Burton died in a September 27, 1986 tour bus accident in Sweden while Metallica were on a European trek to promote their "Master Of Puppets" album.

Axl's ex Erin Everly just sent a cease and desist letter to L.A. photographer Laura London, reiterating what Axl said in his own cease and desist letter to the artist -- Axl did NOT spray paint his wife's garage door with the message "Sweet Child o' DIE."
In the letter, Erin's attorney writes, "Ms. Everly unequivocally denies that Axl Rose ever painted those statements on her garage door."

London claims she took the photograph of the vandalized garage door back when she was Axl's neighbor many years ago. According to London, Axl had spray painted the message during a fight with Everly.

London is currently displaying the photograph in an exhibit in Downtown L.A. called "Once Upon a Time ... Axl Rose Was My Neighor."

L.A. based engineer Scott King filed the lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming he approached Lee back in 1991 with an initial design for a drum-roller coaster for his concerts ... and Lee jacked it for Motley Crue's 2011 tour.

UK shows are being sold on a paperless ticket basis in an attempt to prevent touts from profiteering by selling passes on at inflated prices.

On Wednesday, October 10 � the day after "Monster" hits stores � KISS are scheduled to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Cobain shot himself in 1994 after failing to deal with the trappings of success. A piece of paper found by his body included the words "It's better to burn out than to fade away."

On hearing the tragic musician had quoted the line from his 1979 track, Young says he was deeply shaken. In his autobiography Waging Heavy Peace he writes: "When he died and left that note, it struck a deep chord inside of me. It f***ed with me.

The respected musician died suddenly in July as a result of complications from his cancer battle. He was 71.

The Cult has announced they will be releasing a 'prequel' to accompany their latest album, Choice of Weapon. The digital-only release Weapon of Choice reveals the songs at a stage of development that will be of interest to The Cult's fans and followers. Weapon of Choice is a document of a work in progress and offers a unique opportunity to hear The Cult's process. The material has not been previously released, and will be available exclusively on iTunes for two months only beginning October 16, 2012.

Fans heard Live to Rise, their first new music since 1996, earlier this year via the Avengers Assemble soundtrack. But this is the first song taken from comeback album King Animal, setting the scene for what followers hope will be a full return to form.

The group also performed live (Tuesday, September, 25) on BBC TWO's "Later With�Jools Holland," marking their first appearance on British TV in 20 years. You can watch it here.

The Darkness plan shows on Sunday, October 21 in New York City at Terminal 5 and Wednesday, October 24 in Los Angeles at Club Nokia.

"We got turned down by everybody, you know, four times, by every label I can think of," Meat Loaf tells In The Studio host Redbeard. "Clive Davis (president of Columbia Records at the time) said to me, 'Do you guys listen to Rock'n'Roll?', he said, 'You're like the Ethel Merman of Rock'n'Roll'."

Sacramento rock legends Tesla will top the bill, with other confirmed acts including Jeff Scott Soto, Jettblack, Danny Vaughn, Stampede, Ten, Vega, Moritz, Nubian Rose, Misbehaviour and many, many more.

"We've done Ferguson before and we look forward to doing it again," says lead singer Johnny Van Zant of the appearance. "We're up late at night too. It's a fun show to watch and I'm happy to be a part of it."

Flymore feel nu metal lyrics are not an antagonistic struggle with the outer world, as it is in metal music in general but, rather are about an internal conflict. The most difficult thing is to resolve the conflict within oneself.

Animals live their life with instincts to preserve a whelp; a seal will grind sagebrush in -58 degrees Fahrenheit day after day for it to be able to find nutrition. And a seal cannot move to the south and send its little ones to kindergarten and create something inspiring. But a seal is not suffering from this and does not dream to make its world better. The Human being can choose to change his life, but this power could turn to be a punishment when we cannot choose between our own contradictions.

Our songs, as a rule, reflect our own sufferings and it's quite a serious task to decide then what symbols to use in a supporting music video.
We are sure the infighting that destroys from the inside must be described as clumsy, not good, not pretty, ugly and ruthless and that's why the band wanted a hero like this for the video of "Nothing Personal."

No doubt, an unrequited love is the most difficult of all internal conflicts. That is why the songs hero suffers from Love. The two are like Quasimodo and Esmeralda. He is ugly and she does not love him but she did not reject him forthright, causing him to live in pain. He hunts for his dream by any means necessary; like a hunter for his victim. But that living love was the only reason of all his existence, without it the maniac can't be free, he is just bound by his perplexity.

Please check out the video for "Nothing Personal" to see this story acted out. We survived some very intense conditions to make it but, it was a two days fun and we are happy with the result.

If you're still curious you can see this story as a part of our documentary "Flymore: Live in Minsk" on our YouTube channel. See you there!

The clip, directed by Jane Pollard (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), is the second in a series of videos showcasing the band's powerful live performances. It was filmed in London at KONK Studios, which is owned by Ray Davies and The Kinks.

The cymbal manufacturer has been profiling drummers and their obsessions � everything from personal habits and history to the common ground that links them all: their use of Sabian products.

In part two of a new series of sessions with Metal Hammer magazine, Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson speaks about the band's upcoming appearance at the 2013 event.

Enemy was produced by The Cramps bassist Chopper Franklin and mixed by legendary punk rock producer Geza X (Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, The Germs, The Mau Maus).