Ozzy Going Forward With Battle Over Black Sabbath

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Cops Raid Megadeth Video Shoot

(Rock Radio) Dave Mustaine says police were called to the set of a video shoot because Megadeth were using a tank in their promo film.

Checking in via his Live Line service, where he leaves phone messages for fans who can listen in, he explains that officers arrived to investigate the situation as the band worked with the war machine.

Mustaine says: "We're on location making the video for Right to go Insane. We've got an M68a tank. The cops are here – it can get pretty hairy with this video shoot." - more on this story

Pantera's Anselmo Autobiography- The Fall Of The Fall Of Troy- Axl Denies GNR Concert Reports- Quadriplegic AC/DC Fan Injury- Akercocke Lose Member and more

Ex-Pantera lead singer Phil Anselmo has signed a contract with MetalSucks.net writer and acclaimed true crime author Corey Mitchell to help pen his autobiography. Says Mitchell, "Rest assured, MS Maniacs will be privy to many exclusives as I help Phil tackle his incredible story. I will do my best to take you behind the scenes of the making of the book, post advance chapters before the book hits the stores, and post deleted material that won't make the final cut but will be worth reading nonetheless." more

The Fall Of Troy has officially called it quits. Thomas Erak (guitar, vocals) has issued the following: "After nearly 9 years, 5 full-lengths, 2 bass players, hundreds of shows, and numerous other achievements and follies, Andrew, Frank, and I have decided to end our career as The Fall of Troy." more

Axl Rose has issued the following message: "There are NO new Guns N' Roses shows added to our current onsale itinerary dated as of February 25th. This means NO SHOWS in Panama, Costa Rica or Guatemala regardless of ANYONE's claims or ticket sales. These dates or ANY additional dates anywhere other than those already previously announced and on sale before February 25th will Not Be Honored." more
A quadriplegic AC/DC fan suffered serious facial injuries when a mate accidentally hit the joystick of his motorised wheelchair and catapulted him into the mosh pit during a concert on Saturday night. Witnesses said a metal pin used by the 31-year-old Morningside man to manoeuvre objects became a spear and imbedded in his eye as his chair crashed more than a metre to the centre's floor. more

Prince has settled legal action brought against him by promoters of his cancelled Croke Park, Dublin gig from 2008. more

Metallica had this update: For only the third time in 'Tallica history, we will be visiting Tel Aviv, Israel again and it sure has been way too long (over ten years!). Needless to say, we are looking forward to returning for a show at the Ramat Gan Stadium on May 22, 2010. more

The Strokes' Julian Casablancas tour in support of his debut solo album 'Phrazes Of The Young', Casablancas will now begin at Lupo's in Rhode Island on March 23 and he has added an additional seven shows to the trek. more

Matt Wilcock, guitarist of Akercocke, has issued the following update regarding his departure from the band: "After 5 years with Ak, and a lot of good times, its now time for me to move on. Musically, im differing a bit with the natural path that akercocke's taking, so it's best for me to part ways now." more

Carlos Santana plans a covers album. According to Billboard the effort will include Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" with Thomas, the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with India.Arie and Yo-Yo Ma, Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" with Joe Cocker, the Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking " with Scott Weiland, Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son." more

Peter Gabriel's Genesis bandmates are giving him the benefit of the doubt for bowing out of next month's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Gabriel will not attend the March 15 affair because it conflicts with orchestra rehearsal dates for his upcoming European and North American concerts more

On May 22nd, East Of The Wall will be independently releasing the demos for what would have been The Postman Syndrome's second album. The band - of which four out of five members went on to East Of The Wall - released their debut LP Terraforming, on Now Or Never Records in 2002. A second album was planned but never recorded due to the label shutting down in 2004. more

Deftones will perform at the Copenhell Festival in Denmark on June 11 and Nova Rock in Austria on June 13. more

According to Digitalspy.com, Slash has revealed that he is in talks to play at Download Festival and "a couple of other" UK events this summer. more

If money makes the world go round, then U2's latest tour, which is dubbed "360 Degrees," proves this saying true. The veteran act leads Billboard's 2010 Money Makers list, earning more than $108 million in 2009. more
And here is some 80s Madness for your Monday. Watch it here Think of all the poor people they can help with all that cash!

