The Music News Update

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Jason Slater, the ex-Third Eye Blind bassist and record producer (including four Queensryche albums) has passed away.

The late ex-Uriah Heep keyboardist Ken Hensley's final album will be called My Book Of Answers. It is due out March 5th, 2021. Full Details.

Three current members of Yes have launched a new band called Arc of Life. Their self-titled debut album is coming out in February 2021. Full Details.

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Cynic bassist Sean Malone has passed away.

Guitarists Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs / solo) announced their collaborating on a project with the first single now available.

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The Cassette Chronicles #163 - Savatage - Handful Of Rain


Former Mushroomhead singer Waylon Reavis has been diagnosed with colon cancer.

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Nightfall album news.

Sammy Hagar & The Circle album news.

Dio live album reissue series announced.

Blackmore's Night album news.

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Country singer Charley Pride has passed away due to coronavirus complications.

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Pretty Maids singer Ronnie Atkins, who is fighting lung cancer, is working on a solo album called One Shot. The album is tentatively scheduled for a Spring 2021 release.

The Ronnie Atkins solo album One Shot will be out on March 12th, 2021 via Frontiers Music Srl. Full Details.

01. Real
02. Scorpio
03. One Shot
04. Subjugated
05. Frequency Of Love
06. Before The Rise Of An Empire
07. Miles Away
08. Picture Yourself
09. I Prophesize
10. One By One
11. When Dreams Are Not Enough

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Here's an interview with Tesla's Brian Wheat.

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UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore diagnosed with Covid-19.

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I've got three new CD reviews that went up today:

Lords Of Black - Alchemy Of Souls Part I

SteelCity - Mach II

Ozzy Osbourne - Ordinary Man

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Napalm Records has bought SPV. Details.

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The Best Of The Cassette Chronicles 2020

Krokus live release news.

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Blaze Bayley will release his new album War Within Me on April 9th, 2021. Details.

01. War Within Me
02. 303
03. Warrior
04. Pull Yourself Up
05. Witches Night
06. 18 Flights
07. The Dream Of Alan Turing
08. The Power Of Nikola Tesla
09. The Unstoppable Stephen Hawking
10. Every Storm Ends

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Morgoth have split up.

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The Cassette Chronicles #162 - Helix - Long Way To Heaven

Still have “Deep Cuts The Knife" on my iPhone. Some songs for me are eternal.

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Apparently there will be two versions of the Alcatrazz band going forward with today's lineup news. I say two versions because Graham Bonnet has responded thusly.

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As much as I think Malmsteen is a garbage POS human, it's strange that Bonnet & this second band think any version of Alcatrazz without Malmsteen is worth the effort.

However, if this is about fighting over the Alcatrazz name/rights then have at it, I suppose.

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As much as I think Malmsteen is a garbage POS human, it's strange that Bonnet & this second band think any version of Alcatrazz without Malmsteen is worth the effort.

However, if this is about fighting over the Alcatrazz name/rights then have at it, I suppose.

The Born Innocent album has been getting some positive reviews. The site that posts my Cassette Chronicles series had their Top 10 albums go up over the last week and it came in at #3 I believe. I'm actually listening to it as I type this response as I get ready to do my own review of it.