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On this day in 2005, Kerrang! magazine announced the results of its readers' poll for the best British rock albums ever. The Top 10 were: #1, Black Sabbath's Black Sabbath; #2, Iron Maiden's Number Of The Beast; #3 Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks; #4, Led Zeppelin's IV; #5, Black Sabbath's Paranoid; #6, Muse's Absolution; #7, The Clash's London Calling; #8, Queen's Sheer Heart Attack; #9, Iron Maiden's Iron Maiden and #10, Manic Street Preachers' The Holy Bible. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here more on this story

Former Iron Maiden Singer Facing Jail

(Rock AAA) Former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di'Anno has been warned he is facing jail after pleading guilty to falsely claiming benefits for more than £45,000.

The metal legend had claimed Sciatica – nerve damage in his back – had left him physically unfit to work and as a result he pocketed incapacity benefit, housing benefit and council tax assistance between 2002 and 2008.

But the 52-year-old was spotted by Department of Work and Pensions investigators leaping around on stage in a YouTube video during a live show in 2006. Di'Anno, real name Paul Andrews, had continued to perform on stage and release records and yesterday he admitted eight counts of benefit fraud at Salisbury Crown Court to the tune of £45,479. more on this story

Slayer Member Hospitalized

Some bad news out of the Slayer camp: Jeff Hanneman, guitarist and founding member of Slayer, was hospitalized late last month where he underwent emergency surgery on his right arm after contracting a serious infection, according to his bandmates Kerry King, Tom Araya, and Dave Lombardo.

Although Hanneman's doctors were not able to definitively identify the infection's origin, they diagnosed necrotizing fasciitis, and indicated it likely was rooted in a spider bite. The guitarist is now recuperating at home, has already begun the process of subsequent medical procedures including skin grafts, and is expected to make a full recovery.

In light of this situation and Slayer's upcoming participation in the Australian Soundwave Festival tour that is set to kick off on February 26, the band has decided to play the dates without Hanneman and will bring on a guest guitarist to fill in for him until such time as he has fully recuperated and is ready to return to the lineup. The band intends to announce details about the guest guitarist shortly. more on this story

Geezer Kills Black Sabbath Reunion Hopes

Geezer Butler has weighed in on the rumors, hopes and speculation that the original Black Sabbath lineup plan to reunite.

hennemusic reports that Geezer Butler had bad news for fans holding out hope for such a reunion via his website:

"I would like to make it clear, because of mounting speculation and rumors, that there will be definitely NO reunion of all four original members of Black Sabbath, whether to record an album or to tour." more on this story

Metallica Plan Massive Deluxe Vinyl Reissue

(hennemusic) Metallica's covers collection, "Garage, Inc.", gets the deluxe vinyl treatment with a new reissue due March 1.

"Garage, Inc." features covers of tracks originally released by Black Sabbath, Bob Seger, Nick Cave, Thin Lizzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motorhead, Queen and others. Included are the original recorded covers, all of their B-side covers released up to 1998, and the entire "The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited," which had been out of print since its original 1987 release.

A standard 3-LP pressing will be made available along with a 6-LP, 180-gram vinyl deluxe pressing. Grab the track details

Buffalo Springfield Plan Reunion Tour

(Gibson) David Crosby has revealed that Buffalo Springfield will embark on a reunion tour later this year. Crosby told Rolling Stone magazine that the '60s folk-rockers, which include Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay, will perform some dates in the Fall. It will be the band's first tour since 1968.

The three surviving Buffalo Springfield members reunited last fall for performances at Young's Bridge School Benefit. Crosby said his Crosby, Stills and Nash bandmate is definitely up for doing more.

"I think he is excited," Crosby says of Stills. "And I've got to tell you, I didn't get to see them live, but I watched clips and Richie [Furay] – I got to tell you, man, he is so happy onstage and is such a joyful energy." more on this story

Staind, Sebastian Bach, Black Label Society for Rocklahoma

The 2011 edition of Rocklahoma will take place May 27-29 at "Catch the Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK.

2011 marks the 5th Anniversary of the three-day camp & rock festival that will feature the following acts:

Staind, Whitesnake, Seether, Saving Abel, Skillet, Sick Puppies, Sebastian Bach, Black Label Society, My Darkest Days, Rev Theory, All That Remains, Escape The Fate, Cavo, The Gracious Few (featuring members of Live and Candlebox), Hail the Villain, Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights, Taddy Porter, Pop Evil, Crooked X, Texas Hippie Coalition, New Medicine, Art of Dying, Electric Touch, One Less Reason, Gypsy Pistoleros, Alias, Wildstreet, The Glitter Boys, Gunner Sixx, Black Tora, Mad Max, Aura Surreal, Firstryke, Aska, Pretty Little Suicide, Arena, Blue Tiger, Bad Things, Cutlass, Mock Star and more special guests to be announced. More info here

Don Airey Guests on New Saxon Album

(Gibson) Shortly after metal stalwarts Saxon thanked a bevy fans for turning up at a moment's notice to sing on a track on the group's new album, Call to Arms, singer Biff Byford posted a video message for fans.

