Wednesday, 29 February 2012

BROTHERS GRIMMER - Free "Best Of" Album Download


Bournemouth based rockers BROTHERS GRIMMER have their, "Best Of", compilation album available for free download for a limited period.

You can now hear why this band is getting a vast reputation in their part of the world and all for FREE.

If you like what you hear BROTHERS GRIMMER, have their new album, "Big Red Book of Nursery Rants", now available to purchase on CD or via download from their website HERE (click on the Grimmershop link via the menu).

"Hey there,
Are you bored of the current music scene? We kinda wish we were born near Seattle and hit our 20′s when the 90′s grunge scene hit in… or at least around in the 70′s revolution with Hendrix, Jethro Tull etc… But we’re here… in the 2010′s and bored of the current idea of music… (apart from a very select few bands like Tool, Queens of the Stone Age and such the like) so we create music we think is worthy of those era’s, so as to survive this creative drought called ‘modern music’. 
You are in the right place if you want our best of album download for … F**K ALL!"

To download your FREE copy the BROTHERS GRIMMER "Best Of" collection please click on the following link...

DOWNLOAD Announces More Bands including SAXON & QUIREBOYS

An extra 22 bands have just been confirmed for the Download Festival.

The festival, which is headlined by The Prodigy, Metallica and Black Sabbath, takes place on June 8th-10th at Donington Park in the UK.


The extra bands are...
Butcher Babies
Cancer Bats
Corey Taylor
Dropkick Murphys
Fozzy
Gun
Heavens Basement
James Cleaver Quintet
Kopek
Marmozets
Quireboys
Red, White & Blues
Rise To Remain
Saxon
Sebastian Bach
Soil
Sylosis
The Defiled
The Treatment
Upon A Burning Body
We Are The Ocean
While She Sleeps

You can purchase tickets HERE.



www.downloadfestival.co.uk

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

CHEAP TRICK Announce 13 Disc Box Set

On February 29th CHEAP TRICK will release a 13 disc box set which contains all of the band's albums up to 1990's "Busted".

It includes "At Budokan: The Complete Concert" (expanded 2-CD version), The rare Found All the Parts EP and the "Authorized version" of Next Position Please, available here for the first time on CD.
Also newly mastered versions of One on One, Standing on the Edge, The Doctor, Lap of Luxury and Busted available exclusively within this box set.
"Besotted by the British Invasion, Cheap Trick took the music of their UK heroes and transformed it into something uniquely American. While lead guitarist Rick Nielsen has humorously described the band as “four great guys with three great chords,” they are much more than that. From their hometown of Rockford, Illinois, Cheap Trick has taken their inventive, high-energy brand of rock to every corner of the globe, selling over 20 million albums and amassing devotees from Kurt Cobain to Homer Simpson. The Complete Epic Albums Collection gathers their seminal recordings in one essential, exhaustive package. After all, songs like “I Want You to Want Me,” “Surrender,” “The Flame” and “Dream Police” don’t just live on the radio—they live inside of your head as well."
Full list of albums Included...
1. Cheap Trick
2. In Color
3. Heaven Tonight
4. At Budokan: The Complete Concert (2 CDs)
5. Dream Police
6. Found All the Parts
7. All Shook Up
8. One on One
9. Next Position Please (Authorized Version)
10. Standing on the Edge
11. The Doctor
12. Lap of Luxury
13. Busted

More information can be found HERE.

Monday, 27 February 2012

GUNS N' ROSES To Play UK Arena Tour In May

Guns N' Roses are to play a 7-date UK big arena tour this year.

They will play the UK, for the first time since the end of 2010, in May.

PLANET ROCK have a 24 hour presale on all tickets, starting at 9am this Thursday (1st March) so that you can get your tickets before the general sale the following day.


The Dates are as follows...
19th May - Nottingham, Arena
20th May - Liverpool, Echo Arena
23rd May - Newcastle, Metro
25th May - Glasgow, SECC
26th May - Birmingham, LG Arena
29th May - Manchester, Arena
31st May - London, The O2

In addition they also play the O2 in Dublin on May 17th.

