Anthrax Set New Album Release

"Some of the songs we tweaked, some of the songs we did more than tweak," Anthrax's drummer Charlie Benante said to Revolver magazine. "Some we started from scratch, and some were written just for this album." more on this story

Live Aerosmith Chat Next Week

(hennemusic) Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton recently answered a bunch of fan questions submitted in advance via Twitter, but you know musicians – they always wanna play live.

And Tom will be playing live with fans Wednesday, June 8 at 7 p.m. ET for a question-and-answer session on the fly. Fans will be able to submit questions LIVE to Tom by using the Twitter hashtag #AskTomHamilton.

Hamilton was reportedly blown away by the last round of fan inquiries, so he decided live was the way to go. more on this story

Pearl Jam Hope to Have New Album Done This Year

(hennemusic) Pearl Jam hit the studio in April to work on new music, and things are moving along faster than expected.

"I don't want to jinx it," Eddie Vedder tells Rolling Stone from a Los Angeles studio, as the band works on their 10th studio album. "But it's on!"

"We did a whole bunch of demos and everybody's got a disc of 25 [songs] right now," bassist Jeff Ament told Billboard back in March. "April will be the time where we get together and learn to play all these demos and figure out which 12-15 of them float to the top. Hopefully we can get something done this year." more on this story

The Who Classic Gets Box Set Treatment

(Gibson) In a new blog post, Pete Townshend has revealed he is working on a new, deluxe reissue of The Who's Quadrophenia. The Who guitarist and songwriter hopes that the box set edition of the 1973 rock opera will be ready for a fall release.

"I am shut away in my home studio at the moment working to restore the demos of Quadrophenia," Townshend wrote, according to Rolling Stone. "Bob Pridden is doing surround-sound mixes of selected tracks. Jon Astley is remastering the original vinyl mix, and evaluating his own 1996 remix (the one where you can properly hear Roger's astonishing vocals). I am sitting in a pile of notes, desk diaries, photos (I took a lot of my own between 1971-1973 when Quadrophenia emerged), original lyrics and writing liner notes."

The rock legend said that he's having a good time working on the project and that fans are in for some surprises. "I am really enjoying this work. Bob's mixes are mind-blowing. My demos are among the best I've ever done, and include some real quirky tracks that didn't make it onto the final album," he said. "This package, due in October if all goes well, is another Live at Leeds and Hull – or even another Lifehouse Chronicles – in the making. You are going to love it. I hope so, because I am missing this summer sunshine to get it completed on time." more on this story

Big Rage Against the Machine 20th Anniversary Plans?

(Gibson) Reports are emerging that the Rage Against the Machine plan to celebrate their 20th anniversary this year in a major way.

As for now, their only date is July 30 at L.A. Rising at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, along with Muse, Rise Against and Lauryn Hill.

Rage Against the Machine's last album of original material was 1999's The Battle of Los Angeles. They reformed in 2007 after a seven-year break, but since the reunion have only played a handful of show dates. more on this story

Ex-KISS star Vinnie Vincent Allowed To Return Home Following Arrest

(hennemusic) Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent will be allowed to return to his home in Smyrna, Tennessee following his arrest on suspicion of assault.

Last week, police arrested Vincent (real name Vincent Cusano) on suspicion of beating his wife, Diane, and dragging her through broken glass; TMZ reported that she arrived at the Sheriff's Office "covered in blood."

WSMV-TV Nashville reports the couple were in court Thursday, where both sides agreed Vinnie can return to the family property, but he will live in a separate home. The judge also allowed Vinnie to visit the main house, but only if his wife is not there. more on this story

Converge Cancel Tour After Serious Health Scare- Guns N' Roses Guitarist Accident Update- Kid Rock's Next Move- Solo Purple- Opeth Tour-

(The 1st Five) Converge has announced via their official Facebook page that they will be cancelling the rest of the few shows left on their current U.S. tour due to health issues encountered by one of their members. "Unfortunately on our day drive from St. Louis to Austin, one of our members had a serious health scare. We rushed him to the nearest ER were he was looked at by some fine Oklahoma doctors." more

