Van Halen Streaming Two Songs From Forthcoming Album

Due March 31, the 12-track set was produced by Rick Parker (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) and recorded at Weiland's Lavish Studios and the Sandbox in Los Angeles.

The band had this to say about the reissue, "This year we decided to celebrate Record Store Day with our friends at independent retail by taking a huge leap back in time to our humble beginnings with that little rectangle of plastic known as the "demo tape."

"In 1982 we recorded seven songs that became our initial calling card known as No Life 'til Leather and it led us to our first record deal . . . the rest, as you some of you may know, is history! We hope you enjoy this little walk down memory lane with us and that you will continue to join us in supporting independent record stores around the world."

The band's camp also sent over the following additional information: "The seven tracks were recorded on July 6, 1982 at Chateau East Studio in Tustin, CA by the band's original lineup of James Hetfield: lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Lars Ulrich: drums, Dave Mustaine: lead guitar, and Ron McGovney: bass.

"Straight from the archives, the original source material has been re-mastered to maximize the sound potential for 2015 without altering the original mixes. No Life 'til Leather will be available for purchase at your favorite local record store and on Metallica.Com. The collection has never been available commercially until now."

The limited edition vinyl reissue will feature a double LP with one red vinyl disc and one white vinyl disc, which will be housed in a full-size gatefold lenticular jacket.

It will also feature newly created inner artwork that reprises the themes of the original promo version of the album. In addition to the vinyl, the release will come with a download code.

The label has released a promote teaser video for the release that you can watch here. This will mark the first time that the album will be released commercially on vinyl.

The band revealed the title and tracklist in a new video announcing the project, following the recent release of previews for five songs from the record, including "Another Heart", "Sympathy", "Providence", "Flying Monkeys" and the title song.

The follow-up to 2012's "All I Was" was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (Alter Bridge, Slash). The side project of the Alter Bridge guitarist now features bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, who joined the group at the start of their fall 2012 tour - on 24 hours notice - to fill in for Brian Marshall, who had to pull out for undisclosed personal reasons.

The Reasoning say in a statement: "We part in the knowledge that we have achieved many wonderful and great things as a band and individuals. But the time has come to be honest and realise that, as a musical group, we have explored as much as we can.

The four surviving members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir will take to the stage on July 3,4 and 5 - 20 years after the death of frontman Jerry Garcia to celebrate the group's 50th anniversary.

Having played with Foo Fighters since the band's inception in 1995, and indie band Sunny Day Real Estate before that, it hasn't been easy for Mendel to carve out the time to record his own personal music.

"There's never a right time!" he told NME. 'Schedules are always packed. There are always other commitments. So it was important I just bit the bullet and did this. Or maybe I never would."

That said, according to the bassist, his Foo Fighters bandmates have been "crazily supportive" of his solo venture. It's the second release in just a few months for Mendel; the Foos' Sonic Highways arrived in November.

Italian producer, DJ and performer Moroder is credited as being the driving force behind the disco movement in the 70s, producing tracks for Donna Summer, The Three Degrees, Bonnie Tyler and Sparks.

And Jennings reveals while the album covers tracks made famous due to Moroder's influence, he's recording them in a completely different style.

He tells Classic Rock: "It's an all-live band but we're doing all Giorgio tunes - stuff from 1977's From Here To Eternity and things like that. To me it sounds like Queens Of The Stone Age when you have a live band doing all his stuff.

"We have fiddle and all kinds of interesting instruments involved. I think Classic Rock's audience will like the record because I'm not doing an electronic dance music thing - it's very much a live performance format."

Sam Smith claimed No. 1 on the first UK chart to include audio streaming of albums from services such as Spotify, Deezer, Google Play, Napster, O2 Tracks, Xbox Music, Rdio and Rara.

Puciato loved every second of his first time playing alongside Max Cavalera, Mastodon's Troy Sanders and Ben Koller of Converge. So they aim to perform again towards the end of 2015 - although they're not sure where the shows will take place.

He tells The Metal Hammer Magazine Show at Soundwave the members took time to compare schedules before they went their separate ways. Puciato reports: "We figured out we're all free October and November.

The legal action was confirmed last week, after Silveria spoke out in 2014, arguing it was "wrong" for Korn to celebrate their 20th anniversary by touring their debut album in his absence.

Papers filed at the Superior Court Of The State Of California say: "In or around December 2006, Silveria informed his business partners that he would be taking a temporary hiatus from the band. Silveria always intended on returning - and under no circumstances did he relinquish his ownership interests in the Korn Partnership.

"In or around the summer of 2013, primed and ready to make music once again, Silveria reached out to James Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, Jonathan Davis and Brian Welch, via video message, expressing his desire to return to the band in order to reunite all founding members of Korn, and to set aside any grudges that may have existed in the past.

And guitarist and founding member Michael Weikath says they didn't spend too much time coming up with a concept for the album, deciding instead to concentrate on the music with producer Charlie Bauerfeind.

She tells Metallife: "We're in the middle of songwriting - we've got some great, ass-kicking ideas already. And we are doing the production for the DVD and we filmed all over the world.