Sunday, 26 February 2012

HAWKWIND To Release New Album


HAWKWIND have announced that they will release their new album, "Onward", on April 30th via the Plastic Head label.

This is the follow up to,  "Blood Of The Earth", which was released in July 2010.

 Information about the track listing etc. will be announced, by the band, shortly.

Hawkwind will be headlining a couple of festivals this Summer, including the Off The Tracks Festival in Donington Park on 26th May and the Rhythm Festival on 24th August. There will be more dates to follow.



http://www.hawkwind.com/

Saturday, 25 February 2012

STYX / REO SPEEDWAGON / TED NUGENT and 'The Midwest Rock 'N' Roll Express' Tour

Rock heavyweights REO SPEEDWAGON, STYX and TED NUGENT will join forces for "The Midwest Rock 'N' Roll Express" US tour. 

These three bands, combined, have sold over 80 million albums worldwide, had 12 Top 10 smash hit singles and have performed thousands of concerts.

They start on May 1st in Hidalgo, Texas, and finish on July 7th in Gilford, New York.

Tickets for some of the venues have already gone on sale.

Dates are as follows...
May 01 - Hidalgo, TX - State Farm Arena
May 03 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion
May 04 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre (no Ted Nugent)
May 05 - Las Vegas, NV - Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
May 06 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
May 08 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 10 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid America Arena
May 11 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
May 12 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (no Ted Nugent)
May 13 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheatre
May 17 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 19 - Virginia Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live Amphitheatre
May 20 - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 21 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Amphitheatre
Jun. 22 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 23 - Ft. Knox, KY - Godman Army Airfield
Jun. 24 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
Jun. 26 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Jun. 28 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jun. 29 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Jun. 30 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
Jul. 01 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Event Ctr
Jul. 03 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Resort Casino
Jul. 05 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Jul. 06 - Big Flats, NY - Summer Stage
Jul. 07 - Gilford, NY - Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion

Friday, 24 February 2012

TYKETTO To Release First Album For Nearly Two Decades

TYKETTO will release, "Dig In Deep", their first new album in 18 years, via Frontiers Records.

The original line-up of New Jersey rockers will release, "Dig In Deep", on April 24th.

Tyketto have recently made appearances at Sweden Rock, Download, Firefest, Hard Rock Hell and Hard In Rio to great receptions.

"Dig In Deep" track listing...
01. Faithless
02. Love To Love
03. Here's Hoping It Hurts
04. Battle Lines
05. The Fight Left In Me
06. Evaporate
07. Monday
08. Dig In Deep
09. Sound Off
10. Let This One Slide
11. This Is How We Say Goodbye

TYKETTO is...
Danny Vaughn (lead vocals)
Brooke St. James (lead guitar, backing vocals)
Jimi Kennedy (bass, backing vocals)
Michael Clayton (drums, backing vocals)

Thursday, 23 February 2012

W.A.S.P. Announce 30th Anniversary Tour

W.A.S.P. will start their "30 Years Of Thunder" world tour with no less than ten UK shows in September/October.

The Dates are as follows...
September 21: London, HMV Forum
September 22: Edinburgh, HMV Picture House
September 23: Newcastle, O2 Academy
September 27: Manchester, HMV Ritz
September 28: Leeds, O2 Academy
September 29: Nottingham, Rock City
September 30: Norwich, Waterfront
October 01: Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
October 03: Cardiff, Great Hall
October 04: Bristol, O2 Academy

Tickets go on sale from 9am on Friday, February 24th.

The band will play a special two-hour set.
The first hour of the show will feature songs from, their first four albums, "W.A.S.P.", "The Last Command", "Inside The Electric Circus" and "The Headless Children".
W.A.S.P. will then perform a 25-minute version of "The Crimson Idol", with a movie backdrop, and end with songs from across the rest of their career.



www.waspnation.com

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

KISS, QUEEN (with Adam Lambert) and FAITH NO MORE To Headline SONISPHERE UK


The UK version of the Sonisphere festival has announced the three headliners and the first lot of bands for 2012.

The event will take place on July 6th-8th at Knebworth House.

Tickets will be available from 9am on Thursday, February 23rd (see below for details).

