Bob Coburn, Los Angeles radio personality and host of the nationally syndicated show Rockline, has died. He was 68.
His radio home since 1980, Los Angeles station KLOS 95.5, announced Coburn's death on its website. The station said he died Saturday of lung cancer after being diagnosed earlier this year.
Coburn was well known to rock stars and music fans as host of the weekly Rockline show, which ran from 1981 to 2014. He interviewed such superstars as Keith Richards, Robert Plant and Paul McCartney on the program, where listeners could call in with questions.
Truly disturbing news out of the UK overnight, with Team Rock placed into administration and their stable of magazines (Classic Rock, Prog, Metal Hammer) all instantly dissolved.
Here's a couple of news items to explain in more detail. Some great people without a job today, more proof of the evolving nature of the music business and the deterioration of the traditional role the media plays a role in things.
"Today I left the Blood Red Saints. Nowt more to say on that apart from wishing them good luck in their future. As for me right now, I've started production on a brand new Tony Mills (TNT /SHY Solo album that should see daylight in 2017. Everything so far sounding great. Happy to also be part of the writing process. Lots more studio stuff to look forward to next year aswell is this. See you all soon."
Glitter, the band’s sophomore effort and the logical sequel to their debut Saigon Kissis now ready to be launched to an unexpected crowd!
So, what can one expect from the Stockholm rockers? The first single, entitled Devil May Care was written for the band by singer Ola Salo of the Swedish pop/rock-phenomenon The Ark. With Devil May Care, this little Adam Ant-scented pop song is no exception.
The album is produced by Rikard Löfgren with Gustav Ydenius handling the recording duties at Leon Music Studios (Mustasch, Sparzanza, Sister Sin).
“We are super stoked about the new album. It’s full of hits! If you think that our previous album lacked heaviness you won’t be disappointed. We went in with full force this time around and the producers were involved in a whole new way compared to “Saigon Kiss”. The fact that we have gained experience and become a tighter band, definitely shows”. – Heavy Tiger
And thanks to their involvement in TUI's new TV commercial and the success of the song "Let The Sunshine In" (in writing at top 10 on ITunes Scandinavia Rock section) Heavy Tiger is at the moment receiving a great deal of attention as well as a lot of new fans.
While it might come in handy to mention Suzi Quatro, KISS, The New York Dolls or any other glam rock-act peaking in the seventies in the same breath as Heavy Tiger, the band isn’t about nostalgia. Something completely different came out since that faithful day in 2010 when Maja, Astrid and Sara, only being 17 at the time, started jamming out together.
Heavy Tiger - Glitter is set for release March 24 on Wild Kingdom records.
Acetate Records proudly announces the addition of legendary Los Angeles band JUNKYARD to our roster! Junkyard was dirtier and blusier than most of their counterparts back in the day, combining equal parts Southern rock, boogie-woogie and self-destruction heard in their hits “Hollywood” and “Simple Man”.
Their first album for Acetate is in the works and will be released in early 2017!
In the meantime, you can check out their latest single “Faded” here:
JUDAS PRIEST 10TH STUDIO ALBUM TURBO REMASTERED AS 3 CD REISSUE
TO BE RELEASED FEBRUARY 3RD 2017
British metal legends Judas Priest announce the reissue of their 10th studio album, Turbo.
The album has been remastered and will be released via Sony Music on February 3rd, 2017 on 3 CD (the original album and 2 bonus discs) as well as 1LP 150g vinyl.
Originally released in 1986, Turbo features all the hallmarks of classic Priest on tracks such as “Turbo Loverâ€, “Parental Guidance†and “Locked Inâ€.
Included on disc 2 and 3 of the CD reissue is, previously unreleased, ‘Live in Kansas City’, a live recording from the band’s 1986 Fuel For Life tour in support of Turbo.
