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OzzFiesta will see a Q&A session with Ozzy and his band, a full concert by Black Label Society, a Comedy Club Night with standup sets from Jim Norton and Jim Florentine.
It will also include a Charity Golf Tournament benefitting The Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program, Osbourne Movie Nights and much more, including a dinner party hosted by Sharon Osbourne.
OzzFiesta will conclude with an intimate beachside closing night performance from Ozzy. Read more
here.
"He is routinely denying them food and threatening them, that he is increasingly abusing alcohol and drugs in front of them, and that they have witnessed confrontations and physical violence at the building where they live" -which doubles as his band's rehearsal space - she claims.
The details don't stop there. Marina also goes on to claim that Greg puts his children to manual work sometimes until 2 a.m., while deprived of food, which has made them feel like they're going to pass out of hunger - at which point Greg yells at them, "quit being lazy." When he does feed them, she says it's reportedly often just lettuce with vinegar, which makes them throw up, or vegetable soup with strong spices - presumably because he wants to control their weight.
She also claimed he tells his 10- and 7-year-old daughters both that they are getting fat and need to lose weight and "you're hot" and whistles at them. Read more
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"Kings & Queens" was primarily produced by Trevor Horn, with Greg Kurstin also contributing as a producer to two songs. Idol will launch a fall European tour in support of the record; the 3-week, 11-show run starts November 5 at the 02 Academy in Birmingham, UK.
The rocker has just published his self-written memoir, "Dancing With Myself." The autobiography delivers a brutally honest account of Idol's journey to fame - from his early days as frontman of the pioneering UK punk band Generation X to his international solo career.
Listen to the album
here.
Owens was found dead in Mexico, where White and his band are currently touring. Mexican publication Periodico Digital reports he was found in his hotel room in Puebla. Drugs and alcohol were found in the room, but a cause of death has not been determined.
Owens came to prominence as part of The Mars Volta with former At the Drive-In members Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala. He performed with the band from its inception in 2001 until 2011, when he was not asked to play on their tour. Read more
here.
The band has announced Foo Fighters Sonic Highways: Live from The Cubby Bear, a concert to be livestreamed by HBO's Facebook page for fans in the United States.
The concert will begin at midnight ET from the Cubby Bear venue in Chicago following the hour-long premiere of Sonic Highways, which airs at 11 p.m. ET on HBO and will be screened at the show.
The Cubby Bear is a venue prominently featured in the Chicago episode - which is also the premiere episode - of the miniseries. The performance will include the debut of the new album's song "Something from Nothing," which will be released as a single later this week. Read more
here.
He tells the Gloucestershire Echo: "He didn't stand a chance. His mother was a heroin addict. I feel bad that I brought him into the band - he couldn't cope. I feel a bit responsible for his death. There you are - I've confessed my demons."
Lydon is currently promoting his book Anger Is My Energy: My Life Uncensored, which he says is a "story of my childhood and Johnny Rotten - not the one invented by Malcolm Mclaren."
Read more
here.
Slipknot say the UK is where their career really took off in the early days and that they are thrilled to be coming back in support of their new album .5: The Gray Chapter - released on October 20.
Taylor says: "The UK has always been very special for us. In a lot of ways, it's where this insanity began. So, for this tour, we decided to try and hit as many places as we could - not only England, but Scotland and Wales as well.
"Technically Ireland is Europe, but we're going there too. We're coming back for the people who started this for us - that would be you. Prepare yourselves. Hell is coming."
More including the dates
here.
"The reason that I'm so into the version on this record is that when you do something as great as 'Dreams,' a song like that, it's hard to f-k with that. People don't accept it," Hagar tells Ultimate Classic Rock. "People have tried it again and again and again and the fans get pissy when you f-k with a classic, usually. You know, like Robert Plant, who I love, when he goes out and does the Zeppelin tunes and he messes with them, you know, the Plant fans love it, [but] the hardcore Zep fans are pissy. [Laughs] They're like, 'We want to hear it the way we grew up with it and the way we loved it.'"
"I think what I've done with that song, it's a better song this way," adds Hagar. "The lyric has more meaning, you get it and it touches your heart closer and better. The other one is [such] a physical and emotional performance that the lyrics don't mean almost anything - you can say anything you want. But when I stripped it down, I finally sing it now, like the way I wrote those lyrics, I know what I'm talking about now. I think the fans, it touches them - people cry and sh-t when I sing this acoustically. So this song works."
Check out both versions
here.
Despite many lineup changes, the band has what is deemed a "definitive" lineup, a golden age of Primus, which existed between 1989 and 1996, and includes Claypool, bassist Larry LaLonde, and drummer Tim Alexander. That trio is back together and ready with their first album since that era as the "definitive" Primus.
