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Now in its 60th year, the annual UK music industry event organized by the British Academy Of Songwriters And Authors honors the work of songwriters and composers.

Backstage, Iommi confirmed Black Sabbath would launch their farewell world tour in 2016, something Osbourne recently revealed. Ward said it was great to see Iommi and Butler again and admitted he felt "very uncomfortable" knowing they had been on tour without him. I hope that can change," he added.

The online rumors started after fans noticed that the former Queens of the Stone Age drummer did not perform with the band at a show in Lawrence, Kansas on Tuesday night.

Weiland posted a message to fans to explain that Castillo has only stepped away from the band temporarily and Mike Avenaim, who played on several tracks and co-wrote one song on the band's debut "Blaster", would be filling in.

The Canadian giants are on the road in the US just now, on a trip they've stopped short of calling their farewell. It's been thought that drummer Neil Peart's desire to be with his family could be the deciding issue - although he's also suffering from tendonitis.

But Lee tells Classic Rock's Paul Elliott: "For Alex the arthritis is not a small thing. If anything is going to mean we can't tour any more like we used to, it's more than likely going to be the arthritis - because that's something that will directly affect his ability to play.

"If I was going out on stage and I couldn't play the way I want to, or the way I've played in the past, there's no way I'd want to do it. I wouldn't want to go out there and be a shadow of my former self."

He adds: "it kind of hurts me to see him when he's having a bad day, physically. He's one of my oldest and dearest friends. And when he's been at rehearsal and he's not playing his best, it's not nice to see your friend suffer like that. This thing is in the back of his mind, and he's afraid of it."

The theft took place on the weekend of April 25 to 26 at Donley's Auction Services in Union, USA.Auction bosses now fear the goods will be destroyed by the thieves to avoid getting caught.

Randy Donley tells My Suburban Life: "Please help us solve this crime. I am offering a reward for its safe return. Please do not destroy it for fear of getting caught. We just want it returned."

Alex was on his way home when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed. Alex began his musical career when he was still a teenager, and has always impressed people with his technique and amazing high pitched screams.

According to Newsday, "the smoke's impact was almost immediate on his voice, which went from crystal clear and potent for the opening 'I Can't Explain' to something rougher and more limited during 'I Can See for Miles.'"�

After the show's fourth song, "The Kids Are Alright", Daltrey repeated the urgency of the issue, saying "Either stop it or the show will be over. So, it's your choice. I can't do anything about it, I'm doing my best."

Townshend then joined in the crowd's chant of "Eat it!" before adding, "Shove it up your f***ing ass. It's the quickest way. I think it's quicker than eating it."

"..and by far the most pleasurable," joked Daltrey in an attempt to lighten the moment.

Two songs later and the singer had had enough. "My voice is shutting down," said Daltrey. "I can do nothing about this. I'm close to walking because whoever is doing it�it's coming my way.

"F*** OFF!," demanded the singer.

"It's medicinal," joked Townshend as the band launched into "My Generation."

Stanley tells Classic Rock's Paul Brannigan: "There has to be a purpose to us doing an album. There was a time when we did albums because the contracts said so. But I only want to work now when it's justified. Sonic Boom was an album that very much needed to be done, and Monster just felt like, 'Well, we did Sonic Boom - let's see where we go from here.'"

Footage from the last-minute concert at the city's Fonda Theatre includes snippets of "Brown Sugar" and "Moonlight Mile", a track from the band's 1971 album classic, "Sticky Fingers", which was performed in its entirety ahead of its reissue on June 8 (June 9 in North America).

The remastered project will be available on CD, 2CD, LP, 2LP, a Deluxe Edition Boxet, Super Deluxe Edition Boxset and via digital download. The Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions feature previously unreleased material and alternative takes of a selection of album tracks, including an alternative version of "Brown Sugar" featuring Eric Clapton; unreleased versions of "Bitch", "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" and "Dead Flowers"; an acoustic take on "Wild Horses", and five tracks recorded live at The Roundhouse in 1971 including "Honky Tonk Women" and "Midnight Rambler."

The Super Deluxe edition will also present "Get Yer Leeds Lungs Out!", a 13-track audio recording of the Stones March 1971 show in Leeds, shortly before they began their self-imposed UK 'exile' period in France over tax issues. A DVD includes two tracks from the band's Marquee Club show in London on March 26, 1971.

Wylde tells Guitar Interactive: "If we were doing 'Life On The Road With Black Label Society', we'd have to script in all the stories - because there's really not much going on. I hang out with my yoga instructor a lot. Back in the old days it was Animal House on steroids."

He jokes: "We always have a blast. Back in the old days there was a lot of boozing going on. Now it's sniffing a lot of glue and we get the same results. I wake up with my pants around my ankles and the fellas tell me I had a great time, and I don't remember much of anything."

