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Day in Rock Report for 03/10/2015


AC/DC Premiere 'Rock The Blues Away' Video

AC/DC have released their music video for the track "Rock The Blues Away," which is the third clip the band has released from their recently unleashed 'Rock Or Bust' album.

The legendary band filmed the video with director David Mallet in Los Angeles last month right after they were the opening performer at this year's Grammy Awards. Watch the new video here.

As previously reported, the band will be launching a North American stadium tour in support of "Rock or Bust" this summer. Next month they will be headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 10th and 17th and kicking off their world tour in Europe in May.

The North American summer tour will be kicking off on August 22nd at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA and finishing the trek on September 28th at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.

The tour will feature stops in major cities across the United States and Canada and is their first major tour since their award winning 2008-2010 Black Ice World Tour. See the North American dates here.

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Kurt Cobain Unreleased 12-Minute Acoustic Song Part Of Documentary

(hennemusic) The forthcoming soundtrack to "Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck", the new documentary about the late Nirvana frontman, will include an unreleased 12-minute acoustic song by the rocker.

Director Brett Morgen revealed the news via Twitter, writing, "Listening to a mind blowing 12 minute acoustic Cobain unheard track that will be heard on the montage of heck soundtrack." A release date for the soundtrack has yet to be announced.

The film - which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January will premiere on HBO on May 4 - is billed as a raw and visceral journey through the singer's life, providing no-holds-barred access to his archives, including never-before-seen home movies, recordings, artwork, photography, journals, demos, personal archives, family archives and songbooks. Read more here.

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Gregg Allman Biopic Director Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter

(hennemusic) Randall Miller, the director of the troubled Gregg Allman biopic "Midnight Rider", pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing charges from a February 2014 train crash that killed a camera assistant and injured six film workers.

27 year-old camera assistant Sarah Jones was killed and six crew members were injured on February 20, 2014 when a freight train crashed into the crew as they were filming a scene on a historic train trestle in Doctortown, Georgia. Jones was struck by the train and debris from a bed that had been placed on the track for a dream sequence involving actor William Hurt.

Miller made a plea deal where he will spend two years in the county jail, followed by eight years of probation, and pay a $20,000 fine. The charges against his wife and business partner Jody Savin were dropped as part of the deal, according to CBS News. Read more here.

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Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter' Film Director Albert Maysles Dies

(Classic Rock) Albert Maysles, who made controversial 1970 Rolling Stones film Gimme Shelter, has died at the age of 88. He's been hailed as a pioneer of the documentary format after creating more than 50 titles in his career, along with brother David, who passed away in 1987.

Maysles filmed the Stones' US tour of 1969, which culminated in the murder of 18-year-old Meredith Hunter by Hell's Angels security men at the Altamont Free Concert. The deadly attack was captured on camera.

The director's family said: "Albert created groundbreaking films, inspired filmmakers and touched all those with his humanity, presence and his belief in the power of love." Read more here.

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Alexisonfire Confirm Reunion Plans

(TeamRock Radio) Alexisonfire have announced they have reunited for a string of festival dates this summer. The Canadian rockers will play at Reading and Leeds festivals as well as at festivals in Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and an as-yet-unnamed US venue.

The shows will be the band's first live performances since their 2012 farewell tour, although it has not yet been confirmed whether the reunion is permanent.

Alexisonfire announced the shows in a simple picture message on their social media platforms, with no captions attached or any promises of additional dates. Read more here.

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Alice In Chains Announce Summer Tour

Alice In Chains will be hitting the road this summer for a North American headline tour and they have also announced that part of the proceeds from pre-sale tickets will be going to a good cause.

The tour will be kicking off on July 17th in Pala, Ca at the Starlight Theatre and will be concluding with an appearance at the Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA on August 16th.

The presales begin today and the band will be making a donation from those sales to a memorial fund. The band explains, "Thanks to the great people at WMRQ in Hartford, CT, we became close with a young man named Stefan Dayne-Ankle, who sadly last week lost a courageous battle with Leukemia.

"To honor Stefan and help give him the memorial he deserves, we're donating $2 from every ticket pre-sold on this tour." Read more and see the tour dates here.