Jimmy D'Anda was joined by his former BulletBoys bandmate Marq Torien for the first time in years at a recent Thuggs show more

Collective Soul, Jonny Lang, Don Felder, Hoobastank and Blackberry Smoke have all been added to this year's Moondance Jam schedule, joining the previously-announced Lynyrd Skynyrd, Reo Speedwagon and Pat Benatar (with Neil Giraldo) more -

Alice in Chains Add a New Tour Leg

Alice in Chains have announced a new string of tour dates. The new outing kicks off on April 15th in Portland, Me at the Civic Center and as of right now will wrap up on May 23rd in Camden, Nj on May 23rd.

Tickets for most of the dates go on sale this week. The tour is in support of the band's comeback album "Black Gives Way To Blue" which was released last year. A support act for this leg has not been announced.

The band is currently on a North American leg of the tour which wraps up on March 21st in Saint Paul, MN at The Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Middle Class Rut is opening the current leg, no word yet if they will continue on the next leg. - all of the dates

Mudvayne Banned

Mudvayne are the latest band to drum-up publicity by producing a controversial video that was guaranteed to be banned by major video outlets. Here is the official announcement about the ban: Mudvayne continues to push the envelope with the video for their second single "Beautiful and Strange" off their self-titled album Mudvayne. "Beautiful and Strange" is directed by Frankie Nasso and is the latest installment of three conceptually linked videos that were filmed to promote the band's self-titled album. "Scream With Me", the first single off the album saw great success becoming #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Chart.

With the release of the video for "Beautiful and Strange" came the unwillingness of networks, and media sources to play the video due to its disturbing and thought provoking imagery that is meant for mature audiences. The video contains sexually explicit acts that take place in a graveyard and some scenes that involve acts of sadism that is part of a storyline that is linked to the other two videos. The exact definition of the video is left to interpretation and flows beautifully with the other two videos that complete the concept. It has been banned from every outlet except for one; the only place where this video can be seen is on the social networking site vampirefreaks.com.

Mudvayne has been praised for changing the landscape of metal music through their songwriting and now they continue to broaden that landscape with their provocative new video for "Beautiful and Strange". The song is extremely dynamic and is an example of the bands technical abilities as musicians. The release of the third and final video "Heard It All Before" is set to premiere next month. - Watch it here

Carly Simon Finally Tells Us Who Is So Vain

Carly Simon manages to capture press attention every couple years by playing up the mystery of who she was talking about in her hit song "You're So Vain." Speculation has run rampant but now she has reportedly let the cat out of the bag via a backward masking.

Jam! reports: Simon has revealed who was so vain by giving fans a cryptic clue in an acoustic version of the song, which features on her upcoming album Never Been Gone.

She tells Uncut magazine, "You know what, I'm just going to tell you this. The answer is on the new version of You're So Vain, on my new record Never Been Gone. There's a little whisper and it's the answer to the puzzle."
The singer whispers David Geffen's name backwards in the track, according to Britain's The Sun newspaper. - more on this story

The Eagles Announce Spring Tour Dates

The Eagles Long Road continues as the band announces even more dates this Spring supporting their 2007 release "Long Road Out of Eden".

In addition to the previously announced Hollywood Bowl dates in April, the band have announced over a dozen additional show in the Western US and Canada.

The Eagles will make their Hollywood Bowl debut on April 16, 17, and 20, 2010, from there they will play venues in Arizona, California, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Colorado before returning to Southern California on May 23rd for a concert in San Diego. - dates

Iron Maiden TV

Iron Maiden had this bit o' news for fans: BBC4 will be screening the Award-winning Flight 666 documentary on Thursday, March 4th at 11 PM (GMT), a very suitable starting point for their Heavy Metal Britannia weekend!

