AC/DC's Phil Rudd Says Criminal Charge Is A Complete Crock

The Bucks Herald reports Dickinson diverted his plane into Halton, where RAF personnel were on hand to refuel the historic plane. "We applaud Bruce Dickinson's decision to divert to RAF Halton rather than press to his destination with potentially low fuel," says Squadron leader Gary Coleman, officer commanding operations squadron at RAF Halton.

"To see such a well-regarded pilot, and world-renowned rock singer, make this decision is great for our student pilots to see. It makes them realize that anyone can find themselves low on fuel due to unforeseen circumstances and that the right decision is to divert.

Drown was getting airplay and was set to be the Pumpkins' breakthrough track, before the release of 1993's Siamese Dream. When the label approached Corgan about a reissue 20 years after the original soundtrack's release, he told them to "f*** off," Alternative Nation reports.

Corgan says: We put the song Drown on there. They were pushing Alice In Chains' song Would which is a classic, it's a great song. They were pushing that, but Drown actually started to get traction at radio, it was actually our first song that had momentum at radio, and Epic killed the song, because they didn't want it to take away from Alice In Chains.

Guns N' Roses hero Slash was also honored when former bandmate Steven Adler and GNR biographer Marc Canter named him as a recipient of an IES Rock Honor.

Drummer Moose Thomas last month said the band had "failed miserably" with their fourth album, Temper Temper. He said: "Working with certain people and producers, if you've had a radio hit at one time in your career, they try and make your whole album sound like that.

The Who's 1969 rock opera returns featuring the addition of a full 104-piece orchestra - conducted by David Measham and arranged by Wil Malone - and a 60-voice Chambre Choir, adding a fuller sound than the band's original studio release.

"I always saw The Who's version of Tommy as more of a sketch and felt there was more that could be done with it," says Pete Townshend. "The London Symphony project, I think, paved the way for more to come."

The project was recorded with an all-star cast of guest soloists including The Who's Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle along with Rod Stewart, Ringo Starr, Steve Winwood, Merry Clayton, Richie Havens, Sandy Denny, Maggie Bell, Graham Bell and actor Richard Harris.

Reissued on CD, vinyl and digital download, the 1972 recording has been re-mastered at 24/192 bitrate. The package includes the original design concept libretto with a 20-page color illustration of the characters and lyrics.

He says: "I have fallen on this stage, I've been lit up, I've been taken out - stitches, pulled groins and people have torn their ACL." And he reports the only way he and his bandmates can limit potential pitfalls is by being fully aware of their surroundings.

He advises: "Watch where you're going, play your part, do your job, love every minute of it and try to find some deep inner core that can let you mingle with all this death."

The intimate acoustic performances will be followed a month later by the Black To The Future North American tour, which begins at The Fillmore in Washington, DC on September 22.

"Meliora" presents the debut of new vocalist Papa Emeritus III alongside the Nameless Ghouls following the resignation of his three-month older brother Papa Emeritus II.

Mainman Rod Argent says: "We're really excited to be signing our new album to The End Records - it somehow seems fitting that it should be released on a Brooklyn based label, as our very first American concerts way back in 1964 took place at The Brooklyn Fox Theatre."

The Zombies launched a PledgeMusic drive last September to raise funds for the project while giving fans exclusive access to the recording process as part of a successful crowdfunding campaign.

The band add: "We couldn't be more excited. We're really looking forward to this new chapter for The Zombies. Not only are we going to be touring constantly over the next few months - including a historic tour with original members - but we have this new album coming out and a lot of very exciting things are happening.

In an interview with The Morning Call, Gibbons said the band recorded so many tracks with megaproducer Rick Rubin for La Futura that there was enough left over to form the basis of a new album. "We're still looking at a lot of the material that remains unreleased that was created during those sessions with Rick," Gibbons said, adding, "Who knows, there's a lot of good stuff laying around."

P.O.D. bassist Traa Daniels said: "The Awakening is definitely an evolution from where we've come from. It's this amazing piece of art that we've been able to put together as four guys who are like brothers. This is really special."

Guitarist Hipa says: "Our video for Archers is cut from live footage - filmed by Josh Knoff - from our recent hometown show at Brick By Brick. The lyrics heavily reference specific themes and songs from Shane's previous band as a sentimental nod to how that chapter in his life was unforgettably formidable.

Mainman Max Cavalera said of the album: "I feel it is my most mystic album since Prophecy. The guest collaborations have always been a trademark of Soulfly and Archangel is no different. We can't wait to play this live for the worldwide tribe."

