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Aerosmith Plan New Album

Forget those earlier reports with Joe Perry's doubt about a new Aerosmith album, Rock Radio reports that Steven Tyler's return to Aerosmith means that fans can expect a new album soon.

Tyler himself feels that playing live "rekindles the fire for song writing" and that new material is "coming down the pike."

Perry and Tyler have already started the process and the guitarist adds: "The bottom line is we haven't done our best record yet, and we feel like first of all we owe it to ourselves, and second of all we owe it to our fans."
- more on this story

Duff To Get Loaded Again

Former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan is keeping extra busy while Velvet Revolver is on hold without a frontman. McKagan is not only a current member of Jane's Addiction but he is planning to head back into the studio with his name sake band, Duff McKagan's Loaded, next month.

Here is the announcement from the band's Myspace: Hey everyone! Sorry that things have been quiet here for awhile, we have all been busy doing what we all do between making records, touring,etc. BUT.....! The time has come!

We have been writing for lasy few months and next week we start pre-production on the new LOADED record! We couldn't be happier and we think you f**kers will be too! As it is looking, we will be recording it in August and thus begins LOADED MACH III! - more on this story

Arrest For Vicious Madina Lake Attack

Rock Radio reports that Chicago Police have charged a man with the assault of Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone last week. Leone went the rescue of a woman who was being attacked herself, but the aggressor turned on him instead and left him with serious injuries.

His brother Nathan reports that although a third of his skull has been removed to deal with swelling of his brain, Matthew is responding well to treatment.

Justin Pivec, a 33-year-old Ohio man, who was charged on Tuesday with the attack on the woman, has now also been charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm to Leone.
- A lot more from Nathan on Matthew's condition here

Metallica Going Old School Club Style In Christchurch

Metallica had big news over the holiday weekend for fans in New Zealand. We'll let them tell you about it: You asked (okay, demanded!) and we heard ya. When we got wind of the massive petitions for us to come to Christchurch, New Zealand we just had to check it out . . . and wow, the number of requests were overwhelming! So, the moral of the story is to be careful what you wish for . . . because 'Tallica is coming to your town on September 22 at CBS Canterbury Arena!

Now here's the catch - our production team scoped it out over the last couple of weeks and no matter how hard we tried to re-configure it, the bottom line is the CBS Canterbury Arena is just not equipped to handle the in the round "Death Magnetic" show that we've been carting around the world on this tour. That's not going to stop us, but we wanted to let you know that we will not be able to bring the full set up that you may have seen in photos on the site or will see if you happen to hit another show in New Zealand or Australia. It's gonna be us and YOU old-school "club style" in an arena making a whole lot of noise together, and that's what counts.

Tickets go on sale July 15 at 9:00 AM with the MyTKT pre-sale starting July 13 at noon. Fan Club members should check www.metclub.com for information about a special pre-sale for them starting on July 9. Thanks for all the love and support . . . see you in September! - Get the latest Metallica news here

Who Wants To Beat Nickelback?

Nickelback issued a challenge to fans on Monday (ok, it was also a way to promote their new iPhone game... which cost a lot more than a nickel.) Here is what they had to say:

Think you can beat Chad's score tapping to "This Afternoon" in Nickelback Revenge? Try and beat the guys' score on select songs. Assuming you've got what it takes, you'll be entered to win one of three great prizes:

Ultimate Ear headphones, a signed Dark Horse tour book and a Nickelback prize pack. We'll announce the winners soon.
- See the band's scores here

Dave Matthews Band Announce Summer Tour Finale

Dave Matthews Band will close their current summer tour with two big concerts at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL.

DMB will perform back-to-back concerts on September 17-18th at the historical ballpark the Chicago Cubs have called home for 95 years.

Jason Mraz will perform as support for both Chicago shows. You can grab early ticket presale info
- here

Paul Gilbert Announces Fuzzy New Album

Paul Gilbert has announced an August 3rd release of his new solo instrumental album via on Shrapnel Records,.