(Billboard) Kid Rock's latest album, "Born Free," has been out barely seven months, but he's hatching plans for its successor. "We've already started writing for the next record and talking about the feel and where we want to go with it," Rock told Billboard.com more

(Classic Rock) Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover will release a solo album next month. If Life Was Easy is out on July 12 more

(Metal Underground) Opeth has revealed the first batch of dates for its forthcoming headline tour of North America with support on the trek coming from fellow Swedish dark rockers Katatonia. Opeth will be touring in support of its upcoming new album 'Heritage,' which is set to hit store shelves on September 20, 2011 more

(BW&BK) Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal was recently involved in a four-car accident. He issued the following update:
"Medical checkup this morning - don't seem to have any major issues other than a hairy back and a funny speaking voice... [link to Metallica's 'Whiplash']. Yeah, neck injury can do funny things to guitar playing... (hold your ears on Saturday, ahh!!!)." more

(Lambgoat) The Damned Things will team up with Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster for the inaugural "Inked Music Tour." more

(SRX) A new German festival will take place on June 18th 2011 called 'Shout It Out Loud', featuring Cinderella, Bonfire, Pussy Sisster, Crazy Lixx, Kissin' Dynamite, Jaded Heart and more

This Is Hell and Endwell have lined up a handful of July shows. more

(Lambgoat) Miss May I will headline "The Artery Foundation Across The Nation Europe 2011 Tour" with support from Chelsea Grin, Abandon All Ships, and Chunk! No Captain Chunk!. more

On this day in 1967, The Doors' 'Light My Fire" was released in the U.S. It went on to be #1 on the singles chart two months later.

On this day in 1970, The Kinks' Ray Davies was forced to make a 6,000 mile round trip from New York to London to record one word in a song. Davies had to change the word "Coca- Cola" to "Cherry Cola" on the band's forthcoming single "Lola" due to an advertising ban.

On this day in 2002, Paul McCartney, Sting, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Cliff Richard, Ozzy Osbourne, The Corrs, Will Young, Atomic Kitten and S Club 7 all appeared at The Queen's Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace, London.

On this day in 2003, Barry Manilow suffered a broken nose after he accidentally walked into a wall at his home in Palm Springs, California and knocked himself unconscious. Although he passed out for four hours, he didn't endure any lasting effects as doctors determined that surgery was not necessary. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here

New Smashing Pumpkins Album Coming

(Gibson) Smashing Pumpkins have announced the tracklisting for their ninth studio album, Oceania, which drops later this year. Always-enigmatic frontman Billy Corgan took to Twitter to make the announcement:

"I'm assuming those that are Smashing Pumpkins fans in the crowd wouldn't mind me putting up a tentative tracklisting of the 'Oceania' album?" He then scribbled the list, which you can view below.

The tracks have been issued as part of the alternative rock band's ongoing Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project, which has camp Corgan releasing original songs online in sets and then making them available for download.

Billy Corgan recently ruled out a reunion with the founding members of Smashing Pumpkins because "things that have happened between us in the interim haven't been good." more on this story

Meat Loaf Maps Out Summer Tour

(Gibson) Fresh off being a cast member on The Celebrity Apprentice, Meat Loaf has announced a handful of summer tour dates. The concerts will promote the singer's most recent album, Hang Cool Teddy Bear, which features guest spots from Brian May, Steve Vai and Jack Black.

In a recent interview, Meat Loaf spoke about his frustrations with rock critics and their reaction to his latest album, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. "Critics tend to want to dismiss me," he said. "And you can tell them; the people that have given this album a good review and the people that have given it a bad – who's heard it and who hadn't.

"The people that have heard it have generally given it a pretty fair, decent review. The people that only skimmed it – there's very few critics that have listened to the entire version of 'Peace on Earth.' And my comment is that if U2 had have done 'Peace on Earth,' it woulda been the second coming – and it would've been." more on this story

Muse Deny Working on New Album Without Matt

(Gibson) It has been widely reported this week that rock band Muse were set to begin their next album without singer-guitarist Matt Bellamy, who was busy preparing for the birth of his child with Kate Hudson.

