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DEF LEPPARD “AND THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME-LIVE FROM DETROIT” 2CD/DVD/BLU-RAY/DIGITAL VIDEO, OUT FEBRUARY 10TH

Legendary rockers Def Leppard excited and thrilled fans nationwide with their massive 55+ city summer 2016 North American tour. Def Leppard will now share their masterful performance on DVD and Blu-ray. On February 10th, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release their epic concert film And There Will Be A Next Time – Live From Detroit on DVD+2CD for $21.98, Blu-ray+2CD for $26.98, and Digital Video.

With two prestigious Diamond Awards to their credit, Def Leppard continues to stand tall in the music industry and deliver some of the most iconic rock melodies and memorable anthems of all time. Most recently, their 2015 self-titled album featured singles Dangerous and Let’s Go which premiered via RollingStone.com and hit #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart.

Filmed at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI, And There Will Be A Next Time – Live From Detroit is an incredible showcase that captures the electrifying energy and power of Def Leppard live today. As the sun began to set over a frenzied Detroit crowd, Def Leppard’s legendary hooks and anthemic rock served up an audiovisual feast second to none. The audience were served hit after hit with fan favorites from across their iconic career.

Said front man Joe Elliott, “I had this idea that we should film one of the shows from the 2016 tour because apart from the Viva Hysteria shows, we hadn’t actually had a live performance filmed since 1988. With a new album out that was being so well received, it was just a case of where to do it. From the second the house lights went down, we could see the sun setting from the stage, and the energy from the crowd just seemed to intensify. It was a good choice and a great way to document Def Leppard in 2016.”

As a bonus, the DVD set will include the official music videos for Let’s Go, Dangerous, and Man Enough, and the lyric video for Let’s Go.

In anticipation of the DVD release, Def Leppard and Eagle Rock Entertainment are launching a special PledgeMusic pre-order today. Fans who participate will gain early access to a few select tracks, including Dangerous and Rock On as well as exclusive merchandise from PledgeMusic. Click here to pre-order.

And There Will Be A Next Time – Live From Detroit track listing:

Disc 1:

Let’s Go
Animal
Let It Go
Dangerous
Foolin’
Love Bites
Armaggeddon It
Rock On
Man Enough

Disc 2:

Rocket
Bringin’ On The Heartbreak
Switch 625
Medley: Hysteria / Heroes
Let’s Get Rocked
Pour Some Sugar On Me
Rock of Ages
Photograph

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STEPHEN PEARCY TO RELEASE “SMASH” ON JANUARY 27TH

Frontiers Music Srl is thrilled to announce the January 27th, 2017 release of Stephen Pearcy’s fourth original solo album, Smash. Stephen Pearcy, best known as the original vocalist and founding member of the platinum rock band Ratt, has been working hard to complete his highly anticipated new album, while at the same time keeping busy performing shows across the U.S. The first audio offering from Smash, entitled I Can’t Take It can be heard below.

Pre-order the album on iTunes and get I Can’t Take It instantly.

Stephen will be supporting Smash with live dates in the U.S. and internationally.

“It took long enough to finish the new record Smash and it is well worth the patience taken, giving every song as much attention as the next. Erik Ferentinos (lead guitars & co-writer), Greg D’ Angelo (drums) and Matt Thorne (bass, keyboards) and myself didn’t settle on any first, second or third takes. We let some songs grow if needed, then go back and complete it. We’re very happy with the outcome, that we were able to experiment and grow with the new songs,” says Pearcy of the new album.

With over 15 million records and gold and platinum long form videos sold in the U.S. alone with Ratt, touring the world with over 20 albums to his credit with other ventures, solo projects, compilations, best of records, and other bands he created, there is no slowing Pearcy down.

Smash Track Listing:

1. I Know I’m Crazy
2. Ten Miles Wide
3. Shut Down Baby
4. Dead Roses
5. Lollipop
6. Hit Me With A Bullet
7. Rain
8. Want Too Much
9. What Do Ya Think
10. Jamie
11. I Can’t Take It (Album Version)
12. Passion Infinity
13. Summer’s End

Pearcy is an accomplished songwriter with credits on all of Ratt’s records through the years (including Out Of The Cellar, Invasion Of Your Privacy, Dancing Undercover and more). More recently, Ratt’s last studio album, Infestation was released a few years ago to rave reviews around the world. Stephen is also a producer, composer, television program creator, art director, marketing director, and owner/product creator of “Mic Knuckle” (hands free mic holder) and has also been involved in music for ESPN2 NHRA Drag Racing. Additionally, he has been involved in sponsoring several top fuel dragsters and funny cars since the mid 80’s-90’s thru the 00’s.

