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Metallica Plan Massive Scale Show To Rival Pink Floyd's The Wall Tour

Pink Floyd's tour for The Wall was so massive they could old stage it in four different cities. Now it appears that Metallica has plans to launch a tour to equal The Wall's massive scale.

Classic Rock Reports: Metallica manager Peter Mensch has revealed the band have some major plans for 2011. "Let's just say that next year you will see a Metallica tour that will blow your mind. They will only play in 10 cities but it will be a huge undertaking. It will be Metallica's equivalent of The Wall."

This revelation came up when Classic Rock scribe Peter Makowski interviewed Mensch for a feature about the most powerful men in rock and asked him to define his role as a manager. - more on this story

Korn Playing Smaller Venues On Ballroom Blitz Tour

Korn hasn't done this in a very long time. Today, the band announced a spring tour that will take them through some of the most intimate venues they've played in years.

Korn's Ballroom Blitz Tour will take the band through GA ballrooms and clubs performing new material in anticipation of their new album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are, tentatively set for a summer 2010 release.

"There is no sitting down on this one!" explains singer Jonathan Davis. "We nicknamed this tour the Ballroom Blitz because that's what we want to see out there, the die-hard Korn fans going nuts on the floor." - more on this story

Ozzy The Movie Planned While The Osbournes In Yet Another Reality Show

Ozzy Osbourne is currently in talks to have his autobiography I Am Ozzy turned into a film, according to People and his wife Sharon thinks that Oscar Nominee Carey Mulligan, the star of 'An Education' would be perfect to play her in the movie.

She said: "Next year I want to work on a movie for Ozzy. He's had offers for his book. That lady from An Education could play me - she's fabulous!" Talks of an Ozzy movie are not new; previously the starring role in the film was linked to Johnny Depp. But now that the book is out, chances of it happening are getting better.

Sharon and her daughter are the focus of yet another reality show. Sharon says, "Kelly and I are doing a series called 'Osbourne Family Values', where we go across the States meeting mums and daughters who are having problems."

- Read the People report here

Flyleaf Tap Fair to Midland and Ten Years For Spring Tour

Flyleaf which just wrapped up a trek with Three Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin, will launch a sold-out U.K. tour on March 22nd, which includes a show at London's Islington Academy on April 1st.

Flyleaf will then return to the States for a series of festival appearances and a headlining tour that will kick off on May 4th. Fair to Midland and Ten Years will open on the tour.

"Again," the lead single from A&M/Octone recording artist FLYLEAF'S latest album, Memento Mori, has climbed to #3* at Modern Rock radio, right behind Muse, who occupy the #1 and #2 spots. Memento Mori, the follow-up to FLYLEAF's self-titled Platinum debut, recently entered The Billboard 200 at No. 8. - more on this story

Kings of Leon Map Out Tour Plans

Kings of Leon are going on tour this summer and will hit amphitheatres in major markets across North America.

Fans across the pond shouldn't feel left out, as previously announced Kings of Leon will be returning to the UK shores this summer to play their biggest ever UK headline show in London's Hyde Park on Wednesday 30th June.

Kings of Leon will also headline this year's V Festivals at Hylands Park - Chelmsford, Essex on Saturday, August 21 & Weston Park, Staffordshire on Sunday, August 22. - more on this story

Karma To Burn Announce New Album and Tour

Karma To Burn are pleased to announce US tour dates in support of their forthcoming new album, Appalachian Incantation, set for North American release on May 11.

Appalachian Incantation will be KARMA TO BURN's first studio album in eight years and the legendary stoner rockers' first album for NAPALM RECORDS, following the recent release of their Live 2009 - Reunion Tour DVD.

Says bassist Richie Mullins, "We have hopes that the allure of bright lights and the promise of instant wealth will have KARMA TO BURN shows filled to the rafters with youngsters clamoring for instruction in summoning and conjuring, willing their bodies and souls to Lucifer in unholy blood covenants, or at least watching more softcore pornography on cable... Joining us onstage will be the unassuming wizards of Year Long Disaster and Satan himself, who will appear as a beast with seven heads and ten horns." - dates

The Spill Canvas Announce EP Release and Tour Dates

The Spill Canvas will release a brand-new five-song digital EP, entitled Realities, through all digital service providers on April 13th. A special physical edition, which includes an exclusive T-shirt, will be available for purchase during the band's upcoming April tour as well as through The Spill Canvas' website

An exclusive, limited edition pre-order package is available only through the band's website starting April 1st. The package includes the Realities EP, both digital and physical editions, a limited design T-shirt and an instant acoustic download of "Don't Let Your Enemies Become Your Friends." Realities, which features the single "Our Song," is the follow-up to Abnormalities, a three-song digital collection that was released by Reprise Records in January.

