'Dawn Of The Horrible Gorilla!', a previously unreleased song which was recorded on tour in 1992 by former White Zombie bassist Sean Yseult and Pantera legends "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (guitar) and Philip Anselmo (vocals) is streaming on Yseult's SoundCloud page here. A description reads as follows: "Dimebag Darrell, Sean Yseult and Philip Anselmo created this absurdity at 6am after a long night of drinking on a Pantera/White Zombie Tour in '92. more

(The 1st Five) Thrice just posted over on their official site a set of dates this coming Fall for a tour in support of their upcoming new record, Major/Minor, set to be released by Vagrant Records September 20th. Joining the band on the trek will be Kylesa, O'Brother, and Moving Mountains. more

(FMQB) Spin magazine has released a free tribute album to Nirvana's Nevermind, celebrating the seminal album's 20th anniversary. Meat Puppets, Butch Walker, Amanda Palmer, The Vaselines and others. more

Sworn Enemy will kick off a headlining European tour later this month. more

(PR) No Bragging Rights' bassist Rick McDonald has announced his departure from the group ""The decision to part ways with NBR has not been an easy one. Throughout the last 4 years of touring I've made so many friends and have had experiences that will give me a lifetime of memories to share. I've decided to take my hobby in graphic design to the next level and go full time with it, leaving no room for NBR's non-stop tour schedule." more

(Kayos) Over the years, legendary singer Ronnie James Dio fronted some of the most popular/enduring hard rock/heavy metal bands of all-time, including Rainbow, Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell, and Dio. But before all of these bands, there was Elf. Described as a "Rock/Honky Tonk/Blues band," a forthcoming release, 'And Before Elf�There Were Elves,' will prove that Ronnie could easily handle other rock-related styles.

He left the three-piece in 2005, forcing them into hiatus, and it wasn't until the 2008 plane crash which nearly killed drummer Travis Barker the bandmates got talking again. The result was a reunion tour following by work on new album Neighborhoods, due out in September.

"The reason the band broke up was really stupid in the first place. It's not like we had sex with each others' wives � though for how bad we hated each other that should have been what happened," DeLonge tells the BBC. "We got so big that the machine running the band took over. We were burned out. We needed a break. But the machine won't let you do that.

The new dates will extend from coast to coast with stops expected in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa, Orlando, Dallas, Denver, Vancouver and more.

Now, news of another fall date has surfaced. The Mexican edition of Rolling Stone reports GNR will play at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on October 18.

This one-night, multi-media event will be broadcast live from Boston at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. MT / 9:00 p.m. PT (tape delayed).

The track comes from Dream Theater's 11th studio album, "A Dramatic Turn of Events," which is set to hit stores on September 12th.

Roger Tullgren, 42, also has dispensation to miss work shifts to attend shows. And when he does appear in the Hassleholm restaurant which employs him as a kitchen porter, he's permitted to dress in the kind of clothes many of us would be sent home for wearing � and he's allowed to play his own music while he works.

"There's always that feeling [of competition]. Any band who walks onstage and doesn't care about that is... well, kind of weird," he said.

The trek will kick off on Thursday, October 13th at New York City's Irving Plaza. Initial dates have been announced and more dates will be announced shortly.

Various websites and media outlets have recently posted or printed pieces that indicate a feature length Jimi Hendrix biographical film is nearing production.

"I have been writing songs for a possible G//Z/R album and slowly compiling memoirs � what I can recall of them," says Geezer.

The band recently returned to the live arena after completing work on upcoming album Unto the Locust, following nearly three years on the road promoting previous release The Blackening.

According to Planet Rock 40 Years of Queen is fully approved by the band and tells their story from the very beginning.

The 8-song set plays like an informal retrospective with new versions of songs that span The Decemberists' entire 10 years, from their very first EP 5 Songs ("Shiny") through their new chart-topping album The King Is Dead ("Calamity Song," "June Hymn," "This Is Why We Fight").

The tour officially kicks off on September 28th at The Avalon in Santa Clara, CA, and continues through an October 30th performance at New Orleans' annual Voodoo Music Experience, concluding the North American leg. A European leg will follow beginning in November.

The band entered Killingsworth Studio in Valley Village, CA with producer, Tomas Costanza, to begin recording the band's fourth studio album and follow up to 2010's, Weight of the World.

Flying Tigers features twelve new tracks and expands on the band's traditional heavy metal blueprint, with songs ranging from fist-pumping NWOBHM-style anthems, through the arena rock power of "Starchild", to a six-track epic concept piece featuring science-fiction and philosophical elements tied together with a progressive vibe.

The band recently released their thirteenth LP, Dedicated to Chaos; but Tate says it's not really an album, because the format is dead.

The 13 song set features the all-star King Charles Trio, whose lineup includes John Moen, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee and Nate Query, all members of The Decemberists, Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Scott McCaughey (The Minus Five, The Baseball Project, R.E.M., Young Fresh Fellows). Rosanne Cash, Laura Veirs and John Roderick (The Long Winters) also lend their vocal talents to the record.

Following their US tour, Bowling For Soup will be heading back to the UK, Asia and Australia.

He had a large fence built to protect his privacy from overenthusiastic fans three years ago � but neighbors were upset because it obstructed a local walking route known for its pleasant views.

The band will be joined by High Spirits, Lich King, Vindicator, and Terror In His Presence.

The album features Sulic & Hauser's unique spin on hits by Guns N' Roses, U2, Coldplay and Kings of Leon among others.

Shelley and Devoto had discussed starting a band when they read a Sex Pistols review in NME. Shelley told Just Juice magazine: "They were doing a show in London. It said they did The Stooges' songs. It seemed like they were an exciting band to see. They seemed like a band that we thought we could be like. So that weekend, we borrowed a car and drove down to London. We found this group called the Sex Pistols and saw them playing. Their manager, Malcolm McLaren, was saying how he wanted to get gigs outside of London. We were like, 'Perhaps we can get you on at our college.'

The song "The Hunter" came about after browsing through this book on Alaskan Survival stories. There was this short story that caught my attention about an old hunter who goes out on a hunt, and basically everything goes wrong for him. It takes place up in Alaska in the 1960's, at that time there were still people who hunted for their own food and that was how they survived. This guy goes out with one horse and supplies for a week or two, right at the end of fall to gather food for the long winter ahead. A terrible snow storm hits early, which he's not fully prepared for, and takes him off guard. He is stranded at his base camp for almost a month. The weather is so treacherous, he'd die if he tried to head back home. His horse quickly dies on him and he starts to run out of food fast but he keeps saying to himself, he's been here before, hell get out of it somehow. By the end of it you're really rooting for the guy to survive and make it back home. He finally musters up the courage to brave the weather, but eventually old man winter gets the best of him and he dies out there. It was an amazing read and inspired me to write a song based on that. The lyrics would tell the story and the music would be the soundtrack for the lyrics, like a soundtrack to a movie. Each riff goes with what's happening in the lyrics. I've never wrote music before with a theme in mind, so it was very fun coming up with stuff as the story goes on. That song really set the tone for the rest of the record.