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Unearth Star Killed By Drunk Driver

Original Unearth bassist Chris R. Rybicki died from injuries suffered when he was struck by an alleged drunk driver last month in Salem, Massachusetts. The 39-year-old was riding a scooter when he was hit.

The band broke the sad news to fans on Tuesday: Yesterday we lost our long time friend and original bass player Chris 'Rover' Rybicki. He lost his life from injuries sustained three weeks ago at the hands of an alleged drunk driver.

Rover hadn't been in the band since 2001, but he remained a good friend to us all throughout the years and this tragedy has hit us hard. Not only was Rover a talented musician, but he was also one of the funniest dudes you would ever know. His wit, dark humor and don't give a f*** attitude made him a unique person that we all loved having in our lives. His memory will live on amongst his family and friends with the countless stories of Rover being Rover. He will be sorely and forever missed. - more on this story

Unreleased Van Halen Song Now Online

The Van Halen News Desk has posted a never before 'circulated' Van Halen song. Here is their description followed by the link to check it out: "The Wild Life" movie score is legendary to Van Halen fans, as Eddie Van Halen wrote the score for the movie (Universal Pictures, 1984). "The Wild Life" stars Chris Penn and was the first script Cameron Crowe wrote after the success of "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" and is a typical '80′s comedy and is somewhat of a "Fast Times" clone. The movie was only released on VHS – never on DVD, unfortunately.

The film has an official soundtrack, but it contains only one song by Eddie Van Halen, "Donut City" (3:57). So "Donut City" is the only officially released complete track for the movie that was written by Edward Van Halen. But sharp-eared VH fans will recognize unreleased music from Eddie interspersed several times throughout the film. Portions of early versions of "Right Now," "Good Enough," "Feels So Good," "A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)," and "Strung Out" can be heard throughout the film. In addition, the synthesized backdrop music for David Lee Roth's "Tai Chi Solo" on the 1984 tour also made its debut in this film. Die hard VH fans have re-watched the movie for years just to hear the bits of EVH genius throughout. The movie's score is one of the best kept secrets in rock music. The songs were recorded and mixed at 5150 by Donn Landee and Ken Deane. Ed played all the instruments on the songs.

Presented here is a compete song from the movie score which has never circulated before now. Eddie played it on a Ripley guitar and the song is rumored to be called "Ripley." It's a wonderful piece of music and is about the closest thing to "new" Van Halen music that we've had in a long time. - Check it out here

Live KISS Broadcasts This Saturday

KISS will broadcast their final North American date of their 2010 Hottest Show on Earth concert tour live in the Facebook game Booyah's Nightclub City.

The live concert will bring new and traditional media together by simultaneously airing on sites KROQ.com in Los Angeles and CBS Radio rock station websites nationwide on Saturday, September 25, where KISS is headlining the Epicenter Twenty Ten Festival in Fontana, California.

Fans of KISS will be able to watch the iconic band play for FREE by simply logging on to the Nightclub City application in Facebook or by going to the KISS Ustream site. Those who view the concert in Nightclub City will be given exclusive KISS branded virtual goods to use in the game. In addition, Nightclub City players will have access to a dedicated KISS playlist in the game, featuring the top KISS songs of all-time. - more on this story

Blink-182's Travis Barker Cool Kids Jump Down

Blink-182's Travis Barker has teamed up with Chicago's The Cool Kids to release the song "Jump Down".

The release includes a special embeddable widget that allows fans to enter their email address, download the track, and get a pair of 3D glasses mailed to their house, if they share the widget with friends. The 3D glasses will come in handy for the video premiere of the "Jump Down", slated for October 11th. Done strictly for the fans, the entire "Jump Down" project is completely free.

Itching to see the video before it hits the web? Catch it at the "Jump Down" video launch party, Thursday, Oct. 7th at the Music Box in LA. The party features live performances by Travis Barker and The Cool Kids, themselves. - Get the song here

Primus Working on First Album in 11 Years

(Gibson) Primus is "accumulating material on a daily basis" for a new album, according to an interview with bassist/frontman Les Claypool on Billboard.com. The release will be the group's first album since 1999's Antipop and the first new material of any sort since 2003.

