Raydience Featuring Members of Tower of Power, Garaj Mahal and more

Produced by Ronnie Ray Padilla & co-produced by Eric Levy, except 'Bahian Smiles' produced by Ronnie Ray Padilla and co-produced with Celso Alberti and Claudia Villela. Engineered by Tom Size (overdubs, mixing, mastering & co-produced guitar overdubs), Celso Aberti (tracking and overdubs), Brad Bellkamp (tracking and overdubs), Alan Hertz (editing and overdubs), Doyal Johnson (overdubs), Ronnie Ray Padilla (overdubs), Will Evankovich (vocal overdubs & production on 'You Are My Rainbow') - more on this story

In:Aviate Go On Hiatus

In:Aviate have announced that they are going on hiatus. The band posted the following message on their Myspace blog this week: Hey Friends, This was not an easy decision to make, but after 3 plus years since the birth of this band, In:Aviate will be taking a break from touring and recording.

This is not the end of the band, as our lives have pulled in different directions. This indefinite hiatus was decided because we all have to focus on other things going on outside of In:Aviate.

As some of you might know, our guitar player, Todd was recently married, and is now expecting a son this spring! We are more than happy for him, and wish him the best at his new life as a husband and a father. The remaining four of us recently recorded a few new songs, and plan on continuing playing together under the name, Motions and Miles. - more on this story

Dio Cancer Fight Update

Over the Thanksgiving weekend Ronnie James Dio's wife and manager Wendy Dio informed the world that the legendary metal singer was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She updated fans again on Thursday with how Ronnie's treatment is going. Here is what she had to say:

Well, it has been a very exhausting month – after all the neverending tests in Los Angeles, we flew to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, and as soon as we arrived, we got a call from the MD Anderson Hospital that they had an appointment for us with the doctor we originally wanted, so we then flew to Houston to the clinic, and of course MORE tests, but Ronnie finished receiving his first chemo treatment on Wednesday, and all is going very well.

Ronnie and I are totally overwhelmed by the amount of well wishes that we have received from friends and fans - we are reading them all. Some make us laugh, some make us cry, but all of them are so filled with love that it gives us so much support and makes Ronnie even more determined to fight this battle and win. Thank you all for the positive energy and prayers. - He may be back on stage this summer

Winds Of Plague Announce Headlining Never Say Die! Tour

Winds Of Plague continue their extensive worldwide touring schedule in support of the highly acclaimed The Great Stone War in 2010 with another headliner dubbed the Never Say Die! Tour.

This massive, month-long trek, which kicks off on Jan. 23rd, also features labelmates Despised Icon alongside For Today, Stray From The Path and The World We Knew.

Johnny (vocals) further states: "We have just passed the halfway mark on 'The California Love' tour and already the tour has proven to be a massive success, as well as a very memorable moment in Winds Of Plague history. This has been our first sole headliner, which is nerve racking in itself, but the WOP Soldiers have been strong in numbers and have been some of the most insane shows we have played to date. It's been awesome to get back into some smaller clubs that we have played while we were coming up and re-visit our roots. This tour also marks the debut of keyboardist Alana Potocnik to the band. Alana's positive attitude and hungry work ethic is a breath of fresh air, with her talent and creative writing abilities new material will be nothing short of epic. With our return to Southern California for the December Decimation Fest still on the horizon, 'The California Love' tour will go down in our history as some of the best times of our lives and we thank our fans for making it all possible." - more on this story

Forget Megadeth. What About Metallica, Heaven and Hell, Slayer, Anthrax and Mastodon?

While fans were salivating about a Big Four of thrash tour, would you be willing to leave Megadeth out of the mix to see Metallica, Heaven and Hell, Slayer, Anthrax and Mastodon all on one night? The lucky bastards in Prague will be able to do just that as this summer's Sonisphere Festival rolls through town. (This should make travel agents the world over very happy).

Metallica is busy announcing 2010 tour dates like crazy and Thursday was no exception with the announcement of the afore mentioned date and another European date. Here is what they had to say: Good morning and welcome to today's tour date update. We're happy to announce that after over ten years, we will be returning to Budapest, Hungary for a show at the Puskas Ferenc Stadium on May 14, 2010 . . . a very long overdue visit for sure! Tickets go on sale Tuesday, December 15 at 9:00 AM and for more info about the Met Club member pre-sale, check www.metclub.com.

Jumping over to the Sonisphere Festival front, we have quite the show to tell you about . . . 'Tallica, Heaven and Hell, Slayer, Anthrax and Mastodon all on one night! Hope you can join us in Prague, Czech Republic at the Mimon Airport on June 19, 2010 for this one. - Grab at the latest dates, ticket info etc at Metallica.com

Green Day The Best Band of the Decade?

