Metal Band Furious With CNN For Labeling Them Racist

Once Hatebreed was listed among such bands, the group had a strong response via their Twitter account, which ultimately led to their name being removed from the report and CNN adding this update: "A previous version of this commentary incorrectly included the band Hatebreed in a list of white power bands. Hatebreed is a self-described 'hardcore metal' band. CNN regrets the error." Read Hatebreed's reactions

Jon Lord's Final Recording Set For Release

(Classic Rock) Jon Lord's final studio work, a new version of his Concerto For Group and Orchestra, will be released on September 25.

It was recorded in Abbey Road Studios and features the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra plus Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, Joe Bonamassa and Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse.

Lord, who died last month at 71, said of the album: "Over the years since leaving Deep Purple I've played it over 30 times, and in 2000 I did it well over 30 times with Purple on tour. I've been honing the piece. It's a marvelous and exciting prospect to have the definitive recording of the definitive score." more music news.

Tony Iommi and Ian Gillan Releasing Double Disc Rarities Album

Last year Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi reunited with Deep Purple's Ian Gillan to record together for the first since the classic 1983 Black Sabbath album, Born Again, where they recruited Jason Newsted (Metallica), Jon Lord (Deep Purple, 1941-2012), Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden), and Linde Lindström (HIM) to help them record two charity singles: "Out Of My Mind" and "Holy Water."

Eagle Rock now announce that: "Out Of My Mind" and "Holy Water" will be featured in a special 2-disc set of rarities and recordings culled from the careers of Iommi and Gillan. The WhoCares double-CD will be released in North American on August 28.

Amongst the tracks are the two original WhoCares songs, Deep Purple's unreleased studio jam "Dick Pimple," a song from Repo Depo (a band Ian Gillan formed before the Deep Purple reunion) which never released an official song before this CD. Also included is "Zero The Hero," from the aforementioned Black Sabbath Born Again release (which is the only album to feature Gillan on lead vocals), as well as two unreleased songs from Tony Iommi featuring Glenn Hughes. more on this story

Van Halen TV Special Streaming Online

(hennemusic) Van Halen were the focus of an hour-long TV special broadcast in Japan on Tuesday and video is now streaming online. BS-TBS' "Song To Soul" series sat down for a brand new, exclusive interview with David Lee Roth and Eddie and Alex Van Halen at Dave's house, in a session that was filmed just two weeks ago.

The special also includes interviews with Van Halen producer Ted Templeman, Guitar World Editor in Chief Brad Tolinski and Margo Nahas, the creator of "1984" album cover. "Song To Soul" explored the groundwork of the band's early beginnings and the path they took through the first five albums before they released the massive 1984 smash, "Jump."

"I actually wrote it on a Prophet 10 and everytime I got the sound I wanted, the thing would start smoking," explained Eddie. "So I got rid of that one, bought an Oberheim OB-Xa. That sound actually did not exist. We made that sound popular. All synthesizers after 'Jump' came out, came with that sound in it."

"Jump was actually recorded on the first or second take, [and it] was the record version," says Alex. "And then you spend another hundred takes to justify why it was so easy to record in one time. And that goes to demonstrate how people really get in the way of the creative process; your own ego wants to be in there and justify why it's so good."

Read more and watch it here.

Sevendust and Creed Supergroup Set Album Release

There is a new supergroup on the scene, this one unites former tourmates in Sevendust and Creed into the band Projected.

The group featuring Sevendust guitarist John Connolly and bassist Vince Hornsby, Alter Bridge/Creed drummer Scott Phillips, and Tremonti Project/Creed guitarist Eric Friedman will release their debut album, Human, on September 18 via Connolly's own Yaya Papu LLC. label. A lyric video for the song "Watch It Burn" can be seen on the band's YouTube page here.

Produced by Connolly and Elvis Baskette (Alter Bridge, Puddle Of Mudd), the majority of the album's music and vocals were recorded at Studio 1119, Connolly's studio in his home office ("when it's not being used by his wife to pay the bills or his daughter to play Webkins," he jokes). more on this story

Godsmack's Sully Erna Back Following Health Issues

(Classic Rock) Godsmack singer Sully Erna has returned to full health after cancelling a series of shows with throat problems.

Drummer Shannon Larkin says: "We did a couple of shows last week and he sang great." Labelling the call-offs as "the biggest bummer of the decade," the drummer explains:

"We're not spring chickens any more. We were afraid it could damage his cords where his voice would change or he wouldn't be able to hit notes." More rock news.

