(UCR) Vermont was ravaged by Hurricane Irene last month, and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, who still resides in the Boston area and once attended school in Vermont, has joined the Irene Good Bye cabaret benefit to pitch in with his support. more

(BMN) In the midst of the "No More Mr. Nice Guy" world tour, Alice Cooper treated fans to a special performance last night (Thursday, September 15) at the legendary Whisky a Go-Go. Special guest appearances during the set featured former The Doors guitarist Robbie Krieger and pop singer Ke$ha. more

Lars Stalfors of Mars Volta recently remixed "If The Shoe Fits", the first single from The Dead Leaves upcoming album Cities On The Sea (Liberation Music). You can download the track for free here

You can grab a sneak peek of Paul McCartney's upcoming recorded release, Ocean's Kingdom, here ahead of the October 4th release date.

(BW&BK) Dream Theater have moved their Seattle show scheduled for Tuesday, September 27th at Showbox SODO to the Moore Theatre. more

(The 1st Five) According to the band's facebook page, Cartel will be releasing their In Stereo EP digitally on October 4th. more

(FMQB) Friday, September 23 marks Bruce Springsteen's 62nd birthday, and Envision Radio Networks and Boss Time Radio are offering a free, two-hour special broadcast celebrating the day. more

(Lambgoat) Dance Gavin Dance will headline a November/December tour of the U.S. with support from Isetmyfriendsonfire, A Loss For Words, and The Bunny The Bear. more

(BMN) soulfly has tapped Chris "Zeuss" Harris (chimaira, hatebreed, all that remains, the acacia strain, born of osiris, shadows fall) to produce the band's new album for an early 2012 release via Roadrunner Records. more

(Lambgoat) Dark Funeral has revealed that they've parted ways with Regain Records. more

(PNO) Coalesce will be reissuing 1996's Give Them Rope on vinyl. The double LP features a remastered version of Give Them Rope as well as a second disc of 2010's Give Them Rope She Said v2.0; a remixed version of the album more

Slash performed with former GNR members Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan and Gilby Clarke, as well as Wayne Kramer and more, to support the charity.

At first, Megadeth considered canceling the show, due to Mustaine's condition. "I shouldn't even be here," Mustaine said, via the New York Post. But, they decided to perform one last time before Mustaine heads for the surgical bed.

To mark the album's upcoming 30th anniversary (the album was released February 15, 1982), JimmyPage.com will be re-releasing a special, limited, remastered vinyl edition of the soundtrack to Michael Winner's "Death Wish II," featuring a previously unreleased instrumental version of the "Death Wish" main title and new liner notes written by Page.

The duo performed a series of successful concerts in the UK in 2010 in support of their critically acclaimed CD release 'The Living Tree', and are now bringing theshow to America!

The band were flying into Tokyo from Seoul, South Korea following a show there; on approaching Narita Airport in Tokyo, Ed Force One was advised to reroute to Nagoya, as the earthquake/tsunami had just become apparent. The band stayed the night in Nagoya and left the following day.

In an effort to help the battered country at the time, Maiden announced that they would donate the proceeds from sales of the Japanese event shirt available from the band's official shop (i.e. the shirt without tour dates on) to a charity assisting victims of the earthquake. The band did the same with the stock of event shirts in Tokyo, which were due to be sold onsite at the Tokyo venue (i.e. the shirt with tour dates on). Now, the band has announced the results of their campaign. "The terrific support from our fans has resulted in over �36,000 [approximately $57,000 US] being raised in proceeds from the sales of the Japanese event shirt through the Iron Maiden shop and a retail version of the shirt which was sold in the USA," Maiden announced in a statement. "The band have channeled all their profits and royalties into the fund, which has been donated to the Japanese Red Cross charity."

But fans who think this is a sign White and the gentlemen are permanently back together should think again.

The complete trek will begin October 12 in Riverside, CA and will finish on November 18 in Clearwater, FL.

"I just finished another chapter for it, because it's coming out in paperback and I didn't wanna just release the same book again," Hagar told the American Rock Scene. "And since that book came out and it went No. 1, it did a lot � it really changed things within me and with people around me. And some of my closer friends kind of had a weird response to the book and some people that I really didn't know � people that were almost, like� I don't wanna say 'enemies,' but people in the industry that maybe didn't respect me or give me any love or the time of day over the years � came in and said, 'Wow, I had no idea. Man, I have a whole different opinion of you.' So I wrote a new chapter about that; I just did it yesterday and it will be in the paperback [version of the book]."

The book will be released in Europe on October 13 through Simon & Schuster, and in the United States on November 1 in hardback by Perseus Books/DeCapo Press.

Aaron Lewis and the guys released their seventh studio album this week (Sept. 13), and according to a one-day sales report of the Atlantic Records release (via Blabbermouth) the self-titled album is expected to sell between 40,000 and 45,000 copies in the United States in its debut week.

