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Shinedown, Chevelle, Puddle Of Mudd, Sevendust, and 10 Years Announce Carnival Of Madness Tour

Shinedown will headline the inaugural year of the Carnival Of Madness Tour. Chevelle, Puddle Of Mudd, Sevendust, and 10 Years will join them on the road for 27 dates this summer in North America.

"I am beyond excited for this tour, the production is incredible, the line up is amazing, and the energy of having all five bands on one stage is going to be like nothing else this summer," exclaimed Shinedown lead singer Brent Smith. "Get ready for the carnival of madness!"

We're excited to be on the Carnival of Madness tour this Summer promoting what will be our third single from Sci-Fi Crimes," remarked lead singer Pete Loeffler. "It will be great to get out there and see our fans on this multi-band bill!" - more including dates

Megadeth and Slayer To Play Classic Albums in Full On Upcoming Tour

Megadeth and Slayer have confirmed that they will each perform, start to finish, their 1990 releases - Slayer's world-wide, million-selling Seasons In The Abyss and Megadeth's Platinum Rust In Peace - on the upcoming Canadian and American Carnage Tours.

The six-date Canadian Carnage kicks off July 23 in Quebec City, while the 19-city American Carnage dates begin August 11 in Glens Falls, NY (complete itinerary is below). With Slayer and Megadeth co-headlining, Testament will be Special Guest on all dates.

The American Carnage Tour, originally scheduled to take place in January and February, had to be postponed due to Slayer vocalist/bassist Tom Araya's treatment for severe back pain, an occupational hazard for the rocker who is known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing. A surgical procedure in January corrected the problem once and for all, and he felt better almost immediately. "Right after the surgery," said Araya, "I could tell that the issue was fixed. There's no more pain, it just feels really good. I'm really excited and I'm anxious to get together with the rest of the guys and start rehearsing again. We cancelled two tours, and I don't feel great about that, but I couldn't deal with the pain anymore, and that's now completely gone. I know the fans are excited to see the band - the tour is on, we're keeping our word, there will be no more cancellations." - more on this story

Judas Priest Announce British Steel: 30th Anniversary Edition Details

Judas Priest have announced details of their British Steel: 30th Anniversary Edition. Here is the official word: Judas Priest celebrated the 30th anniversary of British Steel at each of their concert stops during the summer and fall of 2009 in North America and Japan. Each night featured a complete performance of their breakthrough album – source of "Breaking The Law," "Living After Midnight," "Metal Gods," "100Grinder," and more. Released in April 1980, British Steel became Priest's first RIAA platinum Top 40 album in the U.S., their first Top 10 studio album in the UK.

Now British Steel's 30th anniversary moment officially arrives, commemorating one of the most influential albums in heavy metal, a record that fellow musicians and disciples credit for unleashing metal from its blues origins. Columbia/Legacy will issue two separate packages on May 11, 2010: British Steel: 30th Anniversary Edition will be available through standard retail and digital outlets, while the British Steel: 30th Anniversary Special Edition box set will only be available through www.judaspriest.com

British Steel: 30th Anniversary Edition features the 2001 remaster of the original 36-minute, nine-song album (plus two bonus tracks). Also included is a DVD which combines a live 16-song concert filmed in August 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena in Hollywood, Florida (the album sequence plus seven more cuts), with a 30-minute "Making of British Steel" interview that includes all four original band members. - more on this story

Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage To Hit Theaters in June

Zoë Vision, in association with Banger Films, is pleased to announce that the Rush documentary, "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage," will be in theaters nationwide in June. Exact cities and dates to be announced later.

This exciting news comes on the heels of the worldwide film premiere at Tribeca Film Festival on April 24 as well as the recent announcement of a 40 city "Time Machine Tour" to kick off on June 29 in Albuquerque, NM.

The Time Machine Tour is an evening with Rush, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of the future – and for the first time ever – feature the Moving Pictures album live in its entirety. - more on this story

John Mellencamp Sets June Release for 54 track 4 Disc Collection

Here is some big news for John Mellencamp fans about a big new collection: On The Rural Route 7609 is a four CD set that chronicles, in a most unique way, the arc of John Mellencamp's career, with a focus on his songwriting. Universal Music Enterprises has set June 15th as the release date for the collection through its Mercury imprint.

The package, unlike typical box sets that tend to slavishly offer a chronological presentation of hits and near-hits, is programmed as if each of the discs were a freestanding album. The 54 tracks included in the collection are presented, in essence, as four albums with songs juxtaposed in a manner that offers the listener the experience of hearing them in a context that sheds new light on the themes and artistry that have made Mellencamp's music so cherished by so many over the course of four decades.

