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It's taken from You Can't Use My Name: The RSVO/PPX Sessions, which is released on March 24. Veteran engineer Eddie Kramer cleaned up the original tapes, saying: "We've taken every performance as far back as we could do in terms of source, stripped them back, remixed them and made the best representation of these recordings."
Hendrix said in 1967 of his time with Knight: "I was a backing musician playing guitar. I was always kept in the background - but I was thinking all the time about what I wanted to do."
Listen to the song and read more
here.
Recorded at Barrett Jones' Laundry Room Studios in Seattle, Washington, the package features demos of "Alone + Easy Target" and "Big Me", a cover of Kim Wilde's "Kids In America" and a previously unreleased song, "Empty Handed."
Head Foo Fighter Dave Grohl was recently named 2015 Record Story Day Ambassador. The annual event is held the third Saturday of every April and is a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally. Read more
here.
On Tuesday, Mustaine tweeted: "I'm excited to be auditioning one of my final picks for my new guitarist today." The frontman also confirmed the band will begin recording the follow-up to 2013's "Super Collider" next week. He writes: "One more week! Load in for the next record starts 3/17. So pumped!!"
Bassist David Ellefson recently confirmed Megadeth are moving forward with plans to hit the studio to record a new album as planned with as-yet-to-be-announced new members in place of recently departed duo. Read more
here.
After announcing his debut solo album To the Stars ' Demos, Odds and Ends, DeLonge has shared the first taste of it, fittingly titled "New World." The sounds are right on brand for the Blink-182 founding member.
It's a nostalgic pop punk track that sounds in-part inspired by his departure from the band: "My head will ache, I brave the fire/ Yeah, I found a new world/ My heart awaits, the grand design/ I found a new door," he sings. And if it has origins that precede 2015, well, it certainly is a fitting soundtrack nonetheless.
Out April 21, To the Stars ' Demos, Odds and Ends compiles new material written by DeLonge as well as sketches and demos that were written for Blink-182. Check out the new song and read more
here.
Hammett said: "The breakdown/building in this song f***ing kills. Stay weird, Dillinger!" Responding to a fan comment, Hammett later added: "Yeah bro - TDEP are sick! Ignore anyone who says different!"
Greg Puciato and co were moved to make their own statement. They reported: "This is just too much. Knock it off, life. Excuse us while we mop our childhood thrash filled brains up off the floor.
"Those of you who have been on this ride with us for a long time will share the excitement/confusion over this 'what is life' moment." Read more
here.
Available as seven individual 12" vinyl, the records were recently reissued as part of "The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973-1984", a box set featuring remastered versions on both vinyl and CD.
The albums include "Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ" (1973), "The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle" (1973), "Born To Run" (1975), "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" (1978), "The River" (1980), "Nebraska" (1982) and "Born In The U.S.A" (1984).
box set sees five of the albums make their first appearance on CD and all seven are making their remastered debut on vinyl. Read more
here.
Skiba was named as the fill-in after relationships broke down between DeLonge and former colleagues Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker. Now the duo have confirmed they'll play with Skiba on March 20 at Soma in San Diego.
The situation remains strained after the remaining original members announced their "indefinite" split from DeLonge in January - but he insisted he hadn't left. Read more
here.
It was formerly the location of indie store and record label 1-2-3-4 Go Records, but they've moved across the street. Armstrong's partner in the venture is Bill Schneider, who plays with Armstrong in the punk band Pinhead Gunpowder. Schneider and Armstrong helped 1-2-3-4 Go owner Steve Stevenson to create a back-room concert space at their new premises.
The name of the new store was inspired by the famous 'This guitar has seconds to live' poster of The Who's Pete Townshend about to send a Gibson Les Paul to its untimely end. Read more
here.
The band are still preparing the follow-up to 2012's Koi No Yokan, after having wound up with more material than ever before ahead of studio sessions.
Moreno tells Rolling Stone: "It's a little more of a heady record. We've gone into the songs and really dissected them. If something sounded a little straight we took a left turn. We tried something completely opposite - not to sabotage it, but to challenge ourselves and try new things." Read more
here.
