New MAGNUM Album To be Released In November

MAGNUM will release their new album "Evolution" on November 14th.

The album includes ten new versions of their own songs plus two brand new tracks.

It is essentially a "best of" of their last five albums with some of the songs having been remixed and some re-recorded.

The track listing is as follows...
01. That Holy Touch (4:47)
Re-recorded drums, bass, guitar and some vocals (remixed)
Originally on "Breath Of Life"

02. Just Like January (4:38)
Re-recorded drums, bass and guitar (remixed)
Originally on "Breath Of Life"

03. Brand New Morning (5:52)
Re-recorded bass, guitar and some vocals (remixed)
Originally on "Brand New Morning"

04. Immigrant Son (5:31)
Re-recorded bass and guitar (remixed)
Originally on "Brand New Morning"

05. When We Were Younger (6:48)
Re-recorded drums, bass, guitar and some vocals (remixed)
Originally on "Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow"

06. Out Of The Shadows (6:38)
Re-recorded drums, bass, guitar (remixed)
Originally on "Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow"

07. All My Bridges (4:40)
Re-recorded bass and drums (remixed)
Originally on "Into The Valley Of The Moonking"

08. Blood On Your Barbed Wire Thorns (6:50)
Re-recorded bass (remixed)
Originally on "Into The Valley Of The Moonking"

09. The Visitation (5:48)
Taken from "The Visitation"

10. Wild Angels (5:40)
Taken from "The Visitation"

11. The Fall (5:38)
New recording

12. Do You Know Who You Are? (6:49)
New recording

Tour Dates...

30/11/11 - Wolverhampton, UK - The Robin 2
01/12/11 - Cambridge, UK - Cambridge Junction
02/12/11 - Prestatyn, UK - Hard Rock Hell

http://www.magnumonline.co.uk/

KISS' New Album Will Be A Monster

Kiss have announced the title for their new album which is due to be released during the first part of next year.

The album will be called, "Monster"; and is the follow-up to 2009’s "Sonic Boom".

PAUL STANLEY said on the band's official website...

"We were all blown away by the unanimous raves from critics and fans for Sonic Boom. Anyone who thought that album was a lucky fluke is in for a brutal surprise. This album kills."

Kiss is planning a massive 2012-2013 "Monster" world tour which will take the band around the globe.

Tracks set to appear on the new CD are Hell Or Hallelujah, Born To Be A Sinner, Out Of This World, Are You Ready? & Wall Of Sound.



www.kissonline.com

CLASSIC ROCK PRESENTS PROG Issue 19 Out On Wednesday August 31st

The new issue of "Classic Rock Presents Prog" is out on Wednesday August 31st. 

Issue 19 celebrates the 40th anniversary of PINK FLOYD's "Meddle" album and includes an exclusive Nick Mason interview.

It also contains the usual  free CD "Prognosis 19".

The magazine has the usual Letters, Prognosis, My Record Collection, Q & A, Mavericks, Masterworks, Art For Art's Sake, Discworld, Stages & Cheerio features.

Featured artists include Dream Theater, Gentle Giant, Opeth, Primus, The Flower Kings, Karmakanic, Tesseract, CCLR, Kraftwerk, Davd Bedford, Alex Skolnick, Nicklas Barker, Mike Oldfield, Yes, Anathema, Weather Report, Pentangle, Return To Forever, John McLaughin, Hawkwind, Barclay James Harvest, Kansas, Marillion, Presto Ballet, Nosound, Don Airey, Saga, Engineers, Crimson Glory, Chicago, Coheed & Cambria and more.

"Prognosis 19" Track Listing (Please click on image for larger version)...

The Next Issue Is On Sale On Wednesday 05/10/2011.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Classic-Rock-Presents-Prog/1601032754 www.classicrockmagazine.com

ROCK SOCIETY Magazine Out Now!

The September/October 2011 issue of the Classic Rock Society's magazine, "Rock Society", is out now.


It has YES on it's front cover and features Pendragon, RosFest 2011, Winter In Eden, Queensryche, Morre, Slam Cartel, Warren Haynes, C-Sides, John Wetton and all the usual features.


