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Belphegor will enter The Abyss Studios in Pärbly, Sweden on June 19, to start recording the drums. The band has tapped Peter Tägtgren (Immortal, Celtic Frost, Hypocrisy, Dimmu Borgir) to produce their new, as of yet untitled album. more -

Super Bad Metal False Imprisonment?

Hollywood Reporter has a tongue in cheek report about the $5 million dollar "lawsuit of the year" involving the management of veteran metal band Manowar, a photographer, alleged false imprisonment and attempted extortion. Read on!

HR report: Yasha Young says she represents Annie Bertram, who was contracted by Magic Circle Films, a music management company that the complaint indicates is run by "Joey de Majo." (We think the plaintiff means metal band Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio but we're not 100% sure).

Young says when she arrived in Germany, she was met by Joey's "bodyguard," who ushered her into a taxi that took her to a "seedy, out-of-the-way hotel." Another "bodyguard" brought her to a room and the original "bodyguard" was told to leave. There, she claims she was told she owed the company $25,000 and was instructed to write a check on the spot. [The lawsuit claims, "She was told that once she wrote the check she would be free to leave and that, if she left without making the demanded payment, things would get 'super bad' for Plaintiff."]

Why did they demand the money? - Read on

Danzig Slams Murdering Quacks

Glenn Danzig is promoting his forthcoming new album and tour and sat down with Vice Magazine for an interview. Things were going along normally but then the conversation took a strange twist (a salad was involved). Rock Radio picked up on that part of the exchange and has this report: Glenn Danzig has branded cancer specialists "murdering quacks" and says modern Western doctors are "full of sh*t". He believes chemotherapy is no cure for cancer, and instead just kills patients.

His statements come as Ronnie James Dio continues chemotherapy treatment for stomach cancer, which, although going well, has seen Heaven and Hell cancelling their planned European festival tour over the summer.

"Diet is important. You want to go to a nutritionist to find out what your body is lacking – not a f'kin quack, murdering doctor." Danzig tells Viceland "If you had cancer would you get chemo? You'd be dead in a week... Chemo radiation will kill you, and it's not the way to heal your body from cancer. You need to make your body stronger. Your body has natural things that fight off diseases." read more of Rock Radio's report here.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Announces New Live CD/DVD

Lynyrd Skynyrd will release Live From Freedom Hall on June 22 as both a CD/DVD set and as a stand-alone DVD.

Live From Freedom Hall not only captures the band in its most natural state – on stage- but is also one of the last concerts to be recorded with longtime members Billy Powell and Ean Evans, both of whom passed away last year. The release is a tribute to and a celebration of Skynyrd.

Lynyrd Skynyrd will return to the road for the next several months, touring with Bret Michaels and 38 Special in June before embarking on the Hannity Freedom Concert Series in August. - more on this story

Sick of It All Heading West

Sick of It All are extremely excited to announce their first West Coast shows in years, which will be taking place this summer with Alpha and Omega, 50 Lions and Trash Talk in the supporting slots.

The tour is in support of the NYC hardcore pioneers' new album Based On A True Story, which landed a five star review here at antiMusic.

Lou (vocals) states: "We are very excited to get back on the road. Especially to be getting back to the West Coast. It's been too long. We have a lot of friends and fans that have been waiting patiently for us to come back. Well that was until the new album came out. Then the e-mails and messages were more like 'you can't make an album like this and not come out here to play them live' and we totally agree. We can't wait to get out there and sweat it out with everyone. The new set we've put together has a great flow. Hits you hard and keeps going and will have you singing along from start to finish. It's a great mix of old and new songs so start brushing up on those lyrics. I don't think anyone will be disappointed. See you in the pit." - more on this story

We Are Scientists Announce New Album, Festival Appearances and Plan US Tour

We Are Scientists will release their fourth studio album, Barbara, on June 15th 2010. Look for two Singled Out specials from them here on antiMusic leading up to the album release.

W.A.S will be performing at various festivals this summer such as Camden Crawl, The Hurricane/Southside Festival, The Glastonbury Festival, Hultsfred Festival, T in the Park Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Reading Festival, Leeds Festival and more. Fall US tour dates to be confirmed. - more on this story

Emerson Lake & Palmer In a Box

Shout! Factory will release a new Emerson Lake & Palmer 4-CD box set on July 27th. Here is the announcement: A Time And A Place is the definitive ELP bootleg collection, bringing together 4 CDs of prime unreleased material from 1970 to 1998.

These fully authorized, remastered live performances were taken from the best-possible soundboard recordings (discs 1 through 3) and audience tapes (disc 4). The set also includes a collectible poster and liner notes by Jim Allen.

