In the wake of vocalist Matt Barlow's retirement, dozens of demos and resumes flooded Iced Earth's management team. But one name kept popping up � Into Eternity vocalist Stu Block, who has been named the new lead singer for Iced Earth. more

According to OFF!'s facebook, the band was arrested in Arizona while traveling to their show with Bad Brains at SXSW. more

Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee says he risked ridicule to appear on the Swedish version of TV show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here because he needed a change of pace. more

Guitarist Marty Friedman, perhaps best known for his work with Megadeth during the Rust In Peace era and a resident of Japan since 2003, tells fans that he "will be auctioning ALL of my guitars from the Megadeth era and will donate 100% of the proceeds to the earthquake relief." more

HORSE the band has made its 10 hour 'Earth Tour' DVD available for free download. more

Unearth has completed the recording process for their new album. Mixing will begin this week more

Soundgarden fans can now listen to the entirety of the band's remarkable Live on I-5 album more

Dillinger Escape Plan singer Greg Puciato says he and ex Sepultura mainman Max Cavalera have an "album of thrash brutality" ready to record. more

Grand Magus have been forced to cancel their previously announced European with Grave Digger. more

Hammerfall's new album, titled 'Infected,' will see its release on May 20th, 2011. more

The Pink Floyd news site, Brain Damage, reports that Roger Waters - The Album Collection will be out on April 4th to coincide with the European leg of The Wall Live tour. It's a limited edition (available during the tour) 8-disc box set, with a lift-off lid, it is a collection of his studio and live albums housed in mini-LP replica wallets, and sitting alongside a 16-page booklet. more

For select dates on his upcoming spring tour, Pete Yorn will play his entire 2001 breakthrough album Musicforthemorningafter to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the album's release. more

On this day in 1957, Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion in Memphis from Mrs. Ruth Brown-Moore for $102,500. The original building had, at one time, been a place of worship, used by the Graceland Christian Church, and was named after the builder's daughter, Grace Toof.

On this day in 1968, The Bee Gees made their U.S. television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.

On this day in 1973, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show's single, "The Cover of the Rolling Stone," peaked at #6 on the U.S. chart, but was banned in the U.K. by the BBC, due to rules about product placement.

The two other Jackson and Mercury songs are "Victory" and "Must Be More to Life Than This." No release date has been set, but Queen's Roger Taylor has said they will definitely be available soon.

Beyond reissues, a film, a book, side projects, and creating their own festival, bassist Jeff Ament tells Billboard that Pearl Jam have plans to record a new album.

The idea has sprung from the astonishing results of the 2001 census when 390,127 people (0.8% of the population) in the UK filled in their forms stating Jedi as their favoured faith in a grassroots protest against the inclusion of the question about religious beliefs.

Proceeds from T-shirt sales will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross, according to Maiden's manager, Ron Smallwood.

"Mental illness is something that people normally do not want to speak about. It's too icky, too disturbing or too inappropriate for whatever may be palatable to their mood at the time. Looking at someone in that state, you eventually become it, in order to contend with it. You have to believe what they believe to survive in it.

That is the reality that is dictated by the moment. If you are around someone long enough who is afraid, you will also feel it too. Likewise, everything is basically real, because it's real to someone you love, and so it's real to you, because you love them. In that circumstance and all others, the thing that remains is love. I wrote the song, in case one day something would come from it.

I was taking care of a friend who was deeply ill. He suffers from undiagnosed, untreated, depression and paralyzing anxiety. In the dead of winter, I used to take care of him for years. Each day he spent highly paranoid and covering his eyes with a cloth to avoid having to see anything. One day I discovered an army of maggots making their way across the ceiling toward a cheerios box. I called him out to look. He didn't believe they were real. Then, I wasn't sure either. That was where the words came from. Traveling maggots."

Produced by guitar player Jimmy Murrison and sound wizard Yann Rouiller, the album's production avoids the trappings of traditional polish in an effort to capture the challenging edge of classic rock'n'roll.

In addition to Rev Run, who will be joining him in his main theater shows, Kid Rock will be bringing along some of his favorite performers:

For his previous shows in New York, New Jersey, and Oakland, Prince has been joined by the likes of Esperanza Spalding, Maceo Parker, Graham Central Station, Santana, Cee Lo Green, Cassandra Wilson, and Sheila E.

"Last week, John Lydon accused my dad of 'acting like a senile delinquent' and 'promoting drug abuse,'" Kelly fired back in her column. "People only say things like this when they want attention, and guess what? He has a book to promote!"

To promote the "store" � which is a big, yellow truck � White played a couple of tunes, according to Spinner.com.

The Daily Express reports that Dave Grohl and Co. will play Auckland, New Zealand, on March 22 and then travel to Brisbane, Australia, for a show at the Botanic Gardens on March 27.

Roadrunner Records says that the track, from their recently released fifth album Beast, will be featured during an intense scene during this particular episode of the series that stars William H. Macy and the lovely Emmy Rossum as members of quite a dysfunctional family.

A "Spanglish" word coined by the band, Rockpango translates more or less to "rock party."

The incident took place last night in Southampton, UK. After breaking a window to enter the band's van, the burglars stole roughly $1,500 in cash, all of the bands personal items including Social Security cards, birth certificates, and clothing, and even their personal hygiene items.

19. "Back in Black," AC/DC: It's hard to believe that Malcolm Young at first felt the riff for "Back in Black" was too funky for AC/DC. A celebratory tribute to the band's late singer, Bon Scott, "Back in Black" comes off like a metal-stoked reinvention of Aerosmith's "Walk this Way." To this day, Brian Johnson's scruffy, blue-collar pseudo-rap cuts with knife-edge sharpness against Angus Young's serrated six-string lines. � Russell Hall

The trek kicks off May 12th in Dallas, TX and runs through June 18th in their hometown of Phoenix, AZ. Austin Gibbs will support.

Adams is currently in the studio with producer Glyn Johns (The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones), according to RyanAdams.com.

The band will soon be debuting new music from 'Motherland when they to hit road in support of the record.

The city of Jaurez is keen to bring acts like U2 and especially Sir Paul McCartney to play their goodwill concert.

"Boris expresses our condolences to everyone who passed away because of current unexpected earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, and also our deepest sympathies for all of the people who have a hard time. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

When the two stopped by Rolling Stone magazine recently, they played a couple of stripped-down acoustic versions of two of their band's biggest hits, "Hysteria" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me."

According to NME.com, Street talked about the momentous meeting on his website, "I recently met up with a certain Mr. Morrissey for the first time in nearly 20 years. I think we were both apprehensive about meeting but after five minutes we were getting on so well it was truly a magical moment."

The album will be available as a packaged double vinyl LP, complete with a special booklet featuring lyrics and exclusive artwork by Timo Ketola.