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Black Cobra will headline a U.S. summer tour with support from Howl and Struck By Lightning (on select dates). more -

Ask Dr. Ozzy Osbourne

Forget Dr. Drew, nobody really takes Dr. Phil seriously, but will they listen to the Prince of Darkness and the Wisdom of Ozz? We will find out when Ozzy Osbourne kicks off his medical advice column in the Sunday Times magazine.

What qualifies the Godfather of heavy metal to give medical advice? We'll let Ozzy explain: "By all accounts I'm a medical miracle. When I die, I should donate my body to the Natural History Museum," Ozzy told the Sunday Times "It's all very well going on a bender for a couple of days – but mine went on for 40 years. At one point I was knocking back four bottles of cognac a day, blacking out, coming to again, and carrying on.

"While filming TV show The Osbournes I was also shoving 42 types of prescription medication down my neck, morning, noon and night – and that was before all the dope I was smoking in my 'safe' room, away from the cameras." - Read a lot more in the preview article here

Stone Sour Offering Free Download

Stone Sour's new album, Audio Secrecy, will stores on September 7th. The band is giving fans a sneak preview of the album by offering a limited-time download of a new song titled "Mission Statement."

Says Taylor, "In this day and age, it's important to be strong enough to know who you are. This song is not only a rallying cry for us, but it says everything about what this album means to us. This is just the beginning."

"Mission Statement" will be available for 48 hours only beginning this Thursday, June 10th at 11am EST. The track can be downloaded at - www.stonesour.com

KISS and Tell: Ace Frehley To Release Memoir

Original Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley will release his memoir, to be titled "No Regrets," in the summer on 2011 via VH1 Books (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster.)

Here is the announcement that John from Talking Metal was kind enough to forward to us: Ace Frehley is known worldwide as the legendary original lead guitarist for the seminal rock band KISS and respected as a solo artist who has influenced generations of guitar players. KISS is known for its wild make-up, spectacular costumes, and theatrical live shows (not to mention their music)! Frehley will delve into his life as a kidgrowing up in the Bronx, his ups-and-downs and influences which catapulted him into a life of sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll, and reveal what is was like to be one of the founding members of one of the most influential bands in the world.

Ace Frehley said "I think Sinatra said it best…'regrets I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention.'" - more on this story

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

Puddle of Mudd will join Shinedown, Sevendust, Chevelle and 10 Years on the Carnival of Madness Tour this summer.

The trek kicks off July 16th in Jacksonville, FL at Jacksonville Arena and will wrap up on August 25th in Billings, MT.

Puddle of Mudd is touring in support of their fourth studio album, Volume 4: Songs In the Key of Love & Hate. - more on this story

Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews Band and Kid Rock To Fuel Power Gig: Rise of the SixString

Toy game guitars are nice, but what about a music video game that uses a real guitar? But the real question is can you keep up with Eric Clapton? You'll be able to find out in October. Here is the announcement:

Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews Band and Kid Rock have each entered into exclusive agreements with Seven45 Studios to provide songs for Power Gig: Rise of the SixString, the first band videogame for which the guitar peripheral is a functioning six-string electric guitar.

The deals mark the first time ever that songs from each of the three artists will appear as part of a music videogame. Power Gig: Rise of the SixString will be available for the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system October 2010. - more on this story

Iron Maiden Announce Album Details, Free Download

Iron Maiden will release their new studio album, The Final Frontier, on Monday 16th August. The announcement and tracklist (plus free download info) can be found below.

The new album features artwork illustrated by Melvyn Grant and, to mark the occasion, the band have made special arrangements for one new album track 'EL DORADO' to be made available Worldwide as a FREE digital download MP3 with immediate effect. Click here for your free download(US fans, please go here).

