Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal has released his second song in a series of singles being released digitally this year, a guitar-driven cover of The Beatles' 'Strawberry Fields Forever'. more

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl dedicated his NME Godlike Genius Award to his late Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain in London on Wednesday night. more

U2 will headline this year's Glastonbury festival after having to pull out at short notice last year following singer Bono's back problems more

The All-American Rejects have reportedly spent much of 2010 writing new material and announced this week they are ready to hit the studio to record their fourth studio album. more

Children of Bodom keyboardist Janne Wirman says he was disappointed with the turnout at some shows they played in support of Black Label Society recently. more

The futuristic costume worn by Ozzy Osbourne in his Best Buy Super Bowl commercial, co-starring Justin Bieber, is being auctioned online more

Seether announced tour dates last week in support of their upcoming album 'Holding on to Strings Better Left to Fray' which is due out on May 24th. more

Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell guitarist Tony Iommi will be making an appearance on the BBC's The One Show this Friday, February 25th at 7PM as part of an interview about the band Queen. more

Betrayal, The World We Knew, Stand United, and A Sight For Sewn Eyes have lined up an April run in Eastern Canada. more

'DeEvolution,' the upcoming debut full-length from Cynthesis, is set for worldwide release via Sensory Records on April 19th more

Oh, Sleeper has announced the amicable departure of bass player Lucas Starr, who has subsequently been replaced by Nate Grady. more

Liberty N' Justice are teaming up with Roxx Records for a very special strictly Limited Edition pressing of their recently released 'Chasing A Cure EP' more

Leaves' Eyes will release its new album, "Meredead", on April 22 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Release dates for other territories will be announced soon. more

Straight Line Stitch's forthcoming full length album, titled 'Laughing in the Rearview,' is set for release on March 22 through eOne Music more

Deeds of Flesh will start recording sessions for their 9th studio release "Portal to Canaan" in May/June 2011. more

The Black Keys have announced a new summer tour that will launch on June 27 in Vancouver and wrap up on July 13 in Buffalo. more

Pat McGee is preparing to release his latest solo album, No Wrong Way To Make It Right, on March 1st. The album will be sold at all of McGee's shows prior to the release. more

A mosaic of Jimi Hendrix made from more than 5,000 different coloured guitar plectrums is to go on show more

Cinderella has scheduled a run of 25th-anniversary tour dates more

The Embodied have entered Sonic Train studios in Varberg, Sweden with producer Andy La Rocque (King Diamond guitarist) to record their self-titled debut album. more

On this day in 1957, Buddy Holly recorded a new version of "That'll Be the Day," the title being taken from a phrase used by John Wayne in the film The Searchers.

On this day in 1969, The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their last ever-British performance when they appeared at the Royal Albert Hall.

But the bassist is glad he got to reconnect with his former bandmate, even if he doesn't quite remember the event clearly.

Metallica writes on their website: "Last week we told you there would be a few more Big 4 shows and today's installment takes us to Milan, Italy.

Despite the ongoing rumor in the press recently that fans wanted the band's legendary former lead guitarist, Dimebag Darrell Abbott, who was shot and killed on stage in Dec/2004, replaced in a new Pantera band reformation, the Facebook Pantera Reunion Tour Cause wants to make it clear that they do not support the idea of replacing Dime, for nobody could ever truly replace the late great guitar God.

Following the controversial departure of the Farro brothers from Paramore, Josh Farro went on to form the group Novel American, with Nashville-based musicians Van Beasley, Tyler Ward and Ryan Clark.

Kenneth Wilson, better known as Ginger Fish has announced via Facebook that he is leaving Manson to pursue other opportunities. Ginger was the longest running member of Manson, after replacing Sara Lee Lucas in 1995.

Official statement from Ginger Fish: I am regretful to inform the fans that I have decided to step down as a member of Marilyn Manson, and see where my life , and the knowledge of my availability cares to take me . I can't stand by to watch opportunities pass me by simply because the knowledge of my availability wasn't clearly expressed by me .

The studio album would be the first for the pair since they worked together in The Jeff Beck Group in the late '60s (although they've since teamed up for individual songs and performances).

Moore passed away in his sleep February 6 at the age of 58, from a heart attack while on holiday in Spain.

