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A New Bret Michaels Reality Series

A half-hour special sneak peak of Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It will premiere Memorial Day, Monday, May 31st at 10PM ET/PT on Vh1. The series Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It is tentatively scheduled to premiere in Fall 2010.

Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It, will give viewers an insider's look at Bret's home life when he isn't touring, shooting, partying and rocking out. After the lights have dimmed on stage and the music stops for the night, Bret rolls off the tour bus right into the loving arms of his daughters Raine and Jorja, who affectionately refer to him as "Poppa Rocka."

"After Bret's recent appendectomy and life threatening brain hemorrhage, we're so happy that he is on the road to recovery and coming back to VH1 in Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It." said Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Production "Bret is family to us and has always been a huge hit on the network, headlining several series and specials that have garnered record breaking ratings and made a strong connection with our audience. We have temporarily halted production on the series with Bret's health as our primary concern. Production will resume when it is cleared by his doctors. If anyone can fight off illness and get back on his feet, it's Bret. But in the meantime, in response to the flood of well wishes the network has received from Bret's fans, we'd like to celebrate Bret's recovery with this sneak peak special featuring the next chapter in Bret's story on VH1. It's a never-before-seen look into Bret's family life- the real center of his world from which he draws his unsinkable strength." - more on this story

Led Zeppelin Experience Tour Details

Jason Bonham confirmed late last month that he was planning a special tribute tour to his father with a tour. While the dates have not yet been announced we were sent this announcement on Monday with more details: Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience will celebrate the life and music of his father - the legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham - in true epic fashion with a limited engagement of 30 concert dates in North America this fall. "This is a personal trip through my life with the music of Led Zeppelin," explains Jason, "and how the music influenced me."

Jason played with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones at Led Zeppelin's "final" show at London's O2 Arena in 2007, which was heralded as the most powerful Led Zeppelin performance since the group's disbandment. The band received uniformly rave reviews and Jason didn't want to stop after that magical and memorable night.

"When I was offered to put this together over a year ago, it wasn't right," notes Jason. "This September 25th is the 30th anniversary of my father's passing - I thought, what better way to celebrate his life than to do 30 shows for the 30 years he's been gone?" - more on this story

Megadeth Movie Premiere

Don't Thank Me, Thank AA: The Dave Mustaine Story will premiere at this year's St Kilda Film Festival in Australia, which is scheduled to run from May 26th-30th, according to BW&BK.

The film about Megadeth's famed frontman will make its world premier at 9:45 PM - 11:30 PM on Saturday, May 29th at the Palace George Cinemas - Australia's premiere entertainment destination - in St Kilda, Melbourne.

A press release on the film reads: "Dave Mustaine was a heavily beaten child who grew up to be a raging drug addict and the greatest heavy metal guitarist in the world. These days, Dave finds peace via a combination of yoga, Christianity and taekwondo. Don't Thank Me, Thank AA: The Dave Mustaine Story examines the genesis of Mustaine's greatness, as percieved by drunk people on the street, and the nature of his inner hell and direct phone-line to God, as revealed in an intimate backstage conversation." - more including preview clip

Reunited Something Corporate Announce Summer Tour

Something Corporate have reunited after a six year hiatus and are returning to the road on a multi-city tour during the month of August.

Frontman Andrew McMahon says, "I think the beauty of this reunion is that we waited until we were ready. There is such a good vibe going between all of us and getting to play these songs again has been a true joy. The festival dates have been a rush, but I think we're all fired up to get back into the clubs and theatres -- where we really cut our teeth for the first time."

Recently the band played three Bamboozle dates — Bamboozle Chicago, Bamboozle East and Bamboozle Left (Angel Stadium in Anaheim), the latter a homecoming for singer-pianist Andrew McMahon, lead guitarist Josh Partington, bassist Kevin "Clutch" Page, and drummer Brian Ireland. - more on this story

Metallica and KISS Members To Be Guitar Hero 6 Characters

Did the Kurt Cobain fiasco spell the end to playable characters in one of the most popular music based games? Perhaps. 1Up.com reports that playable characters will be a thing of the past in the upcoming Guitar Hero 6. But that doesn't mean that the game won't include rock stars. They report that Gene Simmons and Metallica's Lar Ulrich will be included in the new Guitar Hero.