The Spill Canvas are gearing up to hit the road this spring for a five-week tour that begins April 21st in Cedar Falls, IA. The band will perform new songs, including those from Realities and Abnormalities, as well as old favorites. All tour dates are - here

Randy Rhoads/Ozzy News Years Evil Concert Posted Online

The Metal Den reveals one of the last known Randy Rhoads performances with OZZY ever captured on audio.

Late great Ozzy/Quiet Riot guitarist Randy Rhoads played what would be his final show on Thursday, March 18, 1982 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. There is no known recording of this event to exist. The last known recording of Rhoads to surface is believed to be the El Paso, Texas (County Coliseum) show that took place on February 23rd, 1982.

However, on December 31, 1981 – less than three months away from his tragic plane wreck, Rhoads suited up for the infamous 'New Years Evil' performance – which was just the second show of the Diary of a Madman U.S. 81/82 first leg, which would later serve as a historical moment in Rock N Roll. - check it out here

The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez Lopez Announce North American Film Premiere

The Mars Volta star Omar Rodriguez Lopez makes his North American directorial debut in April when his feature film, The Sentimental Engine Slayer premieres at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival . The film, which was written and directed by Rodriguez Lopez, will have four screenings during the festival. Please see complete time and venue details below.

While The Sentimental Engine Slayer is not his first venture as a director -- he also created two unreleased films, 2001's A Manual Dexterity and 2003's Letters from Dystopia -- it is his first feature released to the public. Made on a relatively small budget using money borrowed from a close friend and Rodriguez Lopez's parents, the cast and crew worked diligently on location in El Paso, TX to bring the project to fruition.

The Sentimental Engine Slayer tells the tale of the overdue coming of age of a 20-something misfit named Barlam. Set against the backdrop of drug-addled suburban El Paso sometime in the not-too-distant future, Barlam's awkward transition from boy to man is as much the story of struggling to find one's essence in a world of stereotypes as it is an indictment of the distorted reality of family life in the disengaged 21st Century. - more on this story

Bullet For My Valentine Announce New Album's Tracks

Bullet For My Valentine has announced the final track listing for their upcoming album Fever. The album kicks off with the ferocious 1st single "Your Betrayal" followed by the title track "Fever".

Produced by Don Gilmore, Fever is Bullet For My Valentine's third studio album and was recorded in the band's native Wales and Los Angeles. BFMV recently announced a U.S. headline tour that will take the band coast to coast in support of the new album.

Fever Track Listing: 1. Your Betrayal 2. Fever 3. The Last Fight 4. A Place Where You Belong 5. Pleasure and Pain 6. Alone 7. Breaking Out Breaking Down 8. Bittersweet Memories 9. Dignity 10. Begging For Mercy 11. Pretty On The Outside -

John Oates' Drug Addled J-Stache Vs Super Mario

J-Stache, the drunken, drugged, and just generally incoherent mustache of John Oates, has just released his first iPhone game: Run, J-Stache Run! In this physics-based puzzler, you help guide J-Stache out of rehab to reunite him with his boy Oatesie.

To drum up support for the game, J-Stache did what he does best – ride the coattails of somebody more famous to grab a few headlines. Here is that announcement: In his latest attempt to cash in on the fame of others, J-Stache, the talking, drug-addled, supposedly crime-fighting mustache of John Oates, recently attempted to gain notoriety in the media for a stunt lawsuit against Nintendo visionary and Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. The suit was intended to raise J-Stache's profile around the release of his new iPhone and iPod Touch game, "Run J-Stache Run."

Unsurprisingly, the lawsuit was a complete fraud and was, in fact, never actually filed, nor did any infringement take ever place. J-Stache released an announcement apologizing, saying "nobody got the joke. I was totally joking guys, you know? Don't sue me for anything. We're cool, right?" - more on this story

Jane's Addiction's Stephen Perkins Returns With Hellflower

Acclaimed producer Jim Kaufman is also excited to announce the signing of Hellflower; featuring Jane's Addiction legendary drummer Stephen Perkins. Kaufman will be tracking drums with Perkins in Studio A from March 15th through the 17th. Mikey Doling (ex-Snot guitarist) will also be mixing his newest recording project, The Gemini Syndrome, in Studio A later this month.

Kaufman further states: "I am very excited to get the opportunity to work with Stephen Perkins and Hellflower. Drum recordings have always been my specialty and my favorite part of producing. Collaborating with an icon, such as Perkins, is a dream come true for me.

