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    Default The Music News Update

    Since the Music Forum was deleted, I'm restarting the music news thread here. But I'm not going to have individual genre threads anymore. Everything is going into one thread. Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Classic Rock, General Music and Country music will all be here.

    And when I have occasion to do a CD review I'm hoping it will be okay to add it to this thread as well.

    So that's the plan, hopefully people will still be here reading it. And I'm going to copy/paste some of the most recent stuff from the old threads to give it a bit of a kick start. No more than 5 pages back of still relevant material.
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    First "NEW" music news:

    The Rival Sons CD Great Western Valkyrie is due out in the US via Earache Records on June 10th.
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    The official Queensryche settlement statement:

    "We wanted to let QUEENSRŸCHE fans around the world know that an amicable settlement has been reached between Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield, Michael Wilton and Geoff Tate with regard to the future of the QUEENSRŸCHE name. According to the agreement, original QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Michael Wilton, along with recent members Todd La Torre and Parker Lundgren, will now be the sole entity recording and touring as QUEENSRŸCHE, performing selections from their entire musical catalog that spans over 30 years of material. Original QUEENSRŸCHE lead singer Geoff Tate will continue to record, perform and pursue a variety of other creative endeavors and, as part of the agreement, will have the exclusive rights to perform Operation: Mindcrime I and II in their entirety as a unique performance. Both sides wish each other well and are excited about what the future holds. We want to thank the fans for standing beside us through this ordeal and look forward to sharing our music with you for years to come.

    The QUEENSRŸCHE corporate assets will be evenly divided among Wilton, Jackson, Rockenfield and Tate.

    According to The Seattle Times, Tate will embark on a brief QUEENSRŸCHE "farewell" tour this summer before launching a new chapter his career.

    "It's the rebirth of QUEENSRŸCHE and the way it used to be," Wilton told The Seattle Times. "We're rebuilding the QUEENSRŸCHE name."

    Added Tate: "One thing that's really important for people to understand is that this never went to court. They [Wilton, Jackson and Rockenfield] bought the name from me. But I retain 'Operation: Mindcrime'. It's sort of similar to the PINK FLOYD situation where Roger Waters retained 'The Wall'. 'Mindcrime' was my thing and my story, so it's appropriate that I keep that. So they will continue on as QUEENSRŸCHE, and I will continue on as me."

    There's so much BS dripping off this statement from all parties, it requires a full body hazmat suit.


    Geoff Tate comments on the Queensryche settlement:

    "I'm very happy that it's over and done and we can all move on with our lives.

    "We've been trying to work something out for months and months and months, and it's like any kind of lawsuit, it's just slow going. But finally I think the realization that going to court over the whole thing was going to be a huge nightmare and huge financial mess for everybody that [we] really started to look at it more seriously and realistically."

    Regarding the fact that he will have the exclusive rights to perform "Operation: Mindcrime I" and "II" in their entirety, Tate said: "It's pretty similar to the PINK FLOYD settlement where one group got the name and Roger Waters got 'The Wall'. It's very similar to that. I retain 'Operation: Mindcrime' and everything revolving around that, and they got the name, so it's a win-win for everybody."

    Asked what he is going to be doing musically going forward, Tate said: "I can't really give any details now. I'll be announcing some information over the summer what my future plans are going to be. Right now I'm concentrating a show I've got in rehearsals for now in Seattle. I've got five shows doing my Rock In Vaudeville show and when that's done, the last of the QUEENSRŸCHE dates."

    He added: "I think just, I'm ready to move on and do something different. And this is a great launching point to do that from, and I'm really looking forward to it."

    More than thirty years after setting forth on the musical journey that would become known as QUEENSRŸCHE, singer Geoff Tate — one of rock's quintessential front men and the lead vocalist heard on all QUEENSRŸCHE hits — will be performing his farewell tour as QUEENSRŸCHE beginning in late July.

    The announcement of the tour, "Queensr˙che Starring Geoff Tate - The Farewell Tour", comes hot on the heels of the recent amicable settlement with his former bandmates Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson and Scott Rockenfield, who will be continuing with the band name.


