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KISS, Blink-182, Bush and Eminem's Epic Suicidal Gig

Epicenter Twenty Ten will offer something for almost everybody with sets announced from Eminem, Blink-182, Bush, Suicidal Tendencies, B.o.B., Bad Religion, A Day To Remember and KISS.

The music festival has expanded to two days and will take place on Saturday, September 25 and Sunday, September 26 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. It will feature an expanded area including accommodations for overnight festival camping.

The initial line-up for this Year's Epicenter Twenty Ten musical celebration will include headliners Blink-182, Eminem, Kiss, Rise Against, along with Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bush, B.O.B., Bad Religion, A Day To Remember, Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Pacific and many more. Many of these performances are unique to Southern California: Epicenter Twenty Ten will mark Eminem's first California concert since 2005; Blink-182's only 2010 concert in North America; KISS' only 2010 California appearance; Rise Against's only concert in California this year; and the festival marks the first reunion show by Bush, who haven't performed together since 2001. - more on this story

Free MP3 From Killswitch Engage ex-frontman Jesse Leach's New Empire

Former Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach returns with The Empire Shall Fall, who released their debut album "Awaken," this week.

To celebrate the album release, the band have released a free MP3 of their cover of 'Arcarsenal' by At The Drive-In as a treat for their fans both new and old.

Bassist Nick Sollectio had the following to say regarding the track: "We had debated for months about a cover song that was appropriate for us on a whole. I suggested something by 'At The Drive-In' to which Jake suggested 'Arcarsenal' and we all agreed immediately. Taking on a song by a band as mighty as At The Drive-In is no small task, and we understand the dangers in doing so. But, I think we all love the band so much that it was hard to say no."

A free download of 'Arcarsenal' can be found - here

Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Lands New TV Show

Last week we told you a little bit about Mark Hoppus' new series on Fuse. Today we received a lot more details about the show. Here you go: "A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus," a long-form original series scheduled to premiere on Fuse in September. Hosted by musician (Blink 182 and +44) and producer Mark Hoppus, this one-hour, innovative weekly show will cover everything in the world of music.

Every week, Hoppus and his co-host will offer a place for music fans to discover and indulge their passions through interviews with artists and celebrities and musical performances by mainstream and emerging bands. "A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus" will also feature music news, fun panel discussions and special reports from the show's correspondents, offering a humorous and entertaining spin on the music industry, including concert tours, festival and other music-related happenings. Additional information about the show, co-host and correspondents will be announced in the upcoming weeks.

"I am stoked to join the Fuse family and have a show where I can talk about a topic that I'm passionate about, music," said Hoppus. "More importantly, I'm excited to force millions of people to watch me on a weekly basis on national television." - more on this story

My Morning Jacket Going Voodoo

This year's Voodoo Experience has one more big name to add to their line-up: My Morning Jacket.

My Morning Jacket will make their triumphant return to New Orleans this Halloween weekend when they join the recently announced line-up of this year's Voodoo Experience, set for October 29, 30 and 31 at City Park in New Orleans.

They'll join a bill comprised of headliners Ozzy Osbourne, Muse and Weezer and more than 100 acts from all genres of music. Other artists confirmed for New Orleans' signature fall musical celebration include MGMT, Drake, Florence and the Machine, Paul van Dyk, Interpol, Hot Chip, Metric, Deadmau5, Street Sweeper Social Club, Jakob Dylan and Three Legs, Jonsi, Eagles of Death Metal, Cage the Elephant, Minus the Bear and Janelle Monae. -

Twilight Saga Goes Bauhaus In Eclipse

Here is a little bit of news for fans of Twilight and Bauhaus. Not only does Peter Murphy make a cameo appearance in the film, but he's also announced a new tour and his "ninth" album.

Original vampire enthusiast and iconic Bauhaus mainman Peter Murphy makes a central cameo appearance as 'The Cold One' in Eclipse, the most recent installment of the Twilight series. Eclipse debuts June 30 in the U.S. and July 1 in the UK, where Murphy will be walking the red carpet at the London premiere in Leicester Square at the Odeon Theatre, accompanied by his daughter, Hurihan.

