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JUDAS PRIEST & DEEP PURPLE ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR

In what’s bound to be one of the hottest double bills of the summer, Deep Purple and Judas Priest have announced a joint 25-city North American trek. The tour launches on August 21st at Cincinnati, Ohio’s Riverbend Music Center and winds down on September 30th in Wheatland, California at the Toyota Amphitheatre. Deep Purple will be touring behind its latest release, 2017’s inFinite, which was produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin. Judas Priest will be spotlighting tracks from its 2018 album, Firepower.


THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND RELEASING FOUR-DISC COLLECTION OF 2003 SHOWS

Coming on May 16th is the a new Allman Brothers Band live package, titled Peach Picks: Cream Of The Crop 2003, The set is a collection of the best performances culled from six shows in July and August 2003, and includes 36 tracks recorded between July 25th and August 10th, 2003 in Indianapolis, Indiana; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Darien Center, New York, Hartford, Connecticut; and Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina — with no song repeated. The live set features the longest running lineup of the Allmans — including co-founders Gregg AllmanJaimoe, and Butch Trucks — along with Warren HaynesDerek TrucksOteil Burbridge, and Marc Quinones. Guest musicians on four Cream Of The Crop 2003 songs include Susan Tedeschi, Karl Denson, and Branford Marsalis.


STONE SOUR GUITARIST GIVES FIRST INTERVIEW ABOUT ADDICTION STRUGGLE

Stone Sour guitarist Josh Rand has given his first interview regarding his decision to step away from the band earlier this year to address his addiction issues. Rand emerged from treatment earlier this month and admitted he had been struggling with Xanax and alcohol dependencies. Rand told Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3, “I just had decided that I needed some help dealing with stuff. Really it’s been stuff that I’ve been dealing with — well one thing for a very long time, which surprised people. Nobody had any idea about it. I (had) been on Xanax for like eight years and nobody knew at all.” Story Source: The PRP


NEW WHO PHOTO BOOK CHRONICLES JOURNEY FROM FAN TO OFFICIAL LENSMAN

The Who‘s official photographer, William Snyder, will publish the new book Join Together (With The Band) in August. Snyder, who began photographing the band as an amateur fan way back in 1980, has been shooting the Who in an official capacity for the past 18 years, and the new book has been officially authorized by both Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey. According to the press release, “The book is 12-inches by 12-inches and approximately 180 pages with images in both black-and-white and in color, with a foreword especially written by Eddie Vedder. Snyder will donate 50 percent of profits from the sale of the book to the Who’s patron charity, Teen Cancer America.”


MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN SAYS NEW A PERFECT CIRCLE SONG INSPIRED BY YELP

A Perfect Circle frontman Maynard James Keenan revealed in a new interview with Stuff that one of the songs on the band’s new Eat The Elephant album, called “Disillusioned,” was partially inspired by negative Yelp reviews of his Caduceus Cellars winery in Arizona. Keenan explained, “I’ve had bad Yelp reviews of my tasting room, but it had nothing to do with the wine. The reviews were bad merely because I wasn’t there! That’s like giving my record a bad review because I wasn’t in the record store when they bought it! I can only say to those people: shut the f**k up!”

Story Source: Loudwire


SLIPKNOT TEASES 2019 RELEASE DATE FOR NEXT LP

Slipknot‘s Twitter account has posted a photo of singer Corey Taylor and percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan on Friday (April 20th), with only the year “2019” in the caption. Taylor confirmed to us that the band is indeed aiming to release its sixth studio LP next year.

Story source: LouderSound


PLEDGEMUSIC CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED FOR NEW FILM FEATURING METALLICA, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MORE

An upcoming documentary called Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos examines the culture of hard rock and heavy metal and the relationships that exist around and within that culture. In addition to featuring interviews with members of MetallicaSlipknotKornAvenged SevenfoldRob Zombie and more, the film also spotlights the lives of metal and rock fans and discusses the problem of substance abuse with several well-known musicians.

Story Source: Loudwire


 

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