Today's Day in Rock Stories

Black Sabbath May Continue After Farewell Tour

Williams stepped back from performing with Eyehategod this year, but the nature of his health problems was never disclosed. Phil Anselmo and Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe have filled in for him at recent Eyehategod shows.

Michelle Maher-Williams says: "As much as he hates the idea of asking for help, he needs your support now more than ever and has realized that his friends, family and fans deserve to know exactly what is going on with him and his health.

"We're back from our whirlwind promotional trip to Europe and Hardwired�To Self-Destruct is officially out!," says the band. "That trip was capped off with a very special night on Friday at the London House Of Vans and now we are off to conquer Canada with a visit to Toronto next week. We can't get enough of that hot, sweaty old-school small show vibe so, while we're there, we plan to set foot on the stage at the intimate historic Opera House for a special one-night-only Fifth Members show on Tuesday, November 29th.

The possibility of a reunion was raised in 2014 after Chris Broderick and Shawn Drover left Dave Mustaine's outfit, when the leader considered the attractions of bringing back the man who'd helped make breakthrough album Rust In Peace in 1990 and follow-up Countdown To Extinction in 1992.

But Friedman, who played with Megadeth from 1990 until 2000, tells the LA Weekly: "I think anyone that has something as good as Rust In Peace in their history doesn't want to revisit it, unless you're going to top it.

Dimebag was shot dead onstage at a Damageplan gig in Ohio in December 2004. Paul has said in the past that he would eventually release the second album. And in a new interview he says: "The first record was pretty diverse. We wanted to do something that didn't sound exactly like Pantera, and with the second record, it was really focused.

"I've got the demos and some day they'll come out." Paul adds that he will always try to keep his brother's legacy alive. He says: "It's sad to say, but you just get larger than life when you're gone. It's just really weird. I really appreciate it.

A gig lined up for December 2 at The Hut in Corby, UK, has been rescheduled for February 3, 2017. Raging Speedhorn say: "It is with great sadness that we have to announce the cancellation of all our shows for the remainder of 2016 and the immediate cease in activity until the New Year.

Vocalist Lawrence 'Loz' Taylor says: "There's always been a very DIY aspect to this band so going it alone a bit more now just reiterates that to everyone.

"The Barn was a very important place for us - it's where we grew as friends and it was where we hung out and could be creative - so the idea with this new space is that it gives us a lot more creative space.

"There's a studio and live room, and we have space now to achieve what we want to achieve as a band. This place is going to house us for a good few years."

The band launched a Cut Me Loose video in February - but vocalist Leach has explained that it "was meant as a 'visual aid' and not the official video, apparently." Killswitch Engage also teased the new shoot in September.

Speaking about the track previously, Leach said: "It's a really personal song. There's a reason why I reference the word 'noose' in the chorus - it refers to a time when I felt suicidal.

"The song is about looking back on your life, taking stock of where you are and the pain that you've experienced. But the song isn't just about me. It's a mixed message, and 'noose' is the key word.

Pineda has fronted the band since 2007, but he's never met his classic-era predecessor, who bowed out after a second stint in 1998. Journey were named on the 2017 induction shortlist in October. Keyboardist Jonathan Cain said recently that Perry would be welcome to return to the band for the ceremony.

Pineda tells TMZ: "I'm hoping to at least shake his hand. I haven't had the chance for the past nine years. I've never met him. I hope they get inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, so maybe I get to see him."

Slipknot hired 26-year-old Jay Weinberg - son of Bruce Springsteen's sticksman Max - in 2014, following the departure of Joey Jordison. He's by far the youngest member of the band, with most of the others in their 40s.

In a radio discussion about Metallica's new album Hardwired� To Self-Destruct, Corey Taylor asks the band about how to keep going as they get older.

Frontman James Hetfield replies: "I don't like being 90%. I'd rather be 110% less often, and that's what we're doing." Guitarist Kirk Hammett adds: "For me it seems like all my moving parts are breaking down - my knees, my wrists, my elbows, my shoulders, my brain�"

"Moving forward you have to do the maintenance, with a good feeling that you can pull it off." At that moment, Ulrich interjects to say: "It's not fair - I just realized. You have a 25-year-old drummer. It's not fair!"

