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U2's Bono Shoots Down Health Scare Reports

(Rock News Desk) U2 have denied reports that singer Bono was taken to hospital complaining of heart palpitations last week – and say his visit to doctors during a holiday was just routine.

It's been said the 51-year-old spent a number of hours at the Princess Grace Memorial Hospital in Monaco, although he didn't stay overnight, and experts ordered him to rest. But a band spokeswoman says there's nothing to worry about. "Despite press stories to the contrary, Bono has not suffered a health scare.

"Reports of his being rushed to hospital for emergency treatment are untrue. He is in good health and enjoying a family holiday in the south of France." more on this story

Metallica and Lou Reed Name Album and Set Release Date

Metallica and Lou Reed have announced a November 1st North American release date for their joint album which they have dubbed "Lulu".

The news comes from the project's new website which also gives a worldwide release date of October 31st and had this message: The musical collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica, "Lulu," is coming your way this Fall and this space will be your spot for all things Loutallica(!). We want to start sharing with you just how the "Lulu" project, recorded at HQ just a few short months ago, is coming together. As you can see this site is a work in progress and the plan is to build it before your very eyes. Please bear with us while we piece it all together!

"Lulu" was inspired by German expressionist writer Frank Wededkind's plays "Earth Spirit" and "Pandora's Box," which tell a story of a young abused dancer's life and relationships and are now collectively known as the "Lulu Plays." Since their publication in the early 1900's, the plays have been the inspiration for a silent film ("Pandora's Box," 1929), an opera, and countless other creative endeavors. Originally the lyrics and musical landscape were sketched out by Lou for a theatrical production in Berlin, but after coming together with the 'Tallica boys for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts in New York in 2009 all guilty parties knew they wanted to make more music together. Lou was inspired enough by that performance to recently ask the band to join him in taking his theatrical "Lulu" piece to the next level and so starting in early May of this year we were all camped out recording at HQ studios in Northern California, bringing us to today and ten complete songs.

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Layne Staley Birthday and Mike Starr Memorial Event Tonight

Layne Staley website has announced the Layne Staley Birthday Celebration and Mike Starr Memorial event.

The event takes place tonight, August 22, between 5:00pm and 9:00pm at The International Fountain, Seattle Center (305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA)

The site says: Please come and gather to pay your respects and share your stories at the International Fountain on Layne's 44th birthday, Monday August 22nd at 5pm. This gathering will be held in honor of Layne Staley and also Mike Starr and we are truly thankful and excited to announce our special guests, Rane Stone and Jonny Smokes! Two members from the renown local Alice In Chains Tribute band, Jar Of Flies!

http://www.layne-staley.com/

Linkin Park Secret Show Details

In the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, Linkin Park launched an inactive to help to raise funds for relief with fans fundraising for admission to a secret show. Now the secret has been revealed.

Linkin Park's secret show is set to take place at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles on August 31st and will also feature Japanese rockers B'z.

As of Sunday evening the drive has raised approximately $294,000 for the effort with the first 500 fans that took the challenge to raise $500 winning two tickets to the secret show and the top 50 fundraisers given the chance to attend a meet & greet with Linkin Park.

The challenge site is here and you can watch the secret show venue announcement video here

Chickenfoot Deluxe

(hennemusic) New details have surfaced about the deluxe edition of Chickenfoot's sophomore album, "Chickenfoot III."

Amazon Germany has a listing for the "Chickenfoot III" deluxe treatment in the form of a box set, which will include 2 CDs, 2 DVDs and a t-shirt.

The package is set for German release on September 23, with a September 27 street date confirmed for North America. more on this story

Belladonna Unsure About His Position With Anthrax

(Rock News Desk) Anthrax frontman Joey Belladonna admits he sometimes still worries about whether his bandmates regard him as a permanent fixture on his third tour of duty with the thrash outfit.

He first fronted them between 1984 and 1992, then returned for in 2005 before leaving a year later. When they fired new man Dan Nelson in 2009 they first asked nineties singer John Bush to return, but despite playing a handful of shows he didn't want to commit. That led to Belladonna coming in for a third stint in time for the 2010 Big 4 shows with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth. Now the band have completed work on long-awaited album Worship Music, due out next month.

But the singer can't quite shake the suspicion that he might be elbowed out again in the future. "Dan didn't work out, then they asked John and he didn't want to do it. So who do they call but me? I guess it was like the last pea on the plate – you've got to eat it or there's nothing else, He tells Metal Insider. "Sometimes I feel that way. Then other times it's like, 'Let's get serious and do something that did work, should work and will work.' more on this story

Journey Open To Steve Perry Jam

(Rock News Desk) Former Journey singer Steve Perry is welcome to guest with his old band any time he likes, says Neil Schon.

