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Album of Unreleased Ronnie James Dio Songs Coming

A new album featuring twelve previously unreleased tracks that Ronnie James Dio recorded in 1971 will be released this October. Here is the official word with the details:

(Kayos) Over the years, legendary singer Ronnie James Dio fronted some of the most popular/enduring hard rock/heavy metal bands of all-time, including Rainbow, Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell, and Dio. But before all of these bands, there was Elf. Described as a "Rock/Honky Tonk/Blues band," a forthcoming release, 'And Before Elf…There Were Elves,' will prove that Ronnie could easily handle other rock-related styles.

Released on October 11th via the Niji Entertainment Group, 'And Before Elf' will feature twelve previously unreleased tracks (all from 1971), comprised of both live in the studio and live on stage tracks. more on this story

Blink-182 Break Up Was Really Stupid

(Rock News Desk) Blink-182 frontman Tom DeLonge says the band had to split up because it had become a machine which was controlling its members – and they'd got to a point where they hated each other without any real reason.

He left the three-piece in 2005, forcing them into hiatus, and it wasn't until the 2008 plane crash which nearly killed drummer Travis Barker the bandmates got talking again. The result was a reunion tour following by work on new album Neighborhoods, due out in September.

"The reason the band broke up was really stupid in the first place. It's not like we had sex with each others' wives – though for how bad we hated each other that should have been what happened," DeLonge tells the BBC. "We got so big that the machine running the band took over. We were burned out. We needed a break. But the machine won't let you do that.

"We'd stopped communicating with each other because the machine was so big." more on this story

Bob Seger Fall Tour

EMI sent over word that Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band are planning to head back out on the road this Fall for a second leg to their 2011 North American Tour.

The new dates will extend from coast to coast with stops expected in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa, Orlando, Dallas, Denver, Vancouver and more.

The first leg of Seger's 2011 Tour drew rave reviews from critics and played to over 350,000 fans. more on this story

Guns N' Roses Tour Taking Shape

(RockAAA) Guns N' Roses will be in South America to headline the closing night of Rock In Rio on October 2, and will follow show that up with some additional concerts.

Now, news of another fall date has surfaced. The Mexican edition of Rolling Stone reports GNR will play at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on October 18.

This news follows recent reports of GNR dates throughout South America in October, including the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile on October 5, and Estadio Unico in La Plata, Argentina on October 8. A Peru date has been reported but remains unconfirmed. more on this story

Angels & Airwaves Hitting The Big Screen

Angels & Airwaves fans will be able to witness their heroes at more than 460 movie theaters nationwide on Wednesday, August 10 with Angels & Airwaves Presents LOVE Live.

This one-night, multi-media event will be broadcast live from Boston at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. MT / 9:00 p.m. PT (tape delayed).

Following the broadcast of LOVE, TransWorld Editor-In-Chief Chris Cote will moderate a live Q&A with Angels & Airwaves frontman Tom DeLonge (of blink-182 fame), writer/director William Eubank and lead actor Gunner Wright. Angels & Airwaves will then take the stage for a live performance of three of their most popular songs, and will debut the music video for their first single off the LOVE Part Two album.

Hear New Dream Theater

(RockAAA) "On The Backs Of Angels," the first single from Dream Theater's forthcoming album is now streaming online.

The track comes from Dream Theater's 11th studio album, "A Dramatic Turn of Events," which is set to hit stores on September 12th.

"I really can't wait for the album to be released," says guitarist John Petrucci. "I'm incredibly proud of the way it turned out -- the direction, the performances, the mix etc. It's a very unique feeling to work on something with your bandmates in such an intimate setting such as the recording studio, and then to ultimately share it with everyone. I think the sound and the direction of this album is very indicative of the band's current musical intention and will set the stage for all things Dream Theater over the upcoming years." Grab a listen here

Heavy Metal Declared An Addiction

(Rock News Desk) A heavy metal fan in Sweden is being paid income support to help pay for going to concerts – because psychologists agree he's addicted to music.

Roger Tullgren, 42, also has dispensation to miss work shifts to attend shows. And when he does appear in the Hassleholm restaurant which employs him as a kitchen porter, he's permitted to dress in the kind of clothes many of us would be sent home for wearing – and he's allowed to play his own music while he works.

"I've been trying for ten years to get this classified as a handicap. Finally three psychologists agreed I needed help to avoid being discriminated against," Father-of-two Tullgren tells The Local. "I have a form saying: 'Roger feels compelled to show his heavy metal style. This puts him in a difficult situation on the labour market. Therefore he needs financial help.' more on this story

Competition Between Slayer and Rob Zombie

(Gibson) Rob Zombie and Slayer are bringing Hell on Earth – or at least the Hell on Earth tour – to Canada. The musician and filmmaker recently spoke to QMI Agency about the tour and the friendly competition between the Slayer and Zombie camps.

