Weekly Music News 06.08.23
The band "Dokken" releases a new single, "Fugitive", and announces its long-awaited new studio album, "Heaven Comes Down", due October 27. It will be the band's first new studio album in more than a decade. Jon Levin's excellent guitar work recalls Dokken's 1980s heyday, and Don Dokken sounds strong and confident vocally.
A new single and a new album, "Touchdown", from "U.D.O.". Following a tour of Australia and Japan and festival appearances with returning bassist Peter Baltes, the heavy-metal quintet led by legendary singer Udo Dirkschneider releases the title track of "Touchdown". The album will include 13 new tracks and a guest appearance by violinist Stefan Pintev on the closing song.
Welsh punk band "Neck Deep" releases a new single, "Take Me With You", inspired by UFOs. The band members, who love science fiction and unidentified flying objects, decided to write a song about aliens, and this is the result. Singer Ben Barlow said Tom DeLonge was entirely to blame for getting him hooked through Blink-182's "Aliens Exist".
The band "Public Image Ltd" releases its first album since the death of singer John Lydon's wife, Nora Forster. Titled "End of World", it is the band's eleventh album and its first since 2015's "What the World Needs Now...".
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Alongside the wild weather that surprised everyone, including the organizers, the Wacken Open Air crowd got an exciting surprise during Megadeth's set when Marty Friedman was invited on stage to join the band for four songs.
Friedman had already reunited with Megadeth once this year, at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
The band "The Hives" releases its first new album in more than a decade, "The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons". It is the band's first since 2012's "Lex Hives".
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NBA star Stephen Curry made music headlines this week when he joined Paramore on stage in San Francisco for "Misery Business". It is unclear whether it was spontaneous or planned, but it was undoubtedly an experience for both sides.
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After a long process of draws and selecting additional bands, we are happy to present the final lineup for "Concrete Jungle". Ten bands from across Israeli metal's genres and styles are coming to blow you away at a true open-air festival, the first of its kind in Israel, with a camping area, food stalls, a pool and many more surprises on the way!
Legendary Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain shared a very personal update with fans this week, revealing that he had suffered a stroke in January. Sharing his experience on social media, he seemed very positive about his recovery. He explained: "Thank the Lord it was a minor one referred to as a TIA. It left me paralyzed on my right side from my shoulder on down, of course I was very worried that my career was over but with the love and support from my wife, Rebecca and family, my doctors, especially Julie my OT (Occupational Therapist), and my Maiden family I was able to bounce back to somewhere near 70% recovered. After 10 weeks of intense therapy it was almost time to start rehearsals for our tour."
This week's events, in collaboration with "Rocking Israel"
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