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The campaign's description, reads, "I'm [Grohl's] biggest fan and figured I can round up enough scratch to purchase him so we can hang out and high five and s-. Heck, I may give him a bro-hug or two as well."

If you're wondering if Grohl is even for sale in the first place, fear not, the campaign addresses those concerns, stating, "I'm not 100% the amount I'm asking for will buy him.

McCartney gave his best rendition of "Let's Go Crazy" before a crowd in Minneapolis. "Minneapolis, Prince. Prince, Minneapolis. It goes together," he said in a nod to the musician's hometown.

In March, AC/DC postponed the remaining 10 shows on their spring US tour after Johnson was advised by doctors to stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss.

Johnson issued his own statement regarding his status with the group while confirming the severity of his health issue following news that the group has brought in Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose to handle vocal duties for the remaining 2016 dates, which resume this Saturday, May 7 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Now Ambrose has posted a video message to Johnson with news that his latest upgrade to in-ear monitor technology may help the rocker return to the live stage.

"This is an open message to Brian Johnson of AC/DC: please don't stop performing - help is on the way," begins Ambrose. "Brian, I introduced Guns N' Roses to in-ear monitors in 1990 and I'm a big fan of Axl Rose's voice, but let's be clear: I'm with Roger Daltrey on this - I really can't imagine anyone but you singing 'Back In Black', or any other part of the show for that matter.

"Train Does Led Zeppelin II" will be hitting stores on June 3rd and will be released on CD, limited edition vinyl, digital download, as well as all streaming services. It can be preordered here.

Frontman Pat Monahan explains why the band decided to cover the entire album, "Our favorite band is Led Zeppelin, and they made a huge impression on our lives musically. So I thought, why don't we record one of their albums, just for the fun of it for our fans. The hard part was deciding which one."

He also had this to say about their approach to the recording, "They are so hard to record, especially when you are trying to get as close a version as you can to the original. The mixes, the time that they put in, it's crazy how great they were as a band. They were virtuosos at what they did."

He also added this, "I would love it if people get a dose of what's hiding underneath Train's songs, our influences, but we basically did this for the fun of it."

The new album will be called "The Getaway" and is set to be released on June 17th. The effort was produced by Danger Mouse and marks the band's first effort in 25 years that hasn't been produced by Rick Rubin. Stream the new song here.

Frontman Anthony Kiedis called into Los Angeles radio station KROQ's Kevin and Bean morning show to premiere the new single and to discuss the band's first album in five years.

He told listeners (via Radio.com) "We had an unusually difficult experience making this record where we wrote 20-30 songs and it was all ready to go and we thought it was happening, and then Flea went snowboarding and broke his arm real bad, which was a bit of a setback for the bass boner [laughs].

"So we rethought everything and then we didn't have a producer and we were just sort of lost in space with all these songs. Lo and behold it was meant to be, as these things can be, and when all the dust settled Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, emerged and said 'Let's go make a record.'

"We were like 'Great, we have all these songs' and he was like 'Leave those there, let's go write new songs in the studio.' So the process began over again."

The new-look outfit are called Vimic and are completed by vocalist Kalen Chase, bassist Kyle Konkiel, keyboardist Matt Tarach, along with guitarists Jed Simon and Kris Norris - and they hope to release their debut album Open Your Omen later this year via Roadrunner Records.

Jordison tells Sirius XM: "I decided I wanted to start fresh - I did not want to keep rehashing old ideas. If I am going to keep going, I really just wanted to break loose and wipe the slate clean.

So I renamed the band, and I got a new singer and a new keyboard player, plus three other members from the Scar The Martyr lineup. We went down into the basement and started demoing material and everything started clicking."

Midnight Oil say: "We wanted you to be the first to know that the five of us are planning to do some gigs in Australia and overseas during 2017. It will probably be at least the end of this year before we know exactly where or when."

The collection features performances recorded at the Los Angeles Troubadour, the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and London's Rainbow between May and July 1973.

It's out on May 27 on 2CD and CD/DVD via Rise Records and is the band's first release since last year's deluxe version of third album Restoring Force, which was originally delivered in 2014.

The reissue will be available from May 20 in 2CD, 3LP, deluxe 2LP box set, cassette and digital formats. Alan Douches has remastered the album from the original tapes.

Guitarist and vocalist Dave Khan had the following to say: "Oh boy, Scythia is incredibly excited to release our fastest, meanest and most well-executed release yet.

The two songs were written by the band back in 1996, but until now were never recorded. They were produced at singer and guitarist Nicke Andersson's studio Honk Palace earlier this year and will be released via Psychout Records/Sound Pollution Distribution.

Wolverine previously said: "We are very happy to work with someone like label owner Ken Golden and Sensory that has a genuine passion and an interest in the kind of music that we play."

The song has been cut back from the 10-minute version which features on their self-titled debut album, recorded at Sweetwater Studios at Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Referred to only as Nick, Behemoth frontman Nergal pays tribute to the late Illinois native, saying: "I have never done this before. Our friend and massive Behemoth fan - his name was Nick.

"All I've got to say is, wherever you are, rest in peace, my friend," before he scattered the ashes over the stage and launched into Antichristian Phenomenon.

Dying Fetus also spread Nick's ashes in the moshpit during his favourite song, Homocidal Retribution. The vial was delivered to the band, who shared a photo on Facebook.

The band announced the drink last year, but it has not been on sale until a 12-month development process came to an end. It can be ordered online and will be stocked in Morrison's stores from May 16.

It's described as a "unique sweetened dry British apple cider, crafted with a juice blend of the finest Dabinet, Michelin and dessert apple varieties to give a perfectly balanced, refreshing taste.

In a new behind-the-scenes video, Kruspe says: "First impression I had was, 'How the f*** do I get my vocals into this track?' There was no space, you can hear he's a guitar player and he's not afraid that he's a guitar player.

The band make a point of dressing well. Bassist Josh Rigal recently told the Oxford Mail: "We like to sound pretty rough around the edges, but it's important to look good. We favour vintage Victorian dress, but without the top hats."

The Dream Theater keyboardist will also be joined by special guest, producer and solo artist Tom Brislin - who has previously worked with Yes, Camel and Renaissance.

Foxton tells TeamRock: "Now The Time Has Come is about growing up - starting with no cares in the world but sooner or later you inevitably need to take on responsibility.

"You can still have fun though. Playing with me in this live session are Russell Hastings on vocals and guitar, Tom Heel on Keys and Mike Randon on drums.

The film explores humanity's relationship with nuclear weapons and consists of archive footage from events such as the Cold War, Chernobyl and Fukushima.

Burns tells Noisey: "It's weird because this one turned out like a proper album. We didn't expect it to even be released - but once we realised that these were proper songs that sounded like us and didn't just sound like a soundtrack, we thought we may as well release it."

Vektor frontman David DiSanto explains the title of the track "The prefix, Pter, means wing, and an Opticon is the inner part of the optic lobes in an insect brain.

The band tell Prog: "Droplets/Molecules condenses the troupe's love for post-minimalism, progressive rock and science, into a detailed, brass-fuelled flurry. Shot entirely on GoPros, it shows what it's like to 'ride' upon our instruments.