His addiction issues were cited in his departure from VR in 2008, which has left the band in limbo ever since, and his dismissal from STP last year, which saw them hiring Linkin Park's Chester Bennington as his replacement.

Just two weeks ago Weiland discussed the chance of a, "easy money" reunion with Slash, Duff McKagan and co in VR, while the interviewer described the singer as "slurring all the time" and saying it wasn't clear whether he was "joking or just in a daze."

But now the frontman tells News1130: "Past demons are past demons. That's stuff with I dealt with, like, 14 years ago. I guess Keith Richards gets asked about it, so why shouldn't I? But it's not something I think about ever - those days of my dope abuse and use are long since by me."

Jones says of progress on the new album and the direction the music is going, "We're always on an experimental path. We never think about what worked on the last record or what's good on the radio right now. It's a selfish process, we just go in there with some riffs. We experiment and the riffs start to take a different path and over time, this riff from last week might go really well with this riff from two years ago. We piece stuff together, almost like a film soundtrack, you know? But I'll tell you this - there's a lot of stuff in 7/4. Breaking up 7 can sound like an even number to the listener even though it's an odd number, that's really exciting. Rosetta Stoned had some elements of that where we had a middle break and the end rhythm of 7 against 5. It kinda opens up a whole can of worms! There's some really light stuff going on but there's also a lot of heavy stuff in there too."

The creative direction is being left completely open, so entrants are advised to listen to the song, be inspired, and create something that reflects their vision for the tune.

The reissues will be available in a variety of formats. The standard edition is a two-CD set that will feature remastered editions of the original albums and a second disc of bonus material, such as demo versions and unreleased tracks. Meanwhile, the deluxe edition will boast a slew of extras, including a hardback book with never-before published photos, new interviews with McCartney, "material" from the McCartney archives and additional track information.

Opening night will also feature a special one-night-only concert with Rob Zombie. "I am thrilled to be able to expand the Great American Nightmare to TWO new cities this year," said Zombie. "My only goal is to make it twice as sick as last year."

The veteran performer - who spent a year-long stint with Anthrax last decade - suffered a frozen shoulder while snorkelling a year ago, although doctors first told him he'd sprained tendons in his rotator cuff.

And although he's not looking for sympathy, he's hoping fellow victims will offer him some words of hope. Vera says: "I went through four weeks of physical therapy and then did two tours with Fates Warning. This past January, the pain came back in a big way. It led to two MRIs and, thankfully, they ruled out a tear.

Lee's feelings have been inspired by attending the wakes of friends and family. He tells the Reno Gazette Journal: "I find it so odd that after somebody's funeral, everybody gets together and has drinks and celebrates and parties.

Due in stores Tuesday, the follow-up to 2010's is the band's first new studio album in four years. "Hypnotic Eye" will be available in CD, digital, high resolution Blu-ray audio and vinyl formats.

The vinyl will be available as 1-LP or as 2-LPs inclusive of an additional track not available in any other format. A North American tour with Steve Winwood begins August 3rd in San Diego, California.

He will be racing in a mini at the fifth Croft nostalgia event. "I was 17-and-a-half when I got my first car - a Ford Popular, sit-up-and-beg style and with only three gears," says the rocker. "That August, I was in my home village of Dunston near Gateshead with not much to do, when somebody said there was racing on at Croft - so on a rainy day and with just one windscreen wiper on this Popular, myself and two friends headed down there. We drove straight past the lady on the gate because we couldn't afford to buy tickets."

Hoffmann says: "This album was different from the last as we had the cover artwork very early on. When we saw it, everybody knew right away this was it. It felt like Accept and it felt right for us.

"None of the song titles we had worked with the cover so we figured we'd come up with something that symbolises what Accept and our music stand for and Blind Rage just seemed to be fitting. It says it all - it's about aggression. Metal has never been about love and peace, it's always been in your face and Blind Rage seemed to be totally fitting. If you look around the world, there's a lot of blind rage going on, so it seems to be very relevant.

The video was made with audio-visual artist Chris Corner, bets known for his IAMX project. Numan says: "was a very exciting promo to film. The wealth of creative ideas pouring from Chris was very impressive - he knew exactly what he wanted and how to get it. Plus he was able to translate those ideas into clear instructions for me to follow. It was hard work, to be honest, but very enjoyable."

Kasey Anderson from Portland, USA, also said he would host a concert in aid of the West Memphis Three - three men convicted of murdering three young boys in Arkansas that many believe were wrongly accused because of their love of heavy metal and their case was the subject of the "Paradise Lost" documentaries.

Anderson, 34, was caught defrauding 30 investors for the non-existent album and later also conned more money by claiming he was to host a live show featuring some of the album's apparent stars.

But the frontman, whose production company will release Brown biopic Get On Up on Friday, suggests it wasn't always so - while admitted he learned many lessons from the Godfather of Soul.

Label boss and producer David Earl says the project came about after the launch of Morganfield's album Son Of The 7th Son and the Fabulous Thunderbirds' On The Verge. "The phone was ringing off the hook," Earl recalls. "The subject was always the same - 'You have to get Mud and Kim to do an album together.'"

The pair are joined on For Pops by Chicago blues guitarists Billy Flynn and Rusty Zinn, pianist Barrelhouse Chuck, bassist Steve Gomes and drummer Robb Stupka.

He believes they've "mixed it up a little more" than they did on 2012's The Whippoorwill, their first record to be released in the UK.

But he insists they haven't moved too far away from the hard blues rock that's been gaining them attention.

The record, which hasn't been named yet, was produced by Brendan O'Brien. Starr tells Rolling Stone: "It's not a huge departure - there's really big rock'n'roll songs and some laid-back moments as well.