Sonisphere is proud to announce KISS as Friday's headliner. With a reputation for being perhaps the most flamboyant and entertaining band on the planet, the American Kings will bring their stage extravaganza to Sonisphere as their only European performance of 2012. While many bands have been chasing the eye liner shock horror dollar and have come and gone without changing the face of music as we know it, KISS have gone from strength to strength garnering praise, success and too many accolades to mention throughout the years, selling over 100 million albums worldwide and counting as the band is poised to unleash new album "Monster" in June 2012.

With a quarter of a century having since passed, rock legends QUEEN are to return to play a second concert at the venue that provided them with the setting for one of their biggest and most historic concerts.

QUEEN's Brian May and Roger Taylor have confirmed the band will headline the second day of Sonisphere appearing on the Apollo stage on Saturday, July 7. Knebworth was the setting for QUEEN's final concert with Freddie Mercury, in August 1986.

May and Taylor also confirmed that for this very special event they will be joined by U.S. singer-songwriter, and "American Idol" finalist, Adam Lambert.

The potent chemistry between QUEEN and Lambert broke the surface when at the invitation of Brian May and Roger Taylor, Lambert joined them for the closing showcase at the recent MTV Europe Music Awardswhere QUEEN were present to collect their "Global Icon" award.



For the final, Sunday night, Sonisphere Knebworth is proud to announce the legendary FAITH NO MORE as the headline act on the Apollo stage.

Onstage irreverent, uncompromising, unpredictable and dazzling at every turn, FNM have been setting new standards in exciting rock performance for more than two decades now. With classics such as "Falling To Pieces", "Epic", "Midlife Crisis" and "Be Aggressive", Mike Bordin,Roddy Bottum, Bill Gould, Jon Hudson and Mike Patton are poised to set Knebworth on fire when they close the last night at Sonisphere with their only U.K. appearance of 2012.



The festival line-up, so far, is as follows...
KISS
QUEEN (with Adam Lambert)
FAITH NO MORE
WITHIN TEMPTATION
WOLFMOTHER
EVANESCENCE
THE DARKNESS
FLOGGING MOLLY
GOJIRA
LACUNA COIL
INCUBUS
MARILYN MANSON
CYPRESS HILL
ANDREW W.K.
REFUSED
MASTODON
THE BLACKOUT
FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM
GHOST
SWITCHFOOT
I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN
KATATONIA
TIM MINCHIN

Tickets are on sale from 9am, Thursday, February 23rd from Sonisphere.co.uk or 0844 871 8803.
They are priced at £145 for weekend tickets, £170 for three days with camping, £180 for four days with camping, a very limited number of day tickets available for £75. 
A deposit scheme will be launched at the same time for those who want to spread the cost of their ticket. A deposit of £50 will secure a weekend ticket, with the balance due anytime before 30th April 2011. Rock Royalty and Day VIP packages are also available at Sonisphere.co.uk.

http://sonisphere.co.uk/

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

FUSED FESTIVAL 2012


The FUSED FESTIVAL 2012 will take place on May 25th-27th 2012 at the Town Hall, Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 5DY.
The first Fused Festival was the brainchild of The Classic Rock Society and the team behind the Summer's End Festival, the UK's longest running and best-loved prog rock festival. After the critical sucess of the inaugral Fused Festival in April 2011, we are thrilled to be presenting the second edition for 2012 with an equally spectacular line-up!
The line-up, so far, is as follows...




Monday, 20 February 2012

CHRIS CORNELL Announces Solo Tour Dates

Chris Cornell will play his first headlining solo dates in England, for over three years, in June.

Following on from Soundgarden’s performance at the Download Festival on Sunday, June 10th he will play four solo shows as follows..
16th June: Manchester, Lowry
18th June: London, Palladium
19th June: Birmingham, Symphony Hall
20th June: Newcastle, City Hall

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, February 24th from the usual outlets.

Cornell’s live set will feature solo material, plus songs from Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple Of The Dog.



www.chriscornell.com

Sunday, 19 February 2012

BLACK SABBATH's Only European Performance Will Now Be At DOWNLOAD


BLACK SABBATH's original line-up announced weeks ago that they would be recording their first new album in more than 33 years and a that there would also be a worldwide headlining.

