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Limp Bizkit Deny Spoiling Van Halen Live Return

(Rock News Desk) Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst is furious that his band is being blamed for the cancellation of Van Halen's comeback tour of Australia.

The rock giants were set to play their first shows in three years on the travelling Soundwave Revolution festival in September. But the events have been called off after organiser AJ Maddah said they'd failed to secure an appropriate second headline act.

Maddah commented: "We were scheduled to make an announcement about our co-headliner, but their circumstances changed at the last minute and they had to pull out. We don't have enough time to replace them, so the festival has been cancelled." more on this story

Deep Purple Legend Jon Lord Fighting Cancer

(Rock News Desk) Ex Deep Purple keyboard maestro Jon Lord is fighting cancer, he's announced. But he's vowed to beat the disease and return to the live arena within twelve months, and he adds writing new material will form part of his recovery programme.

Lord says via his website: "I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travellers to know that I am fighting cancer, and will therefore be taking a break from performing while getting the treatment and cure.

"I shall, of course, be continuing to write music. In my world it just has to be part of the therapy. I fully expect to be back in good shape next year. more on this story

Illusions Era Guns N' Roses Members To Jam

(hennemusic) It's not all of Guns N' Roses circa 1992, but it's close. As this year's Road Recovery honoree at their annual concert in New York City next month, Slash will be performing with former GNR members Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan and Gilby Clarke, as well as Wayne Kramer and more, to support the charity.

Road Recovery is dedicated to helping young people battle addiction and other adversities by harnessing the influence of entertainment industry professionals who have confronted similar crises and now wish to share their experience, knowledge, and resources.

With support from the mental health field, Road Recovery provides hands-on mentorship training, educational/performance workshops, peer-support networking, and "all access" to real-life opportunities by collaborating with young people to create and present live-concert events. more on this story

Dee Snider and Flavor Flav To Swap Wives

(Gibson) Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider and Public Enemy hype man Flavor Flav will be among the first stars to appear on Celebrity Wife Swap.

ABC has created the spinoff version of its reality hit Wife Swap, in which the wife/mother of a family switches with another to see what it would be like to live with a different family.

Entertainment Weekly reports that rocker Snider, who is currently working as a radio host, and Flav, who has more than a little history with reality shows, are lined up to participate. Snider and his wife Suzette have been married for 30 years and have four children together. Meanwhile, Flav (born William Drayton Jr.) asked his current wife Liz to marry him on a Flavor of Love reunion special in 2008. more on this story

Metallica and Megadeth Trying To Tour Together For Decades

(Rock News Desk) Megadeth bassist David Ellefson says his band tried to arrange a tour with Metallica as far back as the early 1990s – but the two camps weren't able to overcome scheduling issues.

It's another nail in the coffin for those who insist the personal problems between Dave Mustaine and his former Metallica bandmates were insurmountable for decades.

Ellefson tells Classic Rock Revisited: "We played shows with them in the past. The first one we did was at the San Francisco Civic Centre on New Year's Eve 1985. We were getting ready to record Peace Sells, and Metallica had just recorded Master of Puppets. It was them, Exodus, Metal Church and Megadeth." more on this story

Alexisonfire's Wade Joins Gallows

(Rock News Desk) Days after Alexisonfire announced they'd split up, guitarist-vocalist Wade MacNeil has been unveiled as new frontman for English punk outfit Gallows.

He replaces Frank Carter, who left the band after disagreeing over their musical direction.

And the new lineup have already started recording material which MacNeil describes as harsher and heavier than anything they've done before. more on this story

The Blink-182 Film Festival You Didn't Know You Entered

Blink-182 are turning the tables on fans that used their music on YouTube without permission.

The group came up with an interesting concept for their new video for "Up All Night," a concept they call: The Blink-182 Film Festival You Didn't Know You Entered.

On the YouTube intro the band explains: "To launch our first single in eight years, AT&T helped us search YouTube for every instance of fans using our music. The following is made out of clips from all those videos. Thanks for being a fan." Check it out here

Haste the Day Announce Farewell Release

Haste the Day are saying goodbye with the release of a new live album and DVD called Haste the Day vs. Haste the Day, which will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

Here's the official word with the details: The album, which features members both past and present, spans the band's catalogue of six releases and nearly 10 years.

