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THE DEAD DAISIES NEW SINGLE, AND VIDEO, FOR “LONG WAY TO GO” RELEASED TODAY ON SPITFIRE MUSIC / SPV

The Dead Daisies outstanding new single, Long Way To Go, released today, June 17th, on Spitfire Music/SPV, more than whets the appetite for these celebrated hard rockers’ hotly anticipated third album, Make Some Noise, due out August 5th.

The video for Long Way To Go, shot at the Hessentags Arena in Germany with the Hollywood Vampires last month, can be viewed below.

Make Some Noise, packed with huge hooks, giant, intense guitar riffs and glorious, distinctive vocals, was superbly recorded and produced by Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry) in Nashville in February and March 2016.

Additionally, the Dead Daisies will be opening a month’s worth of dates for KISS in the U.S. (beginning August 10th in Green Bay, WI, and wrapping up on September 10th in Huntington, WV), as well as a headlining performance at the Whisky-A-Go-Go on September 15th.

The Dead Daisies are:- Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio), John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, Ratt), David Lowy (Red Phoenix, Mink), Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy) and Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner).

You can pre-order the new release at thedeaddaisies.lnk.to/MakeSomeNoise.

The Dead Daisies/KISS tour dates:

August:

10 Green Bay, WI – Resch Center
12 Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County Memorial Coliseum
13 Saginaw, MI – Dow Event Center
15 Kalamazoo, MI – Wings Event Center
17 Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fair
19 Des Moines, IA – Iowa State Fair
20 Rockford, IL – BMO Harris Bank Center
22 Dayton, OH – Nutter Center
24 Toledo, OH – Huntington Center
26 Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre
27 Erie, PA – Erie Insurance Arena
29 Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena
30 State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center

September:

1 Allentown, PA – The Great Allentown Fair
3 Worcester, MA – DCU Center
4 Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena
7 Bridgeport, CT – Webster Bank Arena
9 Richmond, VA – Richmond Coliseum
10 Huntington, WV – Big Sandy Arena
15 Hollywood, CA – The Whisky – Headline show.

LISTEN TO METALLICA’S JAMES HETFIELD PLAY ON HEART’S “BEAUTIFUL BROKEN”

James Hetfield‘s collaboration with Heart on the title track to the band’s upcoming Beautiful Broken can be heard below.

The album, Heart’s first in four years, features a series of new songs coupled with older tracks, like this one, that have been updated.

Heart’s original version of the song was issued as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of 2012’s Fanatic.

“It blows the previous version out of the water,” Nancy Wilson noted in a press release. “James just took the song on, and what he added was perfect with a bite and a rock accent.”

Other reworked songs to be included on the new album, which is out July 8th, were first found on 1983’s Passionworks, 1982’s Private Audition and 1980’s Bebe Le Strange. Wilson says that gives Beautiful Broken a throwback sensibility.

“There is really a ’70s feel to this record both in the sound and the way we got to the emotional core of each song,” she said. “We picked songs that we always wanted to re-do, plus we’ve added three new tracks. On both new and old, we have the band playing together the way we used to. This is classic Heart.”

additional source: ultimateclassicrock.com

AXL ROSE MAKES A RARE APPEARANCE AT THE CHINA EXCHANGE, INTERVIEW POSTED ONLINE

In the maelstrom of his recent activities, from the long awaited, historical Guns N’ Roses stadium tour to his heralded performances as touring vocalist with AC/DC, Axl Rose has maintained a deafening silence. In recent months, when even fan sightings and accounts of chance meetings with Rose, have made headlines, Axl Rose remained silent unless on the stage…until now. On Tuesday June 7th, Rose made a rare appearance at China Exchange in London’s Chinatown, as part of the Prudential Series, for a candid 60-minute discussion, hosted by Sir David Tang. Watch the interview below.

Created in 2015, China Exchange serves as a home for ideas, discussion, and creative expression to stimulate greater understanding of China’s impact on the world. So when the Chinese Democracy vocalist was invited for an unlikely conversation in an intimate setting, many believed the booking to be a hoax. Before a sold-out audience of 230 fans and friends, Axl Rose indeed emerged for an unfiltered, candid 60-minute discussion, pleasantly and honestly answering all questions fans and press have been eager to explore with the iconic vocalist. Comfortable in the is free-form environment, Rose discussed his vocal techniques – a regime of vocal exercises; his aim for a cleaner sound on Chinese Democracy; and the complexity of singing Brian Johnson’s Back in Black with care to avoid lasting damage to his voice. ​Rose went on to confide what it means to him to be performing with AC/DC on the current tour and to be in a positive place with Guns n’ Roses.

Of his meeting with the legendary performer, China Exchange founder, Sir David Tand expressed “Axl Rose is at the apex of contemporary music that speaks and relates to hundreds of millions of people. I could not have talked to a more extraordinary human being.”

FRANK DIMINO ON ANGEL’S FUTURE, “WHO KNOWS?”

Frank DiMino of Angel discussing the band reuniting for an awards show and their future:

“It’s been one month since the Vegas Rocks! Hair Metal Awards and I had such a great time seeing and hanging out with all the guys. It started Saturday when Barry and I went to pick up Punky and Felix at the hotel and we drove over to meet Gregg at Ron Mancuso’s studio, “The Hideaway” where we did the Eddie Trunk Podcast. As soon as it started a very weird thing happened… we all slid into “Angel mode” and bonded all over again. The five of us grew up and went through a special time in our lives together so we were working our way through a lot of good feelings and emotions. Even though we have always kept in touch, it had been 35 years since all of us were together in one room. By the time Sunday came, it felt like 35 years had never passed. Then doing the red carpet and being backstage with all the bands and musicians it felt especially great being there as Angel. Getting the award from Sally Steele and Vegas Rocks Magazine and having it presented to us by Eddie Trunk was the topping on a great weekend that manager Peter Kalish worked very hard to help put together. Great ride, next stop… who knows?”

Watch Angel receiving the, Glam Rock Legend Award, below:

For more information, visit FrankDiMino.com.