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He replaced Izzy Stradlin in 1991 and enjoyed three years with the band. On the back of news that singer Axl Rose and founding axeman Slash were on talking terms again, rumors have circulated that a reunion is on the cards, potentially featuring Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler.

Asked whether he thinks it's likely, Clarke tells the Eddie Trunk Podcast: "No, I really don't. We've all heard the rumors. I actually didn't know the news that Slash and Axl had talked, and I see him all the time. I don't know. Obviously, it would be great for music if it did happen."

Ten Commandos feature Soundgarden and Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron, QOTSA guitarist Alain Johannes, Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd and Burning Brides frontman Dimitri Coats. Their single Staring Down The Dust is out on October 9 (Friday) via Monkeywrench Records, with an album to follow in November.

The metal legends will perform in Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver as part of the 2016 North American leg, which includes previously-revealed US dates.

"We're all excited to be coming back to Canada," says frontman Bruce Dickinson. "Especially as this time we'll be able to fly Ed Force One in to all four cities where we're playing, not just Toronto which was the only way possible on the first Ed Force One tour in 2008.

"We haven't decided on the set list as yet and won't until we start rehearsing but we really look forward to playing a number of new songs live, especially as the recording was so much live. However, as it's been a while since we saw you all, I am sure we will include plenty of older fan favourites too. I think the fans will be delighted by what we have in mind.

Chris Poland, Marty Freidman and Chris Broderick have recorded parts for the record, to be released via Metal Blade. And the trio can be heard together on the track Thirty Silver.

Guitarist Nick Van Dyk says: "We're fortunate to have worked with a number of amazing musicians. Chris Poland has lent his immense talent, contributing his unique playing on the majority of songs - and elevating out music into extremely interesting territory.

As he walks up to the stage, Portnoy jokes: "What the f***, where is my tour manager? I specifically requested the Pokemon kit. I never play Hello Kitty. Obviously the f***ing guy did not get the rider. And a single pedal? I'm supposed to be doing Slayer tunes on this thing. But I'm an artist and a professional. I will rise above."

Hale and a member of her crew were on hand at The Pageant in St Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday. It follows Ghost's request for female fans to serve drinks on their world tour.

In a Facebook post, Halestorm say: "Sometimes you have a day off in St Louis on the same day that Ghost is playing in town. And sometimes Ghost not only invites your band out to see their show, but also has your singer and production assistant be Sisters Of Sin for the evening. Thank you, Ghost, that was awesome."

It follows comments from frontman Till Lindemann in June in which he confirmed the band were looking for a rehearsal space. He said: "Maybe we go straight back into touring or an EP or a full album, I don't know. We have to sit down and discuss it, which will take weeks. We're six guys with six opinions and it can be a nightmare sometimes."

The set will be available as a 3CD/Blu-ray or DVD combo as well as standalone options for the concert film or live album. Named after Rush's 40th anniversary box set, "R40", the tour may be the last one of its size for the group.

Bassist Geddy Lee and Rush manager Ray Danniels have both discussed the group's plans to scale back the length of touring as band members approach their mid-60s in the next few years, with drummer Neil Peart wishing to spend more time at home with his family in California.

"We feel that on this new record we're going to write next year, we may just completely take a drastic turn in what kind of style we want to pull out," Erna told Gibson.com backstage at Louder than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky.

"I think we want to get away from being lumped into the metal crowd," he added. "I think we're coming a lot more back to our roots now, so on the new record, I think we're going to try to mix things up and get to a place where we're not going to hurt the integrity of the band but maybe go in a more rock 'n' roll direction."

Following his term with the band, Jenkins went on to compose Adiemus and The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace, among others. Jenkins, who was awarded an OBE in 2005 and a CBE in 2010, was knighted by the Princess Royal at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace this week.

The Ocean say: "The Quiet Observer is our first track with Paul Seide and Damian Murdoch, who have both been with us for almost two years now. It represents where we stand as a band.

"The song was inspired by what's referred to as the 'intermediate state' according to the Bardo Thodol, the Tibetan Book Of The Dead. It's the state immediately after a person's death, when the intellect is challenged to face its own illusions, in the form of peaceful and wrathful deities.

They then allowed each other to put their own stamp on the songs - resulting in a limited-edition 7-inch single, set for general release on October 12. The Wonder Years say:

Frontman Nick Holmes says: "We have recorded elements of orchestration many times in the studio over the last two decades, as many of our songs lend themselves well to classical arrangement.

"However, we have never before had the chance to play with a real orchestra in a live situation, so it was very exciting to have the opportunity to play with the Plovdiv Philharmonic and doing that in such a prestigious location as the Roman theatre."

Only 1600 will be made available and pre-orders are being taken for the 24-track record, with the Blu-ray featuring video from the gig along with bonus extras.

But he believes he did the best he could to follow his late colleague's wishes - and he doesn't regret his actions. King tells Spotify Metal Talks: "I was scheduled to present an award with Zakk Wylde. I had a hard time just thinking about, 'Do I do this? Do I not do this? I don't know how to act.' And I said, 'I can't stand up Zakk Wylde. Jeff would want me to be at the show - just do it.'"

A piece of code at the end of the album forces CD players to create a noise via its error correction routine. And if the mathematical value of the sound happens to correspond to the mass of the universe, it could prevent black holes from collapsing - meaning they'd eventually consume the universe.

Washington tells the Star: "The random signal contains enough bits of information to express a measurement of the total number of fundamental particles present in the universe.

Miller was named Thursday as one of 15 artists under consideration for the honor, alongside Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, Yes and The Cars, among others.