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GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL SAYS HE WAS “FIRED” FROM DIO’S BAND

Guitarist Vivian Campbell says Dio needed a “proper” band manager – and not the singer’s ex-wife Wendy.

Campbell, who says he was fired by Wendy because he refused to accept a new contract, says the woman was not “musical” enough to understand that the group were a “creative unit” – and they weren’t just Ronnie James Dio’s “backing band.”

He tells All That Shreds, “I would like to make emphasis on the point that I was fired from the band. So many people here 30-something years later people still think that I left Dio, but it was never my intention to leave the band.

The reason I was fired from the band was that I refused to accept a contract that they offered me which was contrary to the original agreement Ronnie had made with Jimmy, Vinny and myself when the band was first formed. Wendy had different ideas for how it was going to be and for me it was a matter of principle and I refused to sign the contract and that’s why I was fired.”

Campbell has previously spoken out about Wendy – claiming she wanted Dio to be a solo act and thought each band member was replaceable.

He continues, “The original Dio band was a four-piece creative unit and Wendy never understood that. She’s not musical. So, Ronnie and I, I think would have been fine. She doesn’t know that the sign of a great band is the sum of the parts.”

Campbell also says that, despite his occasionally “awkward” relationship with Dio, he’d have worked with him again if Wendy was no longer his manager.

He says, “Hypothetically if somebody else, if Ronnie had a proper manager and not his ex-wife, I would have never been fired from the band and Ronnie and I would’ve never had an issue. We didn’t communicate very well together on a personal level, but on a musical level we worked well together.

Would I have gotten back together with Ronnie? Yes, but Wendy Dio never would have never allowed it to happen if she was involved in his career. Right up until his death she was involved in his career. I’m going to go with ‘no’ on that.”

Campbell’s Dio offshoot project Last In Line released a lyric video for their track, Already Dead, last month. They’re currently on the road in Europe in support of their debut album, Heavy Crown.

additional source: Classic Rock via teamrock.com

DIAMOND HEAD SIGN WITH DISSONANCE AND WILL RELEASE THEIR NEW SELF-TITLED ON APRIL 22ND, BAND IS CURRENTLY ON A NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Influential and iconic heavy metal band, Diamond Head, have announced their first album of new material in eight years. Called Diamond Head, the album features an exciting new talent in singer Rasmus Born Andersen.

The band has signed with Plastic Head/Dissonance Productions and the record will be released on April 22nd, 2017. They will also be rereleasing their last two releases worldwide, All Will Be Revealed and What’s In Your Head on May 20th, 2017. In addition, all albums will be released on limited edition colored vinyl on Backs On Blacks Classics label on June 20th, 2017.

In 2014, Diamond Head invited London based, Danish-born Ras to join the band. Together, they completed a European tour, which included appearances at Hard Rock Hell and Headbangers Open Air Germany.

The spark of creativity led the band to start working on the new album in January 2015, Brian Tatler, founder of Diamond Head said, “When we began talking with Ras about making a new record, he said, we should write the songs as a band just like Diamond Head did at the beginning of our career. There’s no substitute for writing together in the same room, we spark each other off and create something far bigger then we could have done individually.”

Brian continued, “Ras has certainly renewed the energy within the band. I had no interest in doing another record, but after working with Ras on the European tour, that all suddenly changed. I wanted to make a record with him. He’s a confident singer and he’s not trying to fill anyone’s shoes.”

Speaking about the new album, Brian said, “This new album has an echo of the early albums, but I always try to push our music forward somewhere new, if possible.”

Ras adds, “All in all this album was made with the band’s first fans foremost in mind from start to finish. We wanted to write songs that would have ties to the best parts of all of the previous albums. We feel we have achieved what we set out to do and we hope everyone will hear and feel the Diamond Head spirit through this new eponymous record.”

