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Online guitar lesson platform Til has revealed they’ve added a trio of artists from the worlds of rock, funk and punk to their roster.
Til, who provide tutors from around the world for group video lessons or one-on-one sessions, have joined forces with Grammy winner Bob Lanzetti of Snarky Puppy, punk pioneer Sara Landeau of Bikini Kill, and rock veteran Ben Mauro, who’s performed with artists including Cher.
The trio join Til’s growing roster of guitarist that includes touring musicians, award winners and university professors who teach you new techniques through interactive masterclasses.
Til founder Matthew Rudin explains: “We’re removing the barriers between top-tier musicians and aspiring guitarists.
“Whether you want to master funk fusion with a Grammy winner or learn punk rock from someone who’s toured with Bikini Kill, that connection is now just a click away.”
Rudin adds: “These aren’t your typical one-sized-fits-all tutorials – this is direct access to musicians who’ve played for millions – and they’re here to help you reach your goals.”
Til’s group lessons start at $30 an hour, while one-to-one sessions are from $40. There are lessons aimed at beginners, intermediate players and advanced musicians, covering everything from acoustic and classical styles, to rock, jazz and blues.
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Jamie Campbell Bower has shared a gorgeous cover of the Sleep Token track Euclid.
The rendition of the song, which features on the anonymous masked metallers’ third album Take Me Back To Eden, arrived onto Jamie’s YouTube channel on February 23.
In a social media post the day before, the actor and musician teased the cover by writing the Sleep Token mantra ‘Worship’ on X.
Fans in the comments are unsurprisingly loving Jamie’s take of the track, with one listener writing, “What a combination of universes. No one asked, everyone needed”. While another says, “As a very Avid Sleep Token fan I gotta say, Jamie you killed it. This was absolutely incredible.”
Jamie is set to reprise his role as Vecna in the fifth and final series of the immensely popular sci-fi/horror series Stranger Things, which is due out some time later this year.
Last April, he unveiled his new project, BloodMagic, with the heavy-hitting single Death / Rebirth.
Speaking about his new band in an interview with Metal Hammer, he said: “BloodMagic is a vessel. A vessel for me to express myself and my beliefs in a way that feels both somewhat familiar and terrifying at the same time.”
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“It’s about leaving one world to get to the next,” he continued. “We’re not a religious band, but I really like the idea of certain imagery in religion, and it’s a good way of condensing these wild questions we have about life. So thematically I think Death / Rebirth is the beginning of the journey.”
With precisely 50% of our new Tracks Of The Week contenders named after animals, it’s perhaps fitting that last week’s winner also fits the bill, with Samantha Fish collecting 34% of the overall vote with her Sweet Southern Sounds.
Trailing in Fish’s wake were Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown and glam rock legends Sweet, but they all deserve our congratulations.
Samantha Fish – Sweet Southern Sounds (Official Audio) – YouTube
Below are this week’s contenders. Vote for your favourite, or don’t. It’s up to you. We’d prefer the former, obviously.
Battlesnake – The Fathers Of Iron Flesh
Back with a gloriously hooky bang – and proof of what can be done with total commitment to a ridiculous storyline and no budget whatsoever – Aussie rifflords Battlesnake come bearing the sort of industrial-grade-weirdo concept that, in lesser hands, would get old very quickly. But with such a thick, juicy groove, glittering twin-lead lines and the sort of chorus you can’t *not* roar along to, it just made us all smile a lot at Classic Rock HQ. Altogether now… “IRON JAW FIRE BREATH!”
The Fathers of Iron Flesh – Battlesnake (Official Video) – YouTube
On 2023’s Inhale/Exhale the Welsh rockers raised their song game, equipping themselves for the bigger stages they’d soon be playing (on tour with Hollywood Vampires, Goo Goo Dolls, and as headliners). Now they’ve raised it again with Dreaming. Our latest taste of their next album, God-Shaped Hole, it’s a warm, classic-sounding rush of moody 90s textures (think Pearl Jam or Stone Temple Pilots, with a beefy touch of Creed) imbued with a brightness that’s very much theirs. We can’t stop playing it – always a good sign.