And as the metal giants returned to the stage for an encore, frontman David Draiman explained to the crowd that he wanted the man to enjoy the rest of the show at close quarters.

In a video posted to the band's Facebook page, Draiman says: "There's this gentleman sitting right by the front row. And this guy has not been able to see properly all night, but he's had the balls to be in the f***ing front row like this."

As security guards help Pete to the stage, it is revealed that it his first ever time at a live concert. Draiman adds: "This is the difference between other genres and hard rock and heavy metal, ladies and gentlemen. You won't see this kind of bravery, courage, strength at a pop show.

The album also includes a ukulele version of Bad Company's 1975 song Feel Like Making Love, with Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule guitarist Warren Haynes guesting on track Trouble Road.

Kirke says of the Feel Like Making Love ukulele cover: "I was noodling on my ukulele playing Feel Like Making Love just for fun and my fiancee Maria said, 'You should do that on stage.'

May says in a statement: "Jer was a warm and devoted mum to Freddie, and, like Freddie, always had a strong twinkle in the eye. Although she was also devoted to her husband Bomi, and lived in the Zoroastrian faith as a good Parsee, she had an independent spirit and a strong sense of humour.

The new video was produced by Joakim S Hammond and Love Fagerstedt, with Pain Of Salvation praising their efforts on the shoot. They say in a statement: "We feel very proud to release the first video for In Passing Light Of Day. Love and Joakim and the entire film team have made a tremendous work.

"In it, you will also see some wonderful Pain Of Salvation fans, who we want to send extra warm thanks to. Let the journey begin, into the passing light of day. Enter Meaningless."

The 51mm black DLC-coated titanium case has a micro-blasted finish and features a skull emblem made of 256 layers of Damascus steel coated with a blue PVD treatment. It accurately keeps time using liquid technology, with seconds shown in the skull's eyes.

The video clip is lifted from Ron Howard's documentary Eight Days A Week and features on the deluxe collector's Edition DVD and Blu-ray, which was released last week.

McCartney says: "George Martin wanted to give us stuff he knew would be more successful. He gave us a song called How Do You Do It? that had been written by guys from Tin Pan Alley. We did a version of it, took it back up to Liverpool and like all our mates just laughed. We realized then that, 'OK, we've got to better that other stuff.'"

The band, named Temple Of The Black Moon, featured King from Gorgoroth, Ice Dale from Enslaved, Rob Caggiano from Anthrax and Volbeat and John Tempesta from The Cult and White Zombie.

Filth reveals they wrote 10 "amazing" songs for their touted debut CNT (All That's Missing Is You) over a four-year span and that the drums and bass recordings are still sitting in storage. But he suggests Caggiano's manager "shelved" the project after the guitarist moved to Volbeat so he wouldn't lose focus.

Filth tells HMV: "This was only a couple of years ago that it was recorded, and it's a brilliant album. The working album title was CNT (All That's Missing Is You) - it would have been amazing!

"The drums were recorded in LA, and the bass. They're still sitting with a record label. This is my opinion, when Rob left Anthrax the manager shelved it because he didn't want Rob being distracted from earning loads of money for it. If that makes any sense.

"I don't know if it's ever going to see the light of day - in fact I want Devilment to cover all of it - it might be the only way around the problem to be fair."

This will be band's first European dates in their near quarter century existence. "We are approaching the twenty-fifth anniversary of Glass Hammer in 2017 and headlining the Veruno Festival seems a very good way to celebrate," bassist Steve Babb told Prog.

"The band is planning to perform our new release Valkyrie in its entirety, along with other songs from the back catalog that have never been performed live. We're also headlining Quebec's Terra Incognita Festival in May, and hope to add more dates in the near future."

August Burns Red, Cro Mags, Sikth, Bury Your Dead, Stick To Your Guns and Tesseract have also unveiled their own sweaters on Merch Limited as part of the website's festive range.

Alongside the title track, it features a cover of Foetheringay's Winter Winds, new takes on Mostly Autumn's The Eyes Of The Forest and Shrinking Violet, and Day Thirteen: Sign, which she co-wrote with Arjen Lucassen, alongside five of her own songs.