And a special one hour edit of the spectacular Maiden Live Concert (from the bonus disc in the Flight 666 DVD release) can be seen the following night, Friday March 5th at 11 PM (GMT). The concert will be shown after two BBC Metal programmes: the first is Heavy Metal Britannia (9 PM GMT) which charts the origins and history of British Heavy Metal and includes interviews with such legendary performers as Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Judas Priest's Rob Halford, Motoorhead's Lemmy and Maiden's very own Bruce Dickinson.

The second is Heavy Metal At The BBC (10:30 PM GMT) and is a 30 minute compilation of performances by various metal bands recorded over the years. - more on this story

Steven Adler Recording New Studio Album

Original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler is moving forward with his solo band Adler's Appetite with a new studio album. Here is what he had to tell fans via Myspace blog on Friday:

"We have been in the studio all week putting together new original music for a spring/summer release. The songs sound great! It feels so good to be moving forward! It's been a long time coming, but will be worth the wait.

"We will be debuting some of the new songs at The Key Club on April 10th. I want you all to be there! Plenty of time to plan your trip to Los Angeles." - Myspace Link

As Tall As Lions Spring Tour

Following a fall campaign with Mutemath and Minus The Bear, and a winter tour routing with Cage The Elephant, New York's soulful indie-rock outfit As Tall As Lions are announcing their long awaited headlining tour for the Spring.

The tour kicks off April 6th in Chicago and will mark the band's first headlining run since the release of their latest record "You Can't Take It With You," in late August of last year. This outing will also rank as the band's largest headlining tour, hitting most major markets across the country and playing larger capacity venues along the way.

The tour will route directly through the band's Coachella performance on April 16th, and culminate towards a hometown show at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza in New York City. Tickets for the shows go on sale March 5, 2010. - more on this story

Cast Spells Announce Clear Vinyl EP

Dovecote Records is elated to announce that they will be releasing the Cast Spells Bright Works and Baton EP on clear vinyl come May 4, 2010. Cast Spells is David Davison, lead singer of Maps & Atlases.

This is the first time the EP will be available on wax and has been re-sequenced to include an extra track called "All Brass" which appeared on a split 7" with Good Old War. The vinyl pressing of Bright Works and Baton is limited to 500. Bright Works and Baton is available digitally and on CD via Cast Spells' record label, Sargent House.

Driven by sonic experimentation, the avant-pop delivery of Cast Spells' debut EP, Bright Works and Baton points to the influence of artists such as Brian Eno, Bill Callahan and Cat Stevens but breathes quickly into the lungs of a new lyrical body. Davison and producer Jason Cupp charged the recording process with an ambitious immediacy. In seven days and with one microphone, 28 songs were born in the basement of Davison's childhood home. Pounding the notes of any instruments within reach, Davison and Cupp performed nearly the entire album themselves, often using the first take. - more on this story

The Thickness To Deliver Karaoke Headliner This Week

Boston punks The Thickness have been touring the New England circuit for 5 years and will release their 5th record, Karaoke Headliner, on March 5th.

Past releases include Recession Special (2009), The Thickness (2008), The Kids'll Love It (2007), and Girth Control (2006). Filled with aggressive group vocals, 80's metal solos, catchy lyrics and blasting drums, Karaoke Headliner promises to be their thickest release to date.

The Thickness has played with the Voodoo Glow Skulls, Hot Rod Circuit, New Years Day, toured the US & Canada, and played such festivals as South By Southwest in Austin, TX. The band has been categorized as a throwback to punk influencers NOFX, Bad Religion, and Face To Face. The Thickness blends these ingredients with a dash of Megadeth and a spritz of Bon Jovi to create a delicious cocktail of punk rock comedy. -

Karma To Burn Announce Vinyl Reissues

Tee Pee Records is very proud to announce the vinyl reissues of "Wild Wonderful Purgatory" and "Almost Heathen" from legendary stoner rock pioneers Karma To Burn. Both albums will be released on April 6th 2010 and will coincide with Karma To Burn's April 2010 UK / European Tour.

