hennemusic: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

AUDIO: Lullably Renditions Of KISS preview

Rockabye Baby! — which transforms timeless rock songs into beautiful instrumental lullabies — will release "Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions Of Kiss" on August 28.

“Rockabye Baby” was developed by Van Halen singer David Lee Roth’s sister Lisa Roth, in conjunction with CMH Records. The series includes collections made from the songs of artists like AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, The Beatles, and many others.

Find out more about Rockabye Baby! here.

Here’s the KISS album description:

"There will never be a better show opener than 'Detroit Rock City'. 'Beth' is the gold standard for power ballads. And 'Rock And Roll All Nite' is the quintessential rock 'n' roll national anthem. Given Rockabye's kid-tested, parent-approved lullaby treatment, these KISS Klassics are as alive as ever — just as thrilling when xylophones and bells replace Ace Frehley's Gibson Les Paul and Gene Simmons' demonic snarl. Except come bedtime, junior won't be able to keep partying into the 'nite;' these lullabies will have him counting a veritable KISS Army of sheep."

Audio preview samples of the full “Lullaby Renditions Of Kiss” album can be streamed at Amazon here.

"Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions Of Kiss"
Release date: August 28

01. Shout It Out Loud
02. Rock and Roll All Nite
03. C'mon and Love Me
04. Calling Dr. Love
05. Deuce
06. Strutter
07. Love Gun
08. Detroit Rock City
09. I Was Made for Lovin' You
10. Sure Know Something
11. Hard Luck Woman
12. Beth

Rockabye Baby!

See also:

KISS: Monster track listing revealed
KISS reveal new album cover
VIDEO: KISS rock private set at Florida meet & greet
KISS: Ace Frehley working on second memoir
VIDEO: KISS perform private set at Raleigh meet & greet
VIDEO: KISS & Motley Crue donate $250,000 to Hiring Our Heroes
KISS announce concert dates in Mexico
VIDEO: KISS and Motley Crue kick off summer tour
Lullaby Renditions Of KISS due next month
KISS to play free private show for US troops and veterans
KISS: Destroyer Resurrected due next month
VIDEO: Multi-cam footage of KISS performing new single
KISS: Hell Or Hallelujah lyric video available in 11 more languages
VIDEO: KISS perform new single in London
VIDEO: KISS – Hell Or Hallelujah lyric video
AUDIO: KISS – Hell Or Hallelujah preview
KISS: New single due next week, album in October
KISS and Family Guy join forces
Ace Frehley announces summer tour dates
PHOTO: KISS – Paul Stanley 1974 action figure preview
VIDEO: Ace Frehley joins Pearl Jam guitarist for KISS classic

VIDEO: Duff McKagan’s Loaded – The Taking film trailer

A film project entitled “The Taking,” featuring Duff McKagan’s Loaded, is on its way.

Directed by Seattle filmmaker Jamie Burton Chamberlin, the series explores the lyrical content of Loaded’s studio album of the same title, which was released last year.

The project will be released in episodes, with a total of 10 vignettes/music videos telling a tale of totally bizarre adventures, imprisoned band members, and kids' size ice cream cones.

Among the people involved in the series are Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney from Alice In Chains, Lemmy from Motorhead and Gilby Clarke.

The series begins this fall, with distribution of the project to be announced.

Duff McKagan's Loaded

Duff McKagan’s Loaded

See also:

VIDEO: Guns N’ Roses - Duff McKagan joins Slash in Seattle
VIDEO: Duff McKagan joins Motorhead at Mayhem Festival
VIDEO: Duff McKagan throws out first pitch at Seattle Mariners game
Duff McKagan gets his high school diploma
Guns N’ Roses: Duff McKagan relives Rock Hall experience
Scott Weiland back with Velvet Revolver?
Velvet Revolver: Live DVD due next month
VIDEO: Velvet Revolver reunite for benefit show
Slash: Velvet Revolver auditioning singers next month
Velvet Revolver drummer says album with Corey Taylor is ready to go
Velvet Revolver top the hennemusic Hot 10
Velvet Revolver: Duff McKagan confirms Corey Taylor rumors
Velvet Revolver: Slash confirms Corey Taylor rumors
Velvet Revolver: more Corey Taylor rumors
Stone Sour's Corey Taylor addresses Velvet Revolver rumors

Motley Crue drummer talks Sex and new music

Motley Crue released “Sex,” their first new song in four years, just prior to the launch of their summer co-headlining tour with KISS a few weeks ago.

