MICHAEL MONROE To Release SENSORY OVERDRIVE August 23RD in US

Michael Monroe, who recently joided the stage with another hard rock legend Thin Lizzy at the High Voltage festival in London, will be releasing his album Sensory Overdrive in USA too, on August 23rd. on Spinefarm/Universal.

The new album from the Hanoi Rocks singer was produced by Jack Douglas ( Aerosmith, Cheap Trick etc) and features guest performance from Motorhead front man Lemmy among the others. The first single and video from Sensory Overdrive is the track “78”. The video will have its world premiere on AOL on August 1st.

In support of the cd, Michael will head out September 30th on a 16 date U.S and Canadian tour with his all star band featuring guitarists Steve Conte (New York Dolls) and Dregen (Hellacopters, Backyard Babies), bassist Sami Yaffa (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts), and drummer Karl Rockfist (Danzig).

Vinni Vincent arrested On Assault Charges

According to TMZ.com, former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent was arrested today on charges of aggravated assault. Vincent (real name Vinnie Cusano) was busted by the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department in Tennessee and held on $10,000 bond. He posted bail and was released

Vincent replaced Ace Frehley as the lead guitarist for KISS in 1982 and performed with the band on two studio albums, 1982's, "Creatures Of The Night" and 1983's, "Lick It Up," before quitting in April 1984.

Kiss following the Lick It Up tour, Vincent formed Vinnie Vincent Invasion (also known as VVI), and released two LPs: Vinnie Vincent Invasion (1986) and All Systems Go (1988).

As a solo artist, he has released an EP (Euphoria, 1996, with Robert Fleischman)with Vinnie on bass, vocals and drums. Vinnie also released a collector's CD in 2001 entitled Speedball Jamm which consisted of his own private recordings of the VINNIE VINCENT INVASION jamm sessions recorded during rehearsals in 1986 which included moments of just Vinnie soloing alone. Due to the rarity of the these recordings, Speedball Jamm has now become a high priced collector's item selling in the vicinity of 100.00 on ebay. In 1990 Vinnie Vincent was to release an album entitled "Guitars From Hell" but due to business complications "Guitars From Hell" was never released. To this day, Vincent's inferior sounding bootleg demo tracks from "Guitars From Hell" remain one of the most coveted bootlegs among Vinnie Vincent collectors. It is rumored that the master recordings of "Guitars From Hell" may be available, however it remains unconfirmed. Vincent was also to release a solo album called "Guitarmaggedon" in 1997-1998 which is unconfirmed as to its release date.

Stampede announce further live UK dates and release promo video for 'Send Me Down An Angel'

May 9 saw the release of 'A Sudden Impulse', the new studio album from British melodic rockers Stampede, and with it their third promo video for the opening track 'Send Me Down An Angel'.



The band, which comprises of founding members Reuben & Laurence Archer and Colin Bond (along with new additions Chris Clowsley, Rob Wolverson and Stevie G), are delighted with the response they have had to the new material and are excited to be able to announce more dates to their UK schedule, which include a headline slot on the Devil Stage at Devon Rox Festival in August, a Midlands date with Californian hard rock legends Y&T and an appearance at Hard Rock Hell V in December.

Reuben comments: "We're totally blown away with all the great feedback and support we've had from fans and industry so far, it's an incredible feeling to realise people still want to hear the kind of music we love, write and play, which after all these years still appears to be relevant. We're already getting stuck in to writing for another album, but of course there's nothing like playing live, so we're really looking forward to our forthcoming dates and pleased to be able to say there are more in the pipeline to be announced very soon!"

Stampede will play:

· The Sir Robert Peel, Kingston-Upon-Thames - Saturday 14th May 2011

· Devon Rox Festival, Powderham Castle, Exeter - Saturday 6th August 2011

· The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton - Tuesday 11th October 2011

· Hard Rock Hell V, Prestatyn, Wales - Saturday 3rd December 2011

Mötley Crüe reveals tour details

Line-Up, Set List and Other Interactive Social Elements Generated by Crue-Heads Online

Motley Crue Headlining Tour With Support From Poison and Special Guests New York Dolls Kicks Off June 7th in Dallas; Tickets on Sale Now

NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 05/01/11 -- Motley Crue, one of the world's most iconic rock bands, hosted a special gathering at Bamboozle tonight revealing details about their summer tour. The unveiling included images and a description of their new set design, the set list decided by fans and a surprise announcement of Tommy Lee's "360" drum rollercoaster.

"We're looking forward to being together again and to a really special production. It will also be cool to sing some of these songs we haven't performed together in almost 20 years," said front man Vince Neil.

The band's veteran production manager and set designer, Robert Long, presented graphic renderings of the new set design, which he described as "a hard-hitting Crue rendition of a rock n' roll burlesque theatre." According to Long, the entire stage will be enveloped in red velvet drapery and a damask printed wall of guitar amps.