The magazine is priced at £5 per copy (subscribe for £30 UK, £39 Europe, £48 ROW) or to become a member of the Classic Rock Society; and get your copy every two months (+ more), the rates are as follows...
£36 UK (£45 couples)
£45 Europe (£54 couples)
£54 Rest Of The World (£63 Couples)


CRS Gigs...
2011
10th September - PANIC ROOM (plus David R Black) - The Wesley Centre, Maltby, Rotherham
05th November - PBII (plus Heidi Jo Hines & Support) - The Wesley Centre, Maltby, Rotherham
12th November - JUMP (plus Katie Buckhaven) - The Wesley Centre, Maltby, Rotherham
27th November - PURE REASON REVOLUTION - The Picturedrome, Holmfirth
02nd December - THE WATCH (Genesis Green Show) - The Lexington, Pentonville Road, London
03rd December - THE WATCH (Genesis Green Show) - The Wesley Centre, Maltby, Rotherham


Tickets can be purchased HERE. 

2012
03rd March - BOTY Awards Night - ARENA (Support Alan Reed) - Mongomery Hall, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham
25th - 27th May - FUSED FESTIVAL - Line-up TBA - Town Hall, Lydney

Tickets available shortly.

Venue Links 
MONTGOMERY HALL - www.montgomeryHall.org.uk/ 
WESLEY CENTRE - www.maltbycdt.org.uk/wesleycente.htm/ 
THE PICTUREDROME - http://www.picturedrome.net/ 
THE LEXINGTON - http://www.thelexington.co.uk/ 


Further details from...
www.classicrocksociety.co.uk

CHICKENFOOT Name New Drummer For Tour Dates

CHICKENFOOT made the announcement of their replacement drummer via their official YouTube channel.

Chad Smith will be out on the road with Red Hot Chili Peppers for the next year or so, and with a new Chickenfoot album due to be released in September it means that he can't tour with the supergroup.

Chad recommended his friend Kenny Aronoff to fill in for him on the road and the video announcement can be viewed below.

1. Last Temptation
2. Alright, Alright
3. Different Devil
4. Up Next
5. Lighten Up
6. Come Closer
7. Three And A Half Letters
8. Bigfoot
9. Dubai Blues
10. Something Going Wrong
11. Oh Yeah! (Live Bonus Track)
12. Down The Drain (Live Bonus Track)

An important message from Chad Smith about Kenny Aronoff filling in on drums for upcoming live Chickenfoot shows. We also announce a very special release-day FREE LIVE WEBCAST event that will happen on Sep 27th, 2011 (more details to be announced soon at www.chickenfoot.us).

www.chickenfoot.us

FLEETWOOD MAC Are NOT Recording A New Album

Despite rumours, if you pardon the pun, FLEETWOOD MAC have no definite commitments to record a new album in the near future.

Talking to Classic Rock Magazine, guitarist/vocalist Lindsey Buckingham has denied that the band are currently working on a new album.

 “We’ve nothing like that going on at all. Stevie (Nicks) has been busy touring and I’m just about to release my new solo album (Seeds We Sow, out on September 5th) and have plans to tour on the back of that. So, right now nothing’s booked for the band. 
However, I would be very surprised if we don’t make a new album at some point. Currently, I have eight or nine new song ideas, some of which might fit in with Fleetwood Mac.” 

http://lindseybuckingham.com
http://www.fleetwoodmac.com/
http://www.rockalittle.com/

New MICHAEL SCHENKER Song Available For Streaming

"Miss Claustrophobia", a new song from guitarist MICHAEL SCHENKER, is available for streaming in the YouTube clip below.

The song is from Schenker's new album, "Temple Of Rock", which will be released on September 7th in Japan and on September 26th in the UK.

"Temple Of Rock" track listing...

01. Intro
02. How Long
03. The End Of An Era
04. Saturday Night
05. Fallen Angel
06. Hangin' On
07. With You
08. Miss Claustrophobia
09. Scene Of Crime
10. Lovers Sinfony-Speed
11. Stormin' In
12. Speed
13. Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
14. How Long (guitar battle version)
15. Remember (bonus track for Japan)

www.michaelschenkerhimself.com/

FIREWORKS Magazine - Issue 47 Is Out Now

The latest issue of FIREWORKS magazine, with it's usual free CD, is out now.

The September/October 2011 issue has DREAM THEATER on the front cover.

It also features Cinderella, Fozzy, Manraze, Don Airey, Theory Of A Deadman, Sebastian Bach, Chickenfoot, Bad Company, Jon Anderson, Mike Tramp, Rhapsody Of Fire, House Of Lords,  Beth Hart, Credo and lots more.

