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Guns N' Roses Confirm North American Reunion Tour

Rumors about the release of the single came Wednesday when a radio industry website listed the to-be-determined Blink-182 song on a future releases chart. The single will mark the first new music from the band since Neighborhoods, released in 2011. It's also the first we'll hear from the band's new lineup with Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba.

Worden was treated to eight new songs when Mark Hoppus stopped by her office Tuesday. According to Hoppus, the band has recorded nearly 50 songs and is in the process of narrowing them down for the yet-to-be-named album.

"I think any fan of Blink-182 is going to be ecstatic when they hear the music. I really do! It sounds like Blink-182 but it sounds like Blink in 2016. Lyrically it's clever." Worden explains that of the songs she's heard, it's primarily Hoppus on vocals with Skiba adding harmonies. "I didn't know what to expect.

The metal legends are in the midst of a globe-trotting tour named 'The End' which will see the veterans bring the black curtain down on a near-five decade long career in metal.

Lee Roth split with Van Halen in 1985 prompting fears for the future of the rock heavyweights. Hagar was drafted in on the mic within months as the band continued their momentum without breaking stride.

Now reflecting on his 11-year stint with the band in a revealing interview with Rolling Stone, Hagar reveals he had reservations about joining Van Halen initially.

He tells Rolling Stone: "I never liked the band that much because I didn't like the lyrics, personally, and I didn't like Dave's persona. I had no intentions of joining the band, but then I heard this music. I thought I was going to grab Eddie and go, 'Hey, come do my next record.' But when I played with the three of them there was such chemistry and it was so exciting. We played until midnight, about 12 hours without stopping. We jammed a blues song and a bunch of others.

"I went to sleep, woke up the next morning and went, 'Wow, I'm joining that band.' That's all it was. It was all about the music. I had nothing to do with fame and fortune, none of that. It was so inspiring."

He continues: "I was never a fan of Dave. He wasn't the kind of artist I was looking at and going, "I want to be like that." Never in a million years. My favorite artists were Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Peter Gabriel. I know it sounds crazy, but those kind of artists were who I looked up to and who I wanted to be like.

The band postponed the dates, saying that Johnson faced permanent hearing loss if they continued. They also revealed that they might continue the tour with a special guest singer.

Earlier this week, Jason Bailey, a DJ at Rock 100.5 in Atlanta, where Rose was recently spotted, told listeners "This is what I'm being told: Axl was meeting with the AC/DC group - because it's all but a done deal that Axl will front AC/DC for the 10 remaining shows. All 10, including Atlanta."

And Souza says that, looking back at Metallica's career path, they are heading towards a more classic thrash sound on the follow-up to 2008's Death Magnetic.

Souza tells Overdrive: "If you really want to look at Metallica's progression as a band, look back to the stuff they released in the 90s with Load and St Anger and then they brought out Death Magnetic, so I would say that they are getting more back into form of that classic Metallica thrash sound.

After the night race at Ljungbyhed on September 24, Saxon will perform a full-length show with guest appearances from guitarist Campbell and drummer Dee.

Frontman Biff Byford says: "This event is something unique - we've never before played a concert at a race track on a race day. It will also be a chance to pay tribute to our friend Lemmy, along with Mikkey and Phil."

EODM had the following to say about the new dates: "New tour dates galore today, y'all. All over Canada, all over the United States, late summer plays in Poland, Denmark, Norway, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Israel, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and everything we could squeeze in between. Let's boogie."

Capitol Records will reissue the record in a range of formats on June 10, including a 4CD/Blu-ray audio collector's edition presented in a hardbound book, featuring the remastered original album in stereo and mono, plus hi-res stereo, mono, instrumental, and 5.1 surround mixes, session outtakes, alternate mixes, and previously unreleased live recordings.

Schenker says: "We are excited to announce that we have put a very special show together, Michael Schenker Fest, for Sweden Rock festival.It will feature three original MSG singers - Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley.

It's the opening number from their fourth album Profit, to be launched on May 27 via Mascot Label Group. The concept work follows the story of The Prophet, a character who wants to save the world and change the lives of "Those Who Will Not See."

