Legendary Producer Kim Fowley Dead at 75

The band shared the timing of the event with a Facebook post on December 31, writing, "Happy New Years Eve from me and the guys. It's been one great 2014 for us and we're really grateful to all the CrueHeads who came out and saw us live. It's crazy to think that exactly 1 year from tonight we are gonna perform our final show together."

Singer Vince Neil shared more details with pal Robin Leach of the Las Vegas Sun. According to the article, the final Motley Crue concert will take place in Los Angeles on December 31st.

"I hope we can have our final after-party at the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip where we began 34 years ago if it hasn't been torn down by then," said Neil. "It would be a fitting place to celebrate the beginning and the end."

Weiland says: "I've thought about ways to make this a unique experience for you, the fans - making special items available like signed trinkets, hand-written lyric sheets, even a signed guitar or megaphone.

"I hold my time with the Black Crowes with the utmost respect and sincerest appreciation. It is a huge swath of my life's body of work. I couldn't be more proud of what we accomplished and deeply moved by the relationships people created and maintained with my music. That alone is the greatest honor of being a musician."

The guitarist revealed details regarding some controversy within the group that fueled his decision not to return. "I love my brother and respect his talent," he noted, "but his present demand that I must give up my equal share of the band and that our drummer for 28 years and original partner, Steve Gorman, relinquish 100% of his share, reducing him to a salaried employee, is not something I could agree to."

"To the California Breed fans here, I put everything I had into this band. All I can say is I was in it for the long haul," he wrote. "I have a lot of new music for you guys...going to be announcing my plans soon."

"I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you supporting us, buying our music, coming to our shows," he adds. "This is not the end...it is truly the beginning...cannot wait to continue the quest to bring rock n roll back to the people that are hungry for it.

Allman tells Tennessean.com: "You can expect a new record from me. I've got about enough for half a record now, but they're really coming fast." Asked to describe the material he says: "I don't know what you'd call it. Everybody seems to want some kind of label put on their music.

The guitarist will tour with COC this year for the first time since 2006 and they also plan to work on new material. However, Down moved quickly to assure fans that Keenan is still very much involved in their plans.

He tells Rock Sound TV: "It feels like a definite progression. I wouldn't say it's an insane departure or anything like that - we haven't gone completely the other way and tried all kinds of new things.

"We've certainly tried some new things, but I don't think it's necessarily going to alienate anyone or push people away that loved the last record. There's a lot of stuff that's in line with Don't Panic but there's a lot of stuff that's a logical next step from it, too."

The band are heading out on a co-headlining tour with You Me At Six across the UK in February and Gaskarth says there will be friendly competition between the bands as neither of them want to be seen as the underdog.

He continues: "It's a co-headliner, so it's not just our show. Another big part of it that's going to keep it fun is the friendly competition we'll have back and forth with the guys in You Me At Six.

Last year they unveiled the track God Is Evil but parted ways with frontman Marc Grewe shortly after. The band then recruited Disbelief vocalist Karsten Jager who will be on vocal duties on Ungod.

The band say in a statement: "We started the songwriting in January 2013 and finished the recording process by the end of December 2014. It was an awesome experience to go through the sometimes very complex and challenging process of writing and recording an album again.

"Our goal was to present some real Morgoth-style death metal which closes the gap between Cursed and Odium. We hope we have achieved this goal and our supporters and friends will like the final outcome."

On Facebook, the band say: "We are happy to officially announce Adam Pierce being the new drummer for Emmure. His professional attitude towards touring, writing music and being in Emmure has given us a very positive and energetic outlook for the future.

The 2CD set Heavy Metal Thunder Bloodstock Edition is released on February 13 via UDR. The record, first released in 2002, features re-recorded versions of Saxon classics from the 1980s.

On the same day, the 2DVD The Saxon Chronicles set is being reissued with a bonus CD called Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies 1989 Live. Originally released in 2003, The Saxon Chronicles features the band's 2001 Wacken performance along with original song videos, interviews and documentaries.