1up.com reports: Simmons will narrate a brand new Quest Mode, where players will "recruit" other rock stars and unlock their "song sets" along the way. You can also unlock the musician's "alter ego" (such as Lars becoming "Warrior Lars") which give you bonus powers.

Queen, Black Sabbath and KISS are confirmed to have songs in the game which could be ready for release this holiday season . - more on this story

Label Didn't Want Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street

(Rock Radio) The Rolling Stones' record label didn't want to release Exile on Main Street when the band recorded the album in 1972, guitarist Keith Richards has revealed. Re-released in deluxe format, it's now regarded as a high point in their career. But the Stones had to battle to preserve its double-disc format when they presented it to label bosses 38 years ago.

Richards tells The Independent: "We had to fight the record company about that. We insisted it was double. It was very different: there were no hit singles. It was an album by itself."

Although early parts of the masterpiece were recorded in the UK, the majority of the work was done in the cellar of Nellcote, a French villa Richards had hired – a lucky accident which came about as a result of the Stones being hounded out of their home country. - Keef explains here

More Artists Tribute Ronnie James Dio Including Ozzy, Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Michael Anthony, Duff McKagen, Motorhead, Slayer, Slipknot and more

The tributes to Ronnie James Dio keep pouring in. The legendary metal vocalist of Dio, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Elf and Heaven & Hell lost his battle with stomach cancer on Sunday. Today, we bring you some more tributes:

Iron Maiden: It is with huge sadness we hear that Ronnie has lost his battle against stomach cancer, and our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife Wendy and family at this terrible time. From his earlier years in Elf, Black Sabbath and Dio, right through to his most recent days fronting Heaven and Hell, Ronnie, time and again, proved his genius as a frontman, always giving his all to his fans and his music. Ronnie was not only an incredibly gifted singer but also a wonderfully warm, intelligent and generous person and this shone through both on and off stage leaving a positive mark on everyone he came into contact with. A longstanding friend of Maiden, we played many shows together over the years and we will all miss him greatly. The world has lost an irreplaceable talent and, first and foremost, one of the finest human beings you could ever wish to meet. Steve, Bruce, Adrian, Dave, Janick, Nicko and Rod

Ozzy Osbourne: I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Ronnie James Dio. Metal has truly lost one of its greatest voices. My heart goes out to his family and to his many fans. Love and respect.

Dio's Rudy Sarzo: I'm saddened beyond words. I will miss the sound of your voice, your magical presence and your wondrous stories. My only consolation is that your now free from your pain. I love you, Ronnie.

Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister: I'm truly upset, especially since he seemed to be rallying at the Golden Gods show. Bon Voyage, Ronnie. Rest in peace. I'm devastated

Slayer's Kerry King: Few people have had the ability to carry a song like Dio, literally demanding your attention as he effortlessly recreated live the amazing things he did on record. It's odd how things get taken from you quickly...I just saw him a month ago. I know I was lucky to have known Ronnie. One of the nicest guys in the business without a doubt. He will be hugely missed.

Duff McKagan (via Seattle Weekly.com): My part in this 'summer music playlist' it is going to be a touch bittersweet as it turns out. Last weekend, Ronnie James Dio succumbed to his battle with stomach cancer. From what I understand, Ronnie fought like a warrior to the end. I was supposed to pick a new-ish song for this list, but when it comes to rocking out in the summertime , sometimes you just got to go a little bit old-damn-school. 'Last In Line' is an ass-kicker right up there with anything, punk, rock, and/or metal, and us rockers owe a bit of reverence to this great man. R.I.P., RJD!

Steve Vai: Dio was a shining light of rock/metal authenticity. He was a completely dedicated artist with massive talent. It's likely that his vital contributions will continue to inspire well into the future. He is now legend. But more than all this, Ronnie was a really cool guy. I mean reeeally cool. God bless you, brutha.

