Steven Tyler Goes Extreme With New Cover Song Performance

The pair are in South Africa for some dates with ad-hoc supergroup Kings Of Chaos. The current line-up includes Matt Sorum (the band's founder), Gilby Clarke and Duff McKagan (all ex-Guns N' Roses) plus ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick.

Most recently, the band played at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour show in Los Angeles, where the line-up also featured Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, Sammy Hagar, Glenn Hughes and Brian May.

Check out video of the performance here.

Lounge Kittens Give Andrew WK Hit A Christmas Makeover

Having covered the likes of Bizkit and Slipknot in the past, the Kittens have chosen the master of partying for their Christmas single. "I was adamant that I would rather eat my own eyes than sing an actual Christmas song," says Timia Kitten.

"We instead decided to turn the focus to all the intensive partying that takes place during this time of year, and there really was only one choice of song. It's the ultimate party anthem."

And as the video shows, partying comes in all shapes and sizes - from sitting and reading Viz to watching scary movies to getting wrecked on gin. The Kittens do it all! Watch the video here.

Bruce Dickinson's Radio Show Coming To TeamRock Radio

The first six episodes will be available on demand from this Saturday (December 6). TeamRock has reached an agreement with the BBC to re-broadcast the shows, hosted by the Iron Maiden frontman for eight years up until 2010. It featured interviews with iconic rock artists as well as some of the best classic rock music.

TeamRock's head of radio, Moose, says: "Bruce Dickinson is an icon within the rock community and these programmes will be much sought after by our listeners. They will add to the enormous breadth of output we have at TeamRock Radio and what's more, they can hear them on demand. What a great gift for rock fans the world over." Read more here.

Slayer Try To Make Other Bands Look Bad By Comparison

Araya tells the All Purpose Show: "It doesn't really matter who we play with - we're gonna make you look bad. And that's with anybody, that's the attitude to have. And that makes for a great show because then everybody goes and f***ing puts on 100% just to make the other guy look bad."

Asked if fellow veterans such as Suicidal Tendencies have ever got the better of them live, Araya says: "Never, never, never." However, pushing themselves to the limit occasionally leads to mistakes - not that the fans would ever notice.

Araya adds: "We've had some major f***-ups, but you know what, you play it off like it never happened. We could be in and out of a song and finish the song early because we don't know how to fix it, and no-one would have a clue. They go, 'Hey, you played that song different,' and we go, 'Yeah, we did.'" Read more here.

Jeff Bridges Narrates Bob Dylan Short Film

Now, as Ultimate Classic Rock points out, we get a much shorter, much more literal account of the trip from the city to the country. Making it all the better, the short film, which Dylan uploaded to his Facebook page today (ever the web-savvy 73-year-old!), is narrated by the most chill of voices: The Dude himself, Jeff Bridges.

The road-trip would normally take a couple hours, but by using some 12,000 photographs though time-lapse methods, we can now all take the trip in just a few short minutes.

If you wondered, the song in the background is "This Wheel's on Fire" and can be found in the box set. The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 is out now. Watch the video here.

Behemoth Release Their First Live Video

The intensely haunting video captures what the Polish blackened death metallers live show is all about - with Nergal standing firmly at the front delivering the most devilish of sermons to the masses.

Behemoth return to the UK later this month with Decapitated, Grand Magus and Winterfylleth. Check out the tour dates and watch the new Ora Prop Nobis live video here.

The Safety Fire Release Acoustic Glass Crush Video

They recently said: "Growing up with bands like Soundgarden, Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam during MTV Unplugged, we always had a fondness for acoustic interpretations. It's something we just did for fun but were really happy with how it turned out."

The video follows the making of a limited-edition tour shirt, on sale now. The Safety Fire are currently on the road across Europe before returning to work on their third album, expected next year. Watch the video here.

The Contortionist Release Primordial Sound Video

The album is their first with frontman Michael Lessard, who replaced Jonathan Carpenter last year, and with new bassist Jordan Eberhardt and keyboardist Eric Guenther.

Guitarist Robby Baca recently told Loudwire: "Mike was our first choice as a fill in. We had three months of shows already booked and he saved our asses. That three months of touring was fun - we could all tell there was no better replacement for Jon. Mike wanted the spot and he had more than earned it."

He added: "We're already itching to get writing now we have a few more guys to have in the mix." Watch the video here.

In This Moment Frontwoman Now In Charge On Stage

She tells Rocksverige: "I've had 500 people scream, 'Show me your t*ts!' at Ozzfest at the same time. I used to let that have power over me and I used to think I had to be really tough and scream at the crowd and be like a boy to be taken seriously. It was all bullsh*t!

"When I walk out on stage now, I'm confident. I know they're going to love me - I know I have my craft down and I'm in charge. They feel you and they know what's authentic and if you're insecure and questioning it, they know it. If you're in charge and you just feel like, 'I own you, so you might as well ride the ride with me,' they get it and they do." Read more here.

Metallica's Trujillo Discusses Jaco Inspiration

Trujillo last month launched a crowdfunding campaign for Jaco: The Movie, a film he's producing which tells the story of the late bass enigma from the point of view of family, friends and fellow musicians including Flea, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Geddy Lee, Bootsy Collins and Carlos Santana.

He tells ForBassPlayersOnly: "When I was a teenager, I had the good fortune of seeing Jaco play at least four times. And it was just an eye-opening experience. In a lot of ways it changed my life, because that's where I saw that bass as an instrument could propel itself into the forefront and not just be the guy in the back holding it down on the sly, but actually could be up in the front and in control.

"Jaco, he set the bar. The bar was just so high that it was almost unattainable to a certain degree, but the great thing about it is it inspired you to take the instrument into other directions.

"I was writing, creating music with him in mind. So a band like Infectious Grooves was inspired by Jaco Pastorius, but it was also inspired by bands like Metallica or Slayer or the Sex Pistols. But bass, as a bassist, probably the main inspiration would have been Jaco."

Trujillo adds that he hopes the movie raises awareness of bipolar disorder, which Pastorius was diagnosed with in 1982. Read more and stream the full video interview here.

Aerosmith's Joe Perry Appears On Home & Family TV Series

In October, Perry published his memoir, "Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith." Upon its release, the book debuted in the top 10 of the New York Times Best Sellers List.

In the tradition of the mega-bestseller, "Life" by Keith Richards, Perry opens up for the first time about the wild, inside story of his life in the legendary band he co-founded in 1970.

See the video footage of Perry's appearance on the TV show here.

Singled Out: Alarm Clock Conspiracy's Harlequin

"Harlequin" Track 3 is the title track of the album. It was written in the late fall of 2012 while I was navigating a dodgy record contract and trying to keep my failing marriage afloat. The song is based on the concept of pressures building between a couple amidst the struggles of day to day life.

It's from a first person point of view with the narrator trying to convey a message that everything will get better if the other person would take the time to step back and focus on all of the good things in life as opposed to the bad. It's basically a plea for empathy with the main character feeling like the harlequin, or fool, of a passion play that is teetering the edge of disaster."

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album right here!

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