Megadeth Loses Two Members

Rudd, 60, had been ordered to appear at Tauranga High Court at 9am, but failed to arrive in time. Justice Timothy Brewer was in the process of issuing an arrest warrant when the drummer entered the room. The warrant was then dropped.

He tells BackstageAxxess: "There's a lot of music that's been recorded, a lot of stuff that's done and a lot of stuff that's almost done. The main thing is, when it's ready to come out, it'll come out.

"It's been seven long years and we can't wait to hit the stage for one of the longest running, most historic rock festivals," said the group about playing the events.

The UK shows follow previously-announced slots at three European festivals, including Der Ring - Gr�ne H�lle Rock at N�rburg, Germany and Munich's Rockavaria Festival - both running May 29-31 - and Vienna, Austria's Rock In Vienna on June 4.

Smith tells MusicRadar: "We're really close to getting in to start recording. I think we'll probably go up to December, do a little pre-production, then take a little Christmas break. I hope to recording after the first of the year.

Directed by Brett Morgen ("Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane"), the project is the first film to be made with the cooperation of Cobain's family, with daughter Frances Bean Cobain serving as executive producer.

"Montage Of Heck" is billed as a raw and visceral journey through Cobain's life, providing no-holds-barred access to Cobain's archives, home to his never-before-seen home movies, recordings, artwork, photography, journals, demos, personal archives, family archives and songbooks.

"It literally was written about 10 minutes�.it was finished right before we walked out here," frontman Eddie Vedder told the crowd. "But now we've played all those songs and I've had just a little bit of wine -, just a litte bit - so just give me one second to learn it and I'll be right with you."

But rather than sign copies of his book Jimmy Page, he will be hand pressing them with a 'Zoso' stamp which features a design unique to the event. Only 250 people will be given access and Page will not sign any other items or pose for photographs on the day.

Graham says: "It's with a deep sadness and a heavy heart that I try to find the words to express the deep sense of grief that I feel as I come to terms with the loss of my friend, band mate and brother Leki.

"It's only really the sense of duty to you all as fans of our band that I wrote this now as I think it will take a good while to really understand what has happened.

The Hollywood Reporter claims in a new report that Adams has finally been confirmed for the role, after she was first linked with it in 2010 before withdrawing.

Speaking at a promotional event for the Alzheimer's Association's Highway To Help initiative, Johnson tells NC9: "Malcolm was the man who started the band. He was our spiritual leader. He was our Spitfire.

The images were put up for sale at Bloomsbury Auctions in London. The set of six snaps include the pictures used on the front and back cover, along with four rare outtakes and were taken by Iain Macmillan, a friend of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, on August 8 1969.

They'll then hook up with Overkill for a run of 13 dates across mainland Europe before playing two headlining slots in Greece at the end of the month.

Four of the band's original members, Warrel Dane, Jim Sheppard, Lenny Rutledge and Dave Budbill got together in 2010 after splitting in 1992 for a run of live shows.

Along with the four tracks that appeared on the original disc, three extra recordings will be included on the new release - all taped during the Still sessions.

Along with Megadeth's Dave Ellefson, the album features mainman Jay, aka Johnny Wore Black, who says Ellefson's contribution brings a "unique flair" to the record.

He tells Yahoo! Music: "It's great to work with Dave because he's an extremely talented bass player with his own unique flair and style which adds a distinctive sound to the music."

And while the sound on the project is a departure from Megadeth, Ellefson reveals it works as both artists are open to new ideas. He reports: "I would send him back things that were clearly not thrash metal. It's cool because we live in this world of virtual recording studios, so we didn't have to be in the same place to work on the songs."

They say: "Unfortunately, we have to announce the departure of our brother and long-time vocalist Tomas Lindberg. There is absolutely no bad blood or drama involved and we wish Tompa nothing but the best in all his future endeavours.

The violinist and keyboardist believes it's time to "focus on a more creative future" after masterminding the band on and off from 1977 until 1980 then again from 2011. The band for his last tour will feature John Wetton, Alex Macchacek and Virgil Donati.

In a post on their Facebook page, Insomnium say: "We'll be moshing alongside Ensiferum and Omnium Gatherum in March and April 2015 around Europe. Finnish melodeath to the max."

Also on Facebook, Omnium Gatherum add: "We've already been busy touring Europe, Asia and North America after the release of Beyond but apart from that we've had some secret time to forge some new OG anthems in the woods too, so we're on a good path towards the next album sessions.

"For now it's seven songs ready and willing, nothing confirmed with the schedules and all yet, but just to say that the great days of the next chapter are coming nearer."

The Swiss folk metal outfit last week announced the lineup change midway through a European tour in support of latest record Origins. Matteo Sisti of Krampus has taken his place on a temporary basis.

Kistler says in a statement: "Personal issues increased within the past 12 months in my life, as well as in the Eluveitie hood. I have been going through some personal difficulties that also affected the relationship to some band members, and my ability to fulfill expectations. No addiction problem and they are solved in the meantime.

Singer Josh McKeown says: "We couldn't be happier with the end result. It's been 18 months since we released Bad Weather where as songwriters and people, we've grown a huge amount.

Mark, our lead guitarist, wrote this song about a year ago. Mark's a great guitarist (if we do say so ourselves) and a great dude. He's also straight up f***in' bonkers. So, when he walked into our rehearsal space one night and said he'd written a song called "Dead Baby Cocaine Blues", none of us were too surprised.

