AC/DC Star's Grammys Appearance In Doubt

The album is called American Beauty/American Psycho and is the sixth LP from the four-piece. This follows the Fall Out Boy comeback album, Saves Rock and Roll, which was released in 2013.

Williams has applied for planning permission to revamp the house - both inside and out - to create a "contemporary standard of family living." Page has written the borough in a bid to stop the renovations.

"I am extremely concerned that this work will cause vibrations and possible structural damage with my house," writes Page. "It appears the proposed new window is at a height that will overlook the side of my house as well as the garden at the rear of my property, thus having a significant impact on the amenity of the house and its garden."

In October guitarist Adam Jones posted a picture of Keenan in the studio with his colleagues, a situation that normally only occurs once all the music has been written.

Immortal Randy Rhoads -- The Ultimate Tribute , out March 3, will offer new renditions of 11 songs co-written by Rhoads and recorded Quiet Riot's Rudy Sarzo and Frank Banali, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, Dio and Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice and Night Ranger's Brad Gillis.

More rock 'n' roll glory on the album will come from current Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G, former Whitesnake guitarist Doug Aldrich, Dweezil Zappa, Testament's Chuck Billy, Dokken's George Lynch and more. Rhoads' brother, Kelle, also performs vocals and keyboard on the set.

Their brief set was witnessed by just 120 guests during a 1940s-themed party featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Drummer Jones reported via Facebook: "Went to LA for Rod's birthday. Great night and played with my mates Rod and Woody. Only two songs but it was fun."

Bassist Mike Dean says: "This is all about going out and celebrating some of the classic material, and at the same time it's about tuning up the chemistry and the energy to possibly create a new album or two with this lineup."

Aerosmith guitarist Perry recalls the band backing out of a plan to hire the same aircraft a week before the crash and says he counts himself incredibly lucky.

Perry tells Crave Online: "It was a terrible tragedy, and we just considered ourselves incredibly lucky. People were flying on all these different planes, and it was very common to be on a plane Fleetwood Mac had been on the week before.

"We've always felt there was somebody watching over us, and this was another example of that. People were put in our lives that helped bail us out for one reason or another. Fortunately we had someone looking at the plane that we would be taking, and he put his foot down.

On the rock side of things the event will feature Metallica, Linkin Park, Rise Against, Hollywood Undead, Deftones, Sepultura (feat. Steve Vai), Coheed and Cambria, Of Mice & Men and more.

Sam Smith, Charli XCX, Jessie J and Bleachers have also been added to the lineup, which will be held on two consecutive weekends, May 8-9 and May 15-16.

A concert with his band Thrown Into Exile had to be postponed after his vehicle was left on its roof. The driver who hit him, thought to have been drunk, left the scene on foot.

But Muir has countered with a denial that he and former guitarist Ronnie Kayfield were trying to "cash in" on the band's reputation. A post on Way's Facebook page reports that Muir has been "stopped by EMI from releasing bootleg Waysted live recordings" and adds: "He has been most unpleasant to me and I only knew what was going on behind my back when a chum called to tell me Fin and Ron Kayfield had asked him to play bass on a Waysted tour, and 'don't tell Pete.'

"I was devastated that they would be so Machiavellian and sly to try to deceive me like that and try to go out on tour fabricating the fact that I would be appearing. I feel this defamation is extremely spiteful."

But while most festivals trying to be all things to all people, upstate New York's Mountain Jam still caters towards the hippie contingent; although the lineup isn't strictly jam-bands, it has a very jam-band-approved vibe to it: the headliners are the Black Keys, Robert Plant and the Alabama Shakes.

The singer has been working towards retirement for several years, but the acclaim surrounding his 2013 release A Feast Of Consequences has led to offers of live work he doesn't want to refuse.

And he wants to take the time to ensure that, when he goes, he's left a body of work as high in quality as it can be. Writing sessions for his final record will take place during the coming months, recorded early next year and released before the summer, leading to another European tour before a farewell season throughout 2017.

The former Marillion frontman reflects: "I feel comfortable with the scheduling - it gives me the time to prepare for the next important steps in my life. It means I will be retiring from the music business just before my 60th birthday, which I think is a pretty good time to ring the changes.

"I know there will be some of you who perhaps disagree with this ambition, and many who will be disappointed. But a man has to have a plan, and this is mine as I stare into a future which holds a lot of promise and new adventures."

But the thrash giants, who are currently tracking the follow-up to 2011's Worship Music, made sure the lyrics were based on the award-winning TV show.

Guitarist Scott Ian tells Kaaos: "We didn't have time to start writing something from scratch. We listened to the material we had, and we all thought the same thing - this one demo just sounded like it should be the song for Game Of Thrones.