Bob Daisley:Today, with the sad passing of my friend and colleague, the world has lost a great man. Not only was he a unique singer, musician and writer, he was a very special human being. Long live Rock 'n' Roll and long live the memory of the great Ronnie James Dio. He'll be sadly missed in many ways, bless him.
Joey Vera of Anthrax/Armored Saint: Ronnie James Dio. His name shall be part of the very definition of the term heavy metal. All of us in this community owe a big part to him as he helped shape our entire genre. And he did it with complete originality and sincerity. He is the real deal. By now you've read much about him and how every person who'd had the pleasure of meeting the man use the words "kind," "nice," "humble" and so on. I can tell you that these descriptions are truly accurate. I had the honor of being on tour with Dio on two occasions. Once on his "Magica" tour in 2001 while I was in Armored Saint and then later in 2004 while I was touring with Anthrax. I would watch Ronnie every night side stage and I was continuously blown away by his high level of performance. I must have seen over 40 shows from this vantage point and I never, ever saw or heard a single flaw. You always knew he was a great singer but It was then that I was convinced that he was a gift to us from some other place. Then there's all the times I saw him with Sabbath. I can't even go on… When you have the privilege of meeting someone like Ronnie — an idol, a legend — you almost expect a person like this to be overly confident, cocky, and they deserve to be, really. But Ronnie was the complete opposite. He really was the most humble, sincere and kind person you'd ever meet. He would always find time to stop in his tracks and say a few words to you. He was so down to earth and generous. Through his humility he's taught us all that a man is not measured by the size of his wallet, or trophy collection, but instead by the size of his heart. I myself am glad that he chose the profession of singing because even though his body has been taken from us, his voice will stay here for all eternity. We're all trying really hard here, but Ronnie, we can't thank you enough.

Billboard rounded up some more great tributes. Here are a couple- followed by a link to check out more.

Chickenfoot's Michael Anthony told Billboard.com that he used to cover "Man on the Silver Mountain with Van Halen and sharing the stage with Dio at some European festivals. "He was a great guy," Anthony said. "I remember when we opened for them, all of us were back at the hotel having some drinks; it was his birthday, and I remember us all just hanging out, and he was just a great guy, definitely a driving force in hard rock music."

Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour called Dio "one of the strongest, purist and consistent singers of all time. Ronnie sang like he lived -- all out, from the heart, with so much honesty and joy. He was a great man with a smile and a handshake for fans and peers alike. He spoke his mind and stood his ground for decades. I will miss him dearly."

Check out more tributes at - Billboard

Muse To Premiere New Twilight: Eclipse Video This Week

The new video from Muse, "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)," the lead single from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Soundtrack, will debut this Thursday.

The video will feature never-before-seen footage from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and will be premiered online at www.muse.mtv.com and on MTV channels around the world Thursday, May 20

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse hits theaters worldwide this summer, while the soundtrack is set to be released June 8 on Chop Shop/Atlantic. "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" is Muse's third consecutive track featured in the Twilight movies, as they were also included on the soundtracks for Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. - more on this story

Iron Maiden To Rock Transylvania

Iron Maiden will be travelling to the historic region of Transylvania to play a concert for the first time ever on August 15th 2010.

The show will take place at the Polus Center Mall in Cluj Napoca. Cluj Napoca (commonly known as Cluj) is the fourth largest city in Romania and one of the most important academic, cultural, industrial and business centres in the country. Situated in the northwest, Cluj is roughly 270miles from Romania's capital city Bucharest and has good air, road and rail links with the other major Romanian cities and neighbouring Europe.

As Maiden fans all know, Transylvania holds a special place in Maiden's history; a track by that name appeared on the very first Iron Maiden album back in 1980. Thirty years on, and with Maiden about to embark on a major World Tour in support of their 15th studio album: The Final Frontier (due for release later this Summer), it seems only right the anniversary be marked by the band (and of course Eddie!), FINALLY getting to visit this most atmospheric and infamous of locations! - more on this story

Paul McCartney: Beatles Reunion Was Possible

If fate had allowed it, Paul McCartney tells the Sunday Mail that if his Beatles bandmates had lived, a reunion would have been possible.

"It could have happened. We were asked to do reunion gigs shortly after we broke up. There wasn't any point. It was like, 'We've just split!' I also had Wings so I was a bit busy doing other things. It wasn't really a good idea then, but I think if this much time had elapsed, I could easily see it happening. Somebody would have said, 'Oh go on. Just for a laugh.,'" he said.

