamed in its entirety below. The CD will be released on January 27 via Napalm Records.

Normally you would expect some heavy guitars, pounding drums and fuzzy tunes from Mr. Garcia. But not this time, as his new effort is something extremely special and presents him stronger and more emotional then he has ever been.

Recorded and mixed by Steve Feldman and Robbie Waldman, mastered by Gene "The Machine" Grimaldi at Oasis Mastering in California, "The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues" offers an emotional acoustic ride through Garcia's solo work as well as songs by KYUSS in new arrangements like you have never heard before!

Garcia comments: "This record is one of the most important of my career, difficult and challenging to do, but worth every minute of sweat!"

With longtime desert and touring fellas Ehren Groban on the acoustic guitar, Greg Saenz on percussions and bassist Mike Pygmie, "The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues" will be a must-have for every fan of the desert rock and KYUSS era, and will come with artwork by Jared Conner.

"The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues" track listing:

01. Kylie02. Green Machine03. Give Me 250ml04. The Hollingsworth Session05. Space Cadet06. Gardenia07. El Rodeo08. Argleben II09. Court Order

Epic Soundtrax and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cameron Crowe's groundbreaking romantic comedy "Singles" with the release of a newly expanded and remastered edition of the "Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Deluxe Edition" album on Friday, May 19.

The newly expanded "Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Deluxe Edition" is being offered in 2CD, 2LP and digital configurations and is available for pre-order now.

The 2LP edition features the album's original 13 tracks newly mastered and freshly pressed across four sides of collectible 12" vinyl. The bonus CD of rarities and unreleased tracks (Disc 2 in the 2CD set) is included as a special insert in the 2LP 12" vinyl package.

The newly released bonus CD (included in both the 2LP and 2CD deluxe editions of the "Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Deluxe Edition" album) features previously unreleased recordings by Chris Cornell, Mike McCready, MUDHONEY and Paul Westerberg in addition to rarities such as Cornell's 1992 EP "Poncier" (debuting an early rendition of "Spoonman") and tracks from the film not included on the best-selling soundtrack album first released on June 30, 1992.

The success of "Singles" helped establish a then-emerging new generation of rock artists — including 2017 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees PEARL JAM, ALICE IN CHAINS and SOUNDGARDEN — as musical forces to be reckoned with.

The expanded edition of the "Singles" soundtrack includes, for the first time on CD, "Touch Me I'm Dick", the signature track from "Singles" performed by CITIZEN DICK (a fictional band created for the film featuring frontman Matt Dillon backed by PEARL JAM's Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament).

The new Epic Soundtrax/Legacy Recordings edition of the "Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Deluxe Edition" includes liner notes — and a track-by-track description of the album's music — written for especially for this collection by Cameron Crowe, the screenwriter and director of "Singles". The newly expanded edition of the film's soundtrack is produced by Danny Bramson and Cameron Crowe and mastered by Mike Piacentini at Battery Studios, New York.

Set in Seattle at the beginning of the 1990s, Crowe's film featured music by relatively obscure (at that time) bands like PEARL JAM, ALICE IN CHAINS and SOUNDGARDEN, providing an introduction to an emerging grunge rock music scene for a welcoming mainstream audience. The film became a cult classic while the soundtrack achieved RIAA double-platinum status in the US.

A romantic comedy capturing the zeitgeist of an era, "Singles" helped define the look, sound, attitude and style of Generation X with a fresh-faced ensemble cast featuring Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Matt Dillon, Bill Pullman, Sheila Kelly, Jim True-Frost, James LeGros, Ally Walker, Jeremy Piven, Eric Stoltz, Tim Burton and more.

Crowe's groundbreaking film chronicling the lives of Seattle's twentysomethings touched a nerve in the culture while the movie's best-selling soundtrack — with tracks from new artists and classic rockers —provided a critical overview of the roots of grunge and the essential contributions of Seattle rock. Alongside new songs like ALICE IN CHAINS' "Would?" and PEARL JAM's "Breath" and "State Of Love And Trust" stood the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE's "May This Be Love" and a breathtaking cover of LED ZEPPELIN's "The Battle Of Evermore" performed by THE LOVEMONGERS (a musical side project created by HEART's Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson).

