A roundup of the latest news in the world of classic rock & metal from the US. News includes Scorpions & Megadeth tour, Judas Priest, Deep Purple and Warrant.
Scorpions announce North American tour with Megadeth
The Scorpions announced the first series of dates for a fall North American tour with special guests Megadeth. Shows will begin in Reading, PA on September 14, with dates currently running to mid-October and more to be announced.
“When our album Crazy World was released back in ’91, right at the end of the cold war,” said singer Klaus Meine, “we toured around a world that was pretty crazy back then, but there was so much hope in the air for a more peaceful future. Now 26 years later, things are getting more crazy every other day. After all these years, ‘Crazy World’ is still a good motto for our upcoming world tour. We are very much looking forward to seeing all of you out there.”
The Scorpions – who made former Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee an official member last September – will play a series of European festivals over the summer ahead of the fall North American gigs.
Megadeth previously announced that they will be launching a summer tour of North America in support of their 2016 album release, Dystopia, that will feature support from Meshuggah, TesseracT and Lillake.
Beginning in Big Flats, NY on June 23, the summer tour will also see Megadeth perform at a series of festivals including Quebec’s Amnesia Rockfest, Wisconsin’s Rock USA and Rock Fest, and Chicago Open Air.
JUDAS PRIEST TATTOO EXHIBITION
Judas priest have collaborated with Parliament Tattoo Studio in London to bring together an exhibition of hand painted leather biker jackets – inspired by the band’s albums and song titles. The artwork is by some of the world’s greatest tattoo artists, and Rob Halford is taking time out from recording in the studio with the band to open the exclusive showcase on Thursday, 27th april 2017. After the public exhibition, the jackets will be moving to Brighton – to be shown at the Brighton tattoo convention on 13th & 14th may 2017. Jackets will be auctioned off – full details to follow shortly.
Deep Purple Release New Video Series for Album “inFinite” called “About The Album”
Deep Purple released their new studio album, inFinite, on April 7. They’ve just uploaded Part 2 of the video series, entitled About The Album, in which they discuss their work with legendary producer Bob Erin (KISS, Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd).
Warrant cover Waylon Jenning’s “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink”
