Motorhead Say Phil Campbell Is 'Recovering Well'

Yorke's comments were brought on by a seemingly innocent question asking how he discovers new music. "Mostly with Boomkat � I certainly don't use YouTube," Thom replied.

The band will be kicking off the tour on February 18th in Atlanta, GA at the Tabernacle and wrapping up the trek on April 21st in Richmond, VA at The National.

The new dates will feature support from special guests Starset on most of the stops of the tour which follows Breaking Benjamin's recently concluded co-headlining trek with Shinedown.

The former Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver guitarist plans to record a new album in 2016. "We're working on new material for the next record," Slash tells Billboard. "When this tour's over we'll start going in and doing some pre-production and probably go into the studio some time in mid to late spring and record."

The guitarist will be joined by Lords Of Black singer Ronnie Romero, Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson, Blackmore's Night drummer David Keith, and bassist Bob Nouveau.

The group will perform the Best of Rainbow and Deep Purple at the Monsters Of Rock festivals in Loreley, Germany on June 17 and Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany on June 18, as well as a solo headlining date at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, UK on June 25.

He tells the Straus Project: "It seems there's a slight bit of entitlement by some fans. Like, 'I commented on your thing, and you didn't answer me back.' And I've had that.

"'I've been commenting on all of your posts, and I don't think it's really you that checks. Why don't you answer me?' I'm the only one that runs my page - if anybody likes or says anything, it is me. But I can't get to everybody all the time. So social media can be great, and it can be slightly detrimental."

Here is the post which was signed by the band, "Hi friends. I hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend. Through the grace of our incredible host hotels and the community here in El Paso we were able to enjoy a great meal and have a couple hours of much needed relief away from the hospital. Our families that are here aren't used to being 'on the road' and although the circumstances couldn't be less ideal, this holiday will always be a special one for us, a genuine day of giving thanks for the gift of life we have been given. And while we are grateful for this gift, our hearts are heavy for the families of Greg Hoke and Steven Cunningham who are mourning the loss of a husband, brother, son, and father. I can't begin to imagine the loss they felt with an empty chair at their dinner table.

"I want to share a little bit more with you about how things are going here. The truth is, there are a lot of very serious injuries. We are dealing with badly broken legs and ankles, cracked pelvises, and fractured vertebrae that require screws, plates, rods, and careful surgery to repair. Over the last week most of these procedures have been completed very successfully, but there are still a couple more to go, and most of the guys are still in the hospital. It is yet another blessing that we are in a place with so many remarkable doctors and surgeons to make this possible.

It is going to be a long road for us to quite literally be back on our feet. We have many months of recovery, rehabilitation, and physical therapy ahead. For some of us, simply learning to walk again will be a monumental undertaking. For now, we must put all shows on hold and focus only on our health.

"As a band, we've always taken pride in our ability to make friends in the music industry. Across genres and stereotypes we have forged the most amazing bonds with other musicians, and with those that simply appreciate music. Never in a million years would we have imagined ourselves in this position where all those friends across the years and across the miles would have come to our side before we even had the chance to ask for help. I'm a man of many words and I frankly cannot find them to describe how your collective generosity has kept our spirits afloat for the last ten days. There are far too many people to thank right now, and no contribution, whether thoughts, prayers, socks, shirts, $5 or $5000 has gone unnoticed. I hope that in due time we can truly show you our gratitude. In the meantime there have been a few heroes here that need to be named. Ryan Bingham, Stacey Cornett, Andrew Barquero, and Tim Irons have been our hands and feet. They have done everything that we cannot, including looking after our families. Our team behind the scenes, John Youngman, Mark Mercado, Dave Shapiro, and everyone at Epitaph records, has made sure that everyone that needs to be here, is here, and that their essential needs are taken care of. Chelsea Coffey at Hilton and the staff of the Hampton Inn and Courtyard Marriott, as well as the city of El Paso, have accommodated our families and made them feel as close to home as possible during this impossibly difficult time. Delta Airlines has graciously helped with our travel to and from all corners and coasts of the country. And also a man that rarely gets the credit he deserves, Kevin Lyman, has put his countless resources into play to ease the burdens upon us and our loved ones.

The new dates include January 26th in Swansea at The Scene and the acoustic show at The Garage in London on January 30th followed by the final stop of the tour the next night at the Underworld in London.