Green Day have swept Rolling Stone magazine's decade end Readers' Poll, taking top honors in three categories including being voted the No. 1 Artist of the Decade, beating out Radiohead, U2, Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Jay-Z, and many others. This year's poll was conducted on Rollingstone.com.

The magazine's readers also chose Green Day's Grammy Award-winning 2004 album American Idiot the No. 1 Best Album, and named its single "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" the No. 1 Song.

Additionally, Green Day's current album 21st Century Breakdown came in at No. 5 on the editors' list of the Top Ten Best Albums of 2009. Recently, the band has won an American Music Award, a 2009 MTV Europe Music Award, been nominated for a People's Choice Award, and scored three 2010 Grammy Award nominations, including one for "Best Rock Album" and two for the single "21 Guns," which won three 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. - more on this story

Bleeding Through Studio Video Diary Episode 1

Bleeding Through are back in the studio tracking their newest material with legendary producer Zuess. Head over to MySpace Metal to check out exclusive videos of the band as they work on the new album. Episode 1 can be viewed here

Episode 2 will premiere next week. Hear samples of the riffage that will be unveiled on their debut Rise Records release. The yet-to-be-titled album is expected to hit stores Spring 2010.

In the meantime check out tour dates for their upcoming European tour with Machine Head and Hatebreed - here

Suicidal Tendencies Announce Their DVD Debut

Since their beginnings in Venice, CA in the early '80s, Suicidal Tendencies have led the charge in the skate punk/thrash metal movement, consequently influencing an entire generation of bands along the way.

Fontana Distribution is proud to announce Live At The Olympic Auditorium, Suicidal Tendencies' first ever DVD release! The DVD will street January 26, 2010 via the band's own imprint, Suicidal Records. The approximately 80-minute DVD features 16 tracks including ST classics "Institutionalized," "War Inside My Head," and "Possessed To Skate" and captures Suicidal in their most natural environment: Onstage, uncensored and ready to tear you to shreds.

Elaborated ST founding vocalist Mike Muir: "The band started getting emails from some crazy guy that always said, 'I know you'll probably think I'm crazy, but I'm not. I'm wanna book ST for a show and I got this idea...'. Well, one by one we shot down the 'unique' ideas until one time he emailed and said the Olympic Auditorium was being bought by a Korean Church. Shouldn't it be sent off with a special last gig? The band agreed and then the work began. The promoter -- Evel Dick Donato who went on to win Big Brother -- tells a bit about the show, making of etc. on the intro. Lots of drama, none more than the day before the show when I woke up and couldn't walk. But the show must go on and the back surgery would have to wait till afterwards. Suicidal recorded live at the Olympic Auditorium in front of 4,000 Cycos...but now you can enjoy it in the safety of your living room." - more on this story

B.B. King and Joe Bonamassa Team Up

(Nightwatcher) Producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Journey, The Black Crowes) announced via Facebook that he had recorded a duet between King Of The Blues B.B. King and hard rockin' blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa in Las Vegas.

The track will be included in the guitarist's upcoming studio album 'Black Rock' tentatively set for release via J&R Adventures March 9th, 2010.

Now it can be revealed that the song recorded is a rendition of King's "Night Life", originally on the blues master's 1967 live offering 'Blues Is King'. - more on this story

The Audition Headlining Tour

The Audition is kicking off the New Year with a headlining US run! "The Revolution and Resolution Tour" will start off in New York on January 20th and conclude in St. Louis, MO on February 19th.

Joining The Audition on the road will be The Dangerous Summer, Sparks The Rescue, The Right Coast, and Runner Runner on select dates.

Prior to the headlining tour, they will be doing a two week run with Every Avenue running from January 8th to January 19th. They will also be releasing their new album in spring of 2010, so be on the look out. - more on this story

More Red Eye for the Gwar Guy

After spending the last three months decimating North America, Oderus and Gwar are putting the final touches on the first leg of their "Lust In Space" 25th Anniversary Slay-a-bration!

And what better way to do that than with a sold out show in New York City and a return to Fox News "Red Eye"* as the shows one and only Intergalactic Correspondent! The show will air late Monday night December 14th at 3:00 am EST (12:00 PST)

Lord and Master Oderus Urungus had the following to say about his latest appearance: "We have savaged the country for the last three months, bringing in mammoth crowds when most other tours were EATING SHIT. So look for a full report on all the naughtiest behind-the-scenes GWAR tour action, as well as an update on a things extraterrestrial!" - more on this story

. Top Albums of the Decade: Dan Upton's Picks

To celebrate the end of the decade, some of our writers will be sharing their picks for their favorite albums of the past ten years. We kick off today with Dan Upton. Here is his list and his introduction on how he picked them! - Read the full Top Albums of the Decade: Dan Upton's Picks review

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