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Kreator and Sepultura have announced a 2023 North American tour dubbed “Klash of the Titans”. Death Angel and Spiritworld will serve as support on the road

Peter Gabriel has released “Panopticom,” the lead track from i/o, his first album of original material since 2002. The song features contributions from familiar names such as bassist Tony Levin, drummer Manu Katché, and guitarist David Rhodes, as well as “electronics” from Brian Eno and backing vocals from the Breath’s Ríoghnach Connolly. No release date for i/o has been confirmed, but Gabriel says “the lunar phases will guide the release plan in 2023, with a new song revealed each full moon.” Each will be accompanied by its own artwork, with Panopticom featuring a cover image by David Spriggs.

A new U2 documentary has been announced, hosted by David Letterman and airing on Disney+. Letterman traveled to Dublin for the first time to hang out with Bono and The Edge, then ‘join the two U2 musicians for a concert performance unlike any they’ve done before’. U2 posted on social media: “Coming Soon! Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, with Dave Letterman. Watch March 17, 2023 on #DisneyPlus.”

Ringo Starr has announced 20 new U.S. tour dates for spring and early summer with his All Starr Band. The group line-up for the forthcoming shows features Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, and Gregg Bissonette.  Said Starr: “It’s a new year and here are some new tour dates. I love playing with the All Starrs and can’t wait to be back out on the road again with this band. I send Peace and Love to you all and we hope to see you out there.”

Paramore have released their new song “C’est Comme Ça,” taken from their forthcoming album, “This Is Why” set to drop on February 10th. The title translates literally from French as “it’s like that” but is more akin to the English-language expression “that’s just how it is”.  Take a look at the lyric video for – “C’est Comme Ça” – here.