SINGER TONY HARNELL REJOINS TNT

tonyharnellhead According to blabbermouth.net, singer Tony Harnell has confirmed that he will reunite with Norwegian hard rockers TNT.

He says, “After much discussion and lots of soul searching, I’m happy to officially announce that I’ll be back behind the microphone with TNT.

I’m very proud of all we accomplished over the years and proud to have written and recorded all those great songs with my brother from another mother, Ronni Le Tekrø.

Sometimes it’s just time to give the fans what they’re asking for.

2014 is the 25th anniversary of the successful Intuition album and we thought it would be a good time to get out and relaunch this little machine for you guys!

Can’t wait to see you all on tour!”

In August, TNT parted ways with its frontman of the past seven years, British vocalist Tony Mills.

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BLACK SABBATH POST “LONER” PERFORMANCE CLIP ONLINE

blacksabb2013 Black Sabbath’s triumphant 2013 tour can now be seen by fans around the world via the forthcoming Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered in Their Masses (Vertigo/Republic).

Due out November 26th, Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered in Their Masses will be available via a variety of formats, including:

* DVD standalone
* Blu-ray standalone
* Blu-ray/CD combo pack with a CD featuring live audio from the show, all packaged in a Blu-ray case
* DVD/CD combo pack with a CD featuring live audio from the show, all packaged in an Amaray box
* Deluxe box with a Blu-ray disc of live show with exclusive bonus visual extras/two DVD discs/a CD featuring live audio from the show/poster/signed set list/photo booklet/guitar picks/official show “ticket”

Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered in Their Masses was recorded April 29th and May 1st, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia when the band — Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar) and Geezer Butler (bass) — kicked off their world tour in support of their 13 album, which entered the charts at Number one in 13 countries (including their first #1 in the U.S.). Meanwhile, Black Sabbath will head to South America and Mexico in October for a headlining stadium tour (where they’re expected to play to more than 300,000 fans) and then on to Europe in November and December.

Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered in Their Masses track listings:

Blu-ray and DVD track listing is as follows:

1. War Pigs
2. Into The Void
3. Loner
4. Snowblind
5. Black Sabbath
6. Behind The Wall Of Sleep
7. N.I.B.
8. Methademic
9. Fairies Wear Boots
10. Symptom Of The Universe
11. Iron Man
12. End Of The Beginning
13. Children Of The Grave
14. God Is Dead?
15. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Intro) / Paranoid

CD track listing is as follows:

1. War Pigs
2. Loner
3. Black Sabbath
4. Methademic
5. N.I.B.
6. Iron Man
7. End Of The Beginning
8. Fairies Wear Boots
9. God Is Dead?
10. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Intro) / Paranoid

A performance clip of the song Loner including footage from Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered in Their Masses can be seen below.

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SCORPIONS TO RELEASE “MTV UNPLUGGED” ON NOVEMBER 29TH

scorpions400 The greatest delight for the Scorpions fans, of which there are several million throughout the world, is the fact that there is no end in sight for the Farewell World Tour, even though this has been continuing for three years now. Scorpions still are Germany’s internationally most popular rock band ever in the history of music, and of the 38 countries where farewell shows are planned, only 23 have been covered to date. On top of this, the band has found the time and energy to bring to life a very special event: their first MTV Unplugged show.

On September 11th and 12th 2013, Klaus Meine (vocals, guitars), Rudolf Schenker (guitars, vocals), Matthias Jabs (guitars), Pawel Maciwoda (bass) and James Kottak (drums) played two fantastic acoustic sets in the Lycabettus theatre of Athens. The open-air theatre, which was designed by the Greek architect Takis Zenetos in 1965 – and thus is just the same age as the story of the Scorpions – is situated on Mount Lycabettus, at 300m height, and offers an impressive view of the Greek metropolis. But the spectacular scenery is not the only reason that convinced the Scorpions to choose Athens for the first ever open-air show in the history of MTV Unplugged.

“When we were approached with the idea of playing an unplugged show, we immediately thought of Greece,’ Klaus Meine recalls. Matthias Jabs adds, “We have fabulous fans all over the world, but the Greeks are absolute die-hard fans.’ Concerning the choice of venue, the Lycabettus theatre, Meine explains, “We played here many years ago. It is a beautiful place. I can remember that even back then the fans climbed onto the surrounding rocks. Of course we played some of the greatest classics this time, but we also performed a few new songs as well as material that we had never played live up to then. Those are songs which are very popular with the fans but which somehow never made it onto the set lists.”

More than ten years ago, the Scorpions had already played a few acoustic sets, the result of which, Acoustica, was released on CD and DVD in 2001, with great international success. However, the current program, including a total of two dozen songs, is virtually completely different. First of all, we have the band’s brand new songs, whose stunning live debut filled the audience with instant enthusiasm. Alongside Dancing With The Moonlight and Rock N’Roll Band, both of which can be easily imagined in perfect rock versions, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs presented one song each penned by every artist himself. The instrumental track Delicate Dance with Matthias Jabs as leader is based on guitar spheres which could easily settle in between the psychedelic glamour of Pink Floyd and the boogie folk of Led Zeppelin. Love Is The Answer is a ballad for which Rudolf Schenker took over as lead vocalist – a feat that does not happen very often. And immediately after this, Klaus Meine surprises us with the world premiere of ‘Follow Your Heart’, another power ballad destined for the charts.