WHO believe 1.1 billion people are at risk of suffering permanent ear problems through their listening habits - and that over 43 million people between the age of 12 and 35 are already living with hearing loss.

The health body says in a report: "The emerging pattern of listening regularly at high volume and for a long duration poses a serious threat. While it is important to keep the volume down, limiting the use of personal audio devices to less than one hour a day would do much to reduce noise exposure."

"After the Bridge The Gap Japan Tour in March 2014, I started to put new material together for what was to become the Spirit On A Mission album," says Schenker. "I went to the recording studio in June 2014 to put down the song arrangements and we finished recording in November.

"I already knew ahead of time that I wanted to take Spirit On A Mission to the next level by adding more 7-string guitar on some songs to get more of the low heavy sound, and on other songs to keep it very fast and energetic with melodic vocals and a couple of mid tempo's with more of my writing like in my UFO days."

He tells Austin 360: "When she left, we took a little bit of time off and then went in the studio to make an album back in 2003. And we've done a number of successful tours, business wise and I'd say artistically as a four-piece.

"The only difference, really, is that Stevie Nicks is sort of at one end of the spectrum. She's representing one pole, I'm representing the other end of that, and Christine is somewhere in the middle.

It's My Life, Baby - The Best Of The Alligator Records Years is a vinyl album containing material recorded by the later Winter during his two years with the label.

"UK FANS: Thank you for all of your support and buying our new release 'The Killer Instinct'", posted the band. "The album debuted at #13 in the National Album Charts, #2 in the National Rock Charts, #2 in the Indie Charts and #3 in the Vinyl Charts!

Frontman Kier Kemp says: "Bring on this headline tour! We're all very excited to finally get these dates out there. Our fans have been very patient after the rescheduling we had to do. We also feel like the extra time has really given us the chance to get to grips with more songs from Unbreakable Hearts."

It's taken from her solo album The Light, to be released under the name Christina. It features guest appearances by Andy Tillison, John Mitchell, Theo Travis, Andy Edwards and Dan Nelson, along with Magenta bandmates Robert Reed and Chris Fry.

Booth tells Prog: "This song is about watching someone literally disappear before your eyes. It's about how cruel diseases like Parkinson's and dementia are. Layer by layer the person you know is slowly stripped away until nothing of them remains.

Vocalist and guitarist Mikko Von Hertzen says: "On the cover of the album there are birds of prey trying to break the chains they carry in their claws. This song is about the chains - the heaviness we carry, the constant struggle we face.

The Dutch five-piece cite their inspirations as Anathema, Tool and Karnivool, among others. They've toured with The Gathering, The Pineapple Thief, Karnivool and Within Temptation.

The follow-up to Ode To Echo is available for pre-order now and shipping begins on March 31. The title is taken from a JRR Tolkien quote - but the band have said the album is "no work of fantasy."

Babb tells Prog: "Lyrically it's dark at time, but the humour is ever-present in songs like Third Floor. Our approach to lyrics has often been compared to the writings of GK Chesterton. It's his optimistic pessimism to which these critics are referring, I think. So yes, it is dark - but optimistically dark!"

He adds: "Musically, this is a much more aggressive album than previous efforts. Very proggy in a traditional way, but we are expanding the sound in many directions. In that regard it is perhaps a continuation of something we began on Ode To Echo."

The label say: "It was recorded in a secluded cabin under the shadow of Mount Hood in Zigzag, Oregon. The Zigzag River flowed nearby, and the group spent time between takes learning about the area's floral make up and relaxing under the stars.

"This idealistic lifestyle, however temporary, helped to chart the course of the recording process. The song titles - named after plants specific to the region - speak to the influence of that environment. The lush atmosphere combined with a week-long sequestration from the outside world had a pronounced impact on the music, which unfolds in a panoramic slow-burn.

But he admits he doesn't know what bandmates Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron have up their sleeves - and he's not yet revealing what he has himself.

Thayill tells The Metal Hammer Magazine Show at Australia's Soundwave festival: "There's many different vehicles for writing within our band, and we'll explore as many of them as possible.

Gnarwolves says: "Bloody stoked to announce the co-headline tour with The Smith Street Band in April. Drug Church will be joining us as special guests. Let's have a good time!"

"Black Magic Woman" is still one my favorite songs to sing and perform even after almost 40 years. It took me about a year to convince the band that we should do this song. It was one I had a passion for and I knew I could sing it. Some songs are made for you and other songs you just sing. This one was made for me.

A little known fact is that Mike Shrieve (drummer for Santana) turned me on to "Black Magic Woman". He knew I was a big Peter Green fan from his involvement with John Mayall's Blues Breakers where Peter took Eric Clapton's place as the lead guitarist and played on the album "Hard Road".

Mike gave me the Fleetwood Mac album with lead guitarist Peter Green and I found "Black Magic Woman" penned by Peter. It became a #4 Hit for Santana and one of the most recognizable Santana songs for decades to follow. I'm sure glad Mike gave it to me.