"Right now it's throwing pasta at the wall and seeing which noodles are sticking, recording musical ideas from sound checks and whatnot, even live shows," Claypool said. "We've been branching off on various tangents, and I have notebooks full of various writings. And now with the advent of the iPhone I've got my little recorder and can record things as I'm driving down the street, at a whim."

To make the new album, Claypool is working with some "new old blood." Jay Lane was the band's drummer in 1988, but left before Primus released their debut album, Frizzle Fry. Lane rejoined Claypool and guitarist Larry LaLonde when the group ended a four-year hiatus. Claypool said Lane will definitely have an effect on the new album.
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Controversial Book About Manic Street Preachers Star's Disappearance

(Gibson) At 7 a.m. on the morning of February 1, 1995, guitarist Richey Edwards checked out of his London hotel and walked away from his life as guitarist of the popular indie band Manic Street Preachers. Over the next week, he was reportedly spotted on occasion back home in Wales, the last time being a taxi ride past Edwards' childhood home, ending at a service station. A week later, the car was ticketed and, a few days after that, it was declared abandoned. Edwards had apparently been living in it. It was assumed that he jumped off the nearby Severn Bridge, but no one knows. His family had him declared dead in 2008. But the mystery of his fate has never been solved.

Now, more than 15 years after Edwards' disappearance, a new novel purports to unlock the secrets of his final days. The book, Richard, was written by Ben Ayers, and has sparked a bit of controversy. Preachers bassist Nicky Wire told the Guardian, "I found it too upsetting to read the whole thing. The notion that somebody thinks they knew who he was… I mean, I thought I knew Richey, but maybe I didn't."

Ayers has responded to his growing number of critics by citing literary precedent: "I completely respect and understand how upsetting a book about a real person can be, though the concept rather than the content is perhaps the controversial aspect of Richard. But it is not setting any literary precedents. Half of Shakespeare's output took real people as starting points, and then dramatized their lives. Writers such as Norman Mailer or Truman Capote have done it in the true crime genre, so have hundreds of filmmakers. Mailer can't have possibly known what was going on in Gary Gilmore's head, but that didn't make The Executioner's Song any less valid. - more on this story

Guitar Hero: Soundgarden

We received the following update about Soundgarden and the new Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock:

Delivering fans original content exclusively playable in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, axe shredders, drummers and fearless frontmen will have the opportunity to rock out to "Black Rain" as part of the 90+ on-disc set list in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.

Additionally, Soundgarden and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will come together on September 28th in a groundbreaking collaboration that marks the first time a new music album will be simultaneously released and bundled with a video game. The first one million North American Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock launch units will contain Telephantasm, a 12-song career-spanning album, and will be exclusively available with the game for one week prior to the album's retail release. Also, day and date with the launch of the game, fans and gamers alike will get full access to the band's new album as downloadable content for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. - more on this story

Slash Narrates New Jimi Hendrix DVD

Slash narrates the new Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero DVD which also features interviews with Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Crosby, Stills, Nash and more.

Synopsis: Classic Artists could not claim to have a complete series on rock legends and their mark on the world of music without this film, the final word on guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix. Rather than drudging up scandal and outworn hypothesis about Jimi's lifestyle and ultimate death, this Classic Artists film looks at Hendrix the master of electric guitar, as told by a selection of the world's greatest musicians. Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero includes all new and exclusive interviews with Dave Mason (Traffic), Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones),Eric Burdon (The Animals), Paul Rodgers (Bad Company), Ginger Baker (Cream), Bev Bevan (ELO), Crosby, Stills and Nash and others. Some of these musicians were his mentors, some his contemporaries and some admirers of his incredible talent. Countless musicians have emerged as new talent as a result of his influence, explaining why Hendrix's work remains at the zenith of rock music to this day.

Moving beyond the icon and the myth, Classic Artists brings alive the image and music that Jimi Hendrix evoked from his very soul, using the instrument, as, he put it, as his "personal diary." This style evoked a home-grown and raw, uncensored sensuality, which indeed was his nature and that of his music, as if he were his own muse. - more on this story

Staind's Aaron Lewis Solo Unplugged Tour

Staind frontman Aaron Lewis has announced details of his upcoming solo acoustic tour.

The dates begin October 7th at Boston's House of Blues and then continue through early November .