A mere few weeks removed from inking a deal with EMI Label Services, Jim Kaufman's American Voodoo Records is extremely proud to launch its brand new, comprehensive, state of the art website online at www.americanvoodoorecords.com. The site features detailed artist pages, news updates, event listings, staff bios and all new media (audio and video) spanning the entire roster. However, the most in-depth section of the site has to be the virtual tour of Kaufman's impressive Laurel Canyon Studios where all of the American Voodoo releases were tracked. - more on this story

Katatonia Release New EP

Swedish master of melancholy, Katatonia, has unleashed 'The Longest Year', a new four track EP, available today through the Peaceville Records store.

Alongside the new single, "The Longest Year", taken from 2009's, Night is the New Day, this new EP also features the previously unreleased track, "Sold Heart", a remix of "Day and Then the Shade", and an alternative version of "Idle Blood", plus the videos for both "The Longest Year", directed by Charlie Granberg (Bloodbath, My Dying Bride), and "Day and Then the Shade", directed by Lasse Hoile (Porcupine Tree, Opeth).

Both the vinyl and special editions of the album are available through the Peaceville webstore, along with all the albums from the band's back catalogue, including limited vinyl editions of the classic albums. - more on this story

Pearl Aday Hitting The Road

Pearl Aday has just announced her first headline tour, kicking off Saturday April 17th in Las Vegas. For fans that have never seen Pearl live, get ready for some straight up, kick ass, pure and true rock n' roll. Pearl says, " I just let the music take me wherever feels right. I've fallen down, peed my pants…I don't care. As long as I can connect with the audience, I've done what I came to do. I'll break myself open to get there. I have a lot to tell, and a hell of a lot to give."

Her debut album, Little Immaculate White Fox is an epic blend of hard rock, blues and soul, connected by Pearl's distinct and empowering vocals. Produced by Joe Barresi (QOTSA, Tool, Jane's Addiction) the album features Anthrax guitarist (and fiancée of Pearl) Scott Ian, Jerry Cantrell, Ted Nugent and Mother Superior – the touring band for Daniel.

As the daughter of rock legend Meat Loaf, Pearl lived and breathed rock n' roll since the day she was born. Music was everywhere - whether it was in a recording studio (where she could be found napping in a guitar case) or a place where her dad was performing in front of thousands of people, Pearl lived it. Her foray into the music biz began singing back up on tour for Meat Loaf and Motley Crue. You can also hear her unmistakable pipes on Ace Frehley's 'Genghis Khan.' - more on this story

God Street Wine Add Two More Reunion Shows After The First Two Sell Out In 10 Minutes

Seminal jam band God Street Wine's two reunion shows at New York's Gramercy Theater in July sold out in about 10 minutes on Wednesday.

Bowled over by the demand from fans, God Street Wine scrambled added two more shows, this time at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, on July 16 and 17. As with the Gramercy Theater shows, a significant portion of the proceeds from the Fillmore shows will benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Tickets are on sale now.

Said God Street Wine drummer Tom Osander, "We were truly stunned by the response. It's wonderful to know that so many people are not only still excited to see the band, but have made such a considerable donation to the NMSS." - more on this story

By Blood Alone Announce Mini Tour

By Blood Alone will be playing select dates on the east coast this April. Though critics praise the band, who hail from Portland Maine, for their complex-but-seamless song writing, determination to dodge stylistic cliches and all-around gothic grandeur, that's not what makes By Blood Alone unique. The key element that sets this band apart is its approach and attitude. One never feels as though By Blood Alone are truly content with the body of their work, but always reaching into the murky darkness before them for what mystery lies ahead. You'll not see a head-banging, raucous crowd at stage-front of a By Blood Alone show: instead, you'll find a captivated audience unmoving and silent – locked into the moment. "If you're new to By Blood Alone, you'll get 45 minutes of breathtakingly dark progressive rock, unlike anything you've heard before. If you HAVE seen us previously, you know to expect the unexpected," says guitarist John Graveside. "For some reason when we are onstage people really study our music. They watch very quietly and only make a sound when they cheer at the end of songs. It's sort of like a classical concert or a scene from 'Monterrey Pop', and after 5 years in the band still a tad unnerving."

"Everyone in the band is clearly an accomplished musician in their own right and demonstrates imagination and creativity, but the rhythm section possesses two qualities which are rare to find at the same time in a metal band; precision and finesse. With the powerfully tasteful guitar compositions of John Graveside and the powerful, emotive vocals of Cruella it would seem that By Blood Alone have everything in place for launching a very successful career." - Komodo Rock - more on this story

Dearly Beloved Announce US Release

Rounder Records is pleased to announce the U.S. debut release of Canadian rock outfit Dearly Beloved's Make It Bleed on March 30, 2010. Make It Bleed, the band's third album, speaks for itself in short, sharp bursts: with succinct verses and economical riffs. All of the tracks were recorded at the band's home studio, Phoebe St.

