WANT TO GO TO EUROPE IN THE SPRING? AC/DC ANNOUNCE 2015 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

ac:dc10:17:2014-640 AC/DC just announced the first string of 2015 touring dates, but for now, they all European stops.

These new dates come in support of the band’s latest album, Rock or Bust which debuted in the Top five of the U.S. album charts after its December 2nd release.

AC/DC Rock or Bust World Tour dates:

May:

5: Arnhem, Holland – Gelredome
8: Nuremberg, Germany – Zeppelinfeld
10: Dresden, Germany – Ostragehege
14: Zeltweg, Austria – Red Bull Race Track
16: Hockenheim, Germany – Hockenheimring
19: Munich, Germany – Olympia Stadium
23: Paris, France – Stade de France
29: Barcelona, Spain – Estadio Olympic
31: Madrid, Spain – Estadio Vicente Calderon

June:

19: Cologne, Germany – Jahnwiesen
21: Hannover, Germany – Messe
25: Berlin, Germany – Olympia Stadium
28: Glasgow, Scotland – Hampden Park

July:

1: Dublin, Ireland – Aviva Stadium
4: London, England – Wembley Stadium
9: Imola, Italy – Autodromo
12: Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Veltins Arena
15: Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival Site
17: Oslo, Norway – Valle Hovin
19: Stockholm, Sweden – Friends Arena
22: Hameenlinna, Finland – Open Air Park
25: Warsaw, Poland – National Stadium

additional source: ultimateclassicrock.com [Ed’s note: Thank you to David S. who insisted I post these dates ;)]

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FEATURE ARTICLE EXTOLS THE VIRTUES OF UFO

UFObandsitting400pix Joel Reese of The Concourse writes:

Let’s try something here. Here’s a song called Hot and Ready, by the band UFO. Give it a listen.

If this doesn’t rock your ass off—if you’re thinking, “Ehhh, maybe, I’m not sure”—then go back to nursing your IPA and nodding along to the Mountain Goats or Sam Smith or whoever. I can’t help you. But if you have the correct opinion—if you wonder, “Holy shit, that is an amazing solo, and it’s just the opening riff? Who is that?”—then you have uncovered one of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest secrets.

In the annals of rock history, tucked way behind your Zeppelins and Floyds, just trailing your Big Stars and Thin Lizzys, but just ahead of your Raspberries and Budgies, there resides a band that only die-hards and full-on music geeks seem to truly appreciate (or even know): UFO.

At the height of their mid-’70s heyday, this hard-living, ass-kicking, spandex-wearing quintet rocked like few have dared to rock, even if few dared to rock alongside them. They boasted a haughty, combative frontman with great pipes; a hedonistic, polka-dot-pants-wearing bass player who made Keith Richards look like Debby Boone; and simply one of the best hard-rock guitarists of all time. They should have ruled the era when the amps were loud, the Camaros fast, the mullets magnificent and unironic. UFO put out five good-to-brilliant studio records that stand toe-to-toe with any of the great albums of that era; then, in 1979, they released their masterpiece, Strangers in the Night, a powerful, punishing live album with the visceral impact of a Jack Lambert clothesline tackle.

“The album is incredible, absolutely incendiary,” says former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, now a solo artist who records as the Nightwatchman. “It captures a great band at the height of their powers…I don’t weep for UFO, They made some really great records, and their live album is one of the greatest albums of all time. No one can take those points off the board.”

Eddie Trunk, the nationally syndicated DJ and host of VH1’s That Metal Show, concurs “Strangers in the Night is pretty much my favorite album of all time. And by all accounts it really is live, making it even more amazing.”

But these cock-rockers flew too close to the sun. Right now, 35 years after their epochal live record, UFO are getting set to put out a new album (A Conspiracy of Stars, their 22nd studio release) that most likely won’t be downloaded (or even pirated) by the millions (or even the hundred-thousands) when it’s released in March. And yet they soldier on, dutifully playing smaller clubs and mid-day festival slots and the occasional ribfest, with their awesome past unjustly consigned to the dustbin. UFO are your favorite hard-rock band’s favorite hard-rock band, but they command recognition from almost no one else. Which is wrong. Because UFO in their prime were awesome, and the story of how they got there is even … awesomer.

Read entire story at The Concourse.

source: theconcourse.deadspin.com

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AEROSMITH GUITARIST JOE PERRY PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “RUN RUN RUDOLPH”

joeperry400 Crank up the holidays with Joe Perry’s all-new rendition of a Christmas gem, Run Run Rudolph. Today (12/11), Perry has partnered with Billboard.com to exclusively premiere the video for the track from his new EP Joe Perry’s Merry Christmas. The video features performance footage of Perry interspersed with scenes of kids joyously celebrating Christmas with instruments as their gifts.

