TMZ has exclusive photos of Axl Rose rehearsing with AC/DC in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday. See the photos below.
Axl’s reportedly said he’s been working hard to get in shape for the double duty tour. Guns N’Roses recently announced North American tour dates.
source: tmz.com
Founding member of Krokus, bassist Chris Von Rohr, has sent the following message to Eddie, and his website:
“Hello eddie and fellow hardrock maniacs out there,
This is Chris Von Rohr, founder,bassist and producer of Swiss metal band Krokus.
Some facts regarding the AC/DC, Marc Storace and Krokus rumors. Of course for every band, and every singer, it would be the number one dream to team up with AC/DC, but lets get real for a minute, life is no damn wish concert!
1. For me, this whole news about Brain Johnson seems very strange. I would love to hear HIS personal opinion about what transpired. Can everyone just back off from being ready to jump on Brian’s job? Where is the respect? Don’t you see what he has accomplished in all those years, from Back In Black until today? The high level of his singing, his charisma and his humor? Until I hear differently from AC/DC, Brian is still the singer of AC/DC-end of story!
2. Marc is a great singer, but he never was really asked for an audition. Not now or after Bon Scott’s death. This is an untrue rumor. At the time, it was just a lighting guy from Birmingham, England, who suggested an audition. Of course, we wish Marc would get the chance as it would help krokus too. But honestly, no f–king body can replace Brain Johnson.
3. As we know, AC/DC, and their producer at the time, John Mutt Lange, did not want a Bon Scott type of singer-otherwise they would sound like their own tribute band. So, they came up with something new and fresh. By the way, Bon Scott himself said before his death that he was a big fan of Brain [Johnson’s].
4. For me, as a producer, it is hard to believe without Malcom, Phil and Brain that they will go on for another 10 years, even if Angus would be bored painting tulipes in Holland. But, they [could] possibly go on again with something fresh and new.
5. You’re absolutly right Eddie [Trunk], for the remaining shows (if they happen at all), the only option is a big famous singer like a Steven Tyler or the possibility of money back.
Anyway, as we all know, its maybe the hardest thing to decide when the final curtain should fall, when something has to come to an end. As a dedicated AC/DC fan, I wish Angus the power, the wisdom and the instinct to know when the time is right. We owe them a lot, and it truly will be a very sad moment, because what would be left without AC/DC? Millions of coverbands, who have no damn clue how to play that unique big arena sound and beat.
Eddie, I wish you and all your dedicated listeners a great Easter and yes, “let there be rock!”
PS- Krokus is working on a album and will hopefully be back in the states in 2017.
Chris”
Andy Greene of Rolling Stone reports:
Earlier this month, Sammy Hagar bumped into Metallica frontman James Hetfield. “The first thing he said was, ‘Is it true?” says Hagar. “I said, ‘What?’ He goes, ‘That you guys [in Van Halen] are getting back together.’ I said, ‘News to me. I’m not one that goes around hush hush. I’ll tell you whatever I know.’ He goes, ‘You’re kidding.’ I told him, ‘I’m telling you straight up, James. I don’t have a clue.'”
Hetfield had apparently picked up on the same Van Halen rumors that have been flying around the Internet for months, namely that David Lee Roth has once again left Van Halen and the group is ready to reunite with Sammy Hagar. The rumors appear to be based on very little other than David Lee Roth agreeing to play a few songs with his Eat ‘Em and Smile solo band late least year, an unusually frank Eddie interview where he admitted he has virtually no offstage relationship with Roth, a brief Twitter exchange between Eddie and Hagar and a general sense that last summer’s Van Halen tour was a bumpy ride. But Hagar and Michael Anthony have dates with a reunited Chickenfoot this year and are touring with The Circle, and they’ve had no offline communication with Eddie Van Halen since the 2004 reunion tour wrapped.
All that said, Hagar – who ripped into Eddie Van Halen last year in a profanity-laden web video when he insulted Michael Anthony’s bass playing in a Billboard interview – says he had an epiphany shortly before New Year’s regarding the situation. “I realized that I didn’t want to take any enemies to my grave,” he says. “If I K.O. tomorrow, I don’t want to have an enemy. I don’t know how the afterlife works, but I’d just as soon not go there with any enemies.”
The back-to-back deaths of David Bowie and Glenn Frey in the new year only made him feel stronger about it. “I’ve never seen so many guys from my era K.O. like that,” he says. “Bowie was my hero. It was one after the other, even a young guy like Scott Weiland. He inducted me in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You just go, ‘Aw, man!'”
[Even though Hagar tweeted birthday wishes to Eddie Van Halen], the singer says he will not be the first one to reach out. “It would be misinterpreted,” he says. “I know the way those guys think. ‘Oh, he wants something! He wants back in the band. He must be broke.’ I’m sorry, but unless they’ve changed drastically, which when I’ve talked to people that do know them it sounds like they haven’t changed at all, it would be misinterpreted. I also don’t want to provoke that. That’s not what I’m looking for in my life now.'”But if they did reach out, Hagar says he’d be quite amenable to a get-together. “I’d say, ‘Fuck yeah, let’s get some coffee,'” he says. “If I did it myself I’d be way too vulnerable. I’d be in a room with the guys like, ‘No, no. You don’t understand. That’s not what I’m talking about. I just want to be friends. And once we’re friends, we can do anything. Until that is proven, I can’t be in a band with you guys, or whatever.'”