Billy Corgan Slams Music Biz For Dumbing People Down

(Gibson) No one can say Billy Corgan doesn't speak his mind. In a recent chat with GMA News, the Smashing Pumpkins leader bashed the music industry, saying it "operates on a dumbing down principle."

"It's incredible to me how sophisticated people really are when you give them the opportunity to be sophisticated," he said. "[But] the music business essentially operates on … 'How dumb do we have to go to sell this record to the most people?'"

Corgan did cite one band – Radiohead – that has managed to resist pressure to bow to the lowest common denominator. "There are very few bands who are able to keep their intelligence on record, [but] Radiohead [has]," he said. "They have a very high message and are still very popular. But for the most part the charts are dominated by music that's essentially dumbed down in melody, style, tone, texture, and message ..." more on this story

New Conversations With Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page Book Coming

(hennemusic) A new book about Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page is on the way. "Light & Shade: Conversations With Jimmy Page," by Guitar World's Brad Tolinski, will be published October 23.

Over the last twenty years, Brad Tolinski, Editorial Director of Guitar World, Revolver and Guitar Aficionado magazines, has interviewed Page more than any other journalist in the world and by asking incisive questions, he's been able to gain the trust of this greatly misunderstood artist.

Sifting through over fifty hours of conversations that touch on everything from the 1960s music scene and his early years as England's top session guitarist working with artists like The Who, The Kinks, and Eric Clapton, to his wild years in Led Zeppelin, and post-Zep projects, "Light & Shade" will provide readers with the most complete picture of the media-shy guitarist ever published. Some of the harshest critics, Slash, Kirk Hammett and Billy Gibbons offer their opinions of the book.

KISS To Appear On Rockline With Bob Coburn

(hennemusic) KISS are on the road this summer with Motley Crue as the two classic rock acts perform across North America.

KISS were set to enjoy a day off this Monday, August 13 between shows in southern California, but now they've been confirmed to appear on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn.

The 90-minute program airs on Monday at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. The program will be streamed on the "Rockline" web site for two weeks beginning the afternoon after the live broadcast. more on this story

Public Ceremony For Late Riot Guitarist Mark Reale This Weekend

(Classic Rock) Riot guitarist Mark Reale's headstone will be laid over his grave in a public ceremony on Saturday.

Reale died aged 56 in January after a lifelong fight against Crohn's disease, which had left him unable to complete his parts on Riot's album Immortal Soul, and forced him to abandon plans for a number of live shows.

The ceremony takes place at Holy Cross Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas, at 10am. More rock news.

Murder By Death Plan Fall Tour With Say Anything

Murder By Death will be following up their summer headline tour by returning to the road to support Say Anything for a North American trek this fall.

The tour will begin on October 4th at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, CA and wrap up on October 28th at Korova in San Antonio, TX.

Murder By Death's current headlining tour runs through August 25th at the Metro in Chicago, IL. more on this story

Steve Miller Band's First Five Album Remastered For Reissues

(Noble) Edsel Records plan a UK reissue of the first five albums by the Steve Miller Band, originally released between 1968 and 1970.

The reissues will be issued in special digitally re-mastered digipak editions on Monday 8th October 2012. The albums include Children of the Future (1968), Sailor (1968), Brave New World (1969), Your Saving Grace (1969) and Number 5 (1970).

The CD booklets included in the Special Digipak Edition releases feature original artwork, song lyrics, exclusive liner notes written by the San Francisco Chronicle's Joel Selvin based on new 2012 interviews with Steve Miller, plus rare photos from Miller's personal archive. All five digitally re-mastered CDs are housed in six panel digipaks. more on this story

Les Claypool Auctioning His Bass To Help His Baby Nephew

Big Hassle sent over word that Les Claypool of Primus will be auctioning one of his primary basses to benefit his baby nephew Matthew, as well as Matthew's family.

Two years ago, two-month old Matthew was diagnosed with a rare form of infant leukemia. Matthew is currently undergoing bone marrow transplant therapy at St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, TN. "Watching my younger brother and his wife go through one of the most heart aching situations that any parent can endure has been gut-wrenching," Claypool said. "On top of that there is the unbelievable expense of the treatments ($80,000 for one particular shot alone and Matthew needed two of them). I do what I can financially and the fellows in Primus have been very generous to do performances as well as create special merchandise items for Matthew's cause but unfortunately we are just pushing against a tide of debt that my brother will be dealing with for many years." The Ebay auction is currently live, here.