    For the forthcoming tour, Geoff's version of QUEENSRŸCHE will be performing all the hits along with some rarities to celebrate the music he's enjoyed making over the past thirty years.

    Although the name will change, the lineup of stellar musicians performing with Geoff after this "farewell" tour is expected to remain the same.

    Tickets go on sale for the majority of shows this Friday, May 2 and this Saturday, May 3.

    "Queensr˙che Starring Geoff Tate - The Farewell Tour" dates:

    July 30 - Hermosa Beach, CA - Saint Rocke
    July 31 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - The Coach House
    Aug. 01 - El Cajon, CA - Sycuan Casino
    Aug. 02 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
    Aug. 03 - Agoura, CA - The Canyon Club
    Aug. 07 - Fresno, CA - Strummer’s
    Aug. 08 - Vacaville, CA - Theatre Deville
    Aug. 09 - Morgan Hill, CA - Downtown Amphitheater
    Aug. 12 - Nashville, TN - Music Marathon Works
    Aug. 13 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
    Aug. 14 - Charlotte, NC - The Chop Shop
    Aug. 15 - Wilmington, NC - Ziggy’s By The Sea
    Aug. 16 - Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy’s
    Aug. 17 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
    Aug. 19 - Dallas, TX - Trees
    Aug. 20 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theatre
    Aug. 22 - Tucson, AX - Rialto Theatre
    Aug. 23 - Scottsdale, AZ - Talking Stick Resort
    Aug. 24 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
    Aug. 26 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
    Aug. 28 - Wichita, KS - The Cotillion
    Aug. 30 - Bolingbrook, IL - Tailgaters


    Night Ranger will have their new album High Road out June 10th via Frontiers Records.

    1. High Road
    2. Knock Knock Never Stop
    3. Rollin' On
    4. Don't Live Here Any More
    5. I'm Coming Home
    6. X Generation
    7. Only For You Only
    8. Hang On
    9. St. Bartholomew
    10. Brothers
    11. L.A. No Name
    12. The Mountain Song*

    *only available on deluxe edition


    The official video for the title track to the Night Ranger CD is HERE.

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    The new Ace Frehley solo CD Space Invader is due out in North America on June 24th via eOne Music. The European release will come July 7th via SPV/Steamhammer.

    Jon Oliva's Pain has hired Bill Hudson (Circle II Circle, Power Quest) as their new guitarist.

    Wolf will release their new album Devil Seed on August 25 in Europe and September 2 in North America via Century Media Records.

    The new Sonic Syndicate CD will be self-titled. It is due out July 4th via Nuclear Blast Records.

    01. Day Of The Dead
    02. Black Hole Halo
    03. Long Road Home
    04. My Revenge
    05. Before You Finally Break (feat. Speed/SOILWORK)
    06. Catching Fire
    07. Unbreakable
    08. It Takes Me
    09. See What I See
    10. So Addicted
    11. The Flame That Changed The World

    Limited-edition bonus tracks:

    12. Diabolical Work Of Art
    13. What We Shared
    14. Another Soldier Down




    The new Loudness CD The Sun Will Rise Again on June 4th.

    Here's the track listing:


    01. Nourishment Of The Mind
    02. Got To Be Strong
    03. Never Ending Fire
    04. The Metal Man
    05. Mortality
    06. The Best
    07. The Sun Will Rise Again
    08. Rock You Wild
    09. Greatest Ever Heavy Metal
    10. Shout
    11. Not Alone

    DVD

    01. The Sun Will Rise Again (Music Video)
    02. Track-by-track interview with Akira Takasaki

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    The new Judas Priest album Redeemer of Souls will be released via Epic/Columbia on July 15th.

    You can see the available details HERE!

    The single cover art is below and you can listen to the title track HERE!

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    The new Mastodon album will be called Once More Around The Sun and will be out June 24th via Reprise.

    The track listing is:

    01. Tread Lightly
    02. The Motherload
    03. High Road
    04. Once More 'Round The Sun
    05. Chimes At Midnight
    06. Asleep In The Deep
    07. Feast Your Eyes
    08. Aunt Lisa
    09. Ember City
    10. Halloween
    11. Diamond In The Witch House (feat. Scott Kelly of NEUROSIS)



    The Black Dahlia Murder will release the DVD Fool 'Em All on May 27th.