The first edition of the "Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Deluxe Edition" was originally released on June 30, 1992 and became a chart-topping best-seller three months prior to the theatrical release of the film. The soundtrack included music from key bands from the Seattle music scene — including ALICE IN CHAINS, PEARL JAM and SOUNDGARDEN — while Paul Westerberg, in his first solo recordings outside THE REPLACEMENTS — contributed two songs and provided the score for the film. SMASHING PUMPKINS were also featured on the soundtrack with the song "Drown".

"The album itself was always designed to be sort of an anti-soundtrack, more like a souvenir and a simple mix-tape of some of Seattle's finest," said Cameron Crowe. "It really is and was a tribute to those hard-working bands that welcomed me to their city with open arms, and the music so many still love so much. Anyway, here we are now revisiting 'Singles', the film, as well as the soundtrack you hold in your hands, expanded with a special tip of the hat to the fans of the original release. Included are unreleased and raw elements that helped shape the experience of making the movie back in 1991. Hope you enjoy the trip back as much as I did — Viva Seattle!"

25 years ago, the film "Singles" and its soundtrack worked together to bring the underground Seattle music scene to the forefront of mainstream consciousness. The album was among the first top-selling movie soundtracks of the 1990s to showcase new material from emerging contemporary bands. The expanded edition of "Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Deluxe Edition" is cause to celebrate anew the radical rock sounds that radiated out of the American Northwest a quarter century ago and changed pop music forever.

"Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Deluxe Edition" track listing:

01. Would? - ALICE IN CHAINS02. Breath - PEARL JAM03. Seasons - CHRIS CORNELL04. Dyslexic Heart - PAUL WESTERBERG05. Battle Of Evermore - THE LOVEMONGERS06. Chloe Dancer/Crown Of Thorns - MOTHER LOVE BONE07. Birth Ritual - SOUNDGARDEN08. State Of Love And Trust - PEARL JAM09. Overblown - MUDHONEY10. Waiting For Somebody - PAUL WESTERBERG11. May This Be Love - THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE12. Nearly Lost You - SCREAMING TREES13. Drown - SMASHING PUMPKINS

Bonus Disc (included in 2CD and 2LP editions)

01. Touch Me I'm Dick - CITIZEN DICK (first time on CD)02. Nowhere But You - CHRIS CORNELL (Poncier)03. Spoon Man - CHRIS CORNELL (Poncier)04. Flutter Girl - CHRIS CORNELL (Poncier)05. Missing - CHRIS CORNELL (Poncier) (first time on CD)06. Would? (live) - ALICE IN CHAINS (first time on CD)07. It Ain't Like That (live) - ALICE IN CHAINS (first time on CD)08. Birth Ritual (live) - SOUNDGARDEN (first time on CD)09. Dyslexic Heart (acoustic) - PAUL WESTERBERG (first time on CD)10. Waiting For Somebody (score acoustic) - PAUL WESTERBERG (previously unreleased)11. Overblown (demo) - MUDHONEY (previously unreleased)12. Heart and Lungs - TRULY13. Six Foot Under - BLOOD CIRCUS14. Singles Blues 1 - MIKE MCCREADY (previously unreleased)15. Blue Heart - PAUL WESTERBERG (previously unreleased)16. Lost In Emily's Words - PAUL WESTERBERG (previously unreleased)17. Ferry Boat #3 - CHRIS CORNELL (previously unreleased)18. Score Piece #4 - CHRIS CORNELL (previously unreleased)

Only four months after announcing that they were calling it quits, Swedish rockers GRAVEYARD have reformed. The band's new lineup will not include drummer Axel Sjöberg, who is apparently focusing on his new outfit called BIG KIZZ.

