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Metal Star Breaks Hand In Fan Fight? |
BMTH were opening for Machine Head on Sunday night when Weinhofen appeared to take exception to a heckler near the front row.
Video shows him playing guitar on top of the crowd barrier, before swinging his instrument behind him, jumping into the audience and throwing punches down at an unidentified person. Sykes then joins the violence before both band members return to the stage.
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AC/DC Singer Cancels Tour To Have Surgery |
In support of his new book, Rockers and Rollers: A Full-Throttle Memoir, Johnson was scheduled to do a batch of solo dates featuring "stories and music."
The tour, which was set to begin February 7 in Knoxville, Tennessee, was going to feature Skid Row members Rachel Bolan (bass) and Scotti Hill (guitar) backing up Johnson.
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Motorhead's Lemmy Injured |
The band were to play the sold-out date on their The World is Yours tour, supported by Anti Nowhere League and the UK Subs.
A statement says: "Due to injury, Motorhead have cancelled their Colston Hall show tonight... We are working to try to reschedule� We'll let you know when we know what will happen re: rescheduling/refunds."
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Vince Neil Pleads Guilty |
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports prosecutors agreed to drop one count of domestic battery in exchange for Neil's guilty plea to disorderly conduct.
The M�tley Cr�e frontman was seen yelling obscenities at and poking former girlfriend Alicia Jacobs at the Las Vegas Hilton in March.
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Corey Taylor Plans Ambitious New Stone Sour Album |
"Right now we're just working on demos...and a pretty grandiose idea that I've been kind of chewing on for a long time," Taylor told Billboard.com. "On a musical scale, artistically, visually, we're going to swing for the fences with this one. If we can pull it off, it would be really cool and... put a lot of people in their place. I'm really excited to get working on it."
Taylor said that Stone Sour will begin working on the follow-up to 2010's Audio Secrecy in between Slipknot's Australian tour in February and March and a summer trek in North America. But, first up is his solo tour, to promote his new book Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good. He'll do 19 dates, starting November 14, which will incorporate Q&A sessions with audience members and musical performances. "It's everything I love to do in a show � basically run my mouth and play guitar and sing," Taylor said. "It's almost like if Johnny Cash and Henry Rollins were the same person, this is the kind of show they would do."
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Bob Seger Planning New Album and Tour |
"I will write from January 1 through March 31. I will finish the next record and right now, yes, I will tour with the next record," Seger tells Ultimate Classic Rock.
Seger, who has sold more than 50 million albums, with 11 platinum and seven multi-platinum titles, also revealed what convinced him to release a studio album for the first time since 'Face the Promise' in 1996.
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The Cure Set Bestival Double Release |
Pink Floyd App Coming |
The official This Day in Pink Floyd App features thousands of music facts, covering 366 days of the year. It also provides a guide to all official Floyd tracks, and contains 200 quiz questions, 200 bits of trivia, 100 images, two wallpaper screen images, one ringtone ("Shine on You Crazy Diamond") and the recently restored video for the band's 1968 single "Point Me at the Sky."
In addition the app will link to your iTunes library (via 3G or Wi-Fi) to play your Floyd tunes while you navigate the app. This Day in Pink Floyd will be available on iTunes for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
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Josh Homme N' Tenacious D Guitar Talk |
Josh Homme is notoriously secretive when it comes to the particulars of his guitar rig, usually questions about his set up are deflected by a statement about Josh's belief in finding one's own sound.
In the latest webisode of the guitar oriented program hosted by Kyle Gass of Tenacious D � 'Guitarings' � the QOTSA main-man opened up on the subject a bit, discussing his influences and explaining why you won't catch him playing a Gibson Les Paul or a Fender Stratocaster.
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Early Unreleased KISS Song Explained |
Now� the mystery at last has been explained. Here's the word from Kiss historian Julian Gill: "This song, actually entitled "It Ain't The Smoke", was post-Dressed to Kill but before the legendary act brought in Bob Ezrin, which would place it in and around 1975.
"This cut is believed to be from a demo that they were using to prep for the next record. Ezrin wanted to move them away from this type of song, and so they did.
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Adelitas Way Drop Tour Plans For Guns N' Roses |
The shows with Art Of Dying, Emphatic, & New Medicine will continue as scheduled without the group. Those who purchased tickets specifically to see Adelitas Way can return the tickets to their point of purchase if they so choose.
Lead singer Rick DeJesus had the following to say about the opportunity: "Since I was a kid its always been a dream to open up for Guns N' Roses...last night I received that call. As much as I hate to cancel shows and the thought that I have let fans down upsets me...this is an opportunity that I know I will regret when I am sitting down with my grand kids if I do not accept. We have to cancel 4 shows in order to be direct support on two sold out arena shows with Axl." We will make it up to Tyler, TX, Abilene. TX, Little Rock, AR and Nashville, TN. That much I promise you."
Joe Bonamassa Releasing Live DVD with Paul Rodgers and John Hiatt |
The two night show at the Beacon Theatre will be released as Bonamassa's fourth live concert DVD in early 2012.
Bonamassa collaborated with John Hiatt on the album Dust Bowl and most recently, with Beth Hart on a record called Don't Explain, released Sept. 27, 2011 through J&R Adventures. Don't Explain features Hart's interpretations of ten classic songs first made famous by artists including Billie Holiday, Etta James, Tom Waits, Ray Charles, Delaney & Bonnie, Bill Withers, and Aretha Franklin with Bonamassa on guitar. Fans can get a free download of the first single "Well, Well"
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Morrissey Postpones North American Concert |
Thursday's sold out concert at the Congress Theatre in Chicago has been rescheduled for Saturday December 17, 2011.
