Top 5 stories for first half this week

Did Courtney Ruin Nirvana?

Blabbermouth reports: Nirvana's former manager says in his upcoming memoir that the arrival of Courtney Love in late frontman Kurt Cobain's life changed the band forever, according to an excerpt posted at Spinner.com.

In his book, "Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Business", former record label exec and artist manager Danny Goldberg writes, "Courtney's very presence was a metaphor for the end of one era in the band's life and the beginning of another," adding that Love became Cobain's "mouthpiece" shortly after the two became a couple.

Goldberg says he was initially "charmed" by Love, but soon became aware that she had "numerous personae she could call up at will, and this would be the last time I would ever see Courtney as an underdog." - Read about one incident here

Aerosmith Vs Fans, Miley Cyrus Strips, Metallica Killer Appeal, Tool Hero, Buckcherry Leak, new iPods, Oasis Injury, Beatles Won't Let It Be and more

antiMusic reports: Aerosmith, which recently announced plans for a 2009 tour, may want to consider adding a stop in Hawaii in May to their trek. That's when the class action lawsuit filed against the band by a group of fans in Hawaii is scheduled to go to trial more
Miley Cyrus is the star of Clear Channel's newest edition in its "Stripped" series of online, live performances. more

Metallica has just released another song off of their upcoming record, Death Magnetic. The new song; "The Judas Kiss" is the fourth, and final song to be made available before the album is released in its entirety this Friday. The band also announced ticket and special package info for their upcoming tour. Grab the details here

Meanwhile, the New Jersey man who killed his mother and then stabbed an 11-year-old boy to death claiming that he was influenced by a Metallica song about a boy who "lost my way this bloody day" when he committed the crime is asking the court to throw out the 2004 guilty plea that sent him to prison for 50 years. more

Oasis have rescheduled their concert in Ontario, Canada after Noel Gallagher was hurt by a fan on stage on Sunday at the V Festival in Toronto. more

The announcements about this fall's Guitar Hero: World Tour keep on coming. Sting and Tool are getting in on the fun, as Metallica continue to expand their presence in both Guitar Hero and Rock Band 2. more

Head over to VH1.com's The Leak, to hear the new Buckcherry album in its entirety, before it's released. go here to hear

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who, will be among those receiving the Kennedy Center Honors for 2008. more

Gym Class Heroes have slated a series of major television appearances celebrating the release of their much anticipated fourth album, "THE QUILT." First up, Gym Class Heroes will perform live on the Wednesday, September 10th installment of NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Later this week, the Geneva, New York-based outfit will appear on an episode of MTV's TRL as well as on Mi TRL on the MTV Tr3s network, followed next week with a spot on BET's Rap City

Scars on Broadway have premiered their new music video for "Word Long Gone" on Yahoo Music. The video was directed by Joel Schumacher (Phantom of the Opera, Falling Down) Check it out over at Yahoo

Due to financial difficulties with one of our sponsors, Bleed The Sky will not be able to appear at several scheduled dates. You can find the list here

Prog rockers Yes (in the wake of Jon Anderson's illness and the subsequent cancellation of this summer's planned U.S. tour) have gone the Journey route and selected a tribute band singer to replace its iconic frontman. more

Apple has announced the details of a sleeker, cheaper iPod nano at a conference in California on Tuesday. The 8-gigabyte version will sell for $149 in the US -- $50 cheaper than the previous model. A 16-gigabyte version with up to 24 hours of music playback or four hours of video will sell for $199. That's not all, the iPod touch gets a little closer to being an iPhone.. details are here

Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have reportedly managed to block the release of the "Let It Be" Beatles documentary. more

Former Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash reportedly makes an appearance in Alice Cooper's recently completed video for the song "Vengeance Is Mine". more

Martin Eric Ain and Tom Gabriel Fischer of Celtic Frost announced "We have therefore jointly decided to lay Celtic Frost to rest for good and to treasure and honor what we have created together in the course of the history of this truly unique band." - more

Oasis Attacked On Stage

antiMusic reports: NME had an ongoing blog of the Virgin Festival Toronto that included this newsworthy entry about what went down during the Oasis set.

10:15 p.m... Here's the story morning glory. Apparently, the unknown assailant snuck past concert security and Oasis' personal security and rushed Noel from behind.

