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Axl Rose Plans New Music For Guns N' Roses, Maybe AC/DC

The 7-show run appears to start January 22 in Manchester and may see the band finish their farewell trek with two shows in their hometown of Birmingham in early February.

"It would be nice to think it could finish back where it all started - in Birmingham," guitarist Tony Iommi said during a town hall event in the city this spring. "When we are home where we started, we have always found it a bit nerve-racking, but Birmingham means such a lot to us."

The album will be their first with Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba in place of Tom DeLonge following his acrimonious departure last year. Despite that, DeLonge insisted last month that he still had a future with the band, adding: "For now we are busy doing separate things."

"I believe y'all are gonna listen to this stuff and you're gonna agree with me that it fell from a star," Tyler said on a press conference via phone. "I had nothing to do with this, it's just Nashville. There's something so magical about this town and me writing with all these people."

A longtime fan of country music, Tyler says he took pains to make his new music as authentic as possible, keeping the recordings stripped down and insisting on minimal vocal takes, while featuring steel guitar, mandolin and above all, melody.

Hagar reunited with the legendary rock group to launch a massive summer tour and record three tracks for a greatest hits album ("It's About Time," "Up for Breakfast," and "Learning to See".)

But, unlike the first, the new movie has nothing to do with The Who. "As far as the group and original producer Bill Curbishley are concerned, the new film is a blatant attempt to cash in on the original film's enduring popularity," said the band and their manager in a statement.

Curbishley added, "Quadrophenia is a significant and influential film based on The Who's music, not some 'carry on' franchise. Any follow-up could only be made by the authors of the original and would need to be worthy of the name. This karaoke sequel announced recently would be totally ridiculous."

The guitarist, who's been told not to put pressure on it for two weeks, will have to perform in a chair at their upcoming gigs in Australia and in South Africa.

Blackmore appears at the Monsters Of Rock festivals in Germany on June 17 and 18, then at the Genting Arena, Birmingham, UK, on June 25. He's said that no plans for a tour or album being made.

Turner reported last year that he'd been trying to bring about a reunion, until his former colleague unveiled a lineup featuring Lords Of Black vocalist Ronnie Romero.

Now Turner tells Eddie Trunk (via Blabbermouth): "I want to preface this by saying I really wish Ritchie well. He's allowed to do whatever he wants. He's been misguided by people around him. That's what I really believe. I believe he's been misguided, and I believe he trusts these people - and I think he made a mistake doing this."

"I really wanted to make a statement about some of the nasty things I see going on in the world today," says Beck of the album. "I loved the idea of being at a rally and using this loud device to shout my point of view."

The album was made with the help of singer Rosie Bones, and guitarist Carmen Vandenberg, who Beck met at a birthday party for Queen drummer Roger Taylor. "She invited me to one of their shows, and I was blown away," he says.

Tax appraisal records value the home at $52,500, according to public records obtained from the Jefferson County Appraisal District. The seller hasn't been made public.

It's set to launch on July 29 via Epitaph Records. Singer Milo Aukerman, bassist Karl Alvarez, drummer Bill Stevenson and guitarist Stephen Egerton ended their hiatus in 2010 and they've been working on Hypercaffium Spazzinate for the last three years.

It features tracks including Only Time Will Tell, Heat Of The Moment, Don't Cry and The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, which appeared on the band's Then & Now album, also released in 1990.

Asia's last studio release was 2014's Gravitas, which featured guitarist Sam Coulson who replaced Steve Howe in the veteran outfit. Downes said at the time: "At this stage in our career we don't answer to anybody. We're fortunate not to have label dictators like back in the early days.

The first episode of I Set Myself On Fire has been launched after Mapenzi Film spent eight years following the band and amassing material. They say: "How many episodes or how many seasons it will be is still written in the stars. We are still in the process of editing the upcoming episodes, but we are determined to see this through.

Based in Melbourne, Australia, Meshiaak features former Slayer, Anthrax, Testament and Iced Earth drummer Jon Dette, Teramaze guitarist Dean Wells, former 4-Arm frontman Danny Tomb and bassist Nick Walker.

Alliance Of Thieves was recorded at Green Day's Jingletown Recording Studios in Oakland, California. Wells says: "We went with keeping the sound as band-orientated and organic as possible, but with using a lot of modern technology.

"It's a blend of old and new because we recorded to two-inch tape for the drums through an old Neve desk, but the rest of the album was produced in my home studio.

"We also went with a mixer named Jacob Hansen who is known for a lot more progressive music. But I think the combination really gives Meshiaak a new and fresher sound than most traditional thrash albums.

Judas The Dancer say they chose the song because they wanted to pay tribute to "one of the greatest bands of all time." They add: "Faith No More totally did whatever they wanted, talking about genre but never forgot to let people have fun and enjoy the music.

"Nowadays lots of bands crush their heads against walls trying to be 'interesting', 'innovative' or too complicated, and they just forget the point - music is by the people, for the people.

With more than just a nod in the direction of Deftones and Ghost, and layers of angst-ridden grunge piled on top, Puppy are on the brink of something big and new song Entombed could be their ticket there. And despite sharing a name with the highly influential Swedeath band, the song is actually about sleep paralysis.

Bennett says of the album: "As it was my first solo record I wanted it to be something special. I had taken so long to get around to it I felt sure it would get some serious scrutiny, so, coming from me, with my background, it had to be something worthy of my previous output. A flop wouldn't do. An OK album wouldn't do either.

The David Bowie Is exhibition was the fastest selling in the V&A's history and featured a collection of handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs, Bowie's own instruments and album artwork from the Bowie archive.

Th English rock outfit will perform the 1996 record in its entirety for the first time on the 13-date run of shows, which kicks off in Oxford on December 1.

The project is the brainchild of Between The Buried And Me bassist Dan Briggs and Ashley Ellyllon and Adam Fisher of Fear Before The March Of Flames.

Briggs says of the track: "Dreamland II is a a good example of the way we like to arrange songs - even the more straightforward pieces are made up of sections that are variations on parts earlier in the song.