Those Damn Crows – Dreaming (Official Video) – YouTube
Ultra-funky classic rock with a kind of proggy twist now, courtesy of Vancouver’s Brass Camel. Hinged on a big, squelchy rib-eye of a riff, Borrowed Time struts, swaggers and dips into concise, freaky little tangents with a smoothness that’s cool and cocky but ever so slightly weird – like a jacked-up high school jock with a secret fantasy cosplay club. Like the sound of that? Keep your ears peeled for their next album, which is due out in March.
Blues Pills – What Has This Life Done To You
Rather hidden away at the back end of Blues Pills’ 2024 album Birthday, What Has This Life Done To You finds the band in soulful, reflective form, but the chorus lifts affairs well above the ordinary. It’s the kind of song you can imagine Adele covering, with Zack Anderson’s standout guitar solo matching the ambition of Elle Larsson’s vocal, and while some fans might prefer the hard rock and psychedelia of the band’s earlier work, this is strong game indeed.
Blues Pills – What Has This Life Done To You (Official Video) – YouTube
A heartfelt, unexpectedly tender tribute to the glitter-booted forefathers of yore, Cowboys In Pinstriped Suits finds the Black Eyed Sons in harmonious cahoots with Joe Elliott – glam rock’s proudest advocate if ever there was one. “This video features the cover star of our album (I call him the Ziggy Kid ),” Guy Griffin says. “He could be any of us, the ones who grew up dreaming of rock’n’roll in a golden era for music. The video’s a surreal glam rock dystopian space-age adventure condensed into four and a half minutes. We hope you enjoy it’’
Black Eyed Sons – Cowboys In Pinstriped Suits – YouTube
The oldest Lemon Twigs brother, and probably their most natural balladeer, Brian D’Addario creates a beautifully Beatles-y, bittersweet mood on the title track of his upcoming solo record. “It’s a love song having to do with those fleeting moments when you grasp something real, amidst all the noise and propaganda,” Brian says. “‘The night is pitch black until the morning.’ Maybe things need to completely collapse before they get better.”
Brian D’Addario – Till the Morning (Official Video) – YouTube
“Wait On is an honest love song about longing for something that you know is bad for you,” says frontman Arjun Bhishma, these Manchester rockers’ dulcet, rootsy new release (taken from their latest album Salvation) with Alice In Chains in its veins and a slow, hypnotic, dirty-blues sway. In one sense you’re kind of waiting for it to explode, but actually that restraint might also be its superpower, keeping you engrossed until the last chord.
Gorilla Riot Wait On (Official Music Video) – YouTube
With successful heart surgery and a hip replacement in his recent past, it’s little wonder Aussie legend Jimmy Barnes is in a battling mood, and New Day finds him looking back but ready to move on, with a spirited song that shares musical DNA with Tom Petty’s Learning To Fly. “Now that the album is finished, I can see there’s a recurring theme about the satisfaction you can get from fighting back,” says the former Cold Chisel man. “That’s why it’s called DEFIANT!” The album is out on June 6.
Sam Fender claims that the music industry is “rigged” against the working class.
In a new interview with The Sunday Times, the UK singer/songwriter claims that the majority of professional musicians are privately educated and expresses his sadness that so many great composers may go unheard as a result.
“The music industry is 80 percent, 90 percent kids who are privately educated,” he says (via NME). “A kid from where I’m from [North Shields] can’t afford to tour, so there are probably thousands writing songs that are ten times better than mine, poignant lyrics about the country, but they will not be seen because it’s rigged.”
Fender has been openly critical of the music industry before, such as on the song TV Dinner from his album People Watching, which came out on Friday (February 21). The track criticises the treatment of pop stars in the music industry.
Discussing the song, Fender says: “It was wild. I wrote that, then Liam Payne died. You think of the amount of times he was getting dragged through the press and he didn’t help himself, did he? Bless him. I remember watching some videos he was in and being, like, ‘God, what a tit.’ But the reality was that he was just a young lad, famous far too young, who had addiction trouble – and everyone hit him with the pitchforks.”
“We cannot really do AC/DC songs without the one, the only Geordie legend, the singer of AC/DC, Brian Johnson!” Fender told his audience.
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Fender will promote People Watching with a tour in spring and summer, starting at the Paris Olympia on March 4. He’ll play mainland Europe and North America before returning for a UK show at London Stadium on June 6, followed by three shows in Newcastle. Further European dates will follow from late June to August.
Pantera has announced a summer 2025 U.S. tour with support from Swedish melodic death metal stalwarts Amon Amarth.
