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MOTLEY CRUE’S “THE END – LIVE IN LOS ANGELES” AVAILABLE ON MULTIPLE FORMATS ON NOVEMBER 4TH

On December 31st, 2015, before a sold-out Staples Center arena in Los Angeles, Mötley Crüe bid their final farewell. Their 35-year career as a band ended with a spectacular New Year’s Eve performance in their hometown, just a few miles from where it all started on the Sunset Strip.

Mötley Crüe: The End – Live In Los Angeles – presented earlier this year in theaters worldwide – captures performances of such mega-hits as Kickstart My Heart, Girls, Girls, Girls, Smokin’ in the Boys Room, and Dr. Feelgood. Eagle Rock Entertainment brings the show home on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD, and Digital Formats on November 4th [MSRP $26.98 Blu-ray+CD, $21.98 DVD+CD]

In January 2014, Mötley Crüe signed a binding legal document known as “cessation of touring” agreement, preventing them from touring under the band’s name past the year 2015 — the first of its kind. This was followed by their two-year Final Tour, performing across five continents (North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia), with 164 shows in 72 markets and grossing over $100 million.

Produced and distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, Mötley Crüe: The End fully captures the energy and emotion of the evening. Known for their over-the-top production, Mötley Crüe did not disappoint for their last show ever on New Year’s Eve: from massive, cutting-edge pyro, including Nikki Sixx’s bass guitar spitting fire over 30 ft. into the air, and Tommy Lee’s “Crüecifly” drum roller coaster, amongst many other spectacular elements. Lead singer, Vince Neil, delivered an emotional, “thank you” speech to the audience, while the band supplied next-level, high-octane fueled energy, ringing in the New Year on stage with thousands of balloons raining down on the crowd. The grand finale of the show included a blow-out performance of their hit single, Kickstart My Heart with Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil floating above the audience in far-reaching “cherry-pickers.” Leaving fans in tears, the show concluded with an emotional encore rendition of Home Sweet Home from the second stage riser in the center of the audience. The CD includes audio tracks of the live performances from this show.

Mötley Crüe: The End – Live In Los Angeles represents a fitting end to a legendary career and the culmination of the rock icons’ 35-year career, in one special, explosive night.

Mötley Crüe: The End – Live In Los Angeles Track Listing:

1. Intro
2. Girls, Girls, Girls
3. Wild Side
4. Primal Scream
5. Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S)
6. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
7. Rock N Roll Part II / Smokin’ In The Boys’ Room
8. Looks That Kill
9. Mutherf***** Of The Year
10. In The Beginning / Shout At The Devil
11. Louder Than Hell
12. Drum Solo*
13. Guitar Solo*
14. Saints Of Los Angeles
15. Live Wire
16. T.N.T (Terror ‘N Tinseltown) / Dr. Feelgood
17. Kickstart My Heart
18. Home Sweet Home
*not included on CD portion

For more information, visit motley.com.

AVENGED SEVENFOLD’S “THE STAGE” REPORTED TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW

Avenged Sevenfold’s new album will be called, The Stage according to various media outlets, such as blabbermouth.net, and it is scheduled to be released on October 28th through Capital Records.

The band is expected to reveal all the details of its new CD at an event taking place today, (October 27th), in which the band will give a global, 3D, 360-degree, live-streamed virtual reality performance in partnership with Universal Music Group, Capitol Records and VRLIVE. Fans around the world will be able to view the live stream on Universal’s newly released VRTGO virtual reality platform, powered by VRLIVE’s advanced technology. According to a press statement, fans will be able experience the show “as if they were there.”

The Stage track list is as follows:

1. The Stage
2. Paradigm
3. Sunny Disposition
4. God Damn
5. Creating God
6. Angels
7. Simulation
8. Higher
9. Roman Sky
10. Fermi Paradox
11. Exist

RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW POST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF “PERFECT STRANGERS” ONLINE

As previously reported, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow will release, Memories In Rock-Live In Germany, on DVD+2CD, Blu-ray+2CD, and digital formats on November 18th. A deluxe version (DVD, Blu-ray and 2CD in a 48-page hardback photobook), along with a 3LP version (180-gram vinyl), will be available as an import on December 2nd.

The band has released a performance clip of Perfect Strangers. Watch it below.

To read more about this special release, and to view the track list, please click here.

JON BON JOVI SAYS THAT TWO ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME BOARD MEMBERS ARE ON A “PERSONAL MISSION TO F&%K WITH ME”

Jon Bon Jovi claims he’s being kept out of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame by a “personal mission,” after he fell out with two members of the board.

The band have been eligible for entry since 2009, and the frontman believes they tick all the boxes necessary for induction.

