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26 авг 2011
LOU REED Made METALLICA Cry
 According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA lead guitarist Kirk Hammett revealed to Mojo that he and frontman James Hetfield were both brought to tears during the sessions for the band's upcoming collaborative album with Lou Reed, titled "Lulu". Hammett explained that the outbursts occurred while they were recording a song called "Junior Dad", saying, "I had just lost my father literally three or four weeks previous. I had to run out of the control room, and I found myself standing in the kitchen, sobbing away. James came into the kitchen in the same condition — he was sobbing, too. It was insane."
The lyrics that apparently got to the two metal men were "Say hello to junior dad/The greatest disappointment/Age withered and changed him."
Hammett added, "[Reed] managed to take out both guitar players in METALLICA in one fell swoop, with his amazing poetic lyrics."
James Hetfield's father abandoned his family when James was just 13, an experience that the singer/guitarist has spoken about at length in a new documentary called "Absent".
"Lulu" is due out on November 1 and was secretly recorded in May at METALLICA's studio in the Bay Area. The album is based around music Reed originally wrote for a theatrical production of "The Lulu Plays".
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26 авг 2011
RUDESS: New CD Was Written Without PORTNOY Being DREAM THEATER Police Telling Us \'Yes\' Or \'No\'
 Greece's Rock Your Liferecently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Rock Your Life: With your new album ["A Dramatic Turn of Events"], do you feel more creatively free as musicians and as a band now that Mike [Portnoy, drums] has left the band?
Rudess: Mike Portnoy was a very good friend of mine. He is a very open-minded guy and we had many great years doing many things together. However, one of the things we did with this new approach in the new album was that we thought how we could maximize who we are and make our roles even more vital. I should say that I loved that approach. In some of the music in the past, I thought that the keyboards could have been stronger. Sometimes, the approach in the past when we had a heavy riff was to just double it on the keyboards. We took away that kind of fear and went for more harmonic ideas. John Petrucci [guitar] and I decided to compose something cool. I am a composer and I love using this ability. Our new approach is more open to my keyboards than in the past.
Rock Your Life: In the last years, in every record you have a more "commercial" song that turns to be a single or a video like "Forsaken", "Wither" and "These Walls". Now, I think you did it with "Build Me Up, Break Me Down". Do you have this in mind when you enter the studio?
Rudess: We are aware that the record companies like these songs. We have it on our minds but we do not "have" to write a radio song. In addition, we do not have this concern because we just like that kind of songs. So we write that kind of songs anyway.
Rock Your Life: I understand that in the past Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci were handling the production of your albums. This time although you had the chance to hire a producer you did not. Why?
Rudess: Well, John came to us and said, "Guys, I really want to produce this album. I think I can do a good job." The rest of us thought, "Why not, let him do it," and he did such a great job. John Petrucci has a very solid and strong personality. He is very clear and knows exactly what he wants plus he is very capable. So, what he ended up doing was to bring out the best of everybody. I felt, for example, that my energy was being used in the group. He did that with the others. He worked beautifully with [new drummer] Mike Mangini and John Myung [bass] who had a new spirit about this. With Mike Portnoy leaving, John became, like, free. The fact that Mike Portnoy left did not make us suffer. John Petrucci and I, we are the core composers of DREAM THEATER, and it has been that way since I joined the group. So, even though Mike was extremely talented, there were certain limitations of what he could do in terms of the production. So when we moved on, we looked at each other and said, "We can produce this album. We do not need somebody else telling us what is good or not," and we enjoyed that challenge. The biggest difference in writing music to this album was that we decided to write this music choosing what is best for us without Mike Portnoy being the DREAM THEATER police telling us "yes" or "no." I think that it took us a little more time to craft our music before putting our stamp of approval on it.
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26 авг 2011
EDGUY - on german TV + online game available!
 On August 26th EDGUY will release their new album AGE OF THE JOKER ("The Metal highlight of the year" - Rock Hard, France).
