Morbid Angel will reportedly headline the 2011 edition of the Scion Rock Fest, set to take place on March 5 in Pomona. more

Stephen Colbert brought Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig and The Black Keys on his show to participate in a "sell-out-off." Basically, the two acts had to try and help Colbert decide who should get his Grammy vote by trying to impress him by naming commercials that had used their music.

Heathen have been rejoined by bassist Jason VieBrooks (ex-Grip Inc.) following the recent departure of Jon Torres. The band's new lineup will make its live debut on February 4 more

The lineup of the cartoon band Gorillaz is expanding, as a fan contest has added new member The Evangelist. more

Porcupine Tree mainman Steven Wilson is preparing to release his third album under the collaboration name Blackfield. Blackfield is the project between Wilson and Israeli rock icon Aviv Geffen. The new album, titled 'Welcome to my DNA,' will be released in late March of 2011 more

Taking Back Sunday have completed recording their new album. The music is now being mixed and mastered for a release later in 2011. more

TriStar Entertainment are auditioning for 80s-style rock bands to appear in a reality TV show. The company explains: "We're scouring the globe in search of the best cover and tribute bands dedicated to the 80s rock and metal scene. We're also casting three hosts, male and female." more

Originally titled "Epic," Cold have re-titled their forthcoming fifth studio album to "SuperFiction." The album's planned release date is June 28, 2011 on SonicStar Records. more

Ill Nino has revealed the first batch of dates for its forthcoming headline tour of Europe. Support acts are expected to be announced shortly. more

Sal Abruscato - who played drums on three Type O Negative albums ("Slow, Deep & Hard", "Origin Of The Feces", "Bloody Kisses"), as well as four Life Of Agony releases ("River Runs Red", "Ugly", "River Runs Again", "Broken Valley") - is now the singer, songwriter and guitarist for A Pale Horse Named Death. Abruscato has recruited Johnny Kelly from Type O Negative, Bobby Hambel from Biohazard and Steve Zing from Danzig to round out A Pale Horse Named Death's touring lineup more

Ringworm will be heading out on a brief headlining tour down to SXSW and back in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their second record, "Birth Is Pain." more

Obscenity have announced the addition of 33 singer Jeff Rudes to the group's ranks. more

The global hit single came out on the band's iconic fifth album, Brothers in Arms, in May 1985 and won a Grammy for best rock performance the following year.

"The lyrics for the first Slipknot album were written in the bathroom, while I was working 9 a.m. 'til 8 p.m. at a porn shop," he said. "I would always have my notebook and pen, and for some reason, every time I'd go to the bathroom I'd start writing something great."

On joining Thin Lizzy for their European tour, which will also see the band supporting Paul Rodgers: "I remember thinking what an exciting opportunity this was for me. As a guitarist, their music has always been such a huge part of my life. I'm entirely self-taught and taught myself a lot of Lizzy songs. It's very exciting to be in this position."

On what's in store for Def Leppard in 2011: "We have a live record coming out in 2011, and we're looking at attaching two, three or four new songs to that album when it comes out. There are also plans for a career-encompassing box set. Leppard will be back this summer, and we'll be touring North America and Canada."

May says: "Work is fully underway. Peter Morgan has delivered a first draft of the movie, which everyone is very excited about, and Sacha is chomping at the bit to get into the role in a way which would delight Freddie.

Sex. That word alone catches people's attention. For some, it makes their skin crawl. For others, it makes them blush, or in the best case, gets them instantly intrigued. What a perfect topic to write and sing about, right? In all the above scenarios, the topic of sex sparks an emotion. In "Reach Down" I am talking about safe sex, fantasy, and my imagination. Males and females alike will connect with this song even if they are too embarrassed to otherwise open up about this topic with their friends!

The tempo and rhythm of the lyrics to this song are fantastically exhausting and it gets your heart pumping by the end! My guest guitarist, Ron Thal of Guns N' Roses, shapes this song with a sort of call and response with my voice and of course, his solo takes the listener to a whole different kind of exciting climax. Ron has a very special touch that musically completes this song in so many ways.