In that message, he disclosed that the new album would feature, on multiple tracks, hard rock keyboard veteran Don Airey. Airey has played with several headliners over the years, including Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and the late Gary Moore. For the past nine years, he has been the keyboardist for Deep Purple, following the departure of band co-founder Jon Lord in 2002.

As for the fan-sung track, the group posted on February 9 (as reported on Gibson.com that they were opening the studio the following day for fans to create a "choir" for the track "Back in '79." more on this story

Def Leppard Announce Steve Clark Tribute Shirt

Remember Def Leppard teasing about a MAJOR announcement last week, which led to massive speculation? We're not sure if this is the promised announcement, but the band has introduced their official Steve Clark tribute shirt. Here is what their site had to say:

"This year, we want to do something special on Steve Clark's birthday. As most of you know, Steve was Def Leppard's co-founding guitarist from the late 70s to 1991, and would have turned 51 on April 23. Unfortunately, Steve passed at the age of 30 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs and alcohol.

"To pay tribute to Steve, we are releasing a special t-shirt soon. This shirt only be available through Def Leppard's online store, and only for a very limited time. Also, in order to keep it exclusive, we will only produce the shirt in limited quantities" more on this story

Bloc Party and yourcodenameismilo Supergroup Young Legionnaire Debut Set

Young Legionnaire will release their debut full-length album 'Crisis Works' on May 9th through Wichita Recordings.

While the name Young Legionnaire may be new to you, the players might not be. The group was formed by Paul Mullen formerly of yourcodenameismilo and Gordon Moakes of Bloc Party.

'Crisis Works' is loosely concerned with the idea that crisis can kind of be engineered around us to make us more pliable. As Gordon explains; 'We're living with a siege mentality about recession and spending cuts; that's becoming the narrative for our times. But it's that siege mentality that makes it easier to confer 'difficult' decisions on us from above. It's an excuse, but also an opportunity.' The record, he says, is about 'global economics, but it's probably more about the crisis principle on a personal level, how it affects your own decisions and thoughts'. Check em out here

The Twilight Singers Hitting The Road

(SKH) The Twilight Singers have announced a U.S. tour in support of their new album Dynamite Steps, which hits stores tomorrow.

The 23-city tour will launch in Oxford, Mississippi on May 4th and conclude in New Orleans, LA on June 3rd.

Special guests Margot and the Nuclear So and So's will open all shows on the US run. The band is currently recording their fourth album and will be taking a break to join The Twilight Singers on tour. more on this story

Molly Hatchet Justice Tour

(Freeman) Southern rock legends Molly Hatchet have announced a North American tour which kicks off next month.

The tour is support of the band's latest effort, Justice, which was released last June by SPV/Steamhammer.

Band leader and producer Bobby Ingram is responsible for the album's sound, supported by sound engineer Tommy Newton, who mixed the album. "I wanted a warm, natural sound, which you only get with an analog mixing desk," Ingram explains his decision of working with Newton and his Area 51 studio. more on this story

The Untold Story Of Journey Coming in May

(hennemusic) "Don't Stop Believin': The Untold Story Of Journey," out May 3, is being billed as a definitive biography, tracing the band's history since its formation in 1973.

Written by author Neil Daniels ("The Story Of Judas Priest: Defenders Of The Faith," and "Robert Plant: Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page & The Solo Years"), the book features original interviews and a wealth of research.

Journey are one of America's most successful melodic rock bands, with record sales in excess of 75 million. more on this story

Alice Cooper's Hockey Dilemma

(hennemusic) Alice Cooper was caught in the crossfire at a recent Nashville Predators NHL hockey game.

Alice was on hand with country music star Vince Gill, and the Predators house band, Small Time Rock Stars, to perform two songs during the first intermission of the February 5 game against the Detroit Red Wings.

Originally from Detroit, and with homes in both Phoenix and Nashville, Cooper was faced with picking sides in the game. "I'm from Detroit," Cooper told Preds TV, "but I live in Phoenix. I got to all the Coyotes games. I think it's the most exciting live sport you could see. I'm a Predators fans now because [Nashville]'s a second home for me." more on this story

Brian Robertson Remembers Gary Moore

(Freeman) Brian Robertson recently took some time out to reflect and remember former band mate and friend Gary Moore, who passed away earlier this week.

