JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE THAT K.K. DOWNING HAS FORMALLY RETIRED
(Judas Priest - R.H. just out of shot! - Live in Detroit 2009. Photo by Alun Williams)
IT IS WITH REGRET THAT JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE THAT K.K. DOWNING HAS FORMALLY RETIRED FROM THE BAND AND WILL THEREFORE NOT BE JOINING THEM ON THEIR FORTHCOMING EPITAPH TOUR.
(KK Downing - Live in Detroit 2009 - Photo by Alun Williams)
THE BAND RESPECT HIS DECISION AND NATURALLY ALL WISH HIM WELL.
HAVING THOUGHT LONG AND HARD ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED, ROB, GLENN, IAN AND SCOTT UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT THEY SHOULD GO AHEAD WITH THE TOUR AND NOT LET THE FANS DOWN ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
FATE ALSO STEPPED IN AND DELIVERED THE PERFECT REPLACEMENT - 31 YEAR OLD BRITISH GUITAR PLAYER RICHIE FAULKNER - HE HAS BLENDED INTO THE BAND PERFECTLY AND IS A GREAT TALENT WHO IS GOING TO HELP SET THE STAGE ON FIRE!
Editors note: Check out his MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/richiefaulkner)
THE EPITAPH TOUR WILL INCLUDE SONGS FROM EVERY PRIEST STUDIO ALBUM AND ALSO TRACKS THEY HAVE NEVER BEFORE PERFORMED ON STAGE PLUS ALL THE OLD FAVOURITES!
WITH A NEW ALBUM DUE TO BE RELEASED NEXT YEAR THE METAL GODS ARE PREPARING TO TOUR THE PLANET ONCE MORE - HEAVY METAL AT ITS BEST COMPLETE WITH LASERS, LIGHTS, BIKES AND HELLFIRE!! IT'S A SHOW NOT TO BE MISSED!!
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT http://www.judaspriest.com/
Michael Schenker Group to support BCC on July UK 2011 tour
April 20, 2011 - It has today been confirmed that the legendary Michael Schenker Group will support Anglo-American rockers Black Country Communion on their forthcoming UK concert tour in July 2011.
In a pairing that unites one of the most well-respected metal guitarists of all time with the hottest rock and roll band for years, BCC / MSG tour dates include - Llandudno Cymru Arena (July 23rd), Leeds o2 Academy (July 26th), Newcastle o2 Academy (July 27th), Glasgow o2 Academy (July 29th) and Manchester Academy (July 30th). National ticket hotline: 0871 230 1101 / Book online: http://www.seetickets.com/
Featuring the talents of Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian, Black Country Communion’s July UK tour will follow the release of their highly anticipated second album “BCC 2” on June 13th. BCC and M.S.G. will both also appear at London’s High Voltage Festival on Sunday July 24th.
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ROCK LEGENDS FOREIGNER AND THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION® LAUNCH NEW MUSIC PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
BAND TO RELEASE LIVE DVD AND CD THIS SUMMER VIA RAZOR & TIE AND TOUR WITH JOURNEY
(New York, NY) - Foreigner and the GRAMMY Foundation® are pleased to announce a new program that will help provide funds for high school music programs across the country. As part of Foreigner's on-going commitment to music education in high school, the GRAMMY Foundation will join the band in a combined effort to fund individual high school music programs. At each concert on their summer tour with Journey, Foreigner will work with local radio and other media to initiate a contest to find a high school choir to sing "I Want To Know What Love Is" live on stage with Foreigner. Details of the contest will be announced shortly and each winning school will receive a grant of $1,000 from the GRAMMY Foundation. Foreigner is funding the grants out of the proceeds from sales of the band's CD at venues. The tour commences on July 21st in Salt Lake City, UT and will run through the late fall. A non-profit organization established by The Recording Academy® in 1989, the GRAMMY Foundation offers a range of music education programs under its GRAMMY in the Schools® umbrella.
"As far as I'm concerned, music is not only the most powerful form of communication between the peoples of the world, it provides a gateway that opens up a fantastic new dimension of feeling and creativity and anything we can do to provide our younger ones with the tools to express themselves through music is our goal in this partnership," said Foreigner's Mick Jones.