Titled Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble, the album is the group's reinterpretation of the classic 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and its inception reportedly stems from their dislike of the Tim Burton re-imagining of the tale in 2005.
Now, the album is available for stream via The New York Times ahead of its October 21 release on ATO Records. More including a link to the stream
here.
No cause has been determined while an investigation is underway; some media outlets are reporting that drugs and alcohol were found in Owens' room.
"It is with great sadness that we tell the world of the passing of the incredible musician Isaiah "Ikey" Owens," read the statement from Jack White and Third Man Records. "He will be missed and loved forever by his family, friends, bandmates and fans."
"Ikey Owens was an astounding keyboard player in Jack White's backing band. He also played with Mars Volta, Free Moral Agents, and many other projects. Out of respect for Ikey, the remaining shows of the Jack White Tour in Mexico have been cancelled."
Read more
here.
The synopsis describes the book as the "remarkable story of how Brazil's biggest musical act came to sell over 20 million albums worldwide. From their beginnings playing music that could have seen them arrested, through three decades of success, struggle and strife and including new details about members leaving,
"Relentless uncovers the story of one of the world's most influential metal acts. Written with the support of the band, it is illustrated with over 70 photos, many from the band's personal archives, and most previously unseen.""
Read more
here.
This time around, Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, sings the lead vocal on "Spanish Mary," which she also co-wrote. "Out of all the lyrics I looked through for the New Basement Tapes project, the one for 'Spanish Mary' attracted me first - here was a ballad, and I know ballads," Giddens said of the track in a press release.
"It's also set in the Caribbean, so I felt the deep African sound of the minstrel style banjo (circa 1856) was appropriate. It was an absolute thrill to get to set music to Dylan's lyrics, what an opportunity."
The other members of the group playing on the track include Elvis Costello, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, and Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons, along with producer T Bone Burnett.
Stream the new song
here.
"You can't sugarcoat s**t, pardon me," Simmons said about his anti-coddling approach to The Hollywood Reporter. "You can mentor anyone you like, but it's a waste of time if they don't have the goods intrinsically.
"We want to open the trap doors of life and get tough. There will be heartbreak, and people are going to cry and their dreams will be shattered, just like in real life."
In other words, expect more of a Simon Cowell than a Paula Abdul when it comes to Simmons' judging persona. "We want to create superstars, not just singers that get record deals," Simmons said.
Read more
here.
The group were also named runners-up in this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in the category of Band Of The Year, which was won by Iron Maiden.
The band plan to hit the studio next year to record the follow up to Sempiternal. In the meantime, BMTH continue touring in support of the record. More details
here.
He said: "The people who don't want the free U2 download Songs Of Innocence are trying to say, 'Don't try to force me.' And they've got a point. Part of the process when you buy something from an artist, it's kind of an anointing, you are giving people love. It's your choice to give or withhold. You felt like they were robbed of that chance and they have a point."
Pop tackled a range of topics during his speech, including his own history, the music industry, piracy and new digital music business models, like the one used by Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke.
Read more
here.
She tells The Pulse Of Radio: "It's about embracing more of these things in me that I used to keep inside - and they're a little bit twisted and a little bit wrong. When you find another person who really knows who you are and they find all of these things I would consider flaws in myself - they find that beautiful and they're the things that make me who I am."
The New York group release fifth album Black Widow on November 17. It's their first album on Atlantic Records after leaving Century Media. Brink continues: "Black Widow is definitely the darker part of me. This album is about finding the weakness inside and turning it into strength. It's about being reborn, setting yourself free and realising the balance in everything - the dark and the light.
Read more and check out the song
here.
He tells Double Stop: "I came from a very musical family - both my parents are classical musicians, so they had me on cello and piano at an early age. All that gave me a solid foundation to build on but I wasn't really into the concept of playing music until I started rock guitar aged 11.
"I heard AC/DC and I was like, 'Wow, that's really cool.' I think a lot of people my age heard rock music when they were growing up and it was part of their upbringing, but it really wasn't for me as my parents listened to nothing but classical.
"It was really the first time I thought music could be really cool. AC/DC and Angus Young was the inspiration." Read more
here.
He says: "Forevermore is a track that showcases both the metal and the more bombastic AOR influences of Nightingale. It's a good summary of what to expect from the album � and then some. The lyrics tell the story of Jim Jones and The People's Temple seen from the perspective of a devoted follower of the cult.
"We started putting material together around 2008 but out of all those songs only two made it to the album. I felt that, unless it's the best possible Nightingale album where every song could replace any track from our previous albums, there was no point in making a new album.
He adds: "I'm confident Nightingale fans will love Retribution since I made sure I felt the same rush inside me when I listened to the tracks that I did upon listening to the finished version of our most famous tracks from the past."
