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As you may recall, 108 singer Robert Fish announced his departure from the group in March. At the time, it appeared that 108 was breaking up. Shortly thereafter, however, 108's remaining members revealed that they would not be disbanding. Seems they changed their minds more -

Iron Deep Purple Sabbath Maiden Supergrouping

Tony Iommi and Ian Gillan are going to be recording together again and this time they will bring Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain and Deep Purple's Jon Lord along for the ride... and it's all for a good cause. Iommi's site explains:

In 1989 Tony Iommi and Ian Gillan were just a few names in a long list of talent involved in the recording of the Deep Purple track "Smoke on The Water." This song was re-recorded to raise money for those affected by the Leninakan earthquake that struck Armenia in 1988.

In October of last year both Tony and Ian travelled to Armenia to see how the funds raised had helped the local community. On their trip they visited a music school only to find it being run out of temporary accommodation, it was only location not to have been rebuilt 20 years after the earthquake had struck.

Next week Tony and Ian will be heading back into the studio, joined by Jon Lord (ex Deep Purple / Whitesnake) and Nicko McBrain (drummer of Iron Maiden) to record a new track to raise money to rebuild the Armenian music school. More information about the charity single "Out of my Mind" and behind the scenes photos will follow soon! - Rock Aid Armenia Video

Another Rare Van Halen Song Online

The Van Halen News Desk has posted another rare unreleased Van Halen song online.

Like last week's song "Ripley," this week's song comes from the soundtrack work Eddie Van Halen did for the movie "The Wild Life".

According to the site, The movie's soundtrack contained just one song by Eddie Van Halen, "Donut City," the site has posted the rare Eddie Van Halen instrumental - here

Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi, Tom Waits and Neil Diamond Top Rock Hall Nominee List

(Gibson) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, has announced its nominees for the 2011 induction ceremony. The list includes five first-time nominees and 10 previously nominated artists.

First-timers include Bon Jovi, Donovan, Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper and Tom Waits. Nominees who have gone through this process before range from Dr. John to the Beastie Boys, Chic to The J. Geils Band, as well as LL Cool J, Donna Summer, Laura Nyro, Darlene Love, Chuck Willis and Joe Tex.

The final list of 2011 inductees will be announced toward the end of this year. The induction ceremony will be held on March 14 at New York City's Waldorf Astoria. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2010 included The Stooges, Genesis, The Hollies, ABBA and Jimmy Cliff. - more on this story

Metallica's Hetfield Still Poking Fun at Axl Rose

This fun report from BW&BK shows that much hasn't changed since Metallica and Guns N' Roses toured together 20 years ago: Metallica frontman James Hetfield famously slammed Axl Rose's rider when they toured together in the early '90's in a video that became a YouTube hit.

Hetfield picks up where he left off with Axl's 2010 rider and tells Triple M Sydney's rockin' Byron Cooke what he really thinks of Guns N' Roses.

Axl's requirements haven't changed much over two decades. The same booze, the same cheese ... however, Axl now needs a bed in his dressing room "What does he do, sleep at the gig?" Hetfield laughs. - See how the vids compare

Maroon 5 Announce Live Performance and Online Chat

Maroon 5 will be celebrating the release of their third studio album, Hands All Over, by performing live and chatting with fans at Facebook HQ.

On Thursday, September 30 at 7PM PT/10PM ET, Livestream will broadcast this event as the band takes questions directly from fans via Twitter and Facebook.

Fans can tune into the live performance and chat with the band on Maroon 5's Livestream page at livestream.com/Maroon5 and Facebook page at facebook.com/Maroon5. Fans can also watch from their mobile devices at mobile.livestream.com/Maroon5. - link

Ronnie James Dio's Final Filmed Concert Being Released

(Gibson) A new CD/DVD set, titled Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell, is being released on November 16. Neon Nights features Heaven & Hell (Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice) performing in 2009 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany.

A press release sets the scene: "On Thursday July 30, 2009, Heaven & Hell took to the stage at the famous Wacken festival in Germany as part of the tour in support of their album The Devil You Know, released earlier in the year.

Although nobody knew at the time, it was to be Ronnie James Dio's last filmed concert appearance before his death in May 2010 from stomach cancer. Heaven & Hell were on fantastic form and played a set blending tracks from the newly released album with classics from their Black Sabbath days. This is a truly fitting tribute to one of the legendary voices of rock." - Tracklisting

Iron Maiden's Dickinson Needs No Prompting

Rock Radio reports that Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson would rather screw up a lyric than use an autocue (teleprompter) on stage – both as a matter of pride and of performance.

He says it's impossible to deliver a song with the required character if you're reading lines instead of imagining the storyline. And the fact that he's still asked whether he does forget lines means his approach works.