The band add “The 80’s is considered to have been the best decade for heavy metal – Judas Priest roared through it and at the half way point went into unchartered territory with ‘Turbo’. Always believing that metal should have no boundaries, Priest challenged themselves taking on board new technical inventions to create fresh ideas and push their sound forward. The combined songs show another side of Priest’s range of creativity that captures a theme and energy infused with the over the top sensibilities of that era. The ‘Fuel For Life’ tour certainly encapsulated the decadence of the times! ‘Turbo’ remastered and accompanied by a pedal to the metal live recording from Kansas reveals Priest on high octane – Raising fists and devil horns to the next level.â€
Reviews: I've done less this year than any other time since I started MR. Bad bad man. To correct this I need to wrap up everything I've missed this year. The only way to do that is to do them all at once, briefly. I'll do as many as I can, getting straight to The Bottom Line verdict.
MelodicRock Records: Some changes coming up. Some fantastic titles that build on what has been the label's best year to date. Stand by for a preview this week.
Some aspects of the distribution model have to change. Impossible to make a return if left to the old model of doing things.
Get ready for something no other label has yet offered or tried.
MR: Site will be updated all next week and then take a Christmas break. Any breaking news will be shared on Facebook and Twitter and possibly at MR also.
MelodicRockFest: Stay tuned...these things take time. Mainly because of dealing with agents and management. Artists's are easy, when you're forced to involve the upper level, it always gets complicated!
MelodicRockFest Australia 2: It's possible...depending on artist availability in required time frames.
Tasmania! Saturday February 11 - a night of melodic rock right here in Hobart. Details announced next week.
That all folks. Thanks for the support this year. I think we can all agree that 2016 can kiss our asses and good riddance to it.
Thankfully there was still some great music to help and I'll be working on making sure I cover everything in the reviews and EOY wrap up, just to be sure you haven't missed anything.
In this episode, bassist Pat Badger of EXTREME discusess the band's recent Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown CD/DVD, his thoughts on singer Gary Cherone joining Van Halen, did the band consider replacing guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, former manager Ray Danniels, making a new album, alpaca farming and more.
Quotes from the interview:
New music (time 4.15): "We have been demoing and writing stuff for the last few years. There's a little box of treasures there waiting to be recorded for real."
Rush/Van Halen/ Extreme manager Ray Danniels (time 11.21): "Ray is a tremendous guy. He was in the trenches with Rush from their beginnings. He was like the fourth member. When he took on Extreme, the band was kind of struggling a little bit. It was bad timing when Ray took over."
Nuno Bettencourt in the '90s (time 13.07): "There was a disappointment when Nuno wanted to leave the band. Gary & I were saying to him, 'Get it out of your system. Go make Schizophonic, but don't break up the band. We'll be here. Come back and we'll do another Extreme album, but at the time his heart wasn't in it. He just said, 'I want to go pursue this solo career.' What can you say? It's like a girl breaking up with you."
"So, at the time, Gary and I were in conversations about 'what are we going to do?' Are we going to call it quits? Should we see if there's another guitar player? Plenty of bands have had replacements."
On singer Gary Cherone joining Van Halen (time 14.33): "I was supportive of Gary. I remember being on the phone with him - I'm helping him decipher David Lee Roth lyrics to Panama. I remember sitting on my porch saying, 'Pistons popping. Be no stopping now.' And he's like, 'That's what he's saying?"
Backing vocals: Andrew Ross, Phillip Brandon, Dino Jelusic, John Brink
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Adriano Daga
Video produced and edited by Brian Z for Zaba Productions
Published by Mijac Music (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publ. Corp.)
SOTO is:
Vocals: Jeff Scott Soto
Guitar: Jorge Salan
Drums: Edu Cominato
Bass: David Z
Guitars/Keys: BJ
SOTO, formed in 2014, is the dream band created when Jeff Scott Soto realized how much he missed the ‘heavier side’ of his career after fronting artists Yngwie Malmsteen, Talisman, Journey and even his own solo albums. The band hope to continue its construction as a driving force in today’s Hard Rock & Metal scene.