A Time And A Place brings together a select body of performances captured before worldwide audiences during the band's career. From the group's raw and unrestrained sound of the early '70s, their rearrangements of compositions by internationally renowned composers, to their timeless conceptual pieces such as "Tarkus," "Karn Evil 9" and "Pirates," ELP have always been a band to push hard against musical boundaries. - more on this story

Special Ops Tour Plans Sidelined By Cancer Battle

Special Ops have been forced to postpone their upcoming U.S. tour dates due to a member's battle with cancer. Here is what the band had to say: "It comes with great sadness to announce to our fans, friends & family that our bassist Waldo Thornhill's battle with cancer continues.

"Due to this matter, we will be postponing our current US tour dates but will be performing our upcoming Canadian dates. Bassist and good friend of Special Ops, Matt Mullet has been asked to substitute while Thornhill undergoes treatment."

In 2008, Thornhill was previously diagnosed and conquered cancer, which led to Special Ops current recording "Through The Heart of The Infidel" that they are currently on tour to promote for its release on May 25th on Thorny Bleeder Records. - more on this story

Far Debut New Song

(AOL Music) After a decade of being dormant -- that's the polite way of saying they broke up 10 years ago -- Far is back in action as a band.

They finally found a reason to return and that reason, it turns out, was confirmed by the track 'Give Me a Reason.'

"When I wrote the chorus for 'Give Me a Reason,' it was the first thing that really got us excited about making this record," frontman Jonah Matranga tells Spinner. "We wanted to make sure it wasn't just going to be another lazy reunion album, and this song was a spark that let us know we still had something to say as a band." - Check it out here

Moody Blues, The Shadows, and ELP Live Blu-Rays Coming in June

Classic concerts from some of rock's greatest acts are getting the high-def treatment this summer! Eagle Rock Entertainment will release The Shadows: The Final Tour on June 15, followed by Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Live at Montreux 1997 and The Moody Blues: Threshold of a Dream – Live at the Isle of Wight Festival.

The Moody Blues had a dominating hold in 1970, both creatively and commercially. It was in this year, just after the release of their album A Question of Balance, that they joined acts like The Who, The Doors, and Jimi Hendrix for the now historic Isle of Wight Festival. Available for the first time on Blu-ray, Threshold of a Dream: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival was originally released on standard format in May 2009. Capturing a special moment in time, this 80-minute Murray Lerner-directed film showcases treasured cuts like "To Our Children's Children's Children," "Questions," and "Nights In White Satin." - more on this story

Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour A Top 5 Hit

Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour debuted at no 4 on Billboard's Top 200 this week after selling 77,664 units in its first week of release, including an impressive #1 Internet debut with 12,453 physical copies sold online. This special 2-disc CD/DVD is available now via Hear Music/Concord Music Group.

Live at the Troubadour was recorded in 2007 when James Taylor, Carole King and members of their renowned original band (featuring guitarist Danny Kortchmar, bassist Leland Sklar and drummer Russell Kunkel) returned to the Troubadour in Los Angeles to celebrate the venue's 50th anniversary. The CD/DVD set features beloved hits such as Carole King's "So Far Away," "It's Too Late," and "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" as well as James Taylor's "Carolina in My Mind," "Sweet Baby James," and "Fire and Rain," to name just a few.

This now legendary reunion was the inspiration for Carole King and James Taylor's celebrated "Troubadour Reunion" tour which is shaping up to be one of the hottest summer tickets. The North American leg kicked off last week in Portland, OR and has garnered rave reviews from fans and critics alike. - more on this story

8mm Announce Love And The Apocalypse EP

8mm announce the release of their new EP, "Love And The Apocalypse" on June 1, 2010. The announcement comes hot on the heels of their sweep of the International Indie Awards and national ads for "Nip/Tuck" and Yamaha,

The EP features six songs, "Los Angeles", "Deep Blue You", "Mean", "Never Go Back Again", "Life Is Good" and "One For The Road" and will be available at all major digital outlets.

Manager Shannon O'Shea says ""Love And The Apocalypse" weaves the sultry sound and sweltering lyrics that 8mm are renowned for, while taking it to another level of panoramic proportion." - more on this story

Smashing New Lass

We told you about this in yesterday's quicks but here is the official word: The Smashing Pumpkins welcome a new member to the band: bassist Nicole Fiorentino.

The Los Angeles musician has been in such bands as Veruca Salt, Spinerette, Radio Vago, Twilight Sleep and Light FM. The latter group appeared at a Los Angeles benefit concert last November headlined by the Billy Corgan-led band Backwards Clock Society (proceeds from that show went to Laura Masura, the former head of the Smashing Pumpkins fan club who was injured in a motorcycle crash).