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Megadeth Won't Chase 'Fool's Gold' Reunion Says Ellefson

(TeamRock Radio) Megadeth bassist David Ellefson insists it would be a mistake to choose the band's next lineup with the idea of reliving former glory. And while he hasn't ruled out the return of previous members, he's certain they should be picked according to how they'll benefit the thrash icons' latest songs.

He and Dave Mustaine are currently at work on Megadeth's 15th album, but it's not yet known who'll join them on the record following the departures of Chris Broderick and Shawn Drover last year.

Ellefson tells Full Throttle Rock: "There are some developments. We've spent the last several months sorting things out. What I've come to is that we need to make a great record. The songs have always determined who's going to be in the band, and nothing should change with that.

"To go back and chase some glory day is like chasing fool's gold. The songs and the album are going to determine what the lineup is, and I think that's the proper order." Read more here.

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Slash Goes 'On The Run' With Lenny Kravitz In Animated Video

(Radio.com) Radio.com's latest Minimation was created from an archival interview where Slash where he discusses how he came to collaborate with Lenny Kravitz on 1991's "Always On The Run."

In the late '80s and early '90s, Slash was one of the hottest guitarists in the land; besides being a member of Guns N Roses, he also popped up on tracks by legends including Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson, among others.

During that same time period, Lenny Kravitz was making a name for himself also. His debut album, 1989's Let Love Rule, yielded a hippie-ish anthem with the title track. On his follow-up, he was clearly looking to go a bit edgier, so it was fortunate that he ran into Slash at "Some awards function," as the guitarist recalls. Kravitz invited Slash to the studio to work on his second album. While they were cutting a song called "Fields of Joy," Slash was playing around with a riff he had been working on. It was a bit too funky for Guns N Roses, but Kravitz wanted to use it on his album.

A few months later they met up in Hoboken, New Jersey, to record the song that would become "Always On The Run." The only problem? It was a Sunday. Which is a problem if you're looking to buy booze in Hoboken, New Jersey, where you can't buy booze on a Sunday. So, Slash and Lenny had to go find some before starting the session. Luckily, they were successful, and one of Kravitz's greatest hits was the happy result.

Watch the video here.

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David Lee Roth Intros Trisha Paytas' Van Halen Cover Video

(hennemusic) Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth delivers the introduction for a new video featuring a cover of the band's 1984 classic, "Hot For Teacher", by YouTube personality Trisha Paytas.

"I'm a little bit distracted," says Roth, "because what you are about to see is going to blow your mind - mind roasting! Your IQ is going to go down 14 points� excuse me, my knuckles are dragging."

Paytas delivers a video for the track as featured on her new four-song EP, "Fat Chick." Directed by Kale Flowers, the clip was filmed at John Marshall High School in Los Feliz, California - the same school featured in Van Halen's original video. Watch the new clip here.

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Coal Chamber Streaming Title Song For New Album Rivals

Coal Chamber will be releasing their comeback album 'Rivals' on May 19th in North America but fans can get another early taste of what is to come with a stream of the title track from the album.

The band recorded the new album, their first in over a decade, with producer Mark Lewis at Audiohammer Studio in Florida and last week their premiered the first single from the album, "I.O.U. Nothing". Listen here.

Now the band have released an online stream of the title track here. Fans can currently catch them live on the road on their North American Headline Tour that features support from Filter. See the tour dates here.

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Bad Company Stream Alternative Version of 'Little Miss Fortune'

(Classic Rock) Bad Company have released the 'Demo Reel 1' version of "Little Miss Fortune." The track comes from the forthcoming deluxe version of the band's self-titled debut album. Alongside second album Sharp Shooter, it's being reissued on April 7.

Both albums have been remastered using the original tapes, with each set including the original album alongside with a number of rare and unreleased recordings.

The CD versions of these new releases include all the newly discovered bonus tracks, while the vinyl versions include a selection of the previously unreleased material. Last week, the band released a demo version of "Feel Like Makin' Love."

Check out the song here.

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Tracii Guns and Rudy Sarzo Form Gunzo

(Classic Rock) Former L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns and former Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio and Whitesnake bass player Rudy Sarzo have named their new supergroup Gunzo.

The group which also features vocalist Keith St John of Montrose and Quiet Riot fame, and drummer Shane Fitzgibbon played a low-key debut show in California last month and perform again on Costa Mesa on March 14.