In general the album lyrics focus on political and environmental themes, specifically warning that our world is in many ways leaning towards self-destruction. The opening and closing songs encapsulate these topics, while the body of the album explores subtopics in more depth, along with songs dealing with lighter subjects.

Watch the video for, All The Reasons You Live, below.

Diamond Head North American tour dates:

North American Tour November 1- December 4th

Confirmed Dates:

11/12 Houston, TX Concert Pub North
11/13 Dallas, TX Trees
11/15 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
11/16 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater
11/17 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater
11/18 Baltimore, MD Fish Head Cantina
11/19 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
11/20 NYC, NY Webster Hall’s Marlin Room
11/21 Rochester, NY Bug Jar
11/22 Montreal, QU Katacombes
W 11/23 Ottawa, ON Brass Monkey
11/24 Toronto, ON Garrison
11/25 Detroit, MI Token Lounge
11/26 Chicago, IL Tailgators
11/27 Milwaukee, WI Metal Grill
11/28 St. Louis, MO Fubar
11/29 Kansas City, MO Harrah’s Voodoo Lounge
11/30 Denver, CO III Kings

12/2 Hollywood-The Whisky
12/3 Corona, CA M-15 Concert Club
12/4 Crockett, CA Toots

JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE TO RELEASE “HE SAW IT COMIN'” ON JANUARY 27TH

Jack Russell’s Great White represents the next phase of his legacy. On January 27th, 2017 Frontiers Music Srl will lay the framework for this new phase with the release of He Saw it Comin’.

“For me this is so much more than a collection of songs, it is the culmination of a lifetime of living. It is about addictions, love, pain and many facets of the human condition. I tend to write autobiographically and on this album I dealt with topics I’ve never explored,” explains Russell of the new record.

Rather than look backwards and merely attempt to relive the multi-platinum hard rock entity’s storied origins, Jack Russell set his sights on the future. In December 2011, Jack Russell’s Great White first bared its teeth. Robby Lochner has been with Jack since it’s inception, they soon welcomed back longtime bassist and friend Tony Montana—this time as a guitar player and keyboardist— they then added drummer Dicki Fliszar , then bassist Dan McNay. This group has a sharp, soaring, eclectic, hook laden new album ready, boasting the bluesy hard rock stomp that made Russell and Montana icons in the first place.

“It’s a powerful band,” Russell proclaims. “The music is dynamic and I’ve gone where I’ve never gone before. Lochner was a catalyst for moving forward. I wasn’t sure how the writing would go at first but soon realized the chemistry is beyond words. He’s my copilot and one of my best friends.”

This past year the musicians hit the studio to cut their official full-length debut. It taps into the bluesy bombast and heavy energy of Russell’s celebrated material, but it’s a distinctly modern metallic monster.

“We want the new material to blow people’s ears back,” Russell goes on. “It has the elements of the best of Great White, but there’s diversity, vibe and an edge to it. It draws from our 60’s and 70’s roots in a more modern way.” Montana agrees, “It’s got the classic sound. The first element is Jack’s voice. No other band sounds like this one, ever did or does now. When I was 17-years-old, I remember walking around the UCLA campus listening to the band’s first EP. I was a fan before I ever joined the band. We’re going to maintain that integrity moving forward.”

That integrity became forged over nearly thirty years. In 1984, the band broke out of the Los Angeles scene with its self-titled debut followed by seismic platinum-selling outings such as 1987’s Once Bitten… and 1989’s …Twice Shy. Moving over 10 million copies worldwide, they stood out as tried-and-true rock stalwarts into the 21st century until 2011, when Russell went on to form Jack Russell’s Great White.

Ultimately, the new music is for the millions of fans who stuck by Russell all these years. It’s everything they’ve been waiting for and more.

He Saw it Comin’ Track Listing:

1. Sign Of The Times
2. She Moves Me
3. Crazy
4. Love Don’t Live Here
5. My Addiction
6. Anything For You
7. He Saw It Comin’
8. Don’t Let Me Go
9. Spy Vs Spy
10. Blame It On The Night
11. Godspeed

Jack Russell’s Great White Lineup:

Jack Russell (Vocals)
Tony Montana (Guitar, Keyboards)
Robby Lochner (Guitar)
Dan McNay (Bass)
Dicki Fliszar (Drums)

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