Singer Bruce Dickinson explains 'El Dorado is a preview of the forthcoming studio album. As we will be including it in the set of our Final Frontier World Tour (which opens in Dallas On 9th June - full dates below) we thought it would be great to thank all our fans and get them into The Final Frontier mood by giving them this song up front of the tour and album release' - more on this story

Singled Out: Eyes Set To Kill's Broken Frames

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Alexia Rodriguez from Eyes Set To Kill tells us about the title track from their brand new album "Broken Frames," which hit stores yesterday. Alexia will be back soon with two more stories behind songs on the new album but for now we turn it over to Alexia for today's story:

We titled the album after the single "Broken Frames" because I realized that every song was linked to it in a way. The song "Broken Frames" is about trying to forget about a love that went sour and died but still leaves the memories behind. As we started to write more songs on this record, I started to see that every song is about a memory that I wish I could have changed or just forgotten. We chose this song to be the first single because it represents that theme the best out of all of the songs and I feel like everyone can relate to a song about an x that haunts your memories as easy as a love song.

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

Mercyful Fate and Forbidden Supergroup Demonica Release Debut

Mercyful Fate and Forbidden Supergroup Demonica's debut album, "Demonstrous," hit all record stores who sell METAL as well as all digital outlets in North America yesterday.

Demonica is the new project featuring members Craig Locicero and Mark Hernandez of Forbidden, vocalist Klaus "Hyr" Hansen, bassist Marc Grabowski and Mercyful Fate guitarist Hank Shermann.

The new record features 10 songs that will appeal to old school thrash fans as well as the new school. The production is supplemented with with modern elements to create a very unique and dynamic sound. Every song on this CD makes you proud to be a Metal Head. "We are very excited to have inked a deal with GiddyUp! Records", states Shermann. "We are looking forward to working with them and fighting the new challenges in the music business, and we are especially excited to bring this project to the United States." - The video for the single Demon Class can be viewed here

Diamond Head Historic BBC Recordings Set For Release

A double disc of Diamond Head's BBC recordings will be released by Universal on August 2nd and will include liner notes by Diamond Head's very own Brian Tatler.

This double CD of BBC recordings combines the band's In Session and In Concert recordings on one CD for the first time. The set culminates in the Milton Keynes Bowl show, the night they opened for Metallica in 1993 and includes their Reading Festival set from 1982, described by the band as "the peak of their career… as good as it got".

One of the most remarkable talents to rise out of the NWOBHM, Diamond Head's legacy still ranks among the most influential of the genre, with both Megadeth and Metallica citing the group's influence on them. - more on this story

Nada Surfs Into Stores

Nada Surf's originally made their covers album 'if i had a hi-fi' available only at stops on their recent tour. That has changed.

The album hit the shelves of local record stores yesterday on CD and as a 180 gram Double LP with 3 bonus tracks. It is also available for download at digital retail outlets.

The critically acclaimed covers album has gained the kind of reception usually reserved for self-penned releases on account of Nada Surf's beautiful renditions of the eclectic mix of songs on the album.

Watch the video for "Electrocution (Bill Fox)" - here

The Human Abstract To Begin Work On New Album Next Month

The Human Abstract will enter the studio with William Putney (Suicide Silence, Four Year Strong) of The Machine Shop in NJ on July 1 to begin work on their next full-length album.

The band has been tucked away in downtown Los Angeles writing and preparing for their upcoming release. The album is currently slated for a fall release date, stay tuned for more details.

"These new songs are among the most difficult THA songs to play, but at the same time are more satisfying. Past songs sometimes felt more like exercises, these feel more well rounded with moments that are really fun to play," voices guitarist Dean Herrera. - more on this story

Yonder Mountain String Band, moe, and Grateful Dead Duo Will Lead This Year's Northwest String Summit

The ninth annual Northwest String Summit festival will feature Yonder Mountain String Band for three days, Rhythm Devils with Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart of The Grateful Dead, and moe. with a special 20th anniversary acoustic/electric set.

The live music schedule also features Danny Barnes and Friends; The Infamous Stringdusters; Republic of Strings with Darol Anger; Crooked Still; Great American Taxi with Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon; 2010 Band Contest and many others.