While On The Rural Route 7609 offers a wealth of well-known material, a significant number of the tracks included are less familiar but equally compelling, especially in terms of providing an in-depth picture of Mellencamp's spectrum of creativity. The concept behind the four "albums" of the collection is to give long-term Mellencamp fans and newer listeners alike, a more complete and insightful view of the artist's role as a writer and artist whose catalog of songs and recordings resound with substance and nuance. - more on this story

Bret Michaels Father Says Singer Is Doing Well As Doc Continue Tests

Bret Michaels' father told HeadbangerNYC.com that he spoke to his son by phone on Friday and said Bret is doing well, but is still in intensive care.

"I talked to him this morning, He sounded upbeat and positive but they had him sedated. But he's doing good. He sounded like my son."

Meanwhile, AP reported on Monday that his "doctors plan further testing to help pinpoint the source of the brain hemorrhage that is keeping Michaels in intensive care, according to a post Monday on the rocker's website." - more on this story

Hot Hot Heat Announce New Album and Bi-coastal Residencies

Hot Hot Heat will release their new album Future Breeds on June 8th via Dangerbird Records (Silversun Pickups, Minus The Bear, The Dears).

If you live in New York or LA, you're in luck as the band will be previewing the new material (and playing the older fan favorites) during residencies in both cities.

You can catch them at Brooklyn's Public Assembly every Wednesday during the month of May, and at LA's Bootleg Theater every Wednesday of June. - more on this story

That Metal Show Announce Guests For New Season

Heavy metal and hard rock enthusiasts, prepare for battle: VH1 has announced the premiere of the fifth season of the distinguished "That Metal Show," the one and ONLY place on television to celebrate all things hard rock and heavy metal.

Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson, and Jim Florentine are back and ready to rock on VH1 Classic's hit original series, "That Metal Show" beginning Saturday, May 8 at 11PM*.

"That Metal Show" is a 30-minute round-table talk show where rock legends hang out and discuss their past and current projects, while interacting with metal fans that make up the studio audience. Making the fifth season even bigger and badder than ever before, interviews will be double the length from previous seasons. - who will appear?

Rob Thomas Smaller Venue Tour

Rob Thomas has announced plans for a summer tour which offers a rare and exciting opportunity to catch the multiple Grammy Award-winning superstar performing as a trio in more intimate settings than usual, playing a career-spanning set.

"It's a chance for me, as a songwriter, to really highlight lyric and melody and to create different versions of songs that I've been playing for years," says Thomas. "We'll be doing my solo stuff, Matchbox Twenty songs, and covers. It will be a real 'Storytellers' kind of vibe."

The dates begin Thursday, July 15th at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada and then continue through late August. The tour announcement comes hot on the heels of Thomas' recently released digital EP, "SOMEDAY." - more on this story

The 88 UK Tour

The 88 today announced a May tour that will take the group to the United Kingdom for the first time, as both opening act for Ray Davies and as headliners for additional performances of their own.

The 88 has been attracting attention and tirelessly playing the local scene, as well as opening nationally for acts like the B-52s, Smashing Pumpkins, The Flaming Lips, Matt Costa, One Republic, 311, and most recently a month-long tour of the U.S. with Ray Davies – serving as both show-openers and Davies' backing band during a medley of classic Kinks songs. The 88 also once served as the late Elliott Smith's backup band, by personal request, for a memorable Orange County performance.

Recently, The 88 became the first band to record a track entirely on an iPhone, a process that was chronicled via YouTube. "Love Is The Thing" was released exclusively on iTunes, and within 24 hours became the band's most downloaded song. - more on this story

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath Paranoid Coming To DVD and Blu-Ray

Eagle Rock is giving fans a great way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Black Sabbath's Paranoid. Here is the official word on the release: It was big, menacing, controversial…and an absolute masterpiece. On June 29, Eagle Rock Entertainment's acclaimed and award-winning Classic Albums series will uncover the story of its making. Black Sabbath: Classic Albums – Paranoid is released, just in time for the 40th anniversary of the album.

The Classic Albums series unwinds the threads of mystery behind artistic genius, recounting the experiences behind the board and through every chord. Unearthing the creative process of definitive albums from Elvis Presley, The Doors, Frank Zappa, Nirvana, Meat Loaf, Phil Collins, Bob Marley and many others, it will now dive into Black Sabbath's 1970 tour de force.