The trek, dubbed “The Heaviest Tour of the Summer,” begins on July 15 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and concludes on Sept. 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday.
Pantera’s summer headlining tour will follow a stretch of spring and summer stadium dates supporting Metallica alongside Suicidal Tendencies. You can see all of their upcoming tour dates below.
The metal legends are now more than two years deep into their highly anticipated reunion. Principal members Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown have been on the road with guitarist Zakk Wylde and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante since late 2022. Pantera will also take part in Black Sabbath‘s “Back to the Beginning” reunion show on July 5 in Birmingham, England, alongside Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Mastodon and more.
Pantera Summer 2025 Tour With Amon Amarth July 15 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake July 17 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre July 19 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre July 20 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center July 22 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center July 25 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium July 26 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater July 28 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPAC July 29 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion July 31 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center Aug. 2 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center Aug. 3 – Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theatre Aug. 6 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater Aug. 7 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center Aug. 20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre Aug. 22 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre Aug. 23 – Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater Aug. 26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre Aug. 27 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum Aug. 29 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena Aug. 31 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater Sept. 2 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater Sept. 3 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion Sept. 5 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center Sept. 6 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Sept. 8 – Birmingham, AL @ Coca-Cola Amphitheater Sept. 10 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater Sept. 11 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Park Sept. 13 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Pantera With Metallica and Suicidal Tendencies April 19 – Syracuse, NY @ JMA Wireless Dome April 24 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre May 1 – Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium May 7 – Blacksburg, VA @ Lane Stadium May 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field May 28 – Landover, MD @ Northwest Stadium May 31 – Charlotte, NC @ Bank Of America Stadium June 3 – Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium June 8 – Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium June 14 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium June 22 – Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s Stadium June 29 – Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High
Bachman-Turner Overdrive will concurrently play select U.S. dates without the other bands. They will also perform throughout their native Canada with April Wine and Headpins throughout April and early May.
The Marshall Tucker Band is also on the road with some solo dates in 2025.
Where Are Bachman-Turner Overdrive and the Marshall Tucker Band Playing in 2025?
Randy Bachman revived Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 2024 with a tour; he promised a live album, film and the band’s first album of new material since 1984.
The band’s summer tour with the Marshall Tucker Band starts on July 18 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and runs through Aug. 3 with a date in Amarillo, Texas. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday.
You can see their tour itinerary below; more information can be found on the band’s website.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, the Marshall Tucker Band and Jefferson Starship Roll On Down the Highway 2025 Tour July 18 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove July 19 – Welch, MN – Treasure Island Casino July 20 – Fargo, ND – Scheels Arena July 22 – Interlochen, MI – Kresge Auditorium July 24 – Appleton, WI – Neuroscience Group Field July 25 – Terre Haute, IN – The Mill Terre Haute July 26 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center August 1 – El Reno, OK – Lucky Star Casino August 3 – Amarillo, TX – Amarillo Civic Center Complex # # Outlaws replacing Jefferson Starship as special guest
US Tour Dates – BTO only July 28 – Bloomington, IL – Bloomington Center For The Performing Art July 29 – Elk Grove Village, IL – The Village Green at the Charles Zettek Municipal Complex July 31 – Jefferson City, MO – MU Health Care Capital Region Amphitheater August 15 – Wendover, NV – Peppermill Casino August 16 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar PAC August 18 – Boise, ID – Western Idaho Fair August 21 – Pala, CA – Pala Casino August 22 – Ft. McDowell, AZ – We-Ko-Pa Casino August 23 – Albuquerque, NM – Legends Theater at Route 66 Casino
Back In Overdrive 2025 Canada Tour Dates with April Wine and Headpins April 1 – Victoria, BC – Save On Foods Memorial Centre April 3 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre April 4 – Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Event Centre April 6 – Cranbrook, BC – Western Financial Place April 8 – Prince George, BC – CN Centre April 9 – Grand Prairie, AB – Bonnetts Energy Centre April 11 – Calgary, AB – Event Centre at Grey Eagle Casino April 12 – Calgary, AB – Event Centre at Grey Eagle Casino April 13 – Lethbridge, AB – VisitLethbridge.com Arena April 15 – Regina, SK – Brandt Centre April 17 – Brandon, MB – Westoba Place at Keystone Centre April 19 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre April 24 – Kitchener, ON – The Aud (Kitchener Memorial Auditorium) April 26 – Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Resort Toronto April 28 – St. Catharines, ON – Meridian Centre April 29 – Peterborough, ON – Peterborough Memorial Centre May 1 – London, ON – Canada Life Place May 2 – Ottawa, ON – The Arena at TD Place May 4 – Sudbury, ON – Sudbury Arena May 5 – Laval, QC – Place Bell May 7 – Saint John, NB – TD Station May 8 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre
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John Paul Jones almost quit Led Zeppelin at the height of their fame – and just before they started recording the album many consider to be their masterpiece.