On Saturday 27th, 11:00 PM and Sunday 28th 11:00 PM the German TV-channel iMusic1 will broadcast an Edguy special on the show "iMusic1 ROCKS" (http://www.im1.tv/live).
You can also watch the show 48 hours later at imusic1rocks.com!
For all the gamblers and players among you, we have also created an online card game – check it out at THIS location!
Get the joker!
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26 авг 2011
CHICKENFOOT\'s CHAD SMITH Hands Over Drum Sticks To KENNY ARONOFF
 CHICKENFOOT drummer Chad Smith will not tour with the band this fall due to his commitments with his main group, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS. Replacing him on the road will be former JOHN MELLENCAMP drummer Kenny Aronoff.
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26 авг 2011
SEBASTIAN BACH Reunites With Original SKID ROW Drummer
 Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has posted the following message on his Facebook page:
"Just had dinner with Rob Affuso, the original drummer of SKID ROW! Great times catching up with my longtime buddy! Could there be a special jam this evening [at Bach's solo concert] in Poughkeepsie? Hmmm, we shall see ;)"
Bach recently tweeted that he wanted his fans to stop asking him about a possible reunion with his former bandmates after SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan made it clear that the group has "never looked back" following Sebastian's dismissal from the band in 1996.
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26 авг 2011
RUSH: 1974 Concert Performance To Be Released On CD
 According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, Left Field Media will release a CD of the WMMS radio broadcast of RUSH's August 26, 1974 concert at the Cleveland Agora under the title "Rush ABC 1974". Due in the U.K. on October 24, this broadcast has been available as a bootleg for many years, but this seems to be the first legal release. This was RUSH's first recorded performance in the U.S. to feature Neil Peart on drums. Donna Halper, a former music director at Cleveland's WMMS-FM who was among the first to champion the enduring band's 1974 self-titled debut album, introduced the band.
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26 авг 2011
THE AGONIST To Release \'The Escape\' EP
 After spending a few months in the studio, Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based female-fronted melodic death metallers THE AGONIST are ready to hit the road in North America as part of a package tour with KAMELOT, ALESTORM, and BLACKGUARD. Unfortunately, THE AGONIST lead guitarist Danny Marino will be unable to join the band on this trek, and will be replaced by ex-THE CATALYST guitarist Justin Deguire on rhythm guitar while Pascal "Paco" Jobin takes over lead guitar duties.
For fans that have been patiently waiting for new material from THE AGONIST, this tour will be the first opportunity to get their hands on the band's latest release. "The Escape" EP — featuring two songs from THE AGONIST's upcoming full-length album ("Lonely Solipsist" and "The Escape") — will be sold exclusively on the road and online at CM Distro for the duration of the tour. The only way to get your hands on a physical copy of this limited-edition EP is to catch the band on its run with KAMELOT or to order via CM Distro. The EP will also be available in a digital format after the tour.
Mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SUICIDE SILENCE), THE AGONIST's new full-length album is slated for an early 2012 release via Century Media Records.
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26 авг 2011
STEEL PANTHER: Audio Sample Of New Single Available
 The outrageous and popular '80s-style "hair" band STEEL PANTHER will release its new album, "Balls Out", on October 18. The CD's first single will be "If You Really, Really Love Me", an audio sample of which can be heard in the YouTube clip below.
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26 авг 2011
 We’re happy to announce, that the Swedish Gothic / Industrial band Deathstars will support all upcoming Rammstein shows in 2011. Check out the tour dates here.
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26 авг 2011
ANDROMEDA Signs With INNER WOUND RECORDINGS
 Swedish progressive metal band ANDROMEDA has inked a deal with Inner Wound Recordings. The group's new album is tentatively due before the end of the year.
ANDROMEDA's fourth CD, "The Immunity Zone", came out in North America in September 2008 via Nightmare Records.
The band's live DVD, "Playing off the Board", was released in Europe in April 2007 via Metal Mind Productions. The disc was filmed on October 31, 2006 at the Wyspianski Theater in Katowice, Poland.
