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PANTERA POST A MESSAGE REGARDING THE SHOOTING OF SINGER CHRISTINA GRIMMIE

On Friday, Christina Grimmie, a former contestant on NBC’s The Voice, was shot and killed following her performance in Orlando, Fla. on June 10th. The manner in which she was murdered struck a chord with Pantera, whose guitarist, “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, was killed onstage, and the group has issued a statement in which they call out the concert industry for not doing more to prevent future tragedies.

“We are so sad and disappointed to hear that Christina Grimmie was gunned down the same way that Dimebag Darrell was,” somebody speaking on behalf of the band wrote on their Facebook page. “After Dime’s murder, we all prayed that our industry (i.e. club owners & promoters) would do whatever they needed to do to protect artists from gun wielding fanatics. Sadly, that’s not the case and another rising star had to pay the consequences with her life. SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE! RIP Christina & RIP Dime, Jeff Thompson, Erin Halk, and Nathan Bray.”

Dimebag Darrell was killed on December 8th, 2004 shortly after his post-Pantera band, Damageplan, took the stage at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. Nathan Gale, a former U.S. Marine who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, shot Abbott, Thompson, Halk and Bray before police officer James Niggemeyer killed Gale.

The 22-year-old Grimmie, who finished in third place in the 2014 season of The Voice, was shot as she was signing autographs for fans after her concert at the Plaza Live. She was pronounced dead on June 11th. According to NBC News, Kevin James Loibl, a 27-year-old from St. Petersburg, Fla., was carrying two handguns, a large hunting knife and two magazines filled with ammunition when he approached her and opened fire. Loibl was tackled by Grimmie’s brother, Marcus, at which point Loibl shot himself. His motives are unknown at this time.

NBC News adds that, while purses and backpacks are searched at the venue, which holds 1,355 people, there are no metal detectors. The Plaza Live has canceled all events until further notice.

additional source: ultimateclassicrock.com

STEVEN TYLER TO RELEASE “WE’RE ALL SOMEBODY FROM SOMEWHERE” ON JULY 15TH

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has announced that his debut solo album will be released this summer.

The country-inspired record is titled We’re All Somebody From Somewhere and it’ll be out on July 15th. The singer streamed the track Red, White & You earlier this year.

Also, he’s confirmed that among the fifteen tracks on the record, which was recorded in Nashville, will be a “darker, countryfied” take on Aerosmith hit Janie’s Got A Gun, which originally appeared on the band’s 1989 album Pump.

Tyler tells Rolling Stone, “I believe y’all are gonna listen to this stuff and you’re gonna agree with me that it fell from a star. I had nothing to do with this shit – it’s just Nashville. There’s something so magical about this town and me writing with all these people.”

In addition, Tyler has announced a run of live dates which will take place in smaller venues across North America under the banner Steven Tyler… Out On A Limb.

The singer continues, “It’s a very living room thing to play small venues – it’s a little more personal.

I get to talk to people and be up-close and personal, and tell them how the music business is a dark trench – a dark, dirty, money trench. And talk about where I get my inspiration from and talk about the new songs on the record.”

A full tracklist will be revealed in due course.

In 2015, the singer admitted his Aerosmith bandmates were “not happy” about his solo album, as it resulted in the band cancelling most of their 2016 tour plans, according to guitarist Brad Whitford.

Steven Tyler… Out On A Limb 2016 North America tour
Jul 2: Las Vegas Venetian Theatre, NV
Jul 5: Los Angeles Dolby Theatre, CA
Jul 8: Seattle McCaw Hall, WA
Jul 10: Vancouver Orpheum Theatre, BC
Jul 14: San Francisco The Masonic, CA
Jul 20: Phoenix Comercia Theatre, AZ
Jul 23: Denver Ellie Caulkins Opera House, CO
Jul 26: Austin Bass Concert Hall, TX
Jul 29: Houston Revention Music Center, TX
Aug 1: Dallas Music Hall At Fair Park, TX
Aug 13: Chicago Theatre, IL
Aug 17: Nashville The Ryman Auditorium, TN
Aug 20: Iowa Des Moines Iowa State Fair, IA
Aug 23: Washington Warner Theatre, DC
Aug 29: Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall, FL
Sep 1: Atlanta Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, GA
Sep 4: Boston Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, MA
Sep 7: Upper Darby Tower Theatre, PA
Sep 13: Toronto Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, ON

additional source: teamrock.com/news

SINGER JOE LYNN TURNER SAYS HE THINKS GUITARIST RITCHIE BLACKMORE “HAS BEEN MISGUIDED BY PEOPLE AROUND HIM”

Former Rainbow and Deep Purple singer Joe Lynn Turner spoke with Eddie on his Sirius/XM show, Eddie Trunk Live, addressing his recent comments about guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore. Quotes from the interview appear below, as transcribed by blabbermouth.net.