On the Heavy Metal Thunder re-issue, Guitarist Doug Scarratt says: "When we decided to re-record these songs it was really a great thing for me. I had been playing them live but I didn't think there would ever be a chance to record them.

Frontman Dee left two years later and the rest of the band continued until 1972. They regrouped the following decade, although Dee only took part in the recording of one single, Staying With It. A full reunion took place in the 1990s until 2008.

The guitar innovator began his career in 1966 as a member of Charlie Musselwhite's band before working with Canned Heat, the Rolling Stones, John Mayall and many others.

By the time he returned to concentrate on his solo career in 1971 he'd acquired the nickname 'The Snake.' The 69-year-old launched his most recent studio album, Harvey Mandel And The Snake Crew, in 2006. It was followed by a live version three years later.

Cleopatra Records say: "Mandel has earned copious praises, becoming one of the most influential and best-known guitar players of his era. Now's your chance to own a box set featuring the albums that started it all."

"We are sincerely grateful to be recognized as this year's recipients of the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award," said the band. "We are proud, honoured and humbled to be in the company of all Canadians who find it within their hearts to help those in need."

It's their first record with vocalist Floor Jansen, and with piper and whistler Troy Donockley as a full-time member of the band. Drummer Jukka Nevalainen was replaced by Kai Hahto in the studio as a result of ongoing health issues.

Mainman Tuomas Holopainen recently cited a Charles Darwin quote as his inspiration for the album: "Whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved."

Now Rogers reports: "I'm very proud to say that we are now recording a brand new Between The Buried And Me record. We have really pushed and challenged ourselves more than ever with this material. It's a perfect representation of where we stand as musicians - and as people.

Founders Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada are joined by drummer John Jeffrey, who first appeared on last year's Live In Ravenna record. Johnson says of the video: "We loved pro skater Richie Jackson's videos - and the idea of a psychedelic skater was something outside of the norm.

Guitarist Thomas Youngblood says: "We are extremely excited about having a growing and hungry independent label like Napalm with the power of major distribution that we will get with Universal and ADA Warner."

It was recorded in Wales with Motorhead and Bullet For My Valentine producer Romesh Dodangoda, who Doolan describes as "a genius." Doolan says: "We have tracked the album and I just heard the beginning of the first mixes over the weekend. I'm very excited about that, it's killer.

"Day 1 of recording a new solo album and as it happens, learning that I share a name with an alleged jihadist," tweeted the singer, followed by a second note with an image of recording gear, "Back in the studio!"

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project still sees director Jeff Tremaine (the Jackass movies) on board with a screenplay written by Rich Wilkes and Tom Kapinos.

Guitarist Holt remains with Slayer after having stood in for Jeff Hanneman in the two years running up to his death. And Dave Mustaine's outfit are in the process of recruiting a new lineup after the departures of Chris Broderick and Shawn Drover.

But Hunting tells Capital Chaos TV: "If Dave called and wanted to do some work, I would certainly listen. If he needed a drummer for recording and I was available, I would certainly entertain the idea."

But Mason is quick to admit that if he was offered the same deal, he would have taken it. "If Apple had come to me and said, 'Nick, we want to release your album in exchange for �50m', I couldn't have thought of a better idea," he said. "Radiohead did something similar a few years ago [2008's In Rainbows], and it worked. But this has backfired."

"In the end, it tells our story, says Klaus Meine. "We've built this house called Scorpions brick by brick and often quite arduously. From the first days in Hannover, the first concerts abroad, until this very day. We've weathered severe storms, but the house withstood everything, turned out to be weather proof and stable. However, building the house was never just cumbersome, but joyful as well. The joy of music, the joy of having experienced and still experiencing it all, the joy of - and the thankfulness for - the fans' affection. We have been working hard for this dream, but we're thankful as well for having been able to live it, and for still being able to live it today."

The album marks half a century since the band's formation in provincial Hannover. "It's really remarkable", says Rudolf Schenker, "how well and mostly unharmed we've survived those years, in which our kind of music seemed to have gotten out of style completely. When the grunge wave hit the shore, we simply went to Asia to tap new markets and gain new fans. We were able to continue playing and keep on winning new friends for our music."