Lewis is also poised to embark on his first overseas USO tour for US troops stationed in the Persian Gulf. The as-yet-undisclosed itinerary will see Lewis traveling alongside members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including such gridiron greats as Lynn Swann, Michael Haynes, and Paul Krause. - more on this story

R.E.M. Finish Recording New Album

R.E.M. have just finished recording their 15th studio album, which will be released in Spring 2011 by Warner Bros. Records.

The band has re-teamed with Grammy Award-winning producer Jacknife Lee, who produced R.E.M.'s acclaimed previous album Accelerate. He is also noted for his work on albums by U2, Snow Patrol, The Hives, and indie stalwarts Kasabian, The Editors, Aqualung, and Bloc Party.

R.E.M. and Lee have been recording in New Orleans at the Music Shed and in Berlin at the famed Hansa Studios, where several legendary albums, including David Bowie's Heroes, U2's Achtung Baby, and Iggy Pop's Lust for Life, were made. Additional recording and mixing was done at the venerable Blackbird Studio in Nashville.
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Singled Out: Mumiy Troll's Polar Bear

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Mumiy Troll frontman Ilya tells us about the title track from their new "Polar Bear" EP. Mumiy Troll are one of the biggest band in Eastern Europe and they are catching on in a big way in the U.S. with this English language EP. We now turn it over to Ilya for the story:

Some time ago, a couple of friends asked me if I could donate a song that did not sound like a Mumiy Troll song for their use in a lo-fi movie they were making. I had the chorus for the song in mind already, which I thought would be quite infectious –"meres***za oh polar bear" - but we needed a verse too. I decided to make it about a not so faithful girlfriend and their sobbing boyfriend. We asked a blonde receptionist in the studio to sing the verse so that the story would make sense. At some point the song was heard by another Friend, Romane Korovine, who had been trying hard to establish himself as an artist in NYC and needed a break. He asked if he could shoot the video for the song. I suggested that we make the theme for the video a little teddy bear party, like a theater made of dolls. He liked the idea – he went to one of the Baltic States to get the teddy bears because he needed a really big one for the video and he thought they might be cheaper there. I guess he ended up spending a lot of time in a quite unusual toy shop, which is partly why we ended up with such a hilarious video. No one seems keen on broadcasting it because it's a bit off color. Either way, the song found its home in Russian clubs and we use it often as an encore song. A lot of times we go into the audience and ask girls to sing the solo. So far we have Russian and English version - the Spanish and Chinese versions are on their way.

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

Megadeth Dave Mustaine Discusses New Tour with Slayer and Anthrax

(PR) Megadeth hits the road again this week for the 20-city U.S. Jagermeister Fall Music Tour.

The tour features 1991's original American "Clash of the Titans" lineup: Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax.

Megadeth's lead vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine has posted a new video here where he talks about what you can expect from the band on the tour, including details about what is sure to be an epic set list. - dates

Steve Wynn and the Miracle Set New Release

(Yep Roc) Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3 will release their new album Northern Aggression on November 30th, 2010.

Steve Wynn remembers the day that he and the Miracle 3 entered the city limits of Richmond, VA last fall ready to embark on recording the band's first new album together in more than five years.

Wynn got on the phone with his old pal and band mate Stephen McCarthy who jokingly warned him to "leave your northern aggression at the door." The phrase seemed funny, ironic, apropos and, as a result, naturally became the favorite catch phrase of the session and, inevitably, the title. - more on this story

Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood To Jam With The Roots on Jimmy Fallon Show

Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood is set to appear on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon this Friday, September 24th.

Joining house band The Roots, Wood will be playing material from his soon to be released CD I Feel Like Playing (Eagle Rock Entertainment, September 28), and maybe even a few old favorites.

On this collection of twelve new cuts, I Feel Like Playing, Wood's 7th solo studio album to date, boasts a cavalcade of guests, rounded out by Slash, Flea, Billy F Gibbons, Kris Kristofferson, Bobby Womack, Ian McLagan and others. - more on this story

Daniel Lanois' Black Dub Announce Fall Tour

Daniel Lanois' Black Dub will hit the road this November in support of their self titled debut album.

The tour will kick off November 15th in Boston at the Paradise Rock Club and finish up in Minneapolis on November 24th.