    Vicious Rumours will release a new live album, Live You To Death 2 - American Punishment, via SPV/Steamhammer on June 11 in Scandinavia, June 13 in Germany, June 16 in the rest of Europe and June 24 in USA/Canada.

    01. Digital Dictator
    02. Minute To Kill
    03. Towns On Fire
    04. Lady Took A Chance
    05. Worls And Machines
    06. I Am The Gun
    07. Electric Punishment
    08. You Only Live Twice
    09. Mastermind
    10. Don't Wait For Me
    11. World Church
    12. Hellraiser
    13. Soldiers Of The Night


    Skid Row will release its new seven-song EP, United World Rebellion - Part 2 on August 5th via Megaforce Records.

    Kix has signed with Loud & Proud Records for the July 22nd release of a new studio album. No word on a title but it will be their first new studio release in 19 years.
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    The new Fatal Smile CD White Trash Heroes is due out April 25 via FS Records/GMR Music Group.

    01. White Trash Heroes
    02. Like A Rockstar
    03. Heartache & Pain
    04. Dirty Little Secret
    05. Alive & Kicking
    06. I'm The Gun
    07. Down & Out
    08. Reflections From The Past
    09. Gave It All
    10. Hip MF


    Talk about killing any potential new interest in your band/music.

    "Fatal Smile's Mr. Y announces the demise of the band:

    "At some point in your life you'll have to 'kill your darlings'...and it's with a heavy heart I have to inform you that I'm laying my dear band Fatal Smile to rest...in peace!

    I sure know it's a really bad timing with a new album to be released & we just kicked off our first show of the tour last nite & really sorry for letting the fans down that have bought tickets for the shows... But at a certain point in life you'll have to make decisions if things are really worth doing it...?? I have come to that point when the answer is no, it's no longer worth sacrificing everything in my life, my heart & soul just to keep the 'FS-train' rolling...It's been an epic journey since I started the band back in 1995 & I had a blast doing it & 'living the dream'...

    A million thanks to all of you for your endless support & love during those 'Fatal years' & thanks to all the band members during this time...I will sure keep writing & playing music, that's for sure!!!
    Also the new album & last Fatal Smile album "White Trash Heroes" will be released as planned on April 25. A few signed copies of the album & 'special packages' is still available for pre-orders at: gmrmusic.bigcartel.com/artist/fatal-smile.
    Take care & be well...Peace & Love, Yaksel Unutmaz aka 'MR. Y' / 'Yxan'."
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    The new Liv Kristine solo CD Vervain is due in the fall via Napalm Records.

    Alestorm will release their new album, Sunset On The Golden Age, on August 5 in North America (one day earlier internationally) via Napalm Records.

    Unisonic will release a new EP, For The Kingdom, on May 23 via earMUSIC/Edel.

    01. For The Kingdom
    02. You Come Undone (EP exclusive track)
    03. Unisonic (live 2012; EP exclusive track)
    04. Never Too Late (live 2012; EP exclusive track)
    05. Star Rider (live 2012; EP exclusive track)
    06. Souls Alive (live 2012; EP exclusive track)


    Collectors Dream Records will release the Cinderella live CD Stripped on May 16th.


    Recorded live over the course of two nights — October 2-3, 1998 — at the Key Club in Hollywood, California during the band's "Unfished Business" tour, the disc is comprised of 14 hard-rockin' and blues-based tracks; included as a bonus are two songs recorded live in 1991.

    "Stripped" track listing:

    01. The More Things Change
    02. Push Push
    03. Gypsy Road
    04. Fallin Apart At The Seams
    05. Heartbreak Station
    06. The Last Mile
    07. Shelter Me
    08. Coming Home
    09. Hot And Bothered
    10. Nightsongs
    11. Nobody's Fool
    12. Somebody Save Me
    13. Shake Me
    14. Don't Know What You Got
    15. Sick For The Cure (bonus track)
    16. Make Your Own Way (bonus track)





    Tesla is working on a new album that will be called Simplicity. No word on a North American release date yet.
    The European release for the album will be via Frontiers Records on June 6th.