Guitarist Lynch tells NI Rocks: "We thought we could bring back the sort of chemistry that existed with me and Dokken in that era. I felt that Don's voice isn't really what it used to be these days and he's kind of hard to work with and deal with.
"Michael is the opposite. He has really taken care of his voice. He's a phenomenal singer and obviously he is really driven and inspired. He works hard and is really straight-up and honest and dependable without any drama." Read more
here.
Guitarists Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans are joined on the new record by former Dragonforce singer ZP Theart, who has toured with the band for the last two years.
The album is Evans' and Tucker's version of the band's follow-up to 2012's War Nation. Fortmer singer Algy Ward launched his own version of Tank and issued the album Breath Of The Pit in 2013.
Evans says: "The title comes from the famous tank battle during the 1973 Yom Kippur War where one side was massively outnumbered but fought on regardless and against all odds secured a heroic victory." Read more including the tracklist and see the cover art
here.
Drummer Rob Gabriele, boss of one of the outfit's "regional franchises," is behind the Kickstarter campaign. The aim is to follow the band on a short tour of Ontario, Canada, and use the resulting footage to put together a concert and behind-the-scenes movie.
Green Jelly Suxx Live will never be made available anywhere else - only fans who support the campaign will ever own the videotape and accompanying digital edition.
Gabriele says: "Before Gwar, before Slipknot, hell even before Nintendo, there was Green Jelly, the Godfathers of punk rock puppets. It's been three years since I joined, playing one or two gigs annually. This year will be different. I booked a four-day tour of Ontario. I'm ecstatic.
"We will be filming the entire tour and professionally recording audio from one of the gigs. The release will be 60-90 minutes, limited to only copies of VHS and will not be available after this campaign." Read more
here.
The band say: "Written in Graham's second home of New York and recorded in the legendary RAK Studios in London, Mystery Glue is a real return to form for this seminal British songwriter and powerhouse band."
The follow-up to 2012 comeback album Three Chords Good is available for pre-order via Universal in CD and vinyl formats. The first 100 copies of each are signed. Read more
here.
The Swedish metallers will issue the limited edition, three-disc package on April 6 via Nuclear Blast. It includes two CDs of live tracks recorded on last year's Sabaton Cruise, as well as the original Heroes album.
Meanwhile, Sabaton star in the current issue of Metal Hammer magazine, in which singer Joakim Broden encourages up-and-coming bands to keep going, even when things don't look so promising.
He says: "For f***'s sake, if we can make it, with all the mistakes we've made - if somebody comes and does it right, they'll run past us in a heartbeat. There's no manual to heavy metal." Check out the album details
here.
Says Glen Matlock: "Played the first Camden Rocks, missed the second, so third time lucky amongst all the spring and not-so-spring chickens. People ask me if I have advice to young bands. Sure do - get out of my way, I'm not done yet."
Also joining the bill are: Glamour Of The Kill, The Graveltones, Jaws, Damn Dice, Tropical Contact, Ducking Punches, In Search Of Sun, White Room, Lost Gravity and Broken Witt Rebels. Read more
here.
The German symphonic metallers will follow up 2014 album Sacrificium with the as-yet-untitled EP, set for a summer release. It is being recorded at Sandlane Studio in The Netherlands.
Xandria say: "Everything we are recording right now will end up on this yet-to-be-titled EP. Not only it will contain three brand new tracks. No, here comes the fuzz - we are also going to have two remakes of Xandria classics and one or two cover versions for you." Read more
here.
Making their way to the main stage are the recently reunited sludge heroes Raging Speedhorn. Speaking about their upcoming bout of brutality, Gordon Morison says: "We're over the moon to be playing Bloodstock 2015. It'll be awesome to share the stage with some of our old friends like Orange Goblin and Napalm Death. See you down the front!"
Speedhorn will be joined by proggy metallers Xerath who'll be hitting Derbyshire on the Friday for their main stage debut, which the band say "promises to almost certainly be a career defining moment for the band."
And rolling into the Sophie stage this August are the zany French groovesters Trepalium, hotly-tipped hard rock troupe Godsized and Dutch death metallers Villainy. Read more
here.
