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Day in Rock Report for 01/14/2015


Metallica's St. Anger Album Re-Recorded

(TeamRock Radio) Daryl G and Chris D (from Grace The Skies) and Dave C (from Adust) have re-recorded and re-produced Metallica's opinion-splitting St Anger album. And TeamRock have declared that "it's bloody good."

When the album was originally released in 2003, Metallica divided fans across the world with the louder-than-the-Sun snare drum and distinct lack of solos.

But the album has been reimagined for the #STANGER2015 project with every riff and lyric re-recorded and the record itself shortened by 15 minutes. Check it out here.

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AC/DC To Rock The Grammy Awards

(Classic Rock) AC/DC will perform during next month's Grammys ceremony on February 8, it's been confirmed. Described as "music's biggest night," the 57th Grammy Awards ceremony takes place at LA's Staples Centre and it'll be broadcast live on US network CBS. The show also features Madonna, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Eric Church.

It'll be AC/DC's first live appearance since Malcolm Young was forced to retire as a result of his dementia, to be replaced by nephew Stevie Young. It's also been revealed that the mainman was treated for lung cancer before he bowed out.

But it's still not known who will be playing drums, since Phil Rudd faces continued legal troubles after being accused of threatening to kill. Despite facing seven years in jail if found guilty, Rudd said last month: "I'm going back to work with AC/DC - and I don't care who likes it and who doesn't."

Read more here.

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Ozzy Osbourne Announces Hell Gate Residency

(hennemusic) Ozzy Osbourne's upcoming Halloween show, Hell Gate, will run as a month-long Las Vegas residency. The topic came up during Ozzy's visit Monday to the debut "After Dark" edition of the CBS daytime show The Talk, which the network is running this week as filler in Craig Ferguson's time slot following his departure last month.

"Hell Gate is something that is going to start on Halloween," explained his wife and manager Sharon. "It was meant to start last year, but couldn't get it together in time and Ozzy's is going to be in Vegas for the whole month."

"And what it is," she added, "is a Halloween experience. It's a very state of the art, interactive show that Ozzy will put on with everything that goes with Halloween." here.

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Tim Drummond (Neil Young and Bob Dylan) Dead At 74

(Classic Rock) Bassist Tim Drummond who played with artists including Neil Young and Bob Dylan has died aged 74. Crosby, Stills and Nash biographer David Zimmer broke the news via Twitter and the St. Louis County coroner's office later confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. The cause of death has not been made public.

He played on many of Young's studio albums, including 1972's Harvest and 1992's Harvest Moon and contributed on all of his records between 1973 and 1980. His last performance with the singer/songwriter was on his 1993 release MTV Unplugged.

Drummond was on the road with Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young on their infamous 1974 reunion tour, and co-wrote Saved, the title track of Dylan's 1980 album and appeared with him on his Slow Train Coming and Shot Of Love records. Read more here.

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Megadeth Shakeup Came At The Right Time Says Ellefson

(Classic Rock) Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson says the time was right for Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick to leave the band. Drummer Drover and guitarist Broderick walked away late last year, leaving Ellefson and frontman Dave Mustaine as the band's only two remaining members.

And Ellefson says that while their departures were sudden, it was the right time for all parties concerned. He tells The Metal Review: "I think it was time. Shawn had been there 10 years. Next to me and obviously Dave, Shawn had been there the longest of anybody. He was a good soldier for Megadeth. In a lot of ways he helped bring me back into the fold. Shawn should always be remembered by the Megadeth fans as one of the true supporters who really got it.

"As a fan, a musician within the band, he got it. One of the songs he co-wrote ended up as a Grammy nomination, his record speaks for itself. Chris is just a phenomenal musician and a super great guy." Read more here.

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Dave Matthews Band Announces Summer Tour

(Radio.com) Dave Matthews Band are bringing new meaning to a summer tour. DMB just announced their 2015 Summer Tour Tuesday (Jan. 13) and the band will be playing two full sets each evening of the tour.

The 2015 North American tour will kick off May 13 at Austin 360 Amphitheatre in Austin, Texas, and includes two-night stands in Camden, N.J., Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Noblesville, Ind., East Troy, Wis., West Palm Beach, Fla., and Englewood, Colo.

