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Kiedis tells Australian TV show Sunday Night (via Canoe.com), "I felt more care than anything else. I got a lot of messages in the mail; it just seemed like people did care. My friends called, people I hadn't spoken to for years called, but what people assume or think about using (drugs), I could care less. It didn't faze me at all."

He went on to say: "I happen to love being sober, I also loved being wasted at times. Being sober for me is a pleasure, I get a lot of joy out of it; it works for me. I get to surf, I get to hang out with my son, I get to play music, I get to be OK."

Kiedis also recounted the illness that caused him to be hospitalized "This was knocking me off my feet, and I was white as a ghost, and my whole gut section just seized up, and I was kind of falling to my knees in pain, so I got taken by a friend to the hospital from the gig."

Wachtel Weiland tells the Joe Howard Show (via Blabbermouth): "I think there's this preconceived notion that Scott, being a rock star, must have just had millions in the bank, and that I'm probably just sitting pretty and just collecting money, and it's the antithesis of the truth.

The band, which currently features Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio), John Corabi (Motley Crue/The Scream), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake), Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne/Billy Idol), David Lowy (Red Phoenix/Mink), will be supported by Steve Rodgers, who is the son of legendary Bad Company and Free vocalist Paul Rodgers.
The Dead Daisies will be playing the special show following the release of their new album "Make Some Noise," which is set to hit stores on August 5th via Spitfire Records / SPV.

Due June 3, the project sees the duo regroup three decades after they issued their self-titled album in 1981, which delivered tracks like "Sharpshooter" and "Whisky Woman."

BOTH albums are packaged together in a Deluxe Edition of "Reunion." Self-produced by Whitford and St. Holmes, "Reunion" was recorded at The Castle Studios in Franklin, TN with bassist Chopper Anderson, keyboardist Buck Johnson and Tesla drummer Troy Luccketta.

Speaking with Rolling Stone, Bob Weir said the formation-which includes original members Micky Hart and Billy Kreutzmann, along with guitarist John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti-might eventually get into the studio, but it will take some time before that happens.

They're joined by former Forbidden drummer Mark Hernandez, former Manmade God and Orion bassist James Walker and current Drawing Heaven guitarist Dan Delay.

The couple say in a statement: "Ronnie and Sally Wood are delighted to announce the birth of their twins Gracie Jane (6lb) and Alice Rose (5.7lb). The girls arrived on 30 May at 22:30 and all are doing brilliantly. The babies are perfect."

The opening night lineup will include Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer, The Cult, The Pretty Reckless, Pierce The Veil, Cheap Trick, Chevy Metal, Anthrax, Motionless In White, Hellyeah, Sick Puppies, The Amity Affliction, Avatar, Neck Deep, Young Guns, Being As An Ocean, '68, Twelve Foot Ninja, and Dinosaur Pile Up.

Wayne Hussey and co are currently working on the follow-up to 2013's The Brightest Light and recently revealed they were once again working with producer Tim Palmer. He was behind the desk for the band's 1986 debut album God's Own Medicine and 1990's Carved In Sand.

The acrimonious split seemed to come to a head when the singer saw his legal bid to secure rights to the Immortal name fail. But Abbath's former bandmates now point to some of the tracks on his album and claim foul play was involved.

Immortal say in a statement: "From 2010 until 2014, Immortal wrote all the songs for the successor to All Shall Fall but when ex-member Abbath left the band, he changed the lyrics, song titles and recorded these songs for his so called 'solo album.'

Based on 2004 studio album The Human Equation, it was filmed last year in the Netherlands and features an all-star cast headed by James LaBrie of Dream Theater.

The band revealed the following details about the collaboration in a Facebook posting this past Saturday (May 28th): "We have some different heavy sounds for our new album.

Papa Roach say: "You know a new Papa Roach album is in the works. We've teamed up with PledgeMusic to offer you an early experience like none other - including some really cool and unique things that we hope you'll enjoy."

The trek will kick off in Germany on January 7, with Accept onboard as main support. Sabaton bass player Par Sundstrom had the following to say in the announcement:

"We have just finished our new album, which is titled The Last Stand and we know we have done a great album, which all fans of Sabaton can appreciate for many years.

The newly announced shows will come after the release of their currently untitled eighth album, which follows 2012 title Koloss. It's expected in the autumn.

"Most of the people we meet throughout our lives come and go. Most of the time you'll never give it a second thought and you'll continue as you were prior to having met those people. If you're lucky though, there will be that rare person who sparks something in you that you never knew was there in the first place. That's what "Let Me In" is about. It could be a friend, a lover, someone you can learn from or someone who can learn from you... It may be all of those things but you'll definitely know when you've found it, and to let that go or take it for granted is a very foolish thing to do.

A vampire can't enter your home without being invited in. I've always loved that particular piece of lore. It's the same idea with people. We have to allow someone into our lives. We aren't going to share our ideas, regrets, flaws, or passions with just anyone, they have to be invited in.

I like to write songs so that they're approachable by anyone. We've all experienced love, hate, and everything in between. Love is what spurred the writing of this song for me.

"She threw me overboard then sabotaged our boat. She drug me out to sea, I didn't even try to float. Took a beating on the reef, then let all my blood flow. Yet she's exactly what I need, so in her love away I stowed."

It's not always a fun ride, but its always worth it when you find the right person."