It was always our pleasure, our purpose in life, our passion and we were fortunate enough to make music for you - whether it was live on stage or in the studio, creating new songs.

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. But there was also something else: We want to end the Scorpion's extraordinary career on a high note. We are extremely grateful for the fact that we still have the same passion for music we've always had since the beginning. This is why, especially now, we agree we have reached the end of the road. We finish our career with an album we consider to be one of the best we have ever recorded and with a tour that will start in our home country Germany and take us to five different continents over the next few years.

We want you, our fans, to be the first to know about this. Thank you for your never-ending support throughout the years! We uploaded the very first snippets from our new album for you. And now� let's get the party started and get ready for a "Sting in the Tail"! See you on the world tour

Rolling Stone reports that Ozzy Osbourne is in the final stages of recording his next solo album. The disc was originally titled Soul Sucka, but Ozzy recently changed his mind about that. "When we put that on the Internet none of my fan base liked the title," says Osbourne. "They were like, 'I can't imagine me walking around the f**king house with the words 'Soul Sucka' on my T-shirt.' So I was like, 'F**k it. I've got to come up with something else!' " The now untitled set is due out in July, the same month Osbourne says that Ozzfest will return after a one-year break. He goes on to talk about the split with Zakk and more

The Killers have cancelled their forthcoming Asian tour dates due to what they have called "unforeseen circumstances." more

Prince has released a new song about the Minnesota Vikings, inspired by a big win over the Dallas Cowboys and days ahead of the NFC Championship game in New Orleans. "I saw the future," Prince told FOX 9's Robyne Robinson, who was given an exclusive copy of "Purple and Gold" on Thursday. Prince was in attendance for the Vikings 34-3 win. He said he went home night after the Cowboys game and wrote "Purple and Gold," which he says came easy and fast. Check it out here

U2 have revealed that they have begun work on a new album. "We are working on a lot of new songs," The Edge told EW.com. "Some of them are really, really happy. We're convinced that we have something really special." more

Kings Of Leon drummer Nathan Followill has used Twitter to deny his band are about to up sticks from current label Columbia and move to Warner Brothers. "We are not leaving our record label. We are happy where we are now let's get drunk." more

Absolute Punk says that it looks like Bamboozle Midwest will be announced later this week, happening on Saturday, May 15th at Charter One in downtown Chicago. more

Former Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe will unveil his new band at a press conference on Monday, January 25 at Swing House Studios in Los Angeles, California more

Blink-182 guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge is taking a break from major-label life with the release of the forthcoming album by his other band, Angels & Airwaves. The group's third studio album, "Love," will arrive February 14 as a free digital download. more

Radiohead's Ed O'Brien has hit out at claims that piracy is killing the music industry. more

The album is available on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon and Napster. The video is available on iTunes and Amazon. Please note that Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow and Keith Urban's awesome performance of "Lean On Me" is only included on the video and not the album.

The music for this song started in pre production. Rocky had the intro riff and chorus riff that fit together really well and then I had a bridge riff that fit. Jeremiah, our producer, was there that night and he helped us piece it together with Lance. For the lead we wanted a thrashy part and I came up with something that was just going to be a place holder until we had time to work on it. I just played the first thing that came to mind, but the riff worked and we kept it.

The lyrics were inspired by a book that I read called "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Littrel who was a Navy Seal in Afghanistan in 2004 and his unit was wiped out by the Taliban. It is an amazing story about how he was ultimately saved by an Afghan village who chose to protect him from the Taliban that knew he was still alive. Their people have law that they live by that essentially says if they take a person into their house or village, they are bound to protect them and help them no matter what. Pretty amazing.

We're VERY excited to get this out to you guys. Keep you eyes and ears out for it. Go to our official website to watch daily "On tour" videos we will post starting FEB 18. We'll also have small clips of the "Making of the record" that will post weekly leading up to the release this spring.

Title For The New Record "Cold Day Memory" and the Song List: Splinter, Forever Dead, Unraveling, Last Breath, Karma, Ride Insane, Confessions(Without Faith), Nowhere, Here And Now, The End Is Coming, Better Place, Strong Arm Broken - order may change but you get the idea!

The upcoming MySpace Music premieres are as follows: Avril Lavigne - "Alice" (Feb. 4), All Time Low - "Painting Flowers" (Feb. 19), Almost Alice complete album stream (Feb. 28). To listen to "Follow Me Down" from 3OH!3 visit: http://www.myspace.com/music.

Armand (drums) further states: "We're starting a new chapter in SICK OF IT ALL history by signing a worldwide deal with Century Media for the release of our next album Based On a True Story. We had a great European experience with them on our last record, so we're psyched to continue that relationship, as well as expand the scope of the deal by including the USA and Canada. The head of the label has been very supportive since we first met him back in the early days, and it's great to know that we have someone at the helm who really understands what we're about. We had an inspired recording session and the album sounds great, so we hope it brings hardcore pride back in a big way! See you all real soon."

Confirmed bands for the Orange County festival include The Cult, The Damned, Buzzcocks, Face to Face and The Headcat (featuring Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead and Slim Jim Phantom from Stray Cats).

Motorhead frontman and bassist Lemmy Kilmister says, "Just as long as I don't have to play on a skateboard and buy a Jack Daniels, I'm there."

McMurtry and his band will be touring the western United States in support of his latest release, Live in Europe (Lightning Rod Records). The album is a document of McMurtry's first European tour, on which he was joined by keyboardist Ian McLagan and fellow Texas songwriting legend Jon Dee Graham. The set is available as a CD with a bonus DVD, or as a deluxe vinyl LP package with a CD and DVD insert.

According to event producers Madison House Presents and AEG Live, a contributing factor in the decision is that, due to various artists' recording and touring schedules, timing will not allow them to assemble the cutting edge roster that has been associated with Rothbury. Madison House Presents' Jeremy Stein explains, "The result for this year is that we are not able to move forward with the integrity and high standards that we demand from ourselves and for the festival."



Set for release later this year, the new album will tell a story that promises to open eyes and deliver a more mature experience than many might normally expect. "Expect us to go DEEPER than DEPTHS this time around, and NOT just meaning heavier;" says vocalist, Adam Warren. "This is more than just our sophomore album. It is a great vision to be accomplished when all of the pieces we've worked so hard to create - art, music, lyrics and overall atmosphere - come together."

The much buzzed-about video game platform works with Xbox video game systems to allow bands to Xbox users, and to offer fans a way dig into their favorite band's music in ways they have never been able to before.

This marks the band's second #1 single at the format and third top 5 hit. The platinum selling A Beautiful Lie's "From Yesterday" reached #1 in 2007 and "The Kill" peaked at #3 in 2006 before becoming the first song in alternative radio history to be retired from the Billboard chart after a 52-week run.

Vocalist Kobi Farhi describes his excitement over this tour: "Shalom to our warriors of light in America! We are so excited to finally meet you, because we will tour the U.S. for the first time. We sure hope that more dates will be added to this tour and we can't wait to meet you all!

Recorded at Rivergate Studios in Hendersonville, TN, and co-produced by Bobby Capps (.38 Special) and Jason Spiewak (Ernie Halter, Pat McGee, Andrew Hoover), "Lost Souls Like Us" features the current band line-up of Benjy Davis and Mic Capdevielle, together since 2001 in Benjy Davis Project configurations that have varied in size from an acoustic duo all the way to a six-piece.