Portnoy says: "Great video recap of The Winery Dogs in Mexico! The upcoming live Blu-ray/DVD from Santiago should be out early 2017."
Reflecting on what makes The Winery Dogs tick in the clip, Kotzen says: "It's an interesting combination. Billy has a way of playing the bass that's very unique - he incorporates the kind of lines on the instrument that a bass normally wouldn't do.
"Because I sing, every move that I make when I write is, 'How can I sing over that? What's the melody?' I look at it from that angle so it kind of keeps things in a more basic format.
"I think some of the crazy stuff - the over the top wild stuff comes more from the other two guys which is what makes it kind of unique. Not to say I don't bring crazy stuff, because I do." Watch the documentary
here.
Let Me Feel Your Power features material recorded in Munich and Brighton, along with bonus material taken from a Chicago show from September 2015. It'll be the NWOBHM veterans' 10th live album. They previously issued a clip of Wheels Of Steel.
Let Me Feel Your Power is available in several formats, including DVD/2CD, Blu-Ray/2CD, digital download and a deluxe vinyl version which also includes the Blu-ray and 2CD, and is limited to 1500 copies.
The band are currently working on the follow-up to Battering Ram, and are eyeing a summer 2017 release for the as-yet-untitled album. It'll feature the track They Played Rock And Roll, which frontman Byford recently reported was a tribute to late Motorhead leader Lemmy. Read more about that and watch the new live video
here.
The second single from "Slowhand" peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 while the album reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 on its way to sales of more than 3 million in the States.
"Live In San Diego" captures Clapton in a 2007 concert as part of a tour in support of his and Cale's 2006 album, "The Road To Escondido." Cale sits in on five tracks, including three from "Escondido" and two made famous by Clapton: "After Midnight" and "Cocaine."
The guitar icon recently revealed the extent of health issues that have made playing music, among other things, a challenge for the 71-year-old. "I've had quite a lot of pain over the last year," said Clapton. "It started with lower back pain and turned into what they call peripheral neuropathy, which is where you feel like you have electric shocks going down your leg. [It's] hard work to play the guitar and I've had to come to terms with the fact that it will not improve. And I've had to figure out how to deal with some other things from getting old."
here.
And in a new video with Filth and keyboardist and singer Lauren Francis, he reveals more information on the follow-up to Devilment's 2014 debut album The Great And Secret Show.
He says: "The album title actually came about from the artwork - we had the artwork for the album cover before we had the album title.
"In the end, it was an amalgamation of the fact I really like Danzig and he named his albums I, II, III etc, but Danzig II was a particular favourite, so I thought Devilment II was quite cool.
"Misfits did a song called Mephisto Waltz, so that seemed like a great fit." Read more and watch the full interview
here.
The videos shared a concept, with the new clip revealing how director Patric Ullaeus put the pieces in place for the finished promos. Vocalist and lyricist Anders Friden recently revealed the meaning behind the album title, saying it was inspired by emotional conflicts.
He said: "All titles for every album come really late in the process. I write the lyrics and then I gather all the lyrics after we're done and I look at the album as a whole, then try to figure out what the theme is.
"With Battles, we all have our inner struggles from the day we are really young up until the day we die, so this album is about that and something everyone can relate to.
"We all have it - you can never get away from it. It could be inside and outside, between all kinds of people with all kinds of situations." Watch both The End and The Truth videos along with the making-of clip
here.
Reflecting on the 30th anniversary of Cliff's death, Ray says the family still receive regular royalty payments and that his son was sure he'd be able to provide for his parents down the line.
Ray Burton tells The Metalsucks Podcast: "The royalties have been coming my way for quite some time. He could see things coming along, he felt that they were doing well.
"He told his mom and me, 'I'm gonna buy you two a house when this thing gets going better.' So he had an idea that the band was going to be a success. And boy, was it ever."