"They said, 'You have to pick something about the show to write about.' I'm not going to give it away now, but I got to write exactly what I wanted, so I was very happy about that."

Johnson tells MetalTalk: "It's pretty special to be in a band with someone who writes as prolifically as Ricky does. The riffs on this album are very powerful and I think a lot of that is in the simplicity of them.

"Sometimes it's better to have a guy that isn't necessarily so technically proficient. Anything that he plays comes from emotion and more times than not, well keep the simplicity of his riff and then take it to a different place."

The 27-song set at the Metro Radio Arena featured Queen classics from every era of the band's extensive catalogue. The show was the first of 11 UK dates on the trek, which will be followed by 15 concerts on the continent and 3 UK arena shows.

Queen and Adam Lambert rang in 2015 with a New Year's Eve concert in London; the event at Central Hall Westminster saw just 2000 fans on hand for the intimate live show, broadcast and streamed by the BBC.

Rolling Stone reports Insight Editions will publish a book that will feature "a mixture of animation stills, rare photography and other treasures from Kurt Cobain's personal archive."

The book will also include extended transcripts of the exclusive interviews featured in the film, plus director Brett Morgen's own personal thoughts on creating the first Cobain film made with cooperation from the late singer's family.

But he later said it would "be cool" if the band could make a final album together. Now Pearcy tells SiriusXM: "The time has passed for a record. I'm just going to do what I'm going to do.

Confirming his new-look Graham Bonnet Band - which features bassist Beth-Ami Heavenstone and guitarist Conrado Pesinato - Bonnet had the following to say:

"He didn't want to see mics," the multi-GRAMMY award-winning engineer said. "Except the mic that he was singing on, so all the mics were quite a distance from people [in the band]. It was really� unique. I had to use every bit of my 60 years of experience to try to figure out how to do this, and how to do it the right way. The acoustic bass mic was maybe eight feet from the bass, down and out of the way so he couldn't see it. He could look at the bass player but couldn't see the mic. "

The guitarist was a founding member of the Canvey Island outfit in 1971 but acrimoniously split with Lee Brilleaux, John Sparks and John 'The Big Figure' Martin six years later. The current Feelgoods lineup offered moral support while he endured his 22-month battle with cancer, which ended with an all-clear diagnosis in October.

Johnson recently told how he hadn't been able to fully understand the success of Going Back Home, the collaboration album with Roger Daltrey that he thought would be his last. He also vowed to put his health woes behind him in 2015, saying: "As early as possible in the new year I want to get back on stage and play. One of the first things I want to do is a benefit for Addenbrookes Hospital as a tiny, tiny gesture of thanks for what they did for me."

It will focus on his life in the band, his personal clashes with the Catholic church, his recent battle with leukaemia and his appearance as a judge on the Polish edition of TV talent show The Voice.

He's been forced to step back from live commitments due to medical issues affecting his voice. But the band will still hit the road for the 22-date jaunt which includes four UK dates with stand-in vocalist Mark Poida from Aussie band I, Valiance.

Guitarist Hayden Lee says: "Sadly, Colin is sitting out our European tour with Within The Ruins and I Declare War for health reasons. Luckily for all of us, the total beast Mark from I, Valiance will be covering for us.

Fafara tells Artist Direct: "He's a good friend and a legend. He came to my house - we ate Italian food, drank wine, and had a great time recording together.

Frontman Arttu "Archie" Kuosmanen says: "We can't wait to return to the UK, the birthplace of hard rock and heavy metal, with a bang! The stages will be bigger, the shows will be more hostile and the drinks will be colder.

"Get ready to bang your head to some new Cruz tunes. Also, Amaranthe are a bunch of really cool people - we're thrilled to be sharing UK stages with them."

Described as a story that's told without using the "traditional concept album" approach, the double-disc set aims to "depict fragmented moments in the lives of a father and his daughter - their loss, their love, their journey."

Arcane, who have toured Australia with Anathema, Queensryche and many others, completed recording after a crowdfunding campaign that hit its target in just three days.

Bassist and producer Adam Getgood tells Kerrang: "The creation of Juggernaut was a long and involved process for all of us, so having a crew on hand to document it was a real pleasure. It's amazing to look back on the way things went down - listeners will really enjoy scenes of the recording."

Todd La Torre and co are currently running a Pledge campaign entitled Building The Empire for the launch of their second album since controversially splitting with original frontman Geoff Tate.

The band say: "It's been a turbulent year for Queensryche - and we've decided to harness that energy and drive into making a killer new record." The follow-up to 2013's self-titled release is expected in the coming months, with 63 days remaining to pre-order via their campaign page.