The issue is out of Morrissey's hands but it will not affect Monday's concert at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, nor will it affect the rest of the tour.
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Children Of Bodom 15th Anniversary Tour |
The tour will kick off on January 30, 2012 in Rochester, NY and run through March 4, hitting 26 cities over the course of the five week jaunt.
Support on the anniversary tour will come from Eluveitie, Revocation and Threat Signal.
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Twisted Sister DVD Box Set Released |
The lavish package comes complete with curios such as a Twisted Sister Christmas ornament, an official "New York Steel" backstage pass, a classic two and a half-inch Twisted Sister pin and a reproduction of the first-ever SMF Fan Club letter.
Over eight hours long, From The Bars To The Stars has to be considered the ultimate Twisted Sister boxed set. One of the five DVDs, Twisted Xmas: Live In Las Vegas, is a total exclusive, having never before been released in any format. This 2009 concert showcases the band performing such beloved holiday fare as "White Christmas" and "Come All Ye Faithful" next to "Burn In Hell" and "Deck The Halls" as only Twisted Sister can. In fact, Jay Jay French, Dee Snider, Mark Mendoza, A.J. Perro, and Eddie Ojeda, have made this holiday merriment a metal tradition for the past few years.
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The Dear Hunter Release Their Complete Collection |
The three-CD box set includes a 52-page booklet of lyrics, notes from band mastermind Casey Crescenzo and new artwork, as well as a 90-minute DVD consisting of live and never-before-seen footage of the making of the epic compilation.
Immediately following the initial June 14 release, The Color Spectrum debuted in two separate spots on Billboard's "Heatseekers" chart: first at an impressive #9 for the entire digital version, and at #32 for the 11-song CD version (featuring select music from each EP).
Ozzy Osbourne To Outlive Son? |
"Motorbikes can't kill him, drugs can't kill him. He's one of those guys who's going to be like, 900 years old, and still complaining about everything and laughing," he said. "We joke that he is going to outlive me."
Jack produced a documentary about Ozzy, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, which is making its debut on DVD and Blu-ray next week. In the meantime, Black Sabbath fans are gearing up for a Friday news conference, where it is expected that all four original members of the band (Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward) will announce their reunion.
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Edward Rogers Delivers New Solo Album |
The eleven sonically distinctive compositions were all written and recorded within an 18-month period.
"The title of the album" explains Rogers "directly reflects the emotions represented in the songs and my mood during the writing process � rage, love, broken friendships, good days, bad days�fun days."
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Snow Patrol Release New Video and Mobile App |
Previously unavailable in North America, the video, filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, showcases the band in the role of a tango bar's house band.
They have also announced the release of the new mobile app, which Filter says is packed with the latest news, Gary's 'I Can Hover' blog, backstage photos, exclusive Fallen Empires Webisodes and an exclusive 'Gary Close Up' alternate version of "This Isn't Everything You Are". The new app is available from both the iTunes app store and the Android Market. it is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, iPad (running iOS 4.0 or later) and all phones running Android 2.1 and above.
Watch the new video here.
Nada Surf Announce North American Tour |
The national tour will kick off March 20th in Los Angeles, CA and see the band roll cross-country, wrapping up in Washington, DC on April 10th.
The dates in support of Nada Surf's new album - The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy (Barsuk) - follow select east and west coast gigs in late January, including a home town show at Bowery Ballroom on the day of album release January 24, 2012.
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65Daysofstatic's Paul Wolinski Releases Solo Debut |
After ten years (give or take) on the road and on the record with 65daysofstatic, Paul Wolinski finally steps out from behind that particular outfit's notorious smokescreen and emerges as Polinski, a man with a laptop, some synths and a plan, in the meta-physical sense of the word.
In our childhood bedrooms and minds, the possibilities were always endless, there were worlds within worlds, and galaxies upon galaxies. If the suburbs outside seemed limited by how far we could get on our bikes, then in the real and unreal realities of space travel and science fiction we were satiated, if only momentarily. What if your bike could take off?
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Super Models Become Duran Duran In New Short Film |
The short film, shot in and around The Savoy in London over two days earlier this summer. The five 'supers' bring their own style, irreverence and personality to the character of each band member, as Naomi Campbell steps up to the mic as lead singer Simon Le Bon, Cindy Crawford strikes a pose as bassist John Taylor, Eva Herzigova embodies keyboardist Nick Rhodes as the only blonde in the band, Helena Christensen rocks out as drummer Roger Taylor and Yasmin Le Bon makes a droll turn as 'the anonymous guitarist'. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana play Harper's Bazaar UK's guest fashion editors for the day during a photoshoot scene (still images from which form a 22-page cover story for the December issue of the magazine.)
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This Time Next Year, The Story So Far and Daybreaker Tour |
This Time Next Year will also perform at several additional shows leading up to the tour, with details being announced through the band's social networking outlets.
The band released their sophomore album, Drop Out Of Life on Equal Vision Records on September 27.
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Gojira Go With Roadrunner For Next Album |
Joe Duplantier will serve in a co-producer capacity along Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God) for the new album.
Gojira are comprised of vocalist/guitarist Joe Duplantier, who has a previous relationship with Roadrunner, having played bass on Cavalera Conspiracy's debut Inflikted, along with guitarist Christian Andreu, bassist Jean-Michel Labadie and drummer Mario Duplantier, who is also Joe's brother.
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Bleeding Fist Lose Member |
We were sent the following: "Soon, new details regarding the line-up and the new era of Bleeding Fist will be known," reads a statement from the band.
In other Bleeding Fist news, the band will release in December their first live album, entitled Bestial Black Metal Over Berlin, via Haliaetum Records.
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