The American prog-punk band were midway through a tour of the UK. They'd played a show in Bristol and were heading to Southampton. It's thought torrential rain, which reduced visibility to almost zero, was a contributing factor. Eyewitnesses suggest the bus was moving very slowly as a precaution against the weather before it appeared to "fall off" the viaduct.

The engineer -- a guy named Scott King -- fired off a legal letter to Motley Crue's lawyers recently, claiming Lee turned down his pitch 20 years ago ... then jacked the drum-coaster idea for Motley Crue's 2011 tour.

King claims he never got a cent from the band -- and now, he's out for payback. If push comes to shove, King says he'll sue.

But Lee's attorneys aren't budging -- firing off their own letter in response, insisting King never pitched SQUAT to Lee ... and even if he did, King's rollercoaster model (which tracked all over the stage) is nothing like the stationary "drum ring" used by Lee at his concerts.

"We're in Bristow, Virgina," said Hamilton on Sunday. "It's the last show of this leg of the tour we've been on all summer. We're going to go and chill for a while � and while we're taking a break � a couple of new songs from the new album are going to come out at the end of August."

Rose claims that the game's maker Activision Blizzard Inc. told him during negotiations for use of the song that the game would not contain any reference to his former bandmate Slash. The game was released with Slash as an active avatar and featured him on the cover and also included music from Slash's post GNR band Velvet Revolver.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Rose claims that Activision "fraudulently induced him" into agreeing to feature "Welcome to the Jungle" in the game.

The Bangor Daily News reports Brown's lawyer, Richard Hartley, entered not guilty pleas on behalf of his client on Wednesday to charges of operating under the influence of intoxicants, driving to endanger, theft and assault.

But the lawman has warned drummer Brant Bjork and singer John Garcia that they'd be better off coming up with a new name for their outfit.

Original Kyuss members Josh Homme and Scott Reeder raised legal action against their former bandmates after they revealed plans to record a Kyuss Lives album. Homme had previously approved the use of the title for live shows, and Reeder had been a member of the group for a time. The lawsuit gave rise to bitter recriminations between the parties, with Bjork and Garcia accusing Homme of operating "double standards".

The parties are locked in a legal battle over the band name, with the frontman touring under the title Jack Russell's Great White. They went their separate ways last year after the vocalist failed to gain control of his addiction issues � something he insists he's done now.

But Kendall tells The Classic Metal Show: "I've seen YouTube � I know what he's capable of and I'm not seeing it.

"I'm seeing somebody who's struggling. He's not singing well. He looks like he can barely stand up. It's not the Jack I've known, the guy flying around the stage and taking command like he did in the past.

The band admit the crunch came at their controversial show in Brazil during which Tate assaulted several of his colleagues. They say it was actually more than one incident � and he's never apologised to them.

And while most of the audience weren't expecting to see the shock-rock icon, it wasn't a complete shock to stars Shayne Wade and Justin Lee Collins.

The 'An Evening with Blondie' dates will take place this fall on the east coast, following their upcoming coheadlining Whip It To Shreds tour with Devo.

Known for their DIY approach, the EP was produced and engineered by Thy Will Be Done, mixed by acclaimed metal producer Zeuss (Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, Soulfly) at Planet Z and is the inaugural release on the band's own Eye.On Lion Recordings with INgrooves Fontana handling world-wide distribution.

The Las Vegas shows will take place at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort on Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17 and will feature the band playing their 1977's The Grand Illusion and 1978's Pieces Of Eight in their entirety, along with other classic hits. This will mark the first time the band will play these special full album shows west of the Mississippi.

The guys were on hand to plug their current summer tour with Motley Crue, the August 21st release of "Destroyer: Resurrected," and the forthcoming KISS album, "Monster," due October 16.

According to NME.com, Lennon purchased the house for just $20,000 in July 1964.

The live recording, entitled Parklive, will, according to the Daily Express, be Damon Albarn and crew's final album.

The tour kicks off on September 7th in Oklahoma City and wraps on September 22nd in Lexington, KY.

The band self-produced the record with mixing duties being handled by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (Suicide Silence, Chelsea Grin, The Acacia Strain).

It's The Dirtball from the Kottonmouth Kings! I chose the song "This Addiction" to discuss, for both obvious and necessary reasons. One of several smashing punk rock tracks on our banging new record "Mile High", "This Addiction" steers toward the tail-chasing journeys of addiction itself.

Yes it's clich�, but not clich� enough! That would be the obvious side of the song title. I wanted to portray the addiction of doing this life we call music. The song could easily fit any template you place in it, and we all rap about different sides of it, but mine focuses on the addiction of touring, and rocking my life away, because I am as hooked as heroin.

"This Addiction, yeah it grinds me to the bone, yeah it finds me far from home, no it won't leave me alone; yeah!" The love for what we do, and the love of the music we create! When you tour most of the year, and grind hard toward the dream it inevitably becomes an addiction. And with it, also comes the regular stress of life. Throw a lot of alcohol, pills, and cocaine on top, and THAR SHE BLOW!

The song is really intended for one to reflect on their own addictions whether it be p*ssy, drugs, or rock 'n' roll! To do it on such a banging, gritty, and heavy track such as this, really sets it off! - The Dirtball

"Oh Love" is directed by Samuel Bayer, who has collaborated with Green Day on several videos over the past 8 years, going back to the "American Idiot" single and album.

The band's record label mentioned a new song would be sent to radio soon but frontman Phil Labonte couldn't wait and decided to post up some audio of a new song on YouTube.