"It could have been a charity thing. Or it could have been because we just met up and said, 'Let's do it.' You never know. But it's not to be, so sadly it's all just conjecture." - more on this story

The Offspring Add Dates for The Unity Tour

The Offspring will be kicking off their upcoming tour close to home. The band have added shows in Las Vegas, Reno, Seattle and Vancouver to their summer touring schedule which already includes an 18 date run of US amphitheaters with 311 and Pepper for the Unity Tour 2010.

The band are currently in the studio working on the follow-up to their Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace album.

The band will take a break from the studio to hit the road and debut some new material along with their classic hits. - more on this story

Scream It Like You Mean It Tour To Feature Silverstein, Emery, Sky Eats Airplane and A Bunch of Bands With Multiword Names

The first annual Scream It Like You Mean It Tour will include Silverstein, Emery, Dance Gavin Dance, I Set My Friends On Fire, Sky Eats Airplane, Ivoryline, and Close To Home.

The tour kicks off July 8 in Sayreville, NJ and concluded on August 8th in Lancaster, PA.

The special tour kick off show will also include The Devil Wears Prada, Miss May I, and Your Demise. August Burns Red, Story Of The Year have been announced as special guests on two stops of the tour. See the dates - here

Slayer Doing Kimmel On Thursday

Slayer will be the musical guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" this Thursday, May 20. This will mark the first appearance the band will make since vocalist/bassist Tom Araya had back surgery earlier this year, and the second time the band has performed on "Kimmel," having made their network television debut on the show in January 2007. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs at 12:05AM ET and PT/11:05PM CT on ABC.

For the telecast, Slayer will perform "World Painted Blood," the title track from their latest album, as well as "Hate Worldwide" over the show's closing credits.

In addition, the band will play three more songs on the show's outdoor stage in front of an SRO crowd. Tickets for this free mini-concert have been gone for weeks. - more on this story

The Whigs Begin USO Tour, Plan Summer Dates With Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, The Hold Steady

The Whigs yesterday embarked on a USO tour to Germany and the UK from, May 17th - May 25th. The week-long tour will consist of five shows for troops and military families and a visit to the USO Warrior Center at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

In addition, the band are very excited to announce a massive tour that will include a headlining run and opening slots with Kings of Leon, The Hold Steady and The Black Keys.

Beginning June 4th at Mountain Jam in Hunter, NY, these 3-months of dates come in support of the band's latest album, IN THE DARK, which saw the band perform on the Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon - more on this story

Singled Out: Leiana's Suffer and Love Don't Matter

antiMusic has always been big fans of women that rock and Leiana is no exception. To celebrate the release of her new album, Lucky #3, today (feat big names from Alice In Chains, Walls Of Jericho, Smile Empty Soul, Anthrax, White Zombie, Fuel and Chuck D), we asked Leiana to tell us about some her favorite tracks from album. Here are today's songs: "Suffer" and "Love Don't Matter."

Suffer: Originally "Suffer" was a track on my last record "No Going Back" that I had written with Chuck Treece and released on my own label independently. My manager had introduced me to Rob Caggiano to start working on the new record and I gave Rob that album to give him a sense of my style of music. Rob really liked that tune and expressed an interest in re working it. We kept the verse guitar part and the cowbell of the original, but wrote a new chorus and bridge. Eddie then came in and I finished it with him with new melodies for the chorus and bridge because Rob went off recording or playing somewhere. Rob did record the guitar and bass on that track though, and John Tempesta played drums on it. I was kinda nervous to play if for Chuck once it was done because I wasn't sure if he would appreciate that we reworked the tune, but he totally dug it!

Love Don't Matter- was the first song that Eddie Wohl(my producer/songwriter partner) ever wrote together. We also wrote it in about 15 minutes. we actually had a writing session with Rob Caggiano scheduled and we were waiting for Rob to get off the phone and start the session. Eddie came up with the guitar riff and almost disregarded it because he felt it was too simple. I like it though and I encouraged him to keep going. It was one of the few songs that we actually came up with lyrics to the guitar part simultaneously...Eddie would just play the riff and spit out lyrics, and I would recite back to him the good ones. This continued for about 10 minutes , and by the time Rob came into the session, the first song for the record had been written!

