The Music News Update

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Funk, soul and R&B singer Betty Davis has passed away.

Vixen bassist Share Ross has announced she's taking a hiatus from the band. She did this midway through their set at a pre-cruise Monsters of Rock concert and then introduced her replacement. Full Details.

Last In Line has signed a record deal with earMUSIC. Details.

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The Cassette Chronicles #190 - Fiona - Heart Like A Gun

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Ian McDonald, a founding member of both Foreigner and King Crimson, has passed away.

Killing Joke EP news.

10 Years "alternate takes" album news.

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Slipknot's Corey Taylor solo album news.

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Sting has sold his songwriting catalog. Article Link.

Satan album news.

Inglorious live release news.

There's a 40th Anniversary reissue of the Rush album Moving Pictures due out April 15th. Details.

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Here's an interview with Immolation's Steve Shalaty.

Exhorder lineup news.

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Sting has sold his songwriting catalog. Article Link.
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$300 million (allegedly) is a tidy sum of sweet money to ride off into the sunset with. Cant begrudge them taking one last payday. If it wasn't evident before it seems we've entered into the era of "Consolidation". IP acquisition is the name of the game to retain consistent profit.

Thankfully, he's not talking retirement from touring, right?

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$300 million (allegedly) is a tidy sum of sweet money to ride off into the sunset with. Cant begrudge them taking one last payday. If it wasn't evident before it seems we've entered into the era of "Consolidation". IP acquisition is the name of the game to retain consistent profit.

Thankfully, he's not talking retirement from touring, right?

The real big money the last 20+ years is touring. Guns N Roses as a reunion the last 4-5 years have racked up half a billion dollars touring.

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Venrez EP news.

Seven Kingdoms album news.

The new Nazareth album will be called Surviving The Law. It is due out April 15th via Frontiers Music Srl. Details.

01. Strange Days
02. You Gotta Pass It Around
03. Runaway
04. Better Leave It Out
05. Mind Bomb
06. Sweet Kiss
07. Falling In Love
08. Waiting For The World To End
09. Let The Whisky Flow
10. Sinner
11. Ciggies And Booze
12. Psycho Skies
13. Love Breaks
14. You Made Me

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The real big money the last 20+ years is touring. Guns N Roses as a reunion the last 4-5 years have racked up half a billion dollars touring.

It's the KISS solution to their lucrative success. Continuously, pushing the "FINAL TOUR" meme & that sweet, shame-less merchandising is just a license to print money for Gene & Paul. Mostly because everybody know that their records ain't burning up the charts unless its "Best Of.." or special edition compilations.

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Journey album news.

Drowning Pool album news

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It's the KISS solution to their lucrative success. Continuously, pushing the "FINAL TOUR" meme & that sweet, shame-less merchandising is just a license to print money for Gene & Paul. Mostly because everybody know that their records ain't burning up the charts unless its "Best Of.." or special edition compilations.

Comically in this span Guns n Roses re-issued their 1st album in a deluxe box set with tons of extras etc. It was limited to 1,000+ copies and priced pretty wild. It sold out quick ! Then they plan this year to issue a new 4 song EP with Hard Skool and Absurd as new songs.

Duff McKagen said years ago if the band ever reunited they would do tons of money as promoters had offered some big $$$ for it. So they pretty much cashed in finally on it.

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Steve Salas, the co-founder of the Los Angeles based R&B group Tierra, has passed away.

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CD Review - Lionheart - Second Nature (Reissue)

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BMG has acquired the rights to John Lee Hooker's music from the blues musician's estate. Article Link

Accept has signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. Article Link.

The Troops Of Doom album news.

Dianthus album news.

Audrey Horne album news.

The new Thunder release will be a double album entitled Dopamine. It is due out April 29th. Full Details

CD1 / LP1

01. The Western Sky
02. One Day We'll Be Free Again
03. Even If It Takes A Lifetime
04. Black
05. Unraveling
06. The Dead City
07. Last Orders
08. All The Way

CD2 / LP2

01. Dancing In The Sunshine
02. Big Pink Supermoon
03. Across The Nation
04. Just A Grifter
05. I Don't Believe The World
06. Disconnected
07. Is Anybody Out There?
08. No Smoke Without Fire

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Check out the song "Western Sky" below.

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Check out the new Joe Satriani song "Faceless" from his upcoming album The Elephants Of Mars.

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Check out the Scorpions song "Shining Of Your Soul" from their upcoming Rock Believer album.