As the Guns n’ Roses US tour gets more dates added, hard rock band Buckcherry have confirmed they will fill the support slot at select shows.
You can catch Buckcherry with G n’R at the following venues:
Oct. 28 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Oct. 29 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
Oct. 31 – Greenville, SC – Bi–Lo Center
Nov. 02 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
Nov. 04 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Leeds metal band Mishkin have had a summer. They’ve recorded and released the critically acclaimed ‘Row Away From The Rocks’ EP, had their video aired on Kerrang! TV and Scuzz and performed at various festivals.
They’re about to play a selection of live dates to promote the EP. You can catch Mishkin at the following venues:
21 October – Stereo, York
22 October – Empire, Leeds
25 October – Trillians, Newcastle
26 October – Bannermans, Edinburgh
27 October – Soundhaus, Glasgow
28 October – Spensleys, Middlesbrough
30 October – Bridgehouse 2, London
1 November – Lock 42, Leicester
3 November – Road House, Lydney
4 November – Camel Club, Huddersfield
Watch the video for ‘Good Day To Die’ below.
Following the death of bassist Paul Gray in May 2010, the future of Slipknot looked uncertain. The band had no plans to replace him, but felt he would want them to continue making music. Throughout 2011, the band made sporadic appearances at festivals, including a headline slot at the UK Sonisphere Festival. At the live shows, original guitarist Donnie Steele filled in for the departed #2, although hidden from the audience’s view.
On Sunday, September 25th, the band made an appearance at the Rock In Rio Festival. You can see their full 80 minute set below.
Percussionist Shawn Crahan (aka Clown), has stated the band will tour the US during 2012.
INXS have announced the appointment of a new lead vocalist.
Ciaran Gribbin is now the band’s official singer/frontman, replacing JD Fortune who was fired for a second time last year.
Gribbin met INXS keyboard player/songwriter at a party two years ago, and has already recorded new demos with the band.
Farriss does not have “a master plan” regarding the band’s future, who have appeared somewhat unstable since the death of Michael Hutchence in 1997, but live shows are definite, with the band taking to the road this coming November.
INXS’s best loved album, ‘Kick’ (released in 1987) has now been certified 6x platinum.
Read a review of INXS’ all-star project ‘Original Sin’ here.
Dio’s second album, ‘The Last In Line’, is to be reissued as a remastered 2CD deluxe edition in Japan in November.
The album, which was originally released in 1984, followed the classic ‘Holy Diver’ and often lives in the shadow of that Dio classic. However, it is still considered a fan favourite and spawned the US and UK hits ‘Mystery’ and ‘We Rock’.
The new Japanese issue is to be issued in high fidelity SHM format and includes a whole disc of live material. A similar reissue for Dio’s third album, ‘Sacred Heart’ is also in the works. At the time of writing, there are no plans to issue either of the special editions outside Japan.
DIO – The Last In Line (Japanese Special Edition) – track listing:
01. We Rock
02. Last in Line
03. Breathless
04. I Speed at Night
05. One Night in the City
06. Evil Eyes
07. Mystery
08. Eat Your Heart Out
09. Egypt (The Chains Are On)
01. Stand Up And Shout (Live B-Side)
02. Straight Through The Heart (Live B-Side)
03. Eat Your Heart Out (Live)
04. Don’t Talk To Strangers (Live)
05. Holy Diver (Live B-Side)
06. Rainbow In The Dark (Live B-Side)
07. One Night In The City (Live Pinkpop Festival)
08. We Rock (Live Pinkpop Festival)
09. Holy Diver (Live Pinkpop Festival)
10. Stargazer (Live Pinkpop Festival)
11. Heaven And Hell (Live Pinkpop Festival)
12. Rainbow In The Dark (Live Pinkpop Festival)
13. Don’t Talk To Strangers (Live Pinkpop Festival)
Read a review of Dio’s ‘Holy Diver’ here.