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Day in Rock Report for 01/02/2015


Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest and Motorhead Monsters Tour Coming

Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest and Motorhead are reportedly teaming up to launch the Monsters Tour, according to a South American production company.

There has already been one show announced for April 30 at the Zequinha Stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil but the production company Hits Entretenimento says that show is only the first stop in the Monsters Tour, according to Pollstar.

The production company made a Facebook post announcing the show and showing a photo of Ozzy in a "shhh" pose (holding his index finger to his lips.)

There is no word when additional dates will be announced or the territory (or territories) that the tour is expected to cover. See the report here.

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Guns N' Roses Guitarist's Random Act Of Kindness

Guns N' Roses and Sixx A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba literally spread Christmas joy to several homeless people in Las Vegas in an unusual way and he has released video of it.

Ashba went to a Las Vegas area McDonalds on December 23rd and picked up 10 Happy Meals. He then put a $100 bill in each box and handed them out to the homeless.

Along with the video, Ashba posted the following message on YouTube, "Today I decided to buy 10 Happy Meals from McDonalds and stick 100 dollars in each box and spread some Holiday cheer to a few people in need. Happy Holidays to All and God Bless."

After receiving several positive messages from fans about the video, Ashba wrote a follow up message. "Thank you all so much for taking the time to watch my video, I've read all of your comments and they are all very touching and meant more to me than each of you will ever know.

"I am still amazed at how so little meant so much to the wonderful people that I met that day. We are all equal, we are all human, we all deserve to feel love. God Bless you all and thank you for spreading this video around. Much love ~DJA"

Watch the video here.

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Paul McCartney and Kanye West Song Released

(Radio.com) That Paul McCartney collaboration with Kanye West that was rumored a little while back? Well, first of all, it's not titled "Piss On My Grave," so no worries there.

Also, it's here. On iTunes. Now. The song, "Only One," was released to the Internet just in time for a 2014 release date-that is, in the final hour of the year for East Coasters.

Interesting concept: despite McCartney's featured role, it's West who handles the singing here. The soulful track is crooned with lyrics referencing, most notably, West's daughter with wife Kim Kardashian, North West. More including a link to a stream here.

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Pink Floyd Helps Make UK Chart History

(Classic Rock) Pink Floyd's The Endless River has been confirmed as one of the ten best-selling album of 2014 in the UK - and it's taken part in the setting of another record.

The band's 15th work, which David Gilmour has said will be their last, briefly held the title of most pre-ordered in the history of retailer Amazon. The track Allons-y (1) has been named the most viral ever on streaming service Spotify.

Now the album has taken number nine position in the UK album sales charts for 2014 - helping ensure that the top ten are all British artists for the first time since charts began. here.

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Guitarist Jeff Golub Dies From Rare Brain Disease

(The Blues Blues and jazz guitarist Jeff Golub has died at the age of 59 following a battle against a rare brain disease. The musician - known for his work with Rod Stewart, Tina Turner and Billy Squier, among many others - had been forced to retire in 2013.

He lost his sight in 2011 as a result of the condition, known as PSP, which was finally diagnosed last year. in 2012 he fell in front of a subway train - an event that inspired his 2103 album Train Keeps A'Rolling, made in collaborate with Brian Auger.

He passed away after suffering "rapid physical deterioration" in recent months. His family hope his struggle will raise awareness of PSP. In a recent update they reported: "Jeff's mind is intact and he is fully aware of what is happening. However, the disease dramatically impacts his balance, ability to speak and ability to control his movements." Read more here.

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Disturbed Will Reunite Says David Draiman

Disturbed frontman David Draiman had some good news for fans for New Year's Eve. He reassured fans that Disturbed will reunite, but he is not sure when that will happen.

Draiman also addressed the status of his other project, Device, which has been on hold since the birth of his son late last year. On December 30th he made the following post on Twitter, "OKAY� 1. Disturbed WILL REUNITE�SOMEDAY. 2. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN 3. NO CLUE ON Device EITHER - OOH WA AH AH AH."

