Led Zeppelin's Bombay Sessions To Finally Be Released

Taylor tells Spotify Metal Talks (via Blabbermouth): "I got sober about halfway through the recording process of ["Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)" in 2004]. Well, I quit drinking. I didn't go in a program or anything like that; I just kind of stopped cold turkey. It was about three months into the recording process. And it was hard; like, it was really, really hard. But I knew I had to do it.

"The last night I drank [in November 2003], I basically found myself hanging off the balcony of the hotel room at the old Hyatt house on Sunset [Boulevard in West Hollywood, California]. I was standing on the balcony, I was just about to fall, and a friend of mine actually grabbed me and pulled me back in. If he hadn't grabbed me, I'd be dead.

"So the next day, I woke up, on the floor, covered in God knows what - just sick, sweaty, gross� I mean, just miserable. And I just said, 'I can't do this� I can't do this anymore. What the hell is going on with me?' And that's when I really kind of started to take those first faltering steps away from everything. And it was difficult; it was very difficult.

"First of all, my health was garbage. I gained a lot of weight. My vocals were so shot� I had to basically start over on everything that I had done at the beginning of it. And that's one of the reasons why that album is really hard for me to listen to, because I was trying something different. Because I was, like, 'I'm doing everything else different. I wanna try something different vocally.' And I'm not sure if it worked, to be honest. I mean, it worked for some of the songs, but not for all of 'em. 'Welcome' is one of the songs, I think, it worked kind of well."

Motley Crue recently launched a fan vote to decide which European cities they will play on the tour as the group winds down its 34-year career this year.

The band are playing three European festivals this month; they performed at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 5 and will appear at Austria's Nova Rock on June 12 and UK's Download on June 14.

Meanwhile, bassist Chris Wolstenholme has said the band are interested in making a West End musical version of the album, which explores the concept of losing identity in the face of technological and political pressure.

Wolstenholme tells Music Feeds: "It would be great to be able to do that at some point. In the immediate future, it's still an album that the fans haven't heard, so all we can really think about at this point in time is getting the album out and going on tour.

"Sunday morning I woke up with a flu that's developed into laryngitis," says Plant. "I'm really disappointed as I've only missed 1 gig in 15 years and now here's two in a row. It's heartbreaking. I'm furious, frustrated and silent."

Refunds are available at point of purchase until June 19 in the event ticket holders are unable to make the new date, which will not include The Pixies as openers; a new support act will be announced.

Allman has been touring quite a bit as of late with his solo band, which now includes longtime Allmans percussionist Marc Quinones. Back to Macon, GA sees his current ensemble revisiting some of his Allmans classics as well as some of the highlights from his solo catalog, including his 1987 hit "I'm No Angel."

No further details were provided regarding which band member(s) are affected with a health issue at this time. The group's next scheduled show is at the Manchester Arena on June 12.

The band's video highlight package also includes bassist Rob Trujillo and drummer Lars Ulrich in the meet and greet, and the group warming up in the Tuning Room before the show.

"Fight Fire With Fire" was the opening song on Metallica's second album, "Ride The Lightning." Metallica are also sharing audio of "The Frayed Ends Of Sanity" from the concert; the tune originally appeared on 1998's "�And Justice For All."

Slash is currently playing a mixture of headline and festival show across Europe in support of his latest album, "World On Fire." On June 15, Slash will release "Live At The Roxy 25.9.14", a package that captures the guitarist and his band in concert at the famed Los Angeles venue as part of the Guitar Center's 50th anniversary celebrations.

The Roxy event was one of three shows Slash played in Hollywood's most legendary clubs to launch the record; he also rocked The Troubadour and The Whisky in the same week.

Corgan appeared to take exception to a Rolling Stone interviewer's questions about his upcoming tour with Manson being seen as "a nostalgia tour." He shot back, "Anybody who calls us a nostalgia show does not know what the f*** they are talking about.

"Seriously. I mean, [Manson] has just released one of the best albums of his career, and my last two albums were super highly reviewed and well received, so they don't know what the f*** they are talking about."

Corgan added, in response to the similarly themed follow-up question, "It's very simple: You've got two great artists, two great histories, still making great music. We are going to go out and kick ass as good or better than somebody in their twenties or thirties or whatever. Either believe it or don't - but if you don't, then you will miss something that you rarely see, which in this case will be three hours of really powerful music. I mean, there is a point where you can't apologize for that, or you can't really explain it to someone who's got their head up their a** with a selfie stick."

He also shot down reports that he plans to end the Smashing Pumpkins and shared his vision for the future of the band, "I think the new album we're making is very exciting. It's very futuristic. I've basically said that Smashing Pumpkins dies when I die, and maybe not even then. Maybe my niece will take over the franchise when I'm dead. Kiss is already talking about continuing past Gene and Paul, so why not the Smashing Pumpkins beyond William Patrick Corgan?