Right now as the band rips through "Supersonic" his attacker is in the back of a cop car and will likely be charged with trespassing.

Unfazed, Noel commented that the event added "a little excitement" to the show. [apparently it needed if we are to believe another - blog entry]

Scott Weiland Solo Tour

PR reports: Scott Weiland plans to tour in support of his forthcoming solo CD release in November following the release of the album, and the completion of the STP's reunion tour. Here is a little about the CD and the initial dates:

Following the success of his red-hot reunion tour with Stone Temple Pilots, Scott Weiland has announced the release of his highly-anticipated sophomore album, Happy In Galoshes out November 18, 2008 via the artist's label Softdrive Records and distributed by New West Records/ RED/ SONY.

Rocketing to the forefront of the music world in 1992, Scott Weiland has become one of the music world's most highly-respected and prolific artists. As the front man for Stone Temple Pilots, Weiland has remained a dominant force in rock music since the group's inception. Now with his sophomore solo release Weiland proves that his music and song-writing is as potent and powerful as ever. - more on this story

Gilmour Not Keen on Pink Floyd Reunion

House of Rock reports: Pink Floyd's reunion at the Live 8 charity concert in London in 2005 was strictly a one-off, says guitarist David Gilmour.

The gig itself was "excellent, really enjoyable," the 62-year-old guitarist and singer told The Associated Press.

But Gilmour added: "The rehearsals were less enjoyable. The rehearsals convinced me it wasn't something I wanted to be doing a lot of. - more on this story

Phish Reunite, Oasis Assaulter Arrested, Magazine Reunion, Chris Dudek (Sodom) RIP, All Shall Perish in Siberia, MxPx Goes 80s and more

antiMusic reports: Phish's four members reunited on stage for the first time in more than four years Saturday night (Sept. 6) at the New York wedding of former road manager Brad Sands. According to reports, Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Jon Fishman and Page McConnell performed "Suzy Greenberg," "Julius" and "Waste" for the presumably stunned wedding guests. But they weren't the only stars to rock the wedding, Billboard will fill you in here.

A Pickering, Ont., man has been charged after Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher was attacked at the Virgin festival on Sunday. Daniel Sullivan, 47, faces one count of assault and has been released from custody on a promise to appear in court more

Magazine, the Manchester post-punk band who originally split in 1981, are set to reform for two live shows in February next year.more

Sodom has announced that their original drummer Chris Dudek (a.k.a. Witchhunter) passed away yesterday. No further details are available at this time. more

Shot entirely on a cell phone camera, Wallpaper are back with their newest up-close-and-personal video. "Txt Me Yr Love" chronicles a typical day in the life of playboy Ricky Reed. Watch him as he strolls the mall, keeps his hygiene on point and gets harassed by a familiar-faced cop. See what kind of DIY hilarity unfolds here. (note to AssCAP: the video is nowhere on our server, go extort money somewhere else while you screw your artists out of free promotion. Hope they think the cents they get from this asinine policy is worth the dollars they lose because of you!)

Sorry we couldn't bring ourselves to post the full PR on this one. Here is the most basic info: "New Kids on the Block: A Behind The Music Special Event" will premiere on September 28 at 8PM. A once great series resurrected for this? If this year's VMAs didn't prove it, this should hammer it home that Viacom has totally lost what little cred they had left.

Upcoming concerts by Death Cab For Cutie, O.A.R. and Melissa Etheridge at the approximately 2,3000-capacity House of Blues in Atlantic City, N.J., will be the first of many to be featured on high-definition cable network HDNET through 2009. more

The final defendants to settle lawsuits over the 2003 Great White nightclub fire that killed 100 people have agreed to pay survivors and victims' relatives more than $250,000, according to court papers filed Monday. Seven insurance companies and the former owner of The Station nightclub in West Warwick reached the settlement. more

All Shall Perish recently embarked on an unprecedented 10 day tour of the greater Russia area which included four shows in Siberia. The band made history by becoming the very first North American metal band to ever play shows in Siberia which included Irkutsch, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, and Omsk. more

Anthrax bassist Frank Bello's Fender bass has been stolen. A statement on the theft can be read here

Deep Purple broke the record for international artists playing in Israel. Their original September 2008 show sold out so quickly a second was added. Then the third, and now it's four. more. Maybe the puppet show helped?