Murphy's last film appearance was in 1983 when Bauhaus performed "Bela Lugosi's Dead" in the opening credit sequence of Tony Scott's vampire thriller The Hunger starring David Bowie, Catherine De Neuve and Susan Sarandon. As a bookend to the now-infamous "Bela" performance, Peter felt that a cameo in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was too good to turn down. "Who else could have and should have done it?" he laughs. "It was really lovely and smart of David Slade to ask me…I was honored, actually." - more on this story

Murderdolls Giving Away New Song

Murderdolls are giving fans a free download of "My Dark Place Alone," the first single from their forthcoming album, "Women and Children Last," which is set for release August 31st through Roadrunner Records.

Murderdolls are the Frankenstein brainchild of Joey Jordison and partner-in-grime, Wednesday 13. The band sees Joey step away from his day job and masked role behind the kit in Slipknot to playing a low-slung lead guitar, while Wednesday serves as the frontman in their macabre rock 'n' roll circus. The duo are ready to breathe new life into the project with a brand new line-up, while their 'f*** you' attitude, devilish glamour and trademark black sense of humor remain firmly in tact. Joey and Wednesday are excited to bring back their revamped musical monster, exclaiming, "We don't look at this as a return...this is REVENGE! The music scene today is as boring and stale as it was in 2002, when we first formed the band. This time around, everyone is the enemy!"

Comments Joey, "We've waited eight years to make sure, but this is the perfect time to bring Murderdolls back to the world. We've got nothing to lose and nothing to prove. So raise your fist along with us motherf***ers and sorry if you get a bloody nose along the way. It's about to get ugly! Women and Children Last!!!" - Grab the free tune here

Madball Eye Fall Album Release

Madball are currently at work on their new album, Empire, which is tentatively set for release in late September or early October of 2010.

"Empire will play off of the name," points vocalist Freddy Cricien. "Madball has come a long way from being street kids to becoming very established in our genre, and even beyond the music. We're finally at a point in our life where we're taking control of our things, where as before we didn't have control of some things or didn't choose to have control. We have the feeling that we've built a little empire for ourselves with our band, brand, and different endeavors."

We get this reference that we're kings of New York..." adds Cricien. "There are plenty of awesome bands that have come out of the city. Agnostic Front are the godfathers of New York hardcore, Sick Of it All are one of the undisputed champs of the scene... we were always known as more of the bad guys, but now people are calling us the kings. It's not a title we gave ourselves and it's not that we call ourselves that, but it's just a term of endearment and respect that people use and it plays into the name Empire. - more on this story

Slayer Pinball

KISS had a pinball game back in the day, why can't Slayer have one today by taking advantage of modern technology so that all of their fans can afford to get it? They can and they just did.

Slayer is about to enter the "app age" with the launch of Slayer: Pinball Rocks, a new pinball game app developed in conjunction with American Recordings/Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment and Gameprom.

"As a life-size pinball player, this looks so awesome," said Slayer's Kerry King. "It looks really fun and entertaining, with a shot of evil, and it could definitely keep me up all night with a few shots for myself..." - more on this story

Dragonforce To Come Alive with Twilight Dementia

Dragonforce will unleash Twilight Dementia, a double-CD which documents their Ultra Beatdown tour on September 14th.

The tour ran from 2008 through 2009 and includes tracks from all of the band's albums, including the hit "Through the Fire and the Flames," which was featured on Guitar Hero.