The tour will be kicking off on January 16th in Manchester at Sound Control. Frontman William Francis had this to say, "Okay London.... The first show at the Underworld on the 29th has sold out. So we added a secret acoustic show the next night at the Garage and that sold out as well. So we've decided to add a second Underworld show on the 31st of January!

Sixx says: "F***, yes - finished all my bass parts for both albums. Tour dates and releases being planned as we speak. DJ Ashba has just a few more solos and guitar tracks to go as James Michael is finalizing his lead vocals and then starting the mixing process.

He tells Metal Forces: "There's a lot of variety on the album. That's the thing. We have a lot of room to move and grow. We're capable of doing a lot of things - there's so many different ideas, like cool riffs.

The band released United World Rebellion in 2013 and Rise Of The Damnation Army - United World Rebellion: Chapter Two the following year, with previous vocalist Johnny Solinger appearing on both. They always intended to issue a third EP in the series, saying they'd eventually go together as a theme album.

But since replacing Solinger with Harnell earlier this year, the band have been trying to work out the best way forward. Mainman Dave 'Snake' Sabo tells The Aquarian Weekly: "We're trying to figure out whether we're gonna do a full-length or if we're gonna do one more EP.

Asked if he's likely to put a band together to play material from his past, he reveals it's something he's been mulling over. Portnoy says: "I have indeed considered that and I'm considering doing something along those lines to celebrate my 50th birthday in April, 2017. We'll see - stay tuned."

Hail Of Bullets say: "On a personal level it's no longer possible for us to continue the cooperation with Martin. Unfortunately this means we have to cancel all upcoming shows until further notice.

"This does not mean the end of Hail Of Bullets. The main reason for starting this band eight years ago was our mutual love for real death metal and to have fun playing our favourite kind of music and we did not want to lose this 'fun part.'

Frontman Bell says on the band's tour vlog: "I went to sleep around 1.30am and the next thing I remember is being pushed forward in my bunk and I thought, 'Holy f***, we just went through something.'

"I'm in the bottom bunk and crawled out on my hands and knees to the front of the bus. It has this window we can sit and look out of and the f***ing thing is just cracked. I went, 'Oh, god we hit something.'"

They'll head out on the road across Europe in January and will play London's The Forum on February 3. Guitarist Michael Weikath had the following to say about the London gig:

The band is currently in the studio with producer Johnny Lee Michaels in his Helsinki-based Bat Cave Studios working on the album, which is set to be released in April 2016.

The "Jet Fighter Plane" video was directed by Ville Juurikkala (Nightwish, Amorphis, Michael Monroe). Vocalist Jyrki had the following to say about the track, "The song has a dark early 80's kind of vibe. I wrote the lyrics with those Cold War-era times in my mind. Strangely the world has totally returned into those dark days again after recording the song.

Having headlined the UK's premier metal festival back in 2013, the thrash titans are coming back for 2016 with the monstrous Repentless under their belts and a lust for violence. "I'm looking forward to heading back to Bloodstock, as always!" says Kerry King. "Come party with Slayer and watch us wreck the place!"

Parmenter says: "Members of BEM were pointed out to me while waiting for the fire brigade to arrive. We eventually hooked up and they brought me on board. We can all blame it on the fog machine!"

Referencing the Guardian article, Chilvers says: "Tucked into the conversation are a few mentions of a new Brian Eno album, which I take as a sign that it's safe for me to mention its existence now.

He tells Maniacs Japan: "I see each record as a possible last record. But I think it's a healthy thing, to not look into the future too much, for me. I've never been one of those guys - I just live in the now.

His first solo tour of the continent will see the Pink Floyd guitarist play 5 shows in Brazil, Argentina and Chile starting December 12 in Sao Paulo. "I've never toured in South America before," says Gilmour, "and I'm hoping that one will be enormous fun. I'm sure it will be very lively."

"Rattle That Lock" was recorded at the guitarist's Astoria houseboat studio and in Hove, Sussex, UK with co-producer Phil Manzanera and wife and lyricist Polly Samson.

Gilmour launched a world tour in support of the record with a September 5 warm-up show in Brighton, UK before playing a sold-out 11-date European tour that included five shows at The Royal Albert Hall in London.

West Of Flushing, South Of Frisco features Billy Gibbons, Walter Trout, Warren Haynes, Robben Ford, Eric Gales and Chris Duarte. The band released their track I Ain't Falling Again earlier this month.