"Fuzz Universe is my third guitar instrumental album," explains Gilbert. "Being a fan of pop music and rock bands, I am a reluctant convert into the art of instrumental rock music. But after touring with Joe Satriani's G3, I witnessed firsthand the power of the electric guitar to take center stage and rock the audience. Playing my guitar-driven songs live was a blast! This discovery led to a huge increase in my touring as a solo artist. In the last couple of years, I've played nearly 150 shows all over the world, with my guitar leading the way."

Fuzz Universe title is inspired by Gilbert being so immersed in the world of guitar it made him realize that he lives in a Fuzz Universe. "Every generation of guitar players has their own terminology for the rock guitar sound: Distortion, Overdrive, Gain, Crunch, Saturation, Drive etc. For me, the word is Fuzz" - more on this story

Gollum To Play with Korn, Lamb Of God, 3 Inches Of Blood, Hatebreed, Shadows Fall and More

Gollum have been added to Raleigh, North Carolina stop of the Mayhem Festival. The fest runs from July 10 - August 14 and features Korn, Lamb Of God, In This Moment, 3 Inches Of Blood, Hatebreed, Shadows Fall and many more.

Gollum will perform on the Jagermeister Stage August 3 at the Walnut Creek Amphitheater in Raleigh, North Carolina. This marks the second year in the row the band have been asked to perform the prestigious event.

Commented the band on their addition to the fest: "We are thrilled to be invited back a for the second year in a row! Last year, West Palm Beach, Florida was so surreal and unbelievable! We really look forward to playing on the Jager stage at the Mayhem Festival again this year, this time in front of our home state crowd in Raleigh! Thanks to Jagermeister! We are currently planning a fall tour and are in pre-production for the our next record." - more on this story

In This Moment Preview

In This Moment have posted a new track online from their forthcoming album, A Star-Crossed Wasteland, which hits stores on July 13th.

You can check out the new track, "Just Drive," from the new album on their MySpace page here

Chris Howorth (guitars) checks in with the following report: "As I write this we are currently nine days from the start of the Mayhem Fest. We have been holed up in our rehearsal studio for the last two weeks working on all the new songs and putting together our set list. We have dialed in a pretty brutal set comprised of songs from our first album and our new CD. We can't wait to unleash these songs on the Mayhem crowd every day. Over the last two days we have also done a live performance for Fuel TV and an acoustic performance/interview for Revolver TV. Both performances went great and we were stoked that our good friend Adrian Patrick from Otherwise flew in to perform the song 'The Promise' with us at both events. It was crazy seeing a dude on stage singing with us, but it was also a really cool change from the norm. - more on this story

Apocalyptica Bushed In New Video

Apocalyptica will release their new album, 7th Symphony, on August 24th through Jive Records.

The first single off the album is the song "End of Me" which features lead vocals from Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. Watch the video here

7th Symphony was produced by Joe Barresi (Coheed and Cambria, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion), and is scheduled for release August 24. The album will feature eight instrumentals plus four tracks with guest vocals including the first single "End Of Me" featuring lead vocals by Bush's Gavin Rossdale. In addition, producer Howard Benson (Three Days Grace, Creed, My Chemical Romance) returns for production duties on two tracks on the forthcoming album. - more on this story

Singled Out: Can't Hang's 95 and Just For You

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Steve and Alex from tell us about "Can't Hang" and "Just For You" from their brand new album "Ride The Lightrail". We now turn it over to Can't Hang for the story:

Steve Lynch lead singer on "95" : So there's this girl... is pretty much how every song's back story would start, and this one's no different. I live in Baltimore, and at the time, she lived in DC. It all happens on Interstate 95 around here. I'd drive back and forth to see her, we go to shows anywhere on the east coast using 95, and I'd always get back really late... it's an important road in our lives. So, through all this physical driving back and forth, and wondering if that's worth it, there's all this emotional back and forth with her- we should be together, we shouldn't be together. The song's about pursuing what your heart wants at the expense of your sanity and gas money, and hoping that the person of your desire decides to stop letting their head drive their heart around.