Twilight Dementia was produced by longstanding DF collaborator Karl Groom along with band guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman. It features 13 tracks and is an exercise in soaring vocals and advanced guitar pyrotechnics. It was recorded across 19 UK shows, with the very best takes lovingly compiled and mixed by Groom, Totman and Li. - more on this story

Singled Out: RPWL's Cake

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Kalle Wallner from RPWL tells us about "Cake" from their brand new album "The Gentle Art Of Music". We now turn it over to Kalle for the story:

As we decided to release an anniversary album as a "compilation", we did not only want to have a typical "best of", because we liked the idea of doing something special on the second cd that we called "revisited". So we re-recorded and re-arranged some of our old songs in a new but more acoustic way with many different instruments. But we already had written some new songs we liked a lot. So we couldn't resist to do at least two of them for the "revisited" cd.

One of those two is really special to me, its name is "Cake". But first of all - for understanding this story- you have to know that Yogi and me have a big old farmer's house which we rebuilt to RPWL's home: we have two studios, 2 recordings rooms, some offices, a rehearsal room, etc. So I remember I was sitting in my studio, jamming around with the acoustic guitar over this riff, when Yogi joined me for a coffee -as usual. He heard the riff and immediately had the idea about the lyrics: To say sorry with a cake. Maybe he was just longing for a piece of cake for the coffee or maybe he had some private trouble... anyway. Finally he told me about these lyrics and before we started to complete and arrange the song we already had the video in mind: Loads of people carrying the same cake and showing it into the camera. We liked all these ideas and finished the whole song within 2 hours. The song itself is not complicated, but has a very nice hook. As "Cake" was mainly based on the acoustic guitar we decided to put it on "revisited" because the sound fits perfect to the rest of the new-recorded songs. We decided to take the middle-part of „Cake" for some new instrument experiments: The saxophone has the leading part which is quite unusual for us, and together with the female harmonies this reminds a lot of the 60ies.

Furthermore, we realized this video we had in mind because finally this was the starting point of "Cake". We went with a gorgeous cake through the centre of our hometown and let the people present the cake to the camera. The rest of the artwork and the animation was made by Judith Reichhuber, an artist and friend of us. She already did the artwork in the booklet of THE RPWL EXPERIENCE. You can watch the video on our - YouTube channel

Spinal Tap Classic Gets Twisted For Fat Chicks

Twisted Sister guitarist Eddie Ojeda is the latest rocker to lend a hand to "Whole Lotta Love: An All-Star Salute To Fat Chicks." Eddie appears in conjunction with his solo project Eddie Ojeda's Band of Steel, featuring vocalist Andre Vanchot (X Factor X, Joe Stump), bassist Chris McCarvill (Dokken, House of Lords, Jeff Scott Soto) and drummer B.J. Zampa (Dokken, House of Lords, Yngwie Malmsteen).

Eddie and company contribute a new incarnation of the Spinal Tap favorite "Big Bottom," a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the well-padded posterior. "Big Bottom" is infamous for featuring three separate bass parts (bass, lead bass, rhythm bass) with no guitars whatsoever. A bass-centric tune with a lot of low end, it's a bottom-heavy ode to the bottom-heavy girl.

"When I was first asked if I wanted to cover 'Big Bottom,' I thought it was a joke! I mean, why would you ask a guitarist to play on a song with no guitars?" commented a bewildered Eddie Ojeda. "That's like hiring Dee Snider to record a song and then telling him not to sing on it! I just figured I'd stumbled into an easy gig, since my band would end up doing all the work. In the end, I did find a way of adding my own personal touch to the song, while also being respectful to the bass-heavy sound of the original." - more on this story

Soulfly, City of Fire and Incite Going Down

Soulfly is heading Down Under for a tour with City of Fire and Incite that will kick off on September 7th.

Most bands slow down with age – not Soulfly. More than 10 years since their self-titled debut album became a genre classic (and achieved Gold sales), they're back, and they're bringing their brutal heavy metal assault to the masses, showcasing their seventh album, Omen. Led by former Sepultura frontman, Max Cavalera, Soulfly have become an even fiercer, fierier and more furious metallic monster.