The tour launches in conjunction with the release of the band's self-titled JIVE debut, landing in stores on November 2, 2010. Black Dub have also plotted a special vinyl release of Black Dub for September 28. This edition is pressed on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl and an album digital download card is included. - more on this story

Minus the Bear Announce New Tour Dates

Minus the Bear will continue their headlining trek out east beginning November 26th in Atlanta, GA.

These dates follow a string of tour dates in the western half of the US- including an appearance at the Voodoo Festival in New Orleans on October 31st and a three-week run with Jimmy Eat World in Europe.

The band is touring in continued support of their latest album Omni, which debuted in the Top 50 of the Billboard Top 200. - more on this story

Switchfoot Benefit Show To Be Webcast

On Wednesday, September 29th, Switchfoot will play a special concert at Belhaven University in Jackson, MS which is set to be webcast

All proceeds (after expenses) will be donated to the John M. Perkins Foundation for Reconciliation and Development. A recent robbery severely impacted the Foundation's music studio.

Formed in 1983, the Foundation is dedicated to developing the lives of youth, leaders and the underprivileged in Jackson and around the world and advancing racial reconciliation. - more on this story

Donavon Frankenreiter Announces Fall Tour and Late Night TV Appearance

Donavon Frankenreiter announces tour dates in support of his fourth studio album, Glow out October 5th through Liquid Tambourine Records, his own label.

Donavon Frankenreiter will also take over Jimmy Kimmel Live when he performs single "Glow" on October 26th.

Confirmed dates include: The Roxy Theatre (Los Angeles, CA), The Fox Theatre (Boulder, CO), Double Door (Chicago, IL), World Café Live (Philadelphia, PA), 9:30 Club (Washington DC), and Webster Hall (New York, NY) - more on this story

Shadows Fall Announce Live CD and DVD Details

As promised, Shadows Fall have announced details about their new CD/DVD set, Madness in Manila, which is set to hit stores on October 26th, 2010. Here is the info:

In April 2009, the band made their triumphant return to the Philippines to headline the Pulp Summer Slam Festival in Manila for over 15,000 people! The DVD includes over 60 minutes of live footage, pryo and all, and various little gems from their 2009 Far East tour. Also included with the DVD is an audio CD of the performance!

"It took multiple cameras and killer audio mix to capture the explosive energy and maniacal crowd of the Pulp Summer Slam, and this DVD does just that," states vocalist Brian Fair. "This was our first performance after completing the recording of Retribution, so we came out swinging with new songs, ready to attack the stage. The crowd of 15,000 in Manila gave us an overwhelming welcome and absolutely destroyed the place. Lots of metal, pyro and Red horse beer. It truly was Madness in Manila." - more on this story

Skeletonwitch Film Adult Swim Video

(Prosthetic) Skeletonwitch traveled to Atlanta to appear in a video for their track "Bringers of Death," a B-side from 2007's "Beyond The Permafrost" that was previously unreleased in North America.

The video was commissioned by Adult Swim as part of their free "Metal Swim" collection, which features this video as well as 16 new and rare tracks from some of today's heaviest bands.

Guitarist Scott Hedrick commented: "It's an absolute pleasure to be involved with people who do what they do because they love doing it, and not for any other f***ing reason. That's been our mentality since day one, and all the bands on this compilation and everyone at Adult Swim seems to share our point of view. We're happy to be in such great company and a part of a FREE compilation for any and everyone who likes heavy music. - more on this story

John Lennon Time Capsule Planned for His Hometown University

(Noble) In celebration of John Lennon's 70th birthday on Saturday October 9, 2010, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and BoxofVision LLC, will create three officially licensed John Lennon Time Capsules.

With the co-operation of Yoko Ono Lennon, the three time capsules will each include; John Lennon's entire body of post-Beatles recordings, newly restored art prints of his LP artwork, rare memorabilia, a newly commissioned essay on John's career, plus additional key items to help preserve his legacy and spirit for future generations.

In addition to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio USA, the second Time Capsule storage location has now been named as the Liverpool John Moores University. - more on this story

Wanna Be A Zombie for Gwar?

Fangoria will be working with Gwar on their next music video and will soon be looking for Zombie extras to violate for the effort.

The song "Zombies, March!" will be the first video from GWAR's new album, "GWAR's Bloody Pit of Horror", which will be released on Metal Blade Records on November 9th, 2010.

