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It's the 8th date on AC/DC's spring tour of Europe, which kicked off with the debut of Rose in Lisbon on May 7 at center stage in place of Brian Johnson, who stepped aside from live performances in March on the advice of doctors in order to prevent further damage to his hearing.

Rose is on board for AC/DC's 13-date European spring tour and will rejoin the band sometime later this year for the to-be-rescheduled US Rock Or Bust dates.

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young says the band is thrilled with Rose's performances. "He's doing very well," says guitarist Angus Young. "I mean, under the situation that we had, it was very good that he volunteered and said, 'Hey, if I can help, let me try.' So he's been very good. And he had to learn a lot of songs very quickly, and he's done a great job.

"We were committed to finishing this tour, so that's been our main goal. And Axl helping us�I know he's very excited; he keeps saying 'can he do more'?

Johnson - the half-brother of Williams, but not the son of King - then launched legal action against the sisters, laying seven charges including defamation, slander, libel and conspiracy.

The bluesman's eldest daughter Shirley King tells The Hollywood Reporter: "LaVerne and Myron are controlling everything. They're fighting some of the kids with my dad's money - how stupid is that?"

Her half-sister Barbara adds: "The poisoning thing? Yeah, that was a rough time, there was a lot of hurt, but that situation will be cleared up in the end. We all support and love each other."

French tells Goldmine: "Let's be honest. Any classic band that releases a new record is an idiot for playing it. I mean, they can justify it all they want but no one cares. Let me tell you, you're a bunch of stupid fools if you think that anyone gives a sh*t. They don't.

"They say they do, but they don't. Which is why most of these classic bands make a new album, go out on a tour, start out with five songs from the new record, after a few weeks there are two songs and then they just want to play that one new song and get it over with.

The band topped a bill at the event's second weekend alongside Korn and Rival Sons, delivering a 21-song set that featured 3 originals and 18 covers of classic rock tracks by David Bowie, The Who, T. Rex, The Doors and Led Zeppelin, among others.

Led by the trio of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Aerosmith's Joe Perry, the summer 2016 shows see Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots step in on bass for Guns N' Roses Duff McKagan due to his other commitements, and is rounded out by drummer Matt Sorum, guitarist Tommy Henriksen and multi-instrumentalist Bruce Witkin on piano, percussion and guitar.

"Here is a gang of friends who came together really by chance and over the last year we were finally able to wrangle our schedules and the energy just fell into place," says Perry. "Playing with this line up is like a dream come true. After seeing the reaction at Brazil's Rock In Rio 2015 in front of 100,000 fans, I know this band is going to tear the house down. Hell, I would want to be in the audience to see us rip it up."

Nottinghamshire Police is the 11th UK police force to treat attacks on members of subcultures as hate crimes, thanks to tireless campaigning by Sylvia Lancaster - the mother of murdered goth Sophie Lancaster.

Ryan tells the BBC: "It all happened so fast. I was just leaning against the wall, sat on my phone, looking at something. I put my phone away, looked up, the next thing I know is I'm getting hit."

Songs they've made available to stream include Oblivius, Drag Queen and Threat Of Joy. They can be heard on Spotify. In a video interview shared by their record label, drummer Fab Moretti says:

Ozzy tells Birmingham Updates: "My son Louis was in Birmingham Children's Hospital for quite a while as a child and the staff took such good care of him, something which I will always remember.

Frontman Elias Soriano says of the song: "Over the past five years, I began to notice people, myself included, getting lost in a few of the simple things - life, art, passions. Everything became a reality TV blog with pictures and comments, likes and dislikes, online bullies and online tough guys.

Singer Stefan Zell tells Revolver: "It's one of my favourite Wolverine songs to date. I just loved the music the guys came up with. When it was time for me to write the lyrics I was in the middle of divorcing the mother of my children whom I had lived together with for almost 13 years. It was quite natural that this song dealt with all of that stuff.

The band's 1970 self-titled debut, 1971's Tarkus and Pictures At An Exhibition from the same year, along with Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Anthology, will launch on July 29.

The band's debut will be issued on 2CD, which will include a remastered version of the original album along with an alternative take with bonus tracks. Steven Wilson was brought in for the stereo mix in 2012.

Frontman Cormac Neeson says: "All I will say about this record is that it's a journey and one we've never really taken before so prepare yourselves for a few surprises.

Frontman Malcolm Brickhouse says: "We can't wait for everyone to hear our album. We've worked very hard to give the fans something they'll love and never forget.

"We hope they are able to relate to the songs the way that we do and have the time of their lives listening to them. We know that this album will blow you guys away."

The performance was captured at the pair's show show in Valdosta, Georgia, in 2006. It was recorded by Donnie's longtime bandmate Larry Junstrom. The track originally appeared on Lynyrd Skynyrd's 2003 offering Vicious Cycle and was written by the Van Zants along with Brad and Brett Warren.

Last month, the band released a music a video for the song "Violescent." Both tracks feature on their debut self-titled album, which is out on July 8 via Rise Records.

Sanders previously said: "We have been holding on to this music far too long. The gestation period has to end. Doctor's orders, we must birth this band into the world now.

Former Candy Hearts tour manager Zach Chad has given a lengthy response to Loveland's claims in a statement given to Alternative Press, and he denies that he ever harmed the vocalist, while revealing that the pair dated for "several months."

Loveland alleged in a lengthy Tumblr post that the abuse took place 10 months ago and said she is now "terrified" to attend gigs as a result. But Chad insists her claims are lies and that after the couple broke off their relationship, Loveland repeatedly tried to get back together with him.

"We're thrilled to be coming back to the country that started it all for us," says the Tubes frontman Fee Waybill in the announcement. "I embrace my British heritage; the beer and the fish and chips and the best rock and roll fans in the world. The all-new Mondo Pulp Tour will be big fun!"

The band had the following to say (via Lambgoat), "Due to circumstances beyond our control, our visas have been delayed and we are forced to postpone the immediately forthcoming tour dates in North America.

"FEAR NOT, however, as we are working diligently to reschedule these shows as QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, and we WILL fulfill all shows. All tickets will be honored. Please stand by as we will announce new performance dates in the next few days!"

At press time the band there was no statement on the band's Facebook page, but they were actively promoting shows this week. Organizers of the Maryland Deathfest had this to say on Thursday "There are rumors going around about the Discharge tour being cancelled.

The duo met when Lennon's Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger opened for Primus last year, leading to a backstage jam and the eventual birth of the new project.

Claypool tells Rolling Stone: "I use the metaphor that a musical interaction or jam is a conversation, and the best conversations are the ones that flow freely.

He says the as-yet-untitled record, due out this autumn, incorporates "different elements" so that fans can gradually get comfortable with the band's change in sound when they release the full-length follow-up to last year's Meliora.

The Ghoul tells No Brown M&Ms: "I'm not gonna throw stones at the show that we're doing right now, but this was definitely a baby format of what I had in mind.

"On an ideal night, at a big theatre, it looks okay - it's cool and it maximises the thing that we're doing. But I felt that we really need another chance to show what we can do if we have a bigger production on this cycle.

The group consists of former LA Guns pair, vocalist Chris VanDahl and guitarist Stacey Blades, ex Faster Pussycat bassist Eric Stacy, White Lion drummer Troy Patrick Farrell along with guitarist Todd 'Taz' Anthony.

Frontman Jonas Renkse said this week: "This recording was actually one of the smoothest we have had so far. The vision was strong and we all worked hard to reach the goal that we had set up for ourselves."