The group’s 1973 stadium tour broke box office records all over North America, but left the band members exhausted and somewhat disconnected from reality. “We were playing [sets] for three hours solid, and physically that was a real…I mean, when I came back from the last tour I didn’t know where I was,” guitarist Jimmy Page told Crawdaddy in 1974. “I didn’t even know where I was going. We ended up in New York and the only thing that I could relate to was the instrument onstage. I was just totally and completely spaced out.”
Jones, who like Page had begun his career as a highly successful studio musician, began to miss his quieter family life, and wondered if he’d had enough of the road. In late 1973 he told Zeppelin manager Peter Grant that he was considering quitting the group.
“We were all very tired and under pressure and it just came to a head,” Jones told Mojo (as reported by Cheatsheet) in 2007. “I didn’t want to harm the group, but I didn’t want my family to fall apart either.”
“I told Jimmy [Page], who couldn’t believe it,” Grant recalled in the 2012 book From a Whisper to a Scream: The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. “It was the pressure. He was a family man, was Jonesy. By that time, the security thing in the U.S. was getting ridiculous. We started getting death threats.”
Grant encouraged Jones to instead take some time away before making such a massive decision. Jones skipped out on the group’s November 1973 recording sessions, the first for what would become 1975’s double album Physical Graffiti.
“I thought the band would be fun for a few years,” he later explained to Mojo. “I needed to do something musically free and fun and liberating, […] but then I’d get back to the more serious career in the studio.”
As cover, Led Zeppelin told the press that an illness kept Jones out of the sessions, a story they stuck with even after the album’s release. “John Paul Jones wasn’t well and we had to cancel the [studio] time,” Page told Rolling Stone in March 1975, before adding a comment that takes on deeper meaning now that the real nature of the absence has been revealed: “Everything got messed up. It took three months to sort the situation out.”
Happily, the time off was just what the doctor ordered, and Jones returned to the group in early 1974 for the sessions at which the bulk of Physical Graffiti was recorded. “Eventually, I think he realized he was doing something he really loved,” Grant explained. “It was never discussed again.”
In fact, the January and February 1974 sessions were so productive that Zeppelin found themselves with nearly three album sides’ worth of top-notch new material, prompting them to go back through their archives and dig up unreleased gems such as “The Rover” and “Houses of the Holy” in order to create their first double album.
Jones made particularly impressive contributions on several of the album’s most innovative tracks, shining especially brightly on the clavinet-driven “Trampled Under Foot” and the gorgeous side three-opening epic “In the Light.”
He remained with the group until they broke up shortly after drummer John Bonham’s September 1980 death. Due to Page’s struggles with substance abuse, Jones and singer Robert Plant played particularly heavy roles in the group’s final proper studio album, 1979’s In Through the Out Door.
Following Zeppelin’s breakup, Jones has pursued the most eclectic solo career of the band’s alumni, producing and providing string arrangements for bands such as R.E.M. and the Butthole Surfers and teaming up with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme in Them Crooked Vultures, among many other experimental collaborations and projects.
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Neil Young has confirmed a globe-trotting set of shows with his touring band, the Chrome Hearts. See a complete list of dates and cities below.
The tour kicks off in Sweden and then travels through Europe and the U.K. before reaching North America. Tickets will be available beginning Tuesday, Feb. 25, through an exclusive, 48-hour presale for Neil Young Archives members. General on-sale begins on Friday, Feb. 28. More information on U.S. dates is available through Ticketmaster.
This global trek is part of a busy year for Young, who recently issued the first song with the Chrome Hearts, ahead of a shared debut album reportedly to be called Talking to the Trees. He’s already released Oceanside Countryside, a previously unissued album recorded between May and December 1977.
