Today's Day in Rock Stories

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Appice had replaced Ward in the band before, becoming their drummer during the Dio era of the group and also reuniting with that lineup of the band (Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Ronnie James Dio) in the group Heaven and Hell.

My Global Mind recently spoke with Vinnie about Last In Line, which features other original members of Dio's solo band and he was asked why he didn't return to Black Sabbath. He responded, "I was never asked to join then but still in touch with Tony and Geezer.

"I think the decisions get made with management and there are three of them. I don't know what they were thinking as they did the last CD with a different drummer. The problem could be that I did Heaven & Hell with Ronnie and if I was in the band, it would be like Heaven & Hell with Ozzy.

Bennington explained why he left the group, "I had so much fun. I actually still get to play with those guys every once in awhile. And I have a deep, deep love. And the only reason why I'm not doing it now is because my kids, they would cry every time I'd go on the road with STP.

"When I leave on tour with Linkin Park, they're, like, 'Okay, we'll see you when you get back,' and they understand what I'm doing. But when I would leave with STP, they would cry.

"And I started realizing, I think they thought I was choosing to do that over being at home with them, because I would be done with Linkin Park and coming home. And so, it was just too hard on my family.

The "In-Flight Entertainment" section of their website allows visitors to choose a seat on "Obelisk Airlines" before taking them to a TV screen exactly like one found in the back of an airplane headrest.

Craig took to Facebook to break the news to fans where he posted several photos from his hospital bed along with this message, "Over the past few weeks I had been experiencing severe back pain.

"After consulting with the doctor it was clear that surgery was necessary. In this time, I have undergone three back surgeries. I'm beginning post surgery recovery and will have to remain hospitalized for the present time to properly heal from these surgeries and get back to full health before I can perform.

Boyd tells Radio.com, "In the lyric for 'Nimble Bastard,' I'm in praise of someone. I've known a handful of people in my life who've come into the most horrific circumstances whether it's physical injury or psychological or failure and they'll be as low as you could possibly be and you're like, 'Dude, this guy's done.'

The thrash legend had this to say "We're having a blast hanging out with the best of the local music scene as we zig-zag across the globe, so just as we did with the recent run in Copenhagen and in some of our favorite Latin American countries in the Fall of last year, we're asking you to choose who you want to see take the stage first in Mexico City.

Trucks' son, Vaylor, who was also his bandmate in The Freight Train Band, hosted the ceremony. Allman Brothers Band guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks (Butch's nephew), bassist Oteil Burbridge, percussionist Mark Quinones and drummer Jaimoe, along with photographer and archivist Kirk West, booking agent Jonny Podell, tour manager Willie Perkins, Trucks' goddaughter Kendall Deflin, Dana Dowd, daughter of producer and engineer Tom Dowd and several Trucks family members like his wife Melinda, daughters Elise and Melody and son Seth also spoke. Closing remarks were given by Jaimoe, reports Relix.

The set topples The Beatles' "Eight Days A Week" from the Billboard Music Video Sales chart while also claiming No. 1 spots in Canada and France, and Top 10 showings in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain and Portugal.

Musician Tobias Forge (though his persona is the frontman Papa Emeritus, he's believed to dress up as one of the band's Nameless Ghouls and answers all interviews himself). Speaking to Metal Wani, Forge said, "From a practical point of view, you're interested in, on the one hand, preserving the sound, or the elements that make up the sound, and you still wanna progress.

"I think one of the secrets behind our preserving ability is the fact that we don't necessarily have to have the same six people in the room to make that sound, which helps."

The album will be released on May 5th and the new song focuses on sexual abuse and about being able to find the words to speak about the experience, according to vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala.

At The Drive In are also gearing up to head out on the road for a North American and European tour. They will kick things off in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 17th and wrap them up in Reading, UK on August 27th with plenty of breaks in between. Ticket information is available at At The Drive In's website.

This year's event will be taking place once again at Darling's Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor, Maine and is scheduled to happen on Saturday, July 22nd and Sunday, July 23rd

The trek will feature the band playing the album in its entirety and is scheduled to kick off on May 11th at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Or and will conclude on June 29th at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, Ca.

Frontman Art Alexakis had this to say, "It's hard to believe we made this record 20 years ago. Even though I'm in a different place now than the guy who first wrote and sang these songs, and even though faces, voices, and relationships change, the songs still feel relevant and vital every time we play them live.

The new album will be entitled "Made From Fire" and was coproduced by keyboardist Needlz and Charles Kallaghan Massabo. It is set to hit stores on March 24th.

The brief tour is set to begin on April 26th in Garden City, Idaho and will be centered around the Rock into Spring festival that will taking place in Las Vegas on April 28th - 30th. The trek will conclude on May 3rd in Portland, OR.

The song comes from the group's new album, which will be entitled "With Primeval Force" and is set to be released on April 21st as limited deluxe CD Digipak (unfolding to cross shape) and deluxe LP (with Gatefold sleeve, 180 g vinyl and 12-page LP-booklet).

The Sonics recently entered unveiling a retooled band lineup that teams original member Rob Lind (saxophone and harmonica) and longtime Sonics Freddie Dennis (bass and vocals) and Dusty Watson (drums) with a pair of new additions, guitarist Evan Foster (of Tacoma's own Boss Martians) and keyboardist Jake Cavaliere (a member of L.A. garage-psych upstarts the Lords of Altamont).

The main Guitar riff in Timelines is what the song started out as, only it was originally a Piano riff that Tom wrote. We loved how it sounded and we knew we wanted to write a song around it, but it was an incredibly hard riff to play on Guitar! After two weeks of intense practicing and making the switch from Piano to Guitar, we were finally ready to write the rest of music around it that would result in 'Timelines'.

Tom's lyrics in this song are about being independent and not relying so much on others. While friends and partners are great, they can let you down sometimes and the only person that can truly decide on your happiness is yourself; this is essentially the message of 'Timelines'.

Writing 'Timelines' felt like a bit of a landmark for us, as it was the first song we wrote where we messed around with the formula and went for a more complex musical structure, and didn't follow the more traditional 'verse, chorus, verse, chorus, middle - 8, chorus' route that we had used before. We were really happy with the outcome and we feel proud to have it out as our debut single!