Led Zeppelin News

Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at conducted an interview with vocalist Myles Kennedy and guitarist Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge prior to the band's November 27, 2008 concert in Vienna, Austria. Watch the 13-minute chat below.

Mark Tremonti recently spoke with Music Radar about the possibility of his former band Creed reuniting next year if Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy goes on tour with the instrumental members of Led Zeppelin, as has been heavily rumored. First, regarding Kennedy's chances, Tremonti said, "We all have to be real hush-hush about it. We hear the rumors; we know what everybody's saying; but as far as what's really happening... I don't really know. Nobody does. The only thing I can say is that, no matter what happens next year, it'll be for the ultimate benefit of Alter Bridge. Alter Bridge is our number one priority. Nothing has changed that in anybody's mind."

As for a Creed reunion possibly going forward if Kennedy hits the road with Led Zeppelin, Tremonti said, "Who knows what can happen next year? 2009 could be one of the craziest years ever for us. Again, all I can say is that Alter Bridge is still very much a band and we have every intention of carrying on."

Creed broke up in 2004, with Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips sticking together and forming Alter Bridge, while singer Scott Stapp embarked on a solo career. Tremonti told The Pulse of Radio in 2005 that he could not envision Creed ever reuniting: "We've really stressed the point that Creed is never gonna happen again, and Alter Bridge is our band, and this is the band that takes 100 percent of our time, and nobody's — you know, we haven't even spoken with Scott, so it's just not in our cards."If Kennedy does go on tour with the members of Zeppelin, Tremonti insisted that he will remain a member of Alter Bridge "without question."

Alter Bridge plans to tour through the holidays and begin writing early next year for a follow-up to last year's "Blackbird"... unless Led Zeppelin and Creed get in the way.

Reports of Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham jamming with other singers first surfaced a few months back, after Robert Plant made it clear he was not interested in doing a Led Zeppelin tour anytime soon.

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Paul McCartney has expressed his disappointment at Led Zeppelin's decision to reunite without frontman Robert Plant.

The Kashmir hitmakers announced last month that they plan to hit the road in 2009 without Plant, who has opted out of the reunion shows.

The remaining members of Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and the late John Bonham's son, Jason, are now auditioning singers to take over vocals.

But fans of the rockers don't want to see the group with another frontman - and former Beatle McCartney concedes it won't be the same without Plant.

He says, "What's happened to Planty? He was great at their gig. It's such a pity."

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Funeral services for British drummer Michael Lee (Robert Plant, Lenny Kravitz, Thin Lizzy, The Cult, Little Angels, The Quireboys) will be held on Wednesday, December 3 at 10:45 a.m. at Darlington Crematorium in Darlington, England. All flowers and cards can be sent to:

John Meynell Funeral Service
150 North Road
Darlington
County Durham, DL1 2EJ
United Kingdom

Daniel Stanton of Coallier Entertainment, which has worked with Thin Lizzy in the past, said in a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, "The results of post mortem was a seizure, apparently the worst one he could have had.

"Michael passed away at his flat (home) in Darlington. He was found at his home by his friend and police on the floor beside his bed.

"Michael was out the night before [he died]. He said he wasn't feeling well and went home to rest it off. When he didn't answer his phone the next morning, a friend had the police enter his home.

"Michael will sadly be missed.

"I have received endless calls from fans, friends and family members surrounding Michael's death.

"The guys in Thin Lizzy are crushed, I have spoken to people in the Robert Plant camp who have also expressed the same. Spike from the London Quireboys has been dedicating their shows each night to Michael. Dave Ling from Classic Rock magazine is said to be doing a feature on Michael Lee in an upcoming issue.

"We will all miss Michael. His boyish smile, his humor, his love and his talent, [but] most of all, we will miss his friendship.

"Michael died way too young. He shares his death with Freddie Mercury of Queen and drummer Eric Carr of KISS who also passed away on the same date.

"We love you, Michael. You are forever in our hearts and your music forever in our souls."

Michael Lee was born Michael Gary Pearson on November 19, 1969. He landed a gig in Robert Plant's solo band in time for 1993's "Fate of Nations" album and stayed with the Led Zeppelin singer when he reunited with Jimmy Page in 1994. The drummer toured extensively with the Zeppelin duo and appears on both Page & Plant's official albums: 1994's "No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded" and 1998's "Walking into Clarksdale".

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