"There's always that feeling [of competition]. Any band who walks onstage and doesn't care about that is... well, kind of weird," he said.

"I don't know how you couldn't. You want to go out there and be the best you can. At the same time, it's nice when the bands aren't trying to do the same thing. Our show is more theatrical than theirs, and obviously we don't play as fast and heavy as they do." more on this story

Yngwie Malmsteen North American Tour And Baseball Appearance

Yngwie Malmsteen has announced plans for a North American tour this fall in support of latest release, Relentless. Plus some other big league plans in the states!

The trek will kick off on Thursday, October 13th at New York City's Irving Plaza. Initial dates have been announced and more dates will be announced shortly.

Of the upcoming dates, Malmsteen commented, "I am very much looking forward to playing new pieces from Relentless, as well as Malmsteen classics. Fans can expect the unexpected...I raise the bar with every performance I do and this tour will be no different." more on this story

Jimi Hendrix Biopic Shot Down

Word spread a couple weeks back that OutKast singer Andre 3000 may land the role as Jimi Hendrix in a bio-pic about the iconic rock star. However, the Hendrix family sent out a statement dashing those hopes.... or at least hopes that this rumored film would be officially sanctioned. Here is what they said:

Various websites and media outlets have recently posted or printed pieces that indicate a feature length Jimi Hendrix biographical film is nearing production.

Experience Hendrix, LLC, the family-owned company entrusted with safeguard the legacy of Jimi Hendrix and administrator of the Jimi Hendrix music and publishing catalog has made it known many times in the past that no such film, were it to include original music or copyrights created by Jimi Hendrix, can be undertaken without its full participation. more on this story

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Plans Album and Memoirs

(RockAAA) Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, who celebrated his 62nd birthday over the weekend, has plans for a new album and memoirs.

"I have been writing songs for a possible G//Z/R album and slowly compiling memoirs – what I can recall of them," says Geezer.

"I'm hoping to have the book out in 2012, but it is very slow going. An album, maybe in 2012, is also a possibility." more on this story

Intense Fans Scare Machine Head's Robb Flynn

(Rock News Desk) Machine Head mainman Robb Flynn admits his fans can be so intense it sometimes scares him. And while he finds himself amazed at the sight of massive circle pits appearing while he plays, he's often concerned for the participants' safety.

The band recently returned to the live arena after completing work on upcoming album Unto the Locust, following nearly three years on the road promoting previous release The Blackening.

"People do some crazy sh*t. They carve our names into them, they jump off balconies. Sh*t like that is f**king scary to watch at times. We're like, 'Dude, be careful.'," Flynn tells The First 3 Songs. "When we were headlining the Wacken festival there was a point I was looking out into the audience and there was a circle pit about a quarter-mile wide. It was jawdropping to watch. more on this story

Official Queen Book Coming

(Gibson) Music journalist Harry Doherty has authored a comprehensive and official history of rock band Queen. The book will be released in October.

According to Planet Rock 40 Years of Queen is fully approved by the band and tells their story from the very beginning.

Queen's Brian May said in a statement: "Harry is one of the very few people I trust to speak the truth as he sees it. I probably won't agree with everything he has said here – but I know that it will all have come from a place of goodwill, and a spirit of sharing his thrills – he never lost his boyish enthusiasm. As I'm sure you will be able to see. In fact, Harry specifically asked me to tell you that his words for this publication are intended as a feast for fans, as pure pleasure. Thanks Harry. I think the rest of the contents of this book are self-explanatory. Enjoy!" more on this story

The Decemberists iTunes Session Details

The Decemberists have set an August 2nd release date for their exclusive iTunes Session. Here are the official details:

The 8-song set plays like an informal retrospective with new versions of songs that span The Decemberists' entire 10 years, from their very first EP 5 Songs ("Shiny") through their new chart-topping album The King Is Dead ("Calamity Song," "June Hymn," "This Is Why We Fight").

The set also includes songs from The Crane Wife ("Shankill Butchers") and The Hazards Of Love ("The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned)"), as well as covers of Leonard Cohen's "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye" and Fruit Bats' "When U Love Somebody." more on this story

Portugal. The Man World Tour

Portugal. The Man are planning a world tour in support of their major label debut, "In The Mountain In The Cloud."

The tour officially kicks off on September 28th at The Avalon in Santa Clara, CA, and continues through an October 30th performance at New Orleans' annual Voodoo Music Experience, concluding the North American leg. A European leg will follow beginning in November.