There is also the usual Album, DVD and Gig reviews.

The magazine costs £4.99 per copy from your local store.

A 6 issue subscription to the UK costs £30, Europe £43 & the Rest of the World £60. 

Free CD details (click on image (left) for a  larger picture)...

http://www.myspace.com/fireworks_magazine

http://www.rocktopia.co.uk/

fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com

New GARY MOORE Live Release

Eagle Records will release "GARY MOORE - Live At Montreux" on September 19th.

"2010 saw Gary Moore make a return to rock music after a long period of time exploring the blues. He was writing and working on a new rock album when all was brought to a halt by his untimely death on 6th February 2011. This concert from Montreux in July 2010 was his last performance to be filmed. The setlist draws heavily on his hugely successful rock albums of the eighties, stirs in a couple of his classic blues tracks with some memorable hit singles and includes three brand new songs that would have featured on the album left sadly uncompleted on his death. Gary Moore was one of the finest and most respected guitarists the British Isles have ever produced. This concert shows just what a talent we will miss."

Eagle Records will release "Live at Montreux 2010" in three formats: CD, DVD & Blu-Ray, while in Japan it will be available in limited DVD+2CD and Blu-Ray+2CD versions as well.

Track list:

01. Over The Hills And Far Away
02. Thunder Rising
03. Military Man
04. Days Of Heroes
05. Where Are You Now?
06. So Far Away / Empty Rooms
07. Oh Wild One
08. Blood Of Emeralds
09. Out In The Fields
10. Still Got The Blues
11. Walking By Myself
12. Johnny Boy
13. Parisienne Walkways

Bonus material - Live at Montreux 1997
1. One Good Reason
2. Oh Pretty Woman
3. Still Got The Blues
4. Walking By Myself



http://www.gary-moore.com/

THE UNION Announce UK Dates

THE UNION will tour in support of their brand new studio album, "Siren's Song", which is released on October 03rd.

These shows represent the band's first headline shows since playing successful opening slots, this year, for Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and Jimmy Barnes.

Album track listing...

01. Siren's Song
02. Blame It On Tupelo
03. Orion
04. Obsession
05. Make Up Your Mind
06. The Remedy
07. Cut The Line
08. Burning Daylight
09. Black Gold
10. Time
11. If I Could Make You

Mine Pete Shoulder commented...

"Like Vikings of old, we'll be storming into a town near you to wreak havoc in the name of blues based rock. Instead of swords and shields we'll be wielding nothing but our guitars and a bunch of new songs that will (hopefully) take you to Valhalla and back. We also promise to keep the raping and pillaging to a minimum. See you out there!"

Luke Morley said...

"We're really itching to out there and play our own shows! I think the new album is going to translate really well to the live environment and we can't wait to see all the friends we made on the road earlier this year."

The dates are as follows...
19/10/11 York - The Duchess
20/10/11 Newcastle - Academy 2
21/10/11 London - Islington Academy
23/10/11 Bristol - The Fleece
24/10/11 Nottingham - Rock City Basement
25/10/11 Glasgow - The Cathouse
26/10/11 Manchester - Academy 3 

All tickets are priced at £12.50, except London, which are £14.00 each.



http://www.theuniononline.com/

ELECTRIC GARDEN FESTIVAL News Update

The latest update from ELECTRIC GARDEN FESTIVAL organiser Ken Foster gives details of a DVD and news that their will be another event in 2012.

The full update reads as follows...  

Latest on the Festival DVD

Just a quick reminder that we are well on the way to having the DVD of the festival ready. All guests who purchased the 3 day pass ticket will automatically receive a copy in the post. We will also have a limited supply available for sale. They can be pre-ordered at http://bit.ly/r44sOd

In case you missed John O'Boyle and Stephen Lambe's review of the festival you can read it here:http://bit.ly/lsM95w

Our new forum is now online. It's easy to login with your Facebook or Twitter account. Alternatively just register as normal. http://www.electricgardenfestival.com/forum/

On the subject of next years festival, we had a lot of feedback requesting seats so to see if this is the majority view we've started a poll on the homepage. You'll find it on the right hand side of the homepage at http://www.electricgardenfestival.com

The 2012 festival will hopefuly soon be announced, more information as soon as we have it. Thanks for you support Ken Foster

 http://www.electricgardenfestival.com

HIGH VOLTAGE 2011 To Be Shown On The SKY ARTS Channel Tonight & To Be Repeated Tomorrow

Just a reminder that Sky Arts will be showing a special programme on this year’s High Voltage Festival. You can see this from 10.00pm to 11.30pm tonight (Saturday, August 20th) and the programme includes footage of Judas Priest, Dream Theater, Thunder and Black Country Communion and more.