Jeff recently commented on the future of the SOTO brand:
As mentioned a few months ago, SOTO parted ways with our label & after much deliberation, we have decided to forge ahead independently as we continue to bring you new music into the future.
I’m not divulging anything new on how the music business has dramatically changed so much the past years…but we decided to change with it and our plan starts with YOU in mind later this week.
As a gift to you all for the holidays, we have recorded our own heavy version of the incredible Michael Jackson song ‘Give In To Me’ and are giving it to you FREE as a digital download!
There is an accompanying video being pieced together by the talented Brian Z, younger brother of David, who directed and produced the ‘Unblame’ video for us that we’re hoping coincides with this new track.
From there, we will be releasing for purchase a new song digitally, about every month, once we return from the upcoming tour instead of the traditional long play CD. This not only allows us the time to work on songs individually but gives us a chance to put the quality behind each track instead of cramming to create an entire album in one go.
We’re mixing and mastering the giveaway now as I write this, info on where and how to get it will be widespread & easy to find…we think you’re gonna dig it!!! JSS
TheRighttoRock.com has issued their latest podcast interview (episode #212), featuring Hardline vocalist Johnny Gioeli. Johnny took time out of his busy schedule to discuss Hardline's latest release Human Nature. Johnny also discusses his early days of touring as well as his favorite place to compose. Interview lasts approx. 60 min.
Time for another An Evening With... as the boys bring in one of their favorite vocalists, Johnny Gioeli from Hardline. Johnny chats it up with the guys covering the spectrum of his massive career. Get the skinny on Hardline's latest release Human Nature, as well as some possible dates with the original line up to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of Double Eclipse. Johnny also touches on his work with Axel Rudi Pell as well as his upcoming solo album. You can't miss this show because it's chock full of information you need to know.
20 essential guitarists that we couldn’t have lived without over the past 20 years. There are of course many more, but this is 20 that have really stood out for me and contributed so many records to my collection. Hopefully this list will remind you of their contributions to this scene over the past 20 years.
In no particular order:
- Magnus Karlsson (Allen/Lande, Starbreaker, Freefall, Primal Fear, Last Tribe, Kiske Sommerville)
- Erik Martensson (Eclipse, W.E.T, Toby Hitchcock, Jimi Jamison, The Friday Nights, Ammunition, Nordic Union)
Faithsedge have released the video for the song 'Jennifer', taken from the band's new album 'Restoration'.
Fronted by mastermind singer / songwriter Giancarlo Floridia, the band returns with a stellar line-up featuring Stryper bass player Tim Gaines, Ace Frehley / Mr .Big drummer Matt Starr and former Dokken guitarist Alex De Rosso. Both Keys and production have been handled by Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline/ Revolution Saints).
Watch the video here:
This is how Giancarlo Floridia commented: 'I'm happy with 'Restoration' being our most well received album and I'm glad it still keeps pushing forward months after it's release. 'Jennifer' is an important song to me and I'm glad that it's getting to see the light of day as another single/video for the album . I hope you all enjoy it too!'
Faithsedge will also be joining the Blastzone Entertainment roster for a special vinyl record pressing of Restoration to be released next year. Pre-orders are now being taken at http://faithsedge.bandcamp.com/
The album has been released through Scarlet Records / E0ne distribution for Usa and Europe and Spiritual Beast / Universal Music distribution Japan .
Shining Line: reissue of debut CD on Street Symphonies Records
Street Symphonies Records is proud to announce a licensing agreement for the reissue of Shining Line's debut album, with an official release happened on September 30, 2016.
With a big impact on the melodic rock scene during 2010 thanks to a stellar cast with more than 30 renowned guests from the melodic rock circles, this AOR all-star project (created by the artistic partnership between fellow Italian drummer/songwriter Pierpaolo "Zorro" Monti and bass-player Amos Monti) is ready to be re-released on a brand new limited collectors' edition (printed in only 500 copies) with renewed cover artwork (made by Antonella Astori) and the addition of one bonus track, not included in the original version.