Well known for their collaborations with up and coming talent, Soulfly will share top billing with Vancouver five piece, City of Fire, featuring members from Fear Factory and Strapping Young Lad – Burton C Bell, Byron Stroud and Jed Simon. - more on this story

Neon Trees and Paper Tongues Kick Off Their Bang The Gong Tour

Neon Trees hit the road with Paper Tongues for the Bang The Gong tour which opened June 20th at the Santa Monica Pier. The outing concludes on August 6th at the Lollapalooza fest in Chicago.

Along the way, Neon Trees will co-headline three dates on the MTV2's Rock and Jock concert series with the Paper Tongues – in Boston on June 24th; Portland, Oregon on August 13th; and Salt Lake City on September 17th.

Neon Trees jumps to #5-bullet this week at Alternative radio with their hit single "Animal", as they debut on the Hot 100. "Animal" impacts Pop and Hot AC this week. - more on this story

Lee Ritenour Gets A Little Help From His Friends (B.B. King, Robert Cray, Vince Gill, Keb' Mo', Taj Majal, Joe Bonamassa, Slash, Neil Schon and more)

Imagine an album that features B.B. King, Vince Gill, Keb' Mo', Taj Majal, Joe Bonamassa and Jonny Lang, Pat Martino, Toto's Steve Lukather, Slash, Journey's Neil Schon, John Scofield, and Robert Cray. No it's not Santana's Supernatural 2, it's Lee Ritenour's 6 String Theory.

6 String Theory will be released on June 29 by Concord Records, could easily be a landmark for the breadth and reputation of the gargantuan players who appear on the album. It is also a deeply entertaining album to listen to as Lee Ritenour and the cast work their way through every major genre in guitar music: hard rock, funky blues, bebop and even classical music with unmatched ability.

Naturally, Lee Ritenour hit his rolodex (B.B. King got the first call) but also expanded the scope the include internet via social media site YouTube to find the best young guitar players and record with them. Ritenour teamed with longtime partners Berklee College of Music; D'Addario Strings; Concord Records; Yamaha and Monster Music to judge a worldwide talent search. - more on this story

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World With Beck's Help

The Beck fueled soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World will hit stores on August 10, just three days before the film hits theatres.

The soundtrack is an audio manifestation of the exploits seen in the action-comedy directed by genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) and starring Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad).

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) includes a number of original songs composed by alternative/modern rock kingpin Beck. They are performed in the film by SEX BOB-OMB, the group featuring Scott Pilgrim (Cera) on bass, Stephen Stills (Mark Webber) on lead vocals and guitar and Kim Pine (Alison Pill) on drums. Cast members perform the band's vocals, with multi-platinum and Grammy Award winner Beck providing instrumentation - a unique collaboration unprecedented in the annals of soundtrack albums. Beck's SEX BOB-OMB songs, including the grunge-infused "Garbage Truck" and the alternative-themed "Summertime," are woven seamlessly into the film. Both the film and album feature four Beck/SEX BOB-OMB tracks, as well as "Ramona," a Beck (only) song featured here in both acoustic and lush orchestral arrangements. - more on this story

Mercury Rev's Jason Russo Returns with Common Prayer

Common Prayer has announced dates that will see them cross the Atlantic in support of their brand new album, There is a Mountain.

They'll kick things off close to home in New York before heading over to the UK for a tour.

Common Prayer is the new project from Jason Russo of Hopewell/Mercury Rev acclaim. Along with partner Alexandra Marvar and live cohorts John Anderson and Karen Codd, they collectively bring the album's jangly off-kilter pop songs to life. - more on this story

Dickey Betts, Paul Butterfield Band Head Up Rockpalast CD Series

SPV Recordings will release six classic Rockpalast shows from six classic artists including Dickey Betts and the Paul Butterfield Band. This will be the first time these shows have been released on CD.

Rockpalast is a world renowned German television series that began airing in 1974 on the German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Translated into English as "Rock Palace" the television series still airs today.