Moby was the special guest vocalist and joined the band on three tracks for the second night of their North American fall tour. Moby appeared mid concert and performed "Colony" and "A Means To An End" off Joy Division's seminal Closer album--of which Peter Hook & The Light are currently touring the U.S. and performing in its entirety. Moby returned for the encore and performed a spirited and ferocious rendition of the classic track "Transmission."

According to the Guardian newspaper, in documents regarding a concert at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, in 1965, The Beatles stated that they will not play in front of a "segregated audience." They also demanded "no less than 150 uniformed police officers for protection" and a "special drumming platform for Ringo [Starr]."

In the book, Evans carefully illuminates at length the little-known real-life character of legendary frontman Bon Scott, with whom he shared buses, hotels, and stages for years. "Bon was used to calamity," Evans writes about one of the singer's many scrapes. "Before joining AC/DC he endured a long stay in an Adelaide hospital after a near-fatal motorcycle crash. Bon was always willing to show me the bloodstains on the inside of his black leather bike jacket, courtesy of that smash. It was a favorite jacket of his and showed up in quite a few photos over the early years. It was a funky black leather number; Bon had sewn fake leopard-skin patches on the shoulders. He was handy with a sewing needle, that boy."

The band revisits their old musical stomping grounds with all-new recordings of their greatest hits and personal favorites.

Frontman Corey Taylor added: "We've been waiting a long time for the opportunity to come to South America. This year's Rock in Rio should be fantastic. With Roy expecting his first child, we'll charge on without him, but having Mike fill in for this one show will be great. We can't wait to take the stage and lay it down the only way Stone Sour knows how: full on and in your face!"

Their camp says that frontman Ken Sorceron will be engineering the effort along with The Faceless' Michael Keene.

The band is touring North America in support of their greatest hits collection "Best of a Decade" which is out now on SPV/Steamhammer.

With a 63-minute run time, the album features new tracks from Cyco Miko, as well as previously unreleased Infectious Grooves tunes that highlight where the band has been as well as where the band is headed.

The box set contains six 7" vinyl singles. Each disc is pressed on a different colored vinyl and features unique, four-color sleeve artwork designed by the band. Ten songs off Cake's hugely successful album Showroom of Compassion are included in the set, as well as two bonus tracks: "Huge Misunderstanding" and "The Federal Funding March."

The group is also preparing the release of the follow-up to their acclaimed, self-titled debut album.

Evergrey will be crisscrossing North America through October 12th with support coming from The Abscense, Sabaton, and Powerglove.

The band plans to showcase brand new, never-before-heard music that is set to appear on their upcoming full-length releasing with Season of Mist next spring.

The band is touring in support of their recently released sixth full-length, Takasago Army, which hit stores on September 6, 2011.

The music festival-at-sea, which features Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Gene Ween and Dave Dreiwitz, Wavves, The Antlers, Yuck, Free Energy, Boom Bip, J. Mascis, Lou Barlow, Keepaway, Ozma, The Nervous Wreckords, The Knocks, Sleeper Agent, and Yacht Rock Revue, has announced the first batch of onboard activities and more special pricing options.

The birth place of our song, "Revenge" was at 5 in the morning, sitting in the lobby of William Control's, Sleepy Hollow Studios with a beer in my left hand, a pen in my right and a cigarette in my mouth, intimidated by a blank page in front of me. I was staring straight at a classic picture of Johnny Cash, angrily flipping off the photographer.

We had already laid down the drums and bass for the song, and just finished prepping the guitar, amps and mics for the next day of recording. I sat and thought and stared into space, sipping my beer while I think Nick and Harry we're playing a video game. I wasn't too thrilled about the lyrics I had come into the studio with so I decided to scrap the whole thing. I was so frustrated thinking, 'we've got an awesome song with a great groove to it and I can't think of a damn thing to say!'

I was then reminded that I always get this feeling of absolute frustration when I can't think of what to say. This one was going to be tricky. I wanted to pull my brain out and wash it in the dirty dish filled sink to clear my mind. This was a song I was excited for, but angry with at the same time. After sitting and feeling like I wasn't getting anything done, I ended up writing down every thought that came to mind, just as an exorcize. All of the sudden I wrote a line that said, Am I gonna sit and watch, and let you take control? 'A reference to my own anger?' I thought. I then knew what I wanted this song to be about: persevering through every frustrating or upsetting time in my life.

Every time I am in a certain mood or have a lot on my mind, I end up writing everything down. "Revenge" became a song about every song I've ever written. It's about why I write and play music; because it's my outlet and my therapy. My revenge isn't towards anyone or anything. My revenge is my perseverance through all of the hard times I've been through. No matter how big or small they seem in the end, my revenge is my ability to not let those situations defeat me.