He writes, "We know that our fans made our nomination into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame happen! Thank you for your support! Yup... The time has come when your cries to 'Put the Steve Miller Band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!' have been heard!"

But frontman John says he wanted to settle his differences with the guitarist - if only for the sake of their mother. Fogerty writes in an excerpt from his memoir Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music: "I'd think about Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, how they had a feud for years, but they reunited and their mother was so happy.

Reed says: "For the benefit of his family and philanthropic work, Blake has made the decision that he'll no longer be able to shoulder the responsibilities of recording or being on the road with DRN in the future.

"Blake has been an invaluable and more active ambassador for the band. He always gave 100% on stage and to the public. We wish him well on his continuing creative journey."

Guitarist Ben Wells says: "We are proud to announce we've partnered with the Mascot Label Group. Their eclectic roster speaks for itself and we are excited to see how BSC can fit into their mixture of great talent.

"With Queen of Hearts I wanted to write something around Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland, and it's about the chess game that happens in the story," says Biff. "I wanted it to have prog-feeling in the way of its ambiance and mood. It is a masterpiece of metal and stylistically it is loosely based in Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson."

Battering Ram was produced by Andy Sneap at his Backstage Recording Studios in rural Derbyshire, and will be released on October 16. Biff has described the album as "a clash between the retro Saxon and the modern Saxon."

Mainman Jeff Waters handled vocal duties on the album after previous singer Dave Padden's decision to leave the band. Waters previously said: "In hindsight, I was lucky to have him for 11 years, because he helped save my butt for quite a few years when, without a singer, I would have tanked."

The supercomputer, known as Watson, analyses Dylan's lyrics and comes to the conclusion that most of his output is about passing time and fading love, which he replies: "That sounds about right."

The shows will feature full performances of the band's Fragile and Drama albums, and follow a successful US tour alongside Toto. Guitarist Steve Howe says: "This is the first time we'll be performing Drama in its entirety - and most of the songs haven't been performed in 30 years."

"Getting nominated for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is an honor for Cheap Trick," says Nielsen. "We owe it to our fans for keeping us working and relevant. Onward to 2016."

They recently wrapped-up a UK tour supporting WASP and hope to release the follow-up to 2014's Running With The Dogs next year. It'll be their first studio work with guitarist Tao Grey and frontman Mitchel Emms, who replaced Matt Jones earlier this year.

Since leaving the band in 2006 he has built up an impressive reputation as a session musician, collaborating with Neal Morse, Damian Wilson and many others.

He tells asQme: "Next year I guess we'll focus on new music. When it comes to screams, I don't know. If the songs we write need the screams, they'll be on there.

"I have a feeling that I won't write those kind of songs. I've been screaming for more than 20 years, so I'm not as good as I was. I'm a pretty chilled out person so I don't really have that in me any more.

Ford tells MusicRadar: "I was beginning my solo career, when it really looked to me like the blues was dead. I had even been trying to school myself in pop music, because I really thought that was where I was going to have to go to make a living.

The trio played "Arrow Of Time" - the lead single from their newly-released album, "Condition Human" - as well as "Eyes Of A Stranger" from 1988's "Operation: Mindcrime."

The band were on hand to promote a show at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel later that night as openers for The Scorpions on their current North American tour.

The original, a more modest production, featured Butler with an animated graphic treatment providing speech balloons for his lyrics. The new video for was directed by Brantley Gutierrez and superbly choreographed by Ryan Heffington, who previously worked with Sia on"Chandelier."

In an interview with Relix Magazine (via Billboard), he discussed taking part in the tour, saying, "All I wanted was for them to be happy. It was terrifying for me in that nobody can stand where [Jerry Garcia] stood. But I was there in order for everyone to be together again, one more time, singing these songs."

Before Anastasio set out with the band, pop-star Adam Lambert offered up advice about how to step into a rock god's shoes. Answer: be yourself while paying tribute. 'I think it would have been kind of tacky if I got up there and imitated Freddie," Lambert said in an interview with Radio.com.

Other rock related nominees for the class of 2016 include The Cars, Los Lobos, Steve Miller, Nine Inch Nails, The Smiths along with non-rock artists Chaka Khan (funk/disco), Chic (disco), Janet Jackson (pop/R&B), The J.B.'s (James Brown's band), N.W.A. (rap), and the Spinners (R&B).

Fans will be allowed to vote for their selection and the winner of the popular vote will get ONE ballot among the 700-odd voting members, according to the Los Angeles Times. Other reports place the total ballot number at 800.

Soon after the release of our second album "Straight To The Pain" in Europe and Japan (early 2015), we thought it was the right time to choose a second single hit and make a meaningful, memorable video of it, as we did with the first single "Never Too Late To Die", anticipating the album and release in November 2014.

We had the idea to launch a poll on our official pages, asking our fans to choose their favorite song of the new album. "A Senseless Tragedy (Bloodstreams)" got over 70%, showing itself as the one able to be the "driving force" of the whole album.

This song has a fast verse, with strong and powerful guitars and vocals, and a melodic, emotional chorus, for sure one of the catchiest we've ever written so far. Lyrics are direct and biting, taking free inspiration from current events we often read in the newspaper nowadays.

We love introducing that song in this way: "When dreams and nightmares collide, things have no sense anymore, and love can be close to hate and joy turns into pain. Now, sit down and be the beholder of the movie of your life."

The video is directed by the talented Paul Sci� and starring our friends and musicians Andrej Surace & Francesca Di Ventura from Heretic's Dream and Alessio Secondini Morelli from Anno Mundi.