Scum Of The Earth Week: Hate X 13

antiMusic reports: When it came time to pick a band to feature for Halloween week a perfect opportunity presented itself in the form of Scum of the Earth. For those not familiar: the band is spearheaded by former Rob Zombie guitarist Riggs and the band's new album 'Sleaze Freak' hit stores last week. So we asked Riggs to pick his five favorite tracks from the CD and tell us a little about each and he more than delivered in true Riggs fashion. Here he is with today's song "Hate X 13":

Hate X 13 (pronounced HATE TIMES THIRTEEN) - Take the average hate a person has for the world, the people in it, their jobs, bosses, wives, whoever and whatever...multiply that by thirteen times the hate and presto, you have HATE X 13...NONE MORE HATE...NONE MORE PISSED OFF! It's a f**k-the-world-and- everybody-on-it kind of song.
Now if that didn't get your attention nothing will. Learn more about the band, the new CD, listen to some tracks and more - more on this story

Don Vito Guilty of Child Sex Assault

Contact Music reports: American reality TV star Vincent 'Don Vito' Margera has been found guilty of two counts of sexual assault against children. The Viva La Bam star - the uncle of Jackass regular Bam Margera - collapsed to the floor screaming, "Just kill me now!" when the verdict was read out in a Jefferson County, Colorado courtroom on Wednesday (31Oct07).

Margera had pleaded not guilty to allegations he groped three underage girls at an MTV appearance in a Colorado mall in August 2006 - he was found guilty on two counts, but acquitted on another.

The 51-year-old faces up to six years in prison on each conviction when he is sentenced on 20 December (07). - more on this story

Ramones Manager Murdered

Contact Music reports: Linda Stein, the former manager of The Ramones and real estate agent to the stars, has been murdered in her New York home. Stein was found dead in the kitchen of her Manhattan apartment on Tuesday night (30Oct07). She was 62.

Police have launched a homicide investigation, after an autopsy revealed she had died from blunt force trauma to the head and neck. There were no signs of forced entry to her Fifth Avenue home. Stein managed legendary rockers The Ramones during their 1970s heyday, through her marriage to the Warner Brothers Vice President and Sire Records head, Seymour Stein.

Following the breakdown of her marriage, she left her career in artist management and turned to real estate, with clients including actors Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone, and singers Sting and Billy Joel. - more on this story

Nazi Rock Protest

AP reports: A Croatian rock star set to start a North America tour with two concerts in New York City is drawing protests from groups who say his shows glorify the puppet government in Croatia that collaborated with the Nazis.

Marko Perkovic, whose folk-inspired, heavy metal music has filled concert venues all over Europe, has been criticized for a song that incorporates a slogan used by the Ustasha regime during World War II.

Critics say some of his fans have used the Nazi salute during his concerts and worn black T-shirts and caps styled after the uniforms of the Nazi-linked government. - more on this story

Coldplay Leak More Album Details

Filter reports: Coldplay is putting the finishing touches on its fourth album, the successor to X & Y, due to emerge during the first half of 2008 via Capitol.

The band's website has been flirting with fans for months and recently uncovered the titles to two new numbers, "Famous Old Painters" and "Glass of Water", that will appearing on their upcoming album.

What else can we expect from Coldplay's fourth baby? 1) It's going to be 42 minutes long. 2) In July, Coldplay reported that after recording the album in Latin America that it has Hispanic influences, and 3) with Brian Eno producing the album it is bound to show some signs of experimentation. - more on this story

King of Bling Going To The Clink

antiMusic reports: Rappers and Divas are gonna have to go elsewhere to stock up on their ridiculous bling as Jacob the Jeweler is out of business. The "King of Bling" who has supplied stars ranging from Notorious B.I.G. to Madonna, Kanye West and Elton John is going to jail. PR-Inside has the story:

The celebrity jeweler known in the hip-hop world as "Jacob the Jeweler" plans to offer a guilty plea in a deal with prosecutors over a federal money laundering case, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Jacob Arabov, a Russian immigrant, will plead guilty at an afternoon hearing in Detroit to two counts of making false statements to investigators, said Gerald McKelvey, a spokesman for Arabov. He is expected to face between 37 and 52 months behind bars. In exchange, prosecutors are expected to drop money laundering charges in the case, McKelvey said. - more on this story

Judas Priest and Scorpions Eyeing 08 Tour?

Metal Underground reports: There rumblings afoot that Judas Priest and the Scorpions are looking at teaming up next year for a possible US tour. The news comes from a band that may provide support for the tour. Metal Underground has the story:

Lead singer/guitar player Joey Eppard from Woodstock, NY-based prog rockers THREE says about 10 minutes, 15 seconds into a recent interview that the band might be involved in a Scorpions/Judas Priest tour in 2008 in North America.

