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Why Guns N' Roses Reunion Didn't Include Izzy Stradlin

(Classic Rock) Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin explained why he is not part of the band's reunion lineup and he's called Axl Rose's recent explanation for his absence "bs."

His comment comes after the frontman suggested he wasn't sure why Stradlin had declined to rejoin for their Not In This Lifetime tour. Earlier this month Rose said: "With Izzy, that's just something I can't really describe. I don't know what to say.

"You can have a conversation and think it's one way, then the next day it's another way. I'm not trying to take any shots at Izzy. It's just, his thing's his thing, whatever that is."

Stradlin has responded with a tweet that reads: "[B.S.] They didn't want to split the loot equally. Simple as that. Moving right along�" here.

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Bruce Springsteen Was 'Crushed' By His Mental Health Struggles

(Classic Rock) Bruce Springsteen has revealed that he still worries about his mental health after admitting his battle with depression left him "crushed" a few years ago.

The 66-year-old singer-songwriter says his wife Patti Scialfa observes his bouts of mental illness as "a freight train bearing down" on him. He also describes his inner struggle as a car with multiple versions of himself inside - and there's no way of knowing which one is in the driver's seat.

He tells Vanity Fair: "I was crushed between 60 and 62, good for a year and out again from 63 to 64. Not a good record. Whoever you've been and wherever you've been, it never leaves you. I always picture it as a car. All your selves are in it. And a new self can get in, but the old selves can't ever get out. The important thing is, who's got their hands on the wheel at any given moment?"

He adds: "Playing a show brings a tremendous amount of euphoria - and the danger of it is, there's always that moment, comes every night, where you think, 'Hey, man, I'm gonna live forever.' You're feeling all your power.

"And then you come offstage, and the main thing you realize is 'Well, that's over.' Mortality sets back in. I realize there is a finite amount of time in which I'm going to continue to do what I'm doing." here.

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Code Orange Slam 'Losers' In Asking Alexandria

(Metal Hammer) Code Orange have slammed Asking Alexandria's Ben Bruce and James Cassells and their "fake rock star mentality." The US outfit were responding to a RockSound video in which guitarist Bruce and drummer Cassells were asked questions including how much damage they've caused on tour. The pair then boasted about trashing hotel rooms and causing damage to a venue in Birmingham, Alabama.

Cassells said: "We literally f***ing destroyed these hotel rooms in Australia. We piled everything in the room - furniture, all the mattresses, into a corner so we could sit on it and take a picture. Just don't leave us in a hotel room for days on end - we will f*** it up."

And after viewing the clip, Code Orange were so incensed by the pair's responses, they lashed out at them on their Facebook page. Code Orange say: "Regretfully came across this awful interview. Losers like this are why we exist. F*** bands and people like this and f*** their fake rock star mentality. They will be the first to go." Read more here.

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Gene Simmons Says Celebs Should 'Shut Their Pieholes' About Politics

(Classic Rock) Outspoken KISS star Gene Simmons says one of the few things he won't discuss is his political views. And as the US presidential election looms, he believes celebrities should "all shut their pieholes" when it comes to giving voting advice.

Asked about big names expressing political opinions, he responds: "They should all shut their pieholes. I really believe democracy doesn't work well when celebrities butt their heads into places they don't belong.

"Katy Perry, Gene Simmons, Chubby Checker - I don't care who you are, you've got influence, and your fans tend sometimes to do stuff they would normally not do, just because they're your fans.

"It's worth noting that when you go into a voting booth there's a curtain. It's nobody's damn business who you're voting for." Read more here.

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Anderson Rabin Wakeman Plan To Record New Music

(Prog) Anderson Rabin Wakeman (ARW) will record new music next year, Jon Anderson has confirmed. The former Yes man, who was named the 2016 Prog God at the Prog Magazine Awards in London last week, says working with his former bandmates again is "great fun" and feels "natural" - and adds they're focusing on rehearsing for their upcoming tour.

He tells TeamRock: "It's gonna be great fun for us, and the fans. We just want to have a good time, re-creating the wonderful music of Yes over the years.

"There's a lot of jokes about life, talking about our love for music, and what we will be up to in the next couple of years. We have some songs based on music from all of us really - very intense to very ethereal. It's really typical Yes energy.