The album is available to pre-order, with those buying ahead of launch gaining instant access to the title track, along with We Sold Our Souls To Metal and Sodomites.

The six-date tour will see Graffin discuss his book, play songs related to the work, and take part in a Q&A with fans. Population Wars examines the collision between religion and evolution. Publishers Thomas Dunne Books say:

Directed by Lizzy Ellam and edited by previous collaborator Sam Scott-Hunter, frontman Dani Filth spoke to Metal Hammer about the video... "It was enormous fun filming the video for Sanity Hits A (Perfect) Zero as it was decided that it would appear very chaotic, retro and dirty from an early stage, as if the discovered film stock had slightly perished with age, bringing with it a lurid post-apocalyptic vision. The whole experience was undertaken close to home in Suffolk at a countryside scrapyard, with friends and performers being assembled, dressed, watered and fed by the extended Devilment family, with a crew 'borrowed' from the local university.

It focuses on material filmed at four shows in the Los Angeles area between 1982 and 1987 and features interviews with Cray, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt and Jimmie Vaughan.

Cornwell tells Backseat Mafia: "I wouldn't call the new album a 'greatest hits' as I think a 'best of' is a better description. But I'm happy with all the songs I've produced since I left The Stranglers, otherwise they wouldn't have been released. I never put out anything I'm not happy with."

Speaking to Metal Hammer last year, guitarist Charlie Wilson said of Counting Days: "I'm a metal kid at heart and we are aiming to make this a combination of all of our previous bands, but heavier. Imagine TRC and Heights but with solos and finger-tapping!"

He tells Press Of Atlantic City: "I remember talking to him and hanging out with him when he was the lead guitar player. I didn't think he was very good.

The singer appeared for "Sweet Emotion" and "Walk This Way" during Brown's third show of a three-night stand at the famed ballpark in Aerosmith's hometown.

The group's set also included covers of tunes by Led Zeppelin ("Kashmir"), Temple Of The Dog ("Hunger Strike"), The Charlie Daniels Band ("The Devil Went Down To Georgia"), Dolly Parton ("Jolene") and John Mayer ("Neon").

Tyler and Aerosmith just wrapped up their Blue Army summer tour of North America this past week. The Boston band will release a new live package, "Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014", on Blu Ray, DVD and Digital on September 4.

They previously issued a promo for EP track Lie Awake. The band say: "We're over the moon to reveal The Honeymoon Suite. This is the first song we wrote for the EP, and those who have seen us live in the past couple of months may have heard the song in our set.

"Pick Up The Pieces": 'Pick Up The Pieces' was the second song recorded for the album 'Disaster, Destruction And After'. The song and album were recorded at 'Good Sounds' studio with Matt Good (From First To Last, D.R.U.G.S) in Phoenix Arizona. It was released as an early single for Ernie Balls 'Battle Of The Bands' in which AFTB won a slot on Uproar Fest in Albuquerque, New Mexico with Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Escape The Fate, BuckCherry, Pop Evil, Seether and more. The track was also used in the official trailer for the remake of the cult classic video game hit Postal 2 by Running With Scissors and picked up quite a bit of buzz from the game. The video was shot at 'The Slaughter House' in Tucson, Arizona, The facility has been used for several independent horror films and is used yearly for the local Halloween haunted house and was formerly a Farmer John's slaughter house and meat packaging plant. The song is written about the struggles of life and strength through struggle is the motto of the song. To pick yourself back up and keep fighting. In the studio the song really came to life. Once the chorus was laid down the band knew that the song was exactly what they visioned it to be. The song has been featured on many internet radio stations and was also featured on Rock 102 Kfma. Check it out here.

'Disaster, Destruction And After': The first single and title track from the 4th studio album by A Fall To Break. The song was used as a submission for a contest by Rock 102 KFMA for a chance to play their yearly fest 'KFMA DAY' Main stage with Five Finger Death Punch, Three Days Grace, HellYeah, The Pretty Reckless, Big Data, Stars In Stereo and Pepper. A Fall To Break. was selected as one of 5 artists to compete out of over 200 submissions at a battle of the bands. A Fall To Break won the contest and opened the fest in front of a crowd in the thousands. The track became a personal favorite of the members of the band early in the writing process and has been the opening song in their set list live. Check it out here

'Let's Get Wasted': 'Let's Get Wasted' is the party track from the latest album from AFTB. Receiving regular rotation play on Tucson's Rock 102 KFMA the song has quickly become a fan favorite. One of the last two songs written for the album the band felt like the album was missing something. After collaborating with Matt Good the song came together very quickly. Check it out here.