The show is opened by Sting In The Tail, arranged in Cajun style. This song, taken from the eponymous album of 2010, bears witness to how deeply the Scorpions are rooted in rock n’roll and blues, virtually the topsoil and nurture of hard rock. The same applies to the set of classics that follow, such as Pictured Life, Speedy’s Coming or the hymnal Born To Touch Your Feelings, in which the Greek actress Dimitra Kokkori surprises with a truly heart-wrenching spoken-word part. It goes without saying that the beautiful lady is not the only guest starring at this exceptional event. On the nights featured here, the five Scorpions can count on the relentless support of the Swedish musicians and producers Mikael Nord Andersson (guitars, mandolin, lap steel, vocals) and Martin Hansen (guitars, harmonica, vocals), who are also responsible for the arrangements made specifically for the MTV Unplugged Show, and who also produced the latest Scorpions studio album.

Further Swedish support comes in the shapes of Ola Hjelm (guitars, vocals) and Hans Gardemar (keyboards, accordion, vocals), as well as from percussionist PiTTi Hecht from Hannover, who is renowned as one of the best percussionists in Europe. To round off this magnificent cast performing at the Lycabettus theatre, there is a string ensemble consisting of eight Greek ladies, whom Klaus Meine introduces as “The Strings from Heaven.” Indeed, a truly heavenly performance is offered by Klaus Meine and Hamburgbased CÄTHE with their version of In Trance. CÄTHE, who released her second album, Verschollenes Tier, this summer, shows all her charisma in this true seventies classic. Rock You Like A Hurricane, one of the most popular rock songs by the Scorpions, and frenetically applauded by the audience, features Revolverheld’s Johannes Strate as guest vocalist battling with Klaus Meine, and the ultimate world hit Wind Of Change offers a unique aha-experience in its own right when Morten Harket comes on stage for this encore.

Throughout its two-and-a-half hours, the show captivates with its numerous intimate moments and infectious adrenaline rushes (such as during a percussion solo). And there are even more nuggets from the sheer endless stock of hits – such as Still Loving You and Big City Nights, No One Like You and When The Smoke Is Going Down – as well as a few welcome surprises to dazzle the connoisseur. When You Came Into My Life, where Rudolf Schenker plays a sitar, is one of those tracks which the Scorpions had never before played live, as are Where The River Flows and Passion Rules The Game. In view of this unplugged marathon with the stunning emotional momentum it conveys, it is difficult to pinpoint single highlights, but what can be stated with certainty is that the Scorpions evidently enjoyed this musical rollercoaster ride through their own history. It is equally obvious that both rock songs and power ballads display their class and style even when rendered as acoustic versions. The melodies maintain their timeless compositional appeal and the quality of the performance proves time and again that the Scorpions are blessed – this time especially by the Greek gods, it seems.

Let us glance into the future: MTV Unplugged will be released in 50 countries and promises to be yet another success story in the sheer limitless Scorpions saga. Fans can also look forward to the documentary motion picture Big City Nights by Katja von Garnier, whose band portrait will be shown in cinemas before it is later released on DVD.

MTV Unplugged by the Scorpions will released on November 29th 2013, available as double CD, DVD, Bluray and in various other digital and physical configurations.

MTV Unplugged tracklisting:

Sting In The Tail
Can’t Live Without You
Pictured Life
Speedy’s Coming
Born To Touch Your Feelings
The Best Is Yet to Come
Dancing With The Moonlight
In Trance (with CÄTHE)
When You Came Into My Life
Delicate Dance (Matthias Solo)
Love Is The Answer (Rudolf Solo)
Follow Your Heart (Klaus Solo)
Send Me An Angel
Where The River Flows
Passion Rules The Game
Rock You Like A Hurricane (with Johannes Strate)
Hit Between The Eyes
Drum-Athenica, PiTTi vs. James
Rock N’ Roll Band
Blackout
Still Loving You
Big City Nights
Wind Of Change (with Morten Harket)
No One Like You
When The Smoke Is Going Down

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BUCKCHERRY PART WAYS WITH LONG TIME BASSIST JIMMY ASHURST

buckcherry400 Buckcherry have parted ways with longtime bassist Jimmy Ashurst but have not revealed the circumstances surrounding the split.

Confirming the news on their official website, Buckcherry vowed “not to air dirty laundry in public” but, insisted it was in the best interests of the band.

The statement reads, “With heavy hearts and with great difficulty, we have decided to part ways with our longtime bandmate Jimmy Ashhurst. This was not an easy decision, nor was it a rash decision made in haste.

It’s not our desire to air dirty laundry or inner band circumstances that brought about this result. Every band has its issues, and while we have gone to great lengths to minimize them and work through them, this band has had its own issues like any other.”

Ashurst posted the following comments via his Facebook page prior to the official announcement of his departure:

“Over a month ago now the band collectively decided that they would prefer to proceed without me.

