Weekly Music News 04.09.22
A roundup of music news for the week beginning September 4, 2022
Here comes "Patient Number 9": the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, with his 13th studio album, "Patient Number 9", featuring some of rock's biggest names: Jeff Beck, Tony Iommi, Chad Smith, Zakk Wylde, Robert Trujillo, Eric Clapton, Mike McCready, and even the late drummer Taylor Hawkins. Ozzy says that lyrics for the album's second single, "Degradation Rules", featuring Tony Iommi, were suggested by none other than Taylor Hawkins. Last night, September 8, Ozzy also performed a medley at the NFL season opener between the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills.
Listen to the album on: Spotify
A third single from "Alter Bridge" and its upcoming album, "Pawns & Kings", due on October 14. "Sin After Sin" follows last month's "Silver Tongue" and July's title track. The single comes with an animated video packed with psychedelic skulls.
"The Cult" also has a new single and video, "A Cut Inside", the second from the upcoming "Under The Midnight Sun", due on October 7. It is the band's first album since 2016's "Hidden City", produced by Tom Dalgety, whose credits include Pixies, Ghost and Therapy?.
Speaking of "Pixies", they too have a new single from "Doggerel", due on September 30. "Dregs of the Wine" is the first Pixies song co-written by guitarist Joey Santiago. Santiago says he was playing guitar and thought he had nothing worthwhile, but his girlfriend had recorded him without his knowledge. When she played it back, he realized he had something good. Black Francis says the song is about 1990s Los Angeles, trips to Las Vegas, lots of drinking, a little drug use and genuinely good times...
"The Afghan Whigs" is releasing a new album, "How Do You Burn?", its ninth and its first in five years, following 2017's "In Spades". Guests include the late Mark Lanegan, who collaborated with Greg Dulli in the Twilight Singers and the Gutter Twins. Lanegan makes his Afghan Whigs debut, singing backing vocals on two tracks. The band will play one show at Barby Tel Aviv on October 19, and it is one you should not miss.
Listen to the album on: Spotify
Virginia metal titans "Lamb Of God" have a heavy new single from "Omens", due on October 7. "Grayscale" was the last song recorded for the album. Guitarist Willie Adler says he wrote it after the band had finished writing the album, without necessarily thinking of it as a Lamb of God song. Producer Josh Wilbur, however, said it was perfect and had to be included.
"Black Veil Brides" also has a new single, "Saviour II", from the EP "The Mourning", due on October 21. The new track is a sequel to fan favorite "Saviour", from 2011's "Set The World On Fire". What do you think? Does it come close to the original?
"Mercyful Fate" has announced its first North American tour in more than twenty years. In the accompanying statement, frontman King Diamond says the tour offers a special chance to see the band's European production in the United States and Canada. Formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1981, Mercyful Fate released its first EP in 1982 and debut album "Melissa" in 1983. Its most recent studio album is 1999's "9". The band is working on a follow-up and has already played a new song at European festivals.
The organizers of "Psycho Ward" have released the festival running order, and it is going to be one crazy day!!!
Look at this lineup!! Tickets are just NIS 100!!
The website Confused.com has looked at U.S. baby names recorded in 2021 and compiled a list of music-inspired names. Hendrix made that top ten, a name we believe owes much to musician Jimi Hendrix. A total of 1,243 baby boys were named Hendrix. Whether or not the musician was the inspiration, another 969 were named Prince!!
Musician Brian Johnson has announced his memoir, "The Lives of Brian", due on October 25, 2022. It tells the story of a boy from a small town who gets the opportunity of a lifetime: replacing singer Bon Scott in one of the world's biggest rock bands.
If you love the iconic "Lynyrd Skynyrd", it may be time to look for concert tickets. Singer Johnny Van Zant says the band is still looking at retiring from touring in the next year or so. Its most recent album, "Last of a Dyin' Breed", came out in 2012, and the band has kept up a busy touring schedule ever since!!
On September 29, the immortal "Dirt" by "Alice In Chains", released in 1992, turns thirty!!!
To mark the occasion, the band has some surprises in store. Its anniversary campaign will run over the coming days, asking fans to share memories and experiences of the album. The musicians also promise their own memories and rare behind-the-scenes material, starting with footage from the making of the "Them Bones" video.
Drummer Carl Palmer, the only surviving member of the supergroup "Emerson, Lake & Palmer", has announced a reunion show with his two bandmates using modern video technology, celebrating the band's 50th anniversary. "Welcome Back My Friends - The Return of Emerson Lake & Palmer" will reunite Palmer with Greg Lake and Keith Emerson in a synchronized performance combining archive footage with Palmer's live playing. After exploring a hologram tour, Palmer chose what he considers a more honest approach: footage of Keith and Greg on huge video walls. Lake's voice and playing and Emerson's extraordinary keyboard work will blend with Palmer's live drums to bring ELP together again.
The Starmus Festival, which brings together scientists and Nobel laureates, welcomed a special guest: Brian May, an astrophysics PhD who appeared both as a scientist giving a talk and as a musician. Among the songs he performed was "The Show Must Go On", joined by Serj Tankian, Jeff Scott Soto, Graham Gouldman and others.
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