Young first mentioned this new round of tour dates on Feb. 18 in a since-deleted post on his official website titled “Join us in the SUMMER OF DEMOCRACY.” He promised shows in America, the U.K., Canada and Europe. “Music unites! We will be there with you!” Young said in an official statement.
“Join us all as we celebrate the Summer of Democracy,” Young added. He promised “old songs and new songs, old words and new words [and] long jams! We will come together this summer. The Chrome Hearts and I are ready for you! Love and democracy reign in the USA and the world.”
When Will Neil Young’s Next Tour Begin?
Off the road since 2019, Young’s belated return to stages began with summer solo dates in 2023. He then launched a tour with Crazy Horse in early 2024 before calling everything to a sudden halt. Young said the “big unplanned break” was due to illness. “Crazy Horse will be back,” he later confirmed, “God willing.”
Young had already been confirmed for his first appearance at Glastonbury since sharing the bill in 2009 with Bruce Springsteen and Blur – but only after some confusion. Young initially pulled out of the festival (calling it a “corporate turn-off“) before quickly backtracking. “Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing! Hope to see you there!” Young later announced on his website.
Neil Young’s 2025 ‘Love Earth’ World Tour 6/18 – Rättvik, Sweden @ Dalhalla 6/20 – Bergen, Norway @ Bergenhus Fortress 6/22 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Tiøren 6/26 – Dublin, Ireland @ Malahide Castle 6/30 – Brussels, Belgium @ Brussels Palace Open Air, Palace Square 7/1 – Groningen, Netherlands @ Drafbaan Stedpark 7/3 – Berlin, Germany @ Waldbühne 7/4 – Mönchengladbach, Germany @ Sparkassenpark 7/8 – Stuttgart, Germany @ Cannstatter Wasen 8/8 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion 8/10 – Richmond, VA @ Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront 8/13 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre 8/15 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center 8/17 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage 8/21 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion 8/23 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater 8/24 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 8/27 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 9/1 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre 9/5 – George, WA @ The Gorge 9/6 – Vancouver, BC @ Deer Lake Park 9/10 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater 9/12 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater 9/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
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Ghost mainman Tobias Forge’s unreleased solo album appears to have leaked.
The singer/multi-instrumentalist, more widely known as Ghost’s papal leader Papa Emeritus, recorded an album called Passiflora in 2008 that went officially unreleased and largely unheard.
Only two songs from it, House Of Affection and In Enigma Schiffer, made it onto Youtube, while a physical CD sold for an eye-watering $5,434 (£4,237.95) on Discogs in March 2024.
On February 13, however, Youtuber AnselmeCipher uploaded 41 minutes of music that seems to feature Forge on vocals, including House Of Affection and In Enigma Schiffer, claiming it’s Passiflora in its entirety. Have a listen below.
Metal Hammer previously wrote about Passiflora in an article ranking Forge’s works outside of Ghost. Journalist Matt Mills claimed that House Of Affection and In Enigma Schiffer “flaunt a dreamy, psychedelic style with some characteristically alluring vocals”.
“They’re truly beautiful pieces,” he added, “yet alas, we still haven’t heard the whole thing […] Still, seek the tracks out and you’ll hear plenty of the intrigue that later made Ghost stars.”
Passiflora was recorded during an experimental period of Forge’s career, after the split of his death metal band Repugnant and before Ghost debuted in 2010. During that time, the musician dedicated himself to a number of projects, including dreamy rock outfit Magna Carta Cartel and post-punks Subvision.
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In a 2018 interview with Metal Injection, Forge said that, when he started planning Ghost in the late 2000s, his vision was for the band to sound like “the one band from the 70s that you haven’t heard”.
“Sonically, the amount of detail in terms of vocal arrangements and just the hi-fi qualities of what I try to do, it’s very 70s. A lot of grown up bands – Foreigner, Kansas, stuff like that. Well-produced, harmonised,” he said.
“If there’s a reason Ghost sounds like it does it’s because I’ve been such a fan of 60s, 70s and 80s music. There’s a lot of things in there, except for maybe King Crimson, some stuff over the records wouldn’t be written in the 70s, because it’s from someone who likes Necrophagia and Morbid Angel and stuff like that. You don’t have riffs like that, they weren’t made up in 1977!”
Ghost are currently gearing up for a six-month world tour that starts in the UK in April. See dates and details below.