The track was written when the Crue were together during their residency in Las Vegas last February.

“We just cut that song to have a track out for the summer, for the tour,” drummer Tommy Lee tells Vevo.

Beyond the new single, Lee also talked about what’s next for the Crue.

“I think musically next for us is working on music for The Dirt, the movie or maybe another EP in the near future,” says the drummer. “I’m not really sure but right now we’ve got the KISS tour ahead of us and a new summer single and that’s kind of right now we’re focusing on, but I know the movie’s coming up shortly.”

“The Dirt” was the band’s 2001 best-selling autobiography that spent ten weeks in the top ten on The New York Times Best Seller list. The film adaptation of the book has spent years in the planning stages.

Motley Crüe

Mötley Crüe

KISS: Monster track listing revealed

This week, KISS unveiled the cover for their forthcoming album, “Monster.”

The artwork was unveiled piece-by-piece over the course of the past week, with fans using the group’s recently launched "Monster Hunt" Facebook app to find portions of the image at various web sites around the Internet.

Now, the band has revealed the song list for their 20th studio album, set for release October 16.

The 13-song effort kicks off with the lead single, "Hell Or Hallelujah," which is out now.

"Monster" is KISS’ first studio effort since 2009’s "Sonic Boom"; it was produced by Paul Stanley with Greg Collins at Conway Studios in Hollywood, California, and The Nook in Studio City, California.

KISS are currently on a summer tour of North America with Motley Crue.

KISS
“Monster”
Release date: October 16

01. Hell Or Hallelujah
02. Wall Of Sound
03. Freak
04. Back To The Stone Age
05. Shout Mercy
06. Long Way Down
07. Eat Your Heart Out
08. The Devil Is Me
09. Outta This World
10. All For The Love Of Rock & Roll
11. Take Me Down Below
12. Last Chance
13. Right Here Right Now

KISS

KISS

VIDEO: In the studio with Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd return on August 21 with “Last Of A Dyin’ Breed,” the band’s first studio album in three years.

The new project reunites Skynyrd with producer Bob Marlette, and sees the debut of new bassist Johnny Colt (Black Crowes, Brand New Immortals, Train, Rock Star Supernova).

The Southern rock legends are giving fans a peek in the studio as they worked on the album at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.

“We come to Nashville a lot because it’s like a second home to us,” explains guitarist Gary Rossington. “We’ve been coming here some much, and we have so many friends here.”

Lynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd

See also:

AUDIO: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Last Of A Dyin’ Breed
New Lynyrd Skynyrd album due this summer
VIDEO: Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist joins Metallica for anniversary
Lynyrd Skynyrd singer hospitalized
Lynyrd Skynyrd namesake dies

Monday, July 30, 2012

Dio: The Singles Collection box set due next month

A new Ronnie James Dio box set is on the way.

“Dio: The Singles Collection” compiles a box of the band’s classic singles on Vertigo/Universal in replicas of the original release, along with a DVD featuring all of the corresponding promo videos,

The 14 CDs include 48 songs from 14 previous singles, while the DVD presents 12 music videos.

The package comes with a reprint of a UK tour poster and Dio family tree (subject to change), as well as 32-page complete discography of the Vertigo years.

“Dio: The Singles Collection” is due August 31st in Europe and September 3rd in Japan.

