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Ozzy drummer Tommy Clufetos says, He's had back trouble for the last two or three weeks where he's in agonizing pain. I see it because when he turns around to me I see he's in pain but the second he turns back out to the audience he's Mr Showman. He really cares about the audience. The only reason the show would be cancelled is that he can physically not make it. He's a trooper." more

Fox will reportedly announce next week that Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith are joining American Idol as judges, according to two people with knowledge of the plans. more

Queens Of The Stone Age's debut release is getting the reissue treatment just in time for Christmas, but Antiquiet are letting you open a couple presents early. Don't tell Santa. Check it out here

My Chemical Romance's new record is titled Danger Days: True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys and is due out November 23, 2010 in North America according to Punknews.org

The Kings of Leon have been accused of being backstage bullies after their security staff prevented other acts from using facilities at the V festival in England last month. Rock Radio reports when Tom Findlay tried to protest, drummer Nathan Followill challenged him to a fight before hiding behind his security guards. more.

Chevelle's new music video for "Shameful Metaphors" is now online. The track is the third single from the band's fifth album, "Sci-Fi Crimes." The video was directed by Frankie Nasso (Nova Entertainment) at the the Verizon Theater in Dallas. Check it out here

Kid Rock testified Thursday that he exchanged some tough words with another customer before a 2007 fight at a Waffle House restaurant but didn't start fighting until provoked. The other man, however, told the court he doesn't know what set off the musician and his friends. more

John Lennon's killer had Elizabeth Taylor and The Tonight Show legend Johnny Carson in his sights before deciding it would be easier to murder the former Beatles star instead. more

Many were shocked when they heard the news that Green River Ordinance had left EMI records, but as bass player Geoff Ice explained, the band simply did what was best for their music. more

This coming Monday (9/20) at 7PM (EST) A Day To Remember will be chatting live. Once the room is full of 1,000 viewers, a special announcement will be made. RSVP here

They played their live gig at antiMusic's weekly sponsored party on Wednesday and it now looks they are heading into the studio: Philm - featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (Slayer), guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler (Civil Defiance), and bassist Pancho Tomaselli (War) - will enter the studio soon to begin recording its debut album for Blood Orange Records. more

British rapper Plan B and Canadian band Arcade Fire lead the way at this year's Q Awards with three nominations each more

Check out Daughtry's performance of their new single "September" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show here

Call To Preserve, Venia, and Dead Icons will team up for a three-week fall tour more

Russian Circles has announced dates for an upcoming tour with Keelhaul and Call Me Lightning. more

Lacuna Coil's October 9 concert at the Borderline in London, England will be a special "an-evening-with" show which will see the band performing one half acoustic, one half best-of/rarities set. more

See if you can spot the irony in this one: Stryper's Cover Of Black Sabbath's "Heaven And Hell" Now Available The first single-release from the upcoming Stryper album "The Covering" is now available on iTunes! more

Footage from the forthcoming, history making "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD featuring full performances from Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax has been posted online. The video contains footage from Metallica's encore of the track "Am I Evil" which features guest appearances from 'The Big Four', including Megadeth's Dave Mustaine. Check it out here

Our friends at The 1st Five has this bit of news: Ben Cook, better know as Young Governor, the third guitar player behind F**ked Up, or even the man behind the curtain of Marvelous Darlings, has added yet another notch in his bedpost of musical absurdity. You can catch him as "The Other Drummer" in [Jonas Brothers] Camp Rock 2, via the video here

Goo Goo Dolls frontman had an encounter with Sting early in his career and it inspired him to treat aspiring rockers with more respect when they approach him. Johnny Rzeznik tells Spinner.com, "I met Sting once and I didn't know what to say to the guy, so I said, 'I really love your band. You guys were a huge influence on us musically.' And he looked at me and said, 'Don't blame me.' I was like, 'Wow, you're a real d**k.'" more

