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An edited version appeared in his movie Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, which helped set Banger Films on the road to success. Since then, the section featuring Dio - who died in 2010 - has achieved high status in its own right.

Other acts signed up for Northern Invasion include Chevelle, A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, Seether, Lamb Of God, Ghost, Sixx:A.M., Pop Evil, Clutch, Sevendust, Hellyeah, P.O.D., BABYMETAL, Black Stone Cherry, Yelawolf, Trivium, Asking Alexandria, Parkway Drive, Saint Asonia, Butcher Babies, Turbowolf, Red Sun Rising, Beartooth, Enter Shikari, Aranda, Lacey Sturm, Avatar, Monster Truck, From Ashes To New, The Glorious Sons, Wild Throne, Audiotopsy, RavenEye, City Of The Weak, and more.

The run of dates starts in Portland, Oregon, on March 1 and wraps up in Deadwood, South Dakota, on March 18. British rockers The Virginmarys are onboard as main support.

"ZZ is comin' at'cha with the 2016 Hell Raisers Tour," says Billy Gibbons. "We getting the road ready and know you, too, are ready to rock. Gonna be a good, good time. Make that a 'good LOUD time!'" Tickets go on sale December 18 at 10 a.m. local time.

Prior to the spring shows, Gibbons will head out for a second leg of US concerts in support of his debut solo album "Perfectamundo." The Cuban music-inspired record sees the ZZ Top guitarist joined by a handpicked group of musicians dubbed The BFG's.

Valla tells Collide: "After having played as session guitarist with Abbath since May this year, I have recently decided that it is time for me to leave for personal reasons.

"I thank the guys for bringing me along on such an awesome ride, and for all the new friends I made in the process. I wish the guys the best of luck in the future."

Their driver and the driver of another vehicle were killed in the incident, which left frontman Jonathan Vigil, guitarist Zach Johnson and drummer Andrew Tkaczykt in critical condition. Some of them face a struggle to re-learn how to walk.

Earlier this year, frontman Shaun Morgan said the band found it difficult to secure airplay on US radio as stations had switched their focus to "alternative" acts instead.

He said: "There's a lot of bullsh*t bands coming out and a lot of bands being ignored because they play guitar. We used to be one of the five or 10 bands they'd play all the time. If we put out a single, they'd play it because we'd done so much for them. But now they've switched and we don't get played at all."

Vocalist Ralf Scheepers says: "Bullets & Tears is a powerful melodic track with a catchy guitar riff and an extraordinary melodic guitar intro, which is backed up by a choir chant later in the song.

The lead single from the group's fifth album, "Face The Music", became their first worldwide hit, scoring Top 10 spots in several countries including a No. 10 position on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The group played "When I Was A Boy" from their newly-released album "Alone In The Universe" on the broadcast and the classic tune as a web exclusive.

Cargo in the Blood, is a deluxe 320-page book containing all the works Russell Mills created for Nine Inch Nails' last studio album. Each volume includes an original mixed media painting by Mills, specifically commissioned for the project.

The blues rock four-piece toured Europe with Rolling Stones last year and were specially chosen to open for them in Orlando at the Citrus Bowl in June. Bass player Nick Fyffe said in an interview with Classic Rock that the starstruck band eventually got to meet the Stones in Dusseldorf.

It features Billy Gibbons, Walter Trout, Warren Haynes, Robben Ford, Eric Gales and Chris Duarte. They released the track I Ain't Falling Again earlier this year.

Van Morrison co-founded the Irish outfit in 1964 but left less than three years later, going on to establish his solo career. He recently told The Blues Magazine how the stint led to him standing still on stage, saying: "There was a lot of leaping around all the time. Very physical wasn't anything new. Because everyone else was doing it, people were saying, 'You're copying so and so.' I was going, 'Well, f*** you then,' and I'd stand still and sing.

Guitarist Al Heslop says: "I chose Carol Of The Bells as I've always been a fan of the harmony in particular and it just has that Christmassy atmosphere from the very first note of the melody - plus everyone loves Home Alone.

The 31 tracks that make up What We Ask Is Where We Begin were recorded in 2006 under the title of Songs For Days but was only issued as a low-key digital download and has never had a physical release until now.

Esoteric Antenna say: "It was lost for a number of reasons. Firstly, the band had yet to settle on the name Sanguine Hum, and for some rather convoluted reasons it came out as Joff Winks Band - a name universally hated by everyone in the band, especially Joff.

"Secondly, despite much initial excitement, Songs For Days failed to find a home on a record label and so appeared with minimal hurrah as a digital download only. And what a loss this was.

In August, the band announced they were parting ways with drummer Ian Treacy and taking on Nicholas Barker - who has played in Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth and Testament.

Regadas said: "Everything about this band has been done with a lot of thought. There was never any intention of looking for huge, well-known musicians from the genre. It was more important to find good people. I've been asked a lot, 'Is it death metal?' To me, it's just metal, albeit with downtuned guitars and extreme vocals."

Now, in an exclusive interview with Metal Hammer magazine, the singer explains that the "desire to live" has helped her take on her bipolar disorder. She says: "There's an omnipresent taboo surrounding mental illness. I'm not afraid to confront what's really going on.

The San Diego outfit said of the release: "The songs on this record are not just our stories, but yours too. You're the reason this band is able to continue, to write music, record, tour, and so much more.

The package presents the original record alongside "The River: Single Album" - originally named "The Ties That Bind" - a 10-track album that Springsteen recorded in 1979 as a follow up to 1978's "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" but never released.

The 4CD/3DVD package also includes 22 outtakes from the studio sessions alongside an hour-long documentary/interview and a legendary 1980 concert filmed at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ.

Frontman Adam Grahn says: "We enjoyed making something that was a dynamic journey. So you have these new adventures, these great little wild-cards along the way, stuff like Any Given Sunday, Follow The Sun and American Dream.

Frontman Alex Costello, bassist Matt Roskilly, drummer Charlie Pearson, and guitarists Alex Adam and Sam Veness will hold an album release show at Eastbourne Printer's Playhouse of January 23.

Taylor says: "I'm more than excited about going on tour with Wilko Johnson. He has had such a huge influence on all of us and I have endless admiration for the man. It's going to be an incredible tour - bring on 2016."

"Face Down" was actually one of the last songs that we tracked for the EP. This was actually a more "on the spot" kinda thing, where a lot of the previous tracks were passed back and forth and collaborated on before actually getting into the studio.

The main theme of the song is Social Media. Social Media has evolved so much in its short life that I feel that it has become a place where we try to advertise our ideal versions of ourselves. It's like we portray how we would like to be perceived.

Unfortunately, in many cases, it's really just not accurate. Even more specifically, its about when you have that "seeing red" moment where you just can't censor yourself. That point where something has thrown you off your Social Media Game, whether it be emotion, alcohol, drugs, etc. So, you take to social media to just let it all out, and instantly, the "real" you at that moment slips out, usually more like breaks through the wall like Kool-Aid man!

Then, when the smoke clears and regret hits you, you take that post, tweet, status, whatever it is down. The fact is, people still saw that glimpse of the situation. You'll never truly erase it.