"We'll probably release EPs, but we will wait until the new year to record them. For now, it's putting on a show that works." Read more here.

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Dio Offshoot Last In Line Announce Tour

(Classic Rock) Dio offshoot Last In Line have confirmed a UK tour for November and December this year, with an additional date in Germany. The lineup features guitarist Vivian Campbell and drummer Vinny Appice, who became members of Ronnie James Dio's band when he went solo in 1982.

Vocalist Andrew Freeman fronts the outfit, who were rounded out by original Dio bassist Jimmy Bain until his death in January. He was replaced by ex-Ozzy Osbourne man Phil Soussan.

Appice recently said Last In Line would "be around" more during 2017 as Campbell's Def Leppard duties eased off, adding: "We haven't really gone out and bombarded the audience with this yet.

"A lot of people can't wait for us to come to their cities. It looks like next year we'll be able to do that, then we'll be able to hit all the big festivals in Europe too." See the dates here.

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Santana Reunion Video and Live Album Set For Release

(hennemusic) A reunion of the classic late-sixties/early-seventies line-up of Santana is featured on the forthcoming package, "Santana IV: Live At The House Of Blues Las Vegas" which will be released on DVD+2CD, DVD+3LP, Blu-ray+2CD and digital formats on October 21st.

The package presents Carlos Santana and his band alongside Journey guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Gregg Rolie, percussionist Michael Carabello and drummer Michael Shrieve - who regrouped for the 2016 reunion album, "Santana IV."

That project marked the appearance of the former members with the guitar icon on record for the first time in 45 years. "Santana IV: Live At The House Of Blues Las Vegas" saw the former members join Carlos on stage in March for the first time since 1973 while delivering performances of classic tracks and songs from the latest record.

The package is being previewed with a clip of Santana's cover of the 1963 Tito Puente classic, "Oye Como Va." Watch it here.

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Video From AC/DC With Axl Rose Cleveland Concert Goes Online

(hennemusic) The Axl Rose fronted AC/DC rocked the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH on September 6 and several videos from the show have been posted online.

The show marked the fifth of ten rescheduled US tour dates the band are playing this fall with Rose as they wind down a world tour in support of 2014's "Rock Or Bust."

The Guns N' Roses leader stepped in to assist the Australian rockers after longtime frontman Brian Johnson was advised by doctors in March to stop performing or risk permanent hearing loss.

Chuck Yarborough of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports "Rose's trademark soaring vocals throughout the 24-song set weren't those Johnson, and they weren't like original AC/DC singer, the late Bon Scott.

"It was like a natural progression for the group segueing from Scott to Johnson and now Rose." Watch the videos here.

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Diamond Head Reveal New Album Plans

(Classic Rock) Diamond Head will start working on their next album in 2017, vocalist Rasmus Bom Andersen has confirmed. Having only released their self-titled seventh work in March this year, the Danish singer admits that his own need to "keep pushing forward" helps speed up the band's activity.

He tells Eon Music: "We're hoping to actually start to start writing some songs in 2017 and then god knows when we'll see it. I can't stand still. It's like start me going and I'm just going to keep running, so I keep pushing forward and forward and forward. More Diamond Head music would be great for everyone."

Andersen also recalls his "ruthless" approach to songwriting for their latest release with Diamond Head co-founder and guitarist Brian Tatler. Read more here.

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Crippled Black Phoenix Stream New Song 'No Fun'

(Prog) Crippled Black Phoenix have made their new track "No Fun" available to stream exclusively with Prog. The song features on the band's upcoming album Bronze, which will launch on November 4.

Speaking about the track, the band's mainman Justin Greaves tells Prog: "As usual, I like to kick off the run to an album release with a favourite song, which does not already give everything away.

"No Fun is such a track. It is born from a riff that I have had on demo since 2004 - the year I started making Crippled Black Phoenix tunes. It kept almost being finished, but never actually saw life until this album.

"I am really happy with the new album as I should be. Personally I think it sounds the best yet, so I am proud to team up with Prog and let a first song out into the world in advance of the full album release."

He continues: "No Fun might raise an eyebrow or two among our amazing fans, but this is typical of Crippled Black Phoenix - laying musical traps to lead and mislead people into the Phoenix Asteroids, to circle the universe forever.