GRAVEYARD — which most recently consisted of Sjöberg slongside guitarist and vocalist Joakim Nilsson, guitarist Jonatan Larocca-Ramm, and bassist Truls Mörck — released four full-length albums, the latest one being 2015's "Innocence & Decadence".

In a new statement on Facebook announcing GRAVEYARD's return, the band wrote: "Living isn't always easy and playing in a band doesn't tend to make the noble art of living well any easier.

"Things weren't working and in the end a change in the lineup was the only option for our return.

"GRAVEYARD's journey will continue with a yet to be named new future drummer and the reasons behind this change of scenery are something that we don't want, wish or will comment on. We're gonna leave it be with Axel's own words: 'Word on the street is that there is a job opening in the drummer's section.'

"We wish Axel all the best and you can follow his next move with his already set to fly new outfit BIG KIZZ. We'd also like to apologize to each and every one of you out there for putting you through these uncertain GRAVEYARD times.

"With that said, we're beyond glad to announce that as of today the GRAVEYARD is officially re-opened for business. Albums will be recorded, shows will be played and all of this hopefully for a long, long time to come."

GRAVEYARD's breakup in September 2016 was attributed to "the all-so-classic reason 'differences within the band.'" The group explained at the time: "This is the unfortunate final decision we've had to make after going through a period of struggling and juggling with personal issues. Things have gone out of hand and now our energy is very low."




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Posted by Graveyard on Thursday, January 26, 2017

SLAYER has issued a statement in response to the controversy that arose when a photoshopped picture of Donald Trump and the members of the band appeared on their Instagram account. SLAYER frontman Tom Araya posted the image and later criticized fans who objected to the photo, saying that he "thought it was funny" and that anyone who disagrees should keep quiet. "I never would have guessed that there where so many snowflakes commenting their distaste for the new president," he wrote. "Like him or not he is the president."

"As was verified by Tom, this was his post, is not something the band would have posted if asked, and does not belong on a SLAYER social page," the band's representative told Rolling Stone in a statement. "We all have our personal opinions, some of which we have voiced in the past, but SLAYER has never endorsed any political party or any candidate, and the band intends to keep it that way."

The same image first appeared on the official SLAYER Instagram account on inauguration day, but was mysteriously removed before being reposted on Tuesday.

"Believe it or not, this picture was posted by me Tom Araya on 1/20 'cause I thought it was funny," the SLAYER frontman wrote yesterday. "I was amazed at the comments about the picture some positive some negative more amazing was in two hours there was 10,000 likes ... But I never would have guessed that there [were] so many snowflakes commenting their distaste for the new president. Like him or not he is the president ... Woke up the next morning and found someone had deleted the post ... Can someone please explain why...?"

Araya later appeared to make a homophobic joke while replying to fans in the post's comments section. "Mike Pence turning fruits into vegetables," he wrote with laughing emojis. He added: "Thanks ... to everybody that has commented thanks for insight... this is how fake news gets started, not once did I say that I supported Trump... and assuming I speak for the band you are mistaking [sic] .. the picture did exactly what I thought it would do... piss some of you off."

SLAYER's Kerry King last year told Rolling Stone that Hillary Clinton was "the safe, correct choice" for president of the United States. He explained at the time: "Trump is just a sideshow. I'm not even going to apologize to all the Trump followers. I think the reason he's so popular is because he's like the politics version of WWE. He's sensational like wrestling and that's why middle America loves him. He's the biggest liar I've ever seen in politics. I mean, most of them are liars, but he just outright in-your-face lies."