Though both bands are currently inactive, Draiman has been keeping busy in the music business. The same day, he responded to a fan's question about him working on new music with: "NOT MY OWN. WORKING W A COUPLE OF BABY BANDS, CO-WRITING/PRODUCING. BOUND TO SECRECY BY AN NDA."

Draiman produced Trivium's latest album, "Vengeance Falls," which was released in the fall of 2013 and hit the top 20 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

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Rob Zombie Reveals Spookshow International Live Details

(hennemusic) Rob Zombie has announced the upcoming release of "Spookshow International Live", a CD featuring the rocker recorded live in concert. The 19-song set includes material from Zombie's latest album, "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor", and a mix of solo and White Zombie tracks.

"COMING SOON!" posted Zombie. "It's been 8 years since our last live album so we figured it was time for another. Actually we weren't planning on it, but we recorded a few shows and they sounded really great so we thought 'f*** it' let's get it out there."

"For the record," he added, "no overdubs, no fixes, no fake crowd, no nothing. 100% absolutely live. No joke." Zombie shared the album's cover as well as the tracklisting for the project. Check out both here.

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Saxon's Glockler Going Home Following Brain Surgery

(Classic Rock) Saxon drummer Nigel Glockler will be allowed to go home from hospital tomorrow (January 3, 2015), following his emergency brain surgery that he underwent last month.

He was diagnosed with an aneurysm after collapsing during the band's winter UK tour. He underwent two procedures after the first failed to fully address the problem.

Glockler's wife Gina tells Classic Rock: "A 100% recovery is expected. He'll be back to play on the album when Saxon start work later this year, and he'll play all future dates excluding the ones next month. Thank you all for your support!"

Read more here.

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Brian Johnson and Billy Joel Jam AC/DC Classic

(hennemusic) AC/DC singer Brian Johnson joined Billy Joel on New Year's Eve in Orlando for a version of "You Shook Me All Night Long" at the stroke of midnight as the pair welcomed 2015.

Video of the New Year's Eve jam has been posted online. Johnson previously teamed up with Joel for the AC/DC classic at New York's Madison Square Garden on March 21.

Joel has also been performing the title track to 1979's "Highway To Hell" during his 2014 live shows. Johnson will hit the road for an AC/DC tour this year in support of "Rock Or Bust."

Watch video of the NYE performance here.

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The Winery Dogs Reveal Album and Tour Plans

(Classic Rock) Supergroup the Winery Dogs will start recording their second album in the coming weeks and they plan to hit the road the support the effort, drummer Mike Portnoy has confirmed.

He'll begin studio work with guitarist-vocalist Richie Kotzen and bassist Billy Sheehan later this month, and they're planning a world tour to coincide with the release later in the year.

Kotzen recently admitted the band's success had taken all three members by surprise. He said: "There was an iTunes rock chart where The Rolling Stones were at number one and we were at number two. All of us were blown away - none of us expected that." Read more here.

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All That Remains Frontman Accepts Blame For Album 'Failure'

(TeamRock Radio) All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte has accepted the blame for what he sees as the failure of last album A War You Cannot Win. Despite the commercial success of their sixth title, he said it "sucked" - and insisted the band had "a lot of songs that are better" for upcoming release The Order Of Things.

Now Labonte tells Revolver: "It was mostly me. I think I could have done better. I could have had stuff that was a little more compelling - especially in some of the heavier songs. So I wasn't super-pumped about it."

But Labonte adds this about their next album: "This record will make a significant statement about what we can do as a band. I think it's going to do really good things for us."

The vocalist believes metal has lost its edge and needs more people who'll act as antagonists - and he's ready to fill the role. Read more here.

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Ringo Starr Completes Work On New Album

(Gibson) Ringo Starr may have recently received notice of his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but that doesn't mean he's resting on his laurels. In addition to signing on to do Skechers ads next year, the former Beatles has just announced the completion of a new solo album.

This past summer he told Billboard the album would feature Steve Lukather, Peter Frampton, Richard Marx, Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard and Nashville songwriter Gary Nicholson, among others.