The video will be shot in Richmond, Virginia during September and October. Expect to see a finished product by late Fall. For the no doubt disturbing video, Fangoria will be recruiting around 75 zombie extras from the Richmond, Virginia/Washington DC area. Keep checking Fangoria.com for more details. "I love working with the undead," said GWAR bass player and sexual sadist Beefcake the Mighty, "as long as the catering is adequate." - more on this story

Kingdom Working on New EP as They Leave Eulogy Recordings

Kingdom are hard at work on a new EP and have announced that they have parted ways with Eulogy Recordings.

Here is what they had say: "We've decided to part ways with Eulogy Recordings. We feel honored to have been able to put out our last release on Eulogy, but as a band looking to release vinyl it just wasn't really a good fit.

"Second, after a year on hiatus (which we spent getting fat, learning new languages, and relaxing if you were curious), we're now in the studio recording 6 new songs. We haven't signed to a new label yet but we're hoping to make an announcement on that soon. After the new record comes out we'll be hitting the road again with a couple of US tours, a South American tour, and a European tour. (Details when we have them!) - more on this story

Wayne Static Joins All Star Ramones Jam

(PR) Wayne Static will join the cast of rockers to honor Marky Ramone and slam-out some Ramones tunes with bassist Joey Vera (Armored Saint/Fates Warning) and ax-slinger Mike Stone (former Queensryche/Peter Criss), Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, David Lee Roth), Michael Graves (The Misfits), Jeff Duncan (Armored Saint), Marko DeSantis (Sugarcult), Andy Hilfiger (bassologist/Fashion Guru) and Marky Ramone himself for a full concert of The Ramones.

You will hear the music that defined many generations and inspired many bands. Marky's set list is comprised of 31 historical Ramones songs such as Sedated, K.K.K., Psychotherapy, Blitzkreig Bop, Pinhead and more!

The legendary Rock Hall of Fame drummer for The Ramones is performing a special all-star fund-raising concert on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 8pm in the MI Concert Hall. Doors open at 7:30pm. - more on this story

Wolvserpent Streaming New Album Online

(Submitted) Wolvserpent (formerly known as Pussygutt) will release their fourth full-length (and first under the WOLVSERPENT name), Blood Seed, on 500 slabs of virgin vinyl on October 5, 2010.

In anticipation of the event, 20 Buck Spin has posted a full album stream on the label's website here

They have added also more shows to their first-ever major North American tour. During the month-long trek, the ghostly duo will will be playing their upcoming opus Blood Seed in its overwhelming entirely, unraveling their haunting gothic tapestries of violin and doom, ambient and pathos, upon an army of strangers. Wolvserpent will be joined along their left-hand path by their friends and allies in Velnias, Locrian, Oak, Loss, Ehnahre, Javelina, Subrosa, and more. - more on this story

Angelzoom Reissue Announced

Metal Mind Productions have announced an exclusive re-release of Angelzoom's self-titled album. Here is the announcement:

Critics often compared Angelzoom's music to such artists as Depeche Mode, The Dresden Dolls, L'Áme Immortelle, The Birthday Massacre and even Enya.

The new digipak edition of the album includes 7 bonus tracks and is limited to 2000 copies. Remastered using tube technology, digitally edited on a golden disc. Metal Mind Productions set the release date for October, 11th in Europe and December, 7th in USA (via MVD). - more on this story

Original Lineup of Fornication To Reunite

(Submitted) Fornication has announced the reunion of its original line up for a show. The date of the show is not announced yet.

Formed in 2000, FORNICATION has released a lot of demos and finally put out debut album "Sectanik Neocide" on Battleskrz in 2002.

Right after some members left the band and the singer, Sabbat carried on with new musicians but changed the style from black punk to technical black death metal.

Now the original members are back and have uploaded 2 unreleased tracks - here

A Bullet For Pretty Boy Announce Album Release

A Bullet For Pretty Boy's debut full length album Revision:Revise is set for release on November 9th.

"Recording the album was really fun," said guitarist Derrick Sechrist. "It was a little stressful because we were nervous about our first release, but we recorded music we liked and had a really great time. I think working with Cameron Mizel (producer) gave us a great balance as far as what our sound is - what we think is going to be fun to play and what we enjoy as well as what we think kids are going to have fun listening to."

A Bullet For Pretty Boy will be touring in November and December in support of the album, with dates to be announced shortly. - more on this story