Dearly Beloved began in 2006 when Rob Higgins, songwriter-musician-producer-radio host, and a couple of like-minded friends, pooled their talents. Originally an outlet for the negative energy stemming from his father's passing, the music really started to blossom once Higgins began collaborating among others with deep roots in the Toronto rock community.

Higgins recalls, "I didn't just want to be in a band - the mission was to create something authentic. It wasn't built for commercial avenues or to take over the world, just to be an honest extension of life. Musically, sonically, we were looking to create something that could last beyond the first listen." - more on this story

Morbid Angel Vinyl Reissue

Formulas Fatal To The Flesh, the 1998 death metal masterclass from Morbid Angel, is out now on vinyl for the first time ever.

Marking the third release in Earache's "First Time on Vinyl" campaign, Formulas Fatal To The Flesh marked a new era for Morbid Angel upon its release, being the band's first album with new vocalist and bassist Steve Tucker.

While Formulas Fatal To The Flesh featured the traditional, blasting death metal for which Morbid Angel became known, the album also included more experimental instrumental pieces, showcasing a new diversity and ambition from the band. - more on this story

Mars Attacks Life Of Agony

During the latest edition of Mars Attacks Radio Podcast we bring you an interview conducted with Life Of Agony's Joey Z.

This interview was conducted right before the first two shows that the band played in November to commemorate their 20th anniversary.

Items discussed include the band's history, their current writing process, the release of a live album in 2010, and as per Joey why Keith Caputo originally left the band. Other items discussed include Method Of Groove Studios, Stereomud and Carnivore.

The episode can be listened to or downloaded - here

Battlefields US Tour

Atmospheric doom metallers Battlefields kicked off a short string of US shows on March 13th in support of their critically-acclaimed Translation Loss full-length Thresholds Of Imbalance released last year.

Thresholds Of Imbalance was recorded at The Devil's Workshop in Minnesota with drummer/engineer Rob Schmidt and was mastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance Audio.

The tour begins in Minneapolis at Triple Rock with A Storm Of Light and will run through 11 cities, including three appearances at SXSW in Austin, TX, before coming to a close in Fargo, ND on March 27th. - dates

Singled Out: Katie Kerkhover

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Katie Kerkhover tells us about "Habit " from her album "Blister". We now turn it over to Katie for the story:

"Habit," like most of the songs on the "Blister" record originated from a work tape. Any time I have a riff idea or possible chorus or verse idea they get logged into Garage Band as a work tape. From there, Tim Craven (my producer, co-writer and band mate) and I pull ideas together, mull them over, and reshape them into songs. "Habit" actually was the combination of two ideas we found in my work tapes that, with some subtle manipulation, came together to create the opening riff sequence and the chorus.

Creating the song from the work tape idea is the process that is the most collaborative. After we pick the ideas we want to explore, Tim and I sit down with two acoustic guitars and flesh out the ideas into a song form. In this case, the chorus ideas lead to a verse chord progression and then to the bridge. The intro riff was set aside until much later. The songwriting process for us is not always a linear progression through the song, from the intro to the end. We often find ourselves starting in the middle of the song and working our way out.

After we created what we felt like was a solid verse idea and chorus idea, we began to discuss content. Tim and I both had been struggling with the sever addictions of close friends and family, as well as, had recently read a couple of books on the topic and thought it would be a great subject to explore in a song. We recorded a quick, acoustic guitar track of the verse and chorus idea into Garage Band and just let it loop over and over again as we formulated the lyrics. The first draft of the song was heavy on the drug addiction idea, with lots of heroin and alcohol references, but with further discussion and exploration we began to write with a broader stroke and used less specific lyrics to include what we felt like were addiction that are equally as hard to curb, but maybe be less easily discussed. What I feel we created is a song that, lyrically, can be interpreted in a several different ways.

With the song now complete, we were ready to head into the studio where we spent the next couple of days creating the basic track to "Habit." The track started with the creation of several drum loops, which would actually make it to the final mix. Then I record a scratch guitar and vocal over this track, which was used for tacking drums, bass, and final guitars.

I'm really happy with the way this song finished. After several weeks of recording guitar and vocal parts, along and rearranging song elements to better shape the song, I feel like we ended up with one of the strongest track on the records. I also feel like, with this song, we really refined our approach to writing, and learned a lot about the song creation process; which was that, it's not always a neat and organized process. It can be messy and scattered, coming from small snippets of half formulated ideas.

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