Tragedy At A Day To Remember Show

The band will be celebrating the album's release with an appearance Monday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, followed up with an appearance on Good Morning America on November 20th.

And as we reported last week, the band will be launching a massive tour in support of "No Fixed Address" with North American tour dates that stretch from the winter until late summer.

A publicist for Plant denied the story earlier this week, calling the report "rubbish." and Branson wrote on his blog, "I've been left dazed and confused by a story doing the rounds this week about us apparently offering Led Zeppelin �500 million to reform and carry out a tour. As much as I love the band, there is absolutely no truth to the story."

"There were even claims that Virgin Atlantic was about to rename one of our planes and include a stairway to heaven in honour of the band However nice an idea, this is also completely untrue.

"After a week of seeing worryingly inaccurate reports in various publications regarding Virgin, it was sad but not particularly surprising to see yet another fabricated story."

He also wrote, "I spoke to Robert Plant about the story, which he also confirmed is complete rubbish from his side too. Robert told me he is very proud of his history and the band's past, and has always had great respect and love for his work throughout his career. However, he really believes he must move on with his life and career today."

It had been believed he'd died of a heart attack, and the Shelby Country medical examiner confirms he was suffering from cardiovascular disease and narrowing of the arteries.

Gilmour and Mason (Wright succumbed to cancer in 2008) made the album by taking the unfinished material from the '90s and adding new parts to it. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Gilmour - the band's ad hoc leader - said that the thought of doing another Floyd project "makes me break out in a cold sweat," and that there's "no room for Pink Floyd."

On the heels of last month The Who Hits 50 collection, the band celebrated their 50th anniversary with a big show at the O2 in London Tuesday night, Nov. 11. As might be expected, the stars came out in droves.

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Oasis' Liam Gallagher, Rush's Geddy Lee, and Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, among others, celebrated the legendary British rock band by performing their own renditions of Who classics. Only this wasn't just a party for a party's sake, as proceeds from the concert went toward the Teenage Cancer Trust charity.

Vedder took on "Naked Eye" and "Won't Get Fooled Again," before expanding his band with most of the performers from the night and ending with a star-studded rendition of "Listening to You."

The band is currently on the road in the U.S. for a trek that will be wrapping up on December 15th in Albuquerque, NM at the Sunshine Theatre before they take a short break and gear up to hit the road again.

The newly announce Black Mass Tour leg will be launching on February 5th in Richmond, VA at The National and will include 9 shows in Canada and 9 U.S. shows before concluding on March 1st in San Diego, CA at the House Of Blues.

Eager to get back to talking about music, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has some kind words to say about the group's new guitarist, Stevie Young, who stepped up to replace his sick cousin, Malcolm Young. In a video posted on VEVO, the singer says Stevie "is just doing a brilliant job to stand in Malcolm's place."

In a new interview with director Kerry Asmussen on GNRTruth.com, Asmussen talks about his role putting together Guns N' Roses' "Appetite For Democracy 3D," the band's live concert film recorded at The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas.

When asked about what other projects he has on the horizon, Asmussen replied, "I have a Nine Inch Nails DVD coming out soon. I directed two of the four shows in the package. I would highly recommend checking it out. They put on a hell of a show. Trent is up there with Axl as one of the great frontmen in rock."

The set is first in a run of archive releases, which the band hope will underline their eclectic approach to music. Dark Side Of The Mule follows 2013's Shout!, which featured one disc of new tracks and a second featuring guest musicians re-interpreting those songs.

Halford tells Hot 106.1: "I'd love to be in there. Again, you get all these different opinions and criticisms about it. I'd love it, man. It's a validation. It's like getting into the NFL Hall Of Fame or the baseball Hall Of Fame.

The band also revealed that Iggy Pop and Royal Blood will appear with the band for the two London shows, while Royal Blood will also join them in Edinburgh.

The Foo Fighters headlined the closing concert of the Invictus Games in London in September and played three surprise club shows (in Brighton, London and North London) to warm up for the event.

Last month, the group reissued their first six albums, and two more - 1986's "Somewhere In Time" and 1988's "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" are due November 24.

