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VELVET REVOLVER "NEW ALBUM WILL BE MORE STRIPPED DOWN"

AOL Music reports that VELVET REVOLVER is getting ready to head into the studio to ramp up work on their second album, tentatively entitled "Libertad" . "Hopefully, we will have a lot of the tracks done before Christmas and then come back in January and finish up," drummer Matt Sorum said.

The band members had been dabbling in a lot of different directions on the songwriting, but Sorum told AOL Music that with the help of producer Brendan O'Brien ( AUDIOSLAVE , PEARL JAM , RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ), the record will have a more consistent sound. "We had a lot of songs that kind of went away, and now we've really homed in on, like, 20 great songs," he said. "Now it's more a cohesive rock 'n' roll album. It's probably going to be more stripped down than the last album."

While Sorum said VELVET REVOLVER is still deciding which tunes to record, to be winnowed down to a final 12 for the album, there are a couple of songs he's already looking forward to working on. "We've got a song called 'Queen for a Day' that's awesome," he said. "We have a great ballad called 'The Last Fight' ," which he describes as having a " BEATLES -esque vibe."

Source AOL

   

MEAT LOAF ANNOUNCING U.S. TOUR

Meat Loaf is gearing up for a full-on North American tour. The seven-week Seize The Night Tour currently starts on February 23rd in Pala, California, and ends April 12th in New York City. Meat Loaf will follow the pattern set in the fall, when he did three-act shows to highlight all three of his Bat Out Of Hell albums, including the newest one, Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, which was released on Halloween (October 31st). Tickets for the tour go on sale on Saturday (December 16th).

Meat Loaf is excited to hit the road, but he told us he doesn't love the idea of doing it in cold weather: "I don't do cold. We don't do winters. Winters are meant to be in my house, or down in Mexico, or somewhere where there's no snow. Although I've got this terrible fear that I'm going to be rehearsing in New York, but you know what? I'm not gonna -- I'm bringing 'em to California."

The Meat Loaf itinerary (subject to change):
February 23 - Pala, CA - Pala Casino
February 28 - Victoria, BC - Save On Foods Memorial Centre
March 2 - Vancouver, BC - PNE / Pacific Coliseum
March 4 - Edmonton, ALB - Rexall Place
March 6 - Kelowna, BC - Prospera Place
March 8 - Calgary, ALB - Pengrowth Saddledome
March 11 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
March 14 - Toronto, ONT - Hummingbird Centre
March 16 - Ottawa, ONT - Scotiabank Place
March 18 - London, ONT - John Labatt Centre
March 20 - Hamilton, ONT - Copps Coliseum
March 22 - Syracuse, NY - OnCenter
March 24 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
March 26 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center
March 28 - Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena
March 30 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
April 1 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
April 3 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
April 5 - Boca Raton, FL - Mizner Park Amphitheatre
April 7 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
April 10 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre
April 12 - New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square

Source IceBergRadio

   

TONY IOMMI AS ONE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ICON

The December issue of Classic Rock features the magazine's choice of their 100 Icons Of Rock. BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is on the list.

Kory Clarke (ex-WARRIOR SOUL) shares his thoughts – “Tony Iommi's guitar tone is awesome, and it's got such power. Listen to him on the song Black Sabbath – he defined heavy metal on the spot….There's nothing the man can't play….The amazing thing is that he's still doing it today, and looks so great….this is the master of the riff – and where would the music we all love be without Tony Iommi?”

The full list, which includes the likes of JIMMY PAGE, RONNIE JAMES DIO, RORY GALLAGHER, JIM MORRISON, BILLY GIBBONS and ROB HALFORD, is in the current issue of Classic Rock.

Some of the lists:

Todd Rundgren
Paul Rodgers
Tony McPhee
Rob Halford
Jeff Lynne
John Paul Jones
Rory Gallagher
Brian Wilson
Billy Gibson
Jim Morrison
Joe Strummer
George Harrison
John Lydon
Keith Richards
Robert Calvert
Freddie Mercury
Rick Neilson
Neil Young
Classic Bowie (with Ronson)

Source BW&BK

 

 

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