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Queen with Adam Lambert Gig Canceled |
Queen, with Adam Lambert, were set to be one of the headliners at the festival, which was to take place at Knebworth Park on July 6-8.
"It is with very heavy hearts and much regret that we announce the cancellation of Sonisphere Knebworth 2012," read the statement. An official statement from the festival organizers has yet to come. [Another interpretation is that the band is canceling their appearance and the event will still go on. We will know either way when organizers issue a statement.]
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Duff N' Adler for Golden Gods |
The fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods Award will take place Wednesday, April 11, at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles.
For the first time ever, the event will be broadcast live in its entirety on Xbox LIVE, as well as on the Xbox and Revolver Facebook pages.
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KISS To Hire Vet For Motley Crue Tour |
This is part of the 'Hiring our Heroes' movement. So many veterans risk their lives for us, and come back to unemployment.
The veteran who is hired will travel with the band from July, 14 through September 25, 2012.
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Rob Zombie Plans New Album and Adds Dates With Megadeth |
Rob Zombie has announced that he and his band of maniacs - John 5, Piggy D and Ginger Fish - will enter the studio on June 1 to begin recording the next chapter in the Zombie musical legacy. This new, as yet untitled CD is set for a late 2012 release.
"It has been way, and I mean way too long without any new music. I am dying to get back to it," said Zombie. "I have not felt this much excitement within the band since recording the first Hellbilly Deluxe record almost 15 years ago. We have been working on tons of songs for quite some time and I can safely say this will definitely be our best record yet."
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Korn Star Was Arrested For Driving While Sleepy |
TMZ broke the story ... Silveria was popped in Huntington Beach, CA on Sunday at 10:45 AM.
Silveria is adamant he hadn't been boozing ... telling us he suffers from insomnia and took a sleeping pill Saturday night to help him rest. When he woke up Sunday morning, David says he didn't realize he was still too tired to drive ... and accidentally rear-ended another car on the way to breakfast.
Cops arrived to the scene and put David through a standard DUI test ... but Silveria tells us they didn't detect a drop of alcohol in his system.
Silveria says he told the cops about the sleeping pill ... and that's when they made the decision to arrest him for DUI.
Silveria -- who is now a member of the band INFINIKA -- says he plans to take responsibility for his actions ... telling us, "It was an honest mistake."
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Go To Camp With Steven Tyler |
Kicking off May 2nd and culminating May 6 with a concert event featuring Steven himself, the camp will host such rock star counselors including Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot), Alan White (Yes), Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne), Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath), Howard Leese (Heart), Mark Hudson (record producer/songwriter), John Moyer (Disturbed), Kip Winger (Winger), and Billy Sheehan (Big) with more to be announced.
The 5 day rock camp allows music fans a chance to jam nightly with legendary rock stars, write and record an original song and perform live on stage at the Playboy Mansion in front of family and friends. Campers will jam with Steven Tyler at the culmination concert on May 5th at the Playboy Mansion.
Pink Floyd TV Special Coming |
The special program, featuring a selection of digitally remastered promotional videos and rare performance footage, will air nationally on MC On Demand April 2-29, 2012.
The show will appear in a special Pink Floyd category On Demand under "Featured Artists." It will be housed in two (2) thirty minute segments along with additional features in the category, including a rare short film on the band and a special interview with drummer Nick Mason.
Neal Schon, Eric Singer and More for Ronnie Montrose Event |
All an all-star jam has been announced which will feature Neal Schon from Journey, Steve Smith formerly from Journey, members of Tesla, Eric Martin from Mr. Big, Rickie Philips from Styx, Eric Singer from KISS, Tommy Thayer of KISS and Jimmy DeGrasso from Y & T and Alice Cooper.
The event will also feature the original Montrose lineup performing the first Montrose album, with special guest Joe Satriani on lead guitar joining Sammy Hagar- vocals; Bill Church- bass; and Denny Carmassi- drums.
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Opeth Reissues Coming |
With collective Soundscans of over 300,000 sold, these three albums + one live DVD/CD recording present the very best of Opeth from their black metal era to their progressive rock transformation.
The albums, produced by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, along with the magnificent live DVD and documentary Lamentations, are necessary reissues for any Opeth enthusiast.
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Rush Releasing New Song in April |
Rushisaband.com reports "Headlong Flight" will hit rock radio on April 19. The single will featured an edited track, running five-and-a-half minutes; the full album version clocks in at seven-and-a-half minutes.
"Clockwork Angels" will be released on May 23 in Japan and May 29 in North America.
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The Darkness Plot American Invasion |
The reunited UK band return stateside this May for select dates as well as three festival appearances:
Saturday, May 19 at InfieldFest (Baltimore, MD), Sunday, May 20 at Rock On The Range (Columbus, OH) and Saturday, May 26 at Rocklahoma.
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Silversun Pickups Set Album Release and Kimmel Performance |
The record was produced by the Grammy Award-winning Jacknife Lee (U2, Weezer, REM, Snow Patrol), and the song "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)" will be the first single.
The band is confirmed to perform from the Jimmy Kimmel Live! outdoor stage on release day, May 8.
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Refused, The Promise Ring, August Burns Red, Boy Sets Fire for Riot Fest |
The line-up for Thursday, July 19 includes the newly reunited Refused as well as The Promise Ring, August Burns Red, Off!, Gameface, Boy Sets Fire, Hirs and more.