Skull tells Metal As F***: "It's been a good first year for us. We were born last March, we played at Bloodstock and we also finished our album - so our goal for this first year has been achieved.
"We're starting to see all the classic bands get to retirement age. In the next five to ten years, metal might go further underground. Watch out for The Heretic Order in 2015 - be very afraid!" Read more
here.
The second evening in the Fathom Events Classic Music Series - the first featured the premiere of "Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014" - will deliver footage of Led Zeppelin live performances from two previously released sources: 1976's "The Song Remains The Same" concert film and the 2003 "Led Zeppelin" DVD.
Fathom Events have pulled clips of the band at London's Royal Albert Hall in January 1970, their July 1973 shows at New York's Madison Square Garden, their five-night run at London's Earl's Court in May 1975, and their two performances at England's Knebworth Festival in August 1979.
Watch the video
here.
Muse have not yet given full details or a release date for the follow-up to 2012's The 2nd Law, which bassist Chris Wolstenholme has confirmed will be called Drones.
Accompanying the video is a caption which reads: "Mixing #psycho to a very tight deadline #MuseDrones." The sessions are being helmed by AC/DC and Def Leppard producer Mutt Lange. Check out the studio update video
here.
Hellyeah say: "The lyrics to Hush discuss Chad's personal experience growing up in a home with domestic violence, and aim to shed light on a hidden subject while letting other survivors know they're not alone."
The band add: "No More is a unifying movement focused on engaging bystanders to end violence and sexual assault. No More Week is designed to spark conversations around the issues, and galvanize communities, organization and corporations to make them a priority." Read more
here.
Hackett recently explained: "Wolflight reflects everybody's struggle for freedom on a journey travelling through both inner and outer space. It explores sounds from as far afield as Greece, Azerbaijan, the deep American South, Sahara desert and beyond, from all our yesterdays, evoking the ancient past."
The former Genesis guitarist last month confirmed Flower Kings mastermind Roine Stolt as a member of his band for his 2015 tour dates, which include a run of UK appearances in October. See the dates and watch the video
here.
Sherwood, who produced the album, recently admitted: "On hearing Mabel Greer's Toyshop wanted to get back together after so long, I was sceptical about how it would all sound. To my surprise, it was actually very cool - not only will this new album appeal to diehard Yes fans, but also to a whole new breed of followers. It's such an exciting project to be involved with."
The New Way Of Life video was shot during band rehearsals in France and features Bayley, Hagger and Barre with guitarist Alex Keren and vocalist Annouchka Bayley. Watch the video
here.
The Facebook clip shows guitarist Michael 'Padge' Paget recording a solo for one of the tracks, and is accompanied by a caption which reads: "Someone call emergency services to the studio - Padge is on fire. #BFMV5"
The Welsh outfit last month split with bass player Jason 'Jay' James and said they would announce a replacement in due course. They added: "Until then we're gonna be busy recording our next record, and making sure it's the best album we've ever made." Check out the video
here.
Tillison says: "In many ways it's a bit of a rallying cry to people to keep open minds about newer music in a world where remasters and reissues are more eagerly anticipated than new material. But it's a hugely optimistic piece that's primarily about keeping a young spirit as you go through life."
The promo was created from YouTube clips shot by fans. Tillison explains: "We wanted a video that showed the real energy of the band on stage - something that has always been important to the group.
"We've never set much store by big light shows or video projections. 'We do it with our bodies' is the philosophy. And what the fans do with our music, we use and give back to them." Stream the song
here.
Our new single My Remedy is basically a story of trying to escape reality what ever the way. It's about when the surrounding world is inch away from suffocating you. But still doesn't mean that all hope is gone it's more like a reach out to somebody to drag him out of the quicksand he's sinking in.
Riff was handed to Johnny by an elf who flew into his bedroom in a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket after he sacrificed 4 white goats to gods of rock 'n' roll in this darkened room covered with posters of Miley Cyrus.
But really the song is pretty much based around this riff with a RATM feel in it, juiced up with a chorus that is meant to be stuck in your head for the rest of the week.
We feel that we found our own voice and sound on this new self-titled album and "My Remedy" is the perfect example of it, which makes it my favorite song on the album.
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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