However, some of these plans have now had to be put on hold.

Due to guitarist Tony Iommi's battle with lymphoma at this time, BLACK SABBATH will perform only one show of this summer's previously scheduled European tour. This will take place Sunday, June 10th at the UK's Download festival.

As not to let the promoters and fans down, the band's singer, Ozzy Osbourne will now perform most of the previously scheduled Black Sabbath dates billed as OZZY & FRIENDS.

These "Ozzy & Friends" shows will feature appearances by special guest musicians, including Geezer Butler and longtime former Ozzy band member Zakk Wylde.
Ozzy will also be accompanied by long time collaborator and friend Slash at select shows, with other "special guests" set to join the tour at various stops along the way.

Tony Iommi continues to make excellent progress and the band continues to write and record music for the new album.

The 2012 tour dates are now as follows...

BLACK SABBATH
Jun. 10 - Donnington, UK - Download Festival

OZZY & FRIENDS
May 23 - Helsinki, Finland - Hartwall Arena
May 25 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stadium
May 27 - Jelling, Denmark - Jelling Festival
May 29 - Bergen, Norway - Bergen Calling Festival
May 31 - Oslo, Norway - Spektrum
Jun. 02 - Malmo, Sweden - Malmo Stadium
Jun. 04 - Dortmund, Germany - Westfalenhalle
Jun. 06 - Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena
Jun. 15 - Vitoria, Spain - Azkena Rock Festival
Jun. 17 - Clisson, France - Hellfest
Jun. 22 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
Jun. 24 - Milan, Italy - Gods of Metal Festival
Jun. 26 - Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle
Jun. 28 - Belgrade, Serbia - USCE Park
Jul. 01 - Athens, Greece - Rockwave Festival – Terra



www.blacksabbath.com

Saturday, 18 February 2012

TONY MARTIN Unveils New HEADLESS CROSS Line-up

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has announced the 2012 line-up of his HEADLESS CROSS touring project. The band celebrates the BLACK SABBATH album, "Headless Cross", in their live performances.

Their line-up includes the following musicians...
Tony Martin (Black Sabbath,The Cage) - Vocals
Danny "Danté" Needham (Venom) - Drums
Geoff Nicholls (ex-Black Sabbath) - Keyboards
Dario Mollo (Voodoo Hill, The Cage) - Guitar
Magnus Rosén (ex-Hammerfall) - Bass

HEADLESS CROSS is scheduled to perform on the east coast of England at the end of July, with more appearances to be announced.

Black Sabbath released "The Eternal Idol" (1987), "Headless Cross" (1989), "Tyr" (1990), "Cross Purposes" (1994), "Cross Purposes Live" (1995) and "Forbidden" (1995) albums with Tony Martin on vocals

Martin revealed that we would not be seeing him on tour much in the future...
"It's just too hard, every time we go out on the road, we lose money. They expect us to play for free or for less and less each time and we can't run an operation like that. It's just not possible. That's disappointing, 'cause I want to be out on the road! It's a natural place for a musician to be. Playing gigs is part of the fun. But you can't do it for nothing, and if you have to sell your house or your car or have to get a day job as an electrician or something to pay to go and play, then that's no fun and it's also damaging to your family and your life."
Martin's last solo album, "Scream", was released in November 2005 via MTM Music and featured Cozy Powell on the track "Raising Hell" as well as songwriting contributions by Geoff Nicholls.



http://www.myspace.com/officialtonymartin

Friday, 17 February 2012

Y & T Announce UK & Ireland Tour Dates

Y&T will return to the UK and Ireland for more dates in September and October.

The tour kicks off at The Village in Dublin on September 28th and ends in London on October 13th.