The story went that bass player Chris Wostenholme would be in charge of songwriting as the band began work on their follow up to their 2009 album, The Resistance.

But according to NME.com, Wostenholme denied this on his Twitter page. "So to clear things up amongst any readers of The Sun out there, its all a load of bollocks," Wostenholme tweeted. more on this story

Saves The Day Set New Album Release

Razor & Tie have set a September 13th release date for Saves The Day's new studio album, Daybreak.

Produced by Marc Jacob Hudson (Two Tongues, Chiodos) and Saves The Day, Daybreak is the final piece of a three album concept trilogy that started with the 2006 release Sound The Alarm and the 2008 release Under The Boards.

"Daybreak wraps up all the turmoil and misery of the previous two albums and transcends the pain by facing the fear and angst that comes in this life and turning it into growth and positive change," explains singer-guitarist and songwriter Chris Conley. more on this story

Statue of Queen's Freddie Mercury Hits Liverpool

(hennemusic) Freddie Mercury has always been considered larger than life, and a 15-foot bronze statue of the late Queen singer has helped add to that perspective for the past eight years from its regular home in front of the Dominion Theatre in London's West End.

The 15-foot bronze Freddie was on the move this week from London to Liverpool, where the Liverpool Echo reports it has arrived in the city to celebrate the hit Queen and Ben Elton musical, "We Will Rock You," which will run at the city's Empire Theatre in September.

The London landmark, to which thousands of fans flock yearly to pay their hero a visit, is sure to turn heads in the famed hometown of The Beatles; it will tower above shoppers on Paradise Street until the end of June to help promote the musical. more on this story

Linkin Park's Iridescent Video Hits The Web

(hennemusic) Linkin Park premiered the new video for "Iridescent" on Thursday via the MTV network of companies; it's the lead single from the Transformers: Dark Of The Moon soundtrack.

The video is only available from MTV; all others on YouTube are getting shut down as quickly as they've been posted.

So, heads up – because it's MTV US, the video below may not be available to some non-U.S. residents. Check it out here

McCartney Too Busy For Ringo

(Gibson) In a recent interview with the Daily Mail, former Beatle Ringo Starr said talked about his rotating All-Starr Band, which is now in its 22nd year. The group—which currently features Romantics frontman Wally Palmer, guitar legend Rick Derringer and multi-instrumentalist Edgar Winter, among others—is on tour in Europe. Starr said he keeps the group going out of his love for performing.

"I still love to play," said the legendary drummer. "I go down the front and sing 'Photograph' or whatever, then I get to go back to the drums and play with all these other musicians. It's a win-win situation. I get the chance to be both the entertainer and the musician. Everyone's a star, but I'm the big star. The band gets to play 12 numbers between them and I do 12 numbers."

As for Ringo's All-Starrs, the amiable skinsman said that he always makes a point of asking his old pal Paul McCartney if he would care to join his backing group, just in case. "Every time I ask him to join the All-Starrs he says he's too busy," Starr joked. "I tell him he'll have his two numbers…" more on this story

Puddle of Mudd Discuss Their re:(disc)overed Album As Billy Squire Comments on His Cover

Puddle of Mudd are releasing an album of covers of songs that have inspired them. That album, called re:(disc)overed is set to hit stores on August 2nd.

One of the songs on the effort is Billy Squier's "Everybody Wants You." Billy Squier himself has already heard the track and remarked, "Sounds like these guys have got the right idea."

The new album includes such classics as AC/DC's "TNT," Steve Miller's "The Joker," Elton John's "Rocket Man," the Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty duet "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (which Puddle Of Mudd recorded with BC Jean), Neil Young's "Old Man," and the first single, The Rolling Stones classic "Gimmie Shelter." more on this story

Another Classic Black Sabbath Performance Goes Online

(The Metal Den) TMD has obtained another extremely rare concert audio recording of Black Sabbath performing the song "Tomorrow's Dream" on September 15, 1972 at the Hollywood Bowl.