Johnson, sideman with Chuck Berry and many others, joined founding brothers Fred and Richard Young plus Greg Martin, Anthony Kenney and Doug Phelps to race through the writing and recording of 11 tracks in just three days.

Fantoon creator David Calcano has put together a 150-page collection of fan cartoons, including comic strips, parodies, art and illustrations. He originally aimed to raise $3000, but the current figure is just short of $20,000.

But Simmons tells NU.nl: "It will happen when we have time. I have music in me that needs to come out. I recently wrote a song called Your Wish Is My Command. It feels like a Kiss song and it just needs to be released on a Kiss album."

The former Pink Floyd bassist will top a bill that includes Tallest Man On Earth, Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell, the Watkins Family Hour and others, while The Decemberists will perform on Saturday and First Aid Kit will play on Sunday.

Johnson, who returned to action earlier this year, tells the Irish Examiner: "It's funny. Last night I started to think about my wife, who passed away 10 years ago. I said to myself, 'What's the matter with you? You ought to be happy you're still here.' But it doesn't work like that, does it?"

The follow-up to 2013's The Weight Of The World was launched in February and described as "a future parable," and "a twisted mix of Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy, Frank Zappa's Joe's Garage and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway."

The band's Matt Baber tells Prog: "We're currently working on the first-ever CD issue of the music that we recorded as Joff Winks Band - which we've always considered as being Sanguine Hum in all but name.

They say: "Recorded amidst the fallout of the next global zombie apocalypse, the EP serves as a soothing soundtrack to the end of civilisation and is sure to help lift the spirit amidst the oncoming tides of the undead."

But that doesn't prevent him from occasionally wanting to punch them in the mouth. Shaddix tells The Blitz: "As much as sometimes I wanna punch them in the face and put them in a headlock - it's like brothers. Brothers fight, brothers battle, but at the end of the day, we're brothers.

And the aim is for the record to make their gigs even more energetic than they already are. Bathory tells Billboard: "It's a little bit more uptempo. There was a conscious effort that we don't want to have too many slow songs. It has more faster and midtempo songs.

The band started touring in 2011 following an eight-year break, with Chela Rhea Harper on bass duties after Peulen originally refused to come back. Once they decided to record latest album Rivals - their first in 13 years - Peulen agreed to take part.

Fafara tells Joel Gausten: "When we talked about making a record, it was very much on the top of our heads. She was in a really great place personally and with us. She's a monster on stage, and she's an absolute monster in the studio. I don't know a lot of bass players on a record that's going to be of this calibre who can just go in and wail on it like that.

"She brings her own style to things, and she's a bit of a mediator between us as well. Not so much now, because there's never any conflict.

Rival Sons, currently on the road in the US, are continuing to support the launch of fifth album Great Western Valkyrie in 2014 - named one of the best of the year by Classic Rock.

Guitarist Scott Holiday says: "There's only so many bands that can actually occupy the space reserved for what we call legends.). A band we can say without a doubt occupy this space comfortably is Deep Purple.

Su-metal tells Rolling Stone: "It's not only something for us, but the fans get excited when they listen to Metallica and, with Babymetal, it keeps with the rhythm.

"Before we joined Babymetal, we weren't that familiar with metal, but we learned a lot from Metallica. Watching their shows and even meeting them, they were really nice to us."

Frontman Daniel Estrin recently reported they'd begun work on a follow-up, telling 100percentrock.com: "The creative juices are definitely flowing. There are ideas floating around. It's just about fleshing out those ideas and finding the time to smash out some music. By the end of 2016, there's a good chance we'll have a new album out."

Logi says: "We met in 2011 and it's a small scene in Iceland so we were more or less bumping into each other. Then one day when we were pretty drunk we decided we should form a jam group.

The latest clip was shot in the days running up to their first tour date in New York in April. Jansen says: "I'm nervous - I don't want to be, but it's a good one because it puts you on top of your game. I think you need that to nail it."

We Start Fires is a call to arms to inspire a boost of confidence within people. The only way anyone reaches their potential is to look within and find their own power. Hard work and ability goes without saying but the passion is the catalyst. Vinnie and I are all about empowerment of passion, not just for ourselves but our fans and potential fans. We want to inspire but we also want to be inspired so we are full of enthusiasm and encouragement for people to be who they want to be.

This track is about finding that within yourself and then releasing it, making it bigger and not shying away from who you are! Hence the lyrics, "strike the match, feed the flame, live to burn, I don't fade away!"

The anarchy element is a reflection of the frustrations we have faced and do face doing what we do, the empowerment for us comes from telling everyone, you can be great!

We hope it gets blasted loud from everyone's radios, but we also hope it inspires people to trust who they are and what they want to achieve in life!