"I get away with it pretty well – if I'd forgotten the words in a spectacular manner it would be all over YouTube," Dickinson tells the Iron Maiden Fan Club magazine. "I get the odd blank moment, usually because of a distraction. Something equipment-wise niggles a bit then it's, 'Oh sh*t, what's the first line of the second verse?' And of course that puts on the pressure, which only makes things worse." - more on this story

Ozzy Era Black Sabbath Box Set Announced

Sanctuary Records have announced the release of an Ozzy Osbourne era Black Sabbath Box set, which will hit stores on November 15th, according to Black-Sabbath.com.

Here is the announcement: This deluxe box set contains all the Ozzy era Black Sabbath albums housed in a Black Cross, the box also contains a 100 page exclusive Illustrated discography featuring rare covers from throughout the world.

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward - four names that resonate throughout Rock's recorded history as clear and sublime as the haunting bell that tolls the opening to their eponymous debut album from 1970. - more on this story

Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan Summit Coming To DVD

You will soon be able to enjoy a legendary night of music in your living room. On December 6, 1983, legendary blues guitarist Albert King joined his disciple Stevie Ray Vaughan on a Canadian sound stage for the live music television series In Session. Magic happened. The highly sought after video footage from that one-time legendary summit becomes available for the first time ever on November 9 with the release of Stax Records' deluxe two-disc CD/DVD In Session.

The DVD contains three classic performances unavailable on the previously issued audio disc: "Born Under a Bad Sign," the landmark title track from Albert King's biggest Stax release written by William Bell and Booker T. Jones; Stevie Ray's "Texas Flood," the Larry Davis-penned title track of Vaughan's immortal debut album; and "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town," made famous by Louis Jordan and later, Ray Charles.

"It was evident from the first choruses," writes liner notes author/musicologist Samuel Charters, "that they were playing for each other. And that was the best audience either of them could ever have. The music never lost its intensity, its quality of something very important being handed back and forth and there was time for Stevie and Albert to see where their ideas took them." -

Depeche Erasure Dance Record

Last month we told you that the chief songwriter for Depeche Mode's first album is collaborating with the man who took over songwriting duties in the group after he left.

At the time it appeared the collaboration between Vince Clarke and Martin Gore would only be one track but now there is hope for more as Erasure's Clarke confirmed to The Quietus that he was currently working on a new dance record with Depeche Mode's Gore.

Clarke tells the site, "I emailed him and asked if he wanted to make a dance record. It's going to be a long, long process. I'm emailing him my ideas and he's emailing me ideas back and so we're just compiling stuff that way, but it's moving along so I'm quite excited about that."

Of course, we might be reading full album into the word record. But read the full article for more details - here

That Metal Show Host Added To Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax Tour

Jim Florentine of VH1's "That Metal Show" is set to emcee the Jagermeister Fall Music Tour featuring the 1991 original "Clash of the Titans" lineup of Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax.

Tour will feature complete performances of Slayer's much lauded Seasons in the Abyss Album from 1990, Megadeth's landmark 1990 album Rust in Peace, and the return of Anthrax's singer Joey Belladonna.

The tour kicked off September 24th and will play 20 venues across the nation, 14 of which will be hosted by Florentine. - more on this story

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Postpone Tour Dates Due To Stone Temple Pilots

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has postponed their headline shows scheduled amidst their run with Stone Temple Pilots on their U.S. tour, due to a recent announcement by Stone Temple Pilots to re-route a portion of their tour. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will do the same, and pick back up in October.

The trio recently returned from an extensive overseas run and completed two headline shows on the West Coast before joining Stone Temple Pilots in Houston. T

heir Little Rock headline show originally scheduled for September 24 will now take place October 17 with their Dallas headline performance now happening October 24 at Trees. They will pick back up with STP on October 8 in Tampa when that tour resumes following a brief postponement. - more on this story

Singled Out: Automatic Loveletter's Fade Away

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Juliet Simms of Automatic Loveletter tells about "Fade Away" from their new album "Truth Or Dare". We now turn it over to Juliet for the story:

"After driving my car across the country from Florida to California for about the umpteenth time; I was happy to be back in LA writing and getting ready to record "Truth or Dare." I picked up my brother, Tommy from the airport two days after I arrived, and we set out to go write some tunes. Pulling out of a Starbucks, some guy wasn't watching what he was doing and nailed us with his car. The wreck was really bad. Tommy and I both hit the windshield shattering it. I passed out for about 10 seconds but magically we both walked away from the accident with out needing medical attention. The car was totaled, and the officer said that if it had been a millisecond later we could have seriously been hospitalized..eek!