All six of these recordings were released on DVD via SPV RECORDINGS last year and are available in stores now. Details on the first six releases can be found - here

Johnny Marr Helps Score Inception

Inception: Music From The Motion Picture will be released on July 13th, three days before the movie opens in theatres and IMAX. A vinyl edition of the soundtrack will be released on August 3rd.

Zimmer is one of the film industry's most respected and sought-after composers with a career that encompasses more than 100 film and television scores. He previously collaborated with Christopher Nolan on the films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. An Academy Award winner for his score for The Lion King, Zimmer has also received seven additional Oscar nominations for his work on Sherlock Holmes, Gladiator, The Thin Red Line, Rain Man, As Good as It Gets, The Preacher's Wife and The Prince of Egypt. Among his many honors, Zimmer has also won two Golden Globes and three Grammy Awards.

Inception: Music From The Motion Picture was produced by Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Christopher Nolan, and Alex Gibson. Guitarist Johnny Marr (The Smiths, Modest Mouse, The Cribs) performs on eight of the tracks, including "528491" and "Time," both of which will be available exclusively for purchase as full track downloads on Verizon's VCAST on July 6th. The digital version of the soundtrack will feature two bonus tracks, "Projections" and "Don't Think About Elephants." - more on this story

New Danzig Album Streaming Online

Glenn Danzig's new studio album, Deth Red Sabaoth, is currently streaming on CBS Radio's "The Street Date", which also features an in-depth video interview with Glenn.

The 11-track collection, produced, recorded and penned by Danzig, is laced with Glenn's lycanthropic growls and blues-infected wailing. Tracks including "Black Candy," "The Revengeful," and the first single, "On A Wicked Night," emit a spectral glow to rival the highest points in Danzig's colossal discography. Part 1 of the exquisite two-part "Pyre of Souls" opens with acoustic guitar, haunting piano, Glenn's plainsong vocal, and an almost dirge-like feel; Part II explodes with electric guitars and a driving, mesmerizing cadence.

Joining Glenn in the studio for the recording of Deth Red Sabaoth were guitarist Tommy Victor (Prong, Ministry), a Danzig cohort on and off since 1997, and drummer Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Seventh Void). While Kelly has toured with Glenn intermittently since 2002, this is the first time he has recorded with the band. Glenn handled the bass chores for most of the album, and played drums on "Black Candy."
- check out the special here

Singled Out: Intervurt's Translucent and Meria

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Paul O'Keeffe from Intervurt tells us about two more songs from their new album, "Union." Today Paul checks in with the story behind "Translucent," and "Meria":

Translucent: The he first song that we got to do with Mark Plati & Tom McKay. The idea for the lyric had been around for a while and it's just a pure break up song with an ugly twist. It's about how being intoxicated by someone, even without the presence of Love can be completely maddening. But then it kinda all boils down to being a great driving song. It was a strong contender for the first single, but at the last second it was decided that we'd lead with Union Square with Translucent as the follow up.

Merla: Probably the first song written for the Album, and a crowd favourite that always closes an Intervurt live set. The Album recording is pretty true to the live version and is all about that bass line. The title came from a story of a girl called Merla from Estonia that Oliver went to School with. But generally the song is about madness and every musical part reflects that really well. We actually broke into a derelict mental hospital to film the video and some of the footage was taken off us when we were caught by security, but we managed to hide most of the good stuff in our pants and got away. Visually it fits the mood of the song perfectly. The quote that we sound like "U2 being ravaged by a rabid dog" is probably alluding to this track, and sometimes performing it live can get a bit crazy as well.

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

Stone Axe Split With Mighty High

Stone Axe will be releasing a split 7" with Mighty High.

This two-song disc features ground-breaking material from both acts. For Stone Axe, "Metal Damage" shows the band venturing into the lands inspired by the NWOBHM sound.

