Papa Roach have cancelled their set at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, KY due to a medical emergency involving bassist Tobin Esperance. The band issued the following statement:
“After careful consideration and advice from medical professionals, Papa Roach bassist Tobin Esperance will be unable to perform this weekend due to an unexpected emergency. Therefore, we will not be able to perform at this year’s Louder Than Life Festival, and wish everyone the best. Right now, Tobin‘s health is our immediate concern. We look forward to welcoming him back on stage in November and appreciate the continued support and respect for his privacy during this time.”
Bad Company will be releasing a new live album, titled “Live In London,” on November 13. The effort features the band’s October 29, 2016 show at the O2 Arena in London, UK. That set served as the group’s final concert with the late Mick Ralphs.
“Live In London” Track Listing:
01. “Live For The Music”
02. “Gone, Gone, Gone”
03. “Feel Like Makin’ Love”
04. “Electricland”
05. “Burnin’ Sky”
06. “Run With The Pack”
07. “Ready For Love”
08. “Crazy Circles”
09. “Troubleshooter”
10. “Movin’ On”
11. “Shooting Star”
12. “Can’t Get Enough”
13. “Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy”
14. “Bad Company”
15. “Seagull”
Paul Rodgers commented:
“Both the fans and the band were in great form that night in London. The rapport with the audience was deeply felt, and they sang their hearts out. Thinking back to that evening in retrospect, Mick’s song ‘Ready For Love’ was particularly moving, singing ‘Walking down this rocky road wondering where my life is leading’; little did we know that Mick would suffer a stroke just four days after this concert.”
Simon Kirke added:
“When Bad Company last played in London, it was at the O2 Arena. We had enjoyed a great tour of England, and it would culminate in this final show. We were all in good spirits. Paul performed brilliantly every night, and Mick was playing with his usual taste and panache… It was the last time I ever played with Mick… Had I known that at the time, I would have hugged him a little tighter and a little longer.”
A video for the first single, a live version of “Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy,” can be found below:
Greta Van Fleet have premiered a new song titled “Tear It Down.” This track is from the band’s new album, “Palace For The People,” which will be released on October 9.
Rival Sons are planning to enter the studio in January to work on their new album. The effort is expected to arrive in late 2027.
Guitarist Scott Holiday told Mark Strigl the following on SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard:
“We are in the process right now. We have done a little bit of stuff here and there, but not our normal, like, bury ourselves in the studio and get something done inside of a month, which we are going to do, planning like for mid-January. We have ideas. We have a record we want to make.”
He continued when asked about a late 2027 release:
“Something like that. Yeah, once the business gets a hold of it, it takes a minute, so hopefully, I would say late summer, hopefully the fall, something like that.”
[via Blabbermouth]
Foo Fighters have shared an in-studio performance of “Unconditional” as part of Vevo‘s “Extended Play” series. The clip was recorded during a session at 606 Studio in Los Angeles, CA. The track appears on the band’s latest album “Your Favorite Toy.”
Hunter Young (Moodring, PSYCHO-FRAME) has taken to social media to open up about his health struggles. The musician is suffering from “ME/CFS, Dysautonomia, small fiber neuropathy, and more.”
Young said the following:
“I am going to keep this extremely direct without trying to tear anyone down.
I have severe ME/CFS, Dysautonomia, small fiber neuropathy, and more.
It is an extremely debilitating disease.
I have been getting worse and worse, shedding weight, problems with sensory (no music, very little media), extreme pain, gastrointestinal issues, nervous system is out of control and I’ve desperately needed help, but it appears there is next to none.
The only thing that prevents worsening right now is lying in a cold dark room and doing my best to mitigate stress and stimuli.
Sometimes with an eye mask / ear plugs in.
Living as if I am nothing.
I have the strength to get up and go to the bathroom, sometimes get myself water, and that’s about it.On top of this, I got more sick and my relationship has come to an end.
I won’t say much about this besides:
This is not what I wanted.
Absolutely devastating scenario on multiple fronts.
The stress of this is all is guaranteed to make me even more sick.
The loss of my safety and the things that have kept me anchored to this earth is absolutely unfathomable to me.
I haven’t begun to process out of pure survival.Here’s the thing:
I do not have anywhere to go that understands what I’m going through.
I do not have anyone to take care of me.
l am physically not capable of taking care of myself right now, and as a 33 year old man…how tf do I find that? I don’t want to ruin anyone else’s life or be a burden. No one who has the smallest simblance of how to navigate this disease is here to help me and there are people in my life pushing me towards the route of assisted d***g. This is not drama, this is a fact. This is not uncommon with severe ME. I just want a shot at life and to regain SOME of myself. All I want is the grace to even try.I’m not saying I don’t have friends.
There is not much they can do.I should preface by saying I am not broke, I have lots to sell, and future money to make if I can regain some health but getting my own place and having to pay for a full-time caretaker would run me dry quickly while I have no income and am still trying to find ways to crawl out of this.
Nobody can afford to put me in a home, and I would most likely face medical abuse either way. Bluntly, I’d rather die than lose the tiny bit of autonomy I still have left.
I can contribute greatly, but only financially.Writing this is one of the most humiliating things I’ve ever done and I hope you never have to.
I don’t know if there’s any help out there, but this is what’s going on.”
[via The PRP]
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