"Although there are vastly greater resources available for young people to make music today than previously, schools are still at the heart of providing basic education in how to play and create music, and do it well," said Kristen Madsen, Sr. Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation. "It is a core reason that we continue to provide critical funds for high school music programs through our GRAMMY Signature Schools program and why this partnership with the iconic band Foreigner is such a natural fit for us."
This summer, Razor & Tie will release a brand new Foreigner package featuring the band's greatest hits, including such classics as "Hot Blooded," "Cold As Ice," "Double Vision," "Waiting For A Girl Like You," "Juke Box Hero" and "I Want To Know What Love Is," a live DVD filmed in Chicago in March and a very special newly recorded CD. The live DVD performance will be featured in a PBS TV national broadcast in the summer.
Foreigner is currently celebrating almost 35 years of legendary success with total worldwide sales approaching 70 million and countless gold and platinum album awards around the globe. An impressive run of 14 Top 20 hits including worldwide number one hit "I Want To Know What Love Is," "Cold As Ice," "Double Vision," "Head Games," "Urgent," "Waiting For A Girl Like You" and video game staples such as "Hot Blooded" and "Juke Box Hero." Foreigner's tours continue to electrify audiences and establish the group in its rightful place as one of the top touring attractions. Formed in 1976 by English rocker Mick Jones, the current lineup includes: Mick Jones (lead guitar), Kelly Hansen (lead vocals/percussion), Jeff Pilson (bass guitar), Tom Gimbel (guitar/saxophone/flute), Michael Bluestein (keyboards), and Mark Schulman (drums).
For the first time in over 10 years, Foreigner and Journey will hit the road on a national tour and willed be joined by Night Ranger. Tickets are now on sale through online, phone and physical retail outlets, including select Walmart Ticketmaster locations across the country.
Foreigner and Journey Tour dates (more dates to be announced):
July 2011
21 Salt Lake City, UT Rio Tinto Stadium
23 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
24 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion
27 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
28 Minneapolis, MN Excel Energy Center
30 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
31 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 2011
2 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
3 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
5 Columbus, OH Crew Stadium, Ohio State Fair
6 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
9 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
10 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
12 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
13 Camden, NJ susquehanna Bank Center
16 Hershey, PA Hershey Park Pavillion
17 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
19 Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach Amphitheater
20 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
21 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
24 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
27 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
30 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair
31 Allentown, PA The Great Allentown Fair
September 2011
10 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
13 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
14 Memphis, TN Fedex Forum
16 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
17 Tampa, FL Gary Amphitheatre
18 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
21 San Antonio, TX ATT Center
24 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
25 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
28 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
30 Albuquerque, NM Hard Rock Casino Presents the Pavilion
October 2011
1 Englewood, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
5 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavillion
7 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
11 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
14 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
15 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
19 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
21 Seattle, WA KeyArena
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MINDFLOW ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH UFO
LATEST ALBUM "WITH BARE HANDS" OUT NOW ON NIGHTMARE RECORDS
On the heels of their latest release "With Bare Hands" Brazilian rockers MINDFLOW have lined up North American tour dates with classic rock legends UFO. The first leg of the tour kicks off on May 6th in Poughkeepsie, NY and runs through May 22nd in Akron, OH. A West Coast leg has been scheduled for September with more dates to be confirmed shortly. A list of confirmed dates can be found below:
May 2011
5/6: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
5/7: West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
5/9: Pittsburgh, PA @ The Altar
5/10: New Hope, PA @ Havana
5/11: Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street
5/13: New York, NY @ B.B. Kings
5/14: Foxboro (Boston), MA @ The Showcase Live
5/17: Dayton, OH @ McGuffys House of Rock
5/18: Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
5/20: Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
5/21: Chicago/St. Charles, IL @ The Arcada Theatre
5/22: Akron, OH @ The Tangier
September 2011
9/15: Santa Rosa, CA @ Last Day Saloon
9/15: Santa Rosa, CA @ Last Day Saloon
9/16: Sacramento/Orangevale, CA @ Boardwalk
9/17: Santa Clara, CA @ Avalon
9/23: Las Vegas, NV @ Boulder Station Casino
9/24: Los Angeles, CA @The Key Club
If you're expecting cool samba rhythms and sexy Latin sounds just because this band is from Brazil forget it. MINDFLOW is a blistering hardcore band whose music comes at you like a force. For the past six years, the band has systematically set their career on its path through endless touring throughout their home territories in South America, releasing two self-produced powerful albums, developing and utilizing the grass roots street team mentality to promote themselves and their music and now, finally, capturing the attention of the international music industry. Appearances at music festivals in the U.S., Europe and Southeast Asia have started to build the band the same sort of loyal following from music fans all over the world, as they already enjoy in South America.