Their set consists of classic rock including work by Dio, Montrose and Randy Rhoads. St John says: "We are here to celebrate some of our favorite music with some of our favorite musicians." Read more here.

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Hanoi Rocks Star Michael Monroe Plans New Album

(hennemusic) Former Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe has confirmed plans to release a new album in 2015, which will be the follow-up release to 2013's "Horns & Halos".

"Once again, it's time for a new album!," says Monroe. "We are happy to have recently renewed our deal with Universal Music/Spinefarm and have written a bunch of new songs for the album over the past couple of months.

"The album is being produced by Swedish producer Chips Kiesbye (Hellacopters, Sator, Nomads) and we started recording it at the end of February in Gothenburg, Sweden. We're all really excited about the new project." Read more here.

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Joe Bonamassa Releases Clip From Muddy Waters Tribute DVD

(Gibson) Joe Bonamassa has just unleashed a Les Paul-laden preview of his forthcoming live album and DVD tribute to Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, in the form of the Waters classic "You Shook Me."

Joe played to over 9,000 people at Colorado's legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre over the Labor Day weekend in 2014. The audience was treated to two and a half hours of electrifying musicianship in honor of the two blues icons. The concert is being released as Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks on March 24.

The Blu-ray and DVD versions contain over 1.5 hours of bonus features including historic footage of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf and a featurette on Bonamassa and producer Kevin Shirley's visit to the crossroads. Yes, that crossroads. And the DVD features a collectible booklet featuring Joe's gear.

Check out the video here.

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Journey Singer Prepared Deen Castronovo For Revolution Saints

(Classic Rock) Drummer Deen Castronovo says he prepared for his role as lead singer in Revolution Saints by studying Journey bandmate Arnel Pineda. The drummer teamed up with Night Ranger bassist Jack Blades and former Whitesnake guitarist Doug Aldrich in the new outfit, who just released their self-titled debut via Frontiers Records.

Castronovo tells One On One with Mitch Lafon: "I've been sitting behind some of the greatest frontmen of my time - especially Arnel. If you look at Arnel, he's the most amazing frontman ever."

And that's given him the motivation he needs. "I've always been challenged as a drummer," he continues. "With every artist I've worked with, they've always challenged me as a player to bring out the best in me." Read more here.

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Skillet Making Progress On New Album

(TeamRock Radio) Skillet are about halfway through writing their next album - but it's unlikely to be a concept album like 2013's Rise. They're aiming to complete studio duties in the summer and to launch the work as soon as possible after that.

Cooper tells The Front Row Report: "With Rise, I didn't know we were doing a concept record until we were actually recording. It just kind of hit me. So, never say never, but that's not the plan at the moment."

He adds: "We're about halfway done with the writing process now. I'm writing and demoing today, then I go back and finish singing one of my songs and put it in."

The singer last month admitted he hadn't enjoyed writing so much in years, describing the current work as a "joyous" experience. Stream the full interview here.

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Europe Never Tired Of Megahit 'The Final Countdown'

(Classic Rock) Europe drummer Ian Haugland says he'll never tire of playing The Final countdown live. Despite having played it countless times, Haugland can't get enough of seeing audiences lose their minds when they hear it in concert.

The 1986 single - taken from the album of the same name - reached number one in 25 countries and is still a live staple to this day. Haugland tells One On One With Mitch Lafon: "We will always be connected to The Final Countdown, absolutely. We will never have a hit as big as that. You can look at that in different manners.

"I see it as a big advantage because The Final Countdown gives us the opportunity to create new music. If it wasn't for The Final Countdown we wouldn't be here today. It's more of a blessing than a curse.

"People often ask me if we get tired of playing it, because we've played it a million times. But I always say no, because every time it's like the first time." Read more here.

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The Gentle Storm Stream New Song 'Shores Of India'

(Prog) The Gentle Storm have released a stream of their track Shores Of India from debut album The Diary. It's the "gentle" version of the number, created by Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen and former The Gathering vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen.

Lucassen says of the track: "For me the 'gentle' version really shines in its acoustic setting. It feels like an emotional journey because of the many exotic instruments that were used."

The song is about 17th-century sailors arriving at the continent for the first time. Van Giersbergen says: "I immediately loved the mysterious and exotic melodies. It must have been overwhelming for these sailors to encounter such a different and wonderful culture. We really tried to put ourselves in their position and capture their amazement.