    01. MP3
    02. Ricochet
    03. Rise And Fall
    04. So Divine...
    05. Cross My Heart
    06. Honestly
    07. Flip Side!
    08. Other Than Me
    09. Break Of Dawn
    10. Burnout To Fade
    11. Life Is A River
    12. Sympathy
    13. Time Bomb
    14. 'Til That Day
    15. Burnout To Fade (writing demo version) *
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    German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER will release their 1th studio album, "Return Of The Reaper", via Napalm Records on the following dates:

    July 11: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Benelux
    July 16: Spain, Sweden, Norway
    July 14: Rest of Europe
    July 15: USA, Canada

    Here's the track listing:

    01. Return Of The Reaper
    02. Hell Funeral
    03. War God
    04. Tattooed Rider
    05. Resurrection Day
    06. Season Of The Witch
    07. Road Rage Killer
    08. Dia De Los Muertos
    09. Satan's Host
    10. Grave Desecrator
    11. Death Smiles At All Of Us
    12. Nothing To Believe


    Accept will release their new album Blind Rage on July 18th via Nuclear Blast Records.


    The new Opeth album Pale Communion is due out June 17th via Roadrunner Records.

    01. Eternal Rains Will Come
    02. Cusp Of Eternity
    03. Moon Above, Sun Below
    04. Elysian Woes
    05. Goblin
    06. River
    07. Voice Of Treason
    08. Faith In Others

    You can check out the video for the Winger song "Tin Soldier" HERE!

    The new Corrosion of Conformity album IX will be released June 24th via Candlelight Records.

    01. Brand New Sleep
    02. Elphyn
    03. Denmark Vesey
    04. The Nectar
    05. Interlude
    06. On Your Way
    07. Trucker
    08. The Hanged Man
    09. Tarquinius Superbus
    10. Who You Need To Blame
    11. The Nectar Revised

    The new Linkin Park CD The Hunting Party is due out June 17th.
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    Amberian Dawn has signed with Napalm Records. The new CD Magic Forest is due out in July 8th.

    01. Cherish My Memory
    02. Dance Of Life
    03. Magic Forest
    04. Agonizing Night
    05. Warning
    06. Son Of Rainbow
    07. I'm Still Here
    08. Memorial
    09. Endless Silence
    10. Green-Eyed



    The new Madball CD Hardcore Lives is due out June 27th via Nuclear Blast Records.

    01. Intro
    02. Hardcore Lives
    03. The Balance
    04. Doc Marten Stomp
    05. DNA
    06. True School (feat. Scott Vogel)
    07. The Here And Now
    08. Nothing To Me
    09. My Armor (feat. Toby Morse)
    10. Beacon Of Light
    11. Born Strong (feat. Candace Puopolo)
    12. Spirit
    13. Mi Palabra
    14. NBNC
    15. For The Judged

    Bonus tracks:

    16. The Beast
    17. Spit On Your Grave 2014


    The new In Flames CD Siren Charms is due out in September via Epic Records.

    Here's the track listing:

    01. In Plain View
    02. Everything’s Gone
    03. Paralyzed
    04. Through Oblivion
    05. With Eyes Wide Open
    06. Siren Charms
    07. When The World Explodes
    08. Rusted Nail
    09. Dead Eyes
    10. Monsters In The Ballroom
    11. Filtered Truth

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    The new Xandria CD Sacrificium is due out May 6th via Napalm Records.

    Here's the track listing:

    01. Temple Of Hate
    02. Stardust
    03. Dreamkeeper
    04. Nightfall
    05. Sacrificium
    06. Our Neverworld
    07. Little Red Relish
    08. Come With Me
    09. Until The End
    10. Betrayer
    11. Sweet Atonement
    12. The Undiscovered Land

    You can see the video for the song "Nightfall" HERE!



    The new Helix CD Bastard of the Blues is tentatively due out in May via Perris Records.