Additionally, Dave Matthews Band will return to The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash., for their traditional Labor Day weekend stint (Sept. 4-6). Check out the dates and ticket on sale info here.

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Iron Maiden Release Preview Video For U.S. Trooper Beer

(hennemusic) Iron Maiden are previewing the debut of its Trooper Beer in 500ml "Tall Boy" in cans in a new video ahead of its U.S. launch this month. The footage shows Trooper Beer going through the canning process at Robinsons Brewery.

Named after one of Iron Maiden's most popular songs, the beverage was personally designed and developed as a top quality Premium British Beer by singer Bruce Dickinson in tandem with Robinsons Brewery Head Brewer Martyn Weeks.

Typically available in bottles, Dickinson says cans have their advantages. "Firstly, cans are easier to recycle, require less packaging, get colder quicker and take up less space in your fridge," he said recently. "Secondly, cans don't break or smash, meaning they can be taken to venues, sporting events, campgrounds, beaches, and music festivals, where glass is not typically allowed."

"Thirdly," he continued, "aluminum cans are excellent protection against light and oxygen - beer's biggest enemies, so your drink tastes fresher longer. Done right, they're great for our beer." Check out the video here.

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Nazareth Forced To Cancel Shows Over Singer's Health Issues

(Classic Rock) Nazareth have been forced to call off another run of UK shows as vocalist Linton Osborne is suffering continued throat problems. He joined the band last year after original singer Dan McCafferty was forced to retire as a result of his own health issues.

A number of shows were postponed last month after Osborne contracted a virus - although the band delivered a concert to just 125 diehard fans, which will be released on DVD in March.

Bassist and sole remaining founding member Pete Agnew says: "We have to postpone our UK tour. Although Linton is showing a slight improvement, his voice is in no condition to perform satisfactorily at this time.

"He's been told that there is no immediate treatment for his condition, and that resting his voice is the only way to alleviate the problem." Read more here.

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Quiet Riot Documentary TV Premiere Announced

(Classic Rock) Quiet Riot's upcoming documentary will air on US channel Showtime later this month, the band have confirmed. Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back will be shown in the States on January 29 and will be released on DVD and via iTunes on May 19.

The film, which was made possible thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign, focuses on drummer Frankie Banali and his struggles to forge ahead with the band following the death of frontman Kevin DuBrow due to a drug overdose in 2007.

The documentary is directed by Banali's fiance Regina Russell and she reveals that when the sticksman said he planned to relaunch the group, she immediately thought it would make an ideal subject for a film.

She tells IndieWire: "We had been dating for about a year, and it was around that time when he said he was considering meeting Kevin's mother to get her blessings to go on with the band. I thought that sounded like a documentary, and he said, 'No! That's going to be a lot of trouble.' But I talked him into it and started following him around with the camera." Read more here.

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Enter Shikari Streaming New Album 'The Mindsweep' Online

(TeamRock Radio) Enter Shikari have made their upcoming album available to stream in its entirety. The band's fourth record The Mindsweep is released on January 19, but can now be heard via their website. It's the follow-up to 2012's A Flash Flood Of Colour.

Singer Rou Reynolds says: "This limbo period, this purgatory, is finally over. We can present to you all the fruits of adversity. This bastion. This new limb.

"This lasting record of who we are, and what we stand for, in the year 2015 AD. I hope it makes your tympanic membrane vibrate and your neurons fire like nothing else before." More including tour dates and album release show details here.

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Five Finger Death Punch Back In The Studio Working On New Album

(TeamRock Radio) Five Finger Death Punch have confirmed they're in the studio to continue work on their next album. The band started recording the follow-up to 2013's The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell twin offering last year, but put the sessions to one side to focus on touring commitments.

At the time, drummer Jeremy Spencer said that the band would return to the studio in the winter and that the record would be released at some point in 2015.

And on the official 5FDP Facebook page, the band say: "Excited to announce new US spring dates and we're back in the studio working on new music." Read more here.

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Anthrax's Frank Bello Excited About Their New Songs

(Classic Rock) Anthrax bassist Frank Bello doesn't want to "overhype" the band's upcoming new album - but he admits he's "psyched" about playing the songs live. As they release a second video showing drummer Charlie Benante recording in the studio for the follow-up to 2011's Worship Music, the bass player says the one word he'd use to describe the material is "energy." An earlier video also showed Benante at the kit.

Bello tells Jam Magazine: "The word is energy. The best thing I can do with this thing is not overhype it, and just have that quiet confidence, but I'm so stoked. The three of us got in the studio last week, and it was, like, old-time jamming. It just built this momentum. It's gonna be fun to play these songs.

"Worship Music, it was taken well, it sold well and we're thankful. We made a lot of new fans with that, along with our fan base, and we're really looking forward to the next page. We really are.

"Thirty-one years in, you'd think we'd be winding down, but I can tell, in reality, there's a fire in the belly. It's something we have to do, and there's no reason to stop. We're just having fun doing it." Read more here.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band Kicking Off 2015 Tour This Week

Following the retirement of The Allman Brothers Band, guitarist Derek Trucks is turning his focus to his other band Tedeschi Trucks Band, who will be kicking off their 2015 touring this week.

Tedeschi Trucks Band, which also features Derek's wife Susan Tedeschi, kick off their touring this Friday in Truck's home town of Jacksonville, FL at the Florida Theatre.

The home town show also serves as a warm up show to the band's very own Sunshine Music & Blues festival which will be taking place this weekend with the first day taking place in St. Petersburg, FL on Saturday and second day rocking Boca Raton, FL on Sunday.

The group have revealed dates through April 24th where they will be appearing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the band expects to announce additional dates soon.

In addition to the tour, Susan and Derek are scheduled to perform at the 25th annual MusicCares Person of the Year benefit concert in Los Angeles on February 6th.

This year, the annual pre-Grammy event will be honoring Bob Dylan and will also feature appearances from The Black Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson and more.

The group will also be working on new music during the coming months and according to the announcement, they may preview some of the new songs on the road. Check out the tour dates here.

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Original Heart Members Form New Band

(Classic Rock) Original Heart members Steve Fossen and Mike Derosier have launched a new spin-off called Heart By Heart. Bassist Fossen and drummer Derosier insist the act isn't a cover band, but rather the "second incarnation" of the rock group that found fame in the 1970s and enjoyed a revival in the 80s.

The classic lineup of Heart - which included Fossen and Derosier - was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2013. Fossen says: "With Mike and me at the helm, we can, once again, help bring out those musical nuances and ignite the energy within our own band that made Heart one of the most beloved rock groups of our time."

Fossen's longtime collaborator Somar Macek take lead vocal duties in Heart By Heart while Randy Hansen is on guitar. Keyboards are handled by Bob Rivers while Lizzy Daymont is on guitar and vocals. Read more here.

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Pink Floyd and David Bowie Collaborator Wins Immigration Battle

(Classic Rock) Percussionist Steve Forman has won his right to stay in the UK after a Home Office bid to remove him was thrown out by a court. Forman - who has worked with Pink Floyd and David Bowie in the course of his career - faced deportation after the Home Office told an immigration court last year that he doesn't earn enough to remain in the country.

His case was carried over until after the festive season and a judge has now rejected the deportation bid, saying Forman had an "exceptionally strong and compelling" case for being allowed to remain.

The 68-year-old American is employed as a lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. His salary for the job falls short of the government's �31,000 requirement for foreign nationals - but once royalties for his musical work is factored in, he makes twice that figure.

An online petition supporting his position gathered thousands of signatures, while more than 60 letters of support were written ahead of his appearance at the immigration hearing. Read more here.

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Fall Out Boy Star Missing Show Following Mother's Death

(TeamRock Radio) Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman will miss the band's show in London on Wednesday after the death of his mother. Trohman did not travel with the band to the UK, where tonight they will play at London's Islington Assembly Hall. Trohman's guitar tech Josh Newton will fill in.