Throughout the 97 minutes of this documentary, original members Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drummer), along with their original engineer, deliver the story behind Paranoid. The DVD chronicles the creation of the locomotive force and unrelenting energy behind these tracks, which ignited an electrified and unforeseen brand of blues-rock. The comprehensive collection of interviews, demonstrations, archive videos, and feature cuts from timeless epics such as "War Pigs," "Iron Man," and the title track, is complemented with 40 minutes of bonus features. For the first time a classic album title is also released on Blu-Ray. -

Silent Civilian Excited About Tour with Fear Factory, Prong and Thy Will Be Done

Silent Civilian are extremely excited to kick off the worldwide touring cycle for their new album, Ghost Stories, on May 16th with Fear Factory, Prong and Thy Will Be Done.

This North American trek will take the band cross country and fans can expect a lot of songs from the new album, which is set for a May 18th release through Mediaskare Records

Jonny Santos (vocals, guitars) further comments: "I am very excited to be a part of this tour. Not only has FF been one of my all-time favorite bands, but they have been like family to me over the years, especially Dino. He is like my metal Dad, and had a lot to do with the start of my career back in the early SS days. He gave me my first U.S. and European tours and basically taught me how to survive on the road, as well as proper tour etiquette. This tour couldn't have come to us at a better time, since our record comes out 5/18 and the tour starts two days before that. It will allow us to sell the record at our merch booth and give the fans an opportunity to meet the band and get a CD signed. - more on this story

Dierks Bentley Doing Leno Tonight

Dierks Bentley will debut the lead and title track from his forthcoming bluegrass-influenced album Up On The Ridge on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Tues., April 27.

The track, written by Bentley and Angelo Petraglia, features Petraglia on acoustic guitar, Sam Bush on slide mandolin and background vocals by Alison Krauss.

"This is the most fun I've ever had making music," says Bentley. "The songs, the production, the collaborations...everything came together so organically and naturally...it's been a blast. Now, we've got tv offers and a tour...I feel the same excitement and nervousness I felt when we were getting ready to release my first album 6 years ago!" - more on this story

Carole King & James Taylor Live Release and Tour Coming Next Week

Get ready for the May 4th release of the Carole King & James Taylor – Live at the Troubadour CD/DVD recorded live at the infamous Los Angels Troubadour nightclub.

The special 2-disc package (on Hear Music / Concord Records) captures the legendary singer-songwriters' historic 2007 Troubadour Reunion Performance in HD Video and 5.1 Audio.

Supporting the release, Carole & James will embark on an extensive tour on May 7th and they will also perform on The Today Show's Summer Concert Series on June 18th. - tracklisting and tour dates

Evile To Tribute Dimebag and Mike Alexander With Live Pantera Cover at Texas Shows

Evile has decided to do something special for their great fans in the lone star state. They will pay tribute to 2 men who have had an immense impact upon their lives - Dimebag Darrell and the band's late bassist, Mike Alexander - by performing their version of the Pantera classic, "Cemetery Gates" for the first time in front of lucky audiences last night at Emo's in Austin, TX and Wednesday at Tree in Dallas, TX.

Evile guitarist, Ol Drake explains the roots of this idea in a short statement: "We were recently sat in the van looking at the dates on this overkill run and we mentioned how cool the Texas dates will be. Then it hit me that Dimebag was born in Dallas, TX, and we recently covered "Cemetery Gates" and received some good feedback on it.

"So we thought why not play it live in Dallas? I think it'd be a great tribute to Dime and Pantera, and we love playing the song. We'll be playing very early at the Texas shows so please turn up early to see Evile's set. The number of times people have come up to me saying they missed us from thinking the doors were later is ridiculous. - more on this story

A Farewell To Piebald DVD Hitting Stores Next Month

Sidehatch Entertainment Group is proud to announce the release of the live concert DVD & documentary, "Nobody's Robots: A Farewell To Piebald," available in stores and online May 11, 2010.

This 3 hour documentary attempts (and damn near succeeds) to chronicle every drop of blood, sweat, tears and waste vegetable oil the band ever spilled, from their humble beginnings in an Andover, Massachusetts basement, up until the last note of their final performance, presented in it's glorious entirety.

A few highlights include: a look into the development and evolution of the 'Bald over the years, interviews, sing-a-longs, some embarrassing high school footage, a few well placed swears, cameos by Luke's goats, and of course, dance parties. So crank the volume and relive the life and times of a great American band whose diligent DIY ethic proved that they truly always were, and forever will be, Nobody's Robots.
- DVD Trailer posted here

Stigma Offer Free Download

Stigma have made their track "The Undertaker" available for free streaming/download on MetalInjection.net. When asked about the song, vocalist Vlad Ghersi writes:

"'The Undertaker' is definitely one of our favorite songs of the record, it's the very last we wrote before heading to the studio and I think it's hand down the catchiest song we've written so far!

