Today's Day in Rock Stories

Guns N' Roses Reunion Tour Leg A Massive Success

The band posted the new videos to their Metallica TV YouTube channels. One 6 minute clip recaps their January 15th concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. Watch it here

The other clip runs for 5 minutes and offers fans a look at the group's January 11th show at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. It can be streamed here.

Now fronting Superjoint, Anselmo says he has recorded five new records which span a variety of musical genres - which he adds are 'tripped out.' Speaking to Metal Wani he says: "I'm sitting on five finished records right now- five. And they're all different, and they're all tripped out.

Some are heavier, some are heavier than heavy, and then some is� not, I guess, sonically� I just wouldn't be able to stuff it into the heavy metal category at all. I think it's the love of all the many genres�

"Honestly, it's a set of songs that have grown up with me since I was� first able to pick up the guitar. Little things that I had just written along the way. And these songs have grown up with me and hence had grown and the number of the songs had grown."

The organizion behind the event issued the following update on Thursday (Feb 2): "We announced that Dave Grohl would be performing with Anderson .Paak and A Tribe Called Quest prior to confirming all participants.

Bruce tells Metal Hammer, "Basically, we want to breathe some fresh air into the rock community. I feel like things are getting a bit stale and a bit boring and we really want to push the envelope.

"We want to introduce the world to something that's new and exciting again, especially since it seems that so many bands in our genre seem to be playing it safe at the moment."

The Cleveland institution has long been criticized for snubbing iconic rock bands, especially heavier rock artists, in favor of rap and pop stars. While they have been making amends in recent years with the inclusion of Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Yes, metal stars still see some gapping holes in the Rock Hall.

King was on hand at the event to induct Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel in the newly established metal hall and told Loudwire that both legendary singers should also be in the Rock Hall.

They posted the call out on their Twitter page on Monday stating that they want "rockers that have no problem bringing energy" that are preferably between the ages of 18 to 35.

Fans knew Farro was playing on the band's new album, but this latest move seems to indicate the situation is more permanent. Farro held percussion duties for the band from 2004-2010 and returned in 2016 to lend a hand with studio production.

Campbell becomes the seventh artist to receive the honor, joining previous recipients Honeyboy Edwards, Roger McGuinn, B.B. King, Vic Flick, Buddy Guy, and Tony Iommi.

"Working with Bob," says singer Ian Gillan in a newly-released video, "he said 'I'd like to hear you just stretch out and play as you used to do .. and the way you play on stage.' Wow, it was like someone opened a door and we went through it - and it was just like the old days."

The song comes from the group's forthcoming self-titled album which is set to be released on February 24th. Singer Eddie Hermida had this to say about the song, "The new track, 'Silence,' is about asking yourself what reality is. It is about being in your own thoughts and allowing that hell to be a part of you. To realize that when we are quiet and in our own darkness, we can truly be grateful to be alive.

Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison, The Head and the Heart, The Lumineers, Taj Mahal, The Shelters and Kristen Wiig, are all said to be have been added to the lineup for the February 10th event, according to a report from Radio.com. (At press time we could not find an official confirmation of these additions.)

The band's new studio effort pays tribute to the group's hometown and with that in mind they filmed the new video at St. Vincent Court in downtown Los Angeles.

Lisa Worden, Music Director at Los Angeles alternative rock station, KROQ-FM [a Radio.com affiliate], has heard seven tracks from the album. Radio.com caught up with Worden to chat about her reaction to the new music.

"The first single, called 'Nimble Bastard,'--which we'll be world premiering February 16 on The Kevin & Bean Show--is a rocker," says Worden enthusiastically. She describes the sound as "going back to their roots" with their signature fat bassline and harder guitars� "'Pardon Me,' to me, is kind of a medium tempo rock song. This is Megalomaniac," she says referring to the band's 20o4 hit.

Guitarist Nik Kefalas had the following comments about the song, "The track 'Conformed to Death' displays the range of aggression that this band represents.

Singer J�n had this to say, "We are working towards a darker and more aggressive feel, which we attempt to express both experimentally and with a good dose of blunt force!"

The new clip is the second song revealed from group's debut album, also entitled The Order Of The Sliver Compass," following their well received "Spoils Of War".

Frontman David Alexander had the following to say about the new track,
"'Dynamite' is one of the heavy hitters from the album and definitely one of our favorites to jam live.