    The new Overkill album will be called White Devil Armory. It is due out in July in North America via eOne Music, Europe via Nuclear Blast Records
    01. Freedom Rings
    02. Where There's Smoke...
    03. Pig
    04. Amorist
    05. Down To The Bone
    06. Bitter Pill
    07. King Of The Rat Bastards
    08. Another Day To Die
    09. It's All Yours
    10. In The Name
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    Helloween has signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records.

    Threshold will have their new album For The Journey out at the end of September via Nuclear Blast Records.

    Powerman 5000 will release the new album Builders of the Future on May 27th via T-Boy Records / Universal Music Enterprises

    01. Invade, Destroy, Repeat
    02. We Want It All
    03. How To Be A Human
    04. You're Gonna Love It, If You Like It Or Not
    05. Builders Of The Future
    06. I Want To Kill You
    07. Modern World
    08. Live It Up Before You're Dead
    09. I Can't F-cking Hear You
    10. Evil World




    The third Brother Firetribe CD Diamond in the Firepit will be out May 2nd via Spinefarm Records.
    May 2nd is the European release except for the UK which is May 3rd. The North American release date is June 3rd.

    01. Intro
    02. Love's Not Enough
    03. Far Away From Love
    04. For Better Or For Worse
    05. Desperately
    06. Edge Of Forever
    07. Hanging By A Thread
    08. Trail Of Tears
    09. Winner Takes It All
    10. Tired Of Dreaming
    11. Reality Bites
    12. Close To The Bone


    Fu Manchu will release their new album, "Gigantoid", on April 29 via the band's own At The Dojo Records.

    01. Dimension Shifter
    02. Invaders On My Back
    03. Anxiety Reducer
    04. Radio Source Sagittarius
    05. Mutant
    06. No Warning
    07. Evolution Machine
    08. Triplanetary
    09. The Last Question
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    The U.D.O. live CD Steelhammer - Live From Moscow is due out May 23rd.

    Disc 1: 1 Intro 2 Steelhammer 3 King of Mean 4 Future Land 5 Cry of a Nation 6 Trip to Nowhere 7 They Want War 8 Never Cross My Way 9 Stranger 10 Stay True 11 In the Darkness 12 Azrael.

    Disc 2: 1 No Limits 2 Mean Machine 3 Burning Heat 4 Metal Machine 5 Devil's Bite 6 Go Back to Hell 7 Timebomb 8 Holy 9 Metal Heart.




    The new Arch Enemy CD War Eternal is due out in June via Century Media Records.
    The track listing and cover art:

    01. Tempore Nihil Sanat (Prelude In F Minor)
    02. Never Forgive, Never Forget
    03. War Eternal
    04. As The Pages Burn
    05. No More Regrets
    06. You Will Know My Name
    07. Graveyard Of Dreams
    08. Stolen Life
    09. Time Is Black
    10. On And On
    11. Avalanche
    12. Down To Nothing
    13. Not Long For This World


    The new Dragonforce CD Maximum Overload is due out August 19 in North America via Metal Blade and August 18 in Europe through earMUSIC
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    HELLYEAH's fourth studio album, "Blood For Blood", will be released on June 10 via Eleven Seven Music. The CD was helmed by producer Kevin Churko at his The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Churko is the Canadian musician, sound engineer, songwriter and record producer who has previously worked with OZZY OSBOURNE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and IN THIS MOMENT, among other acts.

    According to a press release, "Blood For Blood" is "a welcome return to form. It leaves a mark, thanks to songs like the angular, vengeful 'DMF', a song birthed by the sort of anger that can't be faked; it will leave you wondering who pissed these guys off. 'Gift' is dirty, rowdy rock with equal parts groove and swagger, but also possessed of the sort of punk rock energy that would make MOTÖRHEAD fans turns their heads. Then there is moodier, more contemplative fare like 'Moth' or 'Hush', which connect on an emotional, cellular level, proving that you can be incredibly heavy in ways other than loud and fast. The album sounds like a recharged HELLYEAH, taken up many notches."

    "Blood For Blood" track listing:

    01. Sangre Por Sangre (Blood For Blood)
    02. Demons In The Dirt
    03. Soul Killer
    04. Moth
    05. Cross To Bier (Cradle Of Bones)
    06. DMF
    07. Gift
    08. Hush
    09. Say When
    10. Black December"
    Here's the artwork:


    The new Tankard CD R.I.B (Rest In Beer) is due out June 20th via Nuclear Blast Records.

