The 1st Five report that the group has been sentenced on Friday to two years in jail, for "crudely [undermining] social order" by protesting the Russian leader.

Sebastian tells The Macomb Daily that he's been approached to write his memoir, which he predicts will make Motley Crue's "The Dirt" "look clean" if he decides to take that tack.

The band had this to say: "Jeff Tuttle has been a valuable member of The Dillinger Escape Plan since the beginning of the Ire Works cycle. He started his time with us in mid 2006 in a period of turmoil, and his positivity and team player mentality, his enthusiasm, and his fire onstage, will always be appreciated and will never be forgotten. That being said, for now, as you will read, his future with us is uncertain, but whatever the future holds for our relationship with him, we love him and wish him well and success as a brother who has gone into battle with us for six years, and we hope he enjoys and finds creative fulfillment in film school and his future endeavors."

Cause of death was not immediately released but he had reportedly been ill prior to his death, according to TheMusicsOver.com.

The project will be released in Europe on September 21, the UK on September 24 and October 9 in North America.

Hughes tweeted about the project, which once again sees him team up with bandmates Joe Bonamassa on guitar, drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theatre, Billy Idol, Alice Cooper).

The RIAA report includes designations for Zeppelin's release at levels of eleven, twelve and thirteen times platinum all being confirmed in July.

"We have been approached by a number of prospective producers for this project in a fairly short period of time," said a source. "But, this is a historic opportunity for a producer to step in and back a project now with international credibility."

In addition, for one night only, McKagan will present a special live performance based on his best-selling memoir, It's So Easy: and Other Lies. During the special show, dubbed "Rock Stars Say the Funniest Things," McKagan will read excerpts from his autobiography, perform acoustically and participate in a Q&A session. This special event will take place at The Garage in London on October 23.

In case you didn't know, several crew members on the Mars Curiosity Rover Mission answered a bunch of questions on Reddit last week-- and one question involved the rover's "wake-up" songs ... i.e. songs played by mission control to start their day. (It's a Mars rover tradition, apparently)

According to one crew member, the wake-up song list includes the "Mission: Impossible" theme, "Wake Up Little Susie" by Simon and Garfunkel, "Come Fly With Me" by Frank Sinatra ... and the Doors hit classic.

But Doors drummer John Densmore tells TMZ, he's not surprised by the crew's song selection ... claiming, "The Doors were always considered 'different'... like from Mars... no bass player, no flower power."

Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre - Live From New York, from the sold-out two-night performance at New York City's legendary Beacon Theatre will be released as a 2-CD set on September 25th. But you can get a taste of what's to come with the free download here.

"I bought another car recently and have run out of space!," says Hagar. "Instead of letting one sit outside I've chosen to sell one and chose this beast! But, I don't want to put it up on Barrett-Jackson and see it get marked up - I'd rather see a Redhead driving it and sell it at blue book! I bought this Shelby new and have driven it very little (low miles), plus it's been driven by Mike Anthony and Chad Smith during the recording of Chickenfoot III."

Frontman James Hetfield spoke to the Mexican radio station Ibero 90.9 prior to the start of the shows last month, and was impressed with the level of support Metallica has in the region.

"You should see this from our point of view," said Priscilla Presley, looking out at the crowd from an elevated stage. Lisa Marie Presley stood alongside her, looking at thousands of lit candles held aloft by the fans. "It's truly a sight to behold."

This song is about the vision I had all my life of becoming a professional musician and just going for it. I'd been in and around the music industry much of my career as a label executive and producer, but had put my own musical dreams on the back burner. One day I was deep in thought and said to myself: 'Some day I will die. And when that day comes I don't want to look back on my life and kick myself for not doing what deep down inside I've always wanted.' So I did it. Started writing and producing my songs with the aim of putting a band together and doing what I'm doing now. The song is about that moment, and going for it, and not worrying too much about outcomes � about giving it your all and just trusting that things will work out as they are supposed to.

Ironically, even though ended up being the obvious first single off the album, in the studio this was one of the last songs to come together. It was lagging a bit behind the other songs and I wasn't sure if it would even make the album. Then one day I said to Uri � let's take a cue from the song itself and lay down some cool parts, starting with a great intro, without caring too much about how it turns out. Just let it go. So then I came up with the two guitar parts you hear in the intro and put them down, and Uri was messing around with a keyboard and came up with the really killer synth riff, as well as the scratchy sound at the beginning. It was awesome that when we took the perspective of the song it actually helped the song itself.

The free live performance was the 13th of the 14-week outdoor concert series held in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, directly outside the FOX News studios (48th & 6th).

The clip features Seinfeld's Jason Alexander as a coffee shop employee who falls in love with a customer, played by Baywatch's Brooke Burns.

The New Jersey rockers are promoting the album with a series of concert dates and promotional appearances, including a recent stop at Sirius XM's Alt Nation.

Fans can check out video of Metallica rocking "Blitzkrieg" in the Tuning Room and the punishing "Master Of Puppets" track, "Battery," from the concert.

The band's debut, 2003's "Permission To Land," hit the No. 1 spot in the U.K. chart and won the "MasterCard British Album" at the 2004 Brit Awards (along with "Best British Group" and "British Rock Act").