Watch the video below:

The four-song EP Joe Perry’s Merry Christmas marks the first-ever collection of holiday songs by Perry. He brings his signature fiery guitar riffs to four of his favorite Christmas tunes: White Christmas, Silent Night, Santa Claus Is Back In Town and “Run Run Rudolph, the latter song with Johnny Depp on rhythm guitar. The EP is available now at Unison’s website and iTunes.

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HELLYEAH RETURNS TO THE ROAD WITH “BLOOD FOR BLOOD 2015 TOUR” WITH DEVOUR THE DAY AND LIKE A STORM

HellYeahtourposter400 After a hugely successful US arena run with Volbeat and labelmates Five Finger Death Punch and Nothing More, Hellyeah will head back to those markets for a triumphant headline run, with special guests Devour The Day and Like A Stoem in tow. The band celebrates their first-ever Top 10 radio single Moth, and its companion video which has nearly reached 1.5 million views and can be seen below.

The band is excited for this headline run “After supporting some great bands for nearly all of 2014, we are excited about being a headliner and bringing you nearly all the music off Blood For Blood live,” says Vinnie Paul. “We can’t wait to see you guys and destroy!!! Cheers, hellions!” Devour The Day bassist Joey “Chicago” Walser adds, “I feel more excited about this tour than any other previous. These are great cities filled with great people. We are honestly so ready to reconnect with our music family.”

Hellyeah’s Blood For Blood is a welcome return to form. It leaves a mark, thanks to songs like the Sangre Por Sangre (Blood For Blood) and Demons In The Dirt. Then there is moodier, more contemplative fare like the current hit radio single, Moth which connects on an emotional, cellular level. “Hellyeah lock and load their most crushing and catchy salvo yet with Blood For Blood. Its unmitigated, unbridled, and unique energy makes for one of the best heavy records of 2014 and the band’s definitive offering to date. It will leave you bloody and smiling,” says Rick Florino of Artist Direct.

Devour The Day was one of music’s biggest Cinderella stories of 2013. Good Man, the first single from their self-produced Time & Pressure debut album (released May 7th, 2013), reached the Top 10 on the “Active Rock” chart and Top 15 on the “Mainstream Rock Tracks” chart. Devour The Day was one of the Top 40 most spun artists of 2013 at Active Rock stations nationwide. They’ve toured with In this Moment, Butcher Babies, Three Days Grace, Sevendust, and shared the festival stage with, Rob Zombie, All that Remains. The latest single release, Respect, reached the Top 20 on Mediabase’s “Active Rock” chart last September.

Check out hellyeahband.com/tour for tickets, VIP packages and further information beginning Thursday, December 11th.

Hellyeah with Devour The Day and Like A Storm dates:

February:

6 Las Vegas NV Brooklyn Bowl
7 Reno NV Knitting Factory Concert House
8 Sacramento CA Ace Of Spades
10 Spokane WA Knitting Factory Concert House
11 Boise ID Knitting Factory Concert House
13 Salt Lake City UT The Complex-Grand Room
14 Denver CO Summit Music Hall
15 Wichita KS The Cotilion
17 Kansas City MO Arvest Bank Theatre @ The Midland
18 Lincoln NE The Bourbon Theatre
20 Columbia MO Blue Note
21 Sioux City IA Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
22 Minneapolis MN Mill City Nights
24 Flint MI The Machine Shop
25 Fort Wayne IN Piere’s
27 Philadelphia PA The Trocadero Theatre
28 Uncaseville CT Mohegan Sun Wolf Den

March:

1 Sayreville NJ Starland Ballroom
3 Baltimoee MD Rams Head
4 Knoxville TN The Concourse @ The International
6 Wilmington NC Ziggy’s By The Sea
7 Charlotte NC Amos’ Southend
8 Atlanta GA Centerstage

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LED ZEPPELIN GUITARIST JIMMY PAGE SPEAKS HIS MIND IN HIS LATEST INTERVIEW

jimmypage400 A grumpy Jimmy Page has taken aim at everyone from Ginger Baker to Robert Plant in a bad-tempered interview, reports Classic Rock.

The Led Zeppelin guitarist was speaking about the recent reissues when he snapped at questions about his former bandmate and Cream drummer Ginger Baker.

And he refused to answer questions about his work with David Coverdale, his supposed fascination with the occult and his alleged drug-fuelled past.

However, he spoke warmly about the genius of late Zeppelin drummer John Bonham and the impact Elvis Presley had on his life.

Page tells GQ he was disappointed by Ginger Baker’s comments about Bonham in the documentary Beware Of Mr Baker.

