The Music News Update

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Grave lineup news.

Necrophobic album news.

Visions of Atlantis album news.

The new album from Michael Schenker Fest will be called Resurrection and it is due out March 2nd, 2018. You can check out the details and the first single "Warrior" HERE!

The cover art:



From Classic Rock Revisited.com's news section:

In April 2018, Madfish celebrate Wishbone Ash, one of Britain’s most enduring and best-loved rock acts, by releasing a comprehensive deluxe 30 CD box set, The Vintage Years. Loaded with rarities, memorabilia, a new interview and a lavish 156-page hardback book, a third of this new collection features previously unheard & unreleased material.

Following decades of being starved of unreleased material from the true vintage years from Wishbone Ash, fans will soon be able to enjoy the long-awaited, remastered anthology from this esteemed and influential band in its pure quality in both musical and printed content.

This box set is strictly limited to 2,500 copies and includes all 16 studio albums between 1970-1991, all of which feature bonus material including rare album outtakes, B-sides and 12 previously unreleased studio tracks. These are presented in mini-gatefold sleeves. Three of the 16 albums are currently out of print on CD (Nouveau Calls, Here to Hear & Strange Affair). The box set will feature brand new cover artwork designed by Colin Elgie, the original designer behind the award-winning Live Dates sleeve artwork.

There are 3 original live albums (Live Dates, Live Dates Volume Two & Live in Tokyo) and 8 previously unreleased live albums (on 11 discs) recorded between 1973 & 1980.

1. Portsmouth Guildhall 1973 (2CD) from the Wishbone Four / Live Dates tour
2. Southampton University 1973 from the Wishbone Four / Live Dates tour
3. Edinburgh Usher Hall 1976 from the New England tour
4. Marquee Club 1977 from the Front Page News tour
5. Newcastle City Hall 1977 from the Front Page News tour
6. Bournemouth Winter Gardens 1978 (2CD) from the No Smoke Without Fire tour
7. Guildford Civic Hall 1980 (2CD) from the Just Testing tour
8. Chelmsford Odeon 1980 from the Blowin' Free tour

All music has been remastered from the original multitrack and ¼ inch tapes, sourced from Martin Turner and Andy Powell's personal collections, and from the Universal Music and Atlantic archives.

Accompanying this thorough collection of repertoire is a 156-page coffee table hardback book written by Classic Rock's Dave Ling, which includes personal photos, rare posters and flyers and collector's memorabilia.

Fans lucky enough to purchase this set also receive:

36-page poster book covering the early years through to Here to Hear.
Four reproductions of original posters for:
Christmas at the Palace Dec 1973
Live Dates European tour – Hamburg Musikhalle 1974
Europe 1975 tour
Front Page News tour – Empire Pool Wembley 1977
A Facsimile MCA debut album promo pack.
A 7-inch flexi disc for the single “Blind Eye”, the first of the 11 Japanese singles series
Individually signed photos of each band member.

Talking about the release, founder member Martin Turner explains, “I looked after most of these tape recordings for decades, wondering when they would ever see the light of day and I am very glad that they will at last be available for everyone to hear. I wanted to mix the live performances myself, but being a busy chap and not famous for my speediness, we decided to give it all to the wonderful Pete Reynolds whom I believe has done a brilliant job of mixing and remastering a massive collection of work. It's almost like having one's whole musical life in one box. It certainly represents the most comprehensive Wishbone collection that I know of and I hope you enjoy it.”

Andy Powell agrees, “It's truly amazing to look back at the musically fertile 70s and 80s and wonder at the sheer amount of incredible creative output from our band. We had great roots and a really strong blue-print for success. I feel blessed to have played my part in it all and I'm truly thankful that it's set the course for my entire life and all the music that's followed, as the band continues to live on into the 21st century.”

Rarely is an anthology of this quality ever released… Wishbone Ash: The Vintage Years is so comprehensive and lovingly-compiled, with such beautiful and quality accompanying material … if ever there was a box set not to miss, this is it!

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Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy will release his solo CD Year of the Tiger sometime next year.

The album is due out March 9th via Napalm Records.

01. Year Of The Tiger
02. The Great Beyond
03. Blind Faith
04. Devil On The Wall
05. Ghost of Shangri La
06. Turning Stones
07. Haunted By Design
08. Mother
09. Nothing But A Name
10. Love Can Only Heal
11. Songbird
12. One Fine Day

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My latest Cassette Chronicles article looks at the 1995 John Waite album Temple Bar. You can check it out via this Limelight Magazine.com link.

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John 5 will release a live CD called It's Alive! on January 25th, 2018.