Anthrax wrote, "The entire Anthrax camp is just devastated by the sudden loss of our tour manager/soundman Aaron Dilks who passed away last night. He was a wonderful man, we all cared greatly about him, and he made the band sound like a monster. He will be missed. Our thoughts are with his family."

Fear Factory posted, "On behalf of Fear Factory, we are deeply saddened by the loss of our good friend and comrade in arms, Aaron Dilkes. He was our soundman and tour manager during the U.S./European/Australian tours of Demanufacture and Digimortal. He was a superb human being, and enjoyed every minute of his life, and we enjoyed experiencing the ride with him.
He will be sorely missed."

After nearly 30 years, Glendale Harley Davidson will hold its final Love Ride Festival on Oct. 18. According to a release, the ride is the "largest and longest-running one day motorcycle charitable fundraising event in the world."

Riders will depart Glendale Harley Davidson just northeast of Los Angeles, in a procession up the 5 Freeway about 45 miles, ending at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area.

Already announced for Wakemanfest are Mike Livesley's version of Vivian Stanshall's Sir Henry At Rawlinson End, The English Rock Ensemble, the Strawbs, the Cadbury Sisters and others. Q&A sessions will take place throughout the weekend.

Singer Sonny Sandoval says: "The Awakening is meant to be listened to in its entirety. Every song ultimately explores a character dealing with life, making mistakes, fighting, trying. But we also live in a singles-type world, and it works on that level, too."

It's set to begin in Glasgow on April 27 next year and end in Bari, Italy on June 2, with stops in between including Sheffield City Hall on May 3 and AB Hall, Brussells on May 14. The full run of dates will be revealed soon.

Guitarist Steve Howe had this to say: "This is the first time we'll be performing Drama in its entirety. Most of the songs haven't been performed in some 30 years."

The 6-week run opens at The Fillmore in Washington, DC on September 22 and wraps at the Monster Mash festival in Phoenix, AZ on November 1. Tickets for select dates will include digital redemption codes of "Meliora" before the official release.

Due August 21, "Meliora" follows the band's second album and major label debut, 2013's "Infestissumam", which debuted at number one in Sweden and won the Swedish Grammis Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Album.

Produced by Klas �hlund and mixed by Andy Wallace (Slayer, Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, Linkin Park), the project sees the debut of new vocalist Papa Emeritus III alongside the Nameless Ghouls following the resignation of his three-month older brother Papa Emeritus II.

Asked what he'd done differently on The Pale Emperor compared to earlier records, Manson tells Loudwire: "Maybe partially learning the whole point of the blues on the record. One part being about the story of the creation of the blues with Mephistopheles and Faust, and making a deal with the devil to become a rock star.

"The record has me singing in a blues range, which I've never done before. The blues to me came way late in the game and it was more about you telling your story - but you're telling your story in a way that everyone who hears it is sharing the story with you so they're going to hear the story differently.

"The blues is the same story, but it's told by different people in the way you say it, the timbre of your voice or your good or bad deal you've made with the devil."

Vennart tells Rock Sound: "Retaliate is a big, dumb stomper rock tune. I wrote it for just bass and drums, then I asked Richard 'Gambler' Ingram to play the really perverted keyboard lines, then flung on the ridiculous and impossible guitar solo at the end.

Wilson recently had this to say: "Her story, for me, became symbolic of something about what it means to be living in the heart of the city in the 21st century.

Singer Kobra Paige says: "Kobra And The Lotus is a riff-loving, vocal-whaling, storm-bringing band. We couldn't do what we do without paying homage to the true roots that were laid down before us.

Against The Current say: "This is one of our favourite songs off the Gravity EP. We were so stoked to finally put together an official video for it. We're really happy with how it came out."

It's on sale now and features new tracks Control, River River, Science and Oceana. It also includes four reworked versions and four live versions of tracks that appeared on the debut.

Lonely The Brave Say: "For us, it's the definitive version of The Day's War." They add of Control: "It wasn't until we got down the instrumental track for this release that the lyrics and melody came into their own.

The track will be released as a download on June 15 via Spinefarm Records and is taken from Hotei's as-yet-untitled 16th album which is expected to be released in the autumn.

The Japanese musician, who recorded Battle Without Honor Or Humanity for Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill, has previously played with artists including David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Chicago, Hugh Cornwell and INXS.

A 3CD anthology of Pop's post-Stooges material titled Psychophonic Medicine will be released on June 23 and he'll support Foo Fighters at their two London Wembley gigs on June 19 and 20.

But don't worry, the company assures in a press release, they are maintaining that punk integrity. "Three options are available, including an eye-catching vertical design, with new technology allowing all customer personalisation (name, card number, expiry date) to be moved to the back of the card preserving the integrity of the Sex Pistols artwork and allowing it to be reproduced in full," the release reads.

Bridge, bassist Alex Milovic, drummer Nic Pettersen and guitarists Jonathon Deiley and Josh Smith will play Download on June 13 and have also released a promo of album track Obelisk. Hear it below.