Day in Rock Part 2

Iron Maiden's McBrain Laughs Off School Fight That Broke His Nose

The blues guitarist says his 20th record is inspired by artists including Johnny Winter, Led Zeppelin, Robert Johnson and Robin Trower. Lita Ford also makes a guest appearance on duet, Coming Home.

Hoey says: "This is where I belong - playing this ferocious blend of blues and rock music. I did my last album, Deja Blues, to prove to myself that I could play authentic blues.

The singer tells Blunt Mag: "Coal Chamber has no place in my life whatsoever at this point. Not with DevilDriver firing on all cylinders and where we're at.

The follow-up to 2014 debut Maps Of Non-Existent Places will arrive on July 29 - and they've described it as an attempt to create "a rock record with multiple layers" like The Beatles' Abbey Road or Queen's A Night At The Opera.

Thank You Scientist guitarist Tom Monda says: "This record has a lot of attention to detail, which will hopefully keep people coming back for more. We wanted to make something that held up to surface listens, as well as tailor to those who are listening with a microscope of sorts. With more listens, I feel the songs unveil themselves more and more."

Frontman Salvatore Marrano adds: "This is a deeply personal record for me. I found myself continually needing to find the positive in all of the negative in our lives. We're all just trying to sift through the bullsh*t to find a bit of hope."

He's gone on to enjoy a successful solo career and has also toured extensively playing the music of his former band. But when asked if he was surprised when Genesis achieved mainstream success in the years following his departure, Hackett says it caused him to take stock.

He tells EonMusic: "That was a difficult period for me. I had my own band, I was touring, and I eventually got a hit single myself - but it seemed as if Genesis was a well-oiled machine by then that was garnering a tremendous amount of publicity.

Gorham tells MusicRadar: "I remember when I first hired Ricky to front Thin Lizzy, everybody thought I was f***ing crazy. They said, 'What? The guy from the Almighty?'

"I had worked with him before, and knew people needed to give him a chance. After we did the first tour, everybody got it. I feel pretty vindicated in that respect, in that I can say, 'I told you so.'"

He continues: "You have to think long and hard about who wants to be in your band, and then who can be in your band. With Thin Lizzy, my head is on the chopping block if I don't get the right members in.

"I don't normally do gigs like this," he said. "But sometimes you've got to do things for the fun of it, for the experience. I'm looking forward to playing with them and celebrating them coming back together."

Kravitz went on to point out that he's worked with Slash in the past-the two co-wrote "Always on the Run," for Kravitz's 1991 Mama Said album-and he's known other members of the Gunners for years.

The band features the core lineup of Robin Boult, David Stewart and Steve Vantsis - who have written, recorded and toured with Fish - along with Paul Humphreys and PJ Dourley.