King's words were echoed by his SLAYER bandmate Gary Holt who described Donald Trump as a "serial liar" who refused to disavow former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke. He said: "People might think some of the things he says, but you can't have a president calling Rosie O'Donnell a 'fat bitch.' [Laughs] It's, like, dude, do you even hear yourself? He won't even condemn David Duke's support. He pretended he doesn't know who he is. I'm a fucking headbanger who's done more drugs before getting sober than most people have ever seen on TV, and I've been drinking since I was 17, although in recent years much less, and I know who the fuck he is. Donald Trump is running for president and he [doesn't] know who the former grandmaster of the KKK is. That was your moment, Donald Trump, to say… you know, to condemn the man, basically, but you pretended you were just ignorant of who he was, 'cause you don't wanna fuck with that vote. There are some fucking hillbillies out there who you want voting for you."

Holt went on to say that he is "in many ways a Republican" but that he hasn't been able to find "a candidate up there who wasn't walked around on a leash by the Christian evangelicals, because they're the death of the conservative movement anyway. And if they just stay out of women's wombs and just actually concentrate on running a country and not being beholden to those people, I would vote Republican in a second."

SLAYER will hit the road in South America and Europe this spring before returning for more dates in the U.S. this summer.

Europe have announced new tour dates for 2017, with more to be added in the coming months.

Says the band: “We've just finished work on our new Final Countdown 30th Anniversary Live DVD, coming out soon. We think it's looking and sounding awesome! We're also in the middle of writing our next album that's coming out in the autumn. As usual we seem to surprise ourselves by jamming on some really "out there" stuff. This could get really interesting! Let's have a great year!”

Confirmed tour dates:

May
16 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Arena Armeec
18 - Brno, Czech Republic - DRFG Arena

June
16 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Festival
23 - Brumenddal, Norway - Tømmerstockfestivalen
24 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell Festival

July
2 - Barcelona, Spain - Rock Fest
7 - Kvinesdal, Norway - Norway Rock
8 - Imatra, Finland - Pit Stop Party
21 - Carcassone, France - Festival de Carcassone

August
3 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air
5 - Finnsnes, Norway - Finnsnes Festival

November
17 - Birmingham, England - Barclaycard Arena
18 - Manchester, England - Arena
20 - Cardiff, Wales - Motorpoint Arena
22 - Glasgow, Scotland - SSE Hydro
23 - London, England - The O2

(Photo - Larry Marano)

BMG has announced it has signed a worldwide recording agreement with chart-topping, multi-platinum rock band NICKELBACK. Currently in the studio, the band is working on material for a new full-length album, to be released via BMG, and is planning a major announcement slated for February 1. BMG is distributed worldwide by ADA, a division of the Warner Music Group.

Since forming in Alberta, Canada in 1995, globally celebrated, Grammy-nominated rock band NICKELBACK has cemented itself as one of the most commercially viable and important acts of the past two decades. NICKELBACK's success includes worldwide sales of more than 50 million units, solidifying their status as the "eleventh best-selling music act" and second best-selling foreign act in the U.S. of the 21st century — behind only THE BEATLES.

BMG U.S. president, repertoire and marketing, Zach Katz, said: "We are thrilled to welcome the legendary NICKELBACK to BMG. For us, the opportunity to work side by side with a band of their caliber, with an exceptional body of work reaching the highest levels of global success, truly speaks for itself. We are excited to let the world experience their extraordinary new music soon."

NICKELBACK adds: "We are honored to partner with the global BMG team and look forward to releasing new music for our fans. Sharing our vision and passion with such a dedicated team while being surrounded by some of the greatest music artists of all time is very humbling and we couldn't be more excited."

In June 2015, NICKELBACK canceled the majority of its tour dates in support of the band's eighth album, "No Fixed Address", so that singer Chad Kroeger could recover from surgery to remove a cyst on his vocal cords.

NICKELBACK filed a $13 million insurance claim with Lloyd's of London after scrapping the tour. But Lloyd's sued to cancel the singer's insurance, alleging that Kroeger already had the throat condition and failed to disclose it before taking out the policy.

Last year, NICKELBACK countersued Lloyd's, claiming that the firm is making false allegations about the band so that it doesn't have to pay out the claim.

"No Fixed Address" debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200 album chart in November 2014.