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

The Ready Set Album To Be Hot Topic Exclusive, Pete Wentz Guests On New Webisode

The Ready Set will be releasing their debut album on June 15, 2010. I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming is the first release from the newly minted joint venture between Pete Wentz's Decaydance Records and Sire Records.

The album will be a physical exclusive to Hot Topic and will also be available through all digital retailers. They have also been releasing a webisode series in anticipation for the album, entitled "The Ready SETisodes," featuring Decaydance mastermind Pete Wentz. Check it out more

The Ready Set will be part of the Bamboozle Road Show, which kicks off May 21st and runs through June 27th. The nationwide tour features All Time Low, Third Eye Blind, Boys Like Girls and Good Charlotte. Immediately following they will hit the road with Forever the Sickest Kids, on a tour that runs from June 28th to July 17th. - more on this story

Foxy Shazam Hitting The Road With Courtney Love's Hole

Foxy Shazam will be spending their summer on the road with Courtney Love's new version of Hole.

The month-long tour kicks off June 22nd in Philadephia, PA, and runs through July 16th in Minneapolis, MN.

Foxy Shazam is touring in support of their self-titled major label debut which is out now on Sire Records. - dates

Bobby Kimball of Toto Forms Supergroup for New i-tab Launch

Bobby Kimball of Toto will jet into Mantra Garden Bar in Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland Thursday May 20th at 9pm to launch the new upgraded i-tab, which is now in music stores throughout the UK, Ireland, USA and Australia.

The official i-tab launch party will be a spectacular event attended by over 500 guests from the music industry, hosted by Tom Dunne & Dave Fanning. The famous Bobby Kimball will perform with a super group of Irish session musicians including Anthony Drennan on Guitar and vocals, Tony Molloy on Bass, Conor McGouran on Guitar, Paul Lyttle and Gerry Forde on Keyboards.

There will be surprise celebrity guests playing with the band and the evening will also include demos of i-tab on various guitars plus an acoustic set by Jimmy Coup of Thin Lizzy songs. - more on this story

The Hundred in the Hands Announce First National Tour

The Hundred in the Hands will hit the road for their first national tour beginning June 3 in San Francisco.

The tour, which includes stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston, among others, coincides with the release of the band's debut EP, This Desert, on Warp Records.

The recording builds on the success of THITH's acclaimed "Dressed in Dresden" 12" single, striking a path that touches on elegant French pop, blissed out dub, house and post-punk. - more on this story

Metal Supergroup D.I.S. Hitting The Road This Week

D.I.S. (featuring current and ex members or Phobia, Exhumed, Mange, Impaled and Eat The Living) will kick off their first official US tour May 21 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The band will demolish a dozen cities, crippling the masses with their crushing blend of Swedish influenced D-Beat, ripping metal, thrash and traditionally aggressive punk vocals, before winding down at Yayo's on June 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

D.I.S. will unleash their debut full-length, Critical Failure, via Deep Six Records in the US this month as well as Power It Up in Europe. The 10-song record was tracked by John Haddad (Intronaut, Hirax, Abysmal Dawn, Winterthrall, Phobia Final Conflict etc.) at Trench Studios in Corona, CA and centers itself around issues of interpersonal struggle, blind capitalism and religious hypocrisy. - more on this story

Heaven Shall Burn Streaming New Album Online

Heaven Shall Burn is streaming their forthcoming full-length record, Invictus, in its entirety on their official MySpace.

Invictus hits stores in North America on June 8th courtesy of Century Media Records. Invictus [the full title of which is Invictus (Iconoclast III)] was recorded at Tue Madsen's Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark. The album was produced by Heaven Shall Burn's guitarists, Alexander Dietz and Maik Weichert.

It is the third part of the "Iconoclast" story, following the 2008 release, Iconoclast, and the 2009 DVD, Bildersturm. Like its predecessors, Invictus will again tell stories about unconventional heroes, while shedding a different light on well-known idols and legends. - Myspace link

Sex Slaves Peepshow Tour

Sex Slaves return to New York City tonight for a special show at Santo's Party House (96 Lafayette St.) in Manhattan.

The band says "It's a great space, and we're part of a bill for 'Dan Pyro's Birthday Nut Up or Shut Up!' Party. Also appearing are Black Water Rising, Eve To Adam, Ray West and our old buddies Honor Among Thieves!"

