The Music News Update

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Elton John has announced a 3 year 300 date farewell tour.

Sacred Reich has signed with Metal Blade Records.

Star Chase album news.

The new Crematory album will be called Oblivion. It is due out April 13th.

01. Expectation (1:27)
02. Salvation (4:36)
03. Ghost Of The Past (3:59)
04. Until The Dawn (4:36)
05. Revenge Is Mine (4:50)
06. Wrong Side (4:12)
07. Stay With Me (4:13)
08. For All Of Us (4:06)
09. Immortal (3:32)
10. Oblivion (4:52)
11. Cemetary Stillness (4:50)
12. Blessed (4:02)
13. Demon Inside (4:06)

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Here's the official video for the Sabaton song "The Last Stand".

Lynyrd Skynyrd announces farewell tour.

The new Three Days Grace album will be called Outsider. It is due out March 9th via RCA.



The new Kamelot album The Shadow Theory is due out April 6th via Napalm Records.

01. The Mission
02. Phantom Divine (Shadow Empire)
03. RavenLight
04. Amnesiac
05. Burns To Embrace
06. In Twilight Hours
07. Kevlar Skin
08. Static
09. MindFall Remedy
10. Stories Unheard
11. Vespertine (My Crimson Bride)
12. The Proud and The Broken
13. Ministrium (Shadow Key)
A 2-CD edition is available with the digipak version and the following additional tracks:
01. Phantom Divine (Shadow Empire) (Instrumental version)
02. RavenLight (Instrumental version)
03. Amnesiac (Instrumental version)
04. Burns To Embrace (Instrumental version)
05. Kevlar Skin (Instrumental version)
06. The Proud And The Broken (Instrumental version)
07. The Last Day Of Sunlight (bonus)



The new Dimmu Borgir album will be called Eonian. It is due out May 4th via Nuclear Blast.

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There is no release date yet, but the new Breaking Benjamin album will be called Ember.

The album is due out April 13th via Hollywood Records.

01. Lyra
02. Feed The Wolf
03. Red Cold River
04. Tourniquet
05. Psycho
06. The Dark Of You
07. Down
08. Torn In Two
09. Blood
10. Save Yourself
11. Close Your Eyes
12. Vega

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Apparently Slayer has decided to "make its exit".

Following a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease, Neil Diamond has announced his retirement from touring.

Elton John has announced a 3 year 300 date farewell tour.



Lynyrd Skynyrd announces farewell tour.

It's happens in waves they say.

I personally am looking forward to my own retirement as well.

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The Black 'N Blue album Nasty Nasty is the focus of the latest article in my Cassette Chronicles series. You can check it out HERE!

Check out the video for the new Loudness song "Soul On Fire".

The Sword will have their new album, Used Future, out on March 23rd.



The new Bullet album will be called Dust To Gold. It is due out April 20th via Steamhammer/SPV.

01. Speed And Attack
02. Ain't Enough
03. Rogue Soldier
04. Fuel The Fire
05. One More Round
06. Highway Love
07. Wildfire
08. Screams In The Night
09. Forever Rise
10. The Prophecy
11. Hollow Grounds
12. Dust To Gold

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Elton still plans to put out music he claims and from what he claims , he's not gonna do huge world tours after this one. I do think he'll do like 3-5 months of shows in Europe , then the next year do that in America after this big world tour is over.

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Borknagar lineup news.

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Here's an interview with Operation Mindcrime's Geoff Tate.

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Ex-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing has a memoir coming out.

Riot V will have their new album, Armor Of Light, out April 27th via Nuclear Blast.

