Bled Guitarist In Motorcycle Accident- Red Hot Chili Peppers No 1- Runaways Member Dies- Fastway Return- Manson Born Villain- Soulfly Escape Plan- more

(BBC) Red Hot Chili Peppers land their fourth number one on the UK album chart with their latest offering, I'm With You more

(Classic Rock) Laurie McAllister, the last bassist in The Runaways, has died at the age of 53, due to complications brought on from asthma.McAllister joined the band in November 1978, appearing on what turned out to be the band's final tour. more

(p.o.d.) Due to Tropical Storm Lee, Sunday's Rock Allegiance show at The Wharf in Orange Beach, AL has been moved to Thursday September, 8 at 4pm. All tickets previously purchased will be honored.

(Classic Rock) Fastway, featuring guitarist 'Fast' Eddie Clarke, will put out Eat Dog Eat through SPV/Steamhammer on November 14. It's their first studio record since 1990's Bad Bad Girls. more

Robin Staps of The Ocean had this bad news for fans: "Our upcoming U.S. tour just fell apart. We had been confirmed for quite a while for a direct support slot on a good 6-weeks U.S. tour in October and November, and yesterday it was decided that this tour is now being postponed to late November into December. We are not available at that time. Our flights to the U.S. have already been booked for weeks, and we've been left high and dry again� somehow we're just not lucky over there it seems!"

(The 1st Five) Fishbone are set to release new material since 2006′s Still Stuck In Your Throat. The new EP, Crazy Glue, is set to be released on October 11 via the DC-Jam label. more

(superLOUD) Marilyn Manson announced his new album's title, Born Villain, on his official website last week. The 6 minute NSFW "Born Villain" video trailer can be viewed at bornvillain.com. The accompanying album is expected to be released this Fall. more

(MU) Mushroomhead have announced that they will be the featured headline act appearing on the 2011 'Slaughterhouse Roadshow' United States tour. The band will be joined by Psychostick, Motograter, Blue Felix, Ventana and Tenafly Viper to round out the bill. more

(PR) Absu will embark upon an exclusive four-show upper East Coast US live exhibition this November invading Richmond, Brooklyn, Reading and Boston. more

(superLOUD) Butch Walker's new autobiography, Drinking with Strangers: Music Lessons from a Teenage Bullet Belt, is set to hit stores on October 25th more

(SRX) Snow, featuring original members Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot, Ratt) on guitar, Tony Cavazo (Quiet Riot, Hurricane) on bass and Stephen Quadros on drums (7th Sun, Showtime Networks, Pride Fighting Championships) are set to begin a new chapter in their joint musical history. more

(PNO) In a recent interview with PunkVideosRock, Bert McCracken of The Used revealed that the band has left Warner Bros. and started their own label, Dental Records. Their new album Vulnerable has been tapped for a February release more