The Genesis legend says on his website: "People have wondered if I really was with wolves on the cover picture for the forthcoming album Wolflight. The answer is yes I was!

"I felt pretty nervous at first when, on entering a large, grassy area, we were confronted by several full-sized wolves. But the owner reassured me that because they saw him as the alpha male I would't be harmed. Apparently, it would not have been so safe if he'd not been there.

"Here's a lightning behind-the-scenes tour of Queen + Adam Lambert in rehearsals," explains May. "I took my selfie stick, but also a small camera team, to capture some atmosphere as we prepare for the next part of our continuing live work with the amazing Adam Lambert on vocals."

"It's also an advert for my new Video Channel," he adds, "which features a section specially devoted to this kind of 'live camera' stuff, plus sections to communicate Stereoscopy, Astronomy, Music, and my efforts to achieve justice for animals."

In the latest short film, Gotthard's frontman Nic Maeder and bassist Marc Lynn talk about being disconnected with the world while on the road, the importance of teamwork between band members and crew and why they continued following the death of original singer Steve Lee, who was killed in a traffic accident in 2010.

Lynn says: "It gives you a certain way of life. It gives you ups and downs with emotions as you miss your home, your partner and family. But on the other hand every evening you have a highlight and missing these things gives you new stuff to write to create new songs."

Perry also offered details about selling his cherished Les Paul in 1979, and then having it come back to him years later. "Many people had it," he explained. "And finally Slash had it. I suppose it could have gotten in the way of our friendship, because he used it in a lot of pictures, and I can see why it was hard for him to let go of it. Totally by surprise, he gave it back to me. He showed up on my birthday with it."

The group played the singles "If You Really, Really Love Me" and "Party Like Tomorrow Is The End Of The World" from their latest album, "All You Can Eat."

Last fall, the band were guests on Judas Priest's North American shows; the pair teamed up for a performance of "Living After Midnight" at the run's final stop in Tacoma, Washington in late November.

Keyboardist Dale Gallagher, who directed the promo, says: "I'd the idea for a long time so it was great to finally try it out. It almost alludes to dark 80s pop videos - I think the final product is great, especially considering that we didn't have a budget."

He bowed out of the Israeli prog metal outfit last year, saying: "I always strive to be creative, innovative, compose the next authentic thing and devoted my life to fuse the East and West.

I have an extra strong connection to this song, probably because it was the very first one written for my new album. The chord progression came naturally and quickly. The melody is really nice and simple, which seemed just about right to get things going. I started on the acoustic guitar to get the feeling I wanted with the rhythm and attack. I tinkered with the lyrics and made changes to the chorus and bridge alongside the multi-talented musical director and guitarist Aaron Tap, who is also my producer and co-writer.

To back up a step�the whole idea stemmed from a few different pieces that just came together. Early on, I knew I wanted to approach the song as 4 different scenes intertwined with a nostalgic feel, capturing or recounting those times when we're smack in the middle of certain moments. The chorus pays tribute to that good ole 'carpe diem' message. It's an enjoy-the-time-now kind of anthem, live it fully as you are with whomever you're sharing the ride. It acknowledges that in our quest for happiness and fulfillment, there will be bumps in the road but it is all these moments collectively that make up the stories of our lives. So don't get too bogged down or you'll miss the big stuff!

We tracked Drums at The Lab in Van Nuys, where the super talented Nick Amoroso found a great groove. I've worked with Nick in the past and he has an incredible ability to help compliment the song, really bringing it alive. Aaron strutted more of his great stuff on electric guitar and bass work. We recorded the vocals, acoustics and harmonies for extra electrics at Aaron's cozy Quail Top studio in North Hollywood. Both places have such a good vibe, and to top it all off, we were fortunate enough to get the critical final touches by mixing engineer Jason Schweitzer (put it this way: one of us two has won a Grammy and it's not me�) and master of mastering Hans Dekline.

In the end, I was thrilled with how everyone involved approached the recording process and the way "Here's to the Night" turned out.