"There's a big difference in how we approached the vocals on both versions, because musically there is a different intensity between the 'gentle' and 'storm' interpretations. But the lyrics and emotions remain the same. It has been such a great experience working on that with Arjen."

Stream the song here.

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Baby Chaos Reveal First Single In 17 Years

(TeamRock Radio) Glaswegian rockers Baby Chaos have unleashed their first single in 17 years. Featuring two tracks, You Can't Shut Us Up and The Whispering of Giants, it was recorded by the band's original line-up and comes from the forthcoming album Skulls, Skulls, Skulls, Show Me The Glory.

You Can't Shut Us Up is "a full on adrenalin pumping riffology with the defiant chant of the chorus providing the song's title," say the band. "It is inspired by the age of connectivity and its ability to allow all us little people a greater collective voice.

"The Whispering of Giants rolls relentlessly from a whispered first verse towards a chest thumping refrain," they continue. "In the relatively short history of humankind there have been many giants in whose footsteps it is a privilege to tread. The whispers of their words echo through the decades." Check out a stream here.

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Black Rainbows Streaming New Album Online

(Classic Rock) Black Rainbows have released a stream of their third album Hawkdope, the follow-up to 2013's Holy Moon. The band describe the album as "a perfect mix of Monster Magnet, Hawkwind and Fu Manchu; a psychedelic, lysergic storm of heavy space-rock."

"I'm so happy with the Hawkdope album and can't wait to get out on tour," says the band's Gabriele Fiori. "As you may have noticed from our past few EPs, we're moving away from the stoner sound and getting equally into the older head bands and space rock vibes of Ladbroke Grove. I think this new record will be a hit with fans of both new and old music. Fry Your Mind!"

Hawkdope is released on March 14 on Heavy Psych Sounds Records on CD and three shades of vinyl: golden, limited violet and ultra limited yellow splatter multicolor. Listen to the stream here.

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Rock Heroes Deaths Inspired Michael Schenker To Change Direction

(Classic Rock) Michael Schenker says the deaths of some of his musical heroes made him want to work in a band environment again. The guitar icon releases his third album with his Temple Of Rock project on March 23. Entitled Spirit On A Mission, the record features bassist Francis Buchholz, drummer Herman Rarebell, frontman Doogie White and keyboardist/guitarist Wayne Findlay.

After years of operating as a solo artist, former Scorpions and UFO man Schenker says he was moved by the deaths of Gary Moore and Ronnie James Dio to go back to his rock band roots.

He tells Metalholic he got all of his experimentation out of his system in his years as a solo artist and realized he was ready to work as part of a band again. He adds: "I'm going backwards, I'm going upside down. I was focusing on becoming a great guitarist and more of a solo thing. I got all my things out of my system, all the things I wanted to do. All the musical experiments, because no touring band would have wanted to do that.

"People are passing away, like Gary Moore, Ronnie James Dio, Johnny Winter and so many people. It's gonna be just a memory, this incredible era that has lasted 50 years now.

"I just wanna put this to the foreground one more time." Read more and check out the video interview here.

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Ghold Streaming New Album Online

(TeamRock Radio) Ghold are gearing up to release their second full-length, entitled "Of Ruin" next week but you don't have to wait to hear it as TeamRock are streaming the full effort online ahead of its release.

Recorded and mixed over four days by Dan Miller at London School of Sound, Paul and Aleks say the process was "an intense and inspirational experience, and with Dan we built a home in which to achieve the many ideas that frame the album, and give ourselves ample room to go hard and hammer each nail into the Gholden skull. Each song we consider within a series of movements, each sharing a vision, finishing where the next started but retaining separate identities and individual senses of momentum.

The band describe the foundations of the record as their "fragmented dreams and abstracted experience. A necessary gurgling-out of semi-autobiographical and appreciated desperation.

They conclude: "We like to venture through the trans-dimensional barriers of inner/outer destruction, paranoia, confusion and balls-out sonic experience. Our Gholem's nuts have dropped! We are rising the bloated carcass of the inverted Ouroborous all the way back up to Hell!"

Stream the album here.