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26 авг 2011
GLORIOR BELLI: \'They Call Me Black Devil\' Video Released
 "They Call Me Black Devil", the new video from French black metallers GLORIOR BELLI, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new album, "The Great Southern Darkness", which will be released in North America on September 27.
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26 авг 2011
MICHAEL SCHENKER: More \'Temple Of Rock\' Details Revealed
 Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker will release his new album, "Temple Of Rock", in Japan on September 7, in Europe on September 23 and in North America on October 11.
"The Temple of Rock is within me," says Michael, "where I create since I was introduced to the amazing invention of the distorted guitar which is for me the most enjoyable and the best possible way to express myself. The rock guitar sound that I fell in love with, mostly expressed as lead breaks, is what I have nurtured and treasured all of my life. Combined with the infinite spring from within and the amazing musicians around me I keep expressing an ongoing development of my art (being)."
He adds, "With 'Temple of Rock' I am entering a new stage of my life, a new level of existence enjoying life more than ever, reaping the joy of all sorts of developments from the past. These days I just want to go out there, play and have fun. Also, it seems to me that collectively, with true expressive makers of rock music, we have been building the external 'Temple Of Rock' for many years and have now come to the point of putting on the roofing and celebrating the almost completion of the Temple. All generations of this period are meeting all over the world on one stage it seems celebrating an era of 'hand make rock,' which will never be the same again due to invention of new technology but of course New Temples and New Wonders will arise to enjoy expressions in new ways."
Recording lineup:
* Michael Schenker - Guitar
* Michael Voss - Vocals
* Herman Rarebell - Drums
* Pete Way - Bass
* Wayne Findlay - Keyboards
Other featured musicians:
* Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS)
* William Shatner (Captain Kirk from "Star Trek")
* Leslie West (MOUNTAIN)
* Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY)
* Doogie White (ex-RITCHIE BLACKMORE, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN)
* Robin McAuley (SURVIVOR, ex-MSG)
* Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE)
* Paul Raymond (UFO)
* Simon Phillips (TOTO, THE WHO, JUDAS PRIEST)
* Carmine Appice (KING KOBRA, VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, JEFF BECK, OZZY OSBOURNE, BLUE MURDER)
* Chris Slade (MSG, ex-AC/DC)
* Chris Glenn (MSG, ex-ALEX HARVEY)
* Neil Murray (MSG, ex-WHITESNAKE, ex-GARY MOORE)
* Brian Tichy (WHITESNAKE)
* Elliott "Dean" Rubinson (Owner of Dean Guitars)
"Temple Of Rock" track listing:
01. Intro
02. How Long
03. The End Of An Era
04. Saturday Night
05. Fallen Angel
06. Hangin' On
07. With You
08. Miss Claustrophobia
09. Scene Of Crime
10. Lovers Sinfony-Speed
11. Stormin' In
12. Speed
13. Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
14. How Long (guitar battle version)
15. Remember (bonus track for Japan)
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26 авг 2011
CLUTCH Team Up With New Belgian Brewing For Brand New Dark And Sour Ale
 American beer masters New Belgium Brewing Company have teamed up with Maryland based veteran songwriters and touring icons CLUTCH to brew, bottle and distribute the brand new Clutch beer! The 9% alcohol by volume dark sour ale joins NBB's Lips of Faith Series, adding to a beer family which already includes the highly popular Fat Tire Ale, which is now sold in over 32 of the 48 continental United States. The beer is available in 22 oz. bottles and a limited amount of kegs. New Belgium and Clutch (the band) will officially unleash the ale at a very special kickoff event at the Red Palace in Washington DC on Monday night August 29th, at which members of Clutch and their label Weathermaker Music will be present. Admission will be limited.