After The Burial tells Lambgoat, "Due to unfortunate circumstances we've parted ways with Grant Luoma. We're happy to say we've found a replacement vocalist." more

California hardcore band Internal Affairs has announced their break-up. The group has cancelled their previously announced European tour but will likely announce a final show shortly. more

Singer/actor Val Emmich has forgone the typical "let's do a video" route and has instead decided to give fans a video series where he gives more insight into the actual songs. Check those out here

MxPx are jumping on the covers album bandwagon. The band is working on an 80s themed album. "Its not necessarily chart topers from the 80's; well some of them are but not all of them. Should be fun," said drummer Yuri Ruley. more

Vivid Girls Nikki Jayne and Hanna Hilton will host and be among the judges at the Vivid Bad Ass Air Guitar Championship that will rock The Meadowlands on Saturday night, September 13 at 7pm during EXXXOTICA New York, a three day erotic expo (www.exxxoticany.com).

On September 20, the BBC2 in the UK will be running The Carmine Appice Story between 7 and 8 PM UK time (2 east coast/5 west coast). - more on this story

Warrant Fire Jani Lane

Sleazeroxx reports: Warrant guitarist Erik Turner has sent Sleaze Roxx the following message regarding the parting of ways between the band and troubled vocalist Jani Lane.

"It is with the deepest regret that we have to announce that Jani Lane will no longer be performing with Warrant. From the beginning of our reunion talks to the last note of our last show together in Houston this past weekend we have had nothing but good intentions of bringing a quality original Warrant show to our fans and friends. We wish Jani nothing but the best and remain friends.

We are very excited that we have found an unbelievable voice in Robert Mason (LYNCH MOB), an old friend of the band. We have three dates confirmed, come out and judge for yourself...we don't think you will be disappointed!" - more on this story

Monday

My Chemical Batman, Old AC/DC Outsells New Slipknot, MTV Full of Sh*t, Gumby Quits, Lou Reed Delay, B.B. King and Motorhead Chart Highs and more

antiMusic reports: My Chemical Romance bassist, Mikey Way has just been tapped by DC Comics to write an 8 page story for an upcoming Halloween issue of one of their titles. The rumor is that it will have something to do with Batman but that isn't confirmed.

AC/DC has six albums in the Australian Top 50 this week (including one in the top 20) with collective sales that have outstripped the country's No. 1 album, SLIPKNOT's "All Hope Is Gone". more

MTV's PR hacks are full of sh*t! We all should know this but last week they hyped the fact that lipsyncing poptart Britney Spears would open this year's VMAs "setting the tone for a night of can't miss moments." Can't miss moments? Bullsh*t! What viewers got instead was "Thank you so much. Thank you for all the love. I'm here tonight to celebrate a very important birthday, the 25th anniversary of the VMAs. This is the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards and it starts right now." In a way this fits as this year's VMA picks are about as uninspiring as Brit's comments. What's funnier is the mainstream press making a big deal out of this appearance. If you have some minutes to kill and actually care to read more, Reuters has a report

Some 13,000 Andrew Bird fans packed Chicago's Millennium Park Wednesday night, necessitating the closure of the park's Pritzker Pavilion seating bowl as the crowd overflowed onto the concrete steps at the bowl's back section.

The UK release date for "Lou Reed's Berlin" DVD, has been moved from October 6th to the newly confirmed release date of October 27th.

3 Doors Down adds Lancaster rock band Negative Space to their lineup on their September 13th performance at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. They will start the night of rock off at 6:30pm followed by other chart toppers Finger Eleven, Hinder and 3 Doors Down. Negative Space has been touring to promote their recently released album "Storylines."

With his 83rd birthday fast approaching, blues legend B.B. King has just scored the highest-debuting solo album of his career. "One Kind Favor" debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 this week. more

Janet Jackson presented her music-making brothers -- Michael, Tito, Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine and Randy -- with the lifetime achievement BMI Icon award following a musical tribute at the award show celebrating R&B and hip-hop's top hitmakers. While Tito, Jackie, Marlon and Randy reunited to accept the award, Jermaine and Michael didn't attend the Wilshire Theatre ceremony. more

With the August 26 release of Motorizer, Motorhead has broken their own sales records and Billboard top 200 chart debut history, Their first week of sales has placed Motörhead in the top 100 overall charts (#82 to be exact), and top 5 on the Indie Charts. more

Mayhem are planning a U.S. tour in early 2009. The trek will reportedly consist of 21 shows and will kick off in the early spring. more

Back When have broken up. The band has issued the following statement: "After six years together, we have decided to call it a night. The four of us are still most definitely friends. No nasty fight. No bad breakup. It was just our time. There will be no last show. more

Joe Thrasher have issued the following update from departed guitarist Gumby: "I am no longer the bass player for Joe Thrasher. It was a decision that have been dwelling on for a few months now, and only just realized that the best course of action would be me to step down from the band. - more

Fall Out Twins with Wentz and Ashlee?