Discussing if he has had any further contact with Blackmore:

“No. Absolutely not. The only thing I received from his camp was an e-mail with Ritchie’s post after [Deep Purple’s Rock And Roll] Hall Of Fame [induction]. Ritchie made a personal post, and they sent me this — and I had already seen it, but they sent me this as a personal e-mail — and it was the one about where he said, ‘I think Joe Lynn Turner should get an award for writing and singing on Slaves And Masters, one of my favorite records of all time.’ And that, I responded — many people have seen it — that that was the bigger award for me, actually, because, you know, that meant a lot to me…”

On why he thinks Blackmore chose all new musicians for his Rainbow touring line-up, rather than the musicians who played on the albums:

“The first thing I think I can say is that he’s been misguided by people around him. That’s what I really believe. I believe he’s been misguided, and I believe he trusts these people and I think that he made a mistake doing this. Look, I wish him well. I wanna preface this by saying I really wish Ritchie well. He’s allowed to do whatever he wants. I have no sour grapes about this…But at the same time, I wanted an authentic reunion. I wanted guys from Doogie [White] and Graham [Bonnet] and [bassist] Bob Daisley and [drummer Bobby] Rondinelli, and all these guys, and I wanted to have a Rainbow extravaganza, because there are a lot of fans that love Rainbow that still haven’t even seen Rainbow, and this would be the ticket for them — you know, maybe a two-hour extravaganza. So I guess the people, his advisers or whoever, could not sell him that particular [idea], or maybe they never even told him that. I actually have a feeling that he was not full of the information at the time, because certain things have come to pass that sort of indicated that he didn’t know about it, to me. Why he’s doing what he’s doing is still a mystery to me. I have my suspicions. I think they’re probably too inside for me to even talk about…So kudos to him and good luck, but it’s still gonna be a mystery, as Ritchie always has been — a mystery.”

Eddie’s entire interview with Joe Lynn Turner will be coming soon to his podcast.

additional source: blabbermouth.net

JACKYL TO RELEASE 8TH STUDIO ALBUM, ‘ROWYCO,’ ON AUGUST 5TH

Jackyl has announced that their brand new album, ROWYCO, will be released on August 5th via Mighty Loud Records. ROWYCO (let us know when you figure this one out) is the fattest sounding record to date for the band.

“This will be an exciting year,” predicts lead singer Jesse James Dupree. “With the album’s release timing perfectly with the grand opening of the Full Throttle Saloon, in Sturgis, South Dakota. The original location burned to the ground last year AND they are building back bigger and better than ever.”

The Full Throttle Saloon enjoyed a six year run of a hit reality television show of the same name, which documented owner Michael Ballard and Jesse’s struggles to get the bar up, running and profitable during the world’s largest motorcycle rally.

The first single off of ROWYCO, Rally, is the perfect song to kick off summer, as it’s time to rally for ROCK! “There is not a better song than Rally to set the pace for an incredible summer 2016,” exclaims Jesse. So crank that bitch up!” Listen to the song here.

As far as the album as a whole, “It’s a Jackyl record at its core, but there are some tracks, lyrically, that I went a little deeper on a personal level with some things I had going on at the time. It is the thickest sounding production that we have ever recorded. It’s just a huge slice of rock. ROWYCO’ is a very diverse album and every track has its purpose.”

Also, with Jesse and co. set to continue their latest tour on June 8th in Pennsylvania, this is shaping up to be the summer of Jackyl!

ROWYCO track list:

Disasterpiece
Rally
All Night Rodeo
Ahead of My Time
Just Because I’m Drunk
Everyone’s A Winner
Crazy
Hammer To The Head
Limpdick
Blast Off

To pre-order the album, visit Amazon or iTunes.