Alex - Drummer on "Just For You" : Steve got his hands on a mix CD of Jamaican riddims (that's rhythms or instrumental tracks for you whiteys). One of them was pretty catchy and reminded him of a band that Can't Hang played with a lot. The chorus just jumped out of his mouth while he was listening to the track while driving around. The idea was to write a song like many popular R+B songs about bein up in "da club" and seein the girlies dancin and pickin one out of the crowd... "the vibe is nice and the drinks are on ice." Steve brought this idea to the band under the auspices of writing "pop-reggae candy" and so our assignment was set before us. We worked on the tune one night and laid down a demo version titled "The Way ay ay" (on one of the most hungover days of my life I might add). We hit the Internet with it and people loved it immediately. In the recording of "Ride The Lightrail" (under the guidance of our rad producer Jocko) we revamped the riddim and turned it into a more muscular 70's type reggae feel and Luke rechristened it "Just For You."

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

Bonded By Comic Blood

Bonded By Blood have released a comic strip to preview the concept behind their forthcoming album, Exiled To Earth, which comes out on August 10th in North America and August 16th in Europe.

Exiled To Earth is a unique concept album about an alien race called The Crong, who have taken control of planet Earth. To celebrate the upcoming release of the album, Bonded By Blood have released a special comic strip to give fans a taster of mankind's fight to reclaim our planet. View the Exiled To Earth comic strip here

Exiled To Earth will be released as a limited edition CD with a free patch, limited edition colored vinyl, and a special, low-priced CD version. The limited edition vinyl is available in the following colors: Lazer Explosion Purple - 100 copies * Crong Green - 200 copies * Revolution Red - 300 * Black - 900 - more on this story

Mars Attacks KISS Grand Funk Union

Ex-Kiss, Union and Grand Funk Railroad guitarist Bruce Kulick is the guest on latest edition of the "Mars Attacks Podcast" with Victor M. Ruiz.

During this interview Bruce discusses five tracks off of his new solo album BK3, and five classic Kiss tracks from his era of the band. The tracks discussed have been handpicked by Bruce himself.

During the course of the interview he gives you insight as to what took place while the tracks were recorded, what his motivation was to write or record tracks a certain way, etc. Items touched up during the episode are various Kiss albums, Gene and Nick Simmons, Paul Stanley, Vinnie Vincent, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Pink Floyd, and Steve Vai. - listen here

Free Digital Indie Mixtape from Seaport Music and Insound

The teams behind the Seaport Music series and the site Insound have teamed up to compile the free 2010 Seaport Music/Insound Digital Mix Tape.

The compilation features tracks from bands slated to perform at this summer's Seaport Music series, plus two bonus tracks from new artists debuting on Seaport Music Records.

Available for a limited time at www.Insound.com/Seaport2010, the free digital mix tape - includes

Kings Destroy Old Yeller

Stoner/doom rockers Kings Destroy have released their first music video. The clip is for the song, "Old Yeller", which comes from the band's self-released debut 7-inch EP.

"'Old Yeller' was a collaboration between a filmmaker friend of ours named Dave Danesh, and Morgan Nichols," explains vocalist Steve Murphy.

"The idea surrounding it is pretty self-explanatory and goes hand-in-hand with the lyrics." - Watch it here

OneRepublic Kick Off Headline Tour, Announce Dates with Maroon 5

Last week OneRepublic hit the road for a string of headlining dates and also announced plans to join Maroon 5 for a thirteen city trek this fall.

"Secrets," the second single off OneRepublic's new album Waking Up, debuts on the Top 40 radio chart at #37 and is sure to top the charts just as first single "All The Right Moves."

The band will perform "Secrets" on Live with Regis & Kelly when they broadcast from Price Edward Island on July 15th. - more on this story

Idiot Pilot Member Aims To Be Tetris Champ

Idiot Pilot and The Ghost And The Grace's Daniel Anderson isn't just a rocker, he's a top ranked Tetris player. What does that mean? Read on: Daniel Anderson will compete in the Classic Tetris World Championship on August 8th in Los Angeles. Anderson will take time off from working on new material for both groups to compete against other top players from around the country in this first ever Classic Tetris event.

He is currently ranked 5th in overall Points and 11th in Most Lines in Tetris for the original Nintendo Entertainment System according to Twin Galaxies. Twin Galaxies is the world authority on player rankings, gaming statistics and championship tournaments and supplier of video game scores to the Guinness world record books.