Sex Slaves will join the extremely talented cast of Pretty Things Peepshow this May and June for a run of shows in the Northeast United States. "It's a great bill, with the uniquely awesome burlesque and sideshow extravaganza of the Pretty Things, followed by the Sex Slave rocknroll show." - more on this story

Freedom Call Again in June With New Album

Freedom Call will release their latest album, Legend Of The Shadowking, on June 15th in North America on Spv/Steamhammer.

If you ask Freedom Call fans about the outstanding characteristics of their favorite band, they tend to list two main qualities: melody and tempo. Both attributes will be on display once again on the new album. - more on this story

Annihilator Boxset

The self-titled new album from melodic thrash metal pioneers Annihilator is out now in Europe.

The full track listing for 'ANNIHILATOR' is as follows: 01. The Trend 02. Coward 03. Ambush 04. Betrayed 05. 25 Seconds 06. Nowhere To Go 07. The Other Side 08. Death In Your Eyes 09. Payback 10. Romeo Delight

The album is available now in Europe in a special, limited edition box set. The set includes the killer new album on CD, along with a metal Annihilator logo keyring, three pin badges and a sticker sheet, all housed in a special clam box. The album is also available on limited edition picture disc vinyl as well as regular CD. - View the limited edition clam box and its contents

Pathology Announce Tour With Immolation, Vader, Abigail Williams, and Lecherous Nocturne

Pathology are thrilled to announce that they will be sharing the stage with Immolation, Vader, Abigail Williams, and Lecherous Nocturne on their upcoming US tour.

"We're incredibly excited to be touring with both Immolation and Vader. These are 2 bands that I grew up listening to, and to be touring with them is extremely cool!" exclaims drummer, Dave Astor.

The tour will be in support of Pathology's upcoming Victory Records debut, Legacy of the Ancients, slated for release on July 6th. - more on this story

Voyager and Monolith Split LP

Science Of Silence Records announce their first ever release, a split LP from Voyager and Monolith, out on June 8th! The label will specialize in limited-edition vinyl releases for the best in post-rock, instrumental and avant-garde metal releases.

Both bands will lull you with their complex and dark instrumentation and then hammer you when you are weak and vulnerable. Epic, expansive sludge metal with post-rock dynamics, reminiscent of bands like Neurosis, Isis, Mouth of the Architect and Mogwai.

You can pre-order the limited edition run of 500 on clear vinyl exclusively over at The Omega Order (includes FREE shipping). Also look for the digital release that features a bonus track not on the album (everyone who buys the vinyl will get a free download as well). - preorder link

Black Sunshine An Active Hit

Black Sunshine's new single, "Once In My Life", continues to build steam at Active Rock Radio, where the song has cracked the Top 40 this week, beating out new singles by Nickelback, Hole, Atreyu, and A Day To Remember. The band is currently on tour with Smile Empty Soul and Soil throughout the month of May.

Black Sunshine is the brainchild of professional skier Matt Reardon, who turned to music after he tore the cartilage in his leg after attempting a double back flip. The injury put his skiing career on hold, and resulted in him undergoing 11 operations to repair the damage. During his recovery, Reardon would turn to music and formed Black Sunshine, along with the help of drummer Matt "Toast" Young, bassist Christopher Serafini and guitarist Jeff Flannery.

Black Sunshine's self-titled debut album lands in stores on May 25th, 2010 though BreakSilence Recordings and was recorded by Grammy award winning producer Bob Marlette (Shinedown, Seether, Filter). - more on this story

Full Metal Jackie Headbangers Ball Rerun

Tune in to MTV2 this Wednesday night (May 19) to catch a rebroadcast of "Full Metal Jackie" guest hosting Headbangers Ball at 3:00 AM Eastern/Midnight Pacific.

Here is the original announcement which has the details: Full Metal Jackie (Jackie Kajzer) will guest host the Headbangers Ball. The episode will feature exclusive audio clips from some of Kajzer's interviews for Full Metal Jackie Certified: The 50 Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs Of The '80s And The True Stories Behind Their Lyrics.

The soundbites will include excerpts of conversations with members of Judas Priest, Megadeth, Dio, Pantera, Twisted Sister, Queensryche, Danzig, Testament and Skid Row. - more on this story