If you’re looking for a reason you’ll need to ask them, since the one they gave me of my being ‘unhappy’ and of them ‘doing-me-a-favor-to-release-me-from-this-torment’ isn’t really resounding with the ‘Ring of Truth’.”

Bassist Kelly LeMieux (Fear, Paul Gilbert) will be filling in for the rest of their 2013 touring schedule.

Buckcherry are due to release The Best Of Buckcherry on October 29th.

source: classicrockmagazine.com

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SLAYER’S TOM ARAYA DISCUSSES THE BAND’S CURRENT LINE UP AND NEW MUSIC

slayer2013lineup_lo Slayer frontman Tom Araya has spoken about the band’s new album, potential fan backlash and the singer doesn’t seem too worried right now.

“They’ve experienced Slayer with Gary [Holt, guitar], and everybody’s experienced Slayer with Paul [Bostaph, drums] because Paul was part of the band for quite a few years, so it’ll be time for everybody to get reacquainted with Paul and acclimated to this lineup,” he tells Metal-Rules.com. “Gary has been playing with us for two years now, if you can believe that. People have seen the various pieces, just not all together. Paul’s always been a friend. When he left, it was on his terms, and it was no bad feelings at all. Paul felt he needed to move on and it wasn’t on bad terms and to have him back and playing in the band is awesome. It’s like we’re taking up where we left off with Paul and he’s amazing. He’s full of energy, he’s excited to be back and he’s excited to be part of Slayer again.

“So it makes for very energetic shows and very exciting times. This is gonna be good. Like I said, everybody is going to be reacquainted with Paul and everybody knows Gary has been filling in, now it’s just a whole different circumstance knowing that Jeff [Hanneman, guitar] has passed. I’m sure everyone will enjoy it. Paul is very energetic and excited, which makes everybody else excited. It’ll be good and it will allow closure for everybody.”

Gary has been filling in on guitar duties for two years now, with Jeff Hanneman’s shocking passing earlier this year. Paul Bostaph – who has had two prior stints with the band – has replaced Dave Lombardo, who sensationally quit the fold while on tour in Australia.

Tom Araya has, however, already confirmed that we’ll likely be seeing some of Jeff Hanneman’s final work on the Slayer album.

“I haven’t had the privilege of going through [Jeff’s] audio files at the moment, but that’s something I plan to do,” Tom tells name Loudwire. “Once we get some business squared away, that’s something I plan to do; to go through his music and see what he has.

I know that he had several ideas together that he had presented to us in the course of the past year. Before he passed away, there was one complete song that he had managed to send to everybody that I listened to and that I thought was really, really good and communicated that to him. There’s stuff that I thought would be great to listen to just to see what’s there and how we can possibly use what he had done. That’s something I have every intention of doing.”

additional source: metalhammer.co.uk

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VAN HALEN SUES ALEX’S EX-WIFE FOR USING THEIR LAST NAME IN A NEW BUSINESS VENTURE

VanHalen2012 Eriq Gardner of The Hollywood Reporter reports:

When famous people marry, their spouses often take on a famous last name. That benefit can even survive divorce. But can it be used as a commercial asset?

Witness a new lawsuit by ELVH Inc., which is the intellectual property holding company of the world-famous rock band Van Halen. The group was eponymously named after its family members — guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen (bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie’s son, came into the fold in 2006, replacing Michael Anthony).

In 1984, Alex married Kelly Carter. Twelve years later, he divorced Kelly Van Halen. Now, nearly two decades after the divorce papers were finalized, ELVH is taking Kelly Van Halen to a California federal court over her use of her name in trade. Specifically, Alex Van Halen’s ex-wife has named her construction and interior design company after herself, which the plaintiff asserts is a trademark infringement.

Way back in 1891, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, “A man’s name is his own property, and he has the same right to its use and enjoyment as he has to that of any other species of property. If such use be a reasonable, honest, and fair exercise of such right, he is no more liable for the incidental damage he may do a rival in trade than he would be for injury to his neighbor’s property by the smoke issuing from his chimney, or for the fall of his neighbor’s house by reason of necessary excavations upon his own land.”

The question here is whether senior family name users like Eddie and Alex can permanently enjoin junior family name users like Kelly from using “Van Halen” in a commercial enterprise. The outcome might depend on whether it can be shown that Kelly had intent to trade upon the goodwill or reputation of the famous band’s moniker.

In the lawsuit, Kelly is said to have filed two trademark applications on “Kelly Van Halen” for products like chairs, children’s blankets, bathing suits, building construction, interior design services and more.

The band is opposing the trademarks on the ground that the mark — her real name — is “confusingly similar to Plaintiff’s VAN HALEN Marks in sound, appearance and commercial impression.”

It’s also asserted that goods in the apparel and fashion space “are either identical or closely related to the goods sold by Plaintiff,” and that Kelly Van Halen is diluting Van Halen, passing off Van Halen and committing unfair competition for Van Halen.

ELVH is represented by the law firm of Kinsella Weitzman.

additional source: Billboard

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