Hampton Phish – 2009 Hampton, VA Phish Video and Audio Clips

We’ve been digging Haale for a while (see our 2008 feature for details). So, we’re excited to see that she and creative foil Matt Kilmer have formed a new band called The Mast. They’ve got a cool, uplifting video shot with some firedancing friends on the first day of this New Year. Like much of this pair’s work, it is an invitation to kneel and kiss the ground, music that situates us in the present away from so much of our fear and meandering thoughts. The Mast plans to release new songs, hopefully with accompanying videos, throughout this year.

Scorpions

After the release of their next album (Sting in the Tail, arriving March 23) and a three-year mammoth tour, which will take them across five continents, one of the most successful rock bands in the world, Scorpions, will be ending their career.

“While we were working on our album these past few months, we could literally feel how powerful and creative our work was – and how much fun we were still having, in the process, said lead singer Klaus Meine. “We want to end the Scorpions’ extraordinary career on a high note. We are extremely gracious for the fact that we still have the same passion for music we’ve always had since the beginning.”

“So, at some point, added guitarist Matthias Jabs, “it came to us to end our career with this exceptional album.” Rudolf Schenker said, “The three year tour through five continents is meant to be a huge blowout, where we can party with our fans and say goodbye. When I started out, I had a lot of wishes. It’s crazy, I achieved more than I ever even dreamed of.”

During their 40-year career, Scorpions have sold over 100 million albums and received many awards, such as the World Music Award and several Echos – the German equivalent to the Grammy. Today they still play sold-out venues around the world. Not long ago, 152,000 South Americans came to 15 Scorpions concerts between Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City. Their song “Wind of Change” has become an anthem for the fall of the Iron Curtain.

The tour will launch in the band’s home country Germany in May. After that, they will be touring through North America before they continue their journey through five other continents until 2012.

Megadeth

Megadeth will join forces with Testament and Exodus for a month-long jaunt that will find these thrash titans crisscrossing the nation on the Rust in Peace 20th Anniversary Tour. These will be special shows where the band will be playing their landmark, genre-defining album, 1990′s Rust in Peace, in its entirety, in addition to other Megadeth favorites.

The tour will kick off on March 1 in Spokane, WA and will run through the end of the month. Tickets went on sale this past Friday, January 29.

Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour Dates

3/1 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
3/2 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
3/3 – Medford, OR – Medford Armory
3/6 – Calgary, AB – Big Four (Testament with Special Guests)
3/7 – Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre (Testament with Special Guests)
3/8 – Saskatoon, SK – Prairieland Exhibition Hall
3/11 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theater
3/12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Palace Theater
3/13 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
3/15 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
3/16 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
3/18 – Scranton, PA – Scranton Cultural Center
3/19 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
3/21 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
3/22 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
3/23 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
3/25 – Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater
3/26 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Amphitheater
3/27 – Lubbock, TX – The Pavilion
3/28 – El Paso, TX – Club 101
3/30 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
3/31 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Palladium (Testament with Special Guests)

More information soon on the rescheduling of the “American Carnage” tour dates with Slayer and Testament.

And check out JamBase’s 2008 interview with Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine.