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Eagles Cofounder Randy Meisner's Wife Fatally Shot

Papantoniou, who played with the metal band in 1996 and 1997, was found guilty in a jury trial last Thursday (March 3rd) on the counts related to the fatal assault of Larry Dildy in his home in Hamden, according to the New Haven Register (via Loudwire).

Part of the concept album was inspired after an incident at a 1977 Pink Floyd concert at Montreal's Olympic Stadium in which Waters spat on a fan. He tells a Montreal news conference: "The Wall is about the journey from the enmity of spitting in someone's face to the position where love becomes more important than that enmity."

His time with Sabbath ended after they settled their differences with Ozzy Osbourne. Now Iommi hopes to line up Martin to add new music to the re-release versions of Headless Cross and Tyr.

Young announced in October that he'd have no more to do with his CSNY colleagues, leading Crosby to comment: "That's like saying there are mountains in Tibet. We know, Neil. We already knew."

Nash said in November that he still hoped the band had a future. Now he tells Lust For Life: "You asked me if there's more of CSN? My answer is 'no,' and that's very sad, because we're pretty good.

The Metallica bassist will lead a show at the Electric Ballroom on March 13, featuring Skindred's Benji Webbe, Ugly Kid Joe's Whitfield Crane, Kyuss ex Brant Bjork and Paul Simon collaborator Armand Sabai-Lecco.

Williams says: "My friend and fellow Budgie band member John Thomas sadly passed away last night. My thoughts are with the loved ones he left behind."

The new video was directed by Ramon Boutviseth (Dream Theater, Nonpoint, Veil of Maya) and can be seen here. Guitarist Ben Bruce had this to say, "Everyone has their inner demons. Everyone has their own mental fights they have to deal with. Don't let them consume you. Let them serve as a reminder that things could always be worse. Fight your inner demons and find your inner peace."

The performance, which marked The Who's first full band U.S. talk show appearance in almost 50 years, came the day after the group headlined Madison Square Garden as part of the recently-launched North American leg of The Who Hits 50! farewell tour which was postponed following Roger Daltrey's bout with viral meningitis.

Last fall, the band released "The Who: Live In Hyde Park", a project that captures the group at the famed London venue in 2015 as they delivered the final UK concert appearance of their 50th anniversary farewell tour.

"Throughout history, some of the most dramatic changes have occurred when people reject the status quo and demand change," says vocalist James Michael. "'Rise' is about how we find ourselves at a global tipping point and how it is our duty as citizens of this world to come together, communicate with one another and rise up to demand more of ourselves and our leaders."

"Prayers For The Damned" is the first volume of a double album project that will keep Michael, bassist Nikki Sixx and guitarist DJ Ashba on the road throughout 2016.

"Sixx:A.M. is in the most creative place of our careers," says Sixx, "For James, DJ and myself, we think it's the perfect time to release so much quality music to our fans who've been supporting us over the last 3 albums."

Geldschlager left the band last year during recording sessions for their fourth album Akroasis, and was replaced in the lineup by Rafael Trujillo. And he says while he and the rest of the band remain close, his name has been dragged through the mud since the split - and lays the blame squarely at the door of Kummerer.

Geldschlager tells London Metal Monthly: "I wouldn't want to view my time in the band as an all-negative experience, even though there was tension between me and Steffen.

"My departure, however, and everything that followed are a complete disgrace to everyone who worked so hard on the album and to the fans who support them.

"I never thought I'd see my name dragged through the mud like that, or have somebody publicly try to plagiarize my work. That's not a great place to be in for sure. But at the end of the day, it doesn't hurt me as much as it hurts the band itself."

He says Kummerer has tried to publicly discredit him by blaming tensions between the pair on the guitarist's "condition" something Geldschlager calls "a new low."

He was brought back into the fold in 1993 and stayed until he was fired in 2000 and replaced by Jimi Jamison. He rejoined the Chicago outfit in 2013 with the band stating their intention to carry both Bickler and Jamison.