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Robert Cray Excited By More Bandmate Involvement

(The Blues Robert Cray is delighted at how much material is being written by other members of his band. His latest lineup includes longtime collaborator Richard Cousins on bass, plus keyboardist Dover Weinberg and drummer Les Falconer.

Together they recorded 19th studio album In My Soul, launched last March. A live record is planned for launch later this year, to be followed by another studio project.

Cray tells the Oakland Press: "Richard's been bringing in more material than I think he has in the past, so that's really nice. Then for the first time, Les has been writing songs and he brought in something, which is fantastic.

"It's great because it brings in a lot of different styles - rather than me having to bring in all the material." Read more here.

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Gus G Thinks Bandmate's Character More Important Than Skills

(TeamRock Radio) Gus G says good personality was more important than talent when it came to picking musicians for his solo band tour. The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and Firewind mainman believes life on the road is stressful enough without having to work with people who don't get on, as he supports debut solo album I Am The Fire.

G tells GuitarMania: "Character is as important, if not more important, than musical skill. Nobody wants to spend 24 hours on a bus for a year with an a**hole.

"Touring can become such a miserable place if you don't get along with someone. There's always one a**hole, but not on this tour - we're all brothers."

He last month last month confirmed a follow-up record in the works. Now he reports: "It's a continuation of the first one. It's going to be probably more modern rock stuff this time. Still in the hard rock vein." Read more and stream the full interview here.

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The Police Documentary To Feature Summers Photo Archive

(TeamRock Radio) Andy Summers has made his archive of tour photographs available for an upcoming documentary about The Police. Photos taken by the guitarist have been used in director Andy Grieve's film Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police, which will debut in New York on March 20.

A trailer clip features Summers discussing his love for photography and how he used it to "possess the tours in a new way." He says: "I began photographing everything around me. I love the feel of a camera in my hand - it's like a gun.

"It's a private world I can retreat to. Gradually, the roads, the hotels, the fans, the limos become a black-and-white tapestry. My relationship to touring shifts. Music and photography merge. The tours begin to unfold like a roll of film - a dream through the lens." Check out a preview here.

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Singled Out: The Midnight Ghost Train's BC Trucker

Today Steve Moss from The Midnight Ghost Train tells us about the song "BC Trucker", which comes from their brand new album "Cold Was The Ground". Here is the story:

Our latest single from our new album "Cold Was The Ground" that we just released a music video for is called "BC Trucker". The BC in the title doesn't actually stand for what you think it would, it stands for Beef Cake. So Beef Cake Trucker it is.

We came up with this ridiculous title while on tour. It was 3am and we were somewhere around Billings, Montana at a truck stop, winding down drinking cherry slurpies after a show. When in walked the biggest meanest looking truck driver you have ever seen. He let out an animal like groan and then stared us down, with a judging and demented look in his eyes, but moved on past us and proceeded into the back of the store to grab a case of beer. We continued to sip on our cherry slurpies, but kept a close eye on him the entire time, just knowing from the looks of him something was about to go down. Little did we know, we should have just left right then and there.

The trucker moved on up to the counter to pay for his beer, but the man behind the counter shook his head and told him "I'm sorry sir we cant sell beer after 2am." The trucker became infuriated and began screaming at the clerk. After a big and loud argument between the two that felt like it went on forever, the truck driver picked up his case of beer and hit the clerk across the face with it, knocking the clerk to the floor. He then jumped over the counter and began to cave the clerks face in hitting him over and over and over, with the case of beer. My band mates and I ran back behind the counter and pulled the truck driver off the clerk, hit him in the face, and tossed him back over the counter. The trucker just looked at us from the other side of the counter and then just calmly left the store and we began to help the clerk. His entire face was bleeding, several of his teeth were knocked out and it just looked like a steamroller ran over his head. We called 911 and then ran down the aisles of the store to look for towels to help stop the bleeding. Then all of a sudden a semi truck came barreling into the store, smashing through the front doors, and nearly running us over. The truck almost toppled over and the truck drivers head went smashing into the windshield splintering it open. We were so shocked by all this and not knowing what to do we picked up the clerk and moved him to the back of the store. About five minutes later the police and ambulances showed up. The paramedics took away both the trucker and the clerk to the hospital, and we were stuck there for the next five hours being questioned. After we were finally told we could leave we drove away and headed on to our next city. Not knowing if the trucker or the clerk would even survive, we sat in complete silence for most of the drive, none of us saying a word, just trying to wrap our heads around what happened. Then Brandon (our drummer) spoke up and broke the silence with these words, "that was some beef cake trucker". We all laughed hysterically, and the song title was born� Or at least I'm pretty sure that's how it happened.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself as you watch the video here and learn more about the album right here!