The new album was recorded live at the all-ages music venue Rhino's in Bloomington, Ind., on June 29, 2010, also serving as the album release show for Attack of the Wolf King, the band's final studio album. more on this story

Dream Theater Add Dates

(hennemusic) Good news for Dream Theater fans: the group has unveiled more US dates for the first leg of their upcoming tour.

7 new shows have been added, including stops in Salt Lake City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, Pompano Beach, Orlando and Dallas.

The trek is in support of their new album, "A Dramatic Turn Of Events," due September 13. Most of the shows on the first leg are with label mates Trivium; the tour gets underway in San Francisco on September 24. more on this story

Watch Steven Tyler's Surprise Jam

(hennemusic) Looks like Steven Tyler need to stretch his legs and get some air. While spending much of his summer in the studio working on the next Aerosmith album, Tyler stepped out Sunday for a surprise appearance – and performance – at Scituate's Heritage Days in Scituate, Massachusetts.

The Patriot Ledger reports heavy rainfall Sunday morning spawned feelings of frustration, anxiety and despair for live music organizer Gerry McMorrow, who said the wet weather significantly delayed the performance schedule, forced two acts to cancel and seemingly washed away any hopes of ending the festival on a high note.

Enter Steven Tyler, whose surprise appearance Sunday afternoon drew thousands of fans to Scituate Harbor and helped salvage an event that, only hours before, had all the makings of a washout. The Aerosmith front man took to the stage – on the corner of Otis Place and Front Street – at approximately 5 p.m. He joined the James Montgomery Blues Band and Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford for two songs: the blues standard "All Your Loving" and the Aerosmith hit/cover of "Train Kept a Rollin'." Tyler also joined The Family Stone later that evening for a couple of songs. Check out video here

Red Hot Chili Peppers Regrouped The Day They Lost Close Friend

(Rock News Desk) Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis has told how the band reacted to the death of the man who gave them their big break – the very day they gathered to start work on comeback album I'm With You.

The Chilis had struggled to regain momentum in 2009 when guitarist John Frusciante decided not to return after their two-year hiatus.

They eventually hired Josh Klinghoffer as his replacement – and while Kiedis was driving to the studio for his first day with the new lineup, he heard that influential LA promoter Brendan Mullen had died. more on this story

Metallica's Big Break

In the latest installment of the Shockwaves Videocast, John Kornarens & Jon Sutherland discuss the birth of Metal Blade Records and the conception of the original Metal Massacre Compilation album.

The two talk about how this album was instrumental in kick-starting Metallica's career as they break out the early Metallica Scrapbook and tell the compelling story behind Metallica's inclusion on this groundbreaking record released in 1982 which paved the way to them ultimately becoming aguably the biggest band in rock music.

Part 3 of the VideoCast also includes the story behind Jason Newsted joining Metallica and Jon Sutherland's involvement along with some riveting stories about the early years of Metallica's Lars Ulrich. Check em out here

Black Crowes' Robinson Announces Solo Album

Black Crowes's Rich Robinson has announced a October 11th release of his second solo album, Through A Crooked Sun on, 2011.

Robinson produced the album and guests include Warren Haynes and Larry Campbell. The album will be released by Circle Sound/Thirty Tigers.

"The most exciting thing for me in doing my own album is that a lot of the things that I want to express lyrically, which are very personal, may not have space to be expressed in the band format," says Rich. more on this story

Van Halen Date Canceled

(hennemusic) The first Van Halen live dates of 2011 are up in the air – for now - as word out of Australia is that the Soundwave Revolution festival has been cancelled.

The dates were planned across Australia starting in late in September, with VH as headliners, joined by several acts including Alice Cooper, Machine Head, Alter Bridge, Danzig, Hellyeah, Bad Religion, and others.

There remains a possibility that VH could still play down under, as promoters talk of plans for many of the artists involved to team up and play regional shows there in lieu of the big touring fest. more on this story

Metal Label Says Spotify Killed Music Sales

(Rock News Desk) Metal label Century Media has withdrawn its entire artist catalogue from Spotify, saying the streaming service is damaging its band's incomes.

Century is home to over 200 acts including Duff McKagan, Behemoth, Iced Earth, Nightwish, Firewind, Paradise Lost, Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom, Deicide, Opath and Napalm Death. And the label claims sales are dropping fast in every region where Spotify operates.

A statement from Century says: "While everyone here believes in the ever-changing possibilities of new technology, we're also of the opinion that Spotify in its present form isn't the way forward. more on this story

Watch Foo Fighters Full Lollapalooza Set Online

(hennemusic) Whenever the Foo Fighters hit the stage, you know it's gonna rock. And rock they did last weekend at Lollapalooza in Chicago, playing a 2-hour set in almost constant rain to about 90,000 fans.

The Foos closed out the weekend spectacle, which featured three days of music in the Windy City.

Now, you can sit back and watch Foosapalooza as the band's full set has surfaced online. Check it out here

Motley Crue Star Going Unplugged

(Gibson) Former Motley Crue and Union singer John Corabi has recorded a solo acoustic album featuring re-recorded Crüe and Union songs, as well as new tracks.

Corabi recorded two versions of the Mötley Crüe hit "Hooligan's Holiday" – a stripped-back acoustic version and a more elaborate but still acoustic-based band arrangement – as well as a version of Mötley Crüe's "Loveshine" and even a song by Corabi's first band, Angora, which was originally produced by Steve Vai.

Although Corabi only made one album and an EP with Mötley Crüe before being ousted for Vince Neil's return, he remains positive about the experience. "I had an amazing time doing that record," Corabi said. "I have no regrets about that thing at all. Still to this day, I meet people like Sevendust, Staind and all the guys in my son's band, that [expletive] love that record. It was heavy, but had melody. Our playing was great and I'm very proud of that thing. I'm proud of the fact that a lot of people think that's the best work Mötley has ever done and that it's a classic record that has stood the test of time." more on this story

Saxon Frontman Vs Former Members

(Rock News Desk) Saxon frontman Biff Byford has issued a veiled threat to former members of the band that they'll face legal action if they break the terms of an agreement which limits their musical activities.

And he reiterates there's absolutely no chance of a reunion with founding musicians Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson.

The guitarist and bassist formed a breakaway band in 1995 and are allowed to work under the name "Oliver Dawson Saxon" following a protracted court battle with Byford. But the singer believes some fans remain upset about the arrangement – and he's keeping a close eye on it. more on this story

A New Use For Metal T Shirts

(Rock News Desk) Artist Ben Venom is making a name for himself by turning old metal t-shirts into quilts.

He first started collecting garments from friends and eBay last year, from which he produced his first creation entitled Listen to Heavy Metal While You Sleep. It took him three months to stitch everything together.

His most recent work, See You On the Other Side, is currently being exhibited at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco – it took him five months to complete, measures 13 by 15 feet and incorporates 125 shirts including Motorhead, Suicial Tendencies, Kreator and Anthrax merchandise. more on this story

The Secret To AC/DC's Success

(Gibson) AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson says that one of the keys to the hard rock legends' success is that they don't try to beat the clock. On the Nights with Alice Cooper radio show, the singer said that the band gets "worried" if time becomes a factor in the creative process.

"There's never any decisions made, that's the thing about AC/DC. Nobody makes any decisions. That's the wonderful thing about AC/DC, it just happens," he said. "Nobody says, 'Right, let's get in the studio by January.' That's because immediately we have an enemy – time. And that makes you worried and that makes you in a box and you have to think."

Following the 2008-10 Black Ice Tour – one of the most successful tours in music history – AC/DC aren't quite ready to hit the road again… yet. But they'll do their best to top themselves. "We'll try to make the next tour even better, we'll bloody try," Johnson said.