More including the song stream
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Strauss made her name as part of all-female tribute act The Iron Maidens and took over from Orianthi in Cooper's touring band in June. She tells NI Rocks: "Alice is a true professional, true performer in every sense of the word. The man is a legend. I have never seen him have a bad show, and that's the honest truth.
"He leaves it all on stage. Even off stage, he's really amazing with his fans. He's definitely passionate about what he does and is really amazing with the fans - even if someone interrupts him when he is having a meal or is busy with his wife Sheryl, who's on the tour with us, he always takes time to greet the fans, take pictures, answer questions and re-enact the Wayne's World scene where they say 'we're not worthy.' He always takes time for everybody."
Read more
here.
The Rise And Fall Of Paramount Records Volume 2 follow's last year's first collection, which was presented in a wooden "wonder box." The new package contains over 800 tracks laid down between 1928 and 1932, encased in an aluminium container that looks like a portable gramophone player of the age.
It's a collaboration between Jack White's Third Man Records and Revenant Records. Revenant boss Dean Blackwood tells Wired: "Our guiding question was what would Paramount have done if they gave a sh*t - which they didn't - and had the money that their rivals had? What would things have looked like?
"The 30s was the beginning of industrial design with its own brand of modernist design. Rather than embracing exotica, our version was around this streamlined modern version of Art Deco."
More including details about the contents of the box set
here.
And Sabo has been pulling the strings behind the scenes for Down for the last nine years. He tells 93.3 WMMR: "It's something that I absolutely love. I get to work with my friends.
And I think they feel that they can trust me, that I'll always be on their side. I'm always on the side of the artist. So if I'm dealing with a record label or other managers, I'm always going to defend the people I work with." Read more
here.
Besides Jett, Jake Clemons will also be honored at the event. Clemons, nephew of the late E Street Band saxophone player Clarence Clemons, is a singer/songwriter who is also now part of E Street's horn section.
Ad-Rock, aka Adam Horovitz, has not performed often in the years since his bandmate Adam Yauch's passing in 2012, ending the career of their group, Beastie Boys. Read more
here.
Either way, the band released the new song Tuesday morning (Oct. 14) on a specially designed website. It comes off their forthcoming album .5: The Gray Chapter, the first Slipknot album since 2008 and first without bassist Paul Gray, who died in 2010.
"As far as pressure, we've never had a lot of pressure, because we approach it that way," frontman Corey Taylor told Blabbermouth in a recent interview. "We're, like, 'We're gonna do what we want. If nobody listens to it, that's fine, but we've fulfilled something inside ourselves
Check out the thunderous new track, with typically anthemic death metal roars and technical, furious percussion
here.
Named after the McCartney's Land Rover, "Helen Wheels" was issued as a single prior to the release of the 1973 album, "Band On The Run." As a result, the song was not included on the UK version of the record but did appear on the original American release.
Due November 17 (Nov 18 in North America), "The Art Of McCartney" features a variety of artists joining the former Beatle's long time band to perform songs from the bassist's legendary songwriting catalog.
Guests include Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, The Cure, Brian Wilson, Dr John, Yusuf, Barry Gibb, Jamie Cullum, KISS, Chrissie Hynde, ELO's Jeff Lynne, and many more.
Check out the preview
here.
"Immortals," from the Big Hero 6 soundtrack, premiered Monday evening (Oct. 13) via the band's YouTube and Vevo pages. The video currently features audio set to the continuing loop of a spinning vinyl on a homemade-looking record player.
The song finds singer Patrick Stump relying on higher register to deliver an arena-ready chorus. The usual guitar attack is there alongside the occasional synthlike sounds.
Big Hero 6 is out in theaters Nov. 7 and is Disney's next foray into films created based on the Marvel universe. A soundtrack release date is currently unknown.
Listen to the song
here.
While the album isn't out until Nov. 4, but fans can get a hint of what's to come with the release of "Listen to the Music," which features Blake Shelton on vocals with Hunter Hayes assisting on guitar.
With pedal steel and Shelton's distinct singing style, it is easy to picture the new rendition of the song being played on country radio in its newest iteration.
Check out the song
here.
The band recorded each of the eight album tracks in a different US city and frontman Dave Grohl reveals he approached songwriting differently this time - interviewing musicians from each place and using their quotes in the the tracks.
He explains: "The process is we come to a city and spend a week and record an instrumental because I interview all of these different musicians. I talk about the regional relevance of the music from that city, the cultural influence that made for the sound of the music.
"There's no way that you can tell the history of a city's music in one hour, so we have to do it in a way that relates to the band and goes from point A to point B and becomes a song."
Read more and watch the trailer
here.
Earlier this year, the late Beatles manager Brian Epstein was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in this interview, John Lennon explains that early in the group's career, Epstein hooked the group up with opening slots for American rock 'n' roll legends Gene Vincent and Little Richard, who, by then, were past their commercial peak.