"We recorded live a lot again and we tried a few different things; some of it's top-secret but nothing that's so radically different. Have no fear. We didn't make a hip-hop record."

Speaking with Music Radar, the South African continues: "The problem is that a lot of these guys have ego problems, plain and simple. We've seen guys become rock stars overnight, which becomes a problem because that's not how we operate."

Earlier this year, Morgan, drummer John Humphrey and bassist Dale Stewart brought lead guitarist Bryan Wickermann into the fold to join them on tour, and things seem to be going well.

It's set for launch on October 6 via Mystic Records, and sees award-winning guitarist Virgil McMahon and co reunited with producer Chris Tsangarides. Their 2011 debut secured them a Best Of The Year listing in Classic Rock.

Production on Army Of Three was held up while Tsangarides fought off a near-fatal attack of Legionnaire's disease, which sent him to hospital for three months. VATA bassist Jack Alexander Timmis says: "He was lucky to come out of it alive."

The band tells fans, "Putting down some new tunes - a week in the studio," accompanied by a picture showing long-time associate Shirley behind the mixing desk.

Producer Shirley returns to the fold despite enduring a difficult ride on Chisel's last album, 2012's No Plans. South African-born Shirley joined the band Down Under to begin recording, but revealed he had to have "strong words" with them as the Aussie rockers weren't in the right frame of mind.

Real World was launched in 1989 and quickly became a leading light in the world music genre, alongside Gabriel's WOMAD movement. Since then Gabriel has worked with dozens of artists, along with launching his own works through the label.

Rock The Night Life is a song that 100 per cent fits for us , it is an excellent live song Every time we play it, it is a fantastic to view when the people bring up their arms, singing loud the chorus and play imaginary guitars.

This atmosphere and influence are reflected in the lyrics, that we have written with Herman Rarebell the master man for many Scorpions lyrics. We think like well, what can happen to you out on the road. If you Rock your Nightlife.

We only need to play the song 3 times during the recording session for our album KNOCKOUT. We have a special drum part in the middle of this song where Herman speaks with his Rock & Roll voice and seduce a hot Lady. This part was the highlight for us at the recording session for our album KNOCKOUT. We had a lot of fun with it as Herman recorded this part. At first the part should be filled just with music. But then our lead guitarist had the idea to bring in some dirty cab driver's voice and Herman just nailed it on tape within the first take.

The song is about the real life of a Rock & Roll band.

"This record brought me back to a place of what I love so much about music, back to the feelings I had when I was in high school," explains Lenny. "It's a real rock & roll record - it's raw, it's got soul and it came together really quickly."

"Watch people play records? That's stupid. You couldn't pay me to go. I'm not oversimplifying it," he seethed. "That's what's going on. I don't think it would be any fun without the drugs. It's a drug party."

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee went on to single out Las Vegas' annual Electric Daisy Carnival, which this year saw two attendees lose their lives from drug-related causes.

As the world's only known identical twin professional harpists, the sisters have a passion and flair for arranging and performing contemporary music for harp duet.

Camille and Kennerly are recognized for their duet harp arrangements of songs by artists such as Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, AC/DC and many more. The twins also arrange and perform a jukebox of TV and movie soundtrack, anime, and video game hits.

But he didn't just wait side stage to watch Beck's show. White took the stage with Beck to perform "Loser," "Where It's At" and "Pay No Mind" for the encore.

Dexter Holland and co helped promote the tour by recording versions of Bad Religion's No Control from the 1989 album of the same name and Do What You Want from the 1988 album Suffer.

They have also recorded a version of No Reason Why, from Pennywise' self-titled 1991 debut album. It hints at a potential live collaboration by the three bands on the upcoming tour.

Nugent joined host Bob Coburn on July 17 to discuss the project and to take calls from fans across the continent. Check out the Rockline Replay with Ted Nugent here.

The three acts released a companion CD of the same name to support the run; the package includes a newly-recorded version of The Eagles' "Hotel California" (which Felder co-wrote) featuring all three artists.

Foreigner will continue playing shows this summer as the current schedule is a mix of casinos and county fairs; the band's next live date is this Friday in Redmond, Washington.

Crafted by Brooklyn artist Danielle Mastrion, the mural is on the site of the former Lee's Sportswear, the storefront that made the album art for the group's landmark work, Paul's Boutique.

But the fate of the studio and the building does not stop with this sale. Tim Reynolds, who is the owner of Bravo Development, told the Tennessean he is already in negotiations with interested out-of-state developers.

On the surface a nondescript office structure located along Nashville's Music Row, the building gained national attention after musician and producer Ben Folds posted an open letter about the impending sale and making a case to preserve the studio, which among the tenants housed inside. RCA Studio A was founded in 1964 by Chet Atkins, an early architect of the Nashville Sound, and onetime Nashville A-team guitarist Harold Bradley.

"I've recorded all over the world and I can say emphatically that there's no recording space like it anywhere on the planet," wrote Folds. He rents the studio and has produced numerous acts in the space, which is large enough to contain a full orchestra. The long list of artists who have recorded in the space over the past half-century includes Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, the Monkees, Waylon Jennings and Tony Bennett.

Written by original guitarist Ace Frehley, the song appeared on the band's 1974 self-titled debut album. According to legend, Frehley lacked confidence in his singing ability at the time, so bassist Gene Simmons handled lead vocals, despite his dislike of alcohol.

"Cold Gin" is featured as one of 9 tunes from the band's classic 1970s era in their standard 15-song set as part of their summer tour with Def Leppard. The KISS/Def Leppard run wraps up August 31 in Houston, Texas.

The Los Angeles Times reports the rocker and new wife, model Courtney Bingham, have put the property on the market after buying an expansive mansion in Westlake Village for $4.125 million.