Fiorentino will perform with the Pumpkins on their world tour later this year, a trek that will include headline performances at two Summersonic festivals in Japan: August 7 in Tokyo (Marine Stadium) and August 8 in Osaka (Maishima). - more on this story

Martin Atkins (Killing Joke, Nine Inch Nails, PiL, Pigface) Gets Warped For Aspiring Musicians

Music industry veteran Martin Atkins will be joining the Warped Tour 2010 to host round table discussions for aspiring musicians. Atkins, in addition to his tenure as drummer for Nine Inch Nails, PiL and Pigface has spent the last three decades building an extensive knowledge of the basic rules that apply to touring musicians.

Armed with this knowledge, Atkins has created two valuable resources for aspiring touring musicians with his comprehensive books: TOUR:SMART and Break the Band. He will be sharing his thoughts and experiences with attendees of the Warped Tour nationwide.

Martin Atkins is the definition of entrepreneurial activity in cultural arts endeavors, his 30+ years in the music business spans across genres, borders and industries. He was a member of Public Image Ltd and Killing Joke. He founded industrial supergroup Pigface, The Damage Manual, and Murder Inc., and has contributed to Nine Inch Nails and Ministry. - more on this story

All Time Low Go Hollywood

All Time Low celebrated the release of its 'Straight To DVD' home movie (in stores May 25) with a star studded Hollywood movie premiere Monday night at the Music Box on Hollywood Blvd.

As fans lined up outside the venue for hours to claim front row seats to the film's premiere, a who's who among the band's friends, including Mark Hoppus, brothers Joel and Benji Madden, Pete Wentz, and Ryan Kelly of Yellowcard, to name a few, came out to show their support.

"One of the most memorable nights of my life," drummer Rian Dawson said of the evening. - more on this story

Singled Out: Doug Keith's The Lucky Ones

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today music vet Doug Keith tells us about "The Lucky Ones" the title track from his new album. We now turn it over to Doug for the story:

The song, "The Lucky Ones," came together really fast to the point where I spent a lot of time working on more verses and created this whole key change ending, both of which were scrapped because I thought it had formed a little too quickly. My original intention was do this song with my old band, Up The Empire, and my approach to writing for that band was a bit more uptempo than things I had been writing for my solo stuff. When I played it for the guys in Up The Empire, they were into it, but it would have fit awkwardly in what we were doing at the time which was more of a melodic distorted sound with heavy pounding drums. After trying to get it together with them a few times, I realized that I had written something that was somewhere between what I was doing solo and what Up The Empire was doing and so I took it back and used that as the catalyst song to build up my second solo record around. That decision was really freeing for me because it opened the door to more driving songs like "Maria del Bosco" as well as mellower songs like "The Lowest Low." It helped to push things in a new direction.

I had originally demoed this song as just two guitars, organ and vocals (I made a video using that demo actually) and then decided that I wanted to push this song with moving bass line and pounding drums. Ben Lord who plays the drums with me is a very driving drummer and I like the way the drum part in this song doesn't focus on the cymbals. They're in there occasionally to add some flavor, but for example in the chorus, it is just boom boom boom on the toms and kick drum until it switches back to the verses.

I'm always hesitant to give the full background of what the lyrics to my songs are about because there is often a surface meaning to the lyrics, but that's propped up by what I'm actually writing about and that is very much the case when it comes to this song. On the surface, it's a song about a couple going out for the night, but I used that storyline as a way to explore some other things that were going on in my head at the time.

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

Enforcer and Cauldron Giving Fans 7 Inches On Upcoming Tour

Enforcer are due to hit the UK at the end of May with Cauldron, and to celebrate, the bands have a special gift for the fans.

As a way of thanking their dedicated fans, Enforcer and Cauldron will be giving out a free and extremely rare 7" double A-side split vinyl to the first 50 people through the door at each show on the UK tour.

This one-of-a-kind vinyl includes special artwork and features ENFORCER's track "Midnight Vice" on one side, with CAULDRON's "Chained Up In Chains" on the other side. - more on this story

Dave Menketti of Y&T Guests on new Glyder Album

Glyder's third album "Yesterday Today and Tomorrow" is now ready to be released in the United States on June 29th via Steamhammer/SPV.

The album includes artwork from Mark Wilkinson as well as a guest solo on the title track by one of rocks finest guitarists Dave Menketti of Y&T. August 2009 saw Glyder play one of their biggest shows yet, opening for Metallica Marlay Park Dublin.

Irish rockers Glyder began their musical journey in 2004 at the annual Phil Lynott tribute gig "Vibe for Philo" in Dublin. Three albums and two EP's later Glyder have developed a very distinguishable and unique sound, blending their classic rock influences with a fresh and modern twist. - more on this story

Against The Wall Touring This Summer With Framing Hanley and Veer Union

Against The Wall is hitting the road this Summer with Framing Hanley and Veer Union in support of their debut album "The Truth". The tour will be hitting cities all over the U.S.

