(Jambands.com) Gregg Allman's management issued this announcement: We're sorry to announce that Gregg Allman, upon his doctor's orders, is canceling his tour from August 26, 2011 through September 15, 2011. Allman had to cancel several dates at the end of his European run in June due to an upper respiratory condition. His doctor hoped that with rest, he'd get better, but unfortunately the issue has persisted. Treatment is going to involve several days of hospitalization." more

(RockAAA) Germany's Metal Hammer magazine will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Metallica's black album with a tribute album featuring a wide variety of guest artists performing songs from the record. The tribute � which features Lemmy from Motorhead, DevilDriver, Sodom and Doro, among others � will be available with the September 2011 edition of the magazine, scheduled to hit German newsstands on August 24. more

Ministry are reportedly reuniting to perform at the Wacken Open Air music festival this year according to this report.

(LG) Cephalic Carnage will see the official re-issue of the fan-favorite Lucid Interval album this September via Relapse Records. The Lucid Interval re-issue features expanded packaging and a previously unreleased bonus track. more

Culture Brats spoke with Steve Barron, the director of classic 80s videos "Billie Jean," "Money For Nothing," "Take On Me," and many hit music video from the decade. He spoke about all three of those videos, their impact, what is was like being a music video director when no such career existed, his movies, and what he thinks of today's music videos. Check it out here

(The 1st Five) Man Overboard will release their self titled Rise Records debut on September 27th. more

(MU) A new track from veteran rap metallers Body Count, who feature rapper and actor Ice-T in its ranks, has made its way online. The track was penned for the upcoming Gears of War 3 video game release in which Ice-T will also appear as a playable character by the name of Griffin. You can check out the song here

(LG) Converge has signed another worldwide deal with Epitaph Records, with whom they originally signed in late-2003 and have since released three albums. According to the band, they're staying with Epitaph "because they are good people." more

White Wizzard have cancelled their previously announced UK tour.They were due to play six shows next month with Jettblack, but for undisclosed reasons this is now off. more

(MU) Mychildren Mybride has announced that it will be heading overseas to Australia next month a large run of dates in that country. Support acts are to be announced at a later date more

(The 1st Five) Cold World has entered the Studio 4 in Conshohocken, PA to record their next Deathwish Inc. album. more

(MU) Gwar have revealed the dates for its upcoming North American 'Return Of The Maggot Tour.' Support on the trek is set to come from Every Time I Die, Ghoul and Warbeast. more

But Rolling Stone, who ran the poll, admit the result was almost certainly skewed because the US three-piece's official website and leading fan club site both asked people to vote for the act.

FoxSports reports the racing series' official website Grand-Am.com says the 63-year-old plans to drive for Predator Performance in a Riley prototype car.

In the film, reports Rockville Music Magazine, Metallica frontman James Hetfield recalls his personal struggles when his father, Virgil Hetfield, abandoned the family when James was 13.

This week, the band has posted news of shows in La Paz, Bolivia (Oct 12), Guadalajara, Mexico (Oct 22) and Asuncion, Paraguay (Oct 14).

Lloyds of London are one of several companies which secure the investment of all those involved in putting on large-scale shows. When the Kings called off their trek after frontman Caleb Followill's onstage breakdown at the beginning of August, the claim forms started arriving.

Sharon told Chelsea, "I just got a phone call from him... He goes, 'I've got a problem... My two bottom crowns have fallen out,'" reports the Toronto Sun.

The tour kicks off October 9th at Reno, Nevada's Knitting Factory and then continue through mid-November (see attached itinerary).

"I love the silent freedom, where there's not a lot of expectation," he says. "I'm nobody again, and I love it.

That's right. An all-new studio album from Deep Purple's Roger Glover. It's been a long time coming but Glover's finally followed-up his 2002 Snapshot album. If Life Was Easy is truly a milestone in the legendary bassist's career.

The performance will be broadcast via satellite to select movie theaters around the world, including more than 450 theaters in the U.S.

Motleyshout.com has confirmed the following Vince Neil solo tour dates in between breaks from the Crue's current world tour, which will take them to Japan and Australia later this year.