Alberta Cross will join Portugal. The Man on all North American dates, with additional special surprise guests lined up for the October 20th date at New York City's Terminal 5 during the CMJ Music Marathon. more on this story

This Is Hell Album and Tour Plans

(Fresno) This Is Hell have announced tour plans with Underoath, Comeback Kid and The Chariot and have begun work on their next album which they hope to release this October.

The band entered Killingsworth Studio in Valley Village, CA with producer, Tomas Costanza, to begin recording the band's fourth studio album and follow up to 2010's, Weight of the World.

"We can't wait to start tracking the new album. I can't remember ever being this excited to get in the studio," said vocalist, Travis Reilly. "We've been playing a few new songs live. They feel great and people seem to enjoy them." more on this story

Goo Goo Dolls On Good Morning America this Friday

Goo Goo Dolls will be on Good Morning America this Friday and they have just released a brand-new EP titled iTunes Live From Soho, which of course is available exclusively at the iTunes Store.

The EP features six songs, including the hit singles "Slide," "Home," and "Notbroken," as well as three other tracks from the band's current album Something For the Rest of Us. It was recorded live at the Apple Store in New York City's SoHo neighborhood in December 2010.

In other Goo's news, the band will perform their new single, "All That You Are" exclusively from the album, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon, live on Good Morning America this Friday, July 22nd, as part of the show's annual Summer Concert Series broadcast live from New York's Central Park. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon was released June 14th. more on this story

White Wizzard New Album Details

White Wizzard have released some details for their forthcoming new album, Flying Tigers, which is set to be released on September 19th. Here is what they had to say:

Flying Tigers features twelve new tracks and expands on the band's traditional heavy metal blueprint, with songs ranging from fist-pumping NWOBHM-style anthems, through the arena rock power of "Starchild", to a six-track epic concept piece featuring science-fiction and philosophical elements tied together with a progressive vibe.

Flying Tigers features the core White Wizzard line-up of bassist, songwriter and founding member Jon Leon, drummer Giovanni Durst and studio vocalist Wyatt Anderson, who featured on the band's debut album, Over The Top. The album was once again recorded with producer Ralph Patlan in Phoenix, Arizona. more on this story

Queensryche Singer Insults Rock Fans

(Rock News Desk) Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate has slated rock and metal fans who don't like crossover genres are mentally lazy – and too much music in the genre comes out of "boneheaded" concepts.

The band recently released their thirteenth LP, Dedicated to Chaos; but Tate says it's not really an album, because the format is dead.

"It's more of a playlist than an album. You can put them in any order you want – alphabetically if it works for you," The singer tells BraveWords. "The world is moving away from the concept of an album. The whole music industry model has outlived its time." more on this story

John Wesley Harding Recruits The Decemberists, R.E.M. Rosanne Cash, Laura Veirs for New Album

John Wesley Harding will release his new album The Sound of His Own Voice on October 11 via Yep Roc Records.

The 13 song set features the all-star King Charles Trio, whose lineup includes John Moen, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee and Nate Query, all members of The Decemberists, Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Scott McCaughey (The Minus Five, The Baseball Project, R.E.M., Young Fresh Fellows). Rosanne Cash, Laura Veirs and John Roderick (The Long Winters) also lend their vocal talents to the record.

Recorded at the Type Foundry in Portland, Oregon, The Sound of His Own Voice was produced by Harding and McCaughey and mixed by Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists, Spoon). The opening track, "Sing Your Own Song," is currently streaming here.

Bowling For Soup On The Road

(SS) Bowling For Soup have announced North American summer tour plans in support of their recently released eleventh studio album Fishin' For Woos.

Following their US tour, Bowling For Soup will be heading back to the UK, Asia and Australia.

The band spent the last few months giving back to their military fans with performances at US and UK military basses throughout Asia. more on this story

Metallica's James Hetfield No Longer On The Fence

(Rock News Desk) Metallica's James Hetfield has finally reached a conclusion with officials in his home town over public access near his California property.

He had a large fence built to protect his privacy from overenthusiastic fans three years ago – but neighbors were upset because it obstructed a local walking route known for its pleasant views.

Now Hetfield has agreed to cooperate in the development of a new route. He'll allow builders access to his land to do the work and he's paying for improvement to roads leading to the pathway. more rock news

Diamond Plate Record Release Show

(Earache) Diamond Plate are hosting a record release show and music video shoot in Chicago for their debut album, "Generation Why?" on August 19.

The band will be joined by High Spirits, Lich King, Vindicator, and Terror In His Presence.

The official album release show will be held at Reggie's Rockclub in their hometown of Chicago, and fans are invited to be a part of Diamond Plate's first music video. more on this story

Dub Trio IV Coming

(Speak Easy) Dub Trio are set to release their first studio album in three years, Dub Trio IV on October 25th.