According to Billboard, a band statement says: "2011 is our 20th anniversary as a band and we want to celebrate by playing music together. While we are still taking the year off from touring, we have decided to plan four multi-day, multi-artist music events that will take place this summer. We will be sending out save the date e-mails and announcing more information soon but we wanted to share the news with our fans first."

When EMI went after the DJ (a.k.a. Brian Burton) for illegally sampling from The Beatles' "White Album," Macca says he tried to ease back the hounds.

The site will offer the stream for 24 hours to allow optimal worldwide viewing across all time zones, beginning at 8AM London time (GMT) on February 25.

"I guess it's about time, isn't it?!," replied Purple singer Ian Gillan. "So we're gonna get together and have a writing session quite soon. And if we get excited, then we'll probably have another [album finished and ready for release] shortly after that.

The Strokes management says that the show will be totally free and will require "no badges, no lines, no nothin'!"

As reported previously, the Foo Fighters' new album, Wasting Light, will be released on April 12. Produced by Butch Vig, and recorded on analog tape in Dave Grohl's garage studio, the album includes guest appearances by Bob Mould and Krist Novoselic, among others.

"Mirrorball" will feature a mix of live Leppard classics, three brand new studio songs and a bonus DVD that contains live performances and intimate backstage footage captured on the road.

The band's Mexican tour kicks off on February 26 in Saltillo, Coahuila and concluding in Leon, Mexico on March 6.

The performance is part of the "Defend Your Homefront" rally in support of the March 15th release of one of the most highly anticipated video game releases of the year, Homefront.

Long-standing drummer Shutty bowed out last year as they began to make live appearances again. He's been replaced by Cam Greenwood, who contributed to the upcoming material. The band has also taken the opportunity to shake down its organisation, and they'll be a self-run outfit from now on.

Created through extensive work with Alex Lifeson himself, the Gibson Custom Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess similarly redefines the boundaries of the classic Les Paul: packed in a single remarkable instrument, this guitar carries all of the traditional tones that have made the Les Paul legendary, along with unprecedented levels of sonic and performance versatility.

Saxon were due to perform on a stellar line-up including Iron Maiden, Slash, Stone Sour, Bullet for My Valentine, Slayer, Rob Zombie and Devildriver.

The musical cruise sets sail November 14-19, 2011 heading for the tip of Mexico and its popular stretch of gorgeous Caribbean water known for scuba diving, shopping and bars aplenty.

But it wasn't Flack who wrote the song. In fact, she wasn't even the first singer to record it. The idea for the song (or at least the title phrase) came to co-writer Norman Gimbel a few years before anyone even knew who McLean was. He explained the initial inspiration in a book titled The Craft of Lyric Writing.

Cauldron will be supporting Holy Grail on all US dates, but due to the overwhelming demand of their longtime Canadian fans, the band will co-headline each date in their homeland and play a longer set each night in the great white north.

Deerhunter will be joined on the Rhapsody stage by Kurt Vile and the Violators, Glasser, Small Black, Ty Segall and DJ $mall �hange.

Bassist Andy Bell recalled the aftershocks of the breakup to the Toronto Sun, "Obviously, we were all gutted and a bit shocked. But as time went on, we decided it would be a shame to just leave it and not play together. We thought, 'We are potentially a great band. Let's make a new band.'"

Iggy & the Stooges "Raw Power Live: In the Hands of the Fans" is the vinyl document of the reformed Stooges' (Iggy Pop, Scott Asheton, James Williamson, Steve Mackay, Mike Watt) Raw Power performance at the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival on Friday, September 3, 2010.

The compilation CD/DVD release contains 20 songs spanning their impressive career, including songs from The Silent Circus, Alaska, Colors, Colors-Live & The Great Misdirect as well as 5 bonus tracks never before released on CD.

The DVD portion of the release will feature music videos for "Moredecai", "Alaska", "Obfuscation", and "Synesthesia". All of this and more comes in an interactive package that uses a spectral decoder to unveil hidden messages and special imagery - a must have for any BTBAM fan.

The tour begins on March 4th in Dublin, makes stops in many UK cities as well as Amsterdam and Antwerp, and concludes with a show on March 16th at Hammersmith Apollo in London.

The 13-date trek will begin in Baltimore, Maryland at Club Sonar on March 1 and level cities in North Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee before coming full circle on March 13 at Krug's Place in Frederick, Maryland.