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Black Sabbath Announce Their Very Last Concert

Clapton - who released his 23rd solo album I Still Do last month - says: "I've had quite a lot of pain over the last year. It started with lower back pain and turned into what they call peripheral neuropathy, which is where you feel like you have electric shocks going down your leg. And I've had to figure out how to deal with some other things from getting old."

Clapton, 71, adds that he feels lucky to be alive, considering his history of booze and drug abuse. He says: "Because I'm in recovery from alcoholism and addiction to substances, I consider it a great thing to be alive at all.

The 22-year-old singer was shot while signing autographs after a performance in St Petersburg, Orlando, Florida, on Friday. She was attacked by 26-year-old Kevin James Loibl who then took his own life following a struggle with Grimmie's brother.

Pantera say the incident brought back memories of the 2004 shooting of guitarist Dimebag Darrell while onstage with his band Damageplan. And the band add that they hope more will be done to prevent further similar tragedies.

In a statement posted on Facebook, Pantera say: "We are so sad and disappointed to hear that Christina Grimmie was gunned down the same way that Dimebag Darrell was.

"After Dime's murder, we all prayed that our industry - club owners and promoters - would do whatever they needed to do to protect artists from gun wielding fanatics.

A spokesman for the Lithuanian arm of promoter LiveNation had the following to say to Delfi: "We received a letter that should stop advertising because it scares children.

Asked about a reunion, Stanley tells Phone Booth Fighting: "I don't see it - and to me, that makes it even better. You can have people in your life, and what they are in your life changes over time.

"I'm happy to see Ace. We text. He was on the radio last week and I texted him, 'I'm listening.' It doesn't need to go further than that, but the fact that it's there is a terrific thing."

A statement on behalf of the band reads: "Due to a family emergency, Architects are forced to cancel the rest of their European festival tour for June and July.

Golden tells House Of Tortured Souls: "It wasn't a surprise at all. There was a phone call first, then we said it was all going to be worked out - and then I get a text message five minutes later saying I was fired.

"I heard rumours three months ago that the original guy was back. When I brought it up they said it wouldn't happen and they definitely wouldn't do that to me.

"We are truly sorry about last nights' and tonights' cancellations on Pinkpop Festival and Download Festival," said the band via social media. "Papa Emeritus III has been sick for a week and had a very weak voice on Friday nights' show at Download Paris. Waking up on Saturday with no voice at all, doctors orders were rest and absolutely no talking.

"Fornicating, however, was no problem so we have sent him to a so-called 'Adult Spa' somewhere in Northern Europe to recuperate and now we are aiming at being back on stage in Oslo on June 15.

"When New Found Glory first started, a messy photocopied piece of paper was the way in which we would tell people about our local shows," said the band in a joint statement. "We could have never imagined that such a simple, lost concept would now serve as the spark to reignite a lost memory.

"Stories Of A Different Kind is a storybook, but not a beginning-to-end narrative. It's a visual journey through a time period that pre-dates social media and blogs: a time that newer fans might not know had existed and older fans can look back on. This could be our biggest accomplishment as a band to date and we are very excited to share it with everyone. As fans, you're just as big of the reason why it exists as we are."

He exclusively tells TeamRock: "Most of it is instrumental. There may be some stuff with me singing on it, but mostly I'm just playing guitar. It's just fun. At this point it's not so much a band as a project. These are guys that I admire and I'm lucky to be friends with them - so we made a batch of songs together.

On The Lost Battalion's lyrical content, Sabaton say: "The Lost Battalion is the name given to nine companies of the United States' 77th Division during the battle of the Argonne in 1918.

"Even though these 550 to 575 brave men were completely surrounded by the German Army and subjected to friendly artillery fire, they kept on fighting for a week until they were relieved.

Bevnet.com report that Perryscope Productions and Epic Rights - the licensing and merchandising companies representing the band - have teamed up with Mexican company Fabrica de Tequilas Finos to create Thunderstruck tequila.

He's also revealed a video of Phillips recording drum tracks from his studio in the United States. Multi-instrumentalist Reed tells Prog: "It's been a dream come to true to have Simon playing drums and Les playing recorders, and having the Tubular Bells production team of Tom and Simon."

Frontman Brandon Yaegley tells Noisey: "Not for Sale takes you into orbit around the sonic spectrum of our latest album and is an anthem for all of us who work hard enough to make our own luck.

Dutkiewicz exclusively tells TeamRock: "We're going to do another record. I have written five songs and I'm hoping after we get home from tour, I'll start demoing some more material. Once we get enough demos for a record we'll probably go into the production stage."

The 'Live From A Moon Shaped Pool' events are scheduled to take place on June 17 at record stores globally, and will see the band's latest record streamed all day.

Moore made a name for himself in the late 1960s with the Dublin-based Skid Row before following bass player Phil Lynott in 1974 to play with classic rockers Thin Lizzy.

Throughout his career, Moore recorded numerous solo albums, and shared the stage with the likes of B.B. King, Albert King, Jack Bruce, Albert Collins and George Harrison.

The song is produced by David Bendeth, who has worked on albums by Paramore and A Day To Remember, and mixed by Josh Wilbur, who has previously collaborated with Avenged Sevenfold and Megadeth. They're set to release their debut EP this year.

PSB and Dutch Uncles go head-to-head in a silent disco at London's Science Museum on June 17, to mark the launch of The Race For Space Remixes, based on their 2015 album.

J Willgoose Esq of PSB says: "The original 'Go!' shirt clearly only refers to the moon landings. But just in case anyone was feeling awkward about wearing it over the next few weeks and being pegged for a Farage sympathizer - heaven forbid - you can now take advantage of our brazen, opportunistic commercialism.

They say in a statement: "Eyehategod sadly regret to inform our European and UK fans, friends and promoters that we will not be coming over this July and August.