The programme is repeated on the same channel tomorrow (Sunday, August 21st) from 5.30pm to 7.00pm.

For a festival that had its debut just last year, High Voltage this year attracted some of the biggest names in British rock music.  In their last ever UK festival appearance, Grammy Award winning Judas Priest headlined as part of their final world tour, along with fellow British rock band Jethro Tull and an American progressive rock band, Dream Theater.  Voted Planet Rock’s Festival of the Year 2010, the weekend of classic, progressive and heavy metal rock music at Victoria Park in London also saw performances from Slash and Thin Lizzy.

Watch highlights from: 

Slash	Thin Lizzy	Queensryche
Rival Sons	Saint Jude	Michael Monroe
Thunder	Skin	Black Country Communion
Dream Theater	Judas Priest

http://www.skyarts.co.uk/music/article/high-voltage-2011/

ASTRAL DOORS Announce Track Listing Of New Album

"Jerusalem", the latest album from Sweden's ASTRAL DOORS will be released during October.

The album will be released as a standard jewelcase, digipack and on vinyl.

It was mixed by Daniel Bergstrand, who has previously worked with Behemoth, Strapping Young Lad and Soilwork.

The cover art was designed by Mattias Eriksson.

"Jerusalem" track listing...

01. Seventh Crusade
02. With A Stranger's Eye .
03. Child Of Rock 'N' roll
04. Pearl Harbor
05. Lost Crucifix
06. Babylon Rise
07. Suicide Rime
08. The Battle Of Jacob's Ford
09. Operation Freedom
10. The Day After Yesterday
11. Jerusalem



http://www.astraldoors.com/

New Early HAWKWIND Compilation To Be Released

HAWKWIND release a new early collection titled, "Parallel Universe: A Liberty/U.A. Years Anthology 1970 - 1974", on August 22nd.

This triple CD set features the band's early singles, a handful of album tracks and lots of unreleased material.

The track listing is as follows...
CD 1
Hurry On Sundown (original mono single)
Mirror Of Illusion (mono single edit)
You Know You're Only Dreaming (original 1970 version) (previously unreleased)
The Reason Is (alternate version) (previously unreleased)
Be Yourself (alternate mix) (previously unreleased)
Seeing It As You Really Are (from the album Hawkwind)
Hog Farm (previously unreleased)
Kiss Of The Velvet Whip (aka Sweet Mistress Of Pain) (1971 version) (previously unreleased)
You Shouldn't Do That (from the album In Search Of Space)
Master Of The Universe (original vocal take) (previously unreleased)
Children Of The Sun (from the album In Search Of Space)
Paranoia (Greasy Truckers Party version - live)

CD 2
Brainstorm (from the album Doremi Fasol Latido)
Space Is Deep (from the album Doremi Fasol Latido)
Lord Of Light (from the album Doremi Fasol Latido)
Take What You Can (previously unreleased)
Silver Machine (original single mix)
Seven By Seven (original single alternate vocal mix) (previously unreleased)
Born To Go (Space Ritual version - live)
Down Throught The Night (Space Ritual version - live)
Orgone Accumulator (Space Ritual version - live)
Sonic Attack (Space Ritual version - live)

CD 3
Ejection
Urban Guerilla (original single)
Brainbox Pollution (Full length version) (previously unreleased)
It's So Easy (original studio version) (previously unreleased)
You'd Better Believe It (Rockfield Studios version) (previously unreleased)
Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke) (single version)
Wind Of Change (alternate version) (previously unreleased)
Paradox (remix single edit)
Hall Of The Mountain Grill (from the album Hall Of The Mountain Grill)
Lost Johnny (from the album Hall Of The Mountain Grill)
D-Rider (1999 Party version - live)
The Watcher (1999 Party version - live)

Hawkwind Zoo - Sunshine Special E.P. (digital download only)
1. Kiss Of The Velvet Whip (aka Sweet Mistress Of Pain) (1969 mix) (Previously unreleased)
2. Cymbaline
3. Hurry On Sundown (1969 mix) (Previously unreleased)
4. Kiss Of The Velvet Whip (aka Sweet Mistress Of Pain) (1972 stereo remix)
5. Hurry On Sundown (1972 stereo remix)



http://www.hawkwind.com/

BLACK SABBATH To Reunite?