Northwest String Summit festival will feature three days of music and camping and returns to Horning's Hideout near Portland, Ore. from Friday, July 16 through Sunday, July 18, 2010. - more on this story

White Wizzard To Debut New Lineup At Download

White Wizzard will debut their new lineup when they make their debut performance at the Download festival at Donington Park openning the Ronnie James Dio Stage on Sunday, 13th June at 11am.

Founding member Jon Leon, guitarist Chad Bryan and drummer Giovanni Durst will appear live for the first time with newly recruited singer and former CELLADOR frontman Michael Gremio, along with new lead guitarist and Welsh native Lewis Stephens.

Former members WYATT ANDERSON and ERIK KLUIBER left the group after the band's UK tour with EDGUY to pursue different paths. - A photo of the new lineup is here

Evergreen Terrace To Thrash and Burn This Summer With A New Member

Evergreen Terrace will join part of this year's Thrash And Burn Tour alongside Asking Alexandria, Kittie, Born Of Osiris, Impending Doom and more as Caleb James takes Kyle Mims' place as the drummer for Evergreen Terrace.

The tour officially starts July 16 and Evergreen Terrace will join the tour from August 2nd through August 15th. The band is touring behind their latest album, Almost Home.

Josh James adds, "We decided to not play last so we could have plenty of time to party. Most of the thrashing will be done with Craig and Drew at the bar. The burning however will hopefully happen while we're on stage." - more on this story

Don't Quit Your Daydream With Adrian Grenier and The Good Listeners

Adrian Grenier will join The Good Listeners, the duo featuring Clark Stiles and Nathan Khyber, at the Los Angeles premiere of their documentary, Don't Quit Your Daydream.

Don't Quit Your Daydream is the story of two musicians, both approaching 40, unwilling to give up their dream of becoming rock stars. The duo set off to accomplish what many rendered impossible – record an entire album on the road with complete strangers while documenting each encounter. Leaving their day jobs behind, they embarked on a 24-day cross-country road trip to record and film both the album and documentary, Don't Quit Your Daydream.

While visiting 12 cities across America, they recorded their music with local musicians including Bingo Richey in Joshua Tree, CA, Bugs Salcido on an art ranch in Marfa, TX. Adrian Grenier also joined them and performed at a barn in Lexington, KY. - more on this story

Cinderella and Jackyl Stars Join Tribute To Fat Chicks

Rufus Fountain, featuring original Jackyl vocalist Ronnie Honeycutt, Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar, guitarist Tim Lewis, bassist Hayden James and drummer Shawn Hughes (Naked Beggars, John Corabi) has joined the roster of the upcoming tribute album "WHOLE LOTTA LOVE: An All-Star Salute To Fat Chicks."

The five-piece rips through a high-octane version of the AC/DC concert staple "Whole Lotta Rosie," showcasing LaBar's signature guitar tone and Honeycutt's patented Bon Scott rasp.

"Whole Lotta Rosie" tells the true-life tale of an intimate encounter between the late AC/DC singer and a sexual dynamo by the name of Rosie, all 42"-39"-56" and 250+ lbs. of her. Rosie's legendary amplitude provided inspiration not only for the song itself, but also for the large inflatable Rosie that was added to the live AC/DC stage show during the Brian Johnson era. As AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young explains in the commentary of the "Live at Donington" DVD (on which the larger-than-life-sized Rosie can be witnessed in all her glory), "We update her every tour now, she comes in new and improved versions. She never gets thinner, she gets bigger! The boobs always get bigger, the butt gets bigger and more tattoos are added. But she still looks sweet and the fans just love her." - more on this story

Black Tide Hit the Studio With Gggarth And Josh Wilbur

Black Tide have entered Spin Studios in New York with producers GGGarth (Rage Against The Machine, Rise Against) and Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God) to record their as-yet-untitled sophomore album, which will be released this fall.