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KISS Unplug For Led Zeppelin and Beatles Classics

(hennemusic) KISS delivered covers of tunes by Led Zeppelin and The Beatles during an acoustic performance at a soundcheck for VIP ticket holders prior to their March 3 show at the Tokyo Dome in Japan and video of the full set has been posted online.

The band played Zeppelin's "You Shook Me" (originally recorded by Muddy Waters) and two Beatles songs - "If I Fell" and "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" - alongside a selection of their own classics like "Hard Luck Woman", "Calling Dr. Love" and "Beth."

"Biggest KISS Meet & Greet acoustic ever!", reports the band. "Over 700 in attendance at Tokyo Dome!" The March 3 stop was the final date of a Japanese tour by the band in support of the Japanese special edition of their greatest hits collection, "KISS 40."

The package differs from the 2014 North American release with the addition of the band's collaboration with Japanese pop idols Momoiro Clover Z, "Samurai Son", plus a DVD featuring three songs filmed at the Budokan in Tokyo on October 24th, 2013.

Watch video of the full 10-song unplugged set here.

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Incubus Present Dancing Biker Gangs In 'Absolution Calling' Video

(Radio.com) A month after releasing new single "Absolution Calling," Incubus now have a music video to debut for the track. The clip, a big budget affair from start to finish, finds the band riding motorcycles through the streets, complete with tricks performed without helmets. While we can't vouch for the safety of this, it does certainly look cool.

As the video progresses, the band appears a various biker gangs, from gruff Harley riders to hipsters on scooters. And when the gangs meet, they have no choice but to have a dance-off.

It's all in good spirits, with ace choreography and costumes. And in the end, Incubus make a pretty epic exit from the video. "Absolution Calling" is the lead single from Incubus' new EP Trust Fall: Side A, due out on March 24. A second EP is expected out later in the year. Watch the video here.

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Black Star Riders Release 'The Killer Instinct' Video

(hennemusic) Black Star Riders have released a music video for the title track to their newly-released second album, "The Killer Instinct." The band recently delivered an acoustic performance of the song after issuing the lead video for the track "Finest Hour."

The follow-up to the group's 2013 debut, "All Hell Breaks Loose", was recorded in Nashville last year with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, The Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Mastodon).

"The Killer Instinct" debuted at No. 13 on the UK album charts as the band continues a co-headline UK tour with Europe in support of the new project. Watch the new video here.

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Hatebreed Frontman Jamey Jasta Releases Solo Track

(TeamRock Radio) Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta has released solo band track The Immortal, inspired by UFC fighter Matt 'The Immortal' Brown. The Immortal will be available as a digital download on March 10.

The Immortal was written after Brown approached Jasta to create his latest entrance music. He says: "When Matt asked, an idea instantly came to mind. I'm a big fan of his so this worked out perfectly. Matt is fighting on March 14 at UFC 185 - it's going to be a war!"

Jasta and Hatebreed are no strangers to UFC - they're longtime sponsors of fighter Chris Camozzi. They commence a run of US shows later this month that includes a series of appearances on Slipknot's Prepare For Hell Tour. Listen to the new song here.

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Richie Kotzen Reveals 18-Minute Preview Of Forthcoming Live DVD

(Classic Rock) Winery Dogs frontman Richie Kotzen has launched an 18-minute preview of his upcoming solo live DVD. A tour last year brought him to London's Islington O2 Academy in September, and now he's is giving fans a first taste of footage from the trek.

Kotzen says: "Something that's going to be appearing soon is a live DVD. I've got a very rough cut here - so rough that you can see the time code - but I figured, why not share a little sneak-peek of what's to come?"

The guitarist issued his 20th solo album, Cannibals, in January. The Winery Dogs - also featuring bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Mike Portnoy - plan to record their second album in May and they're eyeing a late summer release.

