Rockipedia No.198
The Scorpions have released the tracklisting for their final album, Sting in the Tail, due out in March. Lead single The Good Die Young is a duet with ex-Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen. Tracks: Raised on Rock, Sting in the Tail, Slave Me, The Good Die Young, No Limit, Rock Zone, Lorelei, Turn You On, Let's Rock, SLY, Spirit of Rock, The Best is Yet to Come.
Guns n'Roses guitarist Bumblefoot says the band's much-hyped and much-criticised Chinese Democracy album was the victim of prejudice: "I thinke people judged it without listening to it a lot of the time. They based their ideas on what they thought of GnR's current situation, or their opinion of Axl. The amount of expectation definitely changed the way people viewed it."
Bad Company will release a live DVD, Hard Rock Live, on March 29. It was recorded at the venue of the same name in 2008.
Liam Gallagher has confirmed the lineup of Oasis without brother Noel will not be called Oasis. He says: "That was a shit name anyway. I'm glad to see the back of it. There's a name we're digging at the moment but we're going to get on with the music and see how it goes."
Ian Hunter will play two UK shows in May: 01/05 Edinburgh Picture House and 02/05 London Barbican Centre.
Rex Brown of Pantera and Down, John Luke Herbert of King Diamond, Ben Bunker of Gryn and Lanve Harvill have formed Arms of the Sun and will release their first album later this month.
Warrior Soul will tour the UK in April as part of a European trek:
02/04 Islington Academy
04/04 Birmingham Academy
05/04 Sheffield Academy
Former Xentrix singer Simon Gordon, guitarist Kristian Havard and drummer Den Gasser have formed a new band, Hellfighter. Their first album is set for release this summer.
Bolt Thrower are searching for local bands to support them on their upcoming UK tour in May. One band will be chosen for each show - find out more. Tour dates:
01/05 London ULU
02/05 Dublin Button Factory
03/05 Belfast Limelight
04/05 Leeds Rio's
05/05 Wrexham Central Station
06/05 Birmingham Asylum
Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward is preparing to release three albums this year. He tells StayThirstyMedia.com: "They're all my albums. When I write songs I usually write everything. I'll bring out the first one hopefully in the spring, then one in the summer and one towards the end of October, right before Halloween. There are some guests coming onto the two albums after the spring one, but it's all under wraps right now." Ward also says he keeps in contact with his Sabbath bandmates, particularly Ozzy Osbourne.
Australian live music fans are to re-enact AC/DC's video for It's a Long Way to the Top if You want to Rock and Roll as part of a protest. They're objecting to the government's changing of liquor laws which is putting extra pressure on live music venues, and has already forced the Tote club to close. The original video featured the band playing on the back of a truck as it drove round Melbourne in 1976. The new version will feature presenters from TV music quiz show Rockwiz.
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