"It's all my pals, really," he said, at that time. "We just get together. It's a mixed bag, as my records always are. We have the reggae track and we have the rock track and that's how it is. It's pop, rock, reggae." Read more here.

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Buddy Guy Receives Lifetime Achievement Honor

(Gibson) Buddy Guy has been named the recipient of The National GUITAR Museum's 2014 "Lifetime Achievement" award. The blues pioneer becomes the fifth guitarist to receive the prestigious honor, following David "Honeyboy" Edwards in 2010, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds in 2011, B.B. King in 2012, and "James Bond" guitarist Vic Flick in 2013.

"Buddy Guy is the most important link between blues guitar and rock and roll," said HP Newquist, executive director of the museum. "The raw and aggressive style of playing he developed onstage and in studios directly influenced Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

"Only a handful of guitarists in history have had that kind of effect on guitar playing. We're honored to recognize Buddy's contribution to the guitar with this award."

Read more here.

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Queen and Adam Lambert's New Year's Eve Show Streaming Online

(hennemusic) Queen and Adam Lambert performed a New Year's Eve concert in London to ring in 2015. The event at Central Hall Westminster - close to the iconic landmark of Big Ben - saw just 2000 fans on hand for the intimate live show.

Broadcast on BBC One and streamed globally via BBC online, the hour-long concert was followed by a fireworks display along the river Thames. "Happy New Year to the greatest fans ever! Love @QueenWillRock xxx See you on the road in 2015!," posted the band.

Queen and Adam Lambert launch a European tour January 13 in Newcastle, England with 8 UK shows followed by 14 dates on the continent. Watch video of the full NYE show here.

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Bowling For Soup Revisiting Their First Decade

(TeamRock Radio) Bowling For Soup are gearing up to release an 18-track compilation album featuring new recordings of 18 old tracks. Songs People Actually Liked Vol 1: The First Ten Years was funded by a successful pledge campaign, and sees the pop-punk outfit revisiting material originally laid down between 1994 and 2003.

And they decided to re-record as a way of escaping a legal loophole after falling out with their former record label. BFS explained: "A few years ago we got dropped. A few weeks after this happened 'The Man' released a greatest hits on their own. We didn't even know the album existed until months later. So we decided to do it right!"

They emphasized that the original arrangements have been kept, but add: "We really wanted a chance to bring our older material to life with better recordings - not to mention the fact that we sorta know how to play our instruments now!" Read more including the track details here.

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Paramore's Hayley Williams Engaged To New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert

(Radio.com) New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert confirmed via Instagram that he and Paramore's Hayley Williams became engaged Christmas Day. In typical comedic fashion Gilbert announced, "Popped the question on Christmas Day!" followed by the classic on-stage punctuation, "#micdrop."

Hayley followed suit a few minutes later tweeting, "Hey, guess what?" The couple have been dating since 2008 with their bands touring together on several occasions including a Caribbean cruise earlier this year dubbed Parahoy.

During a recent interview about NFG's new album Resurrection, Gilbert opened up about weathering a rough patch in his relationship with Williams. But today, the couple appears to be on cloud nine. They've been seen together at numerous Hollywood events this year.

Early in the relationship, much was made of the couple's age difference. In speaking with Rocksound, Gilbert explained, "Yeah, I'm dating Hayley. She is my girlfriend, and we are seven years apart. She's 19 so she's the age 'teen,' but in reality, it's only seven years� But if you respect hayley and her band and their music, then you'll know she's extremely mature for her age, and she's not like a normal 19-year-old girl. You can buy her CD and listen to her lyrics and relate to them, and you're older than her, you know what I'm saying? She's mature for her age. Yeah, I'm a cradle robber-but f****** Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13-year-old cousin, so I'm not that creep!"

Read more here.

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Steven Wilson Previews Forthcoming Album

(Prog) Steven Wilson has launched a teaser trailer for upcoming solo album Hand. Cannot. Erase. And it's accompanied by a blog written by the main character - a reclusive artist who writes about her interest in people who go missing and her talent for hiding in public.

She discusses the sister she only had for six months, a story idea for a man who lives in a construction crane, and a cat that briefly adopts her. Things appear to take a more mysterious turn when visitors arrive at her high-rise flat and ask her questions.