Produced by Alessandro Del Vecchio (Revolution Saints, Hardline, Edge Of Forever) and mixed/mastered by Michael Voss (Casanova, Mad Max, Voices Of Rock) in his Kidroom Studios in Germany, Shining Line's debut album represented a fundamental step in the artistic career of Pierpaolo "Zorro" Monti, that would become in the years to come a key point for other welcome projects just like Charming Grace and Room Experience, not to mention the newly announced international band Rantimes, with a release date expected in 2017 via Frontiers Music SRL.
And with Xmas coming, here's a very special offer! Buy a copy of Shining Line's official reissue (for €12,99 worldwide shipping included!), and choose as gift one free CD from three Street Symphonies' catalogue titles! All infos at the link:http://www.streetsymphonies.com/shiningline.html
Shining Line - Street Symphonies Reissue Tracklist:
01. Highway Of Love (feat. Erik Martensson)
02. Amy (feat. Harry Hess)
03. Strong Enough (feat. Robbie LaBlanc)
04. Heaven's Path (Instrumental)
05. Heat Of The Light (feat. Robin Beck)
06. Can't Stop The Rock (feat. Mikael Erlandsson)
07. The Meaning Of My Lonely Words (feat. Michael Shotton)
08. The Infinity In Us (feat. Michael Voss)
09. Still In Your Heart (feat. Bob Harris & Sue Willetts)
Another 15 acts have been confirmed for this summer's Sweden Rock Festival: Scorpions, Kansas, Warlock, Wintersun, Wishbone Ash, The Dead Daisies, Grave Digger, Primal Fear, Lucifer's Friend, Myrkur, Picture, Artch, Art Nation, Lost Society and Bob Wayne & The Outlaw Carnies.
Scorpions have taken their live show to another level with the inclusion of former Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee in their line-up. This summer, the German hard rock legends are set to play their first show in Sweden with Gothenburg resident Mikkey behind the drum kit, and they will be bringing a spectacular new production and, of course, an amazing catalogue of songs to build a setlist from, such as "Rock you like a hurricane", "Blackout", "Big city nights", "Still loving you", "Dynamite", "The Zoo", "Still loving you", "Alien nation", "Send me an angel" and "Winds of change".
American prog rock icons Kansas have also been reignited lately. Their evergreens "Carry on wayward son" and "Dust in the wind" keep making appearances in movies and TV series, a new band line-up has the band sounding better than they have in many years and recently they released their first studio album since 2000. This summer, they fly to Europe for a single show at the Sweden Rock Festival.
2017 will also be the year when the undisputed queen of heavy metal, Doro Pesch, reunites with guitarist Tommy Bolan for four European shows under the name Warlock. One of these shows will be at the Sweden Rock Festival and the main focus of the concert will be on the bands fourth and most beloved album, "Triumph and agony" from 1987.
With this, the following 26 out of a total of 80 acts have been confirmed for Sweden Rock Festival 2017:
Aerosmith
Scorpions
In Flames
Running Wild
Kansas
Clutch
Venom
Warlock
Gotthard
Rhapsody
Black Star Riders
Candlemass
Wintersun
Y&T
Metal Church
Wishbone Ash
The Dead Daisies
Grave Digger
Primal Fear
Lucifer's Friend
Myrkur
Picture
Artch
Art Nation
Lost Society
Bob Wayne & The Outlaw Carnies
The remaining 54 bands will be announced as they get confirmed this winter and spring.
Deep Purple reveal title, release date and first song from their new album “inFinite”, the highly anticipated follow up to their most recent worldwide chart topping album “NOW What?!”.
“inFinite” will be released on April 7th by earMUSIC.
“Time For Bedlam”, an up-tempo classic Deep Purple song, has just been made available via a lyric video:
The song will be available as instant grat as part of the digital album preorder as well as on all streaming platforms starting from Thursday, December 15th, midnight worldwide with the physical preorder of the album to start at the same time.