Despite the fact that we just got in an accident and the fact that we no longer had a car, we made it to Curt Scnieder's studio to write. The lyrics were inspired by the accident and the fear of not making it or not becoming something before we die. "Cuz this night is full of chances so dance around the crashes tonight" means we had the chance of dying but somehow danced our way around it. "These wounds will hide and blood will dry but baby were still alive tonight" means were still here, not going anywhere and any battle wounds or barriers there are, will be conquered."

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

Arch Enemy Plot Next Album

Arch Enemy frontwoman Angela Gossow tells Tomb Of The Opinionated that the band are well on their way toward their new album.

"We have nine songs by now and still got a ton of riffs, ideas and melodies lying around," she tells the site.

"We will lock ourselves away from the 1st December on and the album is scheduled to be released in May 2011. Lots of hard work, but we are more than ready for it and just wanna kill!" - Read the full interview here

KISS $$ Demands Exposed

(Gibson) After getting their hands on a variety of artists' touring contracts, TheSmokingGun.com is reporting that veteran performers KISS make a guaranteed $500,000 every time they "Rock and Roll All Nite."

However, that amazing sum isn't quite enough to be #1 on the website's list. Country music superstars Rascal Flatts top Gene Simmons and Co. by banking $702,500 per show. Rounding out the Top 10 are Keith Urban ($487,500), Brooks & Dunn ($460,000), Sugarland ($325,00), Justin Bieber ($300,000), comedian Jeff Dunham ($200,000), Drake ($155,000), Weezer ($150,000) and Steve Miller Band ($150,000).

The numbers are based on contracts that were used on the acts' summer tours. Many of the artists actually make more than those fees; they also get a percentage of the box office following the show. - more on this story

Cradle Of Filth Premiere New Video

Cradle Of Filth has teamed up with horror magazine Fangoria to premiere their music video for the new track, "Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned)".

The video was directed by Dani Jacobs, and the song comes from the forthcoming full-length, Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa, to be released on Nuclear Blast Records on November 9th.

In the words of Cradle's frontman, Dani Filth, the band's ninth studio album is their "most sinister and darkened fairytale."
- Watch the here

Will Hoge To Tour With Shinedown and Releasing New EP

Will Hoge will be hitting the road with Shinedown this November and December. Hoge is touring in support of his forthcoming EP, The Living Room Sessions, which comes out on Ryko on Oct. 12th.

The six-song acoustic EP was recorded in only two days in Hoge's living room and features stripped-down versions of essential songs ("Long Gone," "Favorite Waste of Time," "Goodnight/Goodbye," "Too Late Too Soon" and "Even If It Breaks Your Heart") from his latest album, The Wreckage, and the fan favorite, "All Night Long," from Hoge's 2003 album, Blackbird On A Lonely Wire.

"I like acoustic recordings that try to be different from the album versions," says Hoge. "We just got together and camped out at my house for a couple of days… it's not a home studio, no real fancy set-up or multi-tracking. The console was a laptop on a card table, and that same table also served simultaneously as the keyboard stand. There were no real overdubs or re-dos or pitch correct. We just did it 'til we liked it and let it be…not out of laziness, it just seemed to fit." - more on this story

Mudvayne and Motorhead Film Festival

The three consecutive experimental music videos for Mudvayne's "Scream With Me," "Heard It All Before," and "Beautiful and Strange" have been accepted to Europe's largest film festival: Raindance, UK. Lemmy from Motorhead is one of this year's eclectic jurors

These non-performance videos tell the story of Satan's grisly attempts in conceiving his first human child on Earth.

The trilogy, written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Frankie Nasso, produced by Raymond Foley and Lucille Hansen for Nova Entertainment Group, is to be screened at the 18th annual Raindance Film Festival. - more on this story

Switchfoot, Fat Mike, Tegan and Sara and More Celebrate Bad Religion

(Epitaph) In celebration of Bad Religion's 30th anniversary and new album, The Dissent of Man, MySpace Music, SPIN and Epitaph Records have partnered up to release a free compilation, Germs of Perfection: A Tribute to Bad Religion, featuring an assortment of artists and bands covering songs from the group's catalog.

The excitement kicks off with Tegan and Sara's somber version of "Suffer," the title track from Bad Religion's groundbreaking 1988 album, and Polar Bear Club's cover of "Better off Dead" from 1994's Stranger Than Fiction, which can both be heard now at SPIN.com or Myspace.com/music.

Over the next three weeks MySpace Music and SPIN.com will be rolling out new songs from the Bad Religion tribute compilation which will feature covers from William Elliott Whitmore, Frank Turner, The Weakerthans, Switchfoot, Ted Leo, Cheap Girls, New Politics, Cobra Skulls featuring Fat Mike from NOFX and Riverboat Gamblers. - more on this story

Doro Pesch Cancels Date Due To Emergency

(Earsplit) Due to a band-related family emergency, Doro Pesch was forced to cancel her upcoming show in Manchester, New Hampshire on September 30.