Heavy metal, hard rock, modern rock ...try to put MINDFLOW's music into a category and you either don't know where to stop or you can't find the words. It's all there - the compelling energy of the rhythm section - drums and bass pounding relentless power. And yet, add Rodrigo's guitar style which is as much substance as style - melodic yet ear-crushing, and Danilo's surprisingly sweet vocals where one expects the usual metal screams and screeches and suddenly boundaries disappear and the band becomes more than just another gut-wrenching heavy band. The lyrics and the melodies are as important to the band's overall style as the volume and the rhythm. They write songs about the world, about life - emotional lyrics that reach a listener's mind as well as their ears. Genres blend and yet there is no mistaking what this band is all about. Maybe the secret is not to try to figure it out too much but to just to let your whole nervous system get lost in it. And it will.
Based in Brazil, the band knew that breaking through in other parts of the world and becoming a true international success was going to take time and work. Although offers for record deals and management came their way, the band didn't fall prey to the temptations and fantasies, but chose instead to handle their career themselves until the right deals were given them. The first two albums, 2003's "Just The Two of Us...Me and Them" and 2006's "Mind Over Body", were self-produced and self-promoted, yet, the two albums together sold a very impressive 45,000 without major industry support and backing. The endless work of the band's fans and street teams has made them one of the biggest selling rock bands in Brazil, popular throughout South America, and is starting to create interest everywhere else in the world that counts.
Their new album produced Ben Grosse (Marilyn Manson, Megadeth, Slipknot, Disturbed), entitled "With Bare Hands" combines the best of both these newer albums and showcases the band's progression into a top-notch musical entity. It serves as a testament to the band's ability to keep themselves relevant while refusing to compromise their musical style and taste. On songs like "Break me Out" which opens the album, the vocals lead the song, but the subtle instrumentation and mix showcase the band's ability to use substance and style to put a song over while so many other bands have to depend on sheer volume to accomplish the same thing. On "Breakthrough" and the title track, "With Bare Hands" the band's pop, almost commercial abilities create hook-laden and riff-laden potential radio singles. And yet the band's hard rocking rhythm section never ceases to be the thread that holds all the songs on the album together no matter how different they each may seem on the surface. "Thrust Into This Game" pays homage to the band's hardcore influences taking old school metal instrumental and vocal stylings into the modern day. This track showcases the individual band members' mastery of their respective instruments as the rhythm section pushes it to the brink of exploding while the guitar leads are flashy without being overdone. If there were one word to describe the band's approach to its songwriting and playing it would have to be "tasteful." They don't depend on showy instrumentation because their natural abilities are enough just as they are.
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AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK INTO THE BAND’S SEARCH FOR A NEW DRUMMER
New York, NY: A little more than a month after original drummer Mike Portnoy’s sudden departure from DREAM THEATER, the band held three days of auditions in New York City. Over an amazing and productive three-day period, the band played, jammed and spoke candidly with seven of the world’s greatest drummers, learning about them musically, personally and professionally, and assessing the fit of each drummer’s incredible chops with the band’s trademark prog-rock sound.
DREAM THEATER have been extremely sensitive to the fact that this is not only a monumental decision in their own lives, but also a critical moment in the lives of DT fans around the world. “The departure of our lifelong bandmate and friend was an unexpected and truly heartbreaking blow,” says guitarist John Petrucci. “The fact that as a result of that event we’d be introduced to seven infinitely capable and uniquely talented drummers was heartening.”
DREAM THEATER would like to share with its fans some of the intense process, along with the musical joy, that went into choosing a new drummer. Who is the best fit behind the kit?
Go to Dream Theater’s Facebook page on Thursday, 4/21 at 11 AM to sign up for the mailing list and to receive more details about an exclusive and intimate look at the auditions, and to find out exactly when and how the momentous announcement about the band’s new lineup will be made. Also on Facebook, fans will be able to find out information about the band’s upcoming 2011 World Tour.
Facebook page link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dream-Theater/7677942180
HEADCAT featuring Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead signs
with Niji Entertainment Group!