A pivotal blog entry reads: "Recently I've been haunting myself. A few days ago I woke up some time in the middle of the night, but didn't open my eyes for a long time, just lay there listening to the rain on the window. When I did open my eyes I was standing at the end of the bed just watching.

"Then I leaned over and handed myself an envelope with the words 'A List of Betrayals' written on the front. I haven't had the courage to open it yet." Read more and watch the video here.

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Former Nightwish Singer Anette Olzon Splits With Label

(Prog) Former Nightwish singer Anette Olzon has split with her record label just months after the release of her debut solo album. earMUSIC released her album Shine in March of last year.

Asked if she planned any new releases, Olzen replied: "I actually don't know that since I have decided to part ways with my record label and go on my own.

"So lets see when and how I will release something. Probably will release most stuff only in the internet and iTunes and so on since album sales are so bad nowadays." Read more here.

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Periphery Streaming New Song Graveless

(Prog) Periphery have made "Graveless," a track from their upcoming album Juggernaut: Omega available to stream. The band will release dual albums Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega on January 26.

Bassist Adam 'Nolly' Getgood says: "Graveless is one of my favourite songs on the record. It's fast and aggressive, but morphs into something beautiful and catchy as the song progresses.

"There's an element of the classic Periphery sound in there, but with all band members pushing to take things to the next level it's got a whole palette of colours that the band hasn't explored before too."

Stream the new song here.

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Saxon Recruit Udo's Son For Upcoming Tour Dates

(Classic Rock) Saxon have announced that drummer Nigel Glockler will attend the band's upcoming shows following his emergency brain surgery - but he won't perform.

The NWOBHM icons have drafted in Sven Dirkschneider, son of ex-Accept singer Udo, to play the five UK concerts in February, which were cancelled when Glockler suffered an aneurysm on the road last month.

Saxon say in a statement: "Nigel will be at the shows to meet and greet VIP ticket holders. Sven will be drumming as Nigel will not be 100% fit by then - but he will be at the shows." Read more here.

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Keith Urban Discusses His Jam With The Rolling Stones

(Gibson) Country singer-songwriter Keith Urban had the rare opportunity to rock with the Rolling Stones in Los Angeles last year, but if you ask Urban, he'll say it didn't last nearly long enough.

As the story goes, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger specifically picked the hit "Respectable" to perform with Urban, and the song clocks in at less than three minutes long. "It's like, bummer, I wish we could have chosen 'Sympathy for the Devil' or something that's a little bit longer," Keith told The Canadian Press.

The song's short length was the downside of the experience, but aside from that, it was all positives. Urban says he will never forget that feeling of performing live with such a legendary band.

"It was really fun playing with him," Keith said. "I just loved it." Read more here.

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Billy Idol's NHL Winter Classic Performance Goes Online

(hennemusic) Billy Idol performed as part of the pre-game festivities at the 2015 NHL Winter Classic in Washington, D.C. on New Year's Day and video from the broadcast has been posted online.

Idol took to the stage to play classics "Rebel Yell" and "White Wedding", as well as "Can't Break Me Down", the lead track from his latest album, "Kings & Queens Of The Underground."

The NHL's annual outdoor event saw the Washington Capitals defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Idol will launch his 2015 live dates at the House Of Blues in New Orleans on January 21.

Check out video from the NHL event here.

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Slash Reportedly Files For Divorce

(hennemusic) Slash has reportedly filed for divorce from his second wife, Perla, after 13 years of marriage, according to a report from TMZ, which claims the former Guns N' Roses guitarist filed paperwork in Los Angeles on December 30th, citing irreconcilable differences..

According to the report, Slash has listed the couple's date of separation as June 15th, and is requesting joint physical and legal custody of their boys, 12-year-old London and 10-year-old Cash.

The news comes one day after the pair made headlines regarding their situation when sources say Perla unexpectedly flew to Hawaii over the weekend with the children while allegedly issuing an ultimatum to the guitarist that they work out their issues by New Year's or else. Read more here.

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