    01. War Cry
    02. Fooled By Your Guts
    03. R.I.B. (Rest In Beer)
    04. Riders Of The Doom
    05. Hope Can't Die
    06. No One Hit Wonder
    07. Breakfast For Champions
    08. Enemy Of Order
    09. Clockwise To Deadline
    10. The Party Ain't Over 'Til We Say So
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    Nazareth has hired Linton Osbourne as their new singer.

    Heart fans are ecstatic with the release of the band's evocative and controversial second album 'Magazine' on Hybrid SACD by Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity! 'Magazine' shows Heart while they were still an idealistically young band, before they became such a worldwide phenomenon. Their second album shows the same impassioned songs that marked the band's debut, 'Dreamboat Annie'. They were really hard rockers back then. Ann and Nancy Wilson wove a tapestry of gypsy meets modern woman, and it is highly involved in the early songwriting. The album features a mix of ballads and straight out rock-blues-metal at its purest.

    'Magazine' was recorded in 1978 and was a victim of legal hassles with the label that delayed its release, yet the album boasts a mix of light and heavy tracks that are pure Heart. The rockin' “Devil Delight” and the bluesy-rock stomp of “Heartless” - one of their best songs ever! There's the beautiful, sweet acoustic moment of “Here Song” and the smooth “Just The Wine” and the Badfinger cover “Without You” - Ann's vocals are incredible, she has the chops to belt out like Janis Joplin! There's the pure, slow and chugging blues of “Mother Earth Blues” and the stomping live recording, “I've Got The Music In Me.”

    Heart's 'Magazine' eventually went platinum and peaked at #17 on the album charts and the album's only single “Heartless” landed in the Top 40.

    Tracks include:
    Heartless
    Devil Delight
    Just The Wine
    Without You
    Magazine
    Here Song
    Mother Earth Blues (live)
    I've Got The Music In Me (live)

    Journey guitarist Neal Schon has a new solo CD called So U coming out soon.

    "Guitar legend Neal Schon has joined forces with bassist Marco Mendoza (BLACK STAR RIDERS, TED NUGENT, WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY) and drummer Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, OZZY OSBOURNE, STEVE VAI, HARDLINE) to create a unique body of work with jazz and blues-inspired virtuosic hard rock playing, entitled "So U". The new album features Schon, Mendoza and Castronovo splitting vocal and writing duties, with many of the tracks also co-written by NIGHT RANGER/DAMN YANKEES songwriter, singer and bassist Jack Blades.

    Of "So U", Neal Schon commented, "This is a great new record that features all three of us — Deen, Marco and myself — sharing lead vocals. Enjoy!"

    The track listing:

    01. Take A Ride
    02. So U
    03. Exotica
    04. What You Want
    05. Love Finds A Way
    06. On My Way
    07. Serenity
    08. Shelter
    09. Big Ocean



    The debut solo album from The Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde will be called Stockholm. It's due out in June via Caroline Records.

    The track listing:

    1. You Or No One
    2. Dark Sunglasses
    3. Like In The Movies
    4. Down The Wrong Way
    5. You're The One
    6. A Plan Too Far
    7. In A Miracle
    8. House Of Cards
    9. Tourniquet (Cynthia Ann)
    10. Sweet Nuthin
    11. Adding The Blue

    The new Uriah Heep CD Outsider is due out in June 9 in the U.K., June 6 in the rest of Europe and June 10 in North America via Frontiers Records.

    01. Speed Of Sound
    02. One Minute
    03. The Law
    04. The Outsider
    05. Rock The Foundation
    06. Is Anybody Gonna Help Me?
    07. Looking At You
    08. Can't Take That Away
    09. Jesse
    10. Kiss The Rainbow
    11. Say Goodbye



    The new CD from The Babys will be called I'll Have Some of That. It will be released in June.



    The new Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers album will be called Hypnotic Eye.
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    "I can't complain. I got to be Jim Morrison for the first half of my life, and Ward Cleaver for the second half." - Warren Zevon.

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