Motörhead: European Tour Postponed

UPDATE Nov 5: The band's recently cancelled European live dates have been rescheduled!
Lemmy has released the following statement:

"I have to sadly let you know that Motörhead has had to postpone the forthcoming European tour until early next year, 2014.

"We have made the decision because I am not quite ready to hit the road yet, and am working my way back to full fitness and rude health. Don't worry - I'm not about to start promoting veganism and alcohol-free beverages, but it is fair to say that I personally have been reconfiguring areas of my life to make sure I can come back fitter and stronger than ever.

"It disappointed me tremendously to have to say I wasn't quite ready to hit the road yet, but not nearly as much as it would've disappointed me to go out, play some average shows and watch my health give way long before the tour was over! When people come to see a Motörhead tour, they expect a Motörhead  how, and that is exactly what you will get as soon as I am fit and ready to rumble.

"Your patience and understanding is appreciated...and know that I'm getting stronger and stronger every day, so watch out next spring Europe and we will see you then.

"Thank you all."

The tour is scheduled to restart in February. Fans, keep your tickets and check back with imotorhead.com for further details in the coming weeks.

KISS: Complete Budokan Performance October 24 Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of KISS' October 24 performance at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan can be seen below.

The band's setlist was as follow:
01. Psycho Circus
02. Shout It Out Loud
03. Do You Love Me?
04. I Love It Loud
05. Hell Or Hallelujah
06. War Machine
07. Sukiyaki
08. Heavens On Fire
09. Calling Dr. Love
10. Say Yeah
11. Shock Me
12. Outta This World
13. Tommy Thayer And Eric Singer Jam
14. Gene Simmons Solo
15. God Of Thunder
16. Lick It Up
17. Love Gun
18. Paul Solo
19. Black Diamond

Encore
20. Detroit Rock City
21. I Was Made For Lovin' You
22. Rock And Roll All Nite

Boston: "Life, Love & Hope"; Audio Samples From Entire New Album Posted Online: New Song "Heaven On Earth" Available

Boston's new studio album, "Life, Love & Hope" will be released on December 3 via Frontiers Records. More than a decade in the making, the new album features 11 tracks replete with the classic and beloved Boston sound, as well as the latest in the evolution of Tom Scholz' musical artistry.

Audio samples of the tracks that will appear on "Life, Love & Hope" can be streamed at BandBoston.com.

More details on the new album here.

Michael Schenker Group: Rockpalast 1981

Michael Schenker Group recorded live in Hamburg, Germany, on January 24, 1981. An awsome show featuring the mighty Cozy Powell on drums! Full concert available below.

Michael Schenker: guitar
Gary Barden: vocal
Chris Glen: bass
Paul Raymond: keyboard
Cozy Powell: drums

01 (Intro)
02 Armed And Ready
03 Cry For The Nations
04 Victim Of Illusions
05 Natural Thing
06 Feels Like A Good Thing
07 Into The Arena
08 Rock Bottom
09 Lookin' Out From Nowhere
10 Lost Horizons
11 Doctor Doctor
12 Lights Out

Rory Gallagher: Irish Tour`74 - Full Concert

Rory Gallagher's 1974 tour of Ireland coincided with one of the most tumultuous times in Belfast. Violence from IRA-terrorists was erupting throughout the city even at rock concerts. As a result, most rock acts refused to play in the city. 

The day before Gallagher's scheduled concert in Belfast ten bombs went off at various locations around the city. Everyone expected Gallagher to cancel as all the other big names had but he went on with the concert and was rewarded with one of his best shows. 

A local Belfast journalist writing to describe the concert and the feeling of staying strong in the face of terrorism said "I've never seen anything quite so wonderful, so stirring, so uplifting, so joyous as when Gallagher and the band walked on stage. The whole place erupted, they all stood and they cheered and they yelled, and screamed, and they put their arms up, and they embraced. Then as one unit they put their arms into the air and gave peace signs. Without being silly, or overemotional, it was one of the most memorable moments of my life. It all meant something, it meant more than just rock n' roll, it was something bigger, something more valid than just that."