"Let's rejoice and have lots of No Fun!" Stream the new song here.

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The Pineapple Thief Release Unplugged Video Of 'Tear You Up'

(Prog) The Pineapple Thief have released a video of mainman Bruce Soord performing an acoustic version of their track "Tear You Up." The song originally appeared on the band's 11th studio album Your Wilderness, which launched last month via Kscope.

Soord had the following to say about the alternative version of the track: "People always ask me how I write songs and I always say the same thing - with my acoustic guitar.

"I thought taking one of the heavier tracks on the album and giving it the singer, songwriter treatment would be a nice way of showing this. It was also a lot of fun to do, although the sigh at the end, as I played it live in the studio, is a result of it taking quite a few takes to get right!" Check it out and read more here.

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Meshuggah Announce New Zealand And Australia Tour

(Prog) Meshuggah have announced a tour of New Zealand and Australia next March. They'll kick off the five date run at Auckland's Powerstation, New Zealand, on March 9, before hitting Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle in Australia in support of their forthcoming album The Violent Sleep Of Reason.

Drummer Tomas Haake recently revealed they recorded the album live for the first time in over two decades to capture what they "sound like honestly." He also said they were influenced by terrorism, extremist views and religious dogma in society.

He saod: "On this album and on previous albums, inspiration for lyrics has been current events and also a mix of things. Sometimes its purely fiction - something that you can be inspired and influenced by, something you've read in a book or seen in a movie or another song you hear.

"Sometimes it's just a line that someone says to you and gets you going - your brain starts spinning and you take it from there. A lot of times what you see going on around you in the world is the easiest kind of inspiration." Read more and see the dates here.

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The Rolling Stones Release Trailer For New Tour Documentary

(Radio.com) The Rolling Stones' two-month trek across South America as part of their 10-city tour earlier this year will be coming to theaters soon, and fans can now see the trailer ahead of the film's premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Ole Ole Ole!: A Trip Across Latin America is part concert film and part documentary, following the Stones across nine cities in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Mexico before ending in Havana, Cuba, for a historic moment.

Their show in the country marked the first time an international rock band performed there since the United States lifted its embargo.In between the band's sold out stadium crowd performances, they discuss the political nature of rock and roll. Read more here.

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Graham Bonnet Band Announce New Album 'The Book'

(Classic Rock) The Graham Bonnet Band will release the album The Book on November 11. The singer says the new material is in a "very similar" vein to his work in previous bands such as Rainbow, Alcatrazz and MSG. The package will also include a bonus disc of "re-recorded classics."

He adds: "I think this is what people want to hear from me - and won't be disappointed." Bonnett also describes the story behind album's potential first single, Into The Night.

He says: "It's about a guy who's been on a long trip, who comes home to find his bags have been packed. He comes home weary and looking forward to going to sleep and seeing his family, but he can't get in the door - his key doesn't work.

"He presses the doorbell and eventually his wife answers - though she wasn't happy to see him. She tells him, 'You're leaving tomorrow. I have arranged a condominium for you to go and live in - our marriage is over.'" Watch the promo here.

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Elephant Stone Release 'Andromeda' Video

(Prog) Elephant Stone have released a video for their track "Andromeda." The song is lifted from the band's new album Ship Of Fools which is out on November 25 via Burger Records.

The band features frontman Rishi Dhir who has worked with artists including Beck, The Horrors, Brian Jonestown, The Black Angels and The Dandy Warhols in the past.

Dhir says: "Around January 2015, NASA released images of the Andromeda galaxy taken by the Hubble telescope. I was deep in the writing for Ship Of Fools and was scouring the net for inspiration. I came upon an article in a science magazine describing what can be seen from the photograph. There were lines describing the stars as 'grains of sand from a wizard's hand', or something like that.

"I found the article very poetic and inspiring. Pair this with the fact that my musical obsession at the time was Air's soundtrack for the colour reissue of Le Voyage Dans La Lune and I was working with the imagery of Bosch's Ship of Fools.

"So, there's a lot in this song that may not be so obvious. The icing on the cake, though, was that NASA had also just released via Soundcloud a library of audio recordings, so I downloaded some of the tracks and added them to the outro. It's all very pop art." Watch the video here.