E! reports: Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz could find themselves facing another round of twin rumors.

Pete's buddy, hip-hop artist Tyga, says that the parents-to-be are expecting not one, but two bundles of joy.

"They're having twins," Tyga said in an exclusive interview yesterday at the House of Hype's pre-VMA barbeque. "They're really happy." - more on this story

Metallica and Politics Don't Mix

antiMusic reports: Metallica frontman James Hetfield recently did an interview with the German language television network 3SAT where they covered many topics. One subject brought up during the interview was American politics and the use of a Metallica song to interrogate suspected terrorist. Hetfield expresses mixed feelings, but ultimately said that Metallica doesn't want to get mixed in with politics.

Here is part of the Blabbermouth report following by a link to the full interview: "Part of me is proud is because they chose Metallica," Hetfield said about the reports that the band's song "Enter Sandman" was used during the interrogation of Mohammed al-Qahtani — known as the 20th [9/11] hijacker — and that listening to the track brought al-Qahtani to tears "because he thought he was hearing the sound of Satan."

James added, "It's strong; it's music that's powerful. It represents something that they don't like — maybe freedom, aggression… I don't know… freedom of speech. And then part of me is kind of bummed about it that people worry about us being attached to some political statement because of that. We've got nothing to do with this and we're trying to be as apolitical as possible, 'cause I think politics and music, at least for us, don't mix. It separates people, [and] we wanna bring people together. So, so be it. I can't say 'Stop.' I can't say 'Do it.' It is just a thing — it's not good or bad." - more on this story

Whole Lotta Zeppelin Headlines

antiMusic reports: Key Led Zeppelin members made headlines this weekend in two very different ways. First off according to a report at BW&BK frontman Robert Plant pissed off an entire beach of Europeans last night when he parked his boat right in the middle of a bay 10 minutes before the sun went down for Ibiza's 'best sunset of the year'. more

Then Jimmy Page had bad news for those that believe recent rumblings mean that a reunion is just around the corner. Blabbermouth reports: Page has dismissed speculation that his recent jam sessions with bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham would lead to a Zeppelin reunion tour. Speaking at a Toronto film festival press conference where he was promoting the documentary film "It Might Get Loud", Page said, "We're not actually really recording. We played at the O2 (concert in London last year). That was our reunion. It's nothing as monumental as what people are speculating and projecting."

He added, "If you're going to do a reunion, you need four members," referring to lead singer Robert Plant's commitment to touring with U.S. country singer Alison Krauss. - more on this story

Keane Curate A Night For War Child DVD

Kayos reports: On September 30, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Keane Curate A Night For War Child on DVD. A concert with a cause, this night of pop music bliss has the Grammy-nominated English trio hosting an all-star event in the hopes of raising 1.5 million pounds for the War Child charity.

War Child was developed to aid children in war-ridden countries. Currently, they are lending their assistance to children in Iraq. Through various projects, such as rehabilitation programs and emergency relief, War Child saves children caught in the crossfire of war, and seeks to give them hope for the future. Keane are longtime supporters of this organization.

Held at the Brixton Academy in London on November 1, 2007, A Night For War Child brought various artists together to aid the cause. Performances include rousing sets by Keane, synth-pop icons Pet Shop Boys, Lily Allen, Teddy Thompson (son of Richard Thompson), Findlay Brown, Brendan Benson, and The Magic Numbers. - more on this story

Deluxe Down

PR reports: Down is set to release a Deluxe Edition of their critically acclaimed Over The Under on October 14th. The Deluxe Package includes a DVD with over 30 minutes of previously un-released live performances and behind-the-scenes footage.

The album will be released on Down Records in conjunction with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. Down is Philip Anselmo from Pantera, Pepper Keenan from Corrosion Of Conformity, Rex Brown from Pantera, Kirk Windstein from Crowbar, and Jimmy Bower from Eyehategod.