Brian spoke about the recording process of the Thin Lizzy "Nightlife" album and his refusal to re-record Gary's solos: "When I first joined Thin Lizzy and we recorded the Nightlife album, there was this track that we had to do, a song called "Still In Love With You". As it was time to record the guitar solos I refused to replace Gary's original solos. They were the best solos I'd ever heard at that point and I wouldn't let anyone talk me into changing that!"

Robertson reflected on just one of his memorable Gary Moore stories: "In the early days with Lizzy we did a tour of Europe with Colosseum II, which was the band Gary was in at the time, and we did a gig in Arnhem, Holland. Gary came round my room at the hotel after the show with a crate of brandy. Needless to say, we had a great time and we ended up hosing each other down with the fire hoses in the hallway. Unfortunately the fire alarm went off and the whole hotel had to be evacuated. It was a very cheap hotel and it had lots of senior citizens living there, so all of these people had help each other out of the hotel in the middle of the night while Gazza and I stayed in the room and tried to hide. We ended up in the nick for that prank, but it was quickly sorted by our managements" more on this story

The Beatles Win Historic Grammy

Apple Corps had this big news for the Fab Four fans: Last night The Beatles' stereo box set won the Grammy for Best Historical Album (Jeff Jones and Allan Rouse, compilation producers; Guy Massey, Steve Rooke, Sam Okell, Paul Hicks, and Sean Magee, remastering engineers).

The September 2009 CD release of The Beatles' remastered original albums and new boxed collections in stereo and mono was one of the year's top entertainment events, breaking chart records around the world. The Beatles' original UK studio albums were remastered by this dedicated team of engineers at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result is the highest fidelity the catalogue has seen since its original release.

The remastered catalogue comprises all 12 Beatles albums in stereo, with track listings and artwork as originally released in the UK, and 'Magical Mystery Tour,' which became part of The Beatles' core catalogue when the CDs were first released in 1987. In addition, the collections 'Past Masters Vol. I and II' are now combined as one title, for a total of 14 titles over 16 discs. The Beatles' self-titled stereo box set includes these 14 remastered titles and a DVD collection of mini-documentaries about the albums. 'The Beatles in Mono' collects, in a limited edition box set, all of The Beatles' recordings that were mixed for a mono release. more on this story

Funeral For A Friend Aim for Perfection

(Rock AAA) Funeral For A Friend are set to release their fifth studio album "Welcome to Armageddon on March 14. In an exclusive interview with Rock AAA, drummer Ryan Richards admitted they have learned from previous mistakes and took things a little slower during the recording process:

"All in all, between The Young and Defenceless EP and the touring, it probably took about a year to write. We scrapped quite a bit of stuff and really worked hard on the tracks, we didn't want to rush it. We were guilty of rushing out Memory and Humanity and we knew this record had to be perfect. "

He continued: "With Welcome to Armageddon there's definitely a theme. When you look through the title, lyrics and artwork – but I'd say it's less direct and rigid to the way we did Tales Don't Tell Themselves which was very heavily themed and concept based. There's no right or wrong to conclusion to how the theme of this record makes you think – it's there for you decide." more on this story

Occult Detective Club's Crimes Coming Tomorrow

Occult Detective Club's new album Crimes will be released tomorrow, February 15th, through Alive Records on CD, Digital and LTD. Edition Vinyl formats (The first vinyl pressing of 500 copies comes with free MP3 download).

Occult Detective Club will be kicking-off their Crimes 2011 Tour with a hometown Record Release Show in Denton, TX on Friday, February 25th.

With echoes of The Jam, Boys, Clash, Sham 69 and the passion and forward thinking of Billy Bragg, on their new album Crimes, Occult Detective Club is the sound of today with a nod to the past. Taking a cue from an increasingly active underground Texas music scene, they play a mix of first wave punk and new wave music with a focus on catchy choruses, thoughtful lyrics and a DIY mentality. more on this story

Mayday Parade Releasing New Music Next Month

Fearless/Atlantic Records have announced the March 8th release of Mayday Parade's Valdosta EP.

The EP features brand new tracks "Amber Lynn" and "Terrible Things" along with fan favorites like "Kids In Love" off the band's most recent full-length, Anywhere But Here (2009).

The Valdosta EP sets the stage for what's next for Mayday Parade, offering fans a taste of new music while they finish up the writing process for their follow-up LP. more on this story

Vampires Everywhere Mini Tour

While putting the finishing touches on their upcoming full length debut, 'Kiss The Sun Goodbye,' Vampires Everywhere have now announced a short trek surrounding SXSW which include dates with Eyes Set To Kill and Alesana.