Trohman's mother passed away in a hospice in the US where she was being treated for a rare, incurable brain tumour known as glioblastoma multiforme. The guitarist says in a statement: "I can't express the sorrow and heartache I am currently feeling. For now I have to be with my family and help everyone cope. Hopefully everyone reading this understands and holds no ill will towards me for making this decision.

"In the mean time the show must go on. My dear friend, bandmate (from non-FOB projects) and guitar tech (i.e. guy who makes my gear work and keeps me looking/sounding good) Josh Newton will be more than filling in my shoes. He'll help keep the guys company until I make my return." Read more here.

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All Time Low Turned Into Zombies in 'Something's Gotta Give' Video

(Radio.com) All Time Low shed their boyish good looks in favor of a more deathly appearance in "Something's Gotta Give," the first single from new album, Future Hearts, due April 7.

The pop-punk foursome released an accompanying video where frontman Alex Gaskarth is on his last nickel, working for a new burger joint dressed up as box of french fries. Being a happy chap, Gaskarth can't understanding why everyone is running away from him. Finally catching a glimpse of himself in a window, Gaskarth discovers he's a horrifying flesh-eating zombie.

Fans will enjoy the unexpected bloody ending. In addition to the standard Future Hearts album, the band is also offering a deluxe version with 15 tracks, expanded artwork and an alternate cover. It also includes a set of five Polaroid style photos taken from the band's personal archives. Hopeless Records will also release a limited edition colored 12-inch vinyl LP, available via pre-order today. Bundles with a myriad of merch options go on sale tomorrow.

The band will hit the road February and tour the new album through July when Gaskarth and Jack Barakat will stop to host the second Alternative Press Music Awards on July 22 in Cleveland, Ohio. Check out the dates and watch the video here.

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Kurt Cobain's Suicide Note Printed On Tank Top

(Radio.com) In a crass move, one Etsy entrepreneur was offering up a tank top with a recreation of Kurt Cobain's suicide note on it--right down to using the troubled rocker's handwriting.

The tank was available until a Redditer noticed it and posted, inspiring a slew of scathing comments. Although the Esty version was removed, a baseball t-shirt version has popped up on eBay for auction.

Would Cobain have approved of the shirt? According to his wife, Courtney Love, perhaps. She told NatGeo back in June of 2014 for a special series on the '90s that, "[Cobain] was desperate to be the biggest rock star in the world. But he made it look like it was thrust upon him." Read more here.

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The Holmes Brothers' Willie 'Popsy' Dixon Dead at 72

(The Blues Willie 'Popsy' Dixon, drummer and vocalist for the Holmes Brothers, has died of bladder cancer at the age of 72. The band's label Alligator Records say he'd recently been diagnosed with the disease, and he's survived by his partner Isobel Prideaux and his daughter Desiree Berry.

Dixon first met Sherman and Wendell Holmes in New York in 1967 and they worked together on several projects before forming the Holmes Brothers in 1979.

Their most recent release was last year's 12th title Brotherhood. Alligator say: "Popsy was celebrated for his soaring, soulful, multi-octave vocals, and his driving in-the-pocket drumming." Read more here.

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Saxon To Headline Hard Rock Hell

(Classic Rock) Saxon will headline the ninth edition of Hard Rock Hell in North Wales on November 12-15, with Black Spiders, Rock Goddess, Pig Iron, Skanska Mord and Riot Horse also confirmed on the bill.

Organisers say: "It will be five years since Saxon's last visit, and this year's set will be a two-hour jaw-dropper. Rock Goddess have recently enjoyed a resurgence and they're looking forward to gracing the stage. The unstoppable Black Spiders just seem to be hitting every part of the globe.

"The three-day affair will be forged on values of the first eight cycles, but tuned up with all the luxuries that Camp HRH has to offer. More than 50 bands from around the globe will be descending for the ninth cycle. Join us at your own risk as you enter our gates of hell. Anything that could happen just might happen�" Read more here.

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Steve Hackett Reveals New Album Details

(Prog) Steve Hackett has revealed the cover artwork for upcoming solo album Wolflight. His first original solo work since 2011's Beyond The Shrouded Horizon is set for launch on March 30.