Prior to this cross-marketing match made in heaven, Clutch had just completed a highly successful North American headlining tour. The band's schedule for the final few months of 2011 continues with a three week European tour beginning in Frankfurt, Germany on Halloween as direct support to Danish rockers VOLBEAT, which will see the band play large scale venues in historic European cities like Milan, Paris, Brussels, Munich, Vienna, etc. Following the dates with Volbeat Clutch will be embarking on a headlining Scandinavian run that will bring them all the way to Helsinki, Finland. After the Scandinavian dates Clutch will be back stateside for their traditional Northeast Holiday Headline run. It doesn't stop there though, directly following the Holiday shows, Clutch will gear up for a three week run of the UK, as direct support for classic Irish rockers THIN LIZZY!
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26 авг 2011
DREAM THEATER: Snippet Of Another New Song Available
 "A Dramatic Turn Of Events", the much-anticipated album from progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER, which marks new drummer Mike Mangini's recorded debut, will be released on September 13 via Roadrunner Records.
A 70-second snippet of the song "Lost Not Forgotten", which will appear on "A Dramatic Turn Of Events", can be streamed at this location.
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26 авг 2011
ANTHRAX: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available
 Audio samples of all the songs that will appear on "Worship Music", the band's first new ANTHRAX album in eight years and first with vocalist Joey Belladonna since 1990, can be streamed at JPC.de.
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26 авг 2011
AMON AMARTH Beer Now Available
 Munster, Indiana's Three Floyds Brewing Company has produced the AMON AMARTH Ragnarök beer.
A description of the Imperial/Strong Porter brew reads as follows: "A beer for the end of ages brewed with our friends in the band AMON AMARTH. This Aesir Porter is a robust and hearty beer brewed with local honey and a small portion of smoked malt. When Heimdall sounds the Giallar-horn this is the beer to be hoisted by the gods in anticipation of the coming battle."
A photo of AMON AMARTH members enjoying their new Ragnarök beer can be seen below.
For more information, go to this location.
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26 авг 2011
XERATH Unleash \'Reform Part III\' Video
 UK-based experimental progressive metal troupe XERATH have unveiled their latest music video, for 'Reform Part III'. The song comes off the band's II full-length, released in North America via Candlelight Records this past May. The video was shot in two locations - Terminal Studios in London near Tower Bridge, and a stone masons warehouse in Hampshire - and was directed by David Kenny of Shash Medi.
Commented drummer Mike Pitman of the video: "This song was chosen because musically, we knew it would have first impression maximum impact for those who might not be familiar with us. We also knew we could pull off some balls-out visuals to compliment such a song.
Weirdly enough some of the ideas for the storyline actually came from an old Radiohead video for 'Just.' It had that notorious 'subtitled man laid out on a pavement' interpretive concept that was such a novel idea. We wanted to borrow ideas from that and add a lot more fatalities and blood. The actual plot of our video was created by [vocalist] Rich [Thomason] and director David Kenny putting our heads together and looking for something that would have a climactic feel with a killer ending loosely based around a kind of mercenary, hired goons kind of character set. The dark visuals, abstracts and general mood of the video is more a trademark of Kenny and two of his awesome colleagues -- Mike Grimes (cameras) and Sammm Agnew (makeup and gore) -- and yes, that's Sammm with three 'm's!
We shot the video in two locations. The band shots where we have instruments in hand were shot at the Terminal Studios in London near Tower Bridge. We basically took one of their large studios and blackened it out almost entirely as we really wanted a super minimal slick feel to the band shots and the guys at Terminal were instrumental in this happening as planned. The second location was a stone masons warehouse down in Hampshire. It had plenty of surrounding areas and interior toys we could exploit for the story part of the video. It also had what appeared to be a thirty-foot deep pit that we really wanted to throw the victim of our story (Jenny Waterhouse) in to. But no such luck thanks to health and safety and all that bollocks."
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26 авг 2011
METALLICA\'s Collaboration With LOU REED: More Songtitles Revealed
 The musical collaboration between Lou Reed and METALLICA, "Lulu", will be released on November 1 in North America and one day earlier (October 31) in the rest of the world.