The remaining U.S. dates will go on as planned however with the American mini tour kicking off in Brooklawn, New Jersey on October 1. The U.S. dates will serve as virtual warm up shows for the band's Japanese debut this October as part of the on-going Fear No Evil world tour.

Said Pesch of the upcoming trek: "I'm so excited to return to American soil and see my American fans again! They will definitely be great shows as the band did all these summer festivals and we are on fire. I can't wait!" Added drummer Johnny Dee: "I'm super psyched to play in the States again! Especially to see so many of our friends in South Jersey and New York. I only wish the tour was longer. Before ya know it, we'll be rocking the Japanese fans the following week!" - more on this story

Ill Nino Dead New World

Victory Records will release Ill Nino's new album, Dead New World, on October 26th, 2010.

The album is self produced with co-production coming from Clint Lowery (Sevendust) and Sahaj Ticotin (RA) and mixed by Eddie Wohl (36 Crazyfists, Anthrax, Smile Empty Soul).

The album art was illustrated by Tim Butler of XIII Designs (Disturbed, Slipknot, Metallica, Slayer, Michael Jackson). "It was our pleasure to work with Tim Butler, who designed Ill Nino's Dead New World CD cover," states drummer Dave Chavarri. "We wanted to have a tribal ethnic looking cover, and Tim's recreation design of a picture of three South American shrunken heads was everything we wanted. The Dead New World cover definitely touches on our ethnic roots and history." -

Max Weinberg Now A Swinger

(Gibson) After announcing his amicable departure from Conan O'Brien and the comedian's new late night show, Max Weinberg spoke to Billboard.com about his current plans.

The E Street Band drummer said he's been enjoying playing with Max Weinberg's Big Band this summer. The group begins a new tour on October 8.

"I've always had an affection for big band swing," he said. "It's a big, bold, very, very muscular approach to playing this kind of music. When you get 12 horns playing with a rhythm section and it really gets cookin', there's nothing like it." - more on this story

Less Than Jake To Play Losing Streak In Full at Riot Fest

Less Than Jake will be playing their 1996 classic Losing Streak in its entirety at Riot Fest on October 9th at Congress Theater in Chicago.

According to the announcement, Losing Streak is the third album by ska punk band Less Than Jake and the band's first album with Capitol Records.

The album was recorded in Gainesville, Florida with producer Michael Rosen. The album represents a slight departure from the raw sound characteristic of Pezcore and a turn toward the refined sound of a major record label release. - more on this story

The Orb Featuring David Gilmour Laser Show

An original laser show production will take place in Los Angeles presenting Metallic Spheres, the upcoming album by The Orb featuring Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, set to be released by Columbia Records on October 11 in Europe and October 12 in the United States.

The Orb also launched Metallic Spheres with a live album remix in Ibiza on September 24. The laser show, created exclusively by DS Lasers International for the release of Metallic Spheres, will make its debut on October 12 in Los Angeles.

In celebration of the US album release, the laser show will take place on October 12 at the Masonic Lodge (2244 Westwood Avenue, Los Angeles, CA). Alex Paterson of The Orb will be in attendance at the event, which is free to fans ages 21 and up; alcoholic beverages will be served. - more on this story

Societys Parasites Set New Album Release

Societys Parasites will release their new album, 1753, on October 26 via Hellcat Records. Here is what the label had to say about it:

A follow-up to the group's 2007 debut self-titled album, 1753 is a gritty, teeth-gnashing punk record featuring 24 malicious, pissed-off tracks about life and death in LA that clock in at a little over 23 minutes.

From Echo Park to the Bay Area and beyond Societys Parasites continue to seed the underground with face-melting punk rock in its most authentic form. - more on this story

Beatles Manager Brian Epstein Honored

(Gibson) Liverpool singer Cilla Black has unveiled a plaque in Brian Epstein's honor at 13 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials, the site of the world-famous manager's first London office.

Epstein, who discovered The Beatles in Liverpool and became their manager, ran a stable of acts in the mid-'60s, including Black and Gerry and the Pacemakers. BBC News reports that Councillor Jonathan Simpson, mayor of the London borough of Camden, said at the unveiling: "Brian Epstein is a musical institution and his influence has made popular music what it is today. To be joined by Cilla Black shows just how much Brian meant to musicians as much as music itself."

Cynthia Lennon wrote a special dedication for the man whom she and John Lennon asked to be godfather to their son Julian: "Brian Epstein was a true gentleman of the first order. He was instrumental in changing all our lives with his vision, generosity and dedication. Brian was truly the fifth Beatle and godfather to my/our son Julian, and a real friend during the heady, frenzied years of the '60s. He brought culture to our gauche young lives with an experience beyond his years. - more on this story