Rock And Metal News For The Week Of October 2, 2016!
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Fifth Freedom- Midnight Rain!
I can’t say enough about this band. Here’s their latest. You need to check out their album, I’m sure you will love it as much as I do. Learn more about them here.
Rockucation
Last week’s Rockucation question: This guitarist turned down the chance to join Derek And The Dominoes, but did join Santana. He later helped start another famous band, that he is still part of today. Who is the guitarist and what band did he help start?
Who is the guitarist and what band did he help start? Answer: Neal Schon, Journey.
Winner/s: Bryan Kuntz, Chaska, MN, Chuck Dressler, Warwick, RI, Kamran Khan, Seekonk, MA.
This week’s Rockucation question is: This band’s founding members, dissolved the band called Wicked Lester. Who is the band?
Answer Question Here Think you know this music question? Take a guess by clicking the link above! If you answer it correctly, your name will be featured in next week’s Rockucation section.
Music News
The Answer
The Answer released the title track this week from their new album, Solas. It comes out on October 28. Check it out here.
K.K. Downing & Hostile
K.K. Downing (Judas Priest) has produced Hostile’s new album, New World Disorder (out now). He makes a cameo in their latest video, Freedom Act. You can check it out here.
Blackberry Smoke
Blackberry Smoke announced U.K. Tour dates, you can get them <ahref=”http://www.blackberrysmoke.com/index.php”>here.
Hardline Hardline released a ballad this week. The song is called Take You Home. It’s from their current album, Human Nature. Check it out here.
ZZ Top ZZ Top released another performance video from their current release, Greatest Hits Live. This one features Jeff Beck. The song is Sixteen Tons, check it out here.
Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) released Comfort this week from his soundtrack to the film, Comfort And Joy, out in 1984. You can check it out here.
Meshuggah Meshuggah released another song from their just released album, The Violent Sleep Of Reason. The track is called Clockworks. You can watch it here.
Sum 41 Sum 41 released a new video from their current album, 13 Voices, out now. The song is called God Save Us All (Death To Pop). You can watch it here.
The Pixies The Pixies released another video this week called Um Chagga Lagga. It’s from their current album, Head Carrier. You can check it out here.
Bon Jovi Bon Jovi announced tour dates, you can get them here.
The Roth Brock Project Terry Brock (Strangeways) and John Roth (Winger) have teamed up for The Roth Brock Project, their debut album coming out on November 4th. You can check out Young Again here.
The Devils Wears Prada The Devil Wears Prada put out another song this week called The Condition. The Transit Blues album just came out this past week. You can listen to the song here.
Rush Rush have announced that they will release a 40th anniversary documentary. It will be called Time Stand Still. The film will be released November 3 in select cinemas. The DVD will be released on November 18. You can watch the trailer here.
The 69 Eyes The 69 Eyes released another video from their current album, Universal Monster. This song is called Lady Darkness. You can check it out here.
Glenn Hughes Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Country Communion, California Breed) released another track this week from his soon to be released album, Resonate, out on November 4. Check out My Town here.
The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are releasing a Blues cover album. The album is called Blue & Lonesome. It will be released on December 2. You can check out a teaser of the song, Just Your Fool, here.
Metallica Metallica are doing a casting call for their next video. You can get the details for it here.
Quiet Riot Quiet Riot announced a new singer this week: Seann Nicols, formerly of Adler’s Appetite.
The Art Of Anarchy The Art Of Anarchy featuring Scott Stapp (Creed), alongside Disturbed’s John Moyer, and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, released a video for their song called Madness. No word on when an album will be out. Check it out here.
Shinedown Shinedown released a new song this week from their current album, Threat To Survival. Check out How Did You Love here.
Graham Bonnet Band Graham Bonnet (Rainbow, MSG, Alcatrazz) released another song from his new Graham Bonnet Band. This one is called Dead Man Walking. The Book, the new album, will be released November 4. Check out the track here.
Helmet Helmet have a new album coming out on October 28. It is titled Dead To The World. The new single from the album is called Bad News. You can check out the lyric video here.
Extreme Extreme put out another performance clip from their new DVD/CD package, Pornograffitti Live 25: Meltdown, out on October 14. Check out Decadence Dance here.
SRR Non Music News Quick Hits
The Ramones will have a street named after them in Queens, NY. They all went to Forest Hills High School and the street that it’s on will now be called Ramones Way. Ceremonies are on October 23.
Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan is debuting his first film as a director. The movie is called Officer Downe. It comes out November 18. You can watch the trailer here.
Gene Simmons will have a spin off of the KISS comic book series called The Demon. You can get details here.
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