Additional performers for the 8th annual Riot Fest (8th annual in Chicago, 2nd annual in Philadelphia) will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
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Metallica Expand Mexico City Run Again |
An August 9th concert joins the previously announced series, scheduled for August 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7.
"WOW! A big THANK YOU to our friends in Mexico City for selling out three nights and 60,000 tickets at the Sports Palace in less than 90 minutes last week. There's no way we can stop now," posted Metallica earlier this week.
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Flaming Lips To Include Collaborator's Blood In New Album |
"I don't have everybody's blood just yet, but I collected quite a few vials � and it's actually sitting in my refrigerator as we speak," Coyne said. "I'm going to try to � put little bits of everybody's blood in the middle of this record. Like a glass specimen thing."
Coyne told New Musical Express that he's thus far collected blood specimens from Ke$ha, Neon Indian and Prefuse 73. Other collaborators � and presumably hoped-for donors � include Yoko Ono, Erykah Badu, Coldplay's Chris Martin, Bon Iver, Nick Cave and Lightning Bolt.
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Red Sparowes Offspring Marriages Premiere New Song |
The band have premiere the new song "Ride In My Place," at Spin.com and it comes from their new album Kitsune, which will be released on LP, CD and download on May 1st, 2012. Listen to the song here
Marriages is a new band comprised of Red Sparowes members Emma Ruth Rundle (vocals, guitar), Greg Burns (bass, synthesizer) and David Clifford (drums).
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Paul McCartney Rearranged Tour To Headline Teenage Cancer Trust |
"We almost got him last year, but he couldn't make the date work," Daltrey told London's The Sun. "He said, 'I'll be there for you next year, Rog' � and here he is. He did a few extra shows in Europe to make it work, so that no one had to foot the bill of getting his show here � and that means a lot."
McCartney will headline the first night of the six-night event, which will take place at London's Royal Albert Hall. Daltrey, who organizes the annual charitable event, went on to praise McCartney as "brilliant." "To see his full arena show in the Albert Hall will be a once-in-a-lifetime thing," Daltrey said. "He's the most iconic figure in the world."
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ZZ Top New Album Completion Coming Closer To Reality |
The new album, which will be ZZ Top's first studio disc since 2003's Mescalero, is being produced by Rick Rubin. Gibbons said Rubin's vision did not involve an overhaul of the Texas trio's trademark sound. "Rubin [told us], 'It's just pretty much straight-ahead. I don't see any major changes. If we stumble into something drastic, fine. If it works, we'll know it.'"
Gibbons declined to predict whether the album would be released before ZZ Top's summer tour kicks off, on May 25.
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B Sides |
American Idol Contestant Rocks Led Zeppelin Classic |
The show is down to the final 9 contestants, and this week's episode was built on the theme of each singer performing a song by their own idols. Elise Testone closed out Wednesday's program with a rocking version of Led Zeppelin's classic, "Whole Lotta Love."
Testone received a standing ovation from the judging panel of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson. "I wasn't sure if you were going to pull that off," said Tyler, "because nobody can pull that song off. You made Robert Plant proud tonight, girl."
Check it out here.
Linkin Park Tease New Song |
In the clip Shinoda, teases, "Burn It Down," the first single from their new album, will be released on April 16.
He also tells fans that they will soon be able to unlock the track on the band's site but doesn't provide details on that how that is going to happen.
Check out the clip.
Dream Theater, Santana, and NIN Drum-Off Videos |
The videos include live performance footage of legendary drummers Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Dennis Chambers (Carlos Santana) and Ilan Rubin (Nine Inch Nails).
Guitar Center's Drum-Off, entering its 24th year, is the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered drummer. Drummers from across the nation compete in the world's largest drum competition, vying for thousands of dollars in prizes and the coveted title of Guitar Center's Drum-Off Champion. The grand prize package is valued at nearly $50,000.
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Gwar Oderus Urungus Launches Video Series |
Using the latest in scientific technology, Metal Injection implanted a webcam chip in the eye of GWAR overlord Oderus Urungus, and will broadcast ongoing transmissions as part of a new web series "Eye of Oderus."
The series will take a look at what happens backstage on GWAR's current tour with Municipal Waste and Ghoul. The first edition of the series can be viewed
here.
Downspirit Begin Recording New Album |
The album os expected to be released in late summer, followed by a tour in fall/winter.
Downspirit is the band formed by ex-Symphorce/ex-Freedom Call guitarist Cedric "Cede" Dupont.
Rammstein Guitarist Launches Signature Gibson Guitar |
The Paul Landers Signature Les Paul is an EMG -equipped guitar that's as fierce a riff machine as money can buy.
"The Signature Series celebrates artists and the guitars they are most associated with," said Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar. "Paul Landers is one such artist whose stage performance is synonymous with energy, precision and unparalleled showmanship."
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Caught In The Act: Ministry Rocks Chicago
RockPile: Spotlight on Season of Mist
Box Sets: Aretha Franklin - A Portrait of the Queen 1970-1974
Columbia, Missouri's True/False Film Fest Part 2: Music and More
Journey Surpass Major Milestone With 'Don't Stop Believin'
Pantera Recording Current Shows For Possible Live Album
Thomas Rhett Scores 22nd No. 1 With 'Mamaw's House'
Foo Fighters Add Stop To Everything Or Nothings At All Tour
The Who's Roger Daltrey Plots Mostly Acoustic Tour
Weezer Sells Out Madison Square Garden And More
The Dead Daisies Announce U.S. Spring Tour
Kamelot Share NightSky Lyric Video Ahead Of North American Tour