A limited edition EP for “Time For Bedlam”, with non-album songs and unreleased recordings will hit the shops on February 3rd.
A documentary movie, witnessing the songwriting process and the recording of the album with producer Bob Ezrin, has been produced, allowing for the first time for the fans to be part of the private band member interactions in the studio.
The movie will be included in some editions of the album and it will be presented before release in various fan events worldwide.
Deep Purple have recently announced their “Long Goodbye Tour”, which will bring the legendary live show once again all over the world.
Deep Purple have not yet answered, in fact, the many questions received by fans from all over the world who are speculating about the meaning of the title “inFinite” and "Long Goodbye".
Singer Ian Gillan has in fact declared:
“If you take it literally you may, quite reasonably, think the ‘Finite’ part of the word describes the life of Deep Purple, with a clear beginning and a nebulous end; but what of the ‘in’ bit? The word infinite is a three-dimensional double edged sword. It describes something that goes on forever in all directions; not unlike its temporal equivalent ‘Eternal’ What’s that all about?
Stephen Hawking declared (in ‘A brief History of Time’) that, before the Big Bang there was nothing. That would put the kybosh on the idea of our universe being Infinite, as he provides a starting point, which is not acceptable to the concept. So, Hawking’s universe in ‘Finite’; by definition; whether he agrees or not.
Ironically, he is quite wrong (scientists always are eventually), therefore the Universe is infinite, which means it will never end, and also means that it never started, and the corollary to that of course is that we don’t exist.
There is a metaphysical solution to all this, but it will have to wait until the tour is over because (thanks heavens) there are only 24 hours in a day (for the time being) or 10 hours in a metric day.
More on that later…”
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NOW What?! has charted at #1 in 5 European countries.
NOW What?! has charted in the Top 10 in over 15 countries worldwide.
NOW What?! has gained Gold Status in Germany for over 100.000 copies sold.
The two video releases “From the Setting Sun… (In Wacken)” and “…To the Rising Sun (In Tokyo)”, released on the same day, charted at #1 and #2 in the UK on the same week in the Music Video Charts, witnessing the success of the NOW What?! tour.
Coming on Escape Music - Last Autumn's Dream new album "In Disguise", their 13th album on 20th January. This is the band's favourite songs and influences of all time!
Last Autumn's Dream is:
Mikael Erlandsson: Lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards & guitar
Peter Pac Soderstrom: Lead and rhythm guitars
Jamie Borger: Drums, percussion and backing vocals
Nalle Pahlsson: Electric bass guitar, lead and backing vocals
Ulf Wahlberg: Keyboards, backing vocals and 'The Big Knob' as usual
On this episode, current KINGS OF CHAOS and former GUNS N' ROSES drummer MATT SORUM discusses Hollywood Vampires and the recent Joe Perry scare, the possibility of a Kings Of Chaos album, remembers singer Scott Weiland, Guns N' Roses, and much more.
QUOTES from the interview:
Joe Perry (time 1.54): "That was pretty scary. In typical Alice Cooper tradition - they show must go on, so we just carried on playing."
Making an album with KINGS OF CHAOS (time 5.21): "I've got people asking me, 'Let's make a record,' but what is the record? I hope that it will, but it'll just have to happen naturally."
GUNS N' ROSES talk starts at 16.42:
Highlights: (17.34) - "I thought I was walking into a straight up rock band that was more like what they were doing on Appetite which was real straight forward rock n' roll music. It was a cross-breed of AC/DC and Aerosmith mixed in with a little Sex Pistols... Mixed with Nazareth. Then along came piano. These epic ten minute opuses. I was surprised."
Steven Adler (19.31): "When it came to learning the Appetite stuff for the live show, I tried to be very respectful of Steven parts and play them how they were written. Obviously, we've been accused of being different drummers but that's natural. I can't play like Steven and Steven can't play like me and that's ok, but when I came into the band they needed that guy that could kind of hold the fort together."
