Steve Perry Recording First Solo Album In Over 20 Years

Family, friends and ex-bandmates attended the low-key ceremony to bid farewell to the singer, who was found dead on his tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota on December 3 while on the road with his band The Wildabouts.

Authorities later confirmed Weiland was discovered alongside a variety of drugs in the vehicle after receiving a call about a suspected overdose. Susan Holmes-McKagan, wife of Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan, shared her thoughts on the private service via Instagram.

Mckagan says: "Bet you didn't know this - Duff and I met a nice couple who met at a Velvet Revolver show. They always remind us of how VR's music brought their hearts and souls together, and are happily married now five yrs. They are so sweet and thankful to the guys for their truly awe-inspiring shows, and music that brought them and so many people together.

Megadeth recorded their 15th studio effort in Nashville, TN earlier this year with leader Dave Mustaine sharing co-producer duties with Toby Wright (Alice In Chains, Slayer, Sevendust).

The follow-up to 2013's "Super Collider" features new guitarist Kiko Loureiro and guest drummer Chris Adler from Lamb Of God following last fall's departure of Chris Broderick and Shawn Drover.

Megadeth debuted their new lineup during a performance at the Festival D'�t� De Qu�bec (Quebec City Summer Festival), in Quebec City on July 18 before hitting the road for a series of fall dates.

We were sent the following background on the album: Painkillers marks the first solo album from Fallon, known far and wide as singer/ guitarist of The Gaslight Anthem, as well as such acclaimed outfits as The Horrible Crowes and Molly & The Zombies.

By the font of the shirt, it looks to be from the 1981 Moving Pictures era, which makes sense, as the film is said to take place in the early '80s. Is Quicksilver actually a Rush fan?

Only 1700 660ml bottles of the 9.2% brew are available and it's described as being "descended from the strongest Stout Porter brewed in Britain in the 18th Century and brewed with 10 different malts for uttermost complexity of flavour - big, dark and full in mouthfeel, expect roasted flavours with underlying notes of rich chocolate, cinder toffee and coffee."

Guitarist Fredrik Akesson and drummer Martin Axenrot visited the brewery and were taken on a tour by founder Russell Bisset. He says: "We're big metal fans at Northern Monk and Opeth is often the soundtrack to our brewing.

"When the opportunity to work with the band came up, we jumped at the chance. Opeth have been taking the same progressive and quality driven approach to music that we have to beer for the past 25 years and it was great to work with them.

The brewery's spokesman Stig Holmden has been the butt of a string of jokes as part of their marketing strategy, with Dailor the latest to take part. The Mastodon man gives Stig a drum lesson via video link, but it transpires that Dailor is trying to kill the old man through overexertion.

Poking fun at Stig's Mastodon t-shirt, Dailor says: "Nice shirt by the way. I didn't know they came in fat." Stig drops his sticks after trying an ambitious drum roll and says: "Oh God, how I hate Mastodon."

He tells Louder Noise: "They remind me how to behave in life. It's just a daily reminder to keep a certain way in life because you know, you dont want to be a f***ing d*ckhead."

Keyboard player The AvD says: "When we announced we would be special guests to In This Moment, a load of you got in touch asking for headline shows. We've managed to work a few out.

La Plante says: "I'm dribbling into a microphone in a tiny LA sound studio, trying to record an audio book of my memoir Hog Fever and the sound engineer looks as bored as I feel.

"Then a thought hits me like the crack of thunder from a V-Twin exhaust. 'Sh*t, why don't I do the Hog screenplay, not the book, and get real actors in, sound effects, rock music, the works? I'll phone my writing buddy, Kevin Godley - the Scorsese of music video - and we'll call it an...ear movie."

The show at the museum's IMAX theatre ties in with the venue's Cosmonauts: Birth Of The Space Age exhibition - and those attending the show will be given discounted entry to the display.

The band's J Willgoose Esq says: "Having visited the Science Museum's excellent Cosmonauts exhibition earlier this year, we're really excited to be collaborating for what promises to be a very special evening.

And Benji says its popularity was instrumental in transforming pop fans into rock fans. He tells Rolling Stone: "We became a really good gateway band for all the kids that went on to love My Chem or Fall Out Boy.

"We were able to stand out in front of boy bands and say, 'Hey everybody, look over here. Look at these bands. Look at this music. Look where we came from. You don't have to be over there - you can be over here.'

The launch follows his stint as keyboard player and vocalist in Eric Clapton's touring band. He tackled most of instrumentation himself, with the exception of drums, which were played by son Jack in their recently-completed studio.

Due February 26 via Nuclear Blast, the 2-CD package "When Patsy Cline Was Crazy (And Guy Mitchell Sang The Blues)" and the acoustic "Hearts On Trees" sees Warwick joined a host of guests including BSR bandmate Damon Johnson, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, Ginger Wildheart, Andy Cairns, Billy Morrison and Stiff Little Fingers' Jake Burns.

"The albums were written by myself and my good friend Sam Robinson," says Warwick. "Both albums depict our experiences of growing up and coming from the Greater East Belfast area, not only experiences that have happened to us but historical references and stories that have been told to us by friends and family. In saying that, both albums translate those experiences on to a global scale that hopefully anyone geographically can relate to."

Canadian North power thrash outfit have teamed up with Bravewords.com for the premiere of the song 'Space Race', which is the first single from the forthcoming album.

The forthcoming album will be entitled "Psychopathology" and was ecorded, mixed and mastered at the Endarker Studio in Sweden by Marduk's Devo.

Jontho had this to say about fans can expect from it: "Your wait will finally come to an end in 2016 when we release "Psychopathology", our eighth full-length album. I can say with absolute certainty that this album will be the best in Ragnarok's career to date. It is the result of dedication, hard work, and the musical skills of our lineup, and is the next stage in the band's development, both musically and lyrically. "Psychopathology" is about to unleash total chaos upon you as it invites you to dive deeper into the dark recesses of the human mind".

This will be the first album in Ragnarok's history that doesn't feature founder Jontho on drums. Having taken over the role of frontman, his place behind the drum kit is taken by Dauden drummer Malignant, who joined the band in 2014. Bolverk, is on guitars, and DezeptiCunt makes his swansong appearance with the band on bass as he leaves to concentrate on new projects.

Commenting about the band's future plans and DezeptiCunt's departure, Jontho said: "Shortly after completing the recording of our latest album, our bass player DezeptiCunt informed us that he would be leaving the band to concentrate on a new project. As a recording and touring band, Ragnarok requires 100% commitment from its members and at this point neither he nor Ragnarok felt that he would be able to give both bands that necessary commitment. We would like to thank him for the eight years he was with us and wish him all the best for the future.

"Going forward we will be concentrating all our energies on promoting the new album, and plan to take our time choosing the right bass player to take his place, so in the meantime we will be using a session musician for the upcoming live shows".

DezeptiCunt himself explained: "I have had eight good years with Ragnarok, both in the studio and live, but the time has come, as indeed it does for many musicians, to move on and explore new avenues. I know it might seem strange that I announced my departure from the band just as they are about to release their new album, but the opportunity came up for me to join a brand new project whose music I liked immediately, and whose ideas greatly appealed to me, and of course, being able to join them right at the start just as they begin rehearsals to take the band live was something I very much wanted to be a part of.