The paper reports that Appleton, Wisconsin police and the FBI investigated and arrested David J. Lefever, 44, after he visited the chatroom for The MeltDown Show on HardRockRadioLive and typed, "Watch_The_National_new_tomorrow_I_am_going_to_go_a_shooting_spree_in_Appleton_WI."

He then requested that Megadeth's "Killing is my business . . . and business is good," be played by the show's hosts because the song would be, "good music to go postal & kill a bunce of people to."

The hosts of the show, Trevor Fenton and Pat Ryan, played the request to keep the poster online while they contacted authorities. "We had to take that threat seriously, we couldn't ignore him. That was something we just couldn't ignore and not report," said Ryan according to the Vancouver Sun. "It could have been a prank. But if he was serious and something happened, I wouldn't have been able to live with myself."

Among the acts scheduled to perform at this year's Rock In Rio are Metallica, Motorhead, Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System Of A Down, and many more.

Pesch tells The Gauntlet: "I saw the pictures of Irene when I visited my mother in Germany. When a red rubber raft appeared canoeing through a road on Long Island I already assumed the worst.

It all started with this tweet on August 27th: "So guys, the whole farewell thing is being 'talked' about. We love each other; there's no issue with us. we just miss our families. no decision yet."

Yesterday he issued a new tweet to reassure fans that the band will have at lease one more album. He wrote: "We're not goin away. Not for years. Were 4 sure doin another record n 2 years of touring. We knew the rumors would go nuts."

So it appears it was only a momentary lapse.

The group pulled the plug on the spring tour after singer James Dylan became ill and was unable to complete the trek.

According to the press release, each day from September 1 through 20, an exclusive piece of content (audio, video, or literary) will be released by a partner and featured centrally on the Pearl Jam 20 homepage.

Cliff Burton, who has now been dead longer than he lived, would not be turning in his grave at the thought of Metallica working with Lou Reed. Actually, it was Cliff who first introduced the rest of them to the music of Reed via his love of the Velvet Underground. This was in the days when Cliff was also introducing them to albums by Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, The Police and Stanley Clarke.

We learned earlier this week from leading metal news outlet BW&BK that Simmons will marry Tweed on October 1st. Today TMZ has this about the invitations: They've already sent out invitations -- complete with a sarcastic wedding announcement from their kids.

"After 28 years of loose strings, our parents have finally decided to tie the knot," The announcement says. "Our mother will share our horrendous hyphenate of a last name and our father's life ... well, it doesn't change that much."

In a new interview with Billboard.com, Halford says that he and guitarist Glenn Tipton "began writing new music early on this year, before we went out on the road. We have about 12 or 14 tracks completely mapped out, four of which have been recorded and mixed and are ready to go� so the good news is that there will be a brand new Priest record next year."

Metal Hammer Germany hast posted a bunch of pics showing Anthrax�s Scott Ian turn a zombie. He played the role of a child-hunting zombie in a webisode of the series "The Walking Dead". His horrifying mask has been designed by well-known movie-make-up-artist Garrett Immel. Check it out here

(PNO) Youth Brigade have announced a run of dates in October and November. The band will be headlining some shows as well as providing support for the Bouncing Souls on the 12 city tour more

(Lambgoat) The fall tour featuring co-headliners Hollywood Undead and Asking Alexandria has formally been announced. Dubbed the "World War III Tour," the trek will also feature Borgore, We Came As Romans, and D.R.U.G.S. more

(BBC) Elvis Presley's estate is suing Arista Music in Germany for $9m (�5.6m) in unpaid royalties dating back to 2002 for ringtones, downloads and apps. more

(MU) Saxon have tapped Borealis as the supporting act for upcoming North American shows more

(PNO) The Casket Lottery, who reunited earlier this year to play two shows with Small Brown Bike, have announced plans for a new full-length. The band will start recording this weekend at Blacklodge with longtime producer Ed Rose. more

Hot Rod Circuit will play eight shows in November, hitting both U.S. coasts and the Midwest.

Charlotte died. I howled. Mum and dad were there for me. And I've never forgotten that moment. If there's any justice in this older world, a generation of kids will read Andrew Kolb's picture book based on David Bowie's classic track Space Oddity and never forget the moment they see Major Tom sitting in his dying spacecraft realising he'll never see his wife again.

Dave Matthews Band Caravan's stop in New York City has been rescheduled for September 16th, 17th and 18th. The festival, which will feature a diverse lineup of musical talent performing during the day and a full set by headliners Dave Matthews Band each night, will now take place at Randall's Island, locatedon the East River just off Manhattan.

Sullivan died at in December 2009 after an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol, possibly exacerbated by a heart condition. The tragedy brought A7X close to splitting until then Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy stepped in to record fifth album Nightmare then toured with them during 2010.

Recorded at The Village Studios in Santa Monica, the EP is a live recording of the band playing a set at NPR's The World Cafe Live hosted by David Dye.

The proclamation is in celebration of the September 13th release of Jimi Hendrix Experience Winterland, a 4 CD box set that documents the band's performances at the San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom through the course of six concerts over three nights in October of 1968.

With "Far From Heaven" now online, this makes 7 of the disc's 9 tracks already floating round on the web, so it looks like fans should expect the final 2 to appear before the album's September 13 release.

The 2-DVD live set was filmed with 14 HD cameras and 5.1 surround sound during the band's debut tour in the summer of 2011. Over three nights, playing to packed venues in the German cities of Hamburg, Munich and Berlin, the 18-song set list (17 originals and 1 cover) hits on both of BCC's albums � 2010's debut and 2011's sophomore release 2. Watch the official trailer on YouTube here.

Despite Hurricane Irene's torrential downpour and horrendous winds, fans packed the sold-out Black Cat venue in Washington, DC on August 27 to see experimental indie-hardcore band Circle Takes The Square perform for the first time together in three years�and NPR.org was there to record the entire set.

Speaking to Metal Radio, the bassist said that the band retains 100% creative control over their work and that their song writing process ensures positive and fresh ideas to emerge.

Robison will be touring in support of his new record, Through A Crooked Sun that comes out October 11, 2011.

The package includes four live audio tracks, two demos, three music videos, five live videos, documentaries, extended artwork, a poster and more. The new deluxe version - limited to 5,000 copies worldwide.

The band will also appear at DeLuna Fest in Pensacola, FL on October 14th and then go out in support Circa Survive.

The Wacken performance was a reconstruction of the controversial Black Mass show from Krakow in 2004 filmed in a TV studio in Krak�w, Poland.

I had a conversation with someone from my record label about new songs for our Scars and Souvenirs record and I was in a bit of a slump and not having a great day. I hung up the phone and yelled "I f**king hate my life!" and so it began. Me and my wife at the time went for a walk to cool me down and we came up with the whole concept and lyrics by the time we returned back to the hotel. I sat down and tracked a rough demo of "hate my life" with an extra verse to boot. "I hate how everyone stares when I walk into town, don't they know I've f**king had enough and I'm ready to throw down." It was trimmed down in the final version and lost forever. This is the first time anyone has heard the extra verse. Sad to cut lyrics but you always do what's right for the song. We wanted to write a song that everyone could relate to: the working class, underpaid, overworked and the daily grind. Pretty much how a song can change your day from bad to good like a stiff cup of coffee.