Songtitles set to appear on the CD:
* Junior Dad
* Little Dog
* Mistress Dread
* Pumping Blood
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25 авг 2011
BLACK MAJESTY To Work With ROLAND GRAPOW Again On New Album
 Australian melodic power metal band BLACK MAJESTY will enter Grapow Studios in Slovakia in October to begin recording its fifth album with producer (and MASTERPLAN/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist) Roland Grapow. Due in June 2012 via Limb Music, the CD will feature the following songtitles, among others: "The Fallen", "Edge Of The World", "The Killing Hand", "Lykan" and "Journey To The Soul".
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25 авг 2011
PRO-PAIN: \'20 Years Of Hardcore\' Trailer Released
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25 авг 2011
ICARUS WITCH Parts Ways With Guitarist, Drummer; Announces Replacements
 Pittsburgh traditional metal band ICARUS WITCH has amicably parted ways with guitarist Ed Skero and drummer Steve Johnson and has replaced them with Dave Watson and Tom Wierzbicky, respectively. | 0 | |
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25 авг 2011
DEVOLVED Parts Ways With Guitarist
 John Sankey, drummer and founding member of Australian/Los Angeles tech-metal masters DEVOLVED, has issued the following statement in regards to the band's current status:
"After the recording of the last DEVOLVED album, 'Oblivion', guitarist Brett Noordin took some time off back in our homeland of Australia and will not be returning to Los Angeles to continue as part of DEVOLVED. It is an amicable decision and I wish Brett all the best with any future musical endeavors. His involvement with the band and dedication over the years is greatly valued. I have since been working on brand new DEVOLVED material with guitarist Mark Hawkins from Florida-based band ROBOTS PULLING LEVERS. Mark is an exceptional guitar player who definitely enables us to take the band's sound far beyond anything we have done before. He and I already have a number of new tracks completed which are easily the most intense and technically proficient DEVOLVED material to date.
"My vision for the next album is to make it as brutal as possible and return to a more death metal-orientated sound.
"The songwriting process for DEVOLVED has always been based around drum patterns, which I write first, then we build guitars and vocals around the drum arrangement.
"I had a lot of drum parts written for the 'Oblivion' sessions that were not used because I felt they were too extreme to fit with the concept and style of that album.
"We really wanted to expand the band's sound on 'Oblivion' and experiment with new ideas, which we hadn't yet incorporated on our previous CDs.
"I'm extremely proud of 'Oblivion' — it is a very diverse album while still being very dark and heavy — but this time around I want to focus more on making a far more brutal and in-your-face album, and working with Mark has definitely allowed me to do that!
"There are no plans as of yet for when the next album will be recorded or released, but we intend to have all the songs written and finalized over the coming months.
"Right now I am also very busy writing and recording material with two other Los Angeles-based bands I play in, THRONE OF ASHES and KAVAN. I'll also be out on the road again in the USA during October and November drumming with Texas band PINHED, as well as working on material for a few other projects I am involved in." | 0 | |
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25 авг 2011
THE HUMAN ABSTRACT Parts Ways With Singer, Recruits Temporary Replacement
 California metallers THE HUMAN ABSTRACT have parted ways with vocalist Travis Richter. His temporary replacement for the upcoming "Frak The Gods" tour with PERIPHERY, TEXTURES and THE CONTORTIONIST is Ryan Devlin, who is a member of the San Diego, California progressive metal band CORELIA. Devlin states, "I am very excited for the opportunity, and hope you will come see me on tour."
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25 авг 2011
WOLFPAKK: Debut Album Trailer Released
 WOLFPAKK — the new melodic metal project led by former CRYSTAL BALL vocalist Mark Sweeney and Michael Voss (MAD MAX, CASANOVA) — will release its self-titled debut album on August 26 via AFM Records.
With the help of 30 world-class guest musicians, Voss and Sweeney (who composed all the songs) have created a very special CD.