The full list of dates is as follows...
Friday September 28th - Dublin, The Village
Saturday September 29th - The Limelight, Belfast
Tuesday October 02nd - Edinburgh, Electric Circus
Thursday October 04th - Glasgow, Classic Grand
Friday October 05th - Newcastle, O2 Academy
Saturday October 06th - Nottingham, Rock City
Tuesday October 09th - Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms
Wednesday October 10th - Bristol, O2 Academy
Thursday October 11th - Southampton, Brook
Friday October 12th - Cambridge, Junction
Saturday October 13th - London, Relentless Garage



http://meniketti.com/

Thursday, 16 February 2012

ACCEPT To Release Their New Album In April

ACCEPT will release their new, Andy Sneap produced, album,"Stalingrad", on April 6th via Nuclear Blast Records.

"Stalingrad" will be made available in the following formats:
1) Limited CD+DVD
2) CD
3) 2LP (red) in gatefold
4) 2LP (white/red) in gatefold - exclusive Nuclear Blast mailorder edition

Track listing...
01. Hung, Drawn And Quartered
02. Stalingrad
03. Hellfire
04. Flash To Bang Time
05. Shadow Soldiers
06. Revolution
07. Against The World
08. Twist Of Fate
09. The Quick And The Dead
10. Never Forget (bonus track)
11. The Galley

DVD contents:
Official Bootleg
Live at Bang Your Head!!! 2011
01. Princess Of The Dawn
02. Pandemic
03. No Shelter

Live at Masters Of Rock 2010
04. Teutonic Terror
05. The Abyss

Video clips
06. Teutonic Terror
07. Pandemic

The current Accept line-up is:
Wolf Hoffmann: Guitar
Peter Baltes: Bass
Herman Frank: Guitar
Mark Tornillo: Vocals
Stefan Schwarzmann: Drums

Accept European tour dates...
with HELL as support:
April 06, 2012 — PARIS / Le Bataclan, FRANCE
April 07, 2012 — MONS / PPM Festival / Lotto Mons Expo, BELGIUM
April 08, 2012 — SCHIJNDEL/ Paaspop Festival / THE NETHERLANDS
April 10, 2012 — KEMPTEN / Big Box, GERMANY
April 11, 2012 — FILDERSTADT / Filharmonie, GERMANY
April 13, 2012 — STRAUBING / Messehalle GERMANY
April 14, 2012 — GEISELWIND / Eventcenter, GERMANY
April 15, 2012 — PRATTELN / Z7, SWITZERLAND
April 17, 2012 — OBERHAUSEN / Turbinenhalle, GERMANY
April 18, 2012 — HAMBURG / Docks, GERMANY
April 19, 2012 — BERLIN / Huxleys, GERMANY

ACCEPT only:
April 21, 2012 — ZLIN / Euronics, CZ
April 22, 2012 — WARSAW / Stodola, POLAND

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

FIREWORKS Magazine Celebrates It's 50th Issue


The latest issue of FIREWORKS magazine is out now.

The March / April 2012 issue (number 50) has AMY LEE (Evanescence) on the front cover.

It also features UFO, Nightwish, Michael Munroe, Jeff Scott Soto, Tyketto, Joe Lynn Turner, Kruk, Oz Knozz, Crimes Of Passion, Wilko Johnson, Mollo/Martin, Magenta, Lee Small, Diamond Head, Fastway, Daylight Robbery, Chris Ousey, Mark Spiro, Awake, Astral Doors, Greg X 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.

For the free CD tracklising please click on the image below...


Tuesday, 14 February 2012

"Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre - Live From New York" To Be Released On DVD & Blu-ray Shortly


Provogue Records have announced the UK Blu-ray & DVD release of “Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre – Live From New York“ on Monday 26th March.
The follow-up DVD to 2009’s hugely successful Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Bonamassa kicks off proceedings with Slow Train, from his 2011 album Dust Bowl, followed by the fan-favourites Cradle Song, Dust Bowl, Blue & Evil, Mountain Time, and many more. The landmark concert features a string of special guests, including Beth Hart, John Hiatt, and Paul Rodgers.

Beth Hart joins Bonamassa for the soulful duets I'll Take Care of You and Sinner's Prayer, taken from the recently released Don't Explainalbum – a collection of soul covers the pair recorded together. John Hiatt, a Nashville Music Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and American Music Award (AMA) winner, joins Bonamassa for renditions of Down Around My Place and I Know A Place. Legendary rock singerPaul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free) joins Bonamassa to perform Fire And Water and Walk In My Shadows.
The Beacon Theatre release coincides with Bonamassa's March 2012 UK Arena tour which is selling out fast!