He says, “That’s an interesting film, because of the way the film starts. Doesn’t it start with Ginger hitting the director with a cane? I was a bit disappointed by that. His criticism was that Bonham didn’t swing. I was like, ‘Oh, Ginger. That’s the only thing that’s undeniable about Bonham.’ I thought that was stupid. That was a really silly thing of him to say.”

Asked about Robert Plant’s steadfast refusal to entertain a Zeppelin reunion, Page says, “Sometimes I raise my eyebrows at the things he says, but that’s all I can say about it. I don’t make a point to read what he says about Zeppelin. But people will read me things he has said, and I will usually say, ‘Are you sure you’re quoting him correctly?’ It’s always a little surprising. But I can’t answer for him. I have a respect for the work of everyone in the band. I can’t be dismissive of the work we did together. I sort of know what he’s doing. But I don’t fully understand it.”

As for the questions about drugs, the occult, his insecurities and the Coverdale/Page album, Page says he may one day reveal all in an autobiography – but for now he refuses to be drawn on those issues.

On Bonham, Page says, “I was very keen on making the most of John Bonham’s drum sound, because he was such a technician in terms of tuning his drums for projection. You don’t want a microphone right in front of the drum kit. Sonically, distance makes depth. So employing that ambience was very important, because drums are acoustic instruments. The only time John Bonham ever got to be John Bonham was when he was in Led Zeppelin. You know, he plays on some Paul McCartney solo tracks. But you’d never know it was him, because of the way it was recorded. It’s all closed down.”

Explaining his need for privacy, Page says he was fascinated by Elvis but never felt the need to know anything about his private life. He says, “I don’t know what other people need to know, really. I don’t see the necessity of that, and I’m not going to start now. What’s important about Elvis was that he changed absolutely everything for youth and that he came in right under the radar. But that’s all I need to know about his life.”

Page recently hinted at a solo tour that could take place next year and see him perform music from throughout his career. He also spoke of his admiration for young British two-piece Royal Blood.

additional source: classicrock.teamrock.com

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REMASTERED EXPANDED VERSION OF JUDAS PRIEST’S CLASSIC “DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH” ALBUM ANNOUNCED

judaspriestdeendersera600 Coming off an era which saw several Judas Priest albums that have gone down as some of the greatest in the entire history of heavy metal (namely, 1980’s British Steel and 1982’s Screaming for Vengeance), the band from Birmingham knew that their next release had to “deliver the goods,” to cement their standing as the leaders of metal. And deliver they did, with their platinum-certified 1984 release, Defenders of the Faith, which spawned such headbanging classics as Freewheel Burning, Jawbreaker, The Sentinel, Some Heads Are Gonna Roll, and Love Bites.

And on March 10th, 2015, a newly expanded three-CD version of the album will be unleashed via Columbia/Legacy, which includes the original ten-track album remastered by producer Tom Allom, and a complete live recording from the Defenders tour, recorded at the Long Beach Arena in California, on May 5th, 1984.

The 21-track concert (split up over two discs) perfectly balances the then-new material from the group’s ninth studio offering overall, including such classics as Metal Gods, Breaking the Law, Sinner, Electric Eye, The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown), Victim of Changes, and You’ve Got Another Thing Coming, among many others.

As the band states in the liner notes to the reissue, “It’s 30 years since we released ‘Defenders of the Faith’ – we’re very proud to say it has become a classic that’s beloved by Priest fans throughout the world”

Judas Priest continues to “defend the faith” to this day, as the group recently issued their seventeenth studio album, Redeemer of Souls, which sees the band’s popularity amongst metalheads remain as strong as ever, as it debuted higher than any other previous Priest release (at #6 on the Billboard 200). And on the group’s current tour, quite a few classics from ‘Defenders’ are being performed for the first time in years.

And soon, fans will get a chance to re-experience vintage Judas Priest, with the Defenders of the Faith reissue.

CD1: Defenders of the Faith‘ Re-Mastered

1. Freewheel Burning
2. Jawbreaker
3. Rock Hard Ride Free
4. The Sentinel
5. Love Bites
6. Eat Me Alive
7. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
8. Night Comes Down
9. Heavy Duty
10. Defenders of the Faith

CD2: Live at Long Beach Arena, California 5th May 1984

1. Love Bites
2. Jawbreaker
3. Grinder
4. Metal Gods
5. Breaking the Law
6. Sinner
7. Desert Plains
8. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
9. The Sentinel
10. Rock Hard Ride Free

CD3: Live at Long Beach Arena, California 5th May 1984

1. Night Comes Down
2. The Hellion
3. Electric Eye
4. Heavy Duty
5. Defenders of the Faith
6. Freewheel Burning
7. Victim of Changes
8. The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)
9. Living After Midnight
10. Hell Bent For Leather
11. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming

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