The bass available for auction is the final prototype of the Les Claypool brand Pachyderm, which he has been playing live for the past year and is the design that all future Pachyderm basses will be modeled after. more on this story

Metallica, Iron Maiden, Chickenfoot Tribute Deep Purple Classic

(hennemusic) Deep Purple's landmark 1972 album, "Machine Head," is getting the tribute treatment.

"Re-Machined: A Tribute To Machine Head" is a compilation CD featuring re-interpretations of songs by Metallica, Iron Maiden, Chickenfoot, Black Label Society and more.

The disc will be made available on September 4 with Classic Rock magazine's upcoming Deep Purple fanpack. Now, the band has confirmed that "Re-Machined" will be released commercially on September 25. more on this story

Vampires Everywhere!, Alesana, In Fear And Faith Tour

Vampires Everywhere! are teaming up with Alesana, In Fear And Faith, Glamour Of The Kills and All Human this Fall fir the "Inked Music Tour".

The near-month-long run will travel across the US, kicking off in New York City on October 10th and wrapping up in Charlotte, NC on November 7th.

"We are genuinely excited to be on tour with our good friends in Alesana once again," exclaims vocalist Michael Vampire. "I have an amazing feeling about this tour... I'm sure it will be epic. So excited to see all our fans again.. Especially after seeing so many new faces at our stage on the... Warped Tour. See you in the fall, and be ready for some rock n' roll!" more on this story

Threat Signal Replace Alex Rudinger

Threat Signal have officially named Joey Muha as the replacement for drummer Alex Rudinger, who left the group earlier this year.

The band kept the announcement short and sweet last week with this Facebook post: "We would officially like to welcome a new drummer into the TS camp. Hailing from Port Dover, Ontario, Canada, Joey Muha.

"Everybody give Joey a warm welcome! You can catch us on tour this October supporting the legendary Death Angel!" Check out Joey's Facebook to learn more about him.

Edgar Winter Discusses Tour With Johnny Winter, Leslie West, Rick Derringer

(Classic Rock Revisited) Edgar Winter has signed on to be part of the Rock & Blues Tour, which will be touring across the USA this summer. Joining Edgar on the trek will be his brother, Johnny Winter, Leslie West, Rick Derringer and Kim Simmonds.

Classic Rock Revisited caught up with Edgar and he discusses his relationship with his older brother, how being an albino has been both positive and negative in his life, how he quit drugs and how the songs "Frankenstein" went from being a fifteen minute jam to a number one hit. Here are a couple excerpts:

Classic Rock Revisited: I want to talk about this tour you are going on, The Blues Rock Tour with Johnny Winter, Leslie West, Rick Derringer and Kim Simmonds.

Edgar: Are you ready to rock and roll? They have done this in years back and they used to call it Hippifest. It just seems like a dream lineup. I always get so emotional when I get to play with my brother, Johnny, as he is my all time musical hero. When it was suggested to everybody, we all jumped at the opportunity.

Rick is part of our extended family. He played in my first band, White Trash, after the original guitarist, Floyd Radford, left. He, then, played with me in the Edgar Winter Group after the original guitarist, Ronnie Montrose, left the band. Rick produced a lot of my early albums, as well. We've been fast friends for years. What could be better than all of us getting together for this particular tour?

Classic Rock Revisited: This seems like a great opportunity for some great jamming with each other on stage during each other's set.

Edgar: I am sure there will be some of that. I am certainly going to invite Rick to sit in. I do about fifteen, to twenty, shows a year with Rick. Johnny and I recently played The Blues Cruise with his band, which was a lot of fun.

There was a period of twenty years, or more, where Johnny and I had not played together. Thankfully, that is no longer the case. I am certainly up for jamming and I will do everything I can to make that happen. Read the full interview here.

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Video of Aerosmith and Johnny Depp Jam Goes Online

(hennemusic) Aerosmith's Global Warming tour pulled into the Hollywood Bowl on Monday and the band invited a special guest to join them on stage.

"We're going to need a little help out here," said frontman Steven Tyler. "Johnny Depp, are you in the house?"