Dates are as follows...

DVD Track Listing...

The DVD & Blu-Ray can be pre-ordered now from Amazon, HMV and Play.com.



www.jbonamassa.com
www.facebook.com/joebonamassa
http://twitter.com/jbonamassa

Monday, 13 February 2012

New WALTER TROUT Album & UK Tour Dates

All Photo Credits for this Posting: Austin Hargrave
Critically acclaimed American blues rock guitarist, Walter Trout, today announced the release of his new studio album, "Blues For The Modern Daze".
The album is released by Provogue Records (a division of Mascot Label Group), in the UK on Monday 23rd April, followed by US release on 24th April.

To support the upcoming album, Trout will embark on a UK tour in March. 
Dates are as follows...
06th March - The Brook, Southanpton
07th March - O2 Academy, Newcastle
08th March - City Varieties, Leeds
09th March - O2 Academy, Sheffield
10th March - The Grand, Clitheroe
11th March - The Lowery, Salford
12th March - Arts Centre, Pontadarwe
13th March - The Glee Club, Cardiff
14th March - Robin 2, Bilston,
15th March - The Tunnels, Bristol
16th March - The Wharf,, Tavistock
"Blues for the Modern Daze, showcases the contemporary guitar legend’s return to his hardcore blues roots. The album is Trout’s sixth recording forProvogue, and his first fully-fledged blues album in 23 years as a bandleader. Trout’s practical schooling in blues started when he arrived in Los Angeles in 1973 and secured gigs behind Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Finis Tasby, Pee Wee Crayton, Lowell Fulsom, Percy Mayfield and Joe Tex. By 1981 he joined the remaining original members of Canned Heat. 
The turning point for Trout was his tenure with British blues giant John Mayall. Trout became part of the Bluesbreakers’ lineage of great guitarists along with Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor. By 1989, Trout formed his own band, released his debut album Life In the Jungle, and rapidly became a star in Europe. His first US release, 1998's critically heralded Walter Trout, made him a permanent fixture in the American blues rock scene. 
"My main inspiration for this album,” says Trout, “was the country bluesman Blind Willie Johnson, an early blues innovator who recorded such timeless gospel informed blues numbers as Soul of a Man and Nobody’s Fault But Mine. His music is beautiful, primal, direct and deeply spiritual. “The album explores a side of my music that’s rooted in my first musical love, and it reveals something about me, too. It sums up the thoughts and attitudes of somebody who is getting a little older and is feeling like he’s a part of another era, with different values and a different perspective on life that’s prevalent today.”


www.waltertrout.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Walter-Trout/56407950149
https://twitter.com/#!/waltertrout
www.mascotlabelgroup.com

Sunday, 12 February 2012

New TOMMY BOLIN Album

Former Deep Purple and James Gang guitarist TOMMY BOLIN died in 1976; but has a new album of his work released at the end of March.

"Great Gypsy Soul", is out on March 26th and features outtakes and alternate versions of his solo material, with current musicians playing and singing along to Bolin’s own guitar and vocal recordings.

The track listing is as follows...
01 The Grind (with Peter Frampton)
02 Teaser (Warren Haynes)
03 Dreamer (Myles Kennedy, Nels Cline)
04 Savannah Woman (John Scofield)
05 Smooth Fandango (Derek Trucks)
06 People, People (Big Sugar and Gordie Johnson)
07 Wild Dogs (Brad Whitford)
08 Homeward Strutt (Steve Lukather)
09 Sugar Shack (Glenn Hughes and Sonny Landreth)
10 Crazed Fandago (Steve Morse)
11 Lotus (with Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, Nels Cline)

There’s also a deluxe edition, with the following tracks on a bonus CD...
01 Flying Fingers (Oz Noy and Nels Cline)
02 Marching Bag – Movement One (Nels Cline, Tommy Bolin, Greg Hampton, John Scofield, Sonny Landreth)
03 Marching Bag – Movement Two (Nels Cline, Tommy Bolin, Steve Lukather, Derek Trucks, Peter Frampton)
04 Marching Bag – Movement Three (Gordie Johnson, Tommy Bolin, Nels Cline, Oz Noy, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse, Joe Bonamassa)
05 Marching Bag – Movement Four (Nels Cline, Tommy Bolin, Warren Haynes, Joe Bonamassa, Oz Noy, Brad Whitford, Peter Frampton)



For more information, please click HERE.

http://www.tbolin.com/

Saturday, 11 February 2012

UNISONIC Announce Track Listing For Debut Album

The self-titled debut album from UNISONIC, the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY), will be released on March 30th via earMUSIC/Edel.

