Rush's Geddy Lee Confirms Metallica Master Of Puppets Rumor

The U.K. outlet The Sun (via ABC Radio) reports that a source told them, "The guys booked in for a few sessions to lay down some tracks which Mick and Keith have written. It's very early stuff -- just four or five songs at the moment -- but the plan is to make a full new album in the new year."

He appeared on the band's 11th album Dystopia as a guest member, and was later invited to join full-time. But he refused, saying: "I love being there, but that's not where home is."

The singer was found dead aboard the bus on December 3, and police later confirmed a number of drugs were recovered nearby. Sixx says on his Sixx Sense radio show: "I remember the driver telling me that he was going to drive Scott, and I was thinking, 'That's cool.' I said, 'Say hi.'

"Scott took my bus, and was sleeping in the same bed I was sleeping in. And he was found dead on the bus. It's so crazy to think how close we all are. I'm a recovering drug addict. We believe - he said - he was a recovering drug addict. It's too close.

Springsteen tells SiriusXM (via Rolling Stone): "The project I've been working on is more of a solo project. It wasn't a project I was going to probably take the band out on.

"So I said, 'That's going to push the band playing again until a ways in the future. It'll be nice to get some playing in so you don't wind up being two or three years between E Street tours.'

Frontman Jesse Leach had the following to say in the announcement, "We are very pleased to have 'Strength of the Mind' finally released. It is a big moment to have this be the first listen to the album.

"The video visually captures a bit of the anxiety and chaos that the song touches on lyrically. It is almost a bit surreal and dream-like with the camera effects, called 'whacking' It is always a pleasure to work with McFarland and Pecci, as they are both artists who give it their all with no shortcuts.

Iommi, 67, will have plenty to discuss, from the accident which saw the tips sliced off his fingers in a sheet metal factory and nearly derailed his career before it had started, to his recent battle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Chris Baldock, head of programming at Birmingham Town Hall, tells TeamRock: "We are absolutely delighted to host this appearance from Tony, undoubtedly one of Birmingham's most famous ambassadors and a true rock legend.

In an interview with Loudwire Nights host Toni Gonzalez, she says: ""It's called Delirium and there's tons of reasons for it. It's been a crazy couple of years for different reasons, for personal reasons and for a lot of things that we will disclose, or we will tell later."

She adds: "It's heavier than the previous albums we did, which is kind of surprising, because a lot of bands are going the other way around and getting softer and more accessible."

The guitarist adds that Alter Bridge will hit the studio in January to begin work on the follow-up to 2013's Fortress, which is tentatively expected to be released in the summer of 2016. He has already started sharing ideas with AB frontman Myles Kennedy.

Tremonti tells Linea Rock: "I'm working every day, working non-stop. I've been just sending Myles ideas through the phone. And we hit the studio in January.

They are set to embark on a world tour next year in support of their as-yet-untitled upcoming record, due out in the spring, which they produced in partnership with crowdfunding website PledgeMusic.

Frontman Adam 'Nergal' Darski says: "We've always pushed ourselves very hard trying to reach the highest picks of artistic creativity. We are beyond excited to see how these synergies coexist."

Mushroomhead split with singer Waylon Reavis in October, with the vocalist later saying he was "relieved" to have put the "burden" behind him. Their most recent album was 2014's The Righteous & The Butterfly.

A total of 240,000 papers will be circulated across Europe, with copies to be delivered inside upcoming editions of The Blues Magazine and Classic Rock Magazine.

The Swedish metal outfit recorded their performances at Wacken and their own Sabaton Open Air festival in Falun, Sweden, this year for the DVD/CD or Blu-ray/CD set, which is released on March 4 next year via Nuclear Blast.

The tour was in support of their 2014 album Heroes, for which a limited edition deluxe version was issued in April of this year. Bass player Par Sundstrom says: "We have always aimed to be a band people love to see live, for the simple reason we love to play live.

The band features vocalist Morten Fredheim, bassist Christopher Alexander and drummer Chris Reddan for the project, while Gov't Mule keyboardist Danny Louis makes a guest studio appearance.

Organizers say: "Ramblin' Man Fair's second year is set to be even bigger and better than last year and concentrates on a core offering of classic and southern rock music showcasing both legends and new talent.

Portnoy Sr tells Modern Drummer: "I had to show no favoritism or bias, and I had to try to be as objective as possible with the suggestions I would make. I had to separate myself from the father role and be a producer.

"It was also important for their sound to match their style. Even though they're in the prog genre, they are very heavy. They have those Slipknot, Pantera, and Lamb Of God influences, so it was important that the drum sound and guitar sound stand up in that world.

The band decided to pull the plug on their planned Beyond The Barricade trek originally scheduled for November and December in the aftermath of the Paris terror attacks.

The promo for Glore was created by director Nicos Livesey and his crew by moulding 435 bars of different coloured clay for 10 weeks, sculpting hundreds of tiny objects and moving cameras for 10-12 hours at a time.

Livesey says: "Strapping Go-Pro's to our lead animators head, rigging up the model making studio like Big Brother and time-lapsing the weirdness of our UV stop-motion dungeon, we wanted to give an insight into the sheer amount of work Glore took to make.

A statement from the band reads: "Our latest album The Human Contradiction has taken us on a great ride, performing hundreds of stages around the globe for all of you.

The alt-rockers recently finished their trek of Europe on the back of mini-album Bruises which was released in October, with the band calling it their "best material yet."