Continuing to integrate the input of their fans, Motley Crue conducted a survey by listing every song they have ever recorded. Fans voted at Motley.com for the final set list, which includes tracks band hasn't performed live together in almost 20 years.

Motley Crue's drummer Tommy Lee shared that he will once again be thrill-seeking on the Crue's new "360" drum rollercoaster. During his drum solo, Lee will be launched into multiple loops while continuing to perform.

The initial tour announcement by Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and New York Dolls' David Johansen was made on the syndicated radio show, Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx Tuesday, March 1st at 7:00pm local time (check www.sixxsense.com for a list of stations). The trek headlined by Motley Crue with support from Poison and special guests New York Dolls will kick off June 7th in Dallas, TX and hit approximately 40 cities before coming to a close in early August. Tickets are available now and all tour information can be found at www.motley.com.

To view the tour announcement video, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odj3xWrrYPs

For more information about Motley Crue, please visit: www.motley.com.

Motley Crue, Poison and New York Dolls Summer Tour Dates


JUNE
7 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
9 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
10 Houston, TX Toyota Center
12 Albuquerque, NM Hard Rock Pavilion
14 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
15 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
17 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion
18 Las Vegas, NV Venue TBD
19 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater
21 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
22 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
24 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
25 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
26 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
28 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheater
29 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre

JULY
1 Tinley Park, IL FMB Amphitheater
2 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
3 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
5 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena
6 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
8 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum
9 Pelham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center (Motley Crue
& NY Dolls Only)
10 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood
12 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
13 Hershey, PA Star Pavilion at Hershey Park
15 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
16 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
19 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
20 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
22 Darien Center, NY Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center
23 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
24 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
27 Cheyenne, WY Frontier Days (Motley Crue Only)
29 Youngstown, OH Covelli Centre
30 Frederick, MD Outlaw Jam 2011
31 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain

AUGUST
2 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
3 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
5 Tomah, WI Fort McCoy
6 Moline, IL iWireless Center
7 Omaha, NE Qwest Center

Def Leppard revealed track listing for Mirrorball, their next album

Def Leppard have set a release date (June 6) and unveiled the tracklisting for upcoming album Mirrorball, their first ever live album. The album includes three new studio songs along with the live recordings, taken during the past few years (recorded throughout The Sparkle Lounge Tour). The new tracks include "Undefeated," composed by Joe Elliott, "All About Believin'," by Phil Collen and "Kings of the World," by Rick Savage, described by Joe Elliott as "a big, epic, rock anthem...kind of 'We Will Rock You' with guitars."

Disc 1:

01. Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
02. Rocket
03. Animal
04. C'Mon C'Mon
05. Make Love Like A Man
06. Too Late For Love
07. Foolin'
08. Nine Lives
09. Love Bites
10. Rock On

Disc 2:

01. Two Steps Behind
02. Bringin' On The Heartbreak
03. Switch 625
04. Hysteria
05. Armageddon It
06. Photograph
07. Pour Some Sugar On Me
08. Rock Of Ages
09. Let's Get Rocked
10. Action
11. Bad Actress
12. Undefeated (new studio track)
13. Kings Of The World (new studio track)
14. It's All About Believin' (new studio track)

Stampede announce new single release, album release date change & video taster

Newly reformed British melodic rockers Stampede are set to unveil their new single Having Fun on April 11th.

The track comes from the forthcoming studio album A Sudden Impulse , which consequently has a revised release date of May 9th 2011.

Having Fun , which will be available in digital format only, will be the band s first single in twenty-eight years. It follows previous singles The Other Side (1983) from the studio album Hurricane Town, and Days of Wine And Roses (1982), which were released by Polydor Records and received considerable airplay on BBC Radio, Capital Radio and across Europe and Japan.

Stampede are also pleased to announce the first of three promo videos to give fans a taster of their new material. The videos feature guitarist Rob Wolverson, and were recorded during part of the schedule when Laurence Archer became unavailable due to personal commitments.

Watch the first video, Shame On You here:



Look out for the official video for Having Fun , coming soon.

Having Fun will be available to download from iTunes and other digital outlets from April 11th.
A Sudden Impulse is released on May 9th on Grind That Axe / Rock Candy Records.

