Elton John & Alice In Chains Join Forces!

1:33 PM GMT 12/08/2009

Elton John is to appear on the title track of Alice In Chains' new album Black Gives Way To Blue.

The song, a tribute to the Seattle legends' late singer Layne Staley, will appear when the album is released on September 28.

"We were thinking about adding piano to the track and a friend suggested we call Elton," said Alice In Chains' guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell. "I remember laughing and saying, 'Yeah, I'll get right on that.' But I decided it was worth trying and wrote Elton an email explaining what that song means to us - that it's a real, raw openhearted song for Layne. We sent him the track and got a call shortly after saying he thought it was beautiful and that he wanted to play on it. We were blown away. Elton John is a huge influence on me as a songwriter and having him on that song is an amazing honour for us."

"I've long been an admirer of Jerry Cantrell and when he asked me to play on Black Gives Way To Blue, I was very flattered and couldn't resist," said John. "It was a great recording session with Alice In Chains for a beautiful song."

Black Gives Way To Blue is Alice In Chains' first new studio release for more than 10 years.

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Sunn O))), the drone metal lords, will play at this year's ATP celebration in Minehead.

Their two shows will see them draw on material from both 1998's GrimmRobe Demos and recent album Monoliths & Dimensions (4 stars in MOJO 188). Expect unrivalled heaviness.

Ten Years of ATP takes place between December 11 and 13.
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The Lemonheads have announced details of their forthcoming UK tour.

The band kick things off in Glasgow on September 10.

They play:

Glasgow ABC (September 10)
Dublin Academy (11)
Belfast Speakeasy/Mandela Hall (12)
Manchester Academy 2 (13)
Birmingham Irish Centre (15)
London Leicester Square Theatre (16)
London HMV Forum (19)

Their album of covers, Varshons, was released in March.

Tickets are on sale now. Go HERE for more.

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And finally...check out Tom Waits in Terry Gilliam's new movie The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus!

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 1:33 PM GMT 12/08/2009

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