Lyrics wise, I'm sorry to let you all down, but this song is not about the WWE superstar! In fact, like all the others featured on our new album, 'Concerto For The Undead,' is inspired by stories taken from the Tales From The Crypt comics! In this particular case I got inspired by a story entitled 'Fitting Punishment', where an old man… an undertaker in a small village, gets rid of his dead sister's son after treating him like a slave because he had no place to go after his mother died. After beating the young guy to the point he had to walk with crutches for the rest of his life, the miserable old man kicked him down the stairs to use a coffin he made by mistake! Of course this isn't the end of the story, cause the undertaker had a lame visit a few days later…!" - Grab it here

Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion Released

Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion! App for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad was finally released on Monday. In the Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion! App players embark on an epic adventure taking them through six unique districts in the game, each featuring the distinctive style of a band member.

The master goal is to retrieve the band's stolen music track – Blackbirds, a brand new, unreleased Linkin Park song made exclusively for the game. The song is unlocked upon completion of all missions inside the game.

Production on the Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion! App began more than a year ago, with the band (vocalists Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington, drummer Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, DJ Joe Hahn and bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell) working closely with Artificial Life, Inc. on every aspect of the game: storylines, gameplay, character design and of course, music. Mike Shinoda designed the band members' avatars and edited every line of dialogue, making this much more than just a simple rhythm game. - more on this story

Hanson Announce North American tour

Hanson have announced the first two legs of their North American tour in support of their fifth record, Shout It Out. Hanson are also taking the stage at NYC's Gramercy Theater every night this week for the 5 of 5 series, where the band will play each of their studio albums in their entirety, capped off with the premiere performance of Shout It Out!

The band are streaming video all week via their channel at LiveStream.com, including each of the 5 of 5 shows, so fans who missed picking up tickets to these sold out shows still have a chance to catch these intimate performances.

The first leg of the Shout It Out Tour begins July 21 with support from Rooney, and covers the east coast, south and midwest. The second leg, featuring A Rocket To The Moon, covers the southwest and west coast and begins September 14. - more on this story

Rhapsody Brings Subscription Music to the iPhone

Rhapsody today launched a new version of its popular Rhapsody for iPhone app with an important new feature: music fans can now download their favorite Rhapsody playlists to their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad so they can listen any time - even when they're not connected to the Internet.

Rhapsody is the first U.S. service to enable people to download subscription music to the iPhone. By downloading playlists directly to their device, fans can enjoy Rhapsody anywhere: on the subway, on an airplane, even on a submarine.

"Today marks a turning point for Rhapsody and subscription music," said Jon Irwin, Rhapsody's president. "By making Rhapsody accessible anywhere people want to hear music -- and not just the places where they have an Internet connection -- we're giving music lovers a new way to discover and enjoy music on the devices they love." - more on this story

Enemy Reign's European Invasion

Denver death metal battalion Enemy Reign will make their live European debut This Friday at the 2010 sold-out edition of the Neurotic Deathfest.

The fest features some of extreme metal's most coveted acts including: Bolt Thrower, Carcass, Pestilence, Dying Fetus and Napalm Death (among many others). The band will play The Middle Stage at 6:25pm

In addition, ENEMY REIGN Vocalist Sherwood Webber (DJ Thunderwheel) will be teaming up with Malignancy vocalist Danny Nelson (Bruticus) for a special DJ set to close out Saturday night! - more on this story

Singled Out: Greg Laswell's Take A Bow

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Greg Laswell tells us about the title track from his brand new album "Take A Bow," which will be released next week. We now turn it over to Greg for the story:

I wrote "Take a Bow" to myself. I know, right? How ridiculous. I told myself I'd never admit that but what the hell, in the spirit of being singled out, there it is: I wrote this song to my flipping self.

I've been heartbroken twice in my whole life... This song was written right after my second one failed. To be perfectly frank, I always knew that second one wasn't going to work, but that did not keep me from running full-throttle at it. I can now admit that I wasn't in love with the person the song concerns as much as I was in love with the chance of being in love again.

The chorus, "try and stay out of your head, I have seen you invent the damnedest things there," is a self-induced challenge I suppose. The truth is people are going to do what they are going to do. They are going to change their step in the middle of the dance sometimes, and probably right when you are getting the hang of it. You can't go through life absorbing the blame. I, on the other hand, do it all the time. At the high risk of sounding self-congratulatory, I allow myself to be proud in this song. I like that I tried again. I like that I allowed myself into a place where I could get hurt again. I played my heart out. It's not really a sad song with that skin on it. Blah, blah, blah.... how nauseating. I hope you like it and it finds a place in your own story somehow.

GL
P.S. Oh, and she can f**k off

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself to this track on other and learn more about the album - right here!