The reissues have been cut from the original analogue master tapes and packaged in identical artwork to the initial 1980's releases. In conjunction with these premium album releases, a strictly limited one-off run of the 7" singles from each respective album will be made available. These highly collectable black vinyl singles will be cut from the original analogue master tapes and released in replica artwork packaging.

Ian has been a fan of the series from day one, and was an avid reader of the original comic books on which the TV program is based. In the latest episode of his Bloodworks series, Ian is filmed in make-up and on the set of the show.

He says: "I'm a massive fan of the show. I just felt like, from the start, 'God damn it would be the coolest f***ing thing if I could get to be a walker.' Just to see Andrew Lincoln standing there, it's surreal to watch him kill walkers...and I'm gonna be one of them. I'm just so f***ing excited to be part of it."

But Peart reveals when it comes to studio archives, there's nothing left to release. He tells The Strombo Show: "We've never given up on a song - we don't have a single unreleased song in the world. Because if we went far enough, we believed in it, we kept working on it.

Last week they revealed a poster hinting at the contents of the show. Now it's been announced that they'll perform their eighth album from beginning to end, followed by a second set of classics from across their quarter-century career.

Neil closed the weekend MTV European Music Awards in Glasgow, playing a cover of Crazy Train with Slash to honour Ozzy Osbourne winning the Global Icon accolade.

He recently completed filming his documentary - but says there's much more work to be done. Describing Marillion And Fans: The Movie as a labour of love, Denis says: "Thanks to the band's willingness to answer my questions, the management's decision to cope with me, the specialists' interest in analysing the phenomenon for the sake of history, and the fans' generosity in opening their hearts to tell their touching stories, I have gathered a whole lot of fabulous material. Enough to make what I humbly think will be an amazing movie.

Howarth tells Metal Hammer: "If she wasn't in the band, it wouldn't be the same. She's got something special. She needs to be held up as the frontperson for this band because she is awesome."

However, that doesn't mean the rest of In This Moment are simply sidemen. He explains: "I don't want to downplay her role in the band - but come and see us live and you'll see we're a real band, and I know my role. I'm happy in my place and with my contribution.

Frontman Rikard Sjoblom explains: "The comfort zone is the invisible protective suit of negative thinking, almost like an entity of itself. It's been with you since birth - your parents and your teachers and your friends and your neighbours all teaching you the way the world works. This is how it is and will be, and there's nothing you can do about it.

While we've already heard Billy Joel's cover of "Maybe I'm Amazed" and the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde on the Beatles "Let It Be," additional highlights include Bob Dylan's "Things We Said Today" as well as Willie Nelson's interpretation of "Yesterday."

A first-of-its-kind event to honor America's veterans and their families, the live three-hour concert aired on HBO and also featured Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Dave Grohl, Rihanna, Chris Rock, and Carrie Underwood, among others.

In addition to honoring veterans, the concert also served as a fundraising event supporting a number of veterans' service organizations assisting servicemen and women with employment, education opportunities, health and wellness and integration back into civilian life.

"We're excited to play for those who have given so much of themselves for others as the night shines the spotlight on the more than 20 million American veterans who have served," said Metallica when announcing their appearance.

The Play Ball video is to be released this week, with Buck And Evans drummer Bob Richards behind the kit and Stevie Young in his uncle Malcolm's place.

Frontman Robb Flynn last month issued a series of pictures from the video shoot - one of them showing the band hanging upside down - in reaction to the song being leaked online.

He said: "We are furious. Imagine what a total shock it was. Regardless, there is no sense fighting it - the Internet is the speed of light nowadays, and you know, what? That's a good thing."

The Dream Walker album is just one part of an ambitious multi-media project involving an animated short entitled 'Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker', plus accompanying comic books, a novel and a feature film.

"Here's the first taste of our new album Fire Music", says Danko. "It's a song called Gonna Be A Fight. Usually I'm nervous about people's reactions to a new album or song we release but for this album I'm only impatient that people start hearing it immediately. I love this song. Sure, I'm on the song... but I think it's BANGIN'!"