Down has landed the coveted support slot on the upcoming Metallica US tour starting October 21st in Glendale, AZ. The band will also be playing select headline shows between Metallica dates. - more on this story

Deep Purple or Spinal Tap? Puppet Show Set To Open Gig

antiMusic reports: Fans of Spinal Tap will get a kick out of this one. At least Deep Purple have top billing. Here is Nightwatcher with the report: The Israeli muppet-style group Red Band has been chosen as the opening act for the English rock legends Deep Purple when they perform in Tel Aviv next Tuesday (September 9).

Red Band is a fictional rock band made entirely of muppet-like dolls currently starring in their own rockumentary style television show on Israeli cable.

The band is made to appear as one of Israel's early rock pioneers of the 1970's, which abruptly disappeared and is reunited on the television show. - more on this story

Coheed And Cambria's Travis Stever Inks Solo Deal

PR reports: Equal Vision Records is proud to welcome Davenport Cabinet to its roster. The soulful, new wave meets southern-rock project of Travis Stever (Coheed And Cambria) is set to release Nostalgia In Stereo on October 14th. The 11-track collection was written and recorded in between Stever's limited time off from Coheed And Cambria at his home in upstate New York, and mixed by Mike Major (Sparta, At The Drive-In).

The name DAVENPORT CABINET comes from two American magicians - the Davenport brothers - from the late 1800's. The Davenports' most famous presentation was known as the box illusion. The trick would start with the brothers tied up and closed inside a large cabinet containing numerous musical instruments. Once the cabinet was closed, the instruments would begin to make sounds as if they were being played by the brothers. Upon opening the cabinet, the brothers were found tied in the same positions in which they had started the illusion. Those who witnessed the act were made to believe that the magicians had channeled spirits to play the instruments.

Stever explains, "I have a little room in my house where I record all of my ideas - whether it's for Coheed And Cambria or the songs you hear on Nostalgia In Stereo. Sometimes when no one is in there, my wife, many of our guests, and I hear footsteps and other random noises. You can hear the strings vibrate as if someone was trying to play one of the instruments." He admits,"It is probably just the house settling but it still just made me think - 'maybe I have my very own Davenport Cabinet'." - more on this story

Trent Picks NIN Support Acts

Metal Underground reports: Supporting acts for Nine Inch Nails' fall 2008 North American tour will be Health (Oct 28 - Nov 8), Boris (Nov 11 - Nov 22), and The Bug (Nov 28 - Dec 13), with Deerhunter returning for the rescheduled Worcester show.

As usual, these acts have been personally selected by Trent. Here are the latest Nine Inch Nails tour dates:

10.02.08 Buenos Aires, Argentina Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires

10.04.08 Santiago, Chile Arena Santiago
10.07.08 Sao Paulo, Brazil via Funchal
10.09.08 Porto Alegre, Brazil Pepsi on Stage - more on this story

Misheard Lyrics of the Day: Avril Lavigne

antiMusic reports: Who hasn't misheard a song lyrics. We thought it might be fun to feature some favorites here for you to enjoy.

Today's misheard lyric is to Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" and the line "I'm never gonna find you faking." That lyric has been misheard as "I'm never gonna find your bacon." Bonus lyric: The line "Acting like you're someone else gets me frustrated" has been misheard as "Acting like you're someone else gets me prostrated."

If you have a misheard lyric we'd love to hear from you. See the contact link at the bottom of the page for how to get a hold of us to tell us about your favorites. If you want to check out more misheard Avril Lavigne song lyrics like this one check out
- Am I Right.com!

Disturbed UK

PR reports: After a busy summer of touring Europe and performing at sold out festivals including Rock and Ring and Download, and a nationwide tour of the US with Mastodon and Slipknot, Disturbed will bring their electrifying live performance back to the UK.

The new single, "Indestructible", (out on October 6th) the title track from the album, is a blistering ball of metal goodness. Taken from their US number one album (as well as being No1 in Canada, Australia and New Zealand and as already racked up worldwide sales of 1 million) of the same name, the band set out to make an "all killer, no filler" gutsy metal record and they achieved that in droves.