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Metallica Release An 'All-Angle' Sad But True Video

(Metal Hammer) Metallica have released an "all-angle" video featuring their performance of classic track Sad But True, shot during their show in Minneapolis last month.

The first rock concert at the city's new US Bank Stadium was broadcast live across the world, and included their first-ever live delivery of latest track Hardwired - just five days after they'd first rehearsed it together.

Frontman James Hetfield introduced the song by thanking their support bands for the evening, asking fans: "Did you guys see Volbeat? They're really good. Then Avenged Sevenfold, of course, you all liked them. There were here representing live and loud heavy music. This one goes out to them."

The clip also shows drummer Lars Ulrich meeting fans who have never seen the band live before, and other supporters being given surprise snake pit passes. Watch the video and read more here.

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Sikth Releasing Anniversary Edition Of 'Death Of A Dead Day'

(Metal Hammer) Sikth have announced that they'll re-release their 2006 album Death Of A Dead Day to mark its 10th anniversary. The band's second album will be reissued on September 30 via Peaceville on CD and vinyl.

Speaking about the follow-up to their 2003 debut The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait For Something Wild, vocalist Mikee Goodman says: "To me this was the hardest album I've ever made lyrically and vocally.

"I was not in a good place when writing - although I do remember the music I was given was the best I'd ever had the pleasure of writing to. Everything had so much depth and pushing the boundaries, as did the vocals. To re-release this on a good quality vinyl and CD format through Peaceville 10 years later obviously means it meant a lot to others too. That is all we can ask for as artists. Thank you all." Read more here.

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Nick Cave Made Album Doc To Avoid The Media?

(Classic Rock) The director of Nick Cave documentary One More Time With Feeling has explained why Cave decided to make a film documenting the making of his upcoming album Skeleton Tree.

Andrew Dominik reports Cave wanted to make the film so he wouldn't have to face the media while promoting the record - as he wanted to avoid talking about the death of his son Arthur.

The 15-year-old died after he fell from a cliff in Brighton earlier this year. The inquest into his death revealed the teenager had taken LSD for the first time before the accident.

Speaking at the documentary's premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Dominik says (via the Guardian): "Nick went into a newsagent in Brighton and saw a copy of Mojo - he realised he was going to have to promote the record.

"Arthur had died halfway through making it and the idea of promoting it made him feel sick, because he was going to have to discuss the context of the record with a whole bunch of journalists.

"That prospect was very alarming to him. His instinct in making the film was one of self-preservation - it was a way to talk about what happened, but there was a certain safety in doing it with someone he knew." Read more here.

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Monocled Man Release 'Marie Betsy' Video

(Prog) Monocled Man have released a video for their track "Marie Betsy". The song features on their upcoming album We Drift Meridian, which is out on September 25 via Whirlwind Recordings.

The track is named after the first woman ever to be in Antarctica and is "portrayed through reverberating swathes of electronics and clanging, countrified guitar."

We Drift Meridian is said to embrace "conceptual cohesiveness through textures and lyrics which evoke mystery, solitude and even desperation." Trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist and composer Rory Simmons adds: "These are instrumental and electronic explorations which have a meaning and, in context, hang together musically - it's an exciting, natural progression of the band." Watch the video here.

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Motley Crue's The End Gets International Theatrical Release

(Classic Rock) Motley Crue will present their final show via "The End" concert film in cinemas outside North America for one night only on October 13, they've announced.

The End, shot in Los Angeles last December, will be featured alongside exclusive documentary footage, telling the full story of their farewell performance at the Staples Center.

It was screened in the US in June, and will now be seen in the UK, Europe, South America, Australia and Japan. Organizers say: "In January 2014, Motley Crue held a press conference announcing their final tour, complete with a 'cessation of touring' agreement prohibiting any and all future live engagements.

"The two-year concert trek saw Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee perform across five continents, grossing over $100 million. While not everyone was able to witness their final show live, fans can catch all the action when MusicScreen, Live Alliance, Eagle Rock Entertainment and Tenth Street Entertainment present Motley Crue: The End in selected cinemas on October 13."

The last show ground to a temporary halt when drummer Lee's roller coaster stage set stopped working, leaving him hanging upside down from his kit until roadies climbed up to rescue him. Read more and watch a trailer here.

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