According to Black Sabbath News, the next two reissues in the Deluxe Edition series are the highly overlooked Seventh Star (1986) and Eternal Idol (1987) albums that featured Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple) and Tony Martin respectively on vocals. more

At each stop on the Alice In Chains BlackDiamondSkye, an envelope will be hidden under one seat at the venue. Whoever opens it will find each band's autographed set list for that night, along with a Vip laminate featuring a secret code. The code will enter the laminate into a drawing to win a custom Gibson guitar signed by all the members of the tour valued at more than $2,000, along with a Marshall amplifier half-stack valued at $2,050. A total of only 19 people - one from each gig - will be entered into the contest. more The band advises fans to be sure to follow @blckdmndskye on Twitter to get hints on where to find each hidden BDS Envelope

Linkin Park's new album, "A Thousand Suns", is likely to sell between 250,000 and 260,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double more

According to Travel Trade Gazette, Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson, who is a long standing pilot with Astraeus Airlines, is taking on a new role of marketing director for the company, which leases aircraft and cabin crew to airlines. more

Classic-era Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler says if his former bandmates read his book, they'll want to get back together at last. And he'd love the opportunity to re-record Matt Sorum's drum tracks on the Use Your Illusion albums. more

In related news Guns N' Roses played a secret acoustic set at L'arc Restaurant and Bar in Paris, France . Fan-filmed footage from the gig is available here

Reality TV killed the pop-rock star? Bret Michaels simply did not sell enough tickets to make the performance at Yakima County Stadium worthwhile, said Cheryl Salomone, Yakima general manager for Townsquare Media. more

Laurie Everton of 'The Barbie Canvas' is auctioning off her one-of-a-kind Barbie doll of Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer on eBay.com. Everton is an artist that takes normal Barbie dolls and transforms them into something unique. You gotta see it. Check out a photo and learn more here

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has just released a 7-track live iTunes Sessions EP. Listen to an outtake here

Former 3 Inches Of Blood bassist Nick Cates has teamed up with former members of Seattle band Black Houses - Christiaan Morris and Patrick Taylor - to form the new band Curse Of The North. more

Exodus' Gary Holt, Machine Head's Phil Demmel, Testament's Steve Smyth and Rob Cavestany from Death Angel will all be guests set to appear on the debut release from AC/DC tribute act AC/DZ. more

On October 12, 2010, the Smoking Popes will be reissuing their album Get Fired on Asian Man Records. The album was originally released in 1993 on Johann's Face Records and the new edition will be full remastered, and pressed on CD and vinyl. more

Night Ranger frontman Jack Blades and Disturbed bassist John Moyer are the latest additions to the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp, which will hit the road this fall for a four-city tour. more
Welsh post-hardcore outfit the Blackout are asking diehard fans to pay for the privilege of working for them, claiming it's an "exciting chance" to "get involved at a fundamental level." more

DHB Industries CEO David Brooks, the Long Island military contractor accused of fraud and insider trading, was convicted yesterday, and the papers bring up a greatest hits of items he charged to his former company including "a 2005 multimillion-dollar Rainbow Room bash where Aerosmith, 50 Cent and Tom Petty performed at his daughter's bat mitzvah." more

Speaking of Aerosmith, drummer Joey Kramer says, "it has become almost comical to witness the ridiculous things that transpire in this band" more

Phobia will see the release of a brand new EP, titled Unrelenting, this fall via Relapse Records more

Daughtry will be performing their song "September" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today which airs at 4:00pm on NBC.

Forever It Shall Be has this sad news for fans, "After four years and two released records, we decided to pack our bags and move on. There is no spectacular story behind this, no bad blood within the band or anything like that - there's just no motivation left to continue the band." more

Guster's new music video for "Do You Love Me" is here

Mojobone, the band founded by Opeth keyboardist Per Wiberg on lead vocals and guitars and Marcus K�llstr�m on drums, will appear live at Stockholm's G�ta K�llare in Medborgarplatsen on September 15th. more
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