For more about MATT SORUM and KINGS OF CHAOS visit:
Thursday December 15 sees the street date for the new mega issue of Fireworks Magazine. 132 pages crammed full of all the best music from across the melodic rock spectrum.
For lovers of Classic Rock we have interviews with Glenn Hughes, Demon, Graham Bonnet, Bad Company, Black Star Riders, Stephen Pearcy and a surprisingly candid Jack Russell on all things Great White.
On the heavier side of things we talk to Accept, HammerFall, Pretty Maids, Enbound and Kai Hansen while over on the more AOR/MHR fringes we catch up with FM, Mecca, From The Fire, Seven, White Widdow, Cornerstone and many more!
On a more historical note we have a very open and honest discussion with Fast Eddie Clark on his departure from Motorhead and subsequent formation of Fastway, catch up with ex Tygers of Pan Tang vocalist Jon Deverill and talk to the guys from that wonderful US band New England on their new live album and likelihood of new music.
Add to this all your favourite new regular features such as The Bands That Time Forgot, The Vinyl Countdown, Sisters In Rock, Breaking Bands, Unsung Heroes, The Experts Guide as well as a one-off look at ways of getting your music books published and our writers’ Best of 2016 lists, and not forgetting your free CD with over 70 mp3 songs and additional pdf — so can see how much Value For Money we love to give our readers.
Available from most WH Smith shops across UK from this Thursday 15th December.
The debut album from ex Heavy Pettin's Gary Moat & Burnt Out Wreck is going to be released on 10th February 2017. 'Swallow' is a huge slice of full on, punchy classic hard rock with guitar riffs galore! Released on TRHRC through Cherry Red Records, this album is every bit as good as you would expect from one of Scotland's original rock n rollers, Gary Moat.
'Swallow' is co-produced by Gary Moat and Steve Rispin (Asia, Inglorious) at his Liscombe Park Studio, mastered by Pete Maher (U2, The Killers, Jack White, Rolling Stones etc) and is set for a February 2017 release.
The band will be playing their first live show at the Giants Of Rock in Minehead in January 2017, alongside the likes of Steve Hackett, Ian Anderson, Iain Paice, Phil Campbell, Slade, Gun, Dare and many more.
Tracklist for the album:
Burnt Out Wreck
Swallow
She’s The One
Pulling It Out
Talk About Love
Medusa
Flames
She’s A Dirty Love
Your Love (Is All I Need)
Rocking Man
Best Of Your Life
Burnt Out Wreck have now confirmed the full line up for the band, and it is:
Gary Moat - vocals, rythm guitar
Alex Carmichael - bass, backing vocals
Adrian Dunn - guitar, backing vocals
Paul Carnevale - drums
Gary Moat - the man at the back is now at the front! The Heavy Pettin' drummer is now the driving force of BURNT OUT WRECK and very much in control of the fire that's burning. Gary has just signed to TRHRC through Cherry Red, the paper is inked and the music flowing. He has also signed to Eddie Levy at The Chelsea Publishing Company Ltd. TRHRC, Martin Darvill, Daniel Earnshaw and Gary are very excited at the signing and look forward to the album's release in February 2017.
"So .... I have signed a new worldwide record contract with The Right Honourable Recording Company Ltd through Cherry Red and a new worldwide publishing contract with CHELSEA MUSIC Publishing Company Ltd. I am very very excited and honoured to be working with them. The album is set for release Feb 2017. Thanks for all your support and kind words, it was worth the wait......It is a crazy experience to be doing this again but I am loving it!"
Gary Moat.
Swedish AOR band Osukaru are about to release their brand new album "The Labyrinth" in March 2017, which will be their 4th full length studio album, but also their first ever concept album. It was mixed by Viktor Stenquist (Beseech, Amorphis, Narnia) and Attila Bokor (Morph, BOA, Osukaru).
"The Labyrinth" is a love letter to classic fantasy movies from back in the day and in particular the 1986 fantasy flick "Labyrinth", thereof the album title.