Jackyl Tour Dates:

6/8 Sharon, PA Quaker Steak & Lube
6/10 Rothbury, MI Sandy Corley Memorial Run @ Double JJ Resort
6/11 Fond Du Lac, WI Walleye Weekend @ Lakeside Park
6/17 Stroudsburg, PA Sherman Theater
6/18 Loudon, NH New Hampshire Motor Speedway / Loudon Classic
6/19 Portland, ME Asylum
6/24 Mount Vernon, OH Legends Sports Bar
6/25 Johnstown, PA Thunder in the Valley @ Peoples Natural Gas Park
6/26 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage

7/1 Simpsonville, SC Independence Slam
7/2 Scott City, MO Great River Rally at Lawless Harley Davidson
7/13 Erie, PA Roar on the Shore
7/15 Mineral Wells, WV WV Interstate Fair
7/16 Marion, IN Brandt’s I-69 Harley Davidson
7/22 Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach Ampitheatre
7/23 Comstock, NE Comstock is Back Festival at 2nd Wind Ranch
7/29 Van Wert, OH Wetzelland 30th Anniversary Motorcycle Rally
7/30 New Albany, IN The Backyard

8/19 Milford, IA Boji Bay Fun Pavillion

9/1 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
9/2 Manhattan, KS RC McGraw’s
9/3 Clear Lake, IA The Surf Ballroom
9/6 Minot, ND The O’Riginal Bar & Nightclub
9/9 Hinckley, MN Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheatre
9/17 Sunrise Beach, MO Picklehead’s Roadhouse

11/25 Indianapolis, IN 8 Second Saloon

Jackyl on the web:

jackyl.com
facebook.com/OfficialJackyl

WENDY DIO DISCUSSES RONNIE AND SAYS “MY WHOLE THING IS TO KEEP [HIS] MUSIC AND HIS LEGACY ALIVE”

Greg Prato of Bravewords spoke with Wendy Dio. Excerpts from the interview appear below.

BraveWords: How is Ronnie’s autobiography coming along?

Wendy Dio: It’s coming along slowly. It’s one of the things I have to get done this year, but we’ve been, so, so busy with a big surprise I will tell you about later on.

BraveWords: And there is an upcoming Dio box set.

Wendy Dio: Yes, A Decade Of Dio: 1983-1993Magica 2, so it didn’t make sense to release unreleased tracks without Magica 1. That will be the next. We might do some live recordings that haven’t been heard before.

BraveWords: Do you agree that Ronnie’s music is as popular as it’s ever been?

Wendy Dio: I would think so, absolutely. Our fanbase for the past six years, we have 2.5 million people on our Facebook page. My whole thing is to keep Ronnie’s music and his legacy alive. I think that also, Ronnie is one of the innovators, and all the innovators are getting older, passing away, or retiring. Really, you can’t reinvent the wheel that many times. All these bands – Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden – when they’re gone, there’s not that much coming up to take their place.

Read more at Bravewords.

source: bravewords.com

AXL ROSE SAYS HE HAS PRESENTED NEW MATERIAL TO BOTH HIS GUNS BANDMATES AND AC/DC’S ANGUS YOUNG

Axl Rose says he’s presented his Guns N’ Roses bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan with new material.

The GN’R frontman also hints he might collaborate with his current AC/DC colleague Angus Young. The band hired him to replace Brian Johnson in April, after the singer was advised by doctors to stop performing or risk total hearing loss.

Axl says, “We are working on new stuff. I got a lot of stuff together and I played some stuff for Slash and Duff and they liked it, they might be on it…we don’t know. Angus and I are talking about working together.”

The vocalist also discussed his chemistry with Angus Young, saying he felt “protective” of him.

He adds, “It’s great. I can’t really explain it. I feel protective, like I do not want to let this guy down, more than almost anybody I’ve ever met – and I don’t know why.

He’s very responsive to me. And they said they hadn’t seen him this happy, they hadn’t seen him moving around between songs as much before. So that’s kind of a neat thing between musicians.”

AC/DC and Rose are currently touring in support of their latest album Rock Or Bust. Guns N’ Roses hit the road on their Not In This Lifetime tour later this month.

additional source: teamrock.com/news.