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"It's not like my career path is going to get altered," explains Roth. "I sort of know what the next ten summers are going to bring - Eddie Van Halen aside, those are ups and downs.

"I don't know when we're going to tour but I have a sense that we will; I don't know that we're going to record again - when that'll happen - but I have a sense that it's gonna happen."

Plant was due play a June 19 date at the city's Southbank Centre as part of "The Boat We're In", a benefit for the British Red Cross' refugee awareness campaign.

The singer and festival confirmed the schedule change, saying, "Robert is a defendant in a court case in LA which was due to take place May 10th. Through court rearrangements, the hearing has been moved to June 14th. Robert has been proud to contribute towards the British Red Cross/Refugee awareness campaign through his participation on the Long Rd EP. The Elbow song 'Blanket Of Night' is a spellbinding and remarkable succinct piece of music.

The group revealed news of Downie's health issue on Tuesday, saying, "After 30-some years together as The Tragically Hip, thousands of shows, and hundreds of tours�we've decided to do another one. This feels like the right thing to do now, for Gord, and for all of us."

The month-long 11-date run across Canada in support of forthcoming June 17 album, "Man Machine Poem", will kick off in Victoria, BC on July 22 and wrap up in the band's hometown of Kingston, ON on August 20.

The project will present the group's output from 1969 to 1979 on audiophile quality 180-gram vinyl, starting with an expanded 2LP edition of the band's self-titled 1969 record featuring the original 1969 stereo mix and the 1973 "Beginnings" stereo mix.

"Live At Ludlow Garage: 1970" makes its debut in a triple-LP package presenting the complete concert for the first time, with 2LP sets each of 1971's "At Fillmore East", 1972's "Eat A Peach" and 1976's "Wipe The Window, Check The Oil, Dollar Gas" alongside single LPs each of "Idlewild South" (1970), "Brothers And Sisters" (1973), "Win, Lose Or Draw" (1975) and 1979's "Enlightened Rogues"

Stanley tells 95.5 KLOS: "Look, life's too short, and regardless of whatever differences we will have and continue to have and things that we don't agree on, there's no denying what we started together. And what we started together is the reason that we're still here today. So why not celebrate it?"

The New York metal heroes say their most recent trek - the Gods And Kings world tour - was a groundbreaking moment in their career and they aim to go out on a high.

Manowar say: "Message To All Manowarriors. The Gods And Kings tour was a groundbreaking moment in our career. The stage, sound, video and you, our fans, were magnificent.

"Coming off such an amazing tour it was clear that the next time we must go even bigger and beyond anything we have ever done - something that will fulfil every Manowarrior's dreams.

Guitarist Ben Bruce recently said the record was dripping with "raw energy and aggression," adding: "You turn it on and you're like, 'Wow, they're back.'"

Now they say work will commence on the follow-up to 2013's Battle Maximus - and they say the writing process has begun. They say in a statement: "Yes, Gwar has united itself to record yet another disasterpiece and it has been secretly in the writing phase for months in a crackhouse of seclusion in the northside of Chicago.

Guitarist Jake Bowen had this to say about the track: "It's like handing somebody a grenade - it's so in-your-face and brutal for us. It was a great way to start."

Six of the stamps will feature artwork from six classic Pink Floyd albums - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, Atom Heart Mother, The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Endless River.

The Dead Daisies parted ways with Richard Fortus and Dizzy Reed earlier this year after the pair joined Guns N' Roses for their reunion shows. The band quickly recruited Doug Aldrich, and the former Dio and Whitesnake guitarist will appear on Make Some Noise and play with the band on their summer European tour dates.

Cooper tells EonMusic: "Johnny is one of these guys that just loves that era, and he's a killer guitar player. There's a movie called Chocolat and he plays this gypsy guitar player. He does all this Django Reinhardt stuff - and it's really him.

Four Year Strong had the following to say about the clip and their upcoming live plans: "Check out our new music video for Who Cares? We'll be playing it all summer on the Warped Tour."

He says: "Like every other Dinosaur Jr record, it is fantastic. They are one of my favourite bands and one of the best live bands ever. I can't wait for you to hear this record - you're going to love it."

He says: "I feel I have unfinished business, stories still left to tell, points to make, noise to create, all of the above. Besides, it wasn't a choice, more of a need.

Guitarist and producer German Vergara says of the record: "Without a doubt it's our most profound work so far. With Hawaii, we dug deep in search of a concept that could really move us. Our objective was to write music that would emotionally and mentally take us to the place where the events in the album occur - space.

Cunningham tells Rock 105: "We had tears of joy when he was laying it down. When he plays, you know immediately it's him, and that's a rarity. And we've grown up on him and became friends with his band over the years, toured together. And it was just a magical pairing."