Following the 2008 release of Dub Trio's Another Sound Is Dying, the band joined Mike Patton's Peeping Tom and followed by becoming Matisyahu's live band for the next two years, traveling the globe with stops at the 2010 Winter Olympics as well as performances on The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live.

"IV was recorded after touring for 2 and a half years with Mike Patton promoting our last album Another Sound Is Dying," explains bassist Stu Brooks. "It had been the longest duration of time in between releases. By the time we hit the studio, we were extremely hungry to put down the ideas. Most of the record was written while we were on the road. One of the most memorable and prolific sessions was in a small commune town in Brittany, France. One church, one bakery, and a cafe." more on this story

2cellos Debut

(Stache) Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, the 24 year-old Croatian duo known as 2cellos released their self-titled debut album on Sony Masterworks this week.

The album features Sulic & Hauser's unique spin on hits by Guns N' Roses, U2, Coldplay and Kings of Leon among others.

Elton John invited them to join him on his current European tour. 2CELLOS will also join Elton John on North American dates this fall. more on this story

The Contortionist Hitting The Road

(Sub) The Contortionist are kicking off their coheadlining run with the Slaughter Survivors Tour tomorrow in Hollywood, CA.

The tour also features Conducting From The Grave, Scale The Summit, Rings Of Saturn, Volumes, and Structures.

The Contortionist also recently announced their inclusion in the upcoming Frak The Gods North American summer tour with scene giants Periphery, The Human Abstract, and Textures. more on this story

The Day The Buzzcocks Went Live

(Gibson) On this day in 1976, The Buzzcocks made their live debut supporting The Sex Pistols and Slaughter & The Dogs at The Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Gibson takes a look back: It was a gig that revolutionized the music scene in England. The new voice of their generation, the Sex Pistols, headed north to Manchester to play a show promoted by two young fans who had also put together their own band (inspired by the Pistols). The fans were Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley. Their band was The Buzzcocks and they made their live debut on this day in 1976.

Shelley and Devoto had discussed starting a band when they read a Sex Pistols review in NME. Shelley told Just Juice magazine: "They were doing a show in London. It said they did The Stooges' songs. It seemed like they were an exciting band to see. They seemed like a band that we thought we could be like. So that weekend, we borrowed a car and drove down to London. We found this group called the Sex Pistols and saw them playing. Their manager, Malcolm McLaren, was saying how he wanted to get gigs outside of London. We were like, 'Perhaps we can get you on at our college.'

"So we went back to the college and tried to get them a show, but no one was interested. We found out that we could hire a hall for 50 dollars a night. We thought if we sold tickets for a pound or $1.50, then we'd have right many people. We figured we could make it worth their while to come and play. So that's what we did. We said, 'Why don't you come up and we'll organize a gig here?' So we did. That's the first time that Sex Pistols played in Manchester." more on this story

Singled Out: Turbid North's The Hunter

Today Nick Forkel from Turbid North tells us about their single "The Hunter" from their latest album "Orogeny". Here is the story:

The song "The Hunter" came about after browsing through this book on Alaskan Survival stories. There was this short story that caught my attention about an old hunter who goes out on a hunt, and basically everything goes wrong for him. It takes place up in Alaska in the 1960's, at that time there were still people who hunted for their own food and that was how they survived. This guy goes out with one horse and supplies for a week or two, right at the end of fall to gather food for the long winter ahead. A terrible snow storm hits early, which he's not fully prepared for, and takes him off guard. He is stranded at his base camp for almost a month. The weather is so treacherous, he'd die if he tried to head back home. His horse quickly dies on him and he starts to run out of food fast but he keeps saying to himself, he's been here before, hell get out of it somehow. By the end of it you're really rooting for the guy to survive and make it back home. He finally musters up the courage to brave the weather, but eventually old man winter gets the best of him and he dies out there. It was an amazing read and inspired me to write a song based on that. The lyrics would tell the story and the music would be the soundtrack for the lyrics, like a soundtrack to a movie. Each riff goes with what's happening in the lyrics. I've never wrote music before with a theme in mind, so it was very fun coming up with stuff as the story goes on. That song really set the tone for the rest of the record.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself right here!

. Rival Sons - Pressure & Time

Rival Sons take their inspiration primarily from the classic blues-rock sounds of the late 60s and early 70s and that it certainly an excellent era to draw from. Fortunately Rival Sons are not into mimicry. This one is meant to blow out cheap speakers and get the neighbors pounding on the wall. (3.5 stars) - Read the full Rival Sons - Pressure & Time review