These are the involved guest musicians:
Vocals:
* Paul Di'Anno (ex-IRON MAIDEN)
* Tony Martin (ex-BLACK SABBATH)
* Jeff Scott Soto (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN)
* Rob Rock (IMPELITTERI)
* Mark Boals (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN)
* Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH)
* Paul Shortino (ex-QUIET RIOT)
* Mark Fox (ex-SHAKRA)
* Michaela Schober (TANZ DER VAMPIRE)
* Jean-Marc Viller (CALLAWAY)
* Pearl
* Molly Duncan
Bass:
* Tony Franklin (ex-BLUE MURDER, ROBERT PLANT)
* Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER, VOODOO CIRCLE)
* Matthias Rethmann (ex-LEEZ, SILVER)
* Nils Middelhauve (XANDRIA)
* Neil Murray (WHITESNAKE)
* Barend Courbois (VENGEANCE)
Guitar:
* Igor Gionola (U.D.O.)
* Andy Midgeley (POWER QUEST)
* Ira Black (ex-VICIOUS RUMORS, LIZZY BORDEN)
* Torsten Koehne (EDEN'S CURSE)
* Doc Heyne (BISS)
* Tommy Denander (DAN REED, PAUL STANLEY)
* Nadja Kossinskaja (PETER MAFFAY)
* Freddy Scherer (GOTTHARD)
* Olaf Lenk (AT VANCE)
* George Solonos (TOMMY LEE)
Keyboards:
* Alessandro Delvecchio (GLENN HUGHES, IAN PAICE)
* Ferdy Doernberg (AXEL RUDI PELL, ROUGH SILK)
Drums:
* Gereon Homann (EAT THE GUN)
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25 авг 2011
SLIPKNOT U.S. Tour, New STONE SOUR Album In The Works
 SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed via Twitter that the band is in the process of booking a U.S. tour. Also in the works is a new studio album from Taylor's other group, STONE SOUR, whose third full-length effort, "Audio Secrecy", came out less than a year ago.
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25 авг 2011
JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Celebrates 60th Birthday
 JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford turns 60 on Thursday (August 25). The singer and his bandmates celebrated "with a big 'Harley' cake plus a few gifts and cards when [they] were all together in Berlin," according to a posting on the group's official web site.
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25 авг 2011
NEAL SCHON Says JOURNEY Recalled Older Styles For New Album
 JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon told The Pulse Of Radio that he called upon keyboardist Jonathan Cain to use one of the band's classics as the template of the new material he wanted for the group's latest album, "Eclipse". "Jon, y'know, he had brought in some ballads and they were good, but I felt that we had other stuff that was more relevant for this record," he said. "And I said, 'Y'know, you wrote 'Separate Ways', man, with [Steve] Perry,' I said, 'Go grab one of those. I know you have one of those sitting somewhere. And so 'Resonate' he brought in and I went, 'That's frickin' great!' Y'know, I love that."
"Eclipse" arrived in May and is being sold exclusively through Wal-Mart.
Perhaps the album's nod toward JOURNEY's older style is what led Schon to recently say that former singer Steve Perry is welcome to join the band as a special guest on tour.
Schon said current singer Arnel Pineda is "totally down, and such a humble human being, that he would be overjoyed" if Steve performed with the band.
JOURNEY is currently on the road with FOREIGNER and NIGHT RANGER. The tour stops on Wednesday (August 24) in Holmdel, New Jersey and wraps up on October 21 in Seattle.
Perry said earlier this year that he had written 50 songs for his first solo album since 1994, but no further information about the project has surfaced.
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25 авг 2011
STEVEN TYLER, MASTODON, WOLFMOTHER, FILTER Featured On ZZ TOP Tribute Album
 The music and legacy of ZZ TOP that has been part of the world's musical landscape for over 40 years will be celebrated with the October 11 release of "A Tribute From Friends".
The album, to be released by Show Dog/Universal Music, features 11 classic ZZ TOP songs interpreted by top-flight artists working in a broad range of musical genres. All of the album's tracks have been newly recorded, specifically for the project. These include FILTER's performance of "Gimme All Your Lovin'", GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS' take on "Tush", as well as WYCLEF JEAN's "Rough Boy", "Legs" from NICKELBACK and WOLFMOTHER's interpretation of "Cheap Sunglasses".
