Today's Day in Rock Stories

AC/DC and Axl Rose Need To Record Album Says Original Singer

The band issued the following, "The entire Trans-Siberian Orchestra family, past and present, is heartbroken to share the devastating news that Paul O'Neill has passed away from chronic illness.

The induction will include most of the current lineup of the veteran band as well former members Steve Perry, Gregg Rolie and Aynsley Dunbar and Cain believes that Pineda, who was discovered via YouTube videos would worthy of induction as well, according to ABC.

Cain told them that "I think he's [Pineda] certainly one of the reasons why we're [in the Rock Hall]." The keyboard player addressed the challenges the Filipino-born singer faced taking center stage in the place of Steve Perry.

The band will be focusing on early material from their albums up until 1980 on the U.S. trek which will include support from Todd Rundgren and Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy.

They will be kicking things off on August 4th in Greensboro, NC at the White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex and wrapping up the special outing on September 3rd in Tulalip, WA at Tulalip Amphitheatre.

Elton has announced that he will reissuing his '17-11-70' album as a 2 LP 180g vinyl set that has been remastered by Bob Ludwig and will include six previously unreleased tracks.

John shared the following background details about his historic recording, "The album '17-11-70' was not meant to be a live one at all; we did one of the first-ever stereo radio broadcasts live at A&R Recording Studios in New York City in 1970 on the 17th of November.

Billed as Slash and Friends, the legendary guitarist will be backed by the Conan O'Brien's late-night talk show's house band at the gala that will celebrate the L.A. Zoo's 50th Anniversary.

Slash, who is also a long time trustee of association, had the following to say in the announcement, "I'm honored and proud to be a part of the L.A. Zoo's 50th Anniversary Beastly Ball. It's going to be the biggest yet, and I'm really looking forward to jamming live with some good friends."

Directed by Louis Catlett, the clip was filmed in East London's neon-clad Gods Own Junkyard. "The greatest lie we can endure is from our own denial," explains frontman Ricky Warwick about the song, "sometimes two wrongs can make it alright."

The new double album features two parts. The first is entitled "Death" and features the traditional Melvins brand of rock and the second is called "Love" and is the score to the forthcoming short film which was directed by Jesse Nieminen.

The new release was captured during the acclaimed band's special performance for BBC Radio 2's "In Concert" series in November of 2016 at the Hackney Empire in London.

The band is touring ahead of the release of their new album "Zero Days" which is set to be released on July 28th. The headline gigs include shows in Wilmington, Arnprior, Valparaiso, Omaha and Grand Junction.

He will be kicking the domestic leg off on June 7th at Humphrey's in San Diego and concluding the leg with a still to be announced concert that will be taking place on June 29th.

They will be launching the short trek with a show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on May 8th and wrapping up the jaunt on May 18th in San Francisco at Slim's.

Singer and guitarist Greg Mackintosh had this to say. "Most bands refine their sound over the first 2 or 3 albums. Becoming more technically adept and honing their craft. Vallenfyre have done almost exactly the opposite.

The new studio effort will be hitting stores on May 5th including a numbered edition vinyl pressing that will be limited to just 1,000 copies, as well as a digital release.

"Time Bomb" is the band's long-awaited follow-up to their 1978 debut "Make A Record" and guitarist Chris Osgood explained why they decided to make a new album after all of these years, "After Tommy Erdelyi died, Steve pointed out that The Ramones were all gone and we were all still here, and that we should make a record."

The new clip was show entirely with a GoPro camera and Nick Amadeus explained the concept, "The inspiration for the 'Someone' video came from the centriphone idea conceptualized by Nicolas Vuignier. I figured it'd be cool to build a rig and go to some spots around Toronto and replicate the effect with us and a GoPro.

"On the very first shot of the day, the camera, flying around at 30mph, flew into Jacob's face and bust open his gums. That's the final clip you see in the video. I think he now has a fear of helicopters."

The EP will be entitled "Silencer" and is set to be released on April 21st and features four tracks recorded over the past twelve months during different sessions and with different lineups joining Monograms mastermind Ian Jacobs.

The trek is currently scheduled to begin on May 17th at the famed Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles and wrap up on June 4th right down the freeway in Fullerton, CA at the Slidebar with more dates still be revealed.

Bass player Adin Sulic had this to say about the new track, "When we wrote this song we were like: 'This stuff sounds insanely like one of those rock'n'roll songs that make you wanna instantly dance and have fun!'. If you listen to the song, you can feel influences from the old school rock'n'roll scene of the mid 60s, early 70s, mixed with some alternative rock vibes from the '90s. The catchphrase in the refrain, which is 'It doesn't make much sense, but I like it,' basically represents the world we live in today."

The pirate themed band had the following to say about the deal and forthcoming album, "Spring has finally come to the Gulf of Botnia, and with the rotting ice we are now able to set sail with some extraordinary good news onboard.

"We are immensely proud to announce that our chaotic band of Pirates will be joining forces with Napalm Records, to release our next album First Night Back in Port. Lock up the taverns and hide away the Rum, June 30th in the year of our lord 1717 (2017), this Pandora's box of ear worms goes worldwide!

Our current single Breathe was one of the first songs I wrote for the album. Someone very close to me was addicted to drugs during that time so this was me basically saying what I knew that person wanted to say but couldn't. It was very hard to watch someone I love go through something so devastating, it was destroying everything and everyone around us. It took a long time and a lot of patience but thankfully this person pulled through and has now been clean for over a year.

I decided that I wanted to take a different approach when doing the video. The great thing about music is, it's universal. What I mean is, music has the ability to connect with people and resonate with what's going on in their lives even if it wasn't specifically written for them, it can still truly speak to their situation. We wanted to do something that would help make a positive difference so we chose to do a video that would raise awareness for homeless veterans and the homeless community in general. Breathe tells a story of someone who needs help, someone who needs a chance, someone who is going through struggles in life... and most importantly, someone who deserves to be treated with respect. We're all human, we've all faced hardships but when we don't judge and instead lend a helping hand, we make this world a better place.

I'm falling apart, can you unbreak my heart... so I can breathe.