Read more at Rolling Stone.
source: rollingstone.com
Following on the heels of their successful winter tour, Jason Bonham has confirmed plans for an extensive tour this spring with his band, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience. The tour begins Friday, May 6th at the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, TX as the bands kicks-off a 20+ date trek across the United States with shows lined up in Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Cincinnati, Orlando, Las Vegas, and more.
Encompassing hits from Led Zeppelin’s entire career, including albums Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin IV and Physical Graffiti, the setlist and production celebrates the life and music of Jason’s father, the legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Rolling Stone said, “with state-of-the-art lighting and effects, dazzling video treatments and a crisp, thundering sound, the JBLZE offered a set of Led Zep gems that were strikingly faithful to the originals.
Jason Bonham, who famously filled in for his dad, the late-John Bonham, said of The Experience: “It’s part storyteller, with using the multimedia screens and things, we’re creating little pieces which I narrate over, which give some little background over some songs we play – and the reason why I’m playing them. There’s stories of myself growing up with dad and how Zeppelin has been, y’know, part of my life from the beginning.”
Tickets for the first 21 concerts are on-sale now. Visit jasonbonham.net for complete tour and ticket information including special VIP Experience packages and added shows.
Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience – Tour Dates:
May:
6 San Antonio, TX Aztec Theatre
8 Houston, TX House Of Blues
9 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
12 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl
13 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre
14 Paso Robles, CA Vina Robles Amphitheatre
16 El Cajon, CA Sycuan Casino
17 El Cajon, CA Sycuan Casino
19 Highland, CA San Manuel Casino
20 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
25 St. Paul, MN Myth
27 Milwaukee, WI Potawatomi Bingo Casino
28 St. Charles, IL Arcada Theatre
29 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
31 Westbury, NY NYCB Theatre
June:
1 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theater
3 Robinsonville, MS Horseshoe Casino’s Bluesville
4 Biloxi, MS IP Casino Resort and Spa
6 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live Orlando
7 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
8 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
Guns N’ Roses have sent around a PR release that has revealed that they will be playing the following cities on their reunion tour. Further details to be announced soon.
PATIENCE…
Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Dallas, TX
Detroit, MI
Houston, TX
Kansas City, MO
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
New York
Orlando, FL
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
St Louis, MO
Toronto, ONT
Washington, DC
For more information, please visit gunsnroses.com and twitter.com/gunsnroses.
Today (March 25th) marks the release of the new live set from legendary Judas Priest, Battle Cry, through Epic Records. Recorded live on August 1st, 2015 at Germany’s Wacken Festival in front of an audience of 85,000, Battle Cry is available on a 15-track CD, with the entire show on Blu-ray and DVD (running over 94 minutes), as well as digital audio and video formats. The DVD and Blu-ray also contains 3 bonus tracks shot in Poland on December 10th, 2015 at The Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland.
What makes the show’s track listing so appealing is it balances new classics (Dragonaut, Halls of Valhalla, Redeemer of Souls) along with headbanging classics (Metal Gods, Electric Eye, You’ve Got Another Thing Coming), as well as key album tracks from yesteryear (Devil’s Child, Beyond the Realms of Death, Jawbreaker).
Originally formed during the early ’70s in Birmingham, England, Priest is responsible for offering metal fans worldwide some of the genre’s most influential and landmark albums (1980’s British Steel, 1982’s Screaming for Vengeance,’ 1990’s Painkiller, etc.), while helping spread metal music to audiences not normally associated with the genre (Live Aid in 1985, and a surprise appearance on American Idol in 2011), and helping popularize the now instantly recognizable “denim and leather” look.
For decades, Judas Priest has been one of the greatest live bands in the entire heavy metal genre. And as evidenced by Battle Cry, Priest rock harder and more ferociously than ever.
Sales links: Amazon and iTunes.
Battle Cry CD sequence:
1. (Intro) Battle Cry
2. Dragonaut
3. Metal Gods
4. Devil’s Child
5. Victim of Changes
6. Halls of Valhalla
7. Redeemer of Souls
8. Beyond the Realms of Death
9. Jawbreaker
10. Breaking the Law
11. Hell Bent For Leather
12. The Hellion
13. Electric Eye
14. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
15. Painkiller
Battle Cry DVD/Blu-ray sequence:
1. (Intro) Battle Cry
2. Dragonaut
3. Metal Gods
4. Devil’s Child
5. Victim of Changes
6. Halls of Valhalla
7. Turbo Lover
8. Redeemer of Souls
9. Beyond the Realms of Death
10. Jawbreaker
11. Breaking the Law
12. Hell Bent For Leather
13. The Hellion
14. Electric Eye
15. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
16. Painkiller
17. Living After Midnight
Recorded live on August 1st, 2015 at Wacken Festival, Germany.
BONUS TRACKS
18. Screaming for Vengeance
19. The Rage
20. Desert Plains
Recorded live on December 10th, 2015 at The Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland.
 marks the release of the new live set from legendary Judas Priest, Battle Cry, through Epic Records. Recorded live on August 1st, 2015 at Germany's Wacken Festival in front of an ... )