The album kicks off with "Sharp Dressed Man", from THE M.O.B., Mick Fleetwood's ad hoc group that includes fellow FLEETWOOD MAC founder John McVie as well as AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and guitar great Jonny Lang. Fleetwood commented, "We're delighted to honor ZZ TOP this way. Their legacy, like that of the original FLEETWOOD MAC, is steeped in the blues we all love so much. I know that Steven and Jonny feel as strongly about their legacy as John and I do."
After Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, the original — and continuing — members of ZZ TOP were informed that "A Tribute From Friends" was in the offing, they issued the following statement:
"When we were told there was going to be a ZZ TOP tribute album a while ago and logically asked, 'Who are we paying tribute to?' Then we found out that a bunch of great artists were paying tribute to us and we were in disbelief. For the past 40 or so years, all we've done is get out there and crank it and try to have a good time while doing so. To a great extent, we've succeeded since we're still having a good time so that would be reward enough for ‘the same three guys playing the same three chords.' Now comes 'A Tribute From Friends' and we're so delighted that our music resonates with these great musicians whom we so admire."
"A Tribute From Friends" also includes "Waitin' for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago" by DAUGHTRY, "Got Me Under Pressure" from DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED and MASTODON's version of "Just Got Paid". COHEED & CAMBRIA contributed the anthemic "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" while country superstar Jamey Johnson's track is the seminal "La Grange". Of their invitation to be a part of the album, lead singer Chris Daughtry said, "We were completely honored! A classic great band with amazing songs? We're in!" And of ZZ TOP's music, "It's classic! Simple chord progressions, great riffs with hooky choruses...very inspiring to a band like us."
The co-executive producer of "A Tribute From Friends" is Carl Stubner, ZZ TOP's manager, who noted, "'A Tribute From Friends' underscores the legacy of ZZ TOP in the most musical way possible and illustrates just how important Billy, Dusty and Frank have been to successive generations. It was a privilege to work with the pantheon of brilliant artists who contributed their efforts and so much love to this project."
"A Tribute From Friends" track listing:
01. THE M.O.B. (Mick Fleetwood, Steven Tyler, Jonny Lang & John McVie) - "Sharp Dressed Man"
02. FILTER - "Gimme All Your Lovin'"
03. GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS - "Tush"
04. NICKELBACK - "Legs"
05. WOLFMOTHER - "Cheap Sunglasses"
06. DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED - "Got Me Under Pressure"
07. COHEED & CAMBRIA - "Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers"
08. MASTODON - "Just Got Paid"
09. WYCLEF JEAN - "Rough Boy"
10. DAUGHTRY - "Waitin' For The Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago"
11. JAMEY JOHNSON - "La Grange“
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25 авг 2011
RUSH: \'Changing Hemispheres\' Book, 4-DVD Set Due In September
 Abstract Sounds Books has set a September 26 U.K. release date for RUSH's "Changing Hemispheres", a 116-page hardcover book and four-DVD set.
Play.com describes the release as follows: "This is the true story of RUSH from humble Canadian beginnings through to international super stardom. Featuring a masterful and comprehensive text packed with great photographs of the band this unique production also includes four documentary DVDs packed with candid audio interviews with the band members compared and contrasted with the views of a leading team of music journalists, insiders and musicologists. This uncensored and independent title has not been viewed or approved by the band or its management and is completely free to tell the unvarnished story of RUSH as it really happened. The contents of this amazing book and DVD combination are completely essential reading and viewing for RUSH fans everywhere."
"Changing Hemispheres" will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
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25 авг 2011
 The new single with the song called "The Train" will be available as download-single from the 2nd of September.
It is a song which originally was planned to be on "Defrosted II", but now it will be featured on the new live CD "Homegrown - Alive in Lugano"
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