Dio
"The Singles Collection"

* Holy Diver
* Rainbow In The Dark
* The Last In Line
* We Rock
* Mystery (inc. UK tour poster)
* Rock N Roll Children
* Hungry For Heaven
* Dio Live
* King Of Rock N Roll
* I Could Have Been A Dreamer
* All The Fools Sailed Away
* Intermission
* The Dio EP (inc. DIO family tree)
* Jesus Mary And The Holy Ghost

Dio

VIDEO: Megadeth checks in from the Philippines

Megadeth continue their world tour in support of their latest release, “Thirteen.”

The band are currently in the Far East, where they played Manila in the Philippines on Sunday.

Bassist David Ellefson checks in from the road with footage from their Manila experience, including a behind-the-scenes look at Sunday’s show at the World Trade Center.

Megadeth wrap up their Far East tour in Singapore on August 7 before heading to South America to play a series of shows in September.

Slash announces UK tour

Slash has announced a fall UK tour.

Out promoting his sophomore solo release, “Apocalyptic Love,” the guitarist will play a series of 5 dates across the UK beginning October 7 in Edinburgh.

Slash recently completed a full European tour, which included an appearance at this summer's Download Festival and a one-off show at London's HMV Hammersmith Apollo on June 6.

Tickets for the shows go on sale this Friday, August 3 at 9am (GMT).

Slash
2012 UK Tour

Oct 07 - Edinburgh, UK - Corn Exchange
Oct 08 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo
Oct 09 - Birmingham, UK - National Indoor Arena
Oct 11 - Brixton, UK - O2 Academy
Oct 15 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy

Slash

Slash

KISS reveal new album cover

KISS will release their 20th studio album, “Monster,” on October 16.

The band has revealed the cover for the project, which was unveiled piece-by-piece over the course of the past week. Using the group’s recently launched "Monster Hunt" Facebook app, the classic rockers have been exposing portions of the image at various web sites around the Internet so that fans could put it together themselves.

The full image can now be seen below.

"Monster" is KISS’ first studio effort since 2009’s "Sonic Boom"; it was produced by Paul Stanley with Greg Collins at Conway Studios in Hollywood, California, and The Nook in Studio City, California.

The album features collaborations among all four KISS members — including co-founders Stanley and Gene Simmons, and longtime members guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer.

"There are no symphony orchestras, boy choirs, keyboards, outside producers or songwriters on this album," says Simmons. "The best thing we did was to turn inwards to ourselves. Tommy and Eric have revitalized this band, with a work ethic and the talent to back it up. This is a real band effort. KISS has become a behemoth. We're going where no bands have gone before."

The album’s first single, "Hell Or Hallelujah" is out now.

KISS are currently playing shows across North America with Motley Crue.

KISS

VIDEO: Green Day – Let Yourself Go

Green Day release “¡Uno!,” the first album in their new trilogy, on September 25.

While the project’s first single, “Oh Love,” is out now (hear it here), the band has unveiled the premiere of another new song from the forthcoming release.

“Let Yourself Go” was captured live in concert on November 17, 2011 at the Red 7 in Austin, Texas.

As for the trilogy, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! will be released on November 13th, and January 15th 2013 respectively.

"The first record is getting the party started, the second record is the party happening and the depths of hell in the party, and the third one is trying to pick up the pieces, self-reflection and the hangover," said Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.

Green

Green Day

Green Day - Let Yourself Go
Red 7 – Austin, TX – November 17, 2011

See also:

Green Day singer to mentor on The Voice
VIDEO: Green Day – Oh Love lyric video
Green Day to release documentaries with new album trilogy
VIDEO: Green Day preview final part of new album trilogy
VIDEO: Green Day preview second part of new album trilogy
Green Day forced to cancel secret show this week
VIDEO: Green Day preview new album
VIDEO: Slash, Ron Wood & more join Red Hot Chili Peppers for Rock Hall finale
VIDEO: Green Day inducts Guns N’ Roses into Rock Hall
AUDIO: Green Day induct Guns N’ Roses into Rock Hall
Green Day announce new album trilogy
Green Day to induct Guns N’ Roses into Rock Hall
VIDEO: Green Day share more studio footage
VIDEO: Green Day discuss approach to new album
VIDEO: Green Day share more studio footage
VIDEO: Green Day’s first day in the studio
Green Day begin recording new album
VIDEO: Green Day post Anniversary message to Metallica
Green Day: American Idiot musical heads to Europe
Green Day: Billy Joe kicked off Southwest Airlines flight

Sunday, July 29, 2012

VIDEO: KISS rock private set at Florida meet & greet

KISS and Motley Crue kicked off their summer co-headlining tour of North America recently in Virginia.