Black Tide is one of a young, new generation of rock bands who are equally at home in the metal, hard rock, and alternative worlds as evidenced by their inclusion on various package tours – Vans Warped Tour, Ozzfest, Mayhem Festival- and as support for artists such as Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Escape the Fate and more.

Their 2008 debut, Light From Above, has sold over 100,000 albums and the band has had over 1 million views of their Youtube videos. - more on this story

The Refused Revisited

Yesterday Epitaph Records released a Deluxe Edition of one of the most influential hardcore albums of all time, The Shape of Punk to Come, from groundbreaking Swedish band Refused.

The Deluxe Edition of The Shape of Punk to Come has been released as a three disc collection that will include the essential full-length CD, a never-before-released mind-blowing live album and the classic yet bittersweet documentary Refused Are F*cking Dead on DVD.

The long-rumored about unreleased, incendiary live album that was recorded at the Umeå Open festival in their hometown Umeå, Sweden on April 3, 1998 and the 80 minute DVD documentary Refused Are f***ing Dead that includes interviews, backstage footage and live performances that chronicle the rise and fall of one of hardcore's most revered bands. - more on this story

The Devil Will Wear Prada in Clubs Starting Next Week

The Devil Wears Prada's "Back to the Roots" club dates will kick off on Saturday, June 19 at The Arbor in Memphis, TN and play 40+ "roots" shows through to the end of August.

Joining The Devil Wears Prada on all "Back to the Roots" dates will be Miss May I and Your Demise.

"One of the primary elements of the 'Back to the Roots Tour'," Hranica explained, "is playing a few Dear Love songs that we have not played in a long time, and probably will not play again or anytime soon. We have not built the precise set list yet, and I know it will not entirely be composed of older Dear Love songs, but there will definitely be more in there than what we usually do." - more on this story

Devo Help The Surfrider Foundation and Heal the Bay

Last Saturday, Los Angeles based KROQ Radio held its annual summer concert event, the KROQ Weenie Roast at the Verizon Amphitheater with 14 bands performing including a special comeback performance by iconic 80s band Devo.

Prior to going on stage, DEVO dropped by the back stage Gift Lounge to sign two drum stools (provided by Maison Bertet). The drum stools will be donated to charities, The Surfrider Foundation and Heal the Bay to be auctioned at a later date. Both charities benefit from KROQ Weenie Roast ticket sales.

2010 is the first year that KROQ has hosted a Gift Lounge at the Weenie Roast. Hype Circle converted the backstage area which was furnished by Maison Bertet into a special gifting lounge for artists and their guests to hang out and receive product as a thank you for participating in the show. - more on this story

Mass Reissues

Three albums from German rockers Mass, "Angel Power" and "Swiss Connection", Metal Fighter" and "War Law" will see their North American release on July 13, 2010. Each re-release comes in a digipak with a bonus track and an O-Card. The booklet and inlay are filled with liner notes and rare photos.

When hard rock and heavy metal were on a real roll in the 80's MASS admittedly were merely in the second line in their home country behind the international flagship bands Scorpions and Accept. Nevertheless, they found acknowledgment and fans beyond the German borders. More than 200,000 albums sold in total explain the significance that the quartet MASS from Regensburg enjoyed in the hard 'n' heavy scene for ten years between 1976 and 1986.

Their success has finally been acknowledged appropriately more than two decades later: The most successful LP's of MASS' catalog have now been re-released in a remastered digipak version, enriched with bonus tracks, liner notes and rare photos on CD for the first time under the new banner of SPV/Steamhammer "Rare Classics" - more on this story

At Our Heels Give Fans A Taste of Their New Album

At Our Heels have posted two tracks off their upcoming album, "Misanthropy and Godlessness" on their newly revamped MySpace page.