'Down with the Sickness" their legendary anthem is featured in the new "Rockband" game which is currently taking the world by storm. - dates

B.B. King & His Orchestra Live

conqueroo reports: As part of Acrobat Music's U.S. label launch, B.B. King's B.B. King & His Orchestra Live will be released October 21, 2008, marking the recording's first availability in the U.S. The album was recorded in January 1983 in Cannes during the international music industry gathering known as MIDEM. The concert, sponsored by Kool, was held at the Palais des Congres, where King shared the stage with Dave Brubeck Quartet and Pat Matheny.

B.B. King & His Orchestra Live presents many of King's hits and standards recorded under the band directorship of Calvin Owens. King and famous guitar Lucille and the band were in top form on such hits as "Why I Sing the Blues," "The Thrill is Gone," "Everyday I Have the Blues," "Sweet Little Angel," and a world-class reading of Louis Jordan's "Caldonia."

The collection features liner notes by British music historian Neil Slaven, who says, "Instead of chitlin' circuit gigs that paid the rent and touring bills, King was elevated to concert stages on the U.S. and Europe and ultimately, around the world. Since then, apart from winning a string of music awards including Grammys and Handys, he's been awarded Doctorates, Lifetime Achievement Awards, Humanitarian Awards and has played at the White House for two presidents."
- more on this story

Another Actor Tries To Sing

antiMusic reports: Yet another actor is releasing an album. The PR told us that this is one that should be taken seriously but we'll leave that up to you. Here is the PR with most of the hype removed: Val Emmich will be releasing is fourth album "Little Daggers" on September 23rd which coincides with season premiere of Ugly Betty on which he will be co-starring.

Val produced and recorded the majority of the album on his own playing multiple instruments but with help from a few guest musicians including Rilo Kiley's Blake Sennett. The album was written around pop music's most enduring theme, love.

Val will hit the road for shows in the next few weeks and make sure to keep you eyes peeled for him on Ugly Betty this season where he'll be playing Betty's new love interest and will actually be performing on the show. - http://www.myspace.com/valemmich

Finger Eleven Live From Daryl's House

PR reports: In the mockumentary cult classic This Is Spinal Tap!, guitarist Nigel Tufnel memorably explains how his amp went beyond the norm with a setting of 11. "Where can you go from there?" he wondered. Well, Daryl Hall turns it up a notch with his free web-show, Live From Daryl's House, this month, featuring Canadian rock band Finger Eleven as special guests on the 11th, and latest, edition.

Live From Daryl's House has become a destination for music fans seeking the latest in up-and-coming artists collaborating with the legendary rock singer/songwriter. This month's installment features guitarists James Black and Rick Jackett from Finger Eleven, which formed in 1989 in Burlington, Ontario, and were signed to Wind-up Records a decade ago. Their self-titled 2003, gold-certified release included the Top 5 single, "One Thing," while 2007's similarly gold Them vs. You vs. Me produced the massive crossover hit "Paralyzer," which has become the 18th most downloaded song in history, with sales approaching 2.5 million. - more on this story

Poorfolk CD and Tour

PR reports: Poorfolk's sophomore release, Our Burning Street, comes out Sept.16th. Then the band sets out on a 24 date tour with The Mohawk Lodge.

The publicist says the music nods to Superchunk, The Clash and 'Reckoning'- era R.E.M.

Prior to the tour they have two record release parties schedule, you can grab details about those and the tour dates - here

Electric Wizard for Rise Above Records 20th Anniversary Show

PR reports: Rise Above Records sent us over the following news: It is with great delight that we can now officially announce the Rise Above Records 20th anniversary show at London's ULU on Saturday 13th December. The line-up features a very rare headline performance from Electric Wizard (their first UK performance in several years), who will have an exclusive 12" Vinyl on sale only at this gig. 300 copies will be available on the night and will not be on sale anywhere else.

The current line up is; Electric Wizard, Grand Magus, Taint, Gentleman's Pistols, Diagonal, MOSS, Litmus, Serpencult and Witchsorrow. There is still the possibility of one or two more bands being added.

It's going to be a great day, so get there early. Doors are 3pm. Tickets are already on sale and selling fast. They are a mere £15.00 (+booking fee) and are available - here

Midnight Juggernauts NYC

PR reports: New Yorkers will now have the chance to see Australia's Midnight Juggernauts during their fall visit to the U.S. before the band hibernates to begin work on their second album.