The video footage was shot aboard the Motorhead Motorboat cruise, which sailed from Miami to Key West and Cozumel in Mexico in September. The band have published a photo gallery celebrating their time on board.

He tells Rock 'N' Load: "This year not one artist has had a million-selling record in the United States. Coldplay came the closest, apparently. The only thing that sold over a million records is the soundtrack to the movie Frozen. And so that's just a clear indication that we are in a different time.

"And that's okay - we don't lament the past. You have to adapt and navigate through what's thrown at you, and that's what we're doing. That's the reason why we're releasing EPs - you don't wanna inundate people with too much music, because they just don't have the time. No one has the ability anymore to sit down for an hour with their headphones on and experience a new record.

He fronts the band that includes Wolfgang Van Halen on bass, drummer Garrett Whitlock and second guitarist Eric Friedman, who has also worked with Creed.

As well as his solo work, Tremonti has his hands full with Alter Bridge - which includes Creed drummer Scott 'Flip' Phillips and Creed bassist Brian Marshall.

He says they were unhappy being tagged as "the really heavy band with the female vocalist" so they made a conscious effort to bring the guitars to the fore on the follow-up to 2012's Love Is Love/Return To Dust.

He tells this month's edition of Metal Hammer: "We shared vocal duties more this time and we wanted to push Eric Balderose's guitars towards the front. We didn't want people just to focus on one thing and that one thing not being the music."

The band released third album Meo Vaettum this week via Napalm Records and singer Bjorgvin Sigursson says "It's a good time to be a metalhead from Iceland."

He adds: "We wanted to incorporate our Viking and heathen heritage into our music and to use the sagas and Norse mythology as a reference point for the lyrics. We didn't want to just namedrop a few old gods."

McCready was on hand to deliver a Jimi Hendrix-like electric version of the anthem at CenturyLink Field prior to the Sounders' Western Conference Semifinal match against FC Dallas.

"Was honored to play the Star Spangled Banner at last night's Seattle Sounders FC playoff match on the eve of today's Veteran's Day Holiday," posted McCready on Tuesday. "I was there on behalf of Treehouse For Kids."

The organization provides Seattle's youth in foster care with the academic and essential support they equally deserve to help them graduate high school with a plan for their future.

"Freakshow" has an interesting story behind it because it's one of the only songs I've written that was from a specific personal experience. One of the rules I have with Blue Eyed Christ lyrics is that they are intentionally vague, full of double entendre, and open to multiple interpretations. When you look at a song like "Last Days" it could be interpreted as being about how man is destroying the environment or about someone's addiction or various other themes.

"Freakshow" is about the only BEC song I can think of that is what I like to call a Story Song. The lyrics tell a specific story. Musically one of my favorite styles of Industrial Rock is the use of a triplet drum pattern. It just manages to give a really great swing and upbeat theatrical groove to the dark and sinister genre. I added the bass and guitars and realized I had stumbled upon something very catchy with a lot of hooks. Many BEC songs have at least three recurring hooks: A Pre Chorus, a Chorus, and a Post Chorus. "Freakshow" was one of these and I knew lyrically and melodically it had to be something different for me.

" . . . She came from the wrong side, always on the outside, she never really had a shot. But she was always pretty, and she got what she wanted, and she knew it's cause she's hot . . ."

I was going through some issues with my girlfriend at the time. I had ended up dating this very attractive younger girl and she had moved in with me. At first this was great. Who doesn't want to be with a hot girl in her early 20's? I quickly realized the reality and challenges of being in a relationship with a younger girl. You just can't expect to be at the same place and emotional maturity when it comes to dating.

" . . . She pulls you in and get's you under her spell, she's dangerous and has the looks that kill . . . "

We were in that cycle of breaking up and getting back together and a lot of unnecessary drama and chaos. Around this time I had realized I have this track that needs lyrics and since it's more accessible it may be interesting to do a story song loosely based on the relationship. Aside from the drama of the mix being the hardest of my career and undergoing last minute master and tempo changes�that's my version and I'm sticking too it!

" . . . It's not what you are, it's not what you need, it's not who you are, it's who you wanna be . . ."