"Wild Wonderful Purgatory" and "Almost Heathen" will each come with a 10" vinyl of bonus material including demos from the first album, newly recorded versions of 20 and 30 and all new artwork by Alex Von Wielding.

Karma to Burn's "Wild Wonderful Purgatory" can perhaps be seen more accurately as a modern take on the power trio approach of such groups as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, and Rush. With the spacy, almost psychedelic and experimental nature present, perhaps the first two fit better. However, the hard-edged metallic fury calls to mind more closely Rush's debut. These guys have such a great skill at creating dynamic melodies that you never really seem to notice that they have opted to forego the vocals altogether on this second release. This one is a great time, whether you are stoned or not. - more on this story

Candlelight Records Ninth Year In America Off To Good Start

Candlelight Records, this year celebrating nine years of operations in North America, is enjoying its most successful early year sales launch with the recent release and Billboard chart entries with new albums from Ihsahn and Fear Factory.

With records currently holding top album positions on both CMJ and FMQB radio charts, the cover of Decibel Magazine's March issue, and upcoming touring activities for a number of the label's wide-range of artists which include appearances at the annual South By Southwest Music Conference, Candlelight owners Edward Christie and Steve Beatty are excited about the continued growth of the label's American division.

Edward Christie says, "this has been a team effort from all our artists, Caroline Distribution/EMI Music, Heavy Hitter, EarsplitPR, Paula Hogan and her staff in our US office. I thank them all for this achievement. Steve [Beatty], Paula and myself have all had the long term in mind and this success has come from our perseverance and the quality of the music we release." - more on this story

Salvador Santana Expands Spring Tour Plans

Fresh off the release of his latest album Keyboard City, Salvador Santana has announced the addition of more dates to his Spring 2010 tour. Now making the jaunt a multi-month tour across the United States along with tourmates The New Mastersounds.

The reviews of Keyboard city are coming in. Keyboard Magazine has declared the album is if "Funkadelic and the Meters had a love child who was then raised by Esquivel in a space age bachelor pad full of analog synths." The magazine also stated, "On December 31, 2019, Keyboard City may well be remembered as one of the standout neo-funk records of the decade."

Other artists in addition to the album's producer Money Mark and collaborator Del The Funky Homosapien are starting to take notice of Salvador's work. Recently The Hood Internet, GZA and Dan Deacon took the album's title track and threw in their remixing skills. - more on this story

Paul Curreri Sets US Release

UK label Tin Angel Records announces an April 27 U.S. release date for California, the new CD from singer/songwriter/guitarist Paul Curreri. Already released overseas, California has been generating rave reviews.

California is Paul Curreri's first album in three years, the result of having to take off over 15 months when major throat surgery took him off the road and out of the recording studio. Prior to his surgery, Curreri had released four studio CDs and one live album in a span of five years. A noted producer, he's also helmed a number of albums in the last few years, including wife Devon Sproule's new CD, Don't Hurry for Heaven.

At 13 tracks, California covers a lot of sonic ground. From the opening track's pounding piano drive, to the near uncomfortable honesty and simplicity of "I Can Never Return," Curreri fastballs a lot of sticky ideas at the wall. There's a fully improvised, fully belted, and fully unintelligible blues bash. Another number, "Off the Street, Onto The Road," opens with a phone conversation between Scott Joplin and Joseph Lamb. On the only track to feature a guest, Devon Sproule shows up for a gorgeous duet take on Michael Hurley's "Wildegeeses." Curreri even throat-sings at the tail of "I Can Hear The Future Calling." It's a damn blast, and as life-affirming as a Bob Marley album. - more on this story

Codeine Velvet Club Announce U.S. Live Debut

Codeine Velvet Club, the new musical project composed of The Fratellis' Jon Lawler and singer/songwriter Lou Hickey, will play their first-ever US shows this March. They are slated for five performances at this year's upcoming South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, TX. Dates are below.

