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TESTAMENT RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “BROTHERHOOD OF THE SNAKE”

Testament have released a lyric video for, Brotherhood Of The Snake, from their forthcoming album of the same name, due out on October 28th through Nuclear Blast records. Watch it below.

Earlier this year, Testament frontman Chuck Billy said the Brotherhood Of The Snake was inspired by the connection between religion and aliens.

Brotherhood Of The Snake track listing:

1. Brotherhood Of The Snake
2. The Pale King
3. Stronghold
4. Seven Seals
5. Born In A Rut
6. Centuries Of Suffering
7. Neptune’s Spear
8. Black Jack
9. Canna-Business
10. The Number Game

ORIGINAL BLACK SABBATH DRUMMER BILL WARD RESPONDS TO SINGER OZZY OSBOURNE’S LATEST STATEMENTS, SAYS “THIS IS NOT WHAT I WOULD HAVE WANTED OR WHAT I HAVE CHOSEN”

Original Black Sabbath drummer, Bill Ward, has posted the following message on his Facebook page in response to a recent story posted about singer, Ozzy Osbourne, stating that he sad about the percussionist’s absence, on the band’s farewell tour.

Ward writes:

“Ozzy has never reached out since January 26/27 2012 when he called to see when I would be arriving in the UK to join rehearsals for the 13 CD. Since that last phone call, he has never reached out to me, and I have not reached out to him.

Ozzy [says] I’m sad that Bill never came through. Ozzy needs to look to those who stopped me from coming through. The contract was impossible to sign; the group rhetoric of 2012, 2013 and throughout, was fault-finding, condemning and full of dishonest evaluations of me as a person, including my so-called health issues. Had I signed the contract, I suspect I wouldn’t have been labeled as having poor health or having all the other judgmental character references.

As a reminder, in September 2015, we asked a Sabbath representative if there could be an opening to play with the band again. Their representative answered “no.” It’s hard to come through when you receive a “no.”

I love all our Sabbath fans throughout the world, and to toss around ideas that I might play the Birmingham shows, is both emotionally heartbreaking for me and spiteful. I think the Sabbath fans who have loved the original band have gone through enough in terms of disappointment and sadness. For me to play Birmingham only, would, I feel, be discriminating and elitist towards our other fans all over the world. I could never be discriminating or elitist to our fans. It’s been heartbreaking enough not to record and tour and it’ll be heartbreaking not to play to the Birmingham fans.

Please know the prevailing circumstances are not by my design. This is not what I would have wanted or what I have chosen. Had any of you had to choose to sign a contract which undermined and devalued you, I think most of you with some dignity and self-respect would have walked away too. My absence at the current shows and the future Birmingham shows reflects an undeniable and unseen misadventure that my accusers won’t bear. It’s called selfishness and self-centeredness; dishonesty and disloyalty. These are the culprits of Sabbath’s original line-up’s demise.

–Bill”

REMEMBER THIS? VINTAGE DOKKEN PERFORMANCE FROM “AMERICAN BANDSTAND”

With all the media chatter about the reunion shows of Dokken’s classic lineup, I remembered that the band had appeared on Dick Clark’s, American Bandstand, back in 1985, where they played, Just Got Lucky and Alone Again.

So, I thought it would be fun to post that classic footage, and we could have our own mini reunion, of sorts, right here on the site. Enjoy…

BTW, for those who would like to skip to the interview, please go to 4:38.

DON DOKKEN SAYS THE BAND’S REUNION SHOWS ARE A CHANCE FOR “REDEMPTION”

Gary Graff of Billboard reports:

Rock band Dokken will have at least one new song to play for fans when the group begins performing this fall, frontman Don Dokken tells Billboard. “We’re in the process of writing a brand new song,” he says.

It’s shaping up to be a full-band collaboration between Dokken, guitarist George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer Mick Brown — the latter of whom still plays in the band’s current lineup…

…There are no firm plans for the song yet other than performing it at the shows.

The first concert at Badlands Pawn Guns Gold and Rock N’ Roll in Sioux Falls, S.D., on September 30th will be filmed at least “for posterity,” according to Dokken. Beginning October 5th, a video crew will follow the band through Japan to get some documentary footage that could accompany a subsequent home video release.

“This is only going to be for such a limited time, so if we didn’t film it we’d probably kick ourselves,” Dokken says…

…[Following on the same note that bassist Jeff Pilson conveyed to My Global Mind, “This is a chance for redemption,” Dokken acknowledges. “We’re trying to keep it positive. We`re older and mellower now. We’ve been talking on the phone back and forth — ‘How about this? What songs do we want to play? What song do you want to start with?’ Dokken was not really a band that spent our weekends barbecuing together. That’s not a negative; That just wasn’t the way it was. There was so much unfortunate mud-slinging when we broke up, which happens with so many bands but we’re more legendary for it. So we’re all trying to keep a positive attitude. As Jeff put it, ‘I’ve always felt we never got a chance to put the exclamation point on the career of our lineup.’ So this will be it.”

Read more at a href=”http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7494605/don-dokken-seeks-to-gain-closure-with-upcoming-reunion-shows” target=”_blank”>Billboard.

source: billboard.com

ORIGINAL AC/DC DRUMMER PHIL RUDD SAYS HE WOULD REJOIN THE BAND, BUT NOT WITH FRONTMAN, AXL ROSE. HE ALSO REVEALS THAT HE SUFFERED A MAJOR HEART ATTACK

Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd says he’d still like to rejoin the band – but not with Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose in the lineup.

He’s gearing up to restart his music career following the addiction and legal problems that led to his dismissal from Angus Young’s outfit.

While he recovers from heart surgery, he’s argued that Geoffrey Martin, the guitarist in his solo band, is better than ex-boss Malcolm Young.

Rudd tells the Bay Of Plenty Times, “If Angus wanted me to play then that’s up to him – but I don’t really want to play with Axl Rose. I don’t really rate him. Geoffrey is a great guitarist, just as good as Malcolm. Better than, if you ask me.”

He continues, “I had a f–king heart attack, but I’m good now. I was just at home and I started to feel just funny. I had a strange pain in my chest. My housekeeper took me to the hospital where they hooked me up and did all these tests. Turned out I had a big heart attack. My artery was all blocked up, and they said I had to stay in and have an operation.”

But, he adds, “I sneaked out to the shop to get some cigarettes, then I realized I had no car, so I walked home to get the Ferrari and drove back to the hospital.”

Rudd, 62, spent eight months under home detention after he was convicted of threatening to kill an employee along with a number of drugs offenses.

He says he’s “healthy and got so much color in my cheeks,” and he’s just signed a deal to re-release solo album, Head Job, and promote it on a 2017 European tour, set to include a series of festival appearances.

“I made mistakes,” he admits. “But, I’m really good now. I really appreciate the support of the fans around the world, which kept me going through some of the dark times. I cannot wait to play music for them. It’s going to rock.”

AC/DC, who replaced Rudd with former drummer Chris Slade, complete their current tour commitments next month. The band’s future remains in doubt following the retirement of Malcolm Young, the departure of vocalist Brian Johnson and the upcoming retirement of bassist Cliff Williams.

AC/DC Rock Or Bust US dates 2016

Sep 1: Atlanta Phillips Arena, GA
Sep 4: Columbus Nationwide Arena, OH
Sep 6: Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena, OH
Sep 9: Detroit The Palace, MI
Sep 11: Buffalo First Niagara Center, NY
Sep 14: New York Madison Square Garden, NY
Sep 17: Washington Verizon Center, DC
Sep 20: Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, PA