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Guns N' Roses Reveal Clue To Reunion Lineup

The band was scheduled to support Black Sabbath on the Australian leg of their farewell tour next month and Five Finger Death Punch also planned additional headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney.

Tour promoter Live Nation issued the following statement, "Last Thursday, Five Finger Death Punch singer Ivan Moody was hospitalized in his hometown of Denver.

"He is expected to make a full recovery but it is with deep regret that Five Finger Death Punch will be forced to cancel their appearances in Australia, both with Black Sabbath and as headliners in Sydney and in Melbourne.

"It is especially disappointing to Five Finger Death Punch that they will not be able to play before Black Sabbath, a band Five Finger Death Punch has deep reverence for, on Black Sabbath's last ever shows in Australia.

The band were recorded over two shows at the Zenith in Munich, Germany last November on what turned out to be their final trek as founder Lemmy Kilmister passed away at his Los Angeles home on December 28.

The two man rock band will be performing two sets during the tour. The first set will include tracks from their career and the second will feature a performance of the entire "As Good As Dead" album.

The tour will be kicking off with a two night stand at The Metro in the band's hometown of Chicago on April 15th and 16th and they will conclude the trek on June 18th in Austin, TX at the Empire Control Room and Garage.

The band had the following to say about the reunion tour, "The rumors are true. After 16 years, Joe Daniels will be re-joining us behind the kit for a run of shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of As Good As Dead.

Piloted by singer Bruce Dickinson, Ed Force One carries the band, crew and gear around the world on their current world tour in support of 2015's "The Book Of Souls."

"As soon as we knew that Bruce would be piloting the plane for Iron Maiden's world tour," says Global Merchandising Services' licensing manager Jens Drinkwater, "we knew that we had to do something special to celebrate the occasion, and Revell are an obvious partner for this fantastic collaboration.

Lyman posted this message to fans via an image tweet, "I'm going to skip the super long statement for this one and just say that this tour we are on right now will be my last tour with Slaves and I will no longer be a part of Slaves.

The series sees Ferguson joined by three guests to discuss historical and political questions, including History's worst tyrant, craziest cult and best frenemies.

This week's edition on history's most influential band sees Ferguson joined by Ulrich, comedian, actor, writer, producer and television/radio host Tom Papa and journalist Alan light, who has been a rock critic for Rolling Stone and the editor-in-chief for both Vibe and Spin.

The episode will see the group determine history's most influential band from one of six choices: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, The Ramones, Run DMC and Nirvana.

Book Of Shadows II is released on April 8 via eOne Music and is the Black Label Society mainman's first solo effort in 20 years.

Meanwhile, Wylde has weighed in on the debate over whether AC/DC should continue without Brian Johnson, who has been ordered to stop touring or risk going deaf.

Wylde says as long as Johnson has a say in who takes over, it could work. He tells Artisan News: "Supposedly Bon Scott was talking about how awesome Brian was. He saw him playing one night and he was saying, 'I saw this singer, this Brian Johnson guy, who's amazing.'

Madden gave Gilmour permission to use edited footage from his 2015 film "Confusion Through Sand" for the new video. "In Any Tongue" is the fifth clip issued from "Rattle That Lock" following the title track, "Today", "Faces Of Stone" and "The Girl In The Yellow Dress."

The huge response to the campaign shows the appetite to hear the music from Good Tiger, a quintet of talented and experienced musicians who gravitated to one another following well known stints in established metal bands.

Just last year Derya 'Dez' Nagle (The Safety Fire) and Joaquin 'Jo' Ardiles (The Safety Fire) linked up with Dez vocalist Elliot Coleman (Tesseract), drummer Alex R�dinger, and bassist Morgan Sinclair (Architects) to create Good Tiger, a band with a lot to say on debut record 'A Head Full of Moonlight.'

Speaking to Eric Mackinnon of the New Rock Times, guitarist Derya says he formed Good Tiger when his former band came to a halt and he needed an outlet.

"We quickly realised we weren't done with music, so we reached out to people who they felt would be good at the whole, making music thing," he says.

"They had toured with Alex 'The' Rudinger, and Elliot 'El' Coleman before, and knew they were like minded enough to form a gang. They asked me to join in with the fun because I'm pretty good at painting Warhammer. I once came fourth in the 'youngbloods' category at a pretty serious painting competition, in addition to winning countless local painting events. I truly am good at painting Warhammer."

