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Last year Clown suggested that the band's sixth full-length release might arrive in 2017. Asked about whether the latest development means an album is coming soon, Taylor tweets: "Not really. That just means they're gonna start writing music. We won't go in the studio for 2 years."

"You guys are awesome!!!," says the band. "Tickets for the March 1st show have already sold out in less than two hours... perhaps you would like another night? The schedule is clear and we're excited to add a second show at Foro Sol in Mexico City on March 3, 2017."

The Florida band have been locked in a legal argument with Victory since 2011 over a breach of contract. A Day To Remember claimed that they had fulfilled the terms of a five-album deal, while Victory insisted live recordings and re-releases didn't count.
Now a jury in the US state of Illinois have found in the band's favour, awarding them $4m for unpaid royalties, and agreeing that some of the albums supplied by the band did count towards the five-album total. The jury also gave the band the composition rights to their songs, while Victory Records were awarded the sound recording copyrights.

Guitarist and founding member Mick Jones originally wrote the song for the acclaimed 1998 film "Still Crazy", which focuses on the career of a fictional 1970s rock band named "Strange Fruit." The tune went on to win the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for songwriting and this electric version marks the first time "The Flame Still Burns" has been officially recorded by Foreigner.

The Beatles' White Album tops the most valuable record list, with a rare copy of the album owned by drummer Ringo Starr selling at auction for $790,000 last year.

A one-sided acetate of the Beatles 1963 single Love Me Do is worth �80,500 - as there's only one known pressing - while some versions of their debut album Please Please Me valued at up to �7500.

In the video, which takes Hawkins back to the days of VCRs and kitschy editing wipes, he stands in an empty, warehouse-like setting while the smoke rolls in and adds to the overall throwback effect.

Dressed in a brown and mustard striped tank top that is at times accompanied by a leather jacket, Hawkins sings in falsetto about a woman who did him wrong and doesn't exactly treat people fairly. "The Range Rover b----- doesn't wait/ But you'll have to wait if she's late," he sings in a staccato-like delivery.

The band's set of classics also featured a performance of "Teo Toriatte (Let Us Cling Together)", a song written by guitarist Brian May especially for the Japanese fans that also includes Japanese lyrics.

"We all thought it was quite a difficult gig," says May. "The audience was wonderful, but it was so hot and so humid, it was very difficult to play, but when we saw the video, we thought that it was great and the interaction with the crowd was great."

The short clip focuses on vocalist Jesse Leach's return to the band in 2012, which the band revealed in a picture posted to their website. He returned to the fold following the departure of frontman Howard Jones that same year. Watch it below.

Leach previously said he initially felt "like a fraud" when he returned to the lineup as he wasn't sure he could sing Jones' songs. Leach said: "I turned it down initially thinking that I couldn't sing Howard's songs. I didn't know if I could mentally wrap my head around a song like My Curse.

"I couldn't really relate to it at the time. I thought to myself if I went on stage and tried to sing those songs I feel like a fraud. I think Howard has an incredible voice, very powerful."

He added: "I spent about a week and half with Howard's material and said to the management to put me on the list. It was a process. I think the first song that hit me was Arms Of Sorrow, which is a pretty dark song.

Fans have noted the conspicuous absence of The Black material at recent shows - the only record to feature Stoff - but Cassells denies that recent events have tainted the work.

He tells KFMX: "Don't get me wrong. We all love The Black, we had a great time recording it, and we toured it for a year and a half around the world.

"We've had a great time on it, but I think that whole chapter of our lives is now... it's time to go to the next step. The Black was the album we needed to release at the time, but now I feel like we're gonna go back to doing what we were doing with Danny, and we're gonna be moving forward with new music."

But she reports that Nightwish fans will be rewarded for their patience once the band reconvene in 2018.

She tells Metal Wani: "Well, we'll be back in 2018. We haven't said anything about a record or what we're going to do. We have been keeping it a secret on purpose, because it's something special - something that I really think Nightwish fans will really like.

He tells Metal Assault: "There have been many levels of this whole project from the very beginning. I imagined it first as a Dream Theater show, and then of course as a Dream Theater album, but beyond that, there's a video game that is in development, there's a novel that is in development."

Petrucci continues: "I think it would fit perfectly adapted as a musical, in the same way that The Who did that successfully with Tommy, and Green Day more recently with American Idiot on Broadway. That would be amazing.

"It's a whole different world from the rock and metal scene, so it's a different group of people to have to make those relationships with, but that's something that we're pursuing and I would love to see that. I think it would be totally awesome."

Beartooth had the following to say about the new clip: "We had a hometown show. We brought fire. We came to rock. Enjoy Hated live in Columbus from Express Live."

The record, which will contain cuts 14-20 and will be entitled Oxygene 3, celebrates the 40th anniversary of the classic album, which is widely credited with paving the path for many contemporary electronic musicians and DJs. Jarre describes the follow-up to 1997's Oxygene 2 as "adding a sense of now" to his existing work.

Jarre says: "Oxygene Pt 17 is the first single and a bright moment of the album. I wanted to create a groove with the melodic part on its own and to also create the real feel of a spacey trip - which is what Oxygene is all about - and with minimalist drums.

"What made and makes Oxygene different, is probably that an important part of the sound is made of white noise, creating a hazy atmosphere. It is ironic to think back in time when everybody was obsessed by improving the signal to noise ratio, that I used so much noise as part of my music."

Amon Amarth say: "We are having so much fun on our current European tour we decided we needed to come back and to do it again! We are definitely looking forward to playing some new places.

"This time we will continue the fun and lay waste to the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Austria, France and Spain with Dark Tranquillity and Omnium Gatherum. The shows will be fantastic, beer soaked nights of heavy metal.

Ska punk outfits Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish will also perform at the shows. They'll be joined by Cute Is What We Aim For, who will be playing 2006 debut The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch in full, and We The Kings, who will perform their 2007 self-titled record in its entirety.

Headliners Enter Shikari will mark the 10th anniversary of their debut album Take To The Skies at the festivals. Frontman Rou Reynolds said: "Slam Dunk is a festival that we've been attending from the very start - Slam Dunk South is actually on the campus of my old uni in Hatfield.

Bosses say that a number of hurdles they have faced has forced them to take a year out to assess the future of T In The Park and so next year's event - due to be the 24th - will not go ahead.

The move from Balado was down to an oil pipeline that runs under the site and the 2015 switch to Strathallan got off to a bad start when the Scottish Government imposed site restrictions due to the presence of nesting ospreys.

In a statement, T In The Park organisers say: "When we launched back in 1994 there were only two music festivals in the UK - now there are many and T In The Park paved the way for all that have come and gone in Scotland since.

"However, the last couple of years have had their challenges. Against our will, and despite a prolonged fight, we were forced to move from Balado, Kinross in 2015.

"This move was a mammoth task for the event and one that was compounded by a series of onerous site restrictions placed upon us as preparations for the event in 2015 took place.

Vocalist Michael Starr recently told Metal Hammer that he was continually astonished with the success of his band, saying: "That's been my goal - I always wanted to have that happen� but I never thought it actually would!

"I never really thought past a 2000-seat theatre. I just thought, 'This is killer! If it stays like this for the rest of my life, I'll be happy!'"

Earlier this year guitarist Satchel argued against the band being labelled a parody act, saying: "We might have some funny sh*t but what it all comes down to is, it doesn't matter what you categorise something as, whether you say it's heavy metal, or comedy, or f***ing jazz improv comedy.