Grossi said: "The blues is what makes me tick. It's the main ingredient of any successful musical recipe. You'll feel B.B. King's presence on stage - even though we might be wearing space suits."

Guitarist Jason Spencer says: "While sitting here taking a sh*t, it hit me exactly how exciting this tour is going to be for both you and us. It will be the perfect blend of f***ery, rock'n'roll, and all round good times"

The song Eye For An Eye is very special to me personally. It is my first collaboration with my favorite and one of the best vocalists in the biz, Jasen Moreno, as well as my good friend and one the best and most driven drummers in the biz Dusty Winterrowd. Jasen and I toured Europe together, and I immediately wanted to jam with him. Dusty and I met via my old band Dangerous New Machine.

We decided lets do a project, write and record some tunes, even if it was just via the internet. Our first one is Eye For An Eye. It's a tune about never giving up, not taking any sh*t, not listening to the haters and the naysayers. It's a tune about winning and about strength!

Dean released the following comments, "I have been very close friends with Josh Homme for over 20 years. He is easily the best friend I have in a band. when we need advice we talk to one another. We were signed to Elektra the same week (Kyuss) and we toured a lot together during that era (Chocolate and Cheese). The sense of love and camraderie on those tours was unparalleled. we were like a gang, like one big band instead of two. always onstage during each other's sets. Later on, in the earlier days of QOTSA we were reunited and had two of the most legendary tours of all our lives.

"When I heard about the Paris attacks I broke down and called him immediately and surprisingly he answered. Finding out that Dave Catching was alive and unharmed was one of the biggest reliefs of my life. To give you a sense of how close we are, I've stayed for long visits at Josh's parents house and his mom did my laundry and cooked for me. There was a blizzard back east so I ended up being stuck in Palm Springs for a week because there were no flights and Josh was on tour. We're "that kind of close" though.

"Dave Catching is the sweetest guy I've ever known. So sweet in fact that Ween took him on a long tour of Europe and I paid his hotel rooms, per-diems, flights, etc with the understanding to the tour manager and clubs that (me pointing) "don't ask him to carry anything, move anything, or do anything". He's that sweet of a man and just having him around made every day more fun. My point is, that we are VERY CLOSE, me and the whole QOTSA and EODM.

"When Josh asked me to cover this tune, I dropped what I was doing on the most important (to me anyway) gig night of my life. I was debuting the tunes from my forthcoming Dean Ween Group" album. I came to the studio with our drummer Ray Kubian (who is a great singer as well) and I had a concept. One sample of handclaps and 8 tracks of grunting in the rhythm of the song and scat singing. I laid down a bass track for an anchor or a guide, sped the song up to 150 beats per minute when the original was about 115. One acoustic guitar, and Ray taking the lead vocal.

"It went perfectly--we used every track that we recorded. I then called Chris Shaw, who produced Ween's White Pepper album and mixed Moistboyz IV. He is the best producer and engineer I know and he dropped his Saturday Thanksgiving travel plans to mix it for me.

"I feel so passionately about this track and I have set my personal goal at one million views. Please check it out and donate some cash to the Sweet Stuff Foundation via https://www.thesweetstufffoundation.org/. All donations made through our site are dedicated to aid the victims of the November 13th terrorist attack in Paris & the family of fallen Eagles of Death Metal brother, Nick Alexander. Donate Today."

"I'm challenging all musicians to do the same. -Dean Ween"

The new video for 'Reticence', a track from their 'Arms Around a Vision' album, was directed by Matthew Reed and explores the contrast between human form and machinery. Watch it here.

The director had this to say: "The band were keen to do something which drew on a tension between mechanical movement and the more organic rhythm of human bodies.

"I then put that concept through a kind of 80s art school filter, which felt in keeping with the mood of the song: using a lot of 16mm film as source material and a slightly old-fashioned approach to montage in the way it's cut."

The Belfast group will be kicking off their 2016 live dates with a hometown appearance at the Out To Lunch Festival On January 29th, followed by dates in China, before kicking off a European and UK tour through February.

"Ride the Tiger" contains six songs which the duo wrote together - one went on to became an Asia song and two became ELP songs. Four of these tracks had been released on compilations before, but this is the first time they have been collected together with two previously unreleased tracks plus one alternate mix.