Directly following their appearances at SXSW, the band will embark on a west coast tour in support of Canadian indie-pop band Metric. The tour kicks off March 21st in Seattle, WA and continues through March 26th in Los Angeles, CA.

The collaboration began when Lawler, taking a break from whirlwind touring and recording with The Fratellis, teamed up with Hickey to work on a track - the jazzy, big-band duet titled "Vanity Kills" - for her record. The song inspired the duo to embark on a full-fledged project together. The resulting album features an elegant orchestral score written by Mick Cooke of Belle & Sebastian, backing vocals by the Gospel Truth Choir and strings parts recorded by renowned classical musicians, including legendary trumpeter Derek Watkins. - more on this story

Hunter Valentine Set May Release

Hailing from Toronto, sweet, vicious and punky all-girl rock trio Hunter Valentine has made a run for the border, relocating to Brooklyn, NY in the wake of recording their newest platter Lessons From The Late Night. The 7-track disc was recorded and produced by Ian Blurton (Weakerthans, Skydiggers) at Toronto's Chemical Sound Studios and will be released on May 11th via Tommy Boy.

The band, comprised of vocalist/guitarist Kiyomi McCloskey, bassist Adrienne Lloyd and drummer Laura Petracca previously released a self-titled EP in 2005 and a 2007 full-length The Impatient Romantic. The trio had been causing quite a stir with constant touring in the U.S. and Canada (often with their good friends The Cliks) and the summer release of the their super fan-friendly live DVD, We're Here To Recruit You. Eventually they could no longer be ignored and were targeted by a legendary New York City-based indie label.

"When I first saw Kiyomi on stage I felt a star presence I had not felt since first meeting Queen Latifah." said Tommy Boy's Founder and CEO Tom Silverman. - more on this story

Twilight Stars To Host Shirock Charity Event

Rock band Shirock have announced their "Everything Burns In Hollywood" red carpet charity event will take place at The Roxy in Los Angeles, CA on March 2nd, with hopes of raising awareness around the homeless problem in Los Angeles and generating clothing donations for the Midnight Mission.

The night is being hosted by actors Michael Welch and Justin Chon of "Twilight: New Moon" and will feature special celebrity guests, a fashion show from Aviator Nation with models from the Models International Agency (Hollywood Studios International) and event photography from Dove Shore Photography (iCreate Agency/Hollywood Studios International) and a special headlining performance from SHIROCK who will be showcasing their debut album entitled "Everything Burns."

Instead of selling tickets for the March 2nd event, the band is asking for clothing or cash donations to the Midnight Mission. Shirock hosted a special lunch service and acoustic performance this past Friday at the Midnight Mission for the residents of Skid Row. - more on this story

Black Water Rising This Week

Hard rockers Black Water Rising are proud to announce that they have signed a deal with new label Giddy Up! Records. Their self-titled album is available now on i-Tunes and will be in stores on Tuesday March 2nd.

BWR'S debut album has independently sold over 1000 copies and they have over 4000 downloads of their single on i-Tunes. The album artwork was designed by "Mister Sam" aka Sam Shearon, the renowned artist from England who has done work for Rob Zombie, Godhead and ESP guitars.

Giddy Up! Records is a brand new label with distribution through Sony/RED. Head of the label Steve Seabury had the following to say About Black Water Rising being the first band signed to Giddy Up! "I am super stoked to have Black Water Rising be the first band on Giddy Up! I have worked at various labels for the past 15 years and I knew it was time to start my own. These guys rock, it's that simple. It's not everyday you find a band that kicks you in the face and makes you scream for more. I have been a big fan of these guys for the past couple of years and I am truly honored to have them be part of the Giddy Up! Records family." - more on this story