The bands debut album "The Truth" was released to critical acclaim by VMM Records. The album features the first single "Nights Of December" which has already generated a viral buzz thanks in part to the electrifying video for the track.

Their music has elements for every type of listener to latch on to – from the casual pop fan to the most fervent metalhead. Watch out for ATW's first single and video "Nights of December" on the radio, TV, and internet in 2010. - dates

Within The Ruins Enter The Studio

Within The Ruins make their return to the studio with producer, Josh Wickman (Dreadcore Studios), to record the follow up album to their 2009 Victory Records debut, Creature. The album's expected release is slated for late summer and will be titled, Invade.

Natives to Westfield, Massachusetts, this quintet is armed with a unique take on blending tech and metal together; writing music that set their band apart from the numerous metal bands today.

Within The Ruins have mastered their technique of bringing breakdowns, riffs, tempo and a dash of personality together in order to form one cohesive entity. They describe their sound as "loud, energetic, interesting and fresh" and cite bands like Metallica and As I Lay Dying as their early influences - more on this story

The Story of Black Metal Coming To DVD

Until The Light Takes Us will be released on DVD September 28. The award winning film tells the story of black metal.

Part music scene and part cultural uprising, black metal rose to worldwide notoriety in the mid-nineties when a rash of suicides, murders, and church burnings accompanied the explosive artistic growth and output of a music scene that would forever redefine what heavy metal is and what it stands for to other musicians, artists and music fans world-wide.

Until The Light Takes Us goes behind the highly sensationalized media reports of "Satanists running amok in Europe" to examine the complex and largely misunderstood principles and beliefs that led to this rebellion against both Christianity and modern culture. - more on this story

Ozomatli Soundclash

(AOL Music) Ozomatli are the latest band to be given the 'Soundclash' treatment by Los Angeles-based public radio station KCRW. Six tracks from the Latin ensemble's recently released album, 'Fire Away,' have been remixed by the station's DJs for the 'Ozomatli vs. KCRW Soundclash Remix Project.'

Music Director and 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' host Jason Bentley lends a hand to the song 'Malagasy Shock,' and Anthony Valadez, Aaron Byrd, Anne Litt and Tom Schnabel also contribute to the EP.

A partnership between Ozomatli and KCRW should come as no surprise; the station was the first to play the group's music and has had them on its 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' program seven times since 1997. On Sept. 19, Ozomatli will perform as part of KCRW's World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. - download it here

The Acacia Strain Post New Video Blog

The Acacia Strain have posted the latest installment of their on-going in-studio video blog series.

After the fall out of last week's video, front man Vincent Bennett shows his devotion to perfection by working on some new vocal patterns he's never experimented with before.

The Acacia Strain entered Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA with producer Zeuss to record the follow up to 2008's, "Continent" last month. The album will be released later in 2010 by Prosthetic Records. - more on this story

The True North Loud and Free Canadian Metal Free Compilation Released

Year of the Sun Records has partnered with Galy Records, Diminished Fifth Records, and CDN Records for the release of "The True North Loud and Free" digital album.

The free 16 track compilation features some of Canada's best underground metal acts from some of Canada's strongest metal labels. The compilation is being offered as a free download online here

"The Truth North Loud and Free" features cuts from The Last Felony, Derelict, Bloodshoteye, Rusted Dawn, and Odium as well as a live Neuraxis track, the previously unreleased Drudgery song entitled "The Uprising", and contributions from Toronto's Starring Janet Leigh and Montreal's Endast. - more on this story

Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire Summer Tour Plans

Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire has announced their summer tour plans. The tour will kick off with a home town show on June 6, two days before the release of the band's Prosthetic debut, "Songs of Ill Hope and Desperation."

The tour will then hit the West coast and take them down through the south and back home to Colorado. The band is currently working on dates that will take them to the rest of the country later in the year.

Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire, have been referred to as "funeral grind," because they are "too slow for grindcore, too fast for doom," and have drawn comparisons to acts such as Brutal Truth, Pig Destroyer, Discordance Axis, EyeHateGod and Napalm Death. - more on this story

The King Left Are Leaving The Building For Good

The King Left have decided to call it quits after nearly six years of making music together, but not before the release of their first full-length album and one farewell show.

"The band has always been about the goals and vision of four great friends, and after Mark (guitarist) decided to pursue new opportunities, the band found it fitting to conclude this amazing chapter of our lives." says drummer Graham Rothenberg.

The final show takes place Friday, May 14th at Mercury Lounge in New York City (early show, doors at 7pm, TKL at 8:30pm), and tickets are on sale now via the Mercury Lounge Box Office and Ticketmaster, Drink Up Buttercup opens. - more on this story