"The idea was to write songs that when played in the order they appear on the album, they would tell the overall story of the spectacular and magical movie 'Labyrinth', but with each song still being able to stand on its own" Oz says. "But as a twist, our version of the story is more from the antagonists point of view, as I would imagine the book read by the protagonist in the first scene of the movie is as well. So by going from that angle, we found a lot of interesting stories and themes to build our songs on."
"The Labyrinth" sees Osukaru taking one step back and two steps forward into their already established AOR-with-an-edge territory, raising the keyboards and the melodies just another notch.
Oz: "I'd say that this one is our most AOR oriented release since 'Salvation', but it's also our most hard hitting rock album to date."
The album artwork was, as always, created by Oz himself and this time we see returning model Isabelle Högbacka being back as their blindfolded heroine for the first time since "Salvation" in 2012.
"THE LABYRINTH" track list:
01. Maze of Mind
02. The Stories We Tell
03. Voices In the Dark
04. Edge of Night
05. It's Only Forever
06. Voodoo (Who Do?)
07. Poisonous
08. Undying Rose
09. The Offering
10. Moonlight Silhouette
Osukaru:
Oz Osukaru - guitar, keyboards
Fredrik Werner - vocals, guitar
Lisa Eugenia - keyboards, vocals
Olof Gadd - bass
Vidar Matensson - drums
"The Labyrinth" will be available on CD and digital download (via City of Lights Records / Membran Entertainment Group), vinyl (via Blastzone Entertainment), and as a limited edition collector's box set only available at http://osukaru.bandcamp.com
Rufus Stone Limited Editions is delighted to announce the publication of the first ever Official AC/DC book, ROCK or BUST The World Tour Book 2015.
Currently in production, The Rock or Bust Tour Book 2015 will cover the full extent of AC/DC’s groundbreaking 2015 world tour supporting the multi-million selling Rock or Bust album released in 2014. Starting in Coachella, the Rock or Bust tour has played to millions of fans around the world, setting records for attendance and sell out times. Renowned music photographer Ralph Larmann has captured AC/DC throughout this incredible tour, creating an amazing photographic documentary of the band and fans in action. Rufus Stone is assembling these pictures plus some amazing facts, figures and tour memorabilia to celebrate one of the most successful rock tours of the last decade. The finished book will be more than 200 pages long and will be the same physical dimensions as a vinyl album.
Several different editions of the book will be published including a unique “Leather and Metal” collector’s version with “light up” AC/DC slipcase. All editions will be unique, case bound coffee table books, perfect for fans and collectors.
Mark Smith at Rufus Stone says, “Creating this type of book with a band with the legacy of AC/DC is the dream project for Rufus. We are delighted to be able to produce an official book on behalf of the band and we’ve got a few surprises along the way to help make this a unique and special publishing event.”
The book will be released in the first half of 2017 and a sign up page has been created at www.acdcrockorbustbook.com. The book will go pre-sale in Spring 2017 at a special discounted price for fans who have signed up to the project.
DEATH DEALER guitarist / producer Stu "The Hammer" Marshall is featured in three new videos where he walks through some of the early demo soloing in a series of face melting videos for the upcoming 3rd Death Dealer cd currently being written and set for 2017 release.
Stu "The Hammer" Marshall is known for his stints as guitarist in Australian heavy metal bands Dungeon and PainDivision, guitarist & producer for his all star international recording project Empires of Eden, half of the guitar wall of sound in power metal band Death Dealer alongside legendary guitarist Ross the Boss.(Manowar co-founder); the six string shredder in Blasted To Static alongside vocalist Jeff Martin (the voice of Racer X) and as riff master in the new upcoming Australian power metal band Night Legion.
Stu not only has been behind the controls for the recordings of all Empires of Eden, Death Dealer and Blastic To Static albums but has mastered albums for critically acclaimed bands: Vanlade - "Rage of the Gods", Zephaniah - "Reforged" and Corners of Sanctuary - "Metal Machine".
For the latest Death Dealer news, visit the band official Facebook page::