Strictly speaking, the song is about the practice of prescribing cocaine medicinally at the turn of the century, even for children and babies. The results of that practice were predictably not-so-great and often led to death (this phenomenon has recently gained attention on the Cinemax series, The Knick). The subject fascinated Mark enough to write a song about it.

Beyond the literal translation, though, I think what we're trying to get at is the notion of bad medicine as a metaphor for bad love or toxic relationships. To quote Simone Felice, formerly of the Felice Brothers, we all have a way to love badly. Sometimes in an effort to save someone or something, we break it. That's a tough pill to swallow. No pun intended.

As a band, we love playing this song live. We're big believers in the classic high point / low point set list structure - lots of high energy tunes punctuated with a few soft, low and slow ones. Dead Baby is definitely a high energy one. I think because the title is so absurd, we all feel a responsibility to play with a commensurate level of madness. We typically lose our sh*t when we play Dead Baby Cocaine Blues and we encourage the audience to do the same.

Honestly, we want to entertain people. That's our job, and we don't hesitate to be ridiculous...in fact, that's kind of our thing. So, "Dead Baby Cocaine Blues" fits pretty well into the Sunshine Riot song book.

Frontman Chad Kroeger tells Absolute Radio: "We are one of those bands that a lot of people think take themselves seriously. And no one - and I know this is hard to believe - can make as much fun of us as we make fun of ourselves.

"And we are harsh. If you think the internet's rough, you should sit in a van with us. We make up the best alternate lines to our own songs. And this is some top-shelf stuff."

The concept of breakage arises from traditional media, where record labels covered the costs of manufacturing, distributing and marketing music, and also carried charges associated with the return of unsold and damaged items. Those costs were removed before calculating musicians' share of income.

Since there are no such costs associated with streaming, it's possible for labels to use the breakage concept to secure a clear stream of profit without having to share any with artists. The amount of breakage can be extended when labels argue that having their music available via a streaming service increases the value of that service - and once again, none of that income has to be handed on to musicians.

Sixx says: "A record label signs an artist to sell music at different destinations. They license music to streaming companies, and when they do, they get around 70% of the money. On downloads, just like on CDs, they pay a royalty to the artist. But on streaming they don't - they use a legal loophole called 'breakage.'

The package is a 3-disc, 50-track rarities compilation of original B-sides, unreleased tracks, instrumentals, covers and demos curated by guitarist Kim Thayil.

Disc 1, dubbed "Originals", is filled with Soundgarden songs - mainly B-sides - in addition to two unreleased tunes, "Kristi" and "Storm." Disc 2, "Covers", presents covers of tracks by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Ramones, Devo and others. Disc 3, "Oddities", offers instrumentals, remixes and demos, including Steve Fisk's unreleased "The Telephantasm (Resurrection Remix)", "Twin Tower", and "Night Surf", an instrumental performed by bassist Ben Shepherd.

The bleak video was created by Costin Chioreanu who designed the artwork for At War With Reality. At The Gates' frontman Tomas Lindberg says of the video:

"To have Costin work on one of our songs this way has been very rewarding. It's like the next step of the album artwork, and basically more than I could have ever hoped for."

It will be their first studio release since eighth album Rave Tapes, which launched in January via Rock Action Records. The EP features three tracks recorded during the Rave Tapes sessions along with three remixes of tracks from the album by Blanck Mass, Nils Frahm and Pye Corner Audio.

Along with a digital release, the EP will be available on CD and limited-edition 12-inch vinyl. The band were nominated in the Band/Artist Of The Year category at this year's Progressive Music Awards. They've lined up a date at the Sydney Opera House in March and will then head to Japan for three shows later that month.

The clip features the whole band apparently naked, although several eagle-eyed viewers have pointed out that guitarist Rick Parfitt does appear to be wearing a pair of slender black briefs.

Singer Danny Bowes says, "What can I say about 'Wonder Days'? Well, it's the title track from the new Thunder album, our first in six years, and if you listen closely it tells the story of why we came together all those years ago to form the band. So with that in mind, we thought it's the perfect track to introduce everyone to what we've been up to recently� which is making an album that we are all incredibly proud of! We played it live for the first time last month at Loud Park in Tokyo and filmed it for your pleasure. We like the song so much, we think we'll play it again next March, along with a lot more from the new album. Come see us - a good time is guaranteed for all!"

The Rev tells American Blues Scene: "I've been obsessed with the idea of taking fingerstyle guitar to a place it's never been before." He adds: "When people hear So Delicious and see us play live, I think they understand that what we're singing about is real to us.

"We believe in the stories we're telling and in the way we play. And when we're on stage or off, there's nothing fake about us. We are what we do, and I'm proud of that."

Cook tells The Flame Still Burns: "I try to put an emphasis on original songwriting, lyrical content; I try to give it a bit of a unique presentation. My vocal style is a little different than the typical blues and R&B vocalists.

The guitarist fondly remembers playing the Freddie Mercury tribute concert at Wembley in 1992, and delivering their first-ever UK stadium show in their home city of Sheffield the following year.

But Collen tells Music Radar: "The best might be when we headlined Download. It was just one of those gigs where all the stars lined up beautifully. The audience was massive - 85,000 people - and the weather was perfect.

"During our set the sun went down, and the view from the stage was spectacular. From the very first note, we played our asses off; everybody was totally on their game and the sound was spot-on.

"This has happened to me about five or six times in my life - I feel as though I'm having an out of body experience. Somebody else is playing the show, and I'm channeling that person. That was Download."