The movie star and longtime musician joined the Boston band for their cover of "Train Kept 'A Rollin," the final song of the night. Watch video here.

Soul Singer Kendra Morris Covers Metallica Classic

(hennemusic) Soul singer Kendra Morris is gearing up for the release of her debut album, "Banshee." The record of all-original material is due August 28.

Morris has been sharing covers of songs each week, including versions of tracks by Pink Floyd and Chris Isaak.

Her latest cover is Metallica's "Ride the Lightning," produced by Jeremy Page. Check it out here.

The Toadies and Evans Blue Unplugged

WJRR in Orlando have release video of two recent unplugged performances and Q&A sessions.

The first one took place on July 27th and featured the Toadies playing some acoustic songs including some new songs. You can watch that here.

Then last Friday, August 3rd Evans Blue joined WJRR at the RP Funding Theater for a private acoustic performance and Q&A. You can watch that here.

Sites & Sounds: Knot Fest, St. Barth Jam Musik Festival and More

These late summer music festivals will keep you rocking and dancing plus it is Carnival time in the Caribbean!

Mount Cinnamon Resort's "Go Carnival" Package
Grenada, West Indies August 13-14

Steel pan music rings out throughout Grenada during Carnival when the island comes alive with colorfully-costumed celebrants enjoying all the dance and good cuisine that the season brings. The Mount Cinnamon Resort & Beach Club at Grand Anse Beach is offering a special Go Carnival package that gives guests an opportunity to party with locals and get thoroughly immersed in Carnival. For $350 a night you'll get a suite for four people and your own costume to wear during the two-day event, including at the J'ouvert and Pretty Mas parades. The package also includes entrance to a pre-party, entrance to the resort's own celebration and an after-Carnival massage.
www.mountcinnamongrenada.com
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St. Barth Jam Musik Festival
August 15 – 18, St. Barths

St. Barthelemy, the popular Caribbean getaway commonly referred to as St. Barths or St. Barts is ready to cut loose with its annual St. Barth Jam Musik Festival. The island's own Sakyo will headline the first day of the party and groups from throughout the Caribbean will also perform, including Jamaican reggae mainstays Inner Circle, Destra Garcia from Trinidad & Tobago, Haitian act Emeline Michele, Guadeloupe-based Soft and Como Antes and La Bande a Pipo, both from Martinique. France's Morik is also on the bill as is a collective known as Artiste de la Guadeloupe.
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Knot Fest
August 17/18, Council Bluffs, Iowa/Somerset, Wisconsin
This festival is a little unusual in that it takes place in two different places with the Friday, August 17 show happening in Council Bluffs and the Saturday, August 18 finale going down in Somerset, Wisconsin which is just over the border from greater Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Slipknot curates and headlines the line-up which will also feature Lamb of God, Deftones, Machine Head, Serj Tankian, Cannibal Corpse, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Urge, Prong and Gojira. Fire breathers and "nightmarish creatures on stilts" will also add to the fun. www.knotfest.com

Suwannee Valley Flood Jam
August 17 – 18, Live Oak, Florida
This past June Tropical Storm Debby made a mess out of several Florida counties, affecting 10,000 people and forcing 1,500 families out of their homes. This event to be held at the Suwannee Music Park is a relief effort for these folks and will feature performances from Peter Rowan, The Lee Boys, Jamie Davis, the Swingin' Johnsons, the Heavy Pets, Donna the Buffalo, the Legendary JC's, the Funky Seeds, DJ Triclops, Vlad the Inhaler, C-Minus and about a dozen others. www.musicliveshere.com

Vermont Reggae Festival's Fountain of Stars
August 17 – 18, Rochester, New Hampshire
Despite the name, the Vermont Reggae Festival actually takes place in New Hampshire. The "fountain of stars" scheduled to perform includes 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, Umar Bin Hassan, Yami Bolo, Lambsbread, King Ujah, Thunder Body, Alex Marley, Kevin Kinsella, Jah Cutta, Mosaic Foundation and more. www.vermontreggaefestival.com
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Metallica Share More Live Footage From Mexico

(hennemusic) Metallica have wrapped up their series of seven concerts in Mexico City.

The band are continuing to share some behind the scenes and concert footage from Mexico, including material filmed at their third show on August 1.

Fans can check out video of Metallica rocking "Of Wolf And Man" in the Tuning Room and "Cyanide" from the show. Watch it here.