It's described as "an exotic and exciting adventure" leading through "dark caverns, ancient ruins and tropical lagoons." Hackett recently said: "Wolflight reflects everybody's struggle for freedom on a journey travelling through both inner and outer space. It explores sounds from as far afield as Greece, Azerbaijan, the deep American South, Sahara desert and beyond, from all our yesterdays, evoking the ancient past."

He adds of his October UK tour: "I'm excited to embrace Genesis Revisited once more, while also celebrating 40 years of Voyage of the Acolyte, playing several favourites and introducing Wolflight." Check out the artwork here.

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Sanguine Hum Release New Album Preview

(Prog) Sanguine Hum have launched a trailer video for third album Now We Have Light, to be released on February 23. The five-minute clip offers samples of tracks from the follow-up to 2013's The Weight Of The World, along with footage from the band's studio.

They describe Now We Have Light as "a future parable" and "a twisted mix of Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy, Frank Zappa's Joe's Garage and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway."

Artwork has been created by Meriel Waissman. A special edition will include out-takes and a documentary. The album is available for pre-order via Cherry Red and Amazon. Sanguine Hum appear at HRH Prog 3 in Pwllheli, North Wales, on March 19-22. Check out the preview video here.

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Subversion Premiere Imperfect Lyric Video

(TeamRock Radio) Subversion are premiering their new lyric video for "Imperfect" which is taken from their upcoming album Animi (set to come out March 2nd via Rogue Records.)

Speaking about the album, new vocalist Jay Shields says "This isn't the Subversion of yesteryear, the direction we've taken is a lot more mature both production and material wise. Not to mention our live show is coming together a treat.

"We've worked really hard to develop our sound on this album. Not wanting to follow any trends we've just written the kind of music we love and hope that people will love it as much as we do! But if you're a fan of symphonic, technical and melodic metal then this one's for you."

Check out the lyric video here.

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Why Queen Latifah Originally Turned Down Bessie Smith Role

(The Blues Actress and former rapper Queen Latifah, who plays music legend Bessie Smith in biopic Bessie, says that the role had to wait 22 years until she was ready to fill it.

She was originally offered the part at the age of 22, but declined because she'd never heard of Smith at the time. Latifah says: "I had to become familiar with who she was. I was just blown away - I could hear her voice in so many people who came after her. If there was a Bessie Smith alive today, she'd blow everyone else out the water. I could never match her true ability."

Director Dee Rees reports the film will deal with Smith's controversial character face-on, saying: "Bessie never walks around things - she just walks right through them." Read more here.

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Levellers Launching Acoustic Performances and Film Screening Tour

(TeamRock Radio) Levellers have announced an acoustic tour that'll see them perform after screenings of their documentary A Curious Life. Told through the unique perspective of Jeremy Cunningham, the band's bass player and artist, and directed by former Chumbawamba frontman Dunstan Bruce, the film focuses on the band's success between 1988 and 1998 before they nearly disintegrated in a train wreck of drink, drugs and creative drought.

Bruce says: "A Curious Life is a potted journey through 25 years of subsidised dysfunctionalism; an uplifting tale of battling demons that reminds us that behind every band there is a story of struggle for expression, acceptance and survival."

Each screening of the film will be followed by a full live acoustic gig by the band themselves, who will be performing acoustic arrangements of songs from their recently released Greatest Hits, alongside many other live favourites from throughout their 27 year career.

Check out the dates and the film trailer here.

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Gallows Release New Video and Set Album Release

(TeamRock Radio) Hardcore punks Gallows will release their fourth album in April, they've announced. Titled Desolation Sounds, it will launch on April 13 via their own label Venn Records and Play It Again Sam. It will be the follow-up to their 2012 self-titled record.

Guitarist and founding member Laurent 'Lags' Barnard says: "I think the album sounds really fearless. It's the sound of a band that's comfortable with playing music together, rather than trying to fit into a certain scene or zeitgeist or any preconceived notion of what the band should be. We just ignored the outside music world and made an album that felt good in our guts."

They've made album track Bonfire Season available to purchase digitally, while a 7-inch vinyl pressing will be issued on February 7 via their official site. View the video for the track and read more here.

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