The nominations for the class of 2017 include Pearl Jam, Journey, Bad Brains, ELO, Yes and Jane’s Addiction – along with Chaka Khan, Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur.

Bon Jovi tells The Howard Stern Show, “There’s guys on that thing that have made it their personal mission to f–k with me. And that’s okay. I get it – I’ve sold more records than their artists.”

Without naming names, he continues, “I called him a few choice words, and I’m never shy, when I see him, to call him a few more choice words.

The criteria is that your music had an influence on generations that came after you, and that it’s still out and very present. We have every criteria.”

Asked who would argue against the band’s induction, Bon Jovi replies, “These two f–kers in the room.”

Public voting for 2017 induction runs until December 5th, with the public allowed to vote once a day until then.

In recent Bon Jovi news, the band recently announced their 2017 This House Is Not For Sale tour dates. Click here to view the band’s itinerary.

This House Is Not For Sale will be released on November 4th. This album is the band’s first without longtime guitarist Richie Sambora, who left in 2013, during the band’s Because We Can World Tour.

additional source: Classic Rock via teamrock.com

SECOND ANNUAL “BOWL 4 RONNIE” BOWLING PARTY HOSTED BY EDDIE TRUNK, SET FOR NOVEMBER 4TH PINZ BOWLING CENTER IN STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA

The 2nd Annual Bowl 4 Ronnie Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, will take place on Friday, November 4th at the Pinz Bowling Center in Studio City, California. The event, hosted by VH-1’s Eddie Trunk, will include a celebrity bowling tournament, a raffle and a special live auction.

The event kicks off at 6:30PM with open bowling and a VIP pre-party for lane sponsors, celebrities and their guests. Bowl 4 Ronnie participants can anticipate an evening of fun, food, and, of course, bowling with rockers and celebrities competing for trophies in the name of raising funds and awareness for the Dio Cancer Fund.

In addition to emceeing duties, Eddie Trunk, host on Sirius XM’s Volume and VH-1’s That Metal Show, will captain his own bowling team with guitarist John 5 (Rob Zombie) and drummer Steven Adler (Guns N’ Roses) among those joining him in the Celebrity Bowling competition. Other musicians expected to attend include Bjorn Englen (Dio Disciples/Tony MacAlpine/ Yngwie Malmsteen), Chris Broderick (Megadeth/Act of Defiance), Eddie Money, Chris Hager (Rough Cutt), Marty O’Brien (Lita Ford), Mick Sweda (Bullet Boys), Tim “Ripper” Owens (Dio Disciples/Judas Priest), David “Rock” Feinstein (Elf/The Rods), Jeff Scott Soto (Kryst The Conqueror/Yngwie Malmsteen), Chas West (Lynch Mob/Foreigner/ Bonham), Joe Retta (Dio Disciples/ Sweet), Marc Ferrari (Keel), Robert Sarzo (Hurricane), Rowan Robertson (Dio,/Bang Tango/DC4), Rudy Sarzo (Dio/Quiet Riot/Whitesnake), Scott Warren (Dio /Warrant), Craig Goldy and Simon Wright (Dio/AC/DC), Howie Simon (Nelson, Alcatraz), singer Ann Boleyn (Hellion), singer Sonia Harley, Joey Vera (Armored Saint), Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour), Christian Martucci (Stone Sour), Mike Spencer (Flotsam and Jetsam), guitarist Monte Pittman and actor/ musician Sean McNabb (Lynch Mob/Quiet Riot/Dokken), with more names still being added.

There will a live auction that will include music memorabilia and a 6-string Jackson guitar donated by Chris Broderick of Act of Defiance, who will be in attendance, stage played while on tour with Megadeth in 2012 (as well as autographed photos of Chris playing that guitar). Among the raffle prizes will be a specially-designed bowling ball and a bowling pin featuring the Bowl 4 Ronnie artwork, each accompanied by a Bowling Party donated by host venue Pinz Bowling Center.

100% of the net proceeds from the Bowl 4 Ronnie will go to the Dio Cancer Fund. Most recently, the Dio Cancer Fund presented a check for $25,000 to Dr. David Wong, Director of the Dental Research Institute at the University of California Los Angeles, to further his research into saliva testing for the early detection of cancer. Dr. Wong believes this simple, non-invasive test will be available for medical use within the next three years.

Individual tickets and lane sponsorships are now on sale, and participants are encouraged to gather friends, family and co-workers for the ultimate bowling team. The Pinz Bowling Center is located at 12655 Ventura Blvd in Studio City, California.

To purchase tickets for this event, please visit diocancerfund.org/bowlforronnie. For more information about the strong>Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, go to diocancerfund.org.