For more information and to hear a preview of the single, visit:

http://www.stampederock.com

http://www.facebook.com/stampederock

Aerosmith's Music Sales Up 250% Since Steven Tyler Appearead as a Judge On 'Idol'

According to The Hollywood Reporter, sales of Aerosmith's greatest-hits collections have increased more than 250 percent as a result of Steven Tyler's appearance on "American Idol" as a judge for the show's tenth season. The band's 1994 compilation "Big Ones", saw increased sales of 260 percent after the show's January 19 premiere. Meanwhile, 2004's "Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith", got a 146 percent boost after week 2 of "Idol". Two more greatest-hits collections registered surges of 137 percent and 147 percent. Likewise, band's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" single was downloaded 34,000 times for the week ending January 30, an increase of 363 percent. The band's 1973 hit "Dream On" saw 26,000 downloads, which represented a 318 percent spike over the week before.

Mötley Crüe And Buckcherry To Play Argentina In May

Mötley Crüe will be performing at the Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas in Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 19 and May 20 with support from great Buckcherry.

Crüe has also been confirmed for this year's edition of The Bamboozle festival, set to take place April 29 - May 1 , New Jersey. Their latest album sold almost 100k copies during its first week after release. Thats pretty good for good ol' bad boys of hair metal after all those bit more quiet years.

Bon Jovi Adds More Dates To Current Tour

Bon Jovi plan to take a couple years off after they wrap their current world tour. And they added another leg to their 2011 Tour, with newly scheduled concerts in Montreal, Atlanta, Orlando, Houston, Memphis, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Columbus and more.

The 2011 tour is set to kick off on February 9th at Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA and once again Bon Jovi will utilize the latest in web-based video technology to engage their fans worldwide, as a portion of the show will be broadcast LIVE via a free webcast.

New Michael Monroe Band Single Available For Streaming

Michael Monroe Band's new album, "Sensory Overdrive", will be released on March 14 via Universal Music subsidiary Spinefarm Records. The record was produced by Jack Douglas, who has previously worked with such a legendary names like Aerosmith, John Lennon and New York Dolls. Among the guests who appeared on the album were Lemmy Kilmister and three-time Grammy-winning country/folk singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams.

The first single from the album, "'78" (a homage to a year of great music and significant cultural happenings), will be available on February 21 on both digital download and colored vinyl complete with exclusive extra track. Song can be already streamed from the Michael Monroe's facebook page here (via soundcloud).

Monroe's current solo band includes The Wildhearts' Ginger on guitar, former Hanoi Rocks bandmate Sam Yaffa on bass, Steve Conte of New York Dolls and Company Of Wolves on guitar and Karl Rosqvist on drums


"Sensory Overdrive" track listing:

01. Trick Of The Wrist
02. '78
03. Got Blood?
04. Superpowered Superfly
05. Modern Day Miracle
06. Bombs Away
07. All You Need
08. Later Won't Wait
09. Gone, Baby Gone
10. Center Of Your Heart
11. Debauchery As A Fine Art

Stampede Will Release New Album In April

British hard rockers from the early Eighties, Stampede, have announced the release of their new album, "A Sudden Impulse". After nearly 30 years it's a long-awaited follow-up to their classic 1983 debut studio album, "Hurricane Town".

Stampede, formed in 1981 by Reuben and Laurence Archer, signed to Polydor Records in 1982, and immediately received favourable press reaction. The band completed a residency at the Marquee, and appeared at the Reading and Mildenhall Festivals, recording both sets on The Rolling Stones mobile studio.

The result was the first Stampede album released by Polydor called the Live Bootleg.

The band completed two tours with Gary Moore, and then commenced recording Hurricane Town, their first studio album.

The band continued to tour, completing a residency in Portugal, appearing on the BBC Tommy Vances Friday Rock Show, Fluff Freemans Capital Radio Rock show, BBC In Concert, and several TV slots, whilst also appearing at Festivals and venues throughout the UK. Prior to The bands Reading appearance, Reuben broke his leg badly and soon quit the music business to form his design company, whilst Laurence went on to join Phil Lynott in his new band Grand Slam, and later UFO to record High Stakes and Dangerous Men and UFO: Live in Japan.

Now the band has reformed with original bassist Colin Bond, new drummer Steve Graystone and the addition of a second guitarist in the form of Chris Clowsley. Their new labum will be released on Rock Candy Records' spin-off front line label Grind That Axe Records

Alex Kirst from the Nymphs and Iggy Pop's Band Dies In Hit-and-Run

Hard rock drummer Alex Kirst, 47, best known for his work with Iggy Pop's band and the alt/glam rock outfit Nymphs, has been killed in a tragic hit-and-run accident in the Californian desert, according to a report by the Associated Press. Kirst was struck by either a white Chevrolet Tahoe or else a GMC Yukon according to local authorities, who also stated that there is no evidence that the vehicle ever braked. The incident took place on Jan. 13 in Cathedral City, Calif.

The Nymphs were an alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s with lead singer Inger Lorre. The band was signed to Geffen Records, and released their only album in 1991. The Nymphs were known for their wild stage shows and their rebellious attitude towards record companies. The band broke up in 1992.