On Cliff's faith in his own ability, Ray adds: "Cliff knew he had talent, but he wasn't cocky about it. But he felt the music that he was getting and playing with James and Kirk and Lars was pretty good, and he was quite satisfied with it.
"He said that he felt that if he couldn't make a living with Metallica, he had enough talent to be a studio musician. So that's a lot of confidence in your own ability. But at the same time, I heard him say several times, 'There are a hundred kids out there in garages that play the guitar as well as I can.'
"That kind of thinking toward yourself also helps in everyday life. You have that confidence about your own abilities, and Cliff had a degree of confidence. But as I say, he wasn't cocky about it in any sense of the word." Read more
here.
The album draws from the work of 19th century American scholar Francis James Child and his collection of English and Scottish Ballads. The album is appropriately titled, containing stories of murder, religion, incest, skulls, honour killings and tormented spirits - the perfect subject material for Steeleye Span's dark take on the music of the British Isles.
The album features the very first lead vocal from violinist Jessie May Smart on Brown Robyn's Confession, while Boys Of Bedlam sees vocalist Maddy Prior and guitarist Julian Littman combine on a spoken word/rap section! Watch the trailer
here.
The venue say in a statement: "Making a mockery of genre boundaries and consistently confounding expectations, Hammill's work spans numerous styles and approaches while always maintaining his own unique sound.
"Now, nearly five decades on from the debut Van Der Graaf Generator release, Hammill's creative spark shows no sign of abating and we're very excited to host him performing solo across three nights at Cafe Oto." Read more
here.
Akerfeldt tells Metal Hammer: "I love to have people over, and so we've started a gentleman's club. It's me, Fredrik, Nico from Entombed AD and JB from Grand Magus.
"We go out to have a drink, or we come to my place and we listen to music. We have a group email thing where we discuss the topics we're going to talk about at the next dinner. Like, if you had a teddy bear when you were a kid, what was it called? Things like that.
"It's very metal. We were talking about a name, and the one we came up with was The Swallowers, because we're always eating. I'm planning to get some rings made, because I know a silversmith, so it's a serious business." Read more
here.
They completed the track between summer festival performances. Frontman Rou Reynolds had the following to say about the reasoning for releasing a stand-alone track:
"Every now and then, outside of album releases and their attendant campaigns, it's nice to release a song into the wild, out-of-the-blue. To bowl it full force at the faces of the general public without prior warning." Watch the video and read more
here.
It's the brainchild of Summer's End festival co-organiser Stephen Lambe and will also feature sets from Rob Cottingham's new band Cairo, Midnight Sun, which features Summer's End co-organiser Huw Lloyd-Jones on lead vocals and Elaine Samuels And Kindred Spirit.
Lambe says: "This is very much a triple-celebration. We will be launching Magenta's as-yet-untitled new album, celebrating my 55th birthday on that day - and also marking the first anniversary of Nineteen-73, the Progressive Rock promotion organization which I launched in the spring of 2016."
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It's an adaptation of 2010 novel by French author and screenwriter David Foenkinos, which imagined the artist's sessions on his therapist's couch. The work is described as a "piece of true biographical fiction" which "recounts the defining moments and experiences that shaped pop music's - and popular culture's - most influential voice, as captured by Eric Cobeyran's moving graphic novel adaptation."
IDW Publishing unveiled the comic on the final day of 2016's New York Comic Con - on what would have been Lennon's 76th birthday. It will hit shelves in May 2017. Read more
According to the announcement, "The show will be a history lesson for X fans - the music will tell the story from then to now with a different support band each night, including: Chris Shiflett, The Blasters, Mike Watt & The Secondmen, Small Wigs, Skating Polly, Tripwires and LP3 & The Tragedy."
X's Exene Cervenka had the following to say, "For a long time interviewers and X people we've met have asked us did you think when X started you'd still be playing together now? And our answer is surprisingly - No! Of course not!" Read more and see the dates
here.
Frontman Austin Dickinson had this to say about the track, "Conceptually it's about trying to navigate your way out of disaster, be it personal, collective, or in the case of the video, a war zone."
Fans in the U.S. will soon be able to catch the band live when they hit the road as the support act on an upcoming arena tour featuring Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, and Sixx:A.M. Stream the new song
here.
Recorded in March at the end of Plant's Southern Journey tour of the American South, the hour-long set mixes tunes from 2014's "lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar" alongside covers of songs by Willie Dixon, Joan Baez and Bukka White, and revamped versions of Led Zeppelin classics like "Black Dog", "The Lemon Song" and "Rock And Roll."
The performance marked Plant's return to Austin City Limits for the first time in more than a decade. Robert Plant on Austin City Limits will air this weekend via PBS; check local listings for the broadcast time in your area.
here.
The tour will begin on November 15th in Salt Lake City, UT at In The Venue and will be concluding on December 20th in Seattle, WA at the Showbox. They will also play two Canadian dates during the trek.
The band had the following to say about the outing, "We realized earlier this year that it was 10 years ago that we released our album Dying To Say This To You and embarked on a journey that took us on tour around the world for almost two years straight.
"This was a magical time in our lives and we shared it with so many of you. Now we like you have gotten a little older, some have gotten married, had children, and it has been many years since we've hit the road." See the tour dates
here.
Sherwood will be taking the stage at the Iridium Jazz Club on November 5th and 6th where he will be playing two shows a night that will include material from his career.
He had this to say about the special shows, "Looking forward to playing in NYC!! It's going to be an interesting mix of songs from my various bands, (World Trade, Circa: , conspiracy, YES) and solo works including Citizen Please come out and be a part of this special night, my 1st solo shows in NYC."
After wrapping up 'The Shortest Tour', a run of selected UK dates with Electric Citizen & Poseidon, Orange Goblin will be tackling a brace of shows in the Netherlands towards the end of October before returning to London for this eagerly awaited end-of-year event.
"We are very pleased to announce that the Orange Goblin Christmas show is back this year on Sunday, December 18th, and we are honoured to be playing such a stunning venue as Koko in London," says Orange Goblin front-man Ben Ward. Read more
here.
The dates will precede the band's launch of their world tour in support of their brand new album "Head Carrier" and will begin on October 25th in Santa Cruz and will include shows in Sacramento, San Luis Obispo and Ventura.
Black Francis had this to say about the short trek, "We haven't been on the road for about a year and a half, so doing these warm up dates will be a lot of fun.
"We're all very proud of the new album and are looking forward to playing some of the new songs live. We had a great time making 'Head Carrier' and are really happy about a lot of the feedback it's gotten. Having Paz in the band has been great, she's brought a whole new energy and made things fun again, and we're excited about continuing to make more new music." See the dates
here.
Former Lord Mantis guitarist and current Abigail Williams frontman Ken Sorceron confirms the news, saying: "Coming to terms with some sad news tonight. My ex bandmate, Bill Bumgardner, of whom I played with in Lord Mantis took his life today.
"Our musical partnership didn't end in the most pleasant way and I never got around to reaching out to bury the hatchet, which is sad. My sincere condolences to his family, friends and those who made music with him. I had some great times with the dude and those are the ones I'll choose to remember." Read more
here.
Two days after the shooting, Lasaine gave a eulogy to his friend at the university campus and quoted lyrics from Alter Bridge's track Blackbird. The band heard about the eulogy and flew Lasaine and Korchev's girlfriend Samantha Steinberg to their recent gig in Dallas, Texas, where the pair attended a VIP meet and greet with Alter Bridge and attended the soundcheck.
They also got to spend time with the band after the show, during which Alter Bridge had dedicated Blackbird to Korchev. Lasaine tells Billboard: "It totally blew my mind. I was surprised. It was definitely really cool." Read more
here.
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