Kotzen says: "In my studio and I'm holding a stack of paper. This paper contains song lyrics that will eventually become Winery Dogs songs. I've been working well - I've got almost five here." Watch the video here.

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Frank Black And The Catholics Stream 'How You Went So Far'

(Classic Rock) Frank Black And The Catholics will release 'The Complete Recordings' on April 20 through Cooking Vinyl and Team Rock has an exclusive stream of How You Went So Far, which is not available on the forthcoming release.

The seven-disc box set collects the band's six studio albums and adds a bonus disc, True Blue, featuring recordings from the 2002 Black Letter Days sessions.

The tracks, which were recorded between 1998 and 2003, will be presented in alphabetical order. Black explains: "It feels like an approximation of randomness and its a way to randomise something, especially if its titles.

"We get away from the preciousness of LPs we put out and its more about the body of work, the good times that we had. It's all recorded live to 2-track, as was our rule in the band."

Stream the song here.

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Thunder Streaming New Single 'Resurrection Day'

(Classic Rock) Thunder have released a stream of the song Resurrection Day as the latest single from 10th album Wonder Days. It's the second track to appear from the follow-up to 2008's Bang! after the title number appeared in November.

Wonder Days, recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, last month debuted at number 9 in the UK album chart. Frontman Danny Bowes reacted by saying: "Thanks yet another million to you Thunder-loving maniacs for not only buying it, but telling others to do the same. It would appear we are very much back!"

Thunder play three UK shows this week with Reef, before returning to the Download festival on the weekend of June 12-14 and a one-off show with ZZ Top at London's SSE Arena, Wembley on June 24. See the dates and stream the song here.

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Soilwork Release 'Bastard Chain' Live Video

(TeamRock Radio) Soilwork have released a live video for Bastard Chain. Originally appearing on the band's 2001 album A Predator's Portrait, the new version is taken from the Live In The Heart Of Helsinki DVD.

The footage was shot in March last year at the Circus Club in Helsinki, and features guest appearances by Nightwish, After Forever and Revamp singer Floor Jansen, and Sonic Syndicate's Nathan J. Biggs.

Soilwork have previously released a video for This Momentary Bliss from the live DVD, which is released on March 16 and can be ordered now. Watch the new live video here.

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Anthrax Tease New Album Vocals In New Studio Video

(Classic Rock) Anthrax have released a studio teaser video featuring a hint of Joey Belladonna's lead vocals on their upcoming album. They're at work on the follow-up to 2011's Worship Music, which is expected during the summer. It's being produced by Jay Ruston.

In the newly released studio video clip Belladonna says: "Really not much more to it than just get in there and start hammering away at each song. Stay tuned!"

Drummer Charlie Benante recently told how he got a head-start on writing duties while he was sidelined with a hand injury, saying: "These ideas would come out of me and I don't even know where they came from. Before I knew what was going on I had huge stack of riffs. It was a great way to work." Watch the video here.

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Singled Out: Melechesh's Lost Tribes

Today Ashmedi from Melechesh tells us about the song "Lost Tribes" which features a guest appearance from Max Cavalera of Soulfly and comes from their brand new album "Enki" (out this week in North America). Here is the story:

Our Latest Single which is a hectic multi layered song is entitled Lost Tribes, it is taken from our upcoming album ENKI. The song is very personal, being Assyrian Armenian from Jerusalem I have many family in the entire region, the song has a few meanings one of which refers to the ancient tribes in the near east and the great cultural legacy they left. But another meaning is what is happening to the indigenous people there especially by ISIS.

I was writing the song when I heard my cousin was shot by ISIS and was still alive, no further news was given. He lives in Syria and he is of an Armenian Christian background. His city is taken over by the ISIS terrorists. It did hit home last time I saw him was in the mid 80s we were little kids. This gave me further motivation to adjust the lyrics and speak about the roots of the peoples in the region and how they are being lost.

Musically the song has various thrash and black metal touches with middle eastern scaling and drum beats aside from the fast paced drums as well, we were honoured to have Max Cavalera of Soulfly on guest vocals as well he offered a different vocal approach than mine.

The song itself comes in two sections that have different moods. A very intense song and deeply personal to me. The song is performed with 12 string and 6 string electric guitars and all was tuned on 432 HZ.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album right here!

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