Magnum, the Answer, Down, Joe Bonamassa and Gary Moore have all been added to the High Voltage festival bill in July.

Joe Perry has said in a recent interview Aerosmith intend to carry on with Steven Tyler and not seek a new vocalist.

Judas Priest relase a new expanded 30th Anniversary version of ''British Steel' in two formats; a limited edition deluxe 3 disc set to include the original album, live DVD and cd; a deluxe 2 cd set to include original album plus live DVD. The new limited edition will be out on the 10th May.

Ratt's new album is out on 22nd April.

Escape Music will release the new HARD album Time Is Waiting For No One on February 27th. In August 2009, the band announced that they have joined forces with acclaimed Swedish vocalist/guitarist/producer Björn Lodin of Baltimore.

Band: Björn Lodin - vocals, guitars; Balázs Hornyák - drums; Gábor Mirkovics - bass; Zsolt Csillik - guitars; Zsolt Vamos - guitars.

Track List: Nona, Time Is Waiting For No One, Shine On Me Now, The Pace And The Flow, 4-Leaf Clover, Magical Pretence, Black Clouds, Lonesome Loneliness, Into The Fire, My Kind Of Woman, Love Goes With Anything.

Richie Kotzen
17th June - 02 Academy, Islington
19th June - Club Academy, Manchester
20th June - The Classic Grand, Glasgow

Tim B. Schmit (THE EAGLES)
THURSDAY MARCH 26 MANCHESTER ACADEMY 2
SUNDAY MARCH 28 BIRMINGHAM GLEE CLUB
TUESDAY MARCH 30 LONDON CADOGAN HALL
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Black Sabbath are to reissue three Dio era albums through Universal on April 5th. These are 'Heaven And Hell', 'Mob Rules' and 'Live Evil' and all have been expanded to a double CD format.

Caravan are to release a four-CD box set on March 2nd. Titled 'The World Is Yours', it has tracks from all their albums, plus live material and songs recorded for BBC sessions.

Ratt release their new album 'Infestation' in April via Loud and Clear/Roadrunner.



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Slash has revealed the tracklist for his forthcoming solo album.
The album is due to be released in April on Roadrunner and includes guests Dave Grohl, Ian Astbury, Lemmy, Ozzy and Chris Cornell.

"The idea was really simple in the beginning," said Slash. "These are all artists I wanted to work with – that I thought it would be amazing to do something creative and collaborative. And I was so impressed with what everyone brought to the table. They were all so committed to doing a good job. And we had a lot of fun making these songs."

The album is co-produced by Eric Valentine (Queens Of The Stone Age) and features a rhythm section of bassist Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction) and drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails).

Tracklisting and the guest vocalist on each track:
01. Ghost (Ian Astbury) with fellow ex-G'N'R member Izzy Straddlin on guitar
02. Beautiful Dangerous (Fergie)
03. Nothing To Say (M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold)
04. Crucify The Dead (Ozzy Osbourne)
05. Promise (Chris Cornell)
06. By The Sword (Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother)
07. Doctor Alibi (Lemmy Kilmeister)
08. Saint Is A Sinner Too (Rocco De Luca)
09. Watch This (Dave Grohl/Duff McKagan)
10. I Hold On (Kid Rock)
11. Gotten (Adam Levine)
12. We're All Gonna Die (Iggy Pop)
13. Starlight (Myles Kennedy)

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PALLAS have parted company with vocalist Alan Reed. The band will continue recording their new album 'XXV' whilst looking for a new vocalist.

ASIA release their new album 'Omega' in April via Frontiers.
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FOREIGNER release their new album, “CAN’T SLOW DOWN” on march 1st.

‘Can’t Slow Down’ is released 1st March on earMUSIC/Edel. The album features 13 brand new songs and is produced by Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith/Buckcherry) and celebrated Grammy Award winning producer Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse).

This is an album that grabs you from the outset, with straight rock opener “Can‘t Slow Down,“ which stands strong beside melodic mid-tempo songs such as “Angel Tonight“ and “Too Late“ and beautiful ballads “When It Comes To Love” (one of the strongest tracks on the album and surefire hit) to the last chord of the Ronson production “Fool For You Anyway”.

Founder member Mick Jones - lead guitars and vocals - is joined by Kelly Hansen on lead vocal (ex Hurricane); Tom Gimbel (long term touring with Aerosmith) on guitar, saxophone, flute and backing vocals; on keyboards, Michael Bluestein (Stevie Nicks, Enrique Iglesias and Anastacia); Jeff Pilson (ex Dokken, Dio and MSG) on bass; and on drums, Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Slash‘s Snakepit, Glenn Hughes, Billy Idol).

Of the album and the line up, Mick Jones (the band’s founder and legendary songwriter/guitarist) says, “Our music has touched a lot of people worldwide. Unwittingly, we've weaved into the fabric of people's lives and this new line-up is working extremely hard to live up to the high bar that was set years ago. This is the most dynamic line-up that we’ve had since the early days.”

Available on CD, “Can’t Slow Down” is also available as part of a 2CD/1DVD set (Disc 1: Can’t Slow Down Studio Album, Disc 2: Foreigner Live Disc 3: DVD featuring live footage, backstage footage and interviews) in 5.1 sound, and Collectors Edition which features signed 7” vinyl & CD.

Full Track Listing:
DELUXE 2CD + DVD FORMAT: CD1 - Can’t Slow Down
01. Can’t Slow Down
01. In Pieces
03. When It Comes To Love
04. Living In A Dream
05. I Can’t Give Up
06. Ready
07. Give Me A Sign
08. I’ll Be Home Tonight
09. Too Late
10. Lonely
11. As Long As I Live
12. Angel Tonight
13. Fool For You Anyway
Plus two exclusive live tracks

CD2 - Foreigner Live
01. Head Games
02. Cold As Ice
03. Waiting For A Girl Like You
04. That WasYesterday
05. Blue Morning
06. Dirty White Boy
07. Starrider
08. Feels Like The First Time
09. Urgent
10. Juke Box Hero / Whole Lotta Love
11. I Want To Know What Love Is
12. Hot Blooded

DVD Live and More…
01. Double Vision
02. Head Games
03. That Was Yesterday
04. Say You Will
05. Starrider
06. Feels Like The First Time
07. Urgent
08. Juke Box Hero
09. I Want To Know What Love Is
10. Hot Blooded

Bonus: Band interviews filmed in Berlin 2009, behind the scenes footage, and making of the album.
Plus new promo videos for “Can’t Slow Down,” “When it Comes to Love” and “Too Late.”

STANDARD CD: Can’t Slow Down
01. Can’t Slow Down
01. In Pieces
03. When It Comes To Love
04. Living In A Dream
05. I Can’t Give Up
06. Ready
07. Give Me A Sign
08. I’ll Be Home Tonight
09. Too Late
10. Lonely
11. As Long As I Live
12. Angel Tonight
13. Fool For You Anyway
Plus bonus track: I Want To Know What Love Is – Live

COLLECTORS EDITION SIGNED 7” VINYL + CD ALBUM: Can’t Slow Down
7” A + B side bonus tracks: Head Knocker, and At War With The World - CD is full new album (14 tracks)

LP Limited Edition: Can’t Slow Down
All CD album tracks on one 12” LP

FM and Serpentine both release their new albums via AOR Heaven on Martch 26th.