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Slipknot Announce Rescheduled Dates Due To Corey's Broken Neck

Vigil says: "Another six weeks of intravenous antibiotics. Another six weeks without progression. Another six weeks away from a seemingly simple goal of being able to just walk on my own again.

"I've been put to the test many, many times during this ordeal. We all have. You would think that after nearly seven months we would be back to normal, but we're not. Actually far from it."

The concert film was shot in Germany last year, just weeks before the death of mainman Lemmy at the age of 70. The tour was in support of their final studio album Bad Magic.

Drummer Dee tells MetalPaths: "Motorhead did not record demo songs, so almost everything has been released. We experimented by composing the music while we were recording, for a spontaneous feel. We did it all right at the spot.

"Lemmy was easy to work with in the studio - he'd write his lyrics after the music was arranged. Unusually, this time around he was first in the studio and the last to leave."

But Ray tells the Evening Standard: "I'm still trying to live that down. I joined him on stage briefly but it would be overly romantic to think it was because of the show or to start talking about a reunion."

Miller explained that he had never met the band prior to the ceremony and says that he would d probably actually get along with them, albeit in a somewhat backhanded manner.

"I never was introduced to the Black Keys," said Miller "I didn't know who they were personally. I walked in through security, and there's this guy [Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys] looking at me, making goo-goo eyes at me or something.

"I walk up to him, and I go, 'What are you doing tonight?' And he says, 'I'm reading your speech.' I say, 'Oh, great. I can't wait to get the f- out of here.' And I didn't know who he was!

It comes on the back of frontman Deryck Whibley's recovery from a near fatal alcohol addiction. Whibley says: "I am really excited to be releasing an album after everything I've been through recently. This new music represents the journey I've been on throughout the process of making this record.

Saturday night's lineup will also feature performances from Slayer, Primus, Meshuggah, The Pretty Reckless, Baroness, Face To Face, Deafheaven, Motionless In White, Avatar, American Sharks, Whores, Twelve Foot Ninja, The Shrine, Aeges, Big Jesus and Anthrax.

Now they'll take to the road across the US and Canada later in the year, taking in a total of 17 dates with Killswitch Engage and Black Wizard supporting on selected shows.

The former Yes colleagues announced their Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman project last month, after years of discussions - and the keyboardist confirms that the 2015 death of Chris Squire urged them into action.

Wakeman tells UCR: "It hit home to us all, certainly to me, that, 'Hold on a minute, we're not immortal.' Anything can happen almost overnight. If there's something you want to do and you feel you have to do, you have to do it. You can't say, 'When we've got a bit of time, we'll do that.' We spoke to each other and went, 'We've got to do this."

While writing material remains a target, Wakeman is cautious about moving too quickly. "Trevor quite rightly said, 'We're not going to rush into all this - it's going to take enough hard work to put a great show together.'

"We can send music backwards and forwards, and start working on bits and pieces. Maybe if we've got a couple of tracks ready to perform, that would be great.

The tour will be kicking off on October 6th in Dallas, TX at Gas Monkey Live! and will be wrapping up on October 28th in Montreal, QC at the Metropolis.

Louder Than The DJ is the second track to be released from upcoming album Afraid Of Heights - with the title track being made available to stream last month.

Billy Talent will release the follow-up to 2012's Dead Silence on July 29 via The End/Warner Records. The band say: "Germany, Switzerland and Poland - we are excited to announce we are heading your way this winter."

The album is based around a concept inspired by a short story by horror writer HP Lovecraft. Lovecraft's story The Haunter Of The Dark was published in 1936.

On the track Federal Hill, Infinite Spectrum say: "It's a theatrical opening song for the album. We wanted to start things a bit softer and give a sense of character to our narrator through his artistic endeavours and occult interests before the story heads down the dark rabbit hole that Lovecraft devised.

It's described as being "dedicated to the life that should be celebrated" and as featuring "a good Seasick mix of boogie, blues, rock, Americana and folk."

Wilson tells Eonmusic: "When I signed my contract to join the band, it was for two albums. It was always the idea to do the first and then go from there, but Mike Rutherford changed his mind - that's exactly what happened.

"I think he felt he didn't have the stamina to do another one. All of a sudden you're faced with going from 15 million albums sales to two and a half, and I think he couldn't find it in himself to do the next one.

Vocalist Jared Gomes says: "We here at Hed PE come to bring inspirational music for the worldwide family. I want my people to know its okay to fall, just get the f*** up.

And the headline act's frontman Steve 'Zetro' Souza has promised to bring a "heavy f***ing show" to Britain under the Battle Of The Bays banner. Souza says:

The tour is set to kick off on June 22nd in Toronto, ON at Rockpile West and the band will wrap up the trek on June 30th in Montreal, QC at the Piranha Bar.

The inaugural release by Blue Front Records, also named after the venue, is described as presenting "the embodiment of raw country blues." The label say:

The record from former King Crimson violinist David Cross and co, due for release on August 5, is described as "expertly recorded by virtuoso musicians patently at the peak of their powers - a deeply atmospheric, eclectic collection of glorious, evocative compositions."

The singer-songwriter, real name Catherine Anne Davies, released her video for Doesn't Kill You last month - which features Charlie Gilmour, the son of former Pink Floyd singer and guitarist David Gilmour. The single will be released on June 17.