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From Classic Rock Revisited.com:

"Today, iconic legendary rock musicians Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers announced they will join forces for the “Stars Align Tour,” their co-headlining summer outing with Ann Wilson of Heart. Produced by Live Nation, the outing kicks off July 18th in West Valley City, Utah, and will stop in cities across the U.S. and Canada including Los Angeles, Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Toronto, Tampa, and more. The full listing of tour dates can be found below.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public for the “Stars Align Tour” beginning Friday, February 2 at 10 AM through LiveNation.com. Citi® is the official presale credit card for the tour. As such, Citi® cardmembers will have access to purchase U.S. presale tickets beginning Wednesday, January 31 at 12:00pm local time until Thursday, February 1 at 10:00pm local time through Citi’s Private Pass® program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
"I always enjoy touring the U.S. in the summer and joining with Paul, and Ann Wilson, should make for quite an exciting night,” said Jeff Beck.
“This is going to be a knock out combination of music and musicians,” said Paul Rodgers. “I've always been a Jeff Beck fan, who isn't? He is in a league of his own. Ann Wilson has an amazing voice and is a brilliant songwriter. 2018 marks the 50th Anniversary of 'Free' and I hope we can touch your spirit with the 'Spirit of Free.’”
“I am thrilled to have been asked to perform on the Stars Align Tour with Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers,” said Ann Wilson. “They are both long time favorites of mine! They are masters at their craft and it is an honor to share the stage this summer.”
Over the course of Jeff Beck’s distinguished 50+ music career, he has earned an incredible 8 GRAMMY Awards, been ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” and been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice – once as a member of the Yardbirds and again as a solo artist. In the summer of 2016, guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck celebrated 50 years of his musical career with an extraordinary concert at the famous Hollywood Bowl. Jeff Beck: Live At The Hollywood Bowl is available now.
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Paul Rodgers has led 3 bands to global success: Free, Bad Company, & The Firm. Rodgers has been named the #3 “Greatest Voice in Rock” in Rolling Stone and the #2 “All Time Best Rock Singer” in Classic Rock Magazine. For his songwriting, he was awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello Award along with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Elton John. 2018 celebrates his 50th anniversary as a recording artist who has sold 125 million records. For the first time in 50 years in North America Paul’s set will focus on his Free catalogue.
On this upcoming summer run, Ann Wilson fans can expect to hear an assortment of Heart hits along with tracks from her solo career. Heart’s critically acclaimed Beautiful Broken album was released in 2016, the same year she toured with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick.
Stars Align Tour Dates:
July 18, 2018 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
July 20, 2018 Los Aneles, CA Five Point Amphitheatre
July 22, 2018 Chula Vista, CA Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
July 24, 2018 Houston, TX Smart Financial Centre at Sugar LandJuly 25, 2018 Dallas, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
July 28, 2018 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 29, 2018 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
July 31, 2018 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 1, 2018 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
August 3, 2018 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
August 4, 2018 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
August 8, 2018 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
August 10, 2018 Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 12, 2018 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts CenterAugust 14, 2018 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
August 17, 2018 Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium
August19, 2018 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
August 25, 2018 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre
August 26, 2018 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre"

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You can check out the Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa song "Joy" via this YouTube link.

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Blessthefall album news.

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Paul Simon looks to be retiring.

Here's an interview with guitarist Lou DiBello.

The Devin Townsend Project has gone on hiatus.

Dirge Within calls it quits again.

Journey's Jonathan Cain has a memoir coming out.

The new Bonfire album will be called Temple of Lies. It is due out April 13th via AFM Records.

01. In The Beginning
02. Temple Of Lies
03. On The Wings Of An Angel
04. Feed The Fire (Like The Bonfire)
05. Stand Or Fall
06. Comin' Home
07. I'll Never Be Loved By You
08. Fly Away
09. I Help You Hate Me
10. Crazy Over You
11. Comin' Home (extended acoustic version) (digipak bonus track)
12. Friedensreich - Let The Madness Continue (director's cut) (digipak bonus track)


The new Stone Temple Pilots album, due out March 18th, will be self-titled.

01. Middle Of Nowhere
02. Guilty
03. Meadow
04. Just A Little Lie
05. Six Eight
06. Thought She'd Be Mine
07. Roll Me Under
08. Never Enough
09. The Art Of Letting Go
10. Finest Hour
11. Good Shoes
12. Reds & Blues

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The new Augury album Illusive Golden Age is due out March 30th via The Artisan Era.



Tremonti has signed with Napalm Records and their new album, A Dying Machine, is due out later this year.

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You can check out the title track for the new Judas Priest album Firepower HERE!