Rolling Stones To Reunite With Bill Wyman And Mick Taylor

The first show is scheduled for this Sunday November 25th. The band announced that they will be hitting the stage at 8pm sharp, with no support band opening the shows, and the group plan to play for over two hours. more on this story

AC/DC's Back In Black To Be Inducted Into Grammy Hall Of Fame

(hennemusic) AC/DC's seminal 1980 album, "Back In Black," is among the recordings entering the 2013 Grammy Hall Of Fame.

On Wednesday, The Recording Academy announced the newest additions to its Grammy Hall Of Fame collection. With 27 new titles, the list currently totals 933 and is on display at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live.

Representing a great variety of tracks and albums, the 2013 Grammy Hall Of Fame inductees range from AC/DC's "Back In Black" album to Frank Sinatra's recording of "Theme from New York, New York." Also added to the highly regarded list are Billy Joel's "Piano Man," Paul McCartney & Wings' album "Band On The Run", Ray Charles' "Hit The Road Jack," the Drifters' "On Broadway," Charles Mingus' album "Mingus Ah Um", and self-titled albums from Elton John and Whitney Houston. Other inductees include the Broadway cast recording of "Lost In The Stars," and recordings by James Brown, Bob Dylan, Carlos Gardel, Buck Owens, Richard Pryor, and Little Richard, among others. more on this story

Black Sabbath Add Another Reunion Tour Date

(hennemusic) Black Sabbath is returning to New Zealand for the first time in 40 years as part of their upcoming reunion tour.

The band will play Auckland's Vector Arena on April 20, 2013, according to the New Zealand Herald.

The New Zealand date will precede Sabbath's Australian tour, which starts April 25 in Brisbane and runs to May 4 in Perth. more on this story

Queen's Roger Taylor Plans Unique Solo Album Release

(hennemusic) Queen have issued an update on a new solo album in the works by drummer Roger Taylor.

As part of an updated bio on Taylor, the group has announced that Roger plans to release brand new solo material in 2013 and he wants to involve the public in the choices of which tracks make it onto the album.

A track will be made available each week leading up to the album release and the public will need to vote and decide what they would like to see appear on the album alongside some of Rogers favorite songs. more on this story

Metallica Members To Be Featured Characters In Video Game

(hennemusic) Metallica's James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo are featured as playable characters in an update to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 HD.

On Wednesday, the professional skateboarder announced that the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 HD Revert Pack (downloadable content for THPS HD) is coming to XBLA, PSN, and Steam on December 4th for $4.99.

It includes legendary pro skaters Steve Caballero and Geoff Rowley, the Airport, LA, and Canada levels from THPS3, and of course the Revert move. Check out a screen capture of James in the game here.

Guns N' Roses To Play Tokyo One-Off

(hennemusic) Guns N' Roses have announced a one-off Japanese concert date for next month. GNR will play Zepp Tokyo in Tokyo on Tuesday, December 18.

The band are currently in the middle of "Appetite For Democracy," their first-ever Las Vegas residency at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

When it is all done, GNR will have played a total of 12 shows between October 31 and November 24. more on this story

The Gaslight Anthem Plan Live TV Special

The Gaslight Anthem will be broadcasting their concert at Terminal 5 in New York, New York on Thursday, November 29 live on AXS TV. The network sent over these details:

The Gaslight Anthem will appear on AXSLive as the band invites us to join them in their dressing room before they hit the stage at Terminal 5 to talk about their tour, music and what bringing awareness to the Sandy relief efforts means to them. AXSLive airs right before The Gaslight Anthem LIVE concert Thursday, November 29 at 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT. The Gaslight Anthem live concert event will then airs at 9:15pm ET / 6:15pm PT.

Timed to this special concert, Gaslight Anthem has announced two new special t-shirt designs made specifically to help victims of Hurricane Sandy in their home state of New Jersey. 100% of the proceeds will be split equally between Rebuild Recover and Architecture For Humanity's 'Rebuild Seaside Pier' effort. Our hearts are with the victims still suffering the effects of the storm. Additionally, AXS TV will match proceeds. The t-shirts can be purchased here.

Uli Jon Roth Plans Scorpions 40th Anniversary Tour

Uli Jon Roth plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his joining The Scorpions with a special North America tour.

Uli shows on the tour are set to feature an entire set of Scorpions material as well as selections from his extensive solo catalog. Every show on the tour will be recorded for a live album.

The tour is currently scheduled to kick off January 25th in Los Angeles, CA and runs through March 3rd in Los Angeles. More dates will be added in the coming days. more on this story

Hurt and Smile Empty Soul Record Alice in Chains Classic

(Banana 101.5) Hurt and Smile Empty Soul recently hit the studio to record a cover of the Alice in Chains' classic 'No Excuses' together and you can hear it online.

On the day before their November 2nd gig at The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan, Hurt and Smile Empty Soul headed to Rochester Hills' 37 Studios. Along with producer Matt Dalton — known for his work with a plethora of local and national acts including Frequency 54 and Chiodos/D.R.U.G.S. frontman Craig Owens — the two bands decided to tackle the Alice in Chains track, 'No Excuses.'

The mostly acoustic track, originally found on Alice in Chains' celebrated 'Jar of Flies' EP, can be heard here.

Jack White Opening Novelties Lounge

(Gibson) Jack White's Third Man Records is opening its very own "novelties lounge" inside its Nashville headquarters. The space includes an expanded record shop and various retro fun.

The store includes: "a Scopitone machine ( an old-timey juxebox for music videos) that plays Third Man videos. There's something called a Mold-a-Rama, which pumps out special shapes made from wax (in this case, replicas of Jack White's signature guitar). There's also a full-color photo booth. Everything in the lounge is coin-operated... using special Third Man coins."

The lounge's opening takes place Friday 23 November. On that day, Third Man Records will also release 100 tri-color 45s of Jack White's "I'm Shakin'" single, as well as a new single by the "world's oldest burlesque dancer" Tempest Storm.

The store will also sell White Stripes merchandise on "Black Friday," including a trio of limited-edition opaque red vinyl singles from the White Stripes' White Blood Cells: "Dead Leaves on the Dirty Ground" b/w "Stop Breaking Down", "Hotel Yorba" b/w 'Rated X", and "Fell in Love With a Girl" b/w "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself". more on this story

Awolnation Plan UK Tour

Awolnation have mapped out a UK tour that will take place in February and feature support by former The King Blues frontman Itch.

To coincide with the tour Awolnation announce the release of 'Kill Your Heroes' on February 25th 2013. The track is currently the band's third single to go top ten at US alternative radio.

Awolnation are touring in support of their debut album 'Megalithic Symphony'. more on this story

Kongh Releasing New Album

Kongh have set a February 5th European and February 19th in North American release date for their new album, Sole Creation.

Sole Creation - the 3rd album from the doom metal trio - will consist of 4 new tracks and 45 minutes of music, with a guest appearance of John Doe from Craft.

The album was recorded at Teknikkompaniet (Vetlanda, Sweden) by Peter Lundin; mixed and mastered by Magnus Lindberg of Cult Of Luna fame. Kongh's front-man, David Johansson, commented: "After a very long time of hard work, this album is finally ready for release. We couldn't be more happy with the way it turned out and I really think it is the best Kongh material so far. For our old fans, I am pretty sure it will be well worth the wait and I also think it holds great potential to satisfy a bunch of new listeners. In my opinion, the album is more dynamic and has much more emphasis on melodies than our previous works. At the same time it maintains the harshness and it's undoubtedly the heaviest slab of metal we've done as well." more on this story