Trivium have hired a new drummer - confirming speculation Travis Smith has left the band for good. The group drafted in drum roadie Nick Augusto in 2009 after Smith withdrew from Trivium's U.S. tour to take care of "personal business". Smith was expected to rejoin the band, but a statement from the group has confirmed Augusto is now a full-time member. more

Ozzy Osbourne is calling on his fans to decide the name of his new album - after they vetoed his idea, "Soul Sucka". Ozzy wants fans to vote for their favorite title - and has vowed to use the one they like the most. Osbourne says, "This time, before I even announce what I'm going to call it, I'm going to get a list of names and post it on my web site and find out which people like the best." more

A special recording of the performance The Who plans to play during the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show will be made available following the game to purchase, download and play in the groundbreaking music video game, Rock Band. more

All the tracks from Megadeth's iconic 1990 album Rust In Peace will be added to the Rock Band Music Store on Tuesday, Harmonix has announced. The tracks will be available for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Rock Band. more

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love's daughter Frances Bean is to make her singing debut on a track also featuring My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way, Andrew WK and Weird Al Yankovic, according to NME. The track will be on the upcoming album from Evelyn Evelyn, Dresden Dolls singer Amanda Palmer's side-project. Let us hope she takes after her father and not her mother. more

The Bronx have revealed details of a series of UK shows, supporting Gogol Bordello. Beginning at the Hammersmith Apollo on May 7, the outfit have also revealed they will play a one-off show as their Mexican-flavoured alter ego Mariachi El Bronx more

The Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten has settled the lawsuit filed in 2008 that accused him of assault and battery, claiming that he punched a reality show producer in the face because he was unhappy with the Los Angeles hotel room she secured for him during a shoot last year. more

ASSHATS did it again and the Boss isn't happy. Bruce Springsteen wants his name off an ASCAP lawsuit demanding licensing fees from a Manhattan bar where a band played his songs. more

An annual concert that draws hundreds of tourists to celebrate Bob Marley's birthday has been cancelled for the first time since its inception in 1992 over noise complaints more

Ion Dissonance are currently at .357 Productions with Ion guitar player, Antoine Lussier at the production helm. The new album is tentatively set for an early summer release. more

Black Sabbath are to reissue the Dio-era albums from the 1980s in expanded formats. These are to be put out by Universal in April more

Billboard says that Bon Jovi is planning to dig deep into it's catalog and maybe even play some albums in their entirety for the group's upcoming Circle World Tour, which kicks off February 11th in Honolulu. more

EMI Group posted a £1.03 billion ($1.62 billion) operating loss for the year to end-March after writing down the value of its artists and catalog, and said it risked breaking its banking covenants. more

Propagandhi have announced intentions to release a digital EP, with the proceeds going to Haiti earthquake relief. The three-track release will feature unreleased songs recorded during the sessions of the band's first two full-lengths more
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