The tournament, organized by former Nintendo World Champion and Tetris expert Robin Mihara, will put together some of the best players from around the country up against each other in what is described on the event's site as a "good old fashioned face-to-face live tournament for the ages." - more on this story

Rock Out City Preview

Rock Out City are previewing two new songs off their debut full length "Look Good. Speak Well." on their myspace page.

They are currently in the studio finishing up their record, with Singer/ Guitarist/ Multi-Instrumentalist Eric Arena at the helm.

Eric has recorded and produced such fine acts as A Day To Remember, The Modern Day Saint, Farewell To Freeway, and more. With the other two thirds of the band featuring members of the now defunct Eyeball records recording artist The Modern Day Saint, this quasi-super group has decided that less is more and are taking a solid three man approach to writing catchy Indie-pop gems. Please stay tuned for more songs and more info in the very near future. - Check out the songs here

Fang Island Touring with The Flaming Lips and Stone Temple Pilots

Fang Island have just hit the road with the Flaming Lips this weekend and are also set to tour with Stone Temple Pilots next month.

Following those outing the band will embark on their first headlining tour of the UK and Europe in September, starting in Dublin at the Electric Picnic.

As if that weren't enough, Fang Island has also added the Pygmalian Music Festival and Midpoint Music Festival, as well as a Williamsburg Waterfront performance to its busy itinerary. - dates

MeTalkPretty Wake Up MTV

(Submitted News) MeTalkPretty's music video for , "Wake Up!" is up for voting on MTVU's "The Freshman" Your votes determine weather "Wake Up!" will get into rotation on MTVU. vote here

The band will release half of their debut record, "We Are Strangers: on iTunes on July 27th. Their 1st single "Wake Up!" is currently on iTunes.

They will be hitting the road with with Neon Trees, Paper Tongues, and Civil Twilight on The Bang The Gong Tour throughout July/August.
- Check out the video here

Black Water Rising Unplugged in Times Square

Black Water Rising will play an acoustic set and be interviewed in Times Square for The Real Radio Show. The performance and interview will take place at the Jamba Juice in Times Square located at 712 7th Avenue (Between 47th and 48th)

The Real Radio Show with Frankie Dee airs every Monday night from 6:30-8:00 PM and is broadcast on Long Island's WGBB 1240 AM as well as live online at the Real Radio website www.therealradioshow.com. Also appearing on the show will be actor and one of BWR'S close friends Jose Hernandez Jr. (HBO's OZ and NY Undercover)

Drummer Mike Meselsohn spoke on BLACK WATER RISING'S upcoming acoustic performance in Times Square: "These riffs were meant to be played loud but sometimes it's nice to strip the songs down to their essence and let the vocals really shine through. It's cool to present the tunes with a completely different feel and energy." - more on this story

Bleeding Fist Coheadlining Haliaetum Open Air

Bleeding Fist will celebrate their fifth anniversary as coheadliners of Haliaetum Open Air with Forgotten Tomb and Purgatory.

The band comments: "This concert will be the first step on a journey through suffering and utter pain to let thy countenance be raised up towards the dark light of the damned one in order to invoke his soul! Blood shall be spilled, candles burned and insane fanaticism shall obsess all the present at this glorious Satanic ritual!"

Bleeding Fist recently released a new MCD entitled Macabrum Bestia Ex Abyssus through Moribund Records.
- band's website

Famous Actor Cast To Play Ozzy Osbourne In Ozzy Movie?

For those that missed it during the weekend, here it is: The Metal Den had this bit of news about the Ozzy movie. Apparently producers of the film have found the actor they want to play Osbourne in the film and it's not Johnny Depp. Here is part of their report:

Paramount Pictures and MTV Films have revealed that actor Colin Farrell will portray the role of Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne in a biography film about the Prince of Darkness.

The 34-year-old Dublin actor, Colin Farrell, has landed the coveted role of Ozzy. Inside sources are saying that Colin and Ozzy have a similar lifestyle so it was a perfect casting.
- more on this story