Greg Lake had this to say, "To be honest I thought that these recordings had simply disappeared off the radar until one of my management team, Daniel Earnshaw, reminded me of their existence. My initial reaction was not entirely positive as I generally view many of these re-releases to be a bit tiresome, however, upon hearing these recordings again I immediately identified their value, both in terms of song writing and of musicianship and production. Geoff, of course, is a masterful musician with an instinctive ability to maximise the potential of any song both as a player and as an arranger. His contribution to these recordings is clear for all to see and for me it was a real pleasure to reflect upon our friendship together both personally and as musicians."

The band will kick off support for the album with a European tour with tickets for the trek going on sale this Friday, December 9th. The band had the following to say:

"We are really excited to announce the first tour in support of our new album Taking One For The Team, coming out on February 19th! These European shows will be the first of many international tours that we'll be announcing. We can't wait for our fans to hear the new album and to be back on the road."

The new album is preceded by a trio of new songs, all featured on the forthcoming release. "Boom," "I Don't Want To Be Sad," and the album's lead single "I Don't Wanna Go To Bed (feat. Nelly)" are currently available at all digital music retailers.

The 2016 installment of the festival will be taking place on May 20, 21 & 22, 2016 at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, OH and will also feature performances from Shinedown, Five Finger Death Punch, Bring Me The Horizon, A Day To Remember, Megadeth, At The Drive-In, Lamb Of God, Sixx:A.M., Hellyeah, Pennywise and more.

Disturbed says, "We've waited long enough, and so have you. Get ready, 'cause Disturbed is back and we can't wait to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Rock On The Range."

Vinnie Paul of Hellyeah says, "12 years after my last performance in Columbus, Ohio I have decided it's time to bring the music of Hellyeah to the great rock & roll fans that attend Rock On The Range!! We are looking forward to kickin' your ass at this great event!!"

The money was raised through the sale of VIP Meet & Greet packages at their 2015 shows. This latest donation brings the total given by the band to childhood cancer non-profits and research to more than $130,000 over the past three years. Blackberry Smoke's desire to give was inspired by Lana Turner, the daughter of drummer Brit Turner, who was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma at the age of three. Thanks to the incredible care she received from the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, who the band has donated money to in the past, she made a complete recovery and is now a happy and healthy eight year old. This year's donations will be used to fund pediatric cancer research that will impact children throughout the southeast region and beyond.

"We are so moved and appreciative to receive these funds from such a fantastic rock band which understands the crisis of childhood cancer after traveling the journey with the Turner family," said Kristin Connor, Executive Director of CURE Childhood Cancer. "It means so much that Blackberry Smoke shares our mission to eradicate pediatric cancer in our lifetime."

"We are extremely honored that Blackberry Smoke has selected Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt to receive funding for important pediatric cancer research, focusing on neuroblastoma. Support from partners like Blackberry Smoke is critically vital in our current day and age to conduct research for new and innovative therapies that help cure more children of pediatrics cancer with fewer side effects," said Howard Katzenstein, M.D., professor of Pediatrics, medical director for Pediatric Hematology Oncology and the Scott and Tracie Hamilton Professor in Cancer Survivorship."It was my privilege to be part of the health care team that took care of Lana Turner during her successful treatment for neuroblastoma. The Turners were such a special family to help care for, and the band (as well as all their fans) was so supportive during all of Lana's treatment. The funds from Blackberry Smoke will be used to enhance our MIBG directed therapy at Children's Hospital as part of the newest line of treatment for patients with neuroblastoma that is available at only a handful of pediatric cancer centers across the country."

The new North American release will include "extended content", according to the label who will be releasing the title on January 15th, 2016. They sent over the following details:

The new album, successor to "Tunnel Of No Light" (2013), is expected to be released in early 2016 via the band's new label home, Agonia Records. Vocalist Alexander H�gbom had the following to say about the effort, "This is undoubtedly the best and most emotionally charged material October Tide has created, in my opinion.

"I know how much hard work Fredrik has put into making this album and you can really feel the thought behind it all. I almost injured myself physically and was close to pass out a couple of times during the recording of the vocals. I gave it all to match the intense music and those powerful lyrics and I'm very happy with the result".

Guitarist Emil Alstermark adds the following about their new label home, "During the first glance at this label you KNOW they are into metal. We have always had an good eye to Agonia Records and their great ways of spreading heavy sounds all over the world. As for the deal itself we are very pleased with the terms and conditions which are some serious sh*t. Agonia is a killer label and a perfect partner to October Tide".