The Astonishing, the double-disc concept album that follows 2013's self-titled release, was released in January. It's their second title since Mike Mangini replaced co-founded Mike Portnoey.

Rudess tells Dream Theater Club that "there's no doubt" he wasn't getting his due with the old credits style. He says: "People were very confused - listing all the names on the Dream Theater album was very misleading.

"The last 16 years John and I have been the main composers of this band. And this is not to take away anything really from Mike Portnoy, who was a major influence in the band. Mike wrote a lot of the words and often would write melody lines with John Petrucci for the songs. He would also have a say in what was capped and what was not."

They decided to form the band in the wake of the death of Bolt Thrower drummer Martin 'Kiddie' Kearns who passed away in his sleep in September last year. Bolt Thrower suspended all activities, giving Willets the opportunity to develop a new project.

Panic Room say in a statement: "This will be the band's first live filming - despite intense demand from the fan base for years. But we wanted to do it properly - we're total perfectionists and we never put out any half-arsed products.

The band recruited artist Martin Wittfooth for the new release and Holiday says the cover design titled Rainsong fits perfectly with the feel of the album.

He continues: "I discovered Martin about halfway through making Hollow Bones and I was immediately drawn into his work. I loved his imagery with animals and felt it was calm and unnerving all at the same time. I also loved the touch of whimsy and beautiful psychedelic overtones he used.

But they've resurfaced to announce they'll play London's Borderline on December 17 and The Robin in Bilston on December 18. A statement from the band says:

But Moreno has spoken up for his colleague, telling WDHA 105.5: "It was pretty apparent that he was sort of odd man out, in a way. The main thing is he put himself there - he was there every day, very present in the studio. It took him a while to get invested in what we were doing. It wasn't our intention to exclude him."

Frontman Tyler 'Telle' Smith said: "Dark Matter is the result of our most in-depth writing and recording session we've done, and is something we consider to be our most dynamic and expansive album to date.

"This record completely defines and expresses who we are, and where we are going, taking the listener to the darkest and most honest places our band has dared to venture."

Says frontman Kyle Burgess: "Ruiner is a frank and bleak self-assessment of a dark period in my early 20's. The song battles the realization of pain you are causing others through selfish choices and lifestyles, and opens up to the failures in my life at that point.

Says frontman Thomas Bellier of the new material: "We took our favourite Middle Eastern sounds, and reinterpreted them through the prism of our cultural baggage - weird European psychedelia, a healthy dose of vintage hard rock and experimental jazz. With producer Matt Hyde, we were able to mix loud fuzz guitar tones along with traditional acoustic instruments, such as the oud and the kanun.

The singer and pilot announced last year that he was investing �250,000 in the manufacture of the world's largest aircraft in Bedford, England - which stands at 302-feet long and can stay airborne for up to three weeks.

Dickinson tells the New Yorker: "You want to put a hospital into Africa? You put the whole hospital in the inside of this - whoosh. Start the generator. 'Here's your hospital, buddy!' Job done.

Susanna says of the track: "I think we're all under the spell of the moon. The old goddess pulls and pushes us, secretly steers us while we go about with our modern life. Thinking we've got it all under control, while we're really under the influence of nature. This song describes the feeling of being held by the force of the moon."

Audiotopsy features Keeton, Mudvayne stars Gregg Tribbett (guitar) and Matthew McDonough (drums), and bassist Perry Stern. The show sent over the following details:

Among the topics discussed include the formation of the band coming, the writing of Natural Causes, if he felt any pressure working with Gregg and Matthew given their history, and how important imagery is to the band.

The band will be performing full rock shows on the upcoming trek that will include Australian shows at Big Top Sydney on June 17th, Festival Hall in Melbourne on June 18th, Eaton's Hill Hotel in Brisbane June 20th, Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide June 22nd.

Keyboardist Tom Rogerson says: "This is the lushest, most melodic track on the album. It's probably the most glorious and ambient intro we've ever had, especially considering the peaks it reaches later on.

Massy had the following to say: "Avatar is an amazing band. The singer Johannes Eckerstrom has the wild energy and charisma I love, and the players are relentless.