And the guitarist rejects any suggestion of bad blood between the frontman and the outfit he split from in 1987 then again in 1998, following a brief reunion.

But there's no chance of Perry's permanent return – and Journey are sure he wouldn't want to anyway. more on this story

Adler Would Punch Axl In The Face For Late Start Guns N' Roses Reunion Gig

(RockAAA) Steven Adler's public campaign to reunite the Appetite For Destruction-era Guns N' Roses line-up has continued with the drummer once again – beating his drum – to insist the band could rake in more cash than any other tour in history.

And he jokes he'd make sure singer Axl Rose – infamous for no shows and late starts – turned up on time by punching him in the face . . . or maybe not as he quickly back tracked. "I'd punch him (Axl) in the face. Oh God—not the face, not the face! I'd punch him in the kidney! Or I would give him a severe reprimand. Or I would go out there and pick somebody out of the audience to sing for him. There are many options. I just want to do it!"

"We have an opportunity that everybody in the world wishes they could have," Adler told Straight.com. "Whatever U2 did on their tour recently, if we did a GNR reunion, we would double that! And we owe it to the fans! We haven't performed with each other in 20 f**king years, and the fans still have our backs. more on this story

Nevermore Members Didn't Tell Frontman They Were Quitting

(Rock News Desk) Nevermore frontman Warrel Dane has revealed he discovered Jeff Loomis and Van Williams had quit the band online. And while he doesn't miss drummer Williams at all, he's upset over what he sees as a betrayal of friendship by guitarist Loomis.

The pair announced their departure in April and Dane says he only heard about the move after they'd released their statements.

"I didn't know they were quitting till I read about it – and that's not the way you treat your friends. It was really sh*tty. We could have talked," Dane tells Rock Overdose. "I couldn't give a sh*t about out drummer because we never got along anyway. But Jeff was one of my best friends.

"I'm still very upset about the way it happened. It's like going through a really painful divorce." more on this story

Kasabian Teams Up With LL Cool J

(hennemusic) The new Kasabian album, "Velociraptor!," hits stores September 19 (UK; Sep 27 elsewhere). The UK rockers recorded the project in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

"I just want people to come away from it going 'Yep, great album. It's different, I love it. Let's go and see 'em live. Thank you'," says guitarist Serge Pizzorno.

"Days Are Forgotten," a new single from the band's fourth disc will be out September 11; the song features a new verse added by rapper LL Cool J in a version titled the "Ztrip Remix." more on this story

Sebastian Bach Lands Role in Adults Only Series

(hennemusic) Sebastian Bach's had a busy summer wrapping up work on his new album, "Kicking & Screaming" - due out September 27. In addition to a new record, Bach's taken some time to film a role in "Adults Only," a new web series set to premiere this fall.

Bach shot several episodes last month in Boston for the show, in which he plays the role of "Shifty"; the series features Vincent Pastore ("Sopranos"), Brian Austin Green and Danny Nucci.

Here's a description of "Adults Only": "After winning a pair of gold medals at the 1988 Olympics, gymnast Chance Rioux became America's Sweetheart, but times change and even the shiniest of medals eventually give way to rust. Now America's Forgotten, Chance must accept a job managing his brother-in-law's adult video/novelty store in order to make ends meet, all while trying to conceal his identity from the public, particularly a new love interest who serves as the trigger in his reinvention of self." Check out the trailer

KISS Name Their New Album and Ditch Ballads

(Rock News Desk) KISS will call their next album Monster – and say they're back in the studio saddle after settling in with 2009′s Sonic Boom.

Paul Stanley reports: "That was a pivotal album in the sense we were aware of who we were as a performing band, but we had to re-establish who we were as a recording band.

"That being done, this album is much easier and much more self-assured. They're anthemic songs; that's the nature of how we write. There are no ballads." more rock news

Max Green Returns To Escape The Fate

Escape The Fate have announced that bassist Max Green has returned as a touring member of the band.

Green won't be the only addition to the band's roster, they also announced that new guitarist Kevin Thrasher will be substituting for Monte Money, who has decided to step away from life on the road for now. The two join singer Craig Mabbitt and drummer Robert Ortiz to fill out the group.

Green, who took the first half of 2011 to get healthy and recover from addiction says, "I'm feeling great and am glad to be back with my band. Escape The Fate is my life. This is where I belong." more on this story

Meat Loaf Won't Slow Down Despite Health Concerns

(Rock News Desk) Meat Loaf is refusing to slow down his schedule despite collapsing twice at two separate shows on his current tour.