The album will be available in Japan nine days earlier and the cover artwork was created by graphic artist Martin Häusler.

UNISONIC is...
Michael Kiske (vocals)
Mandy Meyer (guitar)
Kai Hansen (guitar)
Dennis Ward (bass)
Kosta Zafiriou (drums)

"Unisonic" track listing...
01. Unisonic
02. Souls Alive
03. Never Too Late
04. I've Tried
05. Star Rider
06. Never Change Me
07. Renegade
08. My Sanctuary
09. King For A Day
10. We Rise
11. No One Ever Sees Me
12. Over The Rainbow (limited-edition bonus track)

 UNISONIC's video for the song "Unisonic" can be seen below...



http://www.myspace.com/unisonic

Friday, 10 February 2012

T.REX's "Electric Warrior" Gets The Deluxe Treatment


A special edition of the classic T. REX album, "Electric Warrior",  will be released on April 23rd by Universal Music.

"Electric Warrior" was originally released in 1971 and the new version not only has the original album, but also has four bonus tracks. There is also a second CD in the deluxe edition which has previously unreleased demos and outtakes.

The full track listing is as follows...
DISC ONE – ORIGINAL ALBUM PLUS SINGLE A & B SIDES
01: Mambo Sun
02: Cosmic Dancer
03: Jeepster
04: Monolith
05: Lean Woman Blues
06: Get It On
07: Planet Queen
08: Girl
09: The Motivator
10: Life’s A Gas
11: Rip Off

Bonus Tracks:
12: There Was A Time / Raw Ramp – B-side
13: Hot Love – A-side
14: King Of The Mountain Cometh – B-side
15: Woodland Rock – B-side

DISC TWO – DEMOS & OUT-TAKES
01: Electric Warrior Poem – Rare US Radio promo *
02: Mambo Sun – Instrumental edit *
03: Cosmic Dancer – single-vocal version *
04: Jeepster – single-vocal version *
05: Monolith – no backing vocals version *
06: Lean Woman Blues – single-guitar track – Work in Progress *
07: Get It On – Full Length version *
08: Planet Queen – acoustic version *
09: Girl – New York demo *
10: The Motivator – Work in Progress *
11: Life’s A Gas – Studio out-take *
12: Rip Off – Instrumental *
13: Raw Ramp – London demo version
14: Electric Boogie – London demo version *
15: Honey Don’t – Studio out-take / Work in Progress *
16: Planet Queen – Acoustic solo / London demo version *
17: Girl – Acoustic solo / London demo version *
18: Jeepster – Electric home demo version *
19: Get It On – Acoustic home demo version *
20: Untitled instrumental – studio out-take *
21: Electric Warrior Poem and radio advert. US Radio promo *
Previously Unreleased *

DISC THREE – DVD
01: Hot Love from Top of the Pops, 24th March 1971. First time on DVD
02: Get It On from Top of the Pops, 20th December 1971 featuring Elton John
03: Jeepster from Beat Club, Germany. Previously Unseen Blue Screen Version
04: Life’s A Gas from Beat Club, Germany. Previously Unseen Blue Screen Version
05: Girl, Live at the Empire Pool Wembley, 18th March 1972
06: Cosmic Dancer, Live at the Empire Pool Wembley, 18th March 1972
07: Get It On, Official Promo
08: Jeepster, Official Promo
09: Jeepster from Beat Club, Germany. Broadcast version
10: Life’s A Gas from Beat Club, Germany. Broadcast version
The Limited Edition super deluxe version, only, includes the DVD.

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