The Hollies Documentary Coming To DVD

(BM) The Hollies: Look Through Any Window 1963 - 1975 is set to be released on DVD on October 4th across the globe. Issued with the full cooperation of the Hollies, this is the first official documentary film of the legendary British group known for its classic songs and brilliant vocals. The film includes 22 full-length performances sourced from television appearances filmed at the time the songs were hitting the charts for the first time. Between performances, original band members Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliott share the history of one of the most beloved groups of the 1960s. Starting with Graham and Allan reminiscing about singing together as young schoolboys and culminating in the group's last major hit in 1975, the film features over two hours of interviews and music. As a testament to their legacy, The Hollies were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in March, 2010.

The Hollies: Look Through Any Window 1963 – 1975 [MSPR $14.98] features all of the band's beloved hits including rocking performances of "Bus Stop" and "Stop Stop Stop" from 1967 and "Look Through Any Window" and "I Can't Let Go" from 1966. Also included is a great 1968 performance of "Dear Eloise", a 1966 rendition of UK chart-topper "I'm Alive" and newly discovered versions of "Jennifer Eccles" and "Carrie Anne" from the 1968 Spilt Festival in Yugoslavia. Of special note is 10 minutes of footage of the band shot in early 1967 at the Abbey Road Studios recording session for their world-wide hit "On A Carousel." The segment includes astonishing footage of Graham, Allan and Tony recording their lead and backing vocals, heard "naked," without the instrumental track. Also featured in the film are performances by the Hollies from the "post-Graham Nash era," featuring Terry Sylvester, and including the worldwide chart-toppers "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" and a beautiful version of their last Top 10 hit "The Air That I Breathe". In addition, the film features never-before-seen home movies of the group on tour in the '60s in America, Europe and Japan and backstage at television appearances, providing a rare glimpse of their offstage lives.

For The Hollies: Look Through Any Window 1963 – 1975 film every effort has been made to locate the best possible sound and video; each of the performances has been re-transferred and re-mastered from the best-quality, original masters (some having rested in storage vaults for almost 50 years). In the case of lip-sync performances, the original stereo master recordings have been used, replacing the mono broadcast sound and making for a much more enjoyable viewing and listening experience. The DVD also features an informative booklet with an extensive essay by former Rolling Stone editor and award-winning writer, Ben Fong-Torres, including rare photographs and memorabilia. Watch the trailer here

The Kooks For America

(Sub) The Kooks will return to the U.S. for their first tour in three years this November.

The band just released their debut single "Junk Of The Heart (Happy)" which will be followed by their brand new album of the same name on September 13th on Astralwerks/Capitol Records.

In conjunction with their U.S. tour, The Kooks will include a free mp3 download of "Junk of the Heart (Happy)" with each ticket sold online. In addition to receiving the free mp3 download, fans purchasing tickets to fall U.S. dates will have the opportunity to pre-order an exclusive version of the new album Junk of the Heart, which includes a bonus track not available anywhere else in the U.S. Additionally, an acoustic version of "Junk Of The Heart (Happy)" is now available as a free download via SPIN and The Kooks Facebook page. more on this story

The Summer Set Joining to Plain White T's Tour

(RAT) The Summer Set are hitting the road as direct support to Plain White T's on their Wonders of the Younger Fall 2011 tour.

The tour will kick off September 25th in Minneapolis, MN at Fine Line Music and hit venues nationwide, concluding in Blacksburg, VA on November 1st at Virginia Tech University.

The Summer Set are touring in support of their recently released album Everything's Fine, which is now in stores and at all digital service providers. more on this story

Watch Yngwie Rock Baseball Game

(hennemusic) Guitar guru Yngwie Malmsteen made a rare appearance last weekend at a Major League Baseball game.

Malmsteen performed the national anthem at the Florida Marlins home game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday; he was also scheduled to throw out the first pitch, but no video of that has surfaced yet.

Yngwie is getting set to launch his North American tour in support of his late 2010 release, "Relentless" – dates start October 13 at New York City's Irving Plaza. Check out video here

Hurricane Bells Set New Album Release

(CCP) Hurricane Bells will release their sophomore album Tides and Tales on October 25th, 2011 via band architect Steve Schiltz's own Invisible Brigades label.