Forge will also appear at Black Sabbath’s blockbuster Back To The Beginning farewell show under the new guise of “Papa V Perpetua”, seemingly replacing the current incarnation of Ghost’s frontman, Papa Emeritus IV.
UK: Apr 15: Manchester AO Arena Apr 16: Glasgow OVO Hydro Apr 19: London The O2 Apr 20: Birmingham Utilita Arena
Europe: Apr 22: Antwerp Sportpaleis, Belgium Apr 23: Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany Apr 24: Munich Olympiahalle, Germany Apr 26: Lyon LDLC Arena, France Apr 27: Toulouse Zenith Metropole, France Apr 29: Lisbon MEO Arena, Portugal Apr 30: Madrid Palacio Vistalegre, Spain May 03: Zurich AG Hallenstadion, Switzerland May 04: Milan Unipol Forum, Italy May 07: Berlin Uber Arena, Germany May 08: Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, Netherlands May 10: Lodz Atlas Arena, Poland May 11: Prague O2 Arena, Czech Republic May 13: Paris Accor Arena, France May 14: Oberhausen Rudolph Weber Arena, Germany May 15: Hannover ZAG Arena, Germany May 17: Copenhagen Royal Arena, Denmark May 20: Tampere Nokia Arena, Finland May 22: Linköping Saab Arena, Sweden May 23: Sandviken Göransson Arena, Sweden May 24: Oslo Spektrum, Norway
USA: Jul 09: Baltimore CFG Bank Arena, MD Jul 11: Atlanta State Farm Arena, GA Jul 12: Tampa Amalie Arena, FL Jul 13: Miami Kaseya Center, FL Jul 15: Raleigh PNC Arena, NC Jul 17: Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, OH Jul 18: Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena, PA Jul 19: Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, PA Jul 21: Boston TD Garden, MA Jul 22: New York Madison Square Garden, NY Jul 24: Detroit Little Caesars Arena, MI Jul 25: Louisville KFC Yum! Center, KY Jul 26: Nashville Bridgestone Arena, TN Jul 28: Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena, MI Jul 29: Milwaukee Fiserv Forum, WI Jul 30: St Louis Enterprise Center, MO Aug 01: Rosemont Allstate Arena, IL Aug 02: Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center, MN Aug 03: Omaha CHI Health Center, NE Aug 05: Kansas City T-Mobile Center, MO Aug 07: Denver Ball Arena, CO Aug 09: Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena, NV Aug 10: San Diego Viejas Arena, CA Aug 11: Phoenix Footprint Center, AZ Aug 14: Austin Moody Center ATX, TX Aug 15: Fort Worth Dickies Arena, TX Aug 16: Houston Toyota Center, TX
Mexico: Sep 24: Mexico City Palacio De Los Deportes
Louder’s resident Gojira obsessive was still at uni when he joined the team in 2017. Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Prog and Metal Hammer, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster. He’s got bylines in The Guardian, The Telegraph, NME, Guitar and many others, too. When he’s not writing, you’ll probably find him skydiving, scuba diving or coasteering.
Rick Springfield learned firsthand how exploitative the music industry can be to naive young artists.
During a recent conversation with SiriusXM’s Eddie Trunk, the “Jessie’s Girl” singer detailed one of his biggest early career mishaps.
“The music business has always preyed on the young. Absolutely,” Springfield noted. “And I got preyed on when I was like 20 and I signed away my publishing rights because I didn’t know any better.”
“I was in Australia and these big Americans sent over this contract and we didn’t know about lawyers,” the rocker continued. “I didn’t even have a lawyer look at it and I just said, ‘OK, this must be fair.’ And I signed it and realized a couple of years later that they owned all of my publishing.”
Rick Springfield Supports Taking ‘All Their Music Back’
While Springfield chalked up the experience as “just the way of the world,” he also commended artists like Taylor Swift who have found creative ways to regain control of their music catalogs.
“[It] would always amaze me that I’d spend $100,000 on a frigging video in the ‘80s and the record company would own it,” the singer remarked. “The majority of [the labels] just would shove product down the pipeline as much as they could, until the pipeline choked. That was kind of their approach. So every artist has absolutely their due to take all their music back.”
Springfield released his compilation album Big Hits: Rick Springfield’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2. He’ll also hit the road for the I Want My ’80s tour alongside John Waite beginning May 28.
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