THE HUFFINGTON POST REPORTS: A HAIR NATION UNITED: HOW GLAM METAL HAS THRIVED PAST THE 1980’S

Michael A. Moodian of the Huffington Post reports:

Eddie Trunk is one of American hard rock radio’s most recognized voices. The New Jersey native, an industry veteran for decades, launched the country’s first heavy metal and hard rock radio show (in 1983), managed rock stars, was vice president of Megaforce Records, and was the host of VH1’s That Metal Show. His latest program Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk, airs on Hair Nation and Volume, Sirius XM stations. Trunk is the definition of a rock ‘n’ roll guy.

Hair Nation features 1980s bands such as Mötley Crüe, Dokken, and Cinderella, groups whose most commercially successful period occurred approximately 30 years ago. While Ronald Reagan sold arms to Iran to fund the contras’ effort in Nicaragua, ignored the AIDS epidemic, and cut aid to the poor, Def Leppard, Poison, and Ratt dominated the radio airwaves and MTV. These acts, also known as glam or lite metal bands, have become labeled—perhaps affectionately, perhaps jokingly—hair bands in reference to the hairstyles they proudly displayed during a time of Nintendo Entertainment Systems. Hair bands are known for outlandish perms, big bangs, backcombing, and lots of hairspray.

Despite the fact that glam rock is decades removed from the mainstream, Trunk’s show and others on the station are very popular and widely listened to. “This music has become a new generation’s classic rock. As much as in some areas it’s still marginalized it can’t be denied it impacted a massive amount of people,” said Trunk. “These artists sold millions of albums and lived on TV screens on MTV. If you are between 40 and 50 years old this is what you grew up with, and it’s being celebrated by those people as well as their kids who are discovering it through their parents…”

…Glam metal’s best were featured at a September music festival in Irvine, Calif., titled the Sirius XM Hair Nation Festival. The concert included notable acts such as Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil, Poison frontman and The Celebrity Apprentice participant Bret Michaels, Slaughter, Lita Ford, the great Yngwie Malmsteen, and many more.

“Hair Nation really set the table nicely, honoring 20 national acts to play day and night for tens of thousands of people. It brought us back to the days of playing sheds and arenas following around Guns N’ Roses and Skid Row,” Chip Z’Nuff, lead vocalist and bass player for Enuff Z’Nuff, said.

What struck me about Hair Nation was that this style of music has not been considered mainstream for at least 25 years, yet there is still significant demand to see these bands perform, as thousands attended the festival.

“It does not surprise me as all those bands collectively have sold over 100 million records. It shows the power of MTV/VH1 Classics and rock radio who played these bands every day in front of massive audiences and Sirius XM radio who supports rock every day,” shared Z’Nuff.

“The music is timeless. Metal and hair metal have so many hooks, like really great popular music through the years. People have so many memories associated with each album and song. Like any great music genre, it stands the test of time,” stated Joe Truck, guitarist of Circus of Power, one of the festival’s performing acts. “I’m a fan of music and it’s truly a blessing that fans still support this genre of music,” added Kristy Majors, guitarist of Pretty Boy Floyd, also a festival act. “Niche music will never lose a fan base. It’s a particular lifestyle and sound that transcends to younger generations.”

A separate but related takeaway is that glam’s popularity in the mid-1980s to early-1990s represented the last time in the United States that musicianship was truly valued by the masses. This does not mean that there was not quality work to emerge from grunge, mainstream alternative rock, and nu metal of the 1990s. But it is hard to deny that the guitarists, drummers, and bassists of the glam movement are immensely talented at their respective instruments. That is simply not the case with contemporary mainstream bands, as one rarely even hears guitar solos when listening to new rock music on the radio.

Trunk opined, “I feel every era had some great moments; however, the eighties may have been the last era of the rock stars. And without question some amazingly talented artists came from that time and are still great at what they do.” He elaborated, “But as long as they keep getting put into this ‘hair’ branding people sadly can’t see beyond it. The impact of MTV cannot be overstated when talking about this genre. It broke many of these acts, but it also left people thinking of the visual of the time almost more than the quality of the songs and playing.”

Trunk hates the term hair band. “I honestly think it’s ridiculous and I also think many forget it is an offensive and derogatory term to describe this era of music as style over substance… I think every era has its signature look and sound, and every era has good and bad bands,” the broadcast veteran said. “I do feel some of the movement of new rock I am hearing is clearly a throwback and influence from the eighties. Again the people who grew up with this music now have kids 20 years old and they grew up on their parents’ music. I see more and more attempting to start bands in the spirit of this music.”

Read more at the Huffington Post.

source: huffingtonpost.com