The band is also excited to reveal that they will be a part of the Alternative Press SXSW Showcase alongside Black Veil Brides, D.R.U.G.S., Versa Emerge, The Ready Set, Enter Shikari, I See Stars and more!

Vampires Everywhere will release 'Kiss The Sun Goodbye' on May 17th. The Fred Archambault produced record features the single "Undead Heart" which was released this past November more on this story

Mars Attacks Greg Prato

The latest episode of Mars Attacks features an interview with Greg Prato author of The Eric Carr Story and When MTV Ruled the World (among others).

The interview is split between both of these books, as both where released around the same time. During the interview he details what it was like to put both books together, what hard rock and metal musicians where interviewed for both (including members of Kiss, Judas Priest, Carmine Appice, Twisted Sister, Anthrax, etc.) and how difficult it was to get them involved in his projects.

Some of the other items discussed with Greg are which testimonials (if any) surprised him, why he decided to release both books, and his two upcoming releases, an autobiography of Carmine Appice which he is currently writing alongside the legendary drummer, and Sack Exchange his first non-music related book which is centered around the New York Jets of the 1980s. Check it out here

Eric Hanke Sets New Album Release

Americana singer and songwriter Eric Hanke has set an April 12 release date for his new CD, Factory Man.

Factory Man was produced by Hanke's friend and bandmate, Merel Bregante, who gained fame drumming for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Loggins & Messina. Bregante also produced Hanke's debut album, Autumn Blues, which was released in 2006 and signaled the arrival of a new songwriter who drew comparisons to some of the best the Lone Star State has to offer. Bregante also added his drum work to the new CD, along with such other standout players as Bregante's wife, singer Sarah Pierce; guitarist Kenny Grimes; keyboardist Riley Osbourn; and steel player Cindy Cashdollar.

Factory Man is pure Americana music, populated by tales of the hopes, fears and dreams of blue-collar characters all drawn from Hanke's life experiences (he was born in Michigan and moved to Dallas at the age of two), and punctuated with his soaring tenor voice. The title track personifies his approach to writing honest, true-to-life songs that will resonate with everyone. more on this story

T-Bone Burnett Blasts Digital Music

(Gibson) Producer extraordinaire T-Bone Burnett lambasted the recording industry on February 9 for its ready acceptance of inferior sound quality. Burnett delivered his remarks in Los Angeles, at The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing's 10th anniversary celebration.

As reported by Billboard.biz, Burnett said, "The music business made a mistake in its blind embrace of digital. I count MP3s among the worst blights ever on Earth."

Burnett, whose recent production credits include Gregg Allman's Low Country Blues, the Elton John/Leon Russell collaborative album The Union, and the latest Secret Sisters disc, went on to insist that the Recording Academy "develop a new audio standard for the 21st century." more on this story

Bronze Radio Return Going Soph

Bronze Radio Return have set a March 29th, 2011 release date for their sophomore album Shake! Shake! Shake!. Here is the official blurb:

The roots of this travelogue-time capsule -- and the band that made it -- can be traced back to lead singer and guitarist Chris Henderson's childhood. Spending hours on end in his father's art studio, one of Henderson's clearest, dearest memories is the large bronze radio, and the joyful noises he learned of there.

"When the band started, we were looking for our direction, to see what this was going to be," explains Henderson. "We came back to this idea of the return of the bronze radio, a return to some of those older, familiar sounds that all of us inherently grew up with." more on this story

3 Days Music Festival in Chicago for St. Patrick's Day

(Submitted) Perhaps no other Chicagoland Irish Pub embodies the true spirit of Ireland more than Peggy Kinnane's Irish Restaurant and Pub. To celebrate 10 years, Peggy Kinnane's is spreading that Irish spirit with a huge 3-Day Music Festival, kicking off on St. Patrick's day, Thursday, March 17th and running through Saturday, March 19th.

The commemorative bash is destined to be the hottest ticket in Chicagoland, with performances all day-every day from top local and national acts.

"I wanted to celebrate our 10th Anniversary as a cornerstone in the revitalization of downtown Arlington Heights in a unique way," says Derek Hanley, Music Fest organizer and owner of Peggy Kinnane's. "So I thought why not create a huge music festival not only to commemorate our anniversary, but also our community and the Irish heritage, in which music is so important." more on this story

Electra Coming To America

(Girlie) Electra have announced plans to perform at this year's SXSW Festival in Austin, TX, along with fellow Anova Music artist Eatliz.

The Anova Music showcase will take place on March 16, 2011 at Easy Tiger.

The band will follow up their SXSW gigs with a series of dates in New York in late Marc more on this story