Black Sabbath have reunited, although there are doubts about drummer Bill Ward's health; and they are rehearsing for a tour and new album.

That is according to the Birmingham Mail anyway, I will believe it when I see it.

The Birmingham Mail reported that in an interview with Tony Iommi he revealed that the project has been under wraps for a couple of months, after he and Ozzy got back together to start writing together.

"We're really looking forward to it and I think the stuff we've been writing is really good," said Tony. "It's more back to the old original stuff." "It's all been very hush-hush. Ozzy's been the worst at trying to hold it back. He's doing a lot of TV and he's being asked stuff about a reunion and he's going 'well I never say never' "He told me, 'I don't know what to say'. "I had umpteen number of people on the phone asking if I fancied getting together with a band but I couldn't tell them what I was doing. I just had to say I was busy." The only question mark at the moment is seemingly around drummer Bill Ward's health. "He hasn't been 100 per cent. He had an operation a few months ago, so we'll see how he is."

 Tony Iommi later issued the following statement on his website...

Black Sabbath Re-Union Speculation 16th August 2011 

Black Sabbath Re-Union 

I'm saddened that a Birmingham journalist whom I trusted has chosen this point in time to take a conversation we had back in June and make it sound like we spoke yesterday about a Black Sabbath reunion.
At the time I was supporting the Home of Metal exhibition was merely speculating shooting the breeze on something all of us get asked constantly "Are you getting back together?"
Thanks to the internet it's now gone round the world as some sort of "official" statement on my part, absolute nonsense. I hope he's enjoyed his moment of glory, he won't have another at my expense.
To my old pals, Ozzy, Geezer and Bill, sorry about this, I should have known better.
All the best, Tony

http://www.black-sabbath.com/
http://www.iommi.com/

K2 Postpone Visit To SUMMERS END FESTIVAL

K2 have postponed their visit to the SUMMERS END FESTIVAL until next year due to a family illness.

They have been replaced by the excellent DAY SIX and also DELAN BURKE will open the festival on the Friday evening.

The full press release is as follows...

Summers End – K2 withdraw, Day Six in and Declan Burke on Friday 

A little flurry of news about the Summers End Festival , which takes place on 7th, 8th and 9th October at Lydney Town Hall, Gloucestershire. 

Unfortunately, due to a serious illness to a member of bassist Ken Jaquess' immediate family, K2 have had to withdraw from this year's festival. We wish Ken and his family well and have agreed that they will play in 2012. Their replacements are the remarkable Day Six from Holland. Having stolen the show at the Fused Festival in Lydney in April this year, we knew that we would have to bring them back for Summers End at some point, and K2's unfortunate withdrawal, for a year at least, has give us that opportunity. You will not be disappointed.   http://www.myspace.com/daysixweb

To complete or line up we are delighted to welcome Declan Burke and band to open the Friday night of the festival. Dec is no stranger to the festival having already played with Darwin's Radio and Frost, so the opening slot is in safe hands!   www.decburke.com 

Coming very soon – confirmed news of the Sponsors ticket goodies, and the standard T-shirt pre-order. For those of you wondering where your tickets are, they will be sent out at the end of August. 

Confirmed Line up.... 

Friday 7th October

Double headliner: Lazuli (France) / Amplifier (UK) + Declan Burke (UK). 

Saturday 8th October 

Evening: Arena (UK) – Saturday Headliner, The Tangent (UK ) – Saturday Special guest, Afternoon: Day Six (Holland), Casual Silence (Holland), Invertigo (Germany). 

Sunday 9th October

Evening: Caravan (UK) – Sunday Headliner, Magenta (UK) – Sunday Special Guest,  Afternoon: Headspace (UK), Sunchild (Ukraine), Unto Us (UK) 

Sponsor's tickets remain available at £85, which get the purchaser a special T-shirt and one other Summers End goodie to be confirmed, standard 3 day tickets are also available priced £65. Don't also forget the Festival Ferry at £14 for the weekend. Buy tickets at www.summersend.co.uk.