Tides and Tales is an immediate, compelling 12-song collection that ranges from effortlessly catchy (the chiming power pop of "The Ghost Of Her"; the fuzzy guitar-laced "House On Fire") to quietly haunting and beautiful (the gentle "Blue Blue Moon"; the lilting "Before I'm Gone"; the heart-rending "Flowers In The Dirt") to propulsive and soaring (the dynamic "Possibilities", the driving "Let's Go").

As with Hurricane Bells' debut Tonight Is The Ghost, the album was produced and mixed entirely by Schiltz (longtime front man of Longwave), at his Olé Recording studio in Queens, NY, last fall. This time, however, he recorded the tracks with the help of a few friends, including Ashen Keilyn (Scout), a Hurricane Bells touring mainstay; Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October); and Christian Bongers (bass) and Colin Brooks (drums), who round out the Hurricane Bells live band. more on this story

Beatles History Wrong?

(Rock News Desk) An original member of the band which went on to become the Beatles says the date of their first show at the iconic Cavern Club has been recorded wrongly in history books – and it's partly his fault.

Banjo player Rod Davis, who was replaced by Paul McCartney soon after the Quarrymen started gigging, agreed with archivists who suggested the group first performed in the LIverpool venue on August 7, 1957.

But he recently realised the date was wrong: the skiffle group had already played the Cavern by then. "No question about it: I played three or four times at the Cavern and is was definitely before August," Davis tells the BBC. "I have my dad's passport which says, 'Entry to Bolougne, July 29, 1957,' so I was definitely not at the Cavern on August 7." more on this story

3 Doors Down Tap Pop Evil For Fall Tour

(RockAAA) Pop Evil have announced that they will join 3 Doors Down on their upcoming US tour.

Frontman Leigh Kakaty is looking forward to the dates: "We couldn't be more excited for the upcoming tour. This is the biggest tour of the band's career and it couldn't come at a better time. The fans are going to get their money's worth, that is for sure! We can't wait to get started on 9/29 in Chattanooga! We would like to thank the entire 3 Doors Down camp for giving us this opportunity."

The band complete their own run of shows in August before hooking up with their tour buddies at the end of September. more on this story

Adrenaline Mob Singled Out Week: Hit The Wall

Adrenaline Mob (Symphony X's Russell Allen, Sonic Stomp's Mike Orlando, Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy Fozzy's Rich Ward and Nena's Paul DiLeo) released their self-titled debut EP this week. To celebrate we asked Mike Orlando to tell us about some of the songs. Today he tells us about "Hit The Wall":

Hit The Wall started off musically as a real slanky dirty groovin track. In pure Adrenaline Mob style it has that powerful energy & flowin' groove to it provided by none other then the master himself Mr. Portnoy. I had previously tracked the song with a drum machine as I always do & Russ & I went to town with melodies & lyrics, Right away Russell just killed me with this Cornell inspired verse that knocked me off my chair in pure laughter & intense excitement. I always wanted the powerful downbeat style fist pumping chorus & this track was just perfect for it. Lyrically Russ & I just tapped into the feeling of being so damn frustrated with certain aspects of life, you just feel like Hitting The Wall. Whether it be someone driving you nuts, or your job, or anything like such. The chorus vocal melody just goes along perfect with that motif & has the sing along chant & scream it out loud feel! The release is my favorite as Russ & I wanted to bring the track into a grinding metal groove where Russ gets all Halford like on it which just sucks you right in, real down & dirty. Only to kick your ass with the solo that follows soon after. It's one of my favorite solos and encompasses different techniques which I love to tap into in my solos. I had been jamming on a real nasty Sabbath type riff & Russ just said, that's it brother!! All of sudden the whole end of the song came to life. But MP's drumming just takes this track to a completely different atmosphere. Mike brings that reckless abandon of Keith Moon in the intro & post solo breakdown & just kills it through out the groove & rest of the track. Nothing short of incredible and you would expect nothing less! Rounding off this power house of a track is the Thunder provided by Paul Dileo which shakes the low end like storm about to break.

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

. First Look: Sleeper Agent

Every now and again a band comes along that truly blows your expectations through the roof. Sleeper Agent, despite its moniker, is that band. antiMusic caught up with Alex from Sleeper Agent on break from their tour schedule. - Read the full First Look: Sleeper Agent review