01. Guitars, **** And Monsters
02. Flight Of The Vulcan Kelly
03. Six Hundred And Sixty Six Pickers In Hell, CA
04. Here's To The Crazy Ones
05. This Is My Rifle
06. Jiffy Jam
07. Hall Haw
08. Season Of The Witch
09. The Nightmare Unravels
10. Portrait Of Sydney Sloan
11. Triple D
12. Black Grass Plague
13. Behind The Nut Love
14. Making Monsters
15. Beat It
16. Now Fear This
17. Medley



Guns N' Roses keyboardist Dizzy Reed's solo debut will be called Rock 'N Roll Ain't Easy and will be out February 16th via Golden Robot Records.

01. This Don't Look Like Vegas
02. Mother Theresa
03. Cheers 2 R Oblivion
04. Fragile Water
05. Dirty Bomb
06. Mystery In Exile
07. I Celebrate
08. Understanding
09. Crestfallen
10. Forgotten Cases
11. Reparations
12. Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Easy

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You can check out my review of the Bob Seger album I Knew You When via this Classic Rock Bottom link.

Bullet For My Valentine lineup news.

The self-titled debut from the John Butcher Axis will make its debut on CD via Escape Music on January 19th. Details

Symphony X bassist Mike Lepond will release his 2nd Mike Lepond's Silent Assassins album Pawn and Prophecy on January 26th via Frontiers Music Srl.

01. Masters Of The Hall
02. Black Legend
03. Antichrist
04. I Am The Bull
05. Avengers Of Eden
06. Hordes Of Fire
07. The Mulberry Tree
08. Pawn And Prophecy

You can check out the audio for the song "Avengers of Eden" HERE!



The new Whitesnake album is tentatively titled Flesh & Blood. It is due out in early 2018 via Frontiers Music Srl.

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You can check out my review of the Night Ranger CD Don't Let Up via this Classic Rock Bottom link.

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Avenged Sevenfold acoustic album news.

The new Angra CD will be called Omni and it is due out February 16th via earMUSIC. You can check out the song "Travelers In Time[/I] HERE!

01. Light Of Transcendence
02. Travelers Of Time
03. Black Widow's Web
04. Insania
05. The Bottom Of My Soul
06. War Horns
07. Caveman
08. Magic Mirror
09. Always More
10. Ømni - Silence Inside
11. Ømni - Infinite Nothing

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My review of the Cheap Trick album We're All Alright! can be read HERE!

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Crashdiet lineup news

Manticora album news

Ghost live album news

Whitesnake live release news

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So apparently there is a new Jimi Hendrix album called Both Sides Of The Sky coming out on March 9th. Full Details

01. Mannish Boy*
02. Lover Man*
03. Hear My Train A Comin'*
04. Stepping Stone*
05. $20 Fine*+
06. Power Of Soul^
07. Jungle*
08. Things I Used to Do#
09. Georgia Blues++
10. Sweet Angel*
11. Woodstock*+
12. Send My Love To Linda*
13. Cherokee Mist*

* Previously unreleased
^ Previously unavailable extended version
+ Featuring Stephen Stills
# Featuring Johnny Winter
++ Featuring Lonnie Youngblood


Vanilla Fudge live album news

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You can check out my review of the Thunder CD Rip It Up via this link.

Susperia album news.

Napalm Death album news.

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My last Cassette Chronicles article of 2017 looks at the Warrant album Ultraphobic. You can check it out HERE!

Voodoo Circle album news.

You can check out the official video for the title track to the Myles Kennedy solo album Year Of The Tiger HERE!

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Here's my review of the John Mellencamp CD Sad Clowns & Hillbillies.

The new Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa CD will be called Black Coffee. It is due out January 26th, 2018 via Mascot Label Group. You can see the video for the title track HERE!

01. Give It Everything You Got
02. Damn Your Eyes
03. Black Coffee
04. Lullaby Of The Leaves
05. Why Don't You Do Right
06. Saved
07. Sitting On Top Of The World
08. Joy
09. Soul On Fire
10. Addicted
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The new Simple Minds album Walk Between Worlds is due out February 2nd via BMG.

The track listing is:

“Magic”
“Summer”
“Utopia”
“The Signal And The Noise
“In Dreams”
“Barrowland Star”
“Walk Between Worlds”
“Sense Of Discovery”



Dream Theater has signed with InsideOut Music

Anthrax concert DVD news.

Therion album news

Ministry album news.

Iron Angel has signed with Mighty Music and will release their new album Hellbound on May 4th, 2018.

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My review of the "lost" Target album In Range can be read HERE!

Monster Magnet album news.