In addition to four previously announced U.S. shows, the Midnight Juggernauts will play NYC's Le Poisson Rouge on September 13th.

The band has spent the last year touring the globe in support of their debut Dystopia, which included a U.S. tour with Justice, a triumphant Coachella performance and countless festival performances including Primavera, Glastonbury and Fuji Rock, just to mention a few. - more on this story

MagnaCult Join Kittie Tour

PR reports: MagnaCult will join Canadian girl metal band Kittie during their upcoming European Sweet Revenge tour.

After supporting Devildriver and Ill Nino earlier this year, it's now time to share their cult with the sisters Mercedes and Morgan Lander.

Kittie have toured extensively around the world: Co-headlined second stage at Ozzfest, co-headlined Snowcore, toured with Slipknot and Pantera, and even hosted MTV's Headbangers Ball. So, get your lazy ass out of that chair and check out these great live bands during October and November! - more on this story

Flatfoot 56 Join Street Dogs Tour

PR reports: Since the year 2000, Flatfoot 56 have steadily unleashed a rollicking barrage of Celtic punk and folk-tinged hardcore from the South Side of Chicago to an international audience with intense and positive party-like energy. The band's latest album, Jungle Of The Midwest Sea, tightly packs the quartet's eclectic and driving musical charge into fourteen tracks that celebrate the pride of the working class and their Chicago roots.

This fall, Flatfoot 56 will add to their consistently non-stop tour schedule with a national trek of dates supporting Street Dogs that kicks off in Jacksonville, FL on September 16. The tour will bring the band's live intensity to major clubs in every city across the nation including stops in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, Seattle, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Phoenix and beyond (complete dates and details follow.)

"Our live show is a blur of speed, camaraderie, and comedy," explains front man Tobin Bawinkel. "We really try to create a positive environment every time we play so people feel comfortable and can let loose. It's an experience that everyone is a part of." - more on this story

Fuse Battle of the Bands' Fall From Grace Set Release

PR reports: Seattle-based punk rockers Fall From Grace have announced a November 4 release date for their debut album, Sifting ThroughThe Wreckage. The album will be released on Bunk Rock Records, boasting production by Terry Date (Pantera, Deftones, Soundgarden) and Greig Nori (Sum 41, Ludacris, Hedley) and featuring vocals by Himsa's John Pettibone.

FALL FROM GRACE signed to Bunk Rock Records after beating out over 10,000 bands in the infamous nationally televised battle of the bands on FUSE TV. FALL FROM GRACE proved to be champions with a landslide of audience text and call-in votes, and gained constant praise by a panel of celebrity judges including: Johnny "Rotten" Lydon (The Sex Pistols, PIL), Billy Duffy (The Cult, Circus Diablo) and Bif Naked. - more on this story

Treponem Pal Reissue

MMP reports: Metal Mind Productions presents re-release of the self-titled debut LP by the most respected industrial band from France: Treponem Pal.

"Treponem Pal" will be available on 22nd September 2008 in Europe and 28th October 2008 in USA (via MVD). New edition is digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc and limited to 2000 copies.

The band's story begins in 1986, in a time when pop glitz or American glam metal reigned the European music scene. Back then industrial metal was just starting to grow, however the genre's turning point was close - groups such as Skinny Puppy and Front 242 begun aggressively marking their presence on the scene. You might say that Treponem Pal emerged in a time that was groundbreaking for the genre - for it was 1988 when Ministry's "Land of Rape and Honey" was released. - more on this story

Brian Head Welch (ex-Korn) Week: Day 1

antiMusic reports: Brian Head Welch shocked the rock world when he suddenly quit Korn following a religious awakening. While his new found faith is now the driving force in his life, Head's passion for music lives on with his solo debut "Save Me From Myself." To celebrate the release of this album we asked Head to pick some of his favorite tracks and tell us about them. Here he is with today's song:

"Flush" is about flushing all of my addictions in life down the toilet and starting out fresh--exactly what I've been doing for the last few years. All the drama that I experienced with getting drunk and doing drugs all the time seemed interesting and amusing to write about. That lifestyle is total insanity and I'm just glad I'm not dead and I was able to write a song like "Flush."

We know you are anxious to hear what Head's new music sounds like, so you can grab previews from "Save Me From Myself," learn more about the album and Head's new autobiography and more right
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