LEMMY (Motörhead), SLIM JIM PHANTOM (The Stray Cats) and DANNY B. HARVEY (Rockats, 13 Cats, Lonesome Spurs), have teamed up in a high-energy, "take no prisoners" combo to remind the world how real rock 'n roll is supposed to f*ckin sound. HeadCat serves up a delicious melting pot with flavors of rockabilly, punk, blues and undeniable rock 'n roll!
The new album ‘Walk The Walk...Talk The Talk’ is due to be released June 21st, 2011 through Niji Entertainment Group, the label owned by Wendy Dio, that her and late husband Ronnie James Dio formed before his untimely passing.
HeadCat prepare to take over the airwaves with their first single 'American Beat'.
'Walk The Walk...Talk The Talk' track listing confirmed as follows:
American Beat
Say Mama
I Ain’t Never
Bad Boy
Shaking All Over
Let It Rock
Something Else
The Eagle Flies On Friday
Trying To Get To You
You Can’t Do That
It’ll Be Me
Crossroads
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Warrant further update on tour dates
Warrant's brand new album 'ROCKAHOLIC' has now been confirmed for a May 17th North American street date via Frontiers Records. At the helm of 'ROCKAHOLIC' is mega-producer Keith Olsen (Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Scorpions) and the album is mixed by Pat Regan (Kiss, Deep Purple, Ted Nugent).
The album finds the band returning to its trademark sound. Please click here to view the ROCKAHOLIC album cover and see below for the full track listing, as well as the band's upcoming North American select tour dates (more to be announced). You can also click below for audio samples of three new Warrant tracks from the forthcoming ROCKAHOLIC.
Here's some soundbytes from the album, thanks to those nice people at Frontiers!
Warrant on tour:
May 2011
Sun 05/08/11 The Powerstation Auckland New Zealand
Sun 05/08/11 The Powerstation Auckland New Zealand
Fri 05/13/11 M3 Festival Columbia MD
Sat 05/21/11 Coushatta Casino & Resort Kinder LA
Thu 05/26/11 Hartman Arena Wichita KS
Mon 05/30/11 Speaking Rock Entertainment Center El Paso TX - Support Poison
June 2011
Fri 06/03/11 Snowdon Grove Amp Southaven Ms - Support Poison
Fri 06/03/11 Snowdon Grove Amp Southaven Ms - Support Poison
Sat 06/04/11 Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham Al - Support Poison
Sat 06/11/11 Antelope Valley Fairgrounds Lancaster CA
Fri 06/17/11 Double JJ Resort Rothbury MI
Sat 06/18/11 Prairie Fest Long Prairie MN
Sat 06/25/11 Rochesterfest Rochester MN
July 2011
Fri 07/08/11 Redwood County Fair Redwood Falls MN
Fri 07/08/11 Redwood County Fair Redwood Falls MN
Sat 07/09/11 Whiskey River Perham MN
Thu 07/14/11 The Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun Uncasville CT
Fri 07/15/11 Rock USA Oshkosh WI
Sat 07/16/11 Bear Tooth Motorcycle Rally Roberts MT
August 2011
Sat 08/06/11 Hideaway Park Winter Park CO
Sat 08/06/11 Hideaway Park Winter Park CO
Wed 08/17/11 UP State Fair Escanaba MI
Fri 08/19/11 Northwoods Rock Rally Glen Flora WI
Fri 08/26/11 Western Speedway Victoria BC
Sat 08/27/11 The Richshaw Theatre Vancouver BC
September 2011
Fri 09/02/11 Coliseum Alejandro Morera Soto San Jose Costa Rica
Fri 09/02/11 Coliseum Alejandro Morera Soto San Jose Costa Rica
Sat 09/03/11 Figali Convention Center Panama City Panama
Thu 09/08/11 Coliseo de los Deportes Bogota Colombia
Fri 09/09/11 Coliseo de los Deportes Quito Ecuador
Sat 09/10/11 Estadio de las Malviras Argentinas Buenos Aires Argentina
Sat 09/24/11 Silver Legacy Casino Reno NV
October 2011
Sat 10/01/11 Delta Downs Racetrack Vinton LA
Sat 10/01/11 Delta Downs Racetrack Vinton LA
Sat 10/22/11 Firefest Festival Nottingham UK
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