The band entered Castle Ultimate Studios in Fremont, CA in March of 2010 with acclaimed producers Zack Ohren (All Shall Perish, Animosity, Light This City) and Aaron Helam for the production of their debut full length

Consisting of 13 tracks of crushing darkened hardcore, "Misanthropy and Godlessness" will see an August 10th release date available in multiple gatefold vinyl configurations, as well as a digipak CD format. The artwork was handled by acclaimed artist Ryan Begley (Shirts and Destroy). - more on this story

The Giving Tree Band Announce Free Song From Their New Album

The Giving Tree Band will release their new effort, The Joke, The Threat & The Obvious, on September 21st via Crooked Creek Records.

As an introduction to their new material, they are offering up their single "Circles" for free to fans that sign up for their mailing list via a streaming player on their website featuring 4 new songs from the album.

They've also put together a series of webisodes to illuminate the history of the band. Episode 1 explains how the eight-member band came together piece by piece via friends of friends and in some cases pure chance. It is available to view now on their - site

Revelation Generation To Be Headlined By The Devil Wears Prada, Anberlin and Skillet

Revelation Generation has announced the addition The Devil Wears Prada and Anberlin to join Skillet as the headlining acts for the 2010 edition.

Now in its sixth year, this gigantic, eclectic, and energetic festival will be held over Labor Day Weekend 2010 on Saturday, September 4 and Sunday, September 5. - more on this story

Dave Grohl, Creed and Muse Stars Join Drum Workshop

Drum Workshop artist roster is regarded as one of the most celebrated and highly visible in the drum industry today. In addition to such names as Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band), Aaron Spears (Usher), Alex Gonzalez (Mana) and Neil Peart (Rush), DW's family of artists now includes Austrian drumming virtuoso Thomas Lang, Extreme Metal master Derek Roddy, Creed stickman Scott Phillips, studio legend John J.R. Robinson, heavy hitter Dave Grohl and Muse drummer Dominick Howard.

DW Director of Marketing, Scott Donnell, comments, "We really pride ourselves on our Artist Relations program. We have an amazing roster and it's a family atmosphere. It's always been that way and we feel like more than ever, we can offer drummers the best service, products and people in the biz.

"We're honored to be working with so many talented artists. Guys like Thomas and Derek take drumming to new heights, Scott and Dominick are Billboard chart topers and what can you say about J.R. and Dave Grohl, other than they have influenced a generation of drummers and continue to do it today. We couldn't be happier to have these guys on board and we look forward to working with them for years to come."
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Early Man's Sophomore Album To Arrive At Long Last

It's been five years since Early Man released their full length debut but the wait for a follow-up is almost over. The End Records have set a July 20th release date for their sophomore album, Death Potion.

The Los Angeles and Brooklyn–based band recorded the 12-track album in Seattle, WA at Soundhouse Recording with producer Jack Endino (High on Fire, Skeletonwitch, 3 Inches of Blood).

"There's a lot of angst and urgency that comes out in this record, musically, vocally, lyrically, and creatively," said Early Man vocalist/guitarist Mike Conte. "It's a very raw, honest record which I think sadly has become extremely rare within heavy metal. It means something, it stands for something. I don't like making records just for the sake of making records. For me, the songs have to come from somewhere real artistically and that is very much the case with Death Potion." - more on this story

Attn Musicians: Scholarships For the Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music Are Still Available

Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music has announced merit-based scholarships for all the school's Bass, Drums, Vocal and Guitar Departments are still available; the submission deadline for the Fall 2010 semester is July 5th.

Interested domestic and international students demonstrating exceptional musical talent, ability and enthusiasm can apply now and are evaluated based on essays and transcripts, academic promise, results of the performance audition and letters of recommendation.

"The school offers six levels of scholarships in addition to financial aid for its performance degree and diploma programs," says Tom Aylesbury, President of LA Music Academy. "Amazingly, we've noticed that potential students don't take full advantage of these opportunities which can help significantly lower tuition and financial stress associated with attending high-end colleges. Although the number of scholarship and financial aid applications submitted here is on the rise, a significant amount of scholarship dollars go untapped every semester." - more on this story