Day tickets and part-festival tickets will are now on sale with the following prices: Friday: £18, Saturday or Sunday Day tickets: £29, Saturday and Sunday tickets: £50.

www.summersend.co.uk
Information at: www.myspace.com/summersendfestival
Join the facebook group at: www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=98170444873
Stalk mercilessly at www.twitter.com/summersendfest
Join the yahoo group at: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/summersendfestival/ Email: summersend@btinternet.com

New HEART Album To Be Released Next Year

HEART are preparing to record a new album with producer Ben Mink, who co-produced the band's 2010 album, "Red Velvet Car".

Nancy Wilson commented...

"We've got most of it written already, We're writing again and working on songs with producer Ben Mink. This time we're gonna go a little more heavy rock, a little more electric guitar. And so far so good; I think there's some really amazing songs already. We're still kind of polishing and buffing the rough demos so far, but we're getting excited."

Fans can also expect a band autobiography around the same time.

www.heart-music.com

TARJA Forms New Group

The following news update has appeared on former NIGHTWISH singer TARJA TURUNEN's official website...

There is an old Finnish tradition when it comes to newborns – the baby is not to be named until the baptism ceremony, when he or she is presented to the family with the chosen name.A few years ago, in 2006, a new project from Tarja was born and, following the same tradition, the time has come to baptize it, to make the presentations to the family and to give it a name – HARUS.HARUS is a rather peculiar, uncommon Finnish word that describes the four tensors that keep a tent together or the tensor that keeps the mast from falling in a sailing boat.
Both of the meanings apply to this musicians line up: four members, four equals, four different backgrounds to tie together exquisite classical music developed strongly and in a very stable way, with a taste of experimental, modern feel.
The ever-changing waters HARUS sails on promise a unique feeling and combination for each program.
HARUS are:
Tarja Turunen : Vocals
Kalevi Kiviniemi : Organ
Marzi Nyman: Guitar
Markku Krohn: Percussion
Let’s give HARUS a warm welcome and expect further news very soon!

http://www.tarjaturunen.com/ 

HIGH VOLTAGE 2011 To Be Shown On The SKY ARTS Channel Next Week

Sky Arts will be showing a special programme on this year’s High Voltage Festival. You can see this at 10pm on Saturday, August 20th and the programme includes footage of Judas Priest, Dream Theater, Thunder and Black Country Communion and more.

For a festival that had its debut just last year, High Voltage this year attracted some of the biggest names in British rock music.  In their last ever UK festival appearance, Grammy Award winning Judas Priest headlined as part of their final world tour, along with fellow British rock band Jethro Tull and an American progressive rock band, Dream Theater.  Voted Planet Rock’s Festival of the Year 2010, the weekend of classic, progressive and heavy metal rock music at Victoria Park in London also saw performances from Slash and Thin Lizzy.

Watch highlights from: 

Slash	Thin Lizzy	Queensryche
Rival Sons	Saint Jude	Michael Monroe
Thunder	Skin	Black Country Communion
Dream Theater	Judas Priest

http://www.skyarts.co.uk/music/article/high-voltage-2011/

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa To Release Album Next Month

Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa release their, “Don’t Explain”, album at the end of September.

To celebrate this collaboration between American singer-songwriter Beth Hart and the acclaimed blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa, the duo are making their version of Delaney & Bonnie’s classic “Well, Well” available as a free MP3 download single. 

All you have to do is sign up to http://jbxp.net/, input your email address, and you will receive the free download.

CD, Digital Download and 12” Vinyl editions of “Don’t Explain” will be released in the UK and Europe on Monday 26th September, and can be pre-ordered from Amazon UK. 

Please click here to pre-order.

Produced by Kevin Shirley (John Hiatt, The Black Crowes, Joe Bonamassa, Black Country Communion), “Don't Explain” combines Hart's raspy and soulful vocals against Bonamassa's signature guitar sound. The pair collaborate on a stunning collection of hand-picked soul classics from the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, Tom Waits, Etta James, Billie Holiday, and Aretha Franklin.