The singer says: "I take the stage as if it's the last thing I'm ever going to do, and that's how I perform every night.

"I've always said if I'm going out, I'm going out on stage." But he admits the recent events have "probably warned me to slow down – a little bit." more rock news

More Alice Cooper Nightmare 2 Previews

(RockAAA) Previews of two new songs from the upcoming Alice Cooper album, "Welcome 2 My Nightmare," are now available.

Samples of "I'll Bite Your Face Off" – the first single -- and "Caffeine" can be checked out at Amazon UK here.

"I'll Bite Your Face Off" saw its live debut on the opening night of Alice's "No More Mr. Nice Guy" summer tour, which launched May 12 in Elizabeth, Indiana. The show is still on the road, with its final few shows happening this week in Scranton, PA (23), Northampton, MA (25), Buffalo (26), and wraps up on the 27th in Alice's original hometown of Detroit. more on this story

Robbery Traumatic For Machine Head Star's Family

(Rock News Desk) Machine Head mainman Robb Flynn says his young sons had a hard time dealing with the aftermath of a break-in where over $30,000 worth of items were stolen and never recovered from his family home.

He lost five guitars in the crime, including one given to him by late Pantera icon Dimebag Darrel Abbott and a prototype for his custom instrument line. But he's angriest about a small Epiphone Flying V which he'd bought for his three-year-old boy.

"There's been focus on the guitars – but they actually got away with videos, laptops, computers, cash, my wife's jewellery and her grandma's jewellery," Flynn tells Ultimate Guitar. "It was pretty f**ked. The hardest part was when me and my two sons discovered it – they were six and three and a half at the time. It was really traumatic for them. Every night before they went to bed they were like, 'Dad, are the robbers going to come in and kill me?' I was like, 'No, I'm not going to let that happen.' more on this story

Uproar Fest Changes Following Stage Collapses

(Rock News Desk) The organizers of a rock festival in Mississippi have decided to move their main stage indoors after the recent spate of stage collapses.

The Uproar festival event in Biloxi on September 4, starring Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet for My Valentine and Escape the Fate will be held as arranged, but without the largest construction in its planned place.

A spokesman says: "Safety is our number-one concern and until an investigation is complete into the Indiana tragedy we didn't feel comfortable building what would have been the largest stage ever constructed in Biloxi." more on this story

Mastodon Release First Hunter Song

(RockAAA) Mastodon have released the first single from their new album the Hunter set for release next month.

"Curl of the Burl" is now available as a digital download via all on-line retailers. The track is the second to be showcased by the band as 'Black Tongue' has already been leaked.

The album will be available in a number of formats including 'Augmented Reality' which combines virtual and real worlds to create a 3D one-of-a-kind interactive experience that users can control. Just by using a camera on a computer, their own face and the cover art on "The Hunter", the user can turn themselves into "The Hunter" sculpture that is pictured on the cover. more on this story

Peter Gabriel Going 3D on The Silver Screen

(Eagle Rock) Peter Gabriel will be showcased in Peter Gabriel: New Blood Live in London 3D, an exclusive in-theater event showing in more than 125 select movie theaters across the U.S. on Tuesday, September 6 and Monday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. (local time).

The musical event features re-imagined orchestral arrangements of many of Peter's songs that dispense with the traditional weapons of the rock armoury - no guitar, bass or drums. This treatment is applied with painstaking attention to detail and stunning effect to songs that include "Don't Give Up," "Downside Up," "Mercy Street," "The Rhythm of the Heat," "In Your Eyes," "Solsbury Hill" and the spine tingling, atmospheric "San Jacinto."

Working together, acclaimed composer and arranger John Metcalfe, Peter and the New Blood Orchestra have given each track a new depth. The 46-piece New Blood Orchestra is conducted by renowned orchestrator Ben Foster. Click Here To View The Trailer

24 Karat Gold Heart

The next classic rock album to receive Audio Fidelity's 24 Karat Gold CD reissue will be Heart's Greatest Hits, which will be in stores tomorrow, August 23th.

Heart's Greatest Hits was the first comprehensive collection of Ann and Nancy Wilson's best-known music from 1976 through 1983. Originally issued in 1998 by Epic Records, the program features such signature single hits as "Magic Man," "Crazy on You," "Dreamboat Annie," "Barracuda," "Heartless," "Tell It Like It Is," "Straight On," "Dog and Butterfly," "Even It Up," "This Man Is Mine" and "How Can I af Heart CD coverRefuse." Though it does include material from Heart's later, more pop period (most notably 1980's Passionworks), its main emphasis is on the high-energy rock of such '70s albums as Dreamboat Annie, Little Queen, Magazine and Dog and Butterfly.