"It goes back to our roots and is going to be a fun song to play live," says frontman Vic Fuentes. "It's purely a self-indulgent song for us because it's really fast and that's what we grew up listening to.

The announcement follows the release this month of a short teaser video for the album. The band went on hiatus in 2012 and hinted at their return in late 2014.

The first set will see Jonas Renkse and co performing 2006 album The Great Cold Distance in full to mark its 10th anniversary, along with the orchestra. it's to be followed by the band alone delivering a set of tracks from across their career.

Sankey has had to return to his native Australia to help with the planning of next year's inaugural Legion Music Fest, of which he is co-founder and ambassador. Boecklin will be behind the kit until Sankey can return in May.

Sankey says: "It sucks to miss playing these shows but being part of planning and overseeing the launch of a national music festival is an enormous task which requires all of my time and dedication right now.

"Unfortunately Dave Grohl isn't available to fill in, but don't fear, my good buddy and drummer extraordinaire John Boecklin will be hitting the road with Hojo, Fran and Womby to rock the kit for you all each night.

The Lamb Of God man, a long-time fan of Dave Mustaine's outfit, has an open invitation to become a full-time member whenever he wants, but prefers to remain with his own band.

Adler tells SkullsNBones: "It's great to be part of my favourite band coming back to life a little bit. Not that they ever went away - but you can see the difference with this record, the numbers, and the response to it. It's different. I'm not taking credit, but it's nice to be a part of."

The band cut short a concert in Hamburg on Monday just 30 minutes into the performance as Meine struggled to deliver through the medical issue. "Sorry to all our fans," says the singer. "Thanks for your understanding. Hope we can make up for the concerts soon."

"Klaus Meine is currently undergoing medical treatment in order as quickly as possible to get the health problems under control again," adds the band. "This includes a medically pronounced 'stage ban' for the singer for several weeks. For this reason, any outstanding concerts have to be postponed."

"We are very excited to announce the first leg of our 2016 Summer Tour supporting the legendary Whitesnake!", says the duo. The rockers will join Whitesnake on the band's Greatest Hits tour for a month of shows starting June 3 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, TX.

The run will include a pair of headlining Whitford/St. Holmes dates, including a June 22 stop in Sellersville, PA and a July 1 appearance at the Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry, NH.The band's lineup is rounded out by bassist Chopper Anderson, Tesla drummer Troy Lucketta and keyboardist Buck Johnson.

At the opener in Portland, Oregon, the band covered David Bowie's "Space Oddity" as well as "Malibu," a Hole track co-written by Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan in 1998.

The Pumpkins are calling this an "acoustic-electro" tour and stripped down renditions from their own catalog and artists' they admire affirm that goal. As an encore, the band played "Angie" by The Rolling Stones. Before the show, opening act Liz Phair tweeted that the soundcheck gave her "chills."

But Crosby says the content of Nash's 2013 memoir Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life has contributed to their spat. He tells The San Diego Union-Tribune: "Graham's book is full of inaccuracies and chock-full of misinformation.

"When he handed an advance copy to me, he said, 'It's too late to change anything, but here it is.' I was very unhappy about it. It's a very shallow, very self-serving book - and full of BS. Chock-full."

And in a new post on his Facebook page he praises his doctor for coming up with two possible treatment options. Baker says: "Cardiologist is brilliant. Yesterday he inserted a tube into the artery at my right wrist and fed it all the way to my heart - quite an experience.

"He was taking pictures of my heart from inside. Amazing technology. There are two options for surgery and, depending on how strong my old lungs are, they may do both.

And he says he's not the first member of the band to have felt bad about a recording project while it was underway. Carpenter recently moved to shut down rumours of a fall-out after having said he originally didn't want to play on Gore, followed by frontman Chino Moreno describing the guitarist as "the odd man out" during sessions.

Carpenter tells Kerrang: "I went eight records before I had any kind of issue. I've already lived through two records in the past where somebody else didn't enjoy them at all. For me to finally hit a wall, I think I lasted pretty good, because I've seen other people already buckle."

He adds: "When I gave the interview, I was just saying that, in the beginning, I wasn't too inspired by what was going on. The emotions tied to that statement was really all around one song called Hearts/Wires.

Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule guitarist Haynes will be joined by bassist Don Was, keyboard player John Medeski, country star Jamey Johnson and others for the event, which takes place at the Saenger Theatre on April 30.

Producers say: "Sidemen takes us on the road with Pinetop, Willie and Hubert, three of our last direct links to the origins of the blues, as they share the incredible stories about each of their personal histories.

"From their upbringings on Delta plantations of the Jim Crow south to lives spent on the road in the shadow of two of the biggest figures in music, their stories are not only a part of music history, but American history as well.

And Welch says that the theme of the book is 'restoration' as it details the mending of his relationship with his family and his Korn bandmates. He says: "If I were to sum up With My Eyes Wide Open with one word, I would probably choose 'restoration.' Everything in my life has been restored - restoration with my family, restoration with Korn and seeing this lifelong friendship with all the guys in the band come back together."

The book, co-written with Carol Traver, has been described as Welch's "near decade-long trial by fire-from the perils of fathering a teen lost in depression and self-mutilation, to the harsh realities of playing solo and surviving financial ruin."

And Bruce says the fact they've become friends with the producer over the years made recording their first album with frontman Denis Stoff a pleasure. The guitarist says: "Recording with Joey is almost natural at this point. I don't think I've ever recorded with another producer properly since the start of this band.

"Over the years it's got easier as we've grown to become friends and no just co-workers. It's become a very comfortable environment for me to work in. I don't have to sit there and worry. It's a nice environment."

McIver is known for his books on Metallica, Slayer, Black Sabbath and Queens Of The Stone Age, among others. Thunder say: "Yes peeps, the lovely people at Omnibus Press have commissioned us to tell our story. 'Fools,' we hear you cry.

"It's being put together by a nice man called Joel McIver, who has been interviewing us and bashing his fingers repeatedly on the Olivetti since last summer.

The pair, who often worked together during that decade, teamed up for a concert at Sonet Studios in Sweden, and delivered a set that's long been sought-after in bootleg form.

In the clip the band discuss the event and their affiliation to London. Guitarist Ivar Bjornson says: "Since the very early days of Enslaved, London was always a place that we went. We kept doing London shows even though we didn't tour too much.

Winter has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund Who The F*@% Is Frank Zappa for which he has been given full access to the Zappa family vaults.

But he says he wouldn't have been able to carry out the project without speaking to Zappa's widow Gail, who died in October of last year. The Lost Boys and Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure actor Winter tells Billboard: "Gail Zappa - Frank's wife and the formidable front end of the Zappa Family Trust - was especially supportive.

"She told me that she had refused a lot of people who approached her about his story in the past, asking for access to the family and Frank's personal archive and unreleased material.

Guitarist Anders Wikstrom says of the follow-up to 2010's Coup De Grace: "This is where we are today. As a band, as musicians, songwriters and individuals. It's a statement.

"It's musical as well as a personal soul searching. We traced us back to our roots - the music and the heroes that got us started dreaming back in the 70s: Kiss, Van Halen, Sweet, Deep Purple and UFO. An era where music and musicianship really mattered and rock'n'roll was a matter of life or death.

Ayreon collaborator Jansen - the younger sister of Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen - appears on the track Turn Of Fate. As well as the full version of the track, an acoustic take on it has also been captured.

Jansen says: "I haven't done anything in a long time, more than 10 years actually. I was so busy studying and working, but now seemed the right time to get back into it and record something.

The Hell Of A Ride video was created by Plastic Kid who has worked with the likes of Volbeat and Bring Me The Horizon. "It's heavy, catchy and a real fire starter," say the band.

When asked about the song, vocalist Laura Dolan offered Hammer these deep yet cryptic words: "I think, whether we admit it to ourselves or not, there's a human tendency to find comfort in misery.

"You Must Sin" is your classic woman loves man, man doesn't feel the same way. Woman summons a warlock for a love spell. Warlock falls for woman. Warlock crafts the spell only to deceive the woman to fall for him.

She never finds true love and there isn't a happy ending. This is what Doom is in my opinion: To never find true love