Rock News Report: June 26th, 2018

Metallica Gets a Banjo Cover

Two words you may have never pictured together is Metallica and Banjo. Well, a YouTuber has created a banjo cover of Metallica’s 'Fight Fire With Fire.' He goes all out sporting overalls, wig, straw hat, and a big bushy beard, all while plucking away at his banjo to Metallica. 

Glenn Tipton Starts Charity For Parkinson's Disease

Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest has started a foundation for Parkinson's Disease after announcing that he would not be touring with the band. He is currently living with Parkinson's Disease which made it difficult for him to join the guys on tour. His new foundation, Glenn Tipton Parkinson's Foundation, are to begin selling shirts as their first act of business, with all the proceeds going back to the charity. 

Glenn Tipton made an announcement on Judas Priest's website that 

"As you probably know by now I’ve had to pull out of the current Priest tour due to ill health - I am still doing some shows and joining the guys on stage for some songs and will carry on for as long as I can without compromising the band . So far when I walk on stage the audience reaction has been amazing, heart warming and quite emotional.......

I knew that something was wrong as my co-ordination and speed were affected and have both been slowly getting worse over the last ten years. Accordingly when I was diagnosed it wasn’t really a shock. Rob, Richie, Ian and Scott are playing better than ever and Andy is doing a really great job - they have all given me so much support - It was the band that suggested we start a foundation which although in my name is really a Judas Priest foundation - we are selling t-shirts with the slogan '’NO SURRENDER ’ (a track off the latest album) which is very appropriate considering the determination you have to summon up to get on with life and beat this illness---it’s the sort of thing that always happens to ’someone else'

There are many Parkinson related charities where we could send the funds we raise to which deal with the many different aspects of this disease both physically and mentally - but what really excites me is a brand new pioneering treatment called: MR GUIDED FOCUSED ULTASOUND THALAMOTOMY which although in its early stages has already had great success with a Parkinson's related condition called essential tremor - Dr Bain, my specialist who is one of the leading experts in this field and his colleagues are now turning their attention to treating Parkinson's patients with this state of the art MR scanners and are very optimistic as to the positive results that are emerging

All proceeds we receive from you will go to this cause and I urge not just Judas Priest fans but everyone out there to help ---If you can't get to the shows you can also purchase t- shirts on line at:https://judaspriest.backstreetmerch.com/t-shirts/glenn-tipton-parkinson-s-foundation-charity

We will keep you posted on what you have all raised through this tour so remember…Keep the Faith and………. NO SURRENDER !!!

GLENN TIPTON"

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