Greatest Hits also features, as bonus tracks, Heart's live version of Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" (from 1980's Greatest Hits Live) and the newly recorded (1998) power ballad, Diane Warren's "Strong, Strong Wind," as well as "Little Queen," "Kick It Out" and "Bebe le Strange." more on this story

The Rolling Stoned

(Rock News Desk) Tommy Lee remembers being astonished by a Rolling Stones performance five years ago – because they'd consumed so many drugs he was convinced they'd never be able to play a show. The Motley Crue drummer says: "Literally five minutes before they're to go on, I walk into the dressing room and Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards are f**king wasted.

"I've played many shows wasted, but these guys could barely walk. I was going, 'There's no way they'll be able to do it. They can't find the stage never mind play the right notes.

"But I was blown away – somehow they made it to the stage and as soon as the house lights went off it was just flawless. I was like, 'I cannot believe what I just saw'." more rock news

Circle Takes the Square Premiere New Song Online

(SS) Circle Takes the Square has debuted their first new song in over seven years, "Way of Ever-Branching Paths," at NPR.org.

"Way of Ever-Branching Paths" is the third track on the band's new digital EP, Rites of Initiation, which will be released on August 23 at http://ctts.bandcamp.com/. Rites of Initiation is the first chapter of the band's long awaited album, Decompositions: Volume I, that's scheduled for release in November.

Clocking in at almost nine minutes, "Way of Ever-Branching Paths" is a dynamic and volatile opus with complex arrangements that explode over peaks and valleys of cathartic cacophony. ""Way of Ever-Branching Paths" has the most labyrinthine structure of the songs on Rites of Initiation, and the lyrics were largely inspired by all those twists and turns," explains vocalist/guitarist Drew Speziale to NPR.org. "We realized about halfway through writing it that we were building a maze of notes and riffs. We wanted to add another dimension to that hallway of mirrors by referencing the creative and emotional challenges that arose throughout the process of completing our record. I think most of the difficulties we experienced were probably some of the universal mile-markers on a path toward creative expression, and I started to look at the parallels between the "artistic journey" and the "rites of passage" utilized by many long-standing cultures and traditions. Those ideas filtered into the four tracks that make up the new EP." Check it out

Wormrot Map Out Tour

Wormrot will kick off their Europe tour with a UK leg on September 1st in Cardiff and moving onto mainland Europe on September 12th.

Wormrot will be joined by Evisorax for all of the UK dates and Maruta for the rest of the European tour.

Wormrot guitarist Rasyid comments: "Being home for some time has been a real drag. Being on the road and playing shows are what we're good at, so we're feeling ecstatic about this UK/Europe tour! It's time to show our full commitment to the blastbeat!!" more on this story

Family of the Year Preview New Song

(BH) Family of the Year are giving fans a first listen to "St. Croix," the title track of their new EP.

The song made its worldwide debut on PasteMagazine.com, and has already had an impact in their home city Los Angeles, where it has earned unsolicited spins on KROQ and was voted #1 on the station's "Locals Only" play list last week.

The St. Croix EP will be released on September 27th in partnership with tinyOGRE Entertainment and will also be available on the band's website as well as at digital retailers worldwide. Family of the Year hit the road this September for dates up and down the west coast with Viva Brother and Group Love. Check out the song here

Einherjer To Release Their First New Album in Eight Years

(IR) Einherjer will release Norrøn, their first new album in eight years on September 13, 20111 via the newly created Indie Recordings North America.

According to singer/guitarist Frode Glesnes, "Varden Brenne" is "an old-school viking metal song, greatly inspired by our own efforts from the mid-'90s. I don't like to limit the reader's reflection on our lyrics, but since it's in Norwegian, I'll bend my rules a bit. 'Varden Brenne' is about the lack of balance, the carelessness and the indifference we see in the world today. We're only humans, but it's too bad we're too narrow-minded to understand that we are rushing to our graves."

Recorded at Norway's Studio Borealis, Norrøn was produced by Glesner and mixed and mastered by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Hatebreed, Skeletonwitch). The cover art, painted by Renathe H. Bryn, can be viewed above. more on this story

Kill Matilda Announce Zombie Apocalypse Tour

(Sub) Kill Matilda will be hitting the road on their Zombie Apocalypse Tour across Canada on September 1st.

"This will be our biggest and most ambitious tour to date, in support of our best album to date, and we plan to commit zombicide in every major city across Canada while rocking out, drinking beers and saving beautiful women from the brain-eating living dead from coast to coast," comments bassist Mykel Exner.

Kill Matilda will be releasing their debut full-length, I Want Revenge, on October 11th. more on this story