The Scorpions are currently touring in support of their latest album, Humanity - Hour 1, and will be releasing the Live At Wacken Open Air 2006: A Night To Remember - A Journey Through Time DVD before the end of the year. The UK metal gods Judas Priest are finishing up work on their forthcoming concept album, Nostradamus. - more breaking metal news

Nodes Of Ranvier Drop Another Tour

Lambgoat reports: Nodes Of Ranvier has cancelled their second tour in two months, announcing that they will not be able to participate in the All Shall Perish, From A Second Story Window, and Emmure tour, which kicks off this week in Michigan. The group has issued the following statement:

"We are really sorry to tell you that we are not going to be able to go out on the All Shall Perish/FASSW/Emmure tour. We were all looking forward to this tour more than anyone, but due to a family emergency we are no longer able to go.

We tried as hard as we could to find a fill in but on the few days notice we had, it just wasn't possible. We really apologize to anyone who had planned to come see us, the bands on the tour, and everyone who helped put this tour together. - more on this story

SciFi Alanis

BBC reports: Singer Alanis Morissette has joined the cast of Radio Free Albemuth, based on a book by sci-fi writer Philip K Dick.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Canadian star will play Sylvia, a woman with cancer who appears in the visions of a record label executive.

Based on Dick's semi-autobiographical 1976 novel, published posthumously in 1985, the low-budget film is written and directed by John Alan Simon. - more on this story

Rock Band Soundtrack

PR reports: Harmonix announced today the final soundtrack for its highly anticipated music videogame Rock Band. Featuring dozens of master recordings from the world's biggest rock artists, the Rock Band soundtrack includes 58 tracks and spans every genre of rock ranging from alternative, classic to heavy metal and punk.

"Our goal with the Rock Band soundtrack was to give players the chance to experience an amazing cross section of rock n' roll from the last four decades - ranging from iconic artists to emerging bands," stated Eric Brosius, Audio Lead for Harmonix Music Systems. - more including the full tracklisting

Radiohead Ink Deal

Gigwise reports: Radiohead have confirmed that they will sign to XL for a physical release of their latest album 'In Rainbows'.

The news comes after various rumours in the last couple of weeks suggested that the deal was almost done.

The band released their last album 'Hail To The Thief' with EMI in 2003 but the XL deal was a good bet after Thom Yorke released his solo album 'The Eraser' through the label in 2006. - more on this story

The Country Goes Country

Billboard reports: In a Billboard 200 first, three country debuts occupy the Nos. 1-3 slots on the chart, led by Carrie Underwood's "Carnival Ride." The 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville set sold 527,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, earning the artist her first No. 1.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand" (Rounder) opens at No. 2, selling 112,000. It's the highest charting album for both as solo artists and Krauss' first time in the top 10.

Country singer Gary Allan's MCA Nashville set "Living Hard" enters at No. 3 with 69,000. System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian's solo debut, "Elect the Dead" (Serjical Strike/Reprise) also bows with 69,000, a couple hundred short of Allen's sum, at No. 4. SOAD's last album, 2005's "Hypnotize," bowed at No. 1 with 320,000. - Find out how the rest of the top of the charts worked out.

Machine Head on Disney's Mickey Mouse Stance on Metal

antiMusic reports: Machine Head's Dave McClain has some choice words about Disney's last minute decision to ban metal bands from playing House of Blues venues located on Disney properties (eg Disney malls). He spoke a little about it to Chart Attack and gave us out favorite quote of the week! Here are some choice excerpts.

"It's unbelievable that that can actually go down today still," says Machine Head drummer Dave McClain. "It's frustrating to be singled out like that, and the music you love playing. We were all brought up on metal, and that's just lame that can actually happen in this day and age. We had heard that it was because of the lyrics on the album and they just didn't want our fans on Disney property. They're not admitting any of that stuff, they're just saying that they don't want certain types of stuff on their property. But "It was f**kin' bizarre," says McClain.

"We've played there for years and had great shows and had absolutely no problems with anything.... It's not like our fans went there and drew f**kin' dicks all over Mickey Mouse's forehead or anything, you know?" [Incidentally, the Anaheim House of Blues is not decorated with Mickey and Goofy but new age/pagan artwork.] - Read the full Chart Attack article

Ambassador Snoop to Solve UK Gang Problem

antiMusic reports: We always love rappers that try to do something positive instead of getting rich marketing the "gangsta" lifestyle to white surburban kids and Snoop wants to really do something positive for the UK by helping them solve their current gang violence problem. Of course, he single handedly stopped gangs in his home town (sarcasm off) Gigwise has the story:

US rapper Snoop Dogg has offered to help solve the escalating problem of gang violence in the United Kindom. The rapper – who is currently banned from entering the country - said that "men in white wigs" and "laws from the 1800s" are stopping him from controlling the issue.

Speaking ahead of the MTV European Music Awards in Munich the rapper said the UK was "suffering" by not allowing him to help. "I really wanted to be a voice to stop gang members 'cause they respect me enough to get into a room with me. By not permitting me they're saying they just don't want me to solve this situation. - more on this story

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