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Following opening sets by Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, The Eagles' new lineup hit the stage featuring the late Glenn Frey's son, Deacon, and country singer Vince Gill on board for the 2017 concert series.

The 24-song show mirrored the California band's lineup debut at The Classic West festival at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 15, with one exception: the addition of Don Henley's "New York Minute" from 1989's "The End Of The Innocence", performed live for the first time by the group since 2002.

Frontman James Hetfield led the rockers through an abbreviated version of Van Halen's 1978 classic, "Runnin' With The Devil", complete with an attempt to replicate David Lee Roth's iconic screams on the tune.

"That's all I can sing," Hetfield told the crowd. "That's a little homage to the Pasadena boys, alright. Sorry you had to put up with that," adding, "That wasn't too bad � that was kinda fun."

"One week ago, I lost my soulmate and my children lost their hero-their Daddy," she wrote via Twitter. "We had a fairytale life and now it has turned into some sick Shakespearean tragedy. How do I move on? How do I pick up my shattered soul? The only answer I know is to raise our babies with every ounce of love I have left.

"I want to let my community and the fans worldwide know that we feel your love. We feel your loss as well." "My babies are so young to have lost their daddy," she continued. "And I know that all of you will help keep his memory alive. He was a bright, loving soul with an angel's voice. And now he is pain-free, singing his songs in all of our hearts.

"I was dedicated to helping Gregg crystallize his vision for the record and to help make sure that this vision made it to the tape," said Was, in a prepared statement. "He was a musical hero of mine and, in later years, had become a good friend. The gravitas of this particular situation was not lost on me. Gregg was a sweet, humble man with a good heart and good intentions and it was a great honor to help him put his musical affairs in order and say a proper farewell."

Our latest single is called Apothecary. This is hands down the most intricate and in your face song we've ever written. The recording process was great, and we all had such an incredible experience. We record out in Lancaster, PA with our good friend Ricky Armellino. Ricky has been a huge help for us, teaching us to grow into the musicians we are today. Recording with him is so great because it's an absolutely chill environment, that encourages outside the box ideas. We all sit together through the whole process and bounce ideas off each other. I specifically remember sitting there, recording the intro riff and trying to write the fast run in the middle of it. As I was writing it, Elijah leans over and says "why don't you try going half way up the run, then back down, then all the way back up again." I hadn't thought of that, so I tried it and it worked incredibly well. That is now what you hear on the song today.

Besides that, we always want our music to have meaning. Everything we've done, since the foundation of our name Counterfeit Culture, has been for a specific purpose. We want to highlight issues in this world, to put them under a spotlight, and come together through music to find a solution. With so much separation and hatred in the world today, we're using our music to call that out, and to put an end to telling people who they can and can not be. With that being said, Apothecary is about just that, pretending to be someone you aren't. Our music video chose to take on domestic violence. It features a girl, who is both verbally and physically abused by her boyfriend. If you also watched our "X" music video, you can see that the same guy sold her drugs. So her drug dealer, became her abusive boyfriend. She is pretending to be happy and that everything is okay, because the world has historically been harsh against women that speak up when they're abused. They don't feel safe, so they have to pretend to be happy in the situation they're in. We provide links in the description of our music video, to where people who are victims of abuse can go to get help. We also want the world to come together, and use music as a way to bond and find solutions to these issues. That is what we're all about, and Apothecary is just one piece of that.

Following part one's look at the fallout from a 1984 car accident that saw drummer Rick Allen lose his left arm, the project turns to the band member's frustration with length of the time they were spending in the studio with producer Mutt Lange; the album would take three years to complete.

Due August 4, a remastered edition of the "Hysteria" record will be available in various packages, including a 7-disc Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD Deluxe Version, 1CD Vanilla Version, 2-LP Black Vinyl Version and a limited edition 2-LP Colored Vinyl Version.

Available as a special Deluxe Edition box set containing double vinyl/double hybrid Super Audio CD (compatible with all CD players), the set delivers both the stereo and mono versions of the project newly-remastered by Bob Ludwig.

The 2017 reissue includes Michael Cooper's original 3-D lenticular cover photograph, featuring the band at the peak of the psychedelic era, in a fold-out album limited edition numbered package with a 20 page book including more of Cooper's photos from the original session.

The lineup of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, guitarist Joe Bonamassa, keyboardist Derek Sherinian and drummer Jason Bonham recorded the set at Cave Studios in Los Angeles with producer Kevin Shirley.

"We had around 4 months to write this album, and I think the results speak for themselves," says Hughes. "All four of us wanted to make a record that stood up to the first three albums, however, the new album is more of a progression, as we wanted to be careful not to repeat the previous albums. A lot has happened since we last recorded the Aferglow album in 2013, so, in many ways, the new album shows BCC with a much harder, riffier and bigger and bolder sound. If you're looking for a folk album, this ain't the one.

The album's lead single "All In One Night" has debuted on YouTube and although that's pretty low-key, frontman Kelly Jones has told NME: "It's a pretty big sounding record, as in it's pretty anthemic." Jones has been recently playing Gibson ES-335s live as well as his usual Gibson SGs.

Jones spoke about the album's lyrics, saying: "The climate of the world is very upside down right now, it's all a bit bonkers, [so] I try to write through my own experiences of it. I'm a very observational kind of writer. I write from the people's point of view: the working classes."

Problem is, it was, what some these days are calling #FakeNews. Shortly after the erroneous story broke, Hammond Jr.'s bandmates remedied the situation, saying that they' haven't even begun recording a new album.

"Sorry everyone we are not in the studio recording," Hammond Jr. tweeted. "Forgive Albert Sr. He got prematurely excited. A lot of unknowns and nothing worth speaking about at this time. We met and played a few music ideas for Rick to feel out a vibe but even a theoretical album plan would be years away, if at all."

His stateside reintroduction coincides with an interview he gave about possible Oasis reunions and his rocky relationship with brother (and bandmate) Noel.

"Me and our kid don't speak and that's the saddest thing about it," he told a radio interviewer. "We've got to start becoming brothers and friends again. It don't matter how many noughts you put on [a check]."