For Mighty High, "Don't Panic, It's Organic" is the most focused, aggression-filled musical tantrum the group has unleashed to date. The 7" will be available on tour starting June 25th, 2010 and from the Ripple Music Store in early July. - more on this story

Chris Isaak Sunset Fest

Chris Isaak has been tapped to headline the "Sunset: Savor the Central Coast" Concert and Fireworks Finale on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Avila Beach Golf Resort.

This vibrant, star-studded ending to "SUNSET – Savor the Central Coast" – the new four-day California Central Coast culinary and wine celebration – will be paired with great wines and food from Safeway's Chef Jeff Anderson and local favorite Chef Ian McPhee.

Isaak has released nine extraordinary albums, twelve singles, been nominated for two Grammy awards, acted in several motion pictures and starred in his own critically acclaimed TV series. His legendary shows with longtime band Silvertone showcase his stellar songwriting, a smooth, dusky baritone and tender falsetto, and an effortless brand of stylish retro-cool that has entertained tens of thousands for over two decades. - more on this story

White Flag, Negative Approach, Violent Apathy, Hellmouth, and Easy Action Appearing on Tesco Vee's Book Tour

Tesco Vee is hitting the road on a book tour where he'll hit 13 venues in 9 states in support of the new 576-page collection of early hardcore history, Touch And Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Fanzine '79-'83, by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson, edited by Steve Miller.

Joining the noise, filth, and fury at various stops will be an all-star array including White Flag, Negative Approach, Violent Apathy, Hellmouth, and Easy Action.

Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson launched Touch and Go fanzine in Lansing, MI, in 1979, and set out to chronicle, lambaste, ridicule, and heap praise on the new punk happenings. In laughably minuscule press runs by today's standards, the zine was made by guys within the Midwest scene strictly for the edification of scenesters and pals in other cities like DC, Philly, Boston, LA, SF, and Chicago. - more on this story

Steve Vai's Western Vacation

Steve Vai released his Western Vacation on iTunes this week. Read on to discover what it's all about: In the early 1980s, Steve Vai had just moved to California and bought a house in rural Sylmar California. At the time, it was a place with more animals than people. Steve's little house out in the wilderness, was a place where wayward musicians can come and call home.

One of those musicians living at the house, was Marty Schwartz, Steve's friend from his Berklee School Of Music Days. When Steve broke his whammy bar during a gig in the Berklee recital hall, he asked if anyone had a spare rubber band, thats when a faint voice came from audience "I've got one for you Steve!", that was the first time Steve met Marty.

In Steve's backyard, filled with chickens, ducks, and other various farm animals, Steve's first hand built studio, called Stucco Blue, was the birth place of, ''Western Vacation''. This album was created by Marty, and features a handful of Frank Zappa alumni, including keyboardist Tommy Mars, Vocalist Bob Harris, and Steve Vai, who was listed as the ''Reckless Fable'' on the ''Western Vacation'' track. Other musicians that played on this album were, Chris Frazier on drums, and Jac Mihanovic on bass. - more on this story

Nuclear Rockband

Nuclear Blast Records launched their own Rockband Network for all Rockband X-Box 360 network users.

Music from legendary San Francisco Bay Area thrash bands Testament, Death Angel and Exodus, Virginia based melodic tech-deathsters ARSIS, and polyrhythmic metal titans MESHUGGAH, can now be purchased for game play.

This marks the first round of Nuclear Blast artist songs available for the Rock Band Network. - more on this story

Killing Machine France

Killing Machine have been confirmed for the Foire Aux Vins Festival in Colmar, France on Saturday 14th August 2010.

Foire Aux Vins is a unique festival based around music and the wine which is produced in the locality. One of the countries premier events of it's kind, Foire Aux Vins runs from 6-15 August and has an eclectic musical programme. The main highlights of this years rock and metal day on 14th August are Soulfly, Saxon, Europe and Alice Cooper.

Killing Machine, who recently confirmed former Evergrey / Stratovarius bass guitarist Jari Kainulainen as a permanent member of the band, are stirring up a lot of interest in Europe having lined up a number of high profile show and festival appearances. - more on this story