Today's Day in Rock Stories

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The previously unreleased version of "Rock And Roll" provides an additional peek into the fabled 1971 "Sunset Sound Mixes" of "Led Zeppelin IV". Only two previous "Sunset Sound Mixes" have been released, the first being the version of "When The Levee Breaks" on the original album and the second the "Stairway To Heaven" mix that debuted on the 2014 deluxe edition reissue of the band's fourth record.

The previously unheard "Olympic Studios Mix" of "Friends" is a stripped-down version without the orchestration that was included of the final mix that appeared on 1970's "Led Zeppelin III."

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Newsted joined the group following the tragic death of Cliff Burton and famously his bass parts on his first appearance on the 1988 album were bruied low in the mix and some fans had hoped that would be corrected with the reissue. But mixer Steve Thompson revealed in a recent interview that would not be the case.

He told the Talk Toomey podcast (via Banana 101.5) "I just contributed to the anniversary album of �And Justice [for All]. I just sent them a bunch of pictures and some outtakes, but they have no desire to remix the record. They want to keep it the way it is.

The special tribute event to the late singer was organized by Dean Delray, and will include performances from comedians followed by an all-star band playing the classic "Powerage" album in full.

The band will be highlighted by Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx, Anthrax's Scott Ian (Anthrax), Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot), Eagles Of Death Metal's Jesse Hughes, Velvet Revolver's Dave Kushner and more.

It is not a new idea for the legendary band, at one point rumors surfaced that the group would stage a reality television series similar to American Idol to find the new members of the group.

Stanley made headlines recently by mentioning the idea again and then last week he was asked about it while making an appearance on the Los Angeles rock radio station KLOS. When asked about the idea, he responded, "I think so. I tell you, Eric's been in the band 20-something years off and on, and Tommy's been in 15 years. So the people who initially thought, 'Well, it's gotta be the original four guys,' they're already 50 percent wrong. I think that KISS is a concept, it's an ideal, it's a way of performing and giving to an audience, and that goes far beyond me."

He adeded, "I'm a big fan of mine - I think I'm really good at what I do - but it doesn't mean there's not somebody else out there who can bring something to the band. Not a clone, not somebody copying me, but I was influenced by a lot of people, so there's people out there who are influenced by me."

The new album is set to be released on April 27th. Frontman Sully Erna had this to say about the track: "I always write about things that have affected me on an emotional level. I think everyone knows that about me by now. But if I choose to do that, I have to be prepared to be honest and vulnerable. And so the challenge is figuring out how 'exposed' you want to be with personal information. But I've also learned over the years that for me, being transparent, even to the point of embarrassment sometimes, is so much better than holding it inside and extending that pain longer than you need to.

The originally announced L.A. and Chicago stops of the Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour sold out so the band have added a new show at the Forum in Los Angeles on August 31st and the United Center in Chicago on August 14th.

Entitled "Fly From Here - Return Trip" the new version of the album is set to be released on March 25th. We were sent the following details about the special release:

The tour will be kicking off on September 2nd in Bristol at The Fleece and will be wrapping up on September 8th at the Academy 3 in Manchester. We were sent the following details:

They will be kicking things off on July 30th in Vancouver, BC at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts and concluding the trek on August 21st in Kansas City, MO at Crossroads KC.

Ministry's Al Jourgensen had the following to say about the song, "We are in completely uncharted territory now. Witnessing the unraveling of what was once a functional democracy. Our government is under attack. Our planet is under attack. It's time for a major reboot."

The band has added new shows in New Orleans, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Cleveland, Chicago and other markets this spring to promote the new studio effort which will be released on March 23rd.

The band has revealed the tracklisting and cover art for the new record, which was Costin Chioreanu and frontman Tomas Lindberg had the following to say, "It has once again been an absolute pleasure working creativily with Costin.

The "Wishing Wells" video can be streamed here and is the first new music from the group since their 2015 album "Ire". Frontman Winston McCall had this to say about the new song:

The band had previously set a Spring 2018 goal for the Threat to Survival follow-up, and while a release date has yet to be named, we had the chance to sit down with the band to talk about writing new music.

The group posted the news on Twitter and confirmed the title of the record is Love Is Dead. Chvrches vocalist Lauren Mayberry recently said she wanted the new album to be more immediate and from the heart. "[We wanted everything to be really honest," she told NME. "If it's going to be more pop it should be more aggressively pop - there's no doing things in half measures."

In his introduction for the web segment, Colbert recalled listening to MGMT during commercial breaks on his Comedy Central show. It's been 10 years, two presidential administrations and three MGMT albums since "Electric Feel" hit the charts but it's still a fan favorite.

Rolling Stone points out some special guests joining Crosby along the way, including Alison Krauss (June 6th in Vienna, Virginia), Mary Chapin Carpenter and Chris Hillman (June 16th in Lenox, Massachusetts).