"I also play bass, guitar, and Magic The Gathering. I also already owned a leather jacket, so there was no need for additional band expenses." He jokes.

On the overwhelming response to the band's Crowdfunding campaign Derya continues: "It was very exciting for us as a band to see that number grow as quickly as it did.

"We reached more than double our target prior to releasing any music though, that was a little worrying. What if the people who pre-ordered didn't like the music, huh?

Speaking to Radio host Terrie Carr, Halford was in high spirits as he discussed his desire to 'keep the metal party going.' He says: "Well, we wanna keep the momentum going. For certain bands, it's the way that the whole business of being in a band and making music works. I mean, we were out [on tour] for almost two years, I think, playing so many shows in so many countries and travelling so many thousands of miles.

"And, you see, generally when you do that, then you take some time off to decompress and think about all the wonderful things you have experienced. And then generally you take a little bit of time and then you ramp up to go back out on the road again.

"But I've gotta tell you, this is the best time for Priest right now. We're just having a blast, and we want to keep the metal party going, and what better way to do that than to bring on some new metal songs."

Desire for the first show on March 31 -- which features performances from Michael Stipe, The Roots, Jakob Dylan, Cyndi Lauper, and Perry Farrell -- was too great and prompted the addition of a second night featuring Cat Power, Perry Farrell, Heart's Ann Wilson, and the Polyphonic Spree.

Alan Douches has remastered the album from the original tapes. The package comes with bonus content including rehearsal tapes and studio sessions.

At Dawn's First Light is taken from the band's upcoming album Jomsviking - which was issued on March 25 via Sony Music. The promo is set in a Slavic settlement from the 9th century, with the band caught in the middle of the fight.

Way says: "As a rock violinist I have always been searching for that elusive sound, turn of phrase and means of expression that would give the electric violin a legitimate voice in the idiom of rock music.

Vocalist and guitarist Jonas Renkse says of the track: "A song with lush textures, distinct dynamics and a memorable chorus are the trademarks to some of the most beloved Katatonia songs. Old Heart Falls substantiates all of those attributes, but is not by any means defining the album as a whole. There is more to come."

He tells Scuzz TV: "We had the batch of songs and I put them in a sequence of how I heard the record making sense at that point - even before it was recorded.

"We recorded it in sequence which was an experiment as we've never done anything like that. It was very much like recording something that was fluent from beginning to end. We really tried to put it together so it makes sense as a full album.

And with the contract drama behind them, the New York trio will issue Chaos on June 17 via Tunecore. Singer/guitarist Malcolm Brickhouse says: "We can't wait for everyone to hear our album. We've worked very hard to give the fans something they'll love and never forget.

The clip shows the late bluesman and his band sound checking before a gig in France. Down & Dirty was released earlier this year by Greg Olliver, known for his work on the acclaimed Lemmy documentary.

He performed "Man Who Sold the World" ahead of Friday's Radio City Music Hall tribute to Bowie featuring Stipe, Mumford and Sons, Blondie, Cat Power, and The Roots.

Following Bowie's sudden death in January, Stipe penned a touching social media tribute to recognize the late star's unique gifts and otherworldly perspective: "Right now, it feels as if the solar system is off its axis, as if one of our main planetary anchors has lost its orbit. That said--I am certain that wherever Bowie is now--I want to be there someday."

Other bands already announced include Austin Dickinson's As Lions, Boy Jumps Ship, Shvpes, Black Foxxes and Yonaka. Event manager Kevin Moore says: "It's wonderful to be able to announce another 100 artists who will be taking part in The Great Escape 2016.

Frontman Adam Broadhurst says: "We're unreservedly thrilled to have signed to BEM. The band truly feels that now is the time to build on our independent successes and bring our music, both live and recorded, to a much wider audience. We look forward to working with BEM to achieve this aim."

Saves The Day will be performing second album Through Being Cool in full, while Hawthorne Heights will also be performing their second record, If Only You Were Lonely, from start to finish.

And mainman Frasco says they were determined to replicate their live sound on the record. He tells The Blues Magazine: "We wanted to capture what our live show is - the chaos and the fun.