Here's the tracklisting (original artists in brackets)...
01. Sinner's Prayer (Ray Charles w/ B.B. King)
02. Chocolate Jesus (Tom Waits)
03. Your Heart Is As Black As Night (Melody Gardot)
04. For My Friend (Bill Withers)
05. Don't Explain (Billie Holiday)
06. I'd Rather Go Blind (Etta James)
07. Something's Got A Hold On Me (Etta James)
08. I'll Take Care Of You (Gil Scott-Heron)
09. Well, Well (Delaney & Bonnie)
10. Ain't No Way (Aretha Franklin)

www.bethhart.com
http://jbonamassa.com/

GIRSCHOOL Re-Record "Hit And Run" Album

NWOBHM legends, GIRLSCHOOL, have re-recorded the whole of their 1981 album, "Hit And Run", to celebrate the record's 30th Anniversary.
The band also celebrated their 30th Anniversary in 2008.

"Hit And Run - Revisited" will be released on September 23rd with two bonus tracks being "Demolition Boys" & "Hit and Run" (With Doro Pesch).

It is us back to old school, re recording our classic NWOBHM album and preparing ourselves to Hit and run all over again!

We have been to South America and we are going to Canada in July where we will share the stage with no others than KISS, Motorhead and many others. Also this year and are taking part on great Festivals such as Wacken, Rock of Ages, Hard Rock Hell and a couple of club dates around Europe.

The album ended up stunning with some great Girlschool bonus and the cover art was created by no other than Adrian Chesterman who did the amazing cover for Motorhead's Bomber.
You better watch out, the Demolition Girls are on the way!

The tracklisting is as follows...

01 C'mon Let's Go
02 The Hunter
03 (I'm Your) Victim
04 Kick It Down
05 Following the Crowd
06 Tush
07 Hit and Run
08 Watch Your Step
09 Back to Start
10 Yeah Right
11 Future Flash

Bonus Tracks:
12 Demolition Boys
13 Hit and Run (With Doro)

http://www.girlschool.co.uk/

DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke On The Water" Voted Best Rock Song Of All Time

The biggest rock radio station, in Sweden,  Rockklassiker 106.7, has announced a list of their top 666 songs of all time.

These were voted for by the station's listeners in an online poll, submitting their top six tracks of all time, which then formed the top 666.

AC/DC had the most entries of 28 followed by KISS 23 & METALLICA 21.

Top 50 songs of all time, in reverse order, are as follows...

50	Pearl Jam	Jeremy
49	Europé	Final Countdown
48	Led Zeppelin	Whole Lotta Love
47	Europé	Rock The Night
46	Ac/Dc	Hard As A Rock
45	Van Halen	Aint Talking About Love
44	Ramones	Blitzkrieg Bop
43	Iron Maiden	Hallowed By Thy Name
42	Twisted Sister	I Wanna Rock
41	Pink Floyd	Comfartably Numb
40	Rolling Stones	Start Me Up
39	Pearl Jam	Alive
38	Bruce Springsteen	Dancing In The Dark
37	Metallica	One
36	Thin Lizzy	Jailbreak
35	Whitesnake	Fool For Your Loving
34	Ozzy Osbourne	Bark At The Moon
33	Green Day	Basket Case
32	Motorhead	Ace Of Spades
31	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Under The Bridge
30	Queen	Under Pressure
29	Bruce Springsteen	The River
28	Iggy Pop	Lust For Life
27	Aerosmith	Love In An Elevator
26	Rolling Stones	Under My Thumb
25	Van Halen	Jump
24	Thin Lizzy	The Boys Are Back In Town
23	Gary Moore	Empty Rooms
22	Poison	Every Rose Has Its Thorn
21	Led Zeppelin	Stairway To Heaven
20	Metallica	Master Of Puppets
19	Guns `n Roses	You Could Be Mine
18	Eagles	Hotel California
17	Led Zeppelin	Rock `n Roll
16	Nirvana	Smells Like Teen Sprit
15	Blue Oyster Cult	Dont Fear The Reaper
14	Twisted Sister	We`re Not Gonna Take It
13	Metallica	Sad But True
12	Black Sabbath	Paranoid
11	Kiss	Detroit Rock City
10	Queen	Bohemian Rhapsody
9	Jimi Hendrix	Foxy Lady
8	Aerosmith	Janies Got A Gun
7	Kiss	Lick It Up
6	Iron Maiden	Run To The Hills
5	Metallica	Nothing Else Matters
4	Ac/Dc	Back in Black
3	Guns `n Roses	November Rain
2	Metallica	Enter Sandman
1	Deep Purple	Smoke On The Water

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