The Music News Update

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The Cassette Chronicles #38 - Tora Tora - Surprise Attack

Kobra and the Lotus album news.

Demonical album news.

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Kamelot lineup news.

A Perfect Circle album news.

Stryper album news.

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Ozzy Osbourne has announced North American Tour dates. Stone Sour is opening. They play my area and I'm wondering if I should plan on going. Seems like it will be my last "guaranteed" time to see him performing his solo work.

Myles Kennedy has announced a May US tour.

Poison has announced a US tour. Cheap Trick and Pop Evil are opening.

Jizzy Pearl will have a new solo album out on May 11th called All You Need Is Soul. It will be released via Frontiers Music Srl.

01. You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
02. Comin' Home To The Bone
03. High For An Eye
04. All You Need Is Soul (YouTube Audio Stream)
05. House Of Sin
06. Mortified
07. Frustrated
08. When The Devil Comes
09. You Don't Know What It's Like
10. It Doesn't Matter
11. Little Treasures
12. Mr Jimmy



The classic Dokken lineup will release the CD/DVD/Blu-Ray edition of Return To The East Live (2016) on April 20th via Frontiers Music Srl.

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Lynch Mob lineup news.

Ex-Vinnie Vincent Invasion drummer Bobby Rock has a book coming out.

Here's an interview with Dave Starr and London Wilde of Wildestarr.

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The new John Prine album will be out April 13th and it is entitled The Tree of Forgiveness.

The track listing is:

1. “Knockin’ On Your Screen Door” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)
2. “I Have Met My Love Today” ft. Brandi Carlile (by John Prine and Roger Cook)
3. “Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)
4. “Summer’s End” (written by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)
5. “Caravan of Fools” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, and Pat McLaughlin)
6. “The Lonesome Friends of Science” (by John Prine)
7. “No Ordinary Blue” (by John Prine and Keith Sykes)
8. “Boundless Love” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, and Pat McLaughlin)
9. “God Only Knows” (by John Prine and Phil Spector)
10. “When I Get to Heaven” (by John Prine)

Stagma album news.

Rivers of Nihil album news.

Tesseract album news.

The new Black Stone Cherry album will be called Family Tree and it is due out April 20th via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group.

The track listing is:

"Bad Habit"
"Burnin’" (Lyric Video Link)
"New Kinda Feelin"
"Carry Me On Down The Road"
"My Last Breath"
"Southern Fried Friday Night"
"Dancin’ In The Rain" (featuring Warren Haynes)
"Ain’t Nobody"
"James Brown"
"You Got The Blues"
"I Need A Woman"
"Get Me Over You"
"Family Tree"

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Sad news: Mr. Big drummer Pat Torpey has passed away from complications related to Parkinson's Disease. Article Link

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The Cassette Chronicles #39 - Laura Branigan - Touch

Foghat bassist Craig Macgregor has passed away.

Here's an oral history article on the Toto song "Africa"

Caliban album news

From the Classic Rock Revisited news section:

"Two weeks ahead of their induction into the 2018 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, The Cars will release remastered and expanded editions of 1981's "Shake It Up" and 1984's "Heartbeat City" on March 30.

Available on CD, 2LP and digital formats, the latest additions to the Boston band's reissue series deliver the original albums alongside rare and unreleased songs, including demos, remixes and studio outtakes.

The title track of The Cars' fourth album, "Shake It Up", earned the group their first US Top 10 hit while the project reached No. 9 on the US Billboard 200 on its way to sales of more than 2 million copies.

Originally recorded with producer Roy Thomas Baker at the band's then-new studio, Syncro Sound, the 2018 reissue features an early version of "Since You're Gone," the demo for "Shake It Up" and an unreleased song called "Midnight Dancer."

Produced by Mutt Lange, "Heartbeat City" scored four US Top 20 hits, including a pair of Top 10s - "You Might Think" and "Drive" - with the set peaking at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200 while selling more than 4 million copies.

Among the seven bonus tracks included on the 2018 reissue are unreleased versions of "Why Can't I Have You" and "I Refuse," as well as the demo for "Drive."

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Kalmah album news.

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Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton has revealed that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease 10 years ago, and announced he will not be touring with the band on their upcoming Firepower tour. His replacement will be Priest producer Andy Sneap (who has produced the most recent albums from Accept and is a guitar player for the band Hell). Details

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Country singer Daryle Singletary has died.

Rainbow album news.

Melvins album news.

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An update on the health of Metal Church drummer Stet Howland, he's been diagnosed with lymphoma.

New update: Stet Howland's cancer is in remission.

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Singer Vic Damone has died.

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Styx, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Tesla doing a tour.

Tesla's new album will be called Shock. It is tentatively due out this fall.

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The new James Christian solo album will be called Craving. It is due out April 20th via Frontiers Music Srl.

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Here's an interview with ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett.

Blitzkrieg album news.