Deep Purple: "NOW What?!"; First Single Is "Hell To Pay"/"All The Time in The World"

Deep Purple announce the first studio album since 2005 and reveal details for the first double A-Side single to be released on March 29th.

"NOW What ?!" has been produced by Bob Ezrin, one of the most important rock producers of all time (Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Kiss and many others)

"NOW What ?!" features 11 new songs.

"NOW What ?!" was recorded with no musical rules… and it shows a modern and fresh production… to the point that Deep ?urp!e have never sounded so close to the spirit of the 70s in the last 20 years as they do NOW.

"NOW What ?!" has the excellence and elegance of "Perfect Strangers" and the wild freedom of "Made in Japan".

"NOW What ?!" will also be released as a limited edition with a bonus DVD featuring Deep Purple discussing the new album and one bonus studio cover version.

"NOW What ?!" will be released as double vinyl LP.
"NOW What ?!" is also the name of the World Tour to be announced shortly.
"NOW What ?!" will be released in Germany on April 26th. Worldwide release dates can be found at www.deeppurple-nowwhat.comwhich will be updated daily with news, lyrics, photos & more.

The first taste of "NOW What ?!" will be the release of a double A-side single on March 29th (as a limited and numbered vinyl 7“, CD single and digital download).

7“ VINYL (limited to 1000 numbered copies)
Side A: "Hell To Pay" (radio edit)
Side B: "All The Time in The World" (radio mix – edit)

CD SINGLE
1) “All The Time in The World“ (radio mix – edit)
2) “Hell To Pay“ (radio edit)
3) Perfect Strangers (bonus track live)
4) Rapture Of The Deep (bonus track live)

Led Zeppelin: "Physical Graffiti"; Classic Album Under Review

This film is a documentary film about the buildup, making, release, and crucially music contained on this most revered of albums. With the aid of rare and classic performances, scarce interviews, seldom seen photographs and contributions from those involved in the making of the record plus the review and critique from a panel of Led Zeppelin experts, this program finally lifts the lid on what many believe to be Led Zeps very finest offering.

"Physical Graffiti" is the sixth studio album by Led Zeppelin. It is a double album which was released on 24 February 1975. Recording sessions for the album were initially disrupted when John Paul Jones considered leaving the band. After reuniting at Headly Grange, the band wrote and recorded eight songs, the combined length of which stretched the album beyond the typical length of an LP. This prompted the band to make "Physical Graffiti" a double album by including previously unreleased tracks from earlier recording sessions.

"Physical Graffiti" was a great success; the album is 16 times platinum (though this signifies shipping of 8 million copies, as it is a double album) in the United States alone, and has come to be regarded as one of Led Zeppelin's defining works. The album is ranked highly on several prominent best album or best rock album lists of all time.



Led Zeppelin • Physical Graffiti • Part 2 by 1tommypeters1
Led Zeppelin • Physical Graffiti • Part 1 by 1tommypeters1

Deep Purple: Roger Glover Interviewed In Dubai; Video Available

Deep Purple headlined the Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2013 at Festival Park, Dubai Festival City on February 21st. During the band's stay, MyDubai MyCity spoke with bassist Roger Glover. Check out the two-part interview below: 

Metallica: Soundwave Brisbane 2013: Setlist Revealed; Videos Posted

The Soundwave festival kicked off earlier tonight (Saturday, February 23), with headliners Metallica performing an 18-song set spanning the band's entire 30-year recording career.

Metallica opened the show with "Hit The Lights" and "Master Of Puppets" and finished with "Enter Sandman" before returning for a massive encore featuring "Creeping Death", "Battery" and "Seek & Destroy".

The band's setlist was as follows:

01. Hit The Lights
02. Master Of Puppets
03. The Shortest Straw
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
06. Fuel
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. Fade To Black
10. …And Justice For All
11. One
12. For Whom The Bell Tolls
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman

Encore:

16. Creeping Death
17. Battery
18. Seek & Destroy

Joe Satriani: "Unstoppable Momentum"; New Solo Album Coming May 7

Joe Satriani has issued the following update:

"Now that the asteroid has safely passed us by, I feel it's time to break my cyberspace silence and let you all know what I've been up to these last few months.

"After returning home from the last of three incredible G3 tours, I got down to writing music for a new solo record. A very prolific and cathartic two months followed resulting in a bundle of new music I was very excited to get recorded.

"With 16 of the songs selected for the project, all heading in different directions and touching on a variety of musical influences, I realized I needed to assemble a new studio band. The idea was to crank up the energy level of the sessions, and allow for more individual expression of the material, from each player. I pulled into Skywalker Sound with Mike Keneally on keyboards, Chris Chaney on bass and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. The chemistry between these awesome players was fantastic, and we blazed through all the tracks with everyone laying down amazing performances.

"On Valentine's Day I finally finished all the overdubs, reviewed the tracks with engineer/producer Mike Fraser and started loading out of the studio, elated! Now it's on to Vancouver, British Columbia, to mix.

"The new record will be called 'Unstoppable Momentum' and should see a release date of May 7th. I'm not sure how many songs will make it to the final sequence as I still have a lot of work ahead of me in that department.

"As you can see from the tour page [on my official web site], we are gearing up to bring the new music on tour starting in mid-May and continuing through 2013. My touring band will consist of Mike Keneally on keys and guitar, Bryan Beller on bass, and Marco Minnemann on drums. I'm so excited about tearing it up on stage with this new band! See you out there on tour..."