Set for release September 13 (US), the new set marks the recording debut of new drummer Mike Mangini, who played his first live DT gig in Rome early last month.

The drummer stunned fans by quitting the prog metal outfit he'd former last year. In the aftermath singer James LaBrie suggested their new lineup, featuring sticksman Mike Mangini, was more balanced "without anybody in the background trying to grab the limelight when maybe they should just be grooving." But Portnoy rejects the idea he fought with LaBrie for top billing, and insists he's equally happy working behind Symphony X frontman Russell Allan in Adrenaline Mob.

Hawkins told Total Guitar, "Home is where the heart is. When you write songs, you need a grounding to set the stories in. There's a lot about small-town life. The album has songs about stuff that's happened to us in the town. It's AC/DC, Queen, Aerosmith, etcetera."

McCartney told the BBC the phone hacking was a "horrendous violation of privacy."

The AC/DC Collector's Edition of Monopoly gives fans a chance to build their own AC/DC empire through control of albums and properties like Black Ice and AC/DC Lane.

Game Play: Players will buy, sell and trade AC/DC albums and international locations. Players improve their properties with Gold and Platinum Records.

Trout has been out promoting his 20th album Common Ground, with appearances throughout Europe and the U.S. over the past year.

"I'm not sure when it'll happen," he says, "But I'm sure it will one day. I love writing music and I love those guys."

"The famous meeting with Lennon and McCartney was 6 July and, a couple of weeks after that, I remember practicing at [John's] Aunt Mimi's [house] and it was the only time I ever remember being there," he recalled. "I turned up at Mimi's and there was this guy there, who I didn't know. So I said to John, 'Who's this, John?' And he said, 'That's Paul; he's come to listen to us practice.' By then obviously they'd offered him the banjo player slot; so if I hadn't been such a rubbish banjo player, Paul McCartney wouldn't have got in the group."

The first five pieces in the "Art Of Drums" collection marks nothing less than the creation of a new visual medium: not oil, not acrylic, but a drummer's rhythm bottled up through a manipulation of time and light and translated onto canvas as visual art.

The frontman explains: "I've always written about what I've been dealing with. It might be because of my background growing up, being called 'freak' by kids in Bakersfield, that those themes are natural to me."

The Sepultura guitarist was called up because Ian needed to be with his wife during the birth of their first child. All went well and the baby was born early, but Kisser played the dates in July anyway, and was thanked by the band for making the experience so easy for them.

The film is only free for two weeks (starting last Friday). The film is a full-length profile of the Beatle's favorite American musician, Harry Nilsson, and includes never before seen footage of the singer/songwriter with John Lennon and other influential celebrities from the 1960s and would resonate with your audience.

They are touring in support of their recently-released full-length Universal Motown debut, Best Kind Of Mess.

Each year since 2002 the National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB) and members of the public have nominated recordings to the National Registry.

Psychosane started off as a song I tracked many years actually prior to teaming up with Russ & forming Adrenaline Mob. Our usual method of me bringing the recorded tracks over to Russells Chanty Shack & gettin to work on Lyrics & melodies with Russ was again the norm here.. Though on a break I added the release of the song where MP sings over & the section before the solo as a direct inspiration from Portnoys incredible playing style & saying to myself, this will be perfect for Mike & myself to really lean into this section & sync up together. After the basic song was arranged Russ & I started hitting lyrics & melodies. The title was already there & was something I had from way back when.. It was inspired by the movie American Psycho actually where the main character seemed at times so sane & in control but then would just cut someone to pieces. Russ & I then turned it more to the musical factor of it cutting you to the core with the power of the song.

The track has a real cool overall bounce & hop to it which is something I love to convey in songs. The verse has got a cool Pantera vibe where Russ hit these insane powerful notes that rip through your brain.

The pre chorus was something Mike P. always said he heard there..big 3 part harmonies ala Alice in Chains vibe which I feel jumps out of the track in a great way & sets up the slammin groove of the chorus. The energy of solo I felt had to match the songs so I went for it in true Adrenaline style & ending with a real cool Talkbox, which live Russ & I do together! Psychosane just really encompasses many aspects of Adrenaline Mob & is one of my favorite tracks!