With both bands putting on headlining sets - each with their own massive staging elements - it was only a few shows in to the trek that they realized the amount of set-up time needed to put on such a huge production.

At the tour’s third date, in Raleigh, NC, KISS changed their daily schedule to accommodate the staging issues by skipping soundcheck to allow the road crew sufficient time to prepare the event; instead, the band played a private set during the pre-show meet & greet – watch it here.

The reaction from the fans, crew and the band themselves was so positive that this experience has been made a permanent part of the Meet & Greet for the summer tour.

KISS will perform a "private" set each evening for fans instead of a soundcheck, and they did it again on Friday in West Palm Beach, Florida before their show at the Cruzan Amphitheatre.

KISS rocked a five-song set, including “Calling Dr. Love,” “Hard Luck Woman,” “Goin’ Blind,” “Hotter Than Hell” and “Nothin’ To Lose.”

KISS

KISS

KISS – Calling Dr. Love / Hard Luck Woman
Meet & Greet
Cruzan Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL – July 27, 2012

KISS – Goin’ Blind / Hotter Than Hell
Meet & Greet
Cruzan Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL – July 27, 2012

KISS – Nothin’ To Lose
Meet & Greet
Cruzan Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL – July 27, 2012

See also:

KISS: Ace Frehley working on second memoir
VIDEO: KISS perform private set at Raleigh meet & greet
VIDEO: KISS & Motley Crue donate $250,000 to Hiring Our Heroes
KISS announce concert dates in Mexico
VIDEO: KISS and Motley Crue kick off summer tour
Lullaby Renditions Of KISS due next month
KISS to play free private show for US troops and veterans
KISS: Destroyer Resurrected due next month
VIDEO: Multi-cam footage of KISS performing new single
KISS: Hell Or Hallelujah lyric video available in 11 more languages
VIDEO: KISS perform new single in London
VIDEO: KISS – Hell Or Hallelujah lyric video
AUDIO: KISS – Hell Or Hallelujah preview
KISS: New single due next week, album in October
KISS and Family Guy join forces
Ace Frehley announces summer tour dates
PHOTO: KISS – Paul Stanley 1974 action figure preview
VIDEO: Ace Frehley joins Pearl Jam guitarist for KISS classic

Van Halen top the hennemusic Hot 10

Van Halen top this week’s hennemusic Hot 10.

New pro-shot video from the first “unplugged” performance by the rock legends, at Neil Young’s 1993’s Bridge School Benefit concert, has surfaced.

The HH10 is a list of the most-viewed rock news stories in the past week by hennemusic readers.

For a full list of hennemusic Hot 10 charts, check out the archives here.

hennemusic Hot 10
week ending July 29, 2012

01 – VIDEO: Van Halen unplugged 1993
02 – PHOTOS: Guns N’ Roses play wedding in France with Izzy Stradlin
03 – VIDEO: Dweezil Zappa rocks Van Halen classics
04 – VIDEO: Iron Maiden singer busts fan for texting during concert
05 – Aerosmith guitarist explains new album delay
06 – VIDEO: Guns N’ Roses – Inside Appetite For Destruction with Slash
07 – Deep Purple tribute features Metallica, Iron Maiden
08 – VIDEO: Motley Crue debut new single in concert
09 – Metallica to begin work on new album this fall
10 – KISS: Ace Frehley working on second memoir

See also:

Jul 22: Robert Plant
Jul 15: Motley Crue
Jul 08: Queen + Adam Lambert
Jul 01: Motley Crue
Jun 24: Guns N’ Roses
Jun 17: Rush
Jun 10: Tom Cruise
Jun 03: Van Halen May 27: Guns N’ Roses
May 20: Guns N’ Roses
May 13: Van Halen
May 06: Van Halen

Saturday, July 28, 2012

VIDEO: James Durbin debuts new song in concert

James Durbin has spent the first half of the summer on the road touring, separately, with Buckcherry and Drowning Pool, as well as performing his own dates.

Durbin is out playing live music to support the release of his debut album, “Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster.”

Friday night, James played Ridgefest Reloaded in Chicago Ridge, IL on the second night of the four-day event, which also sees Bret Michaels headlining on Saturday.

At Ridgefest, Durbin debuted a new song in his set, “In The Name Of Love.” James performed the track as a solo, acoustic number while seated at center stage.

Durbin plays a few shows in the American southwest next month.

Special thanks to @metalladon for the heads up on the video.

Bruce Springsteen adds dates to fall North American tour

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced sixteen additional dates in the U.S. and Canada for the fall leg of the 'Wrecking Ball' World Tour, which will kick off August 14 at Boston's Fenway Park.

The tour closes out an 11-week European run this week that has included three of the longest shows of Springsteen's career and garnered universal acclaim, being called "gigantic" (Rolling Stone), "thrilling" (The Atlantic) and "the stuff of legend" (Irish Independent).

Check your local ticket provider for the on sale date for shows in your area.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
2012 Wrecking Ball North American tour

Aug 14 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
Aug 15 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
Aug 18 – Foxboro, MA – Gillette Stadium
Aug 24 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
Aug 26 – Moncton, NB – Magnetic Hill
Aug 29 – Vernon, NY – Vernon Downs Raceway
Sep 02 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park
Sep 03 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park
Sep 07 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field
Sep 08 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field
Sep 14 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park
Sep 19 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Sep 21 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Sep 22 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium

New dates:

Oct 19 – Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Place
Oct 21 – Hamilton, ON – Copps Coliseum
Oct 23 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
Oct 25 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
Oct 27 ¬ Pittsburgh, PA ¬ CONSOL Energy Center
Nov 01 – State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
Nov 03 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
Nov 11 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Nov 15 – Omaha, NE – CenturyLink Arena
Nov 17 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Nov 19 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
Nov 26 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Nov 28 – Portland, OR – The Rose Garden
Nov 30 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
Dec 04 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
Dec 06 – Glendale, AZ – Jobing.com Arena

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Friday, July 27, 2012

Green Day singer to mentor on The Voice

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is coming to a tv near you.

The singer has joined NBC's The Voice as a mentor to Christina Aguilera's team when the show returns for season 3 this fall.

"Welcome Billie Joe (@BJAofficial) to #TeamXtina!" the show tweeted. "We are ready to rock out in Season 3."

Armstrong is already on board as he started taping the show this week.

Christina joined in with a tweet of her own, writing, “So excited to have such a talented mentor on #TeamXtina. @BJAofficial has so much to offer team & has kept me laughing all day. #TheVoice”

The Green Day frontman is one of three new mentors on the series, which also welcomes new faces Rob Thomas (Cee Lo Green's team), Mary J. Blige (Adam Levine's team) and Michael Buble (Blake Shelton's team).

“He's [Billie Joe] had a tremendous amount of success in the business," said Aguilera in a new interview with Extra. "I like to switch it up. This one was very intriguing because he comes from a completely different genre of music than I do. He's had tremendous obvious stage experience and touring and he would have some amazing advice and input.”

Asked whether viewers may get to see the duo perform together, Aguilera teased, "We'll see… stranger things have happened."

Season 3 of The Voice premieres September 10.

Green Day release “¡Uno!,” the first album in a new trilogy, on September 25; the project's first single, "Oh Love," is out now.

Green Day

VIDEO: Metallica rock Master Of Puppets at Orion Music fest

Metallica continue to share footage from last month’s Orion Music + More festival.

The event at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey was Metallica’s inaugural festival, featuring more than 30 artists on the weekend bill, plus onsite activities like Kirk’s Crypt, the Orion Custom Car + Motorcycle Show and the Hit The Lights Films tent.

Metallica headlined both nights: on Saturday, they played their classic “Ride The Lightning” album in its entirety and, for the first time ever in the U.S., performed the “Black” album on Sunday.

The metal icons are now sharing footage of their opening night performance of “Master Of Puppets,” the title track to their 1986 masterpiece.

To watch Metallica’s complete set from Saturday, click here.

Metallica kick off a 7-show series of concerts in Mexico City this weekend.

Poison: Bret Michaels to make movie about his life

Poison have been spending the summer on the Rock Of Ages tour with Def Leppard.

The rockers are currently on a mid-tour break, with dates resuming August 9 in Sunrise, FL.

The break gives Poison frontman Bret Michaels a chance to play a series of solo shows while he promotes his upcoming album, “Get You Rock On.”

The project features a variety of guests, including Ace Frehley, Joe Perry, Michael Anthony and Jimmy Buffett, to name just a few.

While juggling two tours and the launch of the new Bret Michaels Pets Rock collection with PetSmart, the singer spoke with The Columbus Dispatch about a project he’s planning: a movie about his life

The film would start with his youth in Pittsburgh, where he overcame his childhood health issues, first picked up a guitar and formed his first bands. It’s a rags-to-riches story — Poison has sold more than 30 million records — but Michaels warns that his story wouldn’t be a standard-issue biopic.

“I want to tell the story,” he says. “Mostly, when you see rock movies, it has to be this over-the-top thing. I want to give people a Bret Michaels movie where they see that my life is a comedy of errors. “I also want to show my fans how to get through the kind of troubles that would leave most people flat on the floor.”

Read more at The Columbus Dispatch here.

Bret

Bret Michaels

VIDEO: Black Sabbath share Paranoid from Birmingham concert

On May 19, a mostly-reunited Black Sabbath rocked their hometown of Birmingham.

The event marked the first time the band had played the city in more than a dozen years, and acted as a warmup show to the group’s headline appearance at Download the following month.

Original Sabbath members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler were joined by Ozzy’s drummer Tommy Clufetos for the show as Bill Ward released a statement declining to participate in the reunion based on his dissatisfaction with a current contract offer.

The intimate hometown show was the first of three scheduled for Sabbath this year, including Download (June 10) and Lollapalooza in Chicago (August 3).

Sabbath have released pro-shot footage of “Paranoid” from the Birmingham concert.

Black Sabbath

See also:

VIDEO: Ozzy Osbourne rocks Crazy Train on new live DVD
Zakk Wylde names new son after Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath remains open for Bill Ward’s return
Ozzy Osbourne cancels German concert due to vocal issues
Ozzy Osbourne’s son, Jack, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
AUDIO: Black Sabbath – Hear complete Download concert
VIDEO: Anthrax cover Black Sabbath classic
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne to air on Showtime
VIDEO: Black Sabbath rock Download festival
VIDEO: Black Sabbath say door is open for drummer’s return
VIDEO: Slash joins Ozzy Osbourne for Black Sabbath classics in Sweden
Black Sabbath have 15 songs written for new album
VIDEO: Slash joins Ozzy Osbourne for Black Sabbath classics in Oslo
VIDEO: Slash joins Ozzy Osbourne for Black Sabbath classics in Norway
VIDEO: Little Ozzy Osbourne performs on America’s Got Talent
VIDEO: Black Sabbath – Watch complete Birmingham reunion concert
Black Sabbath guitarist comments on semi-reunion show
Black Sabbath drummer responds to bassist’s statement
Black Sabbath drummer requested image removal from band website
VIDEO: Black Sabbath rock Birmingham