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Ritchie Blackmore Announces New Rainbow Tour Dates

Mustaine - a former member of Metallica - has reviewed Metallica's Hardwired... To Self-Destruct for Metal Hammer and he says it's "really cool" that they, along with Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax, have recently issued new records.

The four thrash bands shared a bill for seven shows as part of the Sonisphere Festival series in 2010 and Anthrax bassist Frank Bello recently said he'd love to see it happen again.

And in 2014, Mustaine himself said he was keen on the idea. Now Mustaine says: "To have all of the Big Four releasing great new records within 12 months or so, that's really cool. Now the big question is whether or not the powers-that-be are gonna allow for the four of us to go and do some more Big Four dates.

Sagan's brother Nate confirmed his death, saying: "I want to thank everyone who helped support Adam Sagan and our family during his battle with cancer. Today his epic and relentless fight is coming to an end.

The trek will begin at the Hard Rock Caf� in Oslo, Norway on March 31, with shows currently scheduled to end in late May with a 5-date UK run. Also included is an April 28 headlining appearance at the annual BonFest event in Kirriemuir, Scotland, which sees rock fans from around the world gather in the former home town of late AC/DC singer Bon Scott to celebrate his life and music.

Recorded in Nashville, TN with legendary producer Bob Ezrin, the follow-up to 2013's "Now What?!" will be the group's 20th studio release. Deep Purple will promote the album on The Long Goodbye tour, whose title is helping fuel rumors that the band may be winding down their career after almost 50 years.

Drummer Ian Paice made headlines in June when he suffered a minor stroke that forced the band to cancel a pair of shows in Sweden and Denmark; Paice and the group returned to live action just two weeks later.

Oli Sykes and co were accompanied by a full orchestra for the show, which was set up un support of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Following the performance, Bring Me The Horizon's Jordan Fish said he'd love to take an orchestra with them on a wider tour.

He told Metal Hammer: "I've got this mad idea that we want to take it on tour, but I don't know whether it could ever happen. Our booking agent the other day said, 'Imagine doing this at Sydney Opera House.'

"I guess you just hire a local orchestra because the score is written. You rock up and just do it. It seems almost a bit of a shame to go to all this effort for months and months for just one night.

She gave the original comments in Metal Hammer magazine's regular light-hearted feature, The Metal Test. And after Slayer fans reacted angrily to her comments, Jansen wrote on Instagram: "Apparently I unleashed the fury upon metal earth when I was asked a question about the most metal album I own.

"Thinking Slayer's music is not my thing doesn't mean I don't respect the band for what they are and what they've done. I just won't play it. As I can imagine they won't listen to mine either for that matter."

Jansen also claims that TeamRock's news story took her comments "out of context." She adds: "The reaction this triggered online saddens me. We are all entitled to our own opinion. But this sentence about my metal albums was put out of context, blown up and used for pathetic 'shock purposes'.

Metallica have just released 10th album Hardwired� To Self-Destruct and plan to spend the next two years touring the world. Asked about secondary ticket sales for the band's recent low-key show in Toronto, Canada, Hetfield tells CTV News: "That's their karma. There's always going to be someone who has an agenda. They're going to scoop up as many as they can.

"Technology can help for sure. It's hard to believe something more can't be done. There's legal scalping out there too, which is frustrating. 'Hey, wow, we just sold 10,000 tickets - and where did they go? To one place? Interesting.'

"We're aware of it and doing what we can. At the end of the day, the fans get screwed and we get screwed. It shouldn't happen." He adds: "I would just say, 'Fans, beware. Be smart about it.'"

Now Metal Hammer staff have agreed and made it official by naming Magma Album Of The Year in the new issue of the magazine. Issue 291 of Metal Hammer includes a massive Big Review of 2016 and is on sale from today (December 6) in print. It is also available via TeamRock+.

Responding to the accolade, Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier says: "We always take the hard path. We could've done this record with a big-name producer, spent three weeks recording and that's it.

Now Bonham says putting the idea to the back of his mind, as he did previously, could lead to another pleasant surprise. He tells Billboard: "Back in 2004 I finally let go. I said to myself, 'Don't ever think it's gonna happen. Don't in the back of your mind ever think something's gonna happen. Let it go. Don't have that little flutter of hope in your stomach or whatever.'

Briggs' Trioscapes bandmate, drummer Matt Lynch along with former Haken keyboard player Pete Jones complete the lineup. They're currently in the studio working on their debut album The Further Side, which is scheduled for release on March 10 next year via Metal Blade Records.

Frontman Danny Bowes says: "After the positive reaction to Wonder Days we were very happy, and it justified the approach we took in the writing and recording.

Other than the week of Record Store Day in April, it marks the first time that vinyl has outsold digital when it comes to value. The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) puts the swing down to the upcoming Christmas period and the desire to give a "physical" gift of music, as well as the move towards streaming rather than purchasing digital downloads.

The clip below focuses on guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz's back problem - as he and bandmate Joel Stroetzel recall a "very scary" brush with paralysis which led him to undergo urgent spinal surgery in 2007. It follows a previous teaser, which showed vocalist Jesse Leach discussing his return to the band in 2012.

Meanwhile, Killswitch Engage recently revealed they'll launch a beer to coincide with the reissue of Alive Or Just Breathing on Record Store Day 2017. It's expected to be called Alive Or Just Brewing.

Dutkiewicz said: "I think we're doing a picture disc to go with Record Store Day. It's something we always like to get involved with because we grew up with independent record stores and I think there's such a magic in going to actually buy a product from a band that you like.

"The way people buy records nowadays is funny. A quick download on iTunes... it doesn't even feel like a tangible piece of your musical collection. It's just a bunch of ones and zeros on an iPod.

The song, recorded in 1974, features in the trailer for upcoming superhero film Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.2 - leading to a surge in online sales. Fox On The Run appeared on The Sweet's third album Desolation Boulevard.

Scott tells Classic Rock: "It's great. And it shows that we weren't completely wrong when we were all together in the 70s and writing the song. It's stood the test of time.

That led to the end of his band, with drummer Mikkey Dee going on to join the Scorpions and Campbell concentrating on his outfit The Bastard Sons, featuring three of his own sons.

Campbell tells Planet Rock: "He's in my mind all the time, like. I can't get to sleep some nights because he's f***ing asking me for cigarettes, things like that."

In a separate interview he's recalled how he got the gig with Motorhead in 1984. He tells One On One With Mitch Lafon: "When I went into the audition it was only a small room. A roadie gave Lemmy his bass, he turned the volume up and strummed the first chord.

Frontman Andrew Groves says of the single: "Curtains was a re-evaluation of what we actually wanted to achieve as a band. Unlike our 14-year-old selves, the idea of chasing the conventional rock-stardom dream and all those things we could never be, had now left a sour taste in our mouths and and that it was time to really evaluate what kind of mark we would like to leave behind as a band."

He adds: "Both thematically and lyrically, it's about trying to find a way to keep your head above the waves and make something beautiful, like a shining beacon to prove that you existed and cherished the life you were given.

Broken Witt Rebels's track Georgia Pine featured on the cover mount CD of issue 229 of Classic Rock magazine. The Birmingham, UK, band previously told TeamRock how they moved on from "a mod-britpop sound" to a more soulful, bluesy feel.

The Tangent and Karmakanic have already been announced for the festival, which has moved from it's traditional time slot to cater for Big Big Train's previously announced live dates in London for the weekend of Sept 29-October 1.

Bloodstock 2017 will take place from August 10 to 13 at Catton Park, Walton On Trent, England. Municipal Waste frontman Tony Foresta had the following to say: