The Music News Update

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Ratt legal battle has seemingly been resolved.

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Here's an interview with ex-Triumph frontman Rik Emmett.

You can check out the new Jack Russell's Great White song "Blame It On The Night" HERE!

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Ratt legal battle has seemingly been resolved.

Or perhaps not according to Bobby Blotzer. Article Link

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The Business frontman Micky Fitz has passed away.

Phil Lewis has left L.A. Guns Article Link

Former The Gathering singer Anneke Van Giersbergen has launched a new band called Vuur. Details

The new Place Vendome album Close To The Sun is due out February 24th via Frontiers Music Srl. Full Details

01. Close To The Sun
02. Welcome To The Edge
03. Hereafter
04. Strong
05. Across The Times
06. Riding The Ghost
07. Light Before The Dark
08. Falling Star
09. Breathing
10. Yesterday Is Gone
11. Helen
12. Distant Skies




Danger Danger vocalist Ted Poley and Trixter guitarist Steve Brown have formed a new band called Tokyo Motor Fist. Their self-titled debut album is due out on February 24th, 2017 from Frontiers Music Srl. Full Details

01. Pickin' Up The Pieces
02. Love Me Insane
03. Shameless
04. Love
05. Black And Blue
06. You're My Revolution
07. Don't Let Me Go
08. Put Me To Shame
09. Done To Me
10. Get You Off My Mind
11. Fallin' Apart



The debut album from Arduini/Balich will be called Dawn of Ages is due out February 24th, 2017 via Cruz Del Sur Music. Details

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Former The Gathering singer Anneke Van Giersbergen has launched a new band called Vuur. Details

I've seen videos of The Gathering. Lady can sing. Has a sense of humor, too, if that video is any indication.

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Eric Clapton has put some of his guitars up for sale.

The new Unruly Child CD will be called Can't Go Home. It is due out February 24th via Frontiers Music Srl.

01. The Only One
02. Four Eleven
03. Driving Into The Future
04. Get On Top
05. See If She Floats
06. She Can't Go Home
07. Point Of View
08. Ice Cold Sunshine
09. When Love Is Here
10. Sunlit Sky
11. Someday Somehow



The new Adagio album will be entitled Life. It is due out in Spring 2017.



Edenbridge will have their new album, The Great Momentum, released by SPV / Steamhammer on February 17th, 2017.

01. Shiantara (5:51)
02. The Die Is Not Cast (5:15)
03. The Moment Is Now (4:21)
04. Until The End Of Time (4:36)
05. The Visitor (5:54)
06. Return To Grace (5:13)
07. Only A Whiff Of Life (3:44)
08. A Turnaround In Art (7:32)
09. The Greatest Gift Of All (12:18)

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Phil Lewis has left L.A. Guns Article Link

The singer's participation in the reconstituted version of L.A. Guns with Tracii Guns is apparently not affected by the announcement.

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Stryper will take a hiatus after upcoming tour.

After the band's hiatus, they may be continuing forward without bassist Tim Gaines, according to singer Michael Sweet. Article Link

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This is about two months old, but I directed the latest Faith No More video, Cone of Shame



Have you seen it? Love it or hate it?

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After the band's hiatus, they may be continuing forward without bassist Tim Gaines, according to singer Michael Sweet. Article Link

Gaines posted on Twitter that he is not leaving the band. There's something going on, there.

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Here's my review of the new Blackberry Smoke CD Like An Arrow.

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Ex-Circle II Circle and Into Eternity drummer Adam Sagan has passed away.

You can check out the video for the Queensryche song "Hellfire" HERE!

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The new Thunder album will be called Rip It Up. It is due out February 10th, 2017.

01. No One Gets Out Alive
02. Rip It Up
03. She Likes The Cocaine
04. Right From The Start
05. Shakedown
06. Heartbreak Hurricane
07. In Another Life
08. The Chosen One
09. The Enemy Inside
10. Tumbling Down
11. There's Always A Loser

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Here's an interview with drummer Carmine Appice.

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After a 36 year run, keyboardist Mark Stanway has left Magnum.