All in all, I love the way this song is intended to take you on a sexual journey, and hopefully makes you feel that 'flying solo' some days or nights is not a crime. It can also be extremely safe, fun, exciting, and empowering! If I've learned anything about being an artist, it's that the subject matter of a song can take it to a whole new level. Add some rockin' melodies and a ripping guitar solo, and you have yourself a damn cool tune to put out there.

"I go black-and-gold, all the way," Michaels, a Butler, PA native, told MTV News last year. "I grew up a member of (Jack) Lambert's Lunatics in the '70s, and remember all the insanity of the old Three Rivers Stadium. It's truly in my blood."

"We're definitely in talks," said Michael Mayer, who directed the stage version of Idiot. "There are people who have the ability to make it happen, who have expressed genuine interest in it, and we want to do it, so I think it could happen." Tom Hanks' Playtone production company is among those who are interested in putting together the film version.

The group released their debut album, Black Country, in September and played their first shows in Wolverhampton and London on December 29 and 30.

"Free" is the third video clip from the reunited band; in October, The Cars posted a 73-second snippet of a new song, "Blue Tip," on their facebook page, and did the same thing in December with a clip of "Sad Song."

Produced and Directed by Vancouver filmmaker Murray Wasylnuk, "United States Of Cabo" will spotlight fan stories from the many "Redheads" that celebrate all things Sammy Hagar and Cabo Wabo.

"We got some big white balloons, threw them into the audience and decided to focus the lasers on them. It was like a slow burn that gradually disintegrated them into nothing. We all thought, 'What the hell will our corneas be like in 20 years?'" drummer Dominic Howard said.

The January Mega Pack delivers Guitar Hero aficionados a full month of downloadable music in one shot and boasts an collection of hits from bands such Nine Inch Nails, A Day To Remember, Hawthorne Heights, The Used and more. The track pack is the perfect encore to a holiday purchase of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.

The Rhythmic Noise Philharmonic Orchestra & Mind Choir will perform alongside these, and other hits, from Cheap Trick's extensive catalog.

"We still don't think we've delivered our masterpiece, so we're still trying to do it," he said. "As long as we feel like that and we're hungry� that's all that matters."

The album was recorded in September 2010 at Blast Recording Studios in Newcastle, England, with producer Jason Hill (Louis XIV and The Killers). The album features original members David Johansen on vocals and Sylvain Sylvain on guitar, alongside Brian Delaney (drums), Jason Hill (bass) and original Blondie guitarist Frank Infante.

"First and foremost is the reality show "Vagabond Bones" which we hope to have filmed by the end of January or shortly after. My friend Danko Jones (who's latest CD has been burning up the charts this year) is at Call the Office here in London on February 4th, and he's agreed to be interviewed for a small piece.

The Lords and Masters of this world apparently tired of abusing penguins and are ready to return to the surface world and begin the homestretch towards the conclusion of their seemingly endless 25th Anniversary "Slay-a-Bration", which has now grown to encompass their 26th year of rebirth on Earth from the icy prison that for centuries had been their fate.

The legendary country singer first learned of prison life � particularly, life in Folsom State Prison � through the movies. He was a member of the U.S. Air Force Security Service in 1953, when his unit watched the film Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison. It was that movie that inspired Cash to write one of his early songs, "Folsom Prison Blues," in which he imagined what a prisoner felt like. After signing with Sun Records, "Folsom Prison Blues" became Cash's second single � a #1 country hit and a Top 40 pop hit in 1955.

The albums will be available in a new digipak edition each limited to 2000 copies. Re-release of "Dancin' On Coals" includes 2 bonus tracks. Metal Mind Productions set the release date for 31st January 2011.

"I'm into Scotland in general; the people don't take themselves too seriously. We were always going to open a shop in Glasgow, it makes sense," he said. "The connection goes back a long way with McGee and King Tut's for the Barrowlands gigs and all that, but it's the people.