At the time of this interview, Lennon was plugging his latest album, Rock 'n' Roll, which saw him paying tribute to his early rock and roll influences, including a medley of Little Richard's "Rip It Up/Ready Teddy" and Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (which Paul McCartney would cover some years later on his 1991 Unplugged album).
The Fab Four weren't an opening band for long, so it's fun to listen to Lennon recall geeking out over meeting Gene Vincent back in the day. Watch it
here.
Metal Hammer exclusively revealed the group's new singer last month - and the band's bassist Jonas Renske said it was a pleasure to work with an artist he's long admired.
He told Metal Hammer: "Ever since I got into Lost Paradise back in 1990, Nick Holmes has been one of my favourite growling vocalists. He was always audible and articulate but still deep and definitely morbid. It's a great pleasure to work with him some 25 years after I was introduced to his thunderous roar."
The band's latest studio outing is the follow-up to 2008's The Fathomless Mastery and guitarist Anders 'Blakkheim' Nystrom previously stated fans could expect "destructive, raw, heavy, organic and sludgy death metal."
Watch the video
here.
Frontman Josh Middleton says: "Mercy is the first single off the new album. It's got a pretty dark and heavy vibe to it, but it's one of the most melodic tracks on the album at the same time.
"It's got a big, slow, doom outdo with an octave pedal on the guitars, so that's going to rumble some guts live." Dormant Heart is the follow-up to 2012's Monolith and Middleton recently revealed it's their most aggressive work to date.
Watch the video
here.
The Sirens project came about following a chance meeting between van Giersbergen and Kristine at the Masters Of Rock festival in the Czech Republic in 2013.
Kristine recalls: "We only had a few minutes to talk between our gigs but we agreed that we should get together and tour. Anneke told me she had just talked to Kari and that was the 'go' for The Sirens."
They head out on a European tour this week, starting in Germany, and play London's Garage on October 16. The setlist will take in the trio's solo tracks, along with material recorded with their respected bands. Read more and steam the new songs
here.
The band are working on their eighth studio album - their first with frontwoman Floor Jansen, who replaced Anette Olzon last year. Troy Donockley has also been added to the lineup, along with Wintersun drummer Kai Hahto. He takes over from Jukka Nevalainen who recently stepped aside as he continues to battle chronic insomnia.
And they've revealed they're recording with an orchestra - an experience Jansen says is "enchanting." She reveals: "This was the first time I witnessed the recording of an orchestra and it was enchanting. I was stunned by the professionalism of the players, the conductor, the studio engineers and the arrangements. To hear it all come together is amazing."
Read more and watch the video
here.
Nothing guitarist Brandon Setta says of the track: "I guess it's just about being hung up on something and using any method, no matter how extreme, to erase it from your brain just to obtain some sort of freedom."
They released their debut album Guilty Of Everything earlier this year through Relapse Records and have announced five UK dates. Check out the dates and stream the new song
here.
The band are led by Candlemass bassist Leif Edling, and also feature frontwoman Jennie-Ann Smith, guitarist Marcus Jidell, drummer Lars Skold and keyboardist Carl Westholm.
Percussionist Michael Blair guests on the EP and Jidell previously said his contribution helped them break new musical ground. He said: "Michael showed up at the studio with a big bag of tricks, with metals, crashers, shakers and a lot of strange things. He made sound like if you throw in a punk rocker at Woodstock and feed him with psychedelic pills!"
Check out the video
here.
The lyrics for "Deathless" are about my life on the road and the commitments I've made to this lifestyle. I've had a lot of time for reflection on long drives across country and was inspired to write about tour since I spend so much of my life traveling and playing music. It's definitely not a lifestyle for everyone but there's an addictiveness to playing live that has driven me down this path.
To truly succeed in a touring band you really have to go "all in", you can't half ass it. We were never a trendy band trying to write radio hits, we play extreme metal so we didn't skyrocket to success overnight. Truth is we're still grinding on the road, living in a van and trying to get to that next level. We play music because we are truly passionate about it.
I remember hearing an interview with Pat Metheny where he was asked what he would do if he wasn't a musician and he basically answered that there was no "Plan B", there was no other choice for him but music. His dedication to music was very inspiring to me and it's the same dedication that I've seen exhibited by other like minded musicians that I've had the pleasure of touring with over the years.
"Deathless" is also about the ritualistic nature of getting on stage and performing. You have to mentally and physically prepare and hopefully it becomes more than just something that's entertaining, hopefully there's a visceral and cathartic nature to the performance that people can really connect with. Playing live is definitely a cathartic release for me personally since I'm cooped up in a van for hours everyday and even though I might only be on stage for a half hour some nights, being able to play and connect with fans makes all the long drives worth it. Ultimately, through all the ups and downs that come along with being in a band we're still hungry, we're still driven and we don't plan on stopping anytime soon.
Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album
right here!
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