Following repoerts that a new album was nearing completion, Alice In Chains have posted a new video online. The full clip can be seen below.
The track ‘Hollow’ – taken from that upcoming album – marks the band’s first studio work since 2009’s ‘Black Gives Way To Blue’, an album well-received by media but not so well by closed-minded fans.
The band’s upcoming album – its title as yet to be announced – is set for release in Spring 2013.
It has been confirmed that Steve Howe has quit Asia.
The legendary guitarist – best known for his work with Yes throughout the decades – has left the AOR/pomp band to concentrate on other projects. He re-joined Asia when the original line up of Howe, keyboard player Geoff Downes, drummer Carl Palmer and vocalist John Wetton reconvened in 2006.
Speaking as recently as the summer of 2012, Howe previously stated that although Yes “didn’t need Anderson or Wakeman” to make it work, Asia needed “all of the original guys”.
Yes, meanwhile, are to embark on a US tour where they will play their ‘Close To The Edge’, ‘Going For The One’ and ‘The Yes Album’ in full. The line-up which recorded 2011’s excellent ‘Fly From Here‘ album has already dissolved.
Swedish progressive/melodic death metal merchants Opeth have announced a run of US live dates. The dates will take place in the spring, with confirmed appearances at the following venues:
April 18, 2013 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom
April 20, 2013 Worcester, MA New England Metal & Hardcore Fest
April 21, 2013 Quebec City, QC Capitole
April 23, 2013 Halifax, NS Halifax Forum
April 24, 2013 Moncton, NB Casino New Brunswick
April 26, 2013 Guelph, ON Guelph Concert Theatre
April 27, 2013 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
April 28, 2013 Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall
April 29, 2013 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 30, 2013 Norfolk, VA NorVa Theatre
May 2, 2013 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
May 3, 2013 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
May 4, 2013 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
May 5, 2013 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
May 6, 2013 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
May 8, 2013 Lexington, KY Buster’s Billiards & Backroom
May 9, 2013 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
May 10, 2013 Flint, MI The Machine Shop
May 11, 2013 Joliet, IL Mojoe’s
May 12, 2013 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
May 14, 2013 Fargo, ND The Venue
May 15, 2013 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s
May 16, 2013 Sauget, IL Pop’s
May 17, 2013 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre
May 18, 2013 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
May 20, 2013 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
May 21, 2013 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
May 23, 2013 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
May 24, 2013 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
May 25, 2013 Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon Club
May 26, 2013 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
Katatonia will also appear on all dates.
Opeth’s last studio album ‘Heritage’ was a worldwide success, reaching #22 on the UK album chart and #22 on the Billboard 200. The album also reached the top ten in various Scandinavian territories.
After deciding to call it a day D.O.A. have added extra dates to their farewell tour, as confirmed below.
Friday Jan. 18 The Rickshaw Vancouver, BC
Thursday Jan. 24th The Waverly Cumberland, BC
Friday Jan. 25th TBA Lasqueti Island, BC
Saturday Jan. 26th Artspring Theatre Saltspring Island, BC
Sunday Jan. 27th 9 One 9 Victoria, BC
Thursday Jan. 31st Phoenix Theatre Petaluma, CA
Friday Feb. 1st The Observatory Santa Ana, CA
Saturday Feb. 2nd Brick By Brick San Diego, CA
Sunday Feb. 3rd Weber’s Reseda, CA
Thursday Feb. 21st The Vat Red Deer, AB
Friday Feb. 22 Pawn Shop Edmonton, AB
Saturday Feb. 23rd The Republic Calgary, AB
Sunday Feb. 24th Wild Bill’s Banff, AB
The farewell tour marks the end of 35 years in the business for the now legendary Canadian punks.
Deep Purple’s 1990 release ‘Slaves & Masters’ is to be re-released on February 5th in a remastered and expanded form.
The only release by Deep Purple Mk V (featuring ex-Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner) remains one of the most overlooked titles in the legendary band’s catalogue, despite providing a US radio hit with ‘Love Conquers All’.
The new edition of the album includes two bonus cuts – the rarely heard B-side ‘Slow Down Sister’ and the 7″ edit of ‘Love Conquers All’.
Early 2013 is a good time for Purple fans. In addition to the re-release of ‘Slaves’, a remastered version of Ritchie Blackmore’s last performance with the band – ‘Paris 1975’ – is released a few days earlier on January 28th.
‘SLAVES & MASTERS: DELUXE EDITION’ tracklisting:
01. King Of Dreams
02. The Cut Runs Deep
03. Fire In The Basement
04. Truth Hurts
05. Breakfast In Bed
06. Love Conquers All
07. Fortuneteller
08. Too Much Is Not Enough
09. Wicked Ways
10. Slow Down Sister
11. Love Conquers All (single edit)