The song comes off the legendary act's fourth studio album Black Sabbath Vol. 4, released just ten days later on September 25, 1972. Though it has since become a classic, "Tomorrow's Dream", released as the record's single, failed to chart.

It was during the production that the band's excessive usage of cocaine and other illicit drugs began to take a serous toll on them. As the story goes, drummer Bill Ward thought his playing was so horrendous that he feared he would soon be kicked out. more on this story

RATM Star Says Nirvana Got Credit for Jane's Addiction Accomplishment

(Gibson) Jane's Addiction members Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins recently were inducted into the Guitar Center RockWalk in Hollywood by Tom Morello. The Rage Against the Machine guitarist lauded the long-running rockers, and said they deserve the credit usually given to a certain Seattle band.

"Nirvana often gets credit for being the first 'alternative' band to break through, the band that changed music and led rock out of the hair metal wilderness of the '80s," Morello said, according to Spinner.com. "That's just not true. It was Jane's Addiction: Inspiring, intelligent, furiously rocking and artistically deep as [expletive]."

Farrell was obviously touched by Morello's words. "That speech made me sound so damn good, I don't need to look in the mirror ever again," he said. "Just play that over and over every morning." more on this story

Kittie Summer Tour

eOne have announced that Kittie will be heading out on the road this summer on a headlining run spanning the entire US including the "Gathering Of Juggalos" festival. Dirge Within and Diamond Plate will offer support.

The band has been in the studio since April recording their yet untitled new record. What promises to be a grittier record than their previous effort "In the Black," front woman Morgan Lander offers her own words.

"We have been working exceptionally hard, crafting what is to be our 6th full length release, and our second for eOne. In some cases these new songs are faster, darker and much more sinister than our previous release. It contains some of the most difficult and personal subject matter I have had the pleasure (or displeasure) of writing." more on this story

Mike Portnoy Responds To Top 10 Drummer Honor

(Gibson) Earlier this week, Gibson.com listed the Top 10 Drummers of All Time to much excitement and debate. Today, ex-Dream Theater member and percussionist extraordinaire Mike Portnoy heard about the list and posted about it on his Facebook page.

"Aww shucks... it's always an honor for me to be recognized (especially in such great company!) Thanks Gibson.com," Portnoy posted, along with a link to the story.

A debate broke out on Portnoy's Facebook page about what earns a drummer a spot in the Top 10. The man himself then weighed in on the discussion. "Just a follow up thought on that Gibson.com Top 10 Drummers list: I honestly don't think these polls mean the BEST drummers as much as IMPORTANT or INFLUENCIAL [sic]," he wrote. "So in that case, I do believe (reading some of your comments) guys like Lars Ulrich, Dave Grohl and Ringo Starr do rightly belong on lists like these... more on this story

The Kills Announce Summer Tour Dates

(Press Here) The Kills have announced additional summer tour dates through August and September.

The trek includwa stops at Lollapalooza and Bumbershoot Festival, the duo will also take over LA's Wiltern Theater and return to NYC's Terminal 5.

The Kills summer tour dates are in support of their latest offering, Blood Pressures (Domino). more on this story

Behind The Song: Prince's Kiss

One of our most popular features on antiMusic is our Singled Out series where musicians tell us the story behind their new songs. Today we doing something a little different, presenting the story behind a classic song. The tale of Prince's hit "Kiss" comes to us from the new book 'Prince: Chaos, Disorder, and Revolution?' by Jason Draper. We'll have a review of the book next week but today, Jason shares the story behind "Kiss":

Prince took over the three studios at Sunset Sound while working on the [Parade] album. He used one for Parade, another for his side project The Family, and a third for an album by the Minneapolis band Mazarati, which was being produced by David Rivkin and Revolution bassist Mark Brown. Legend has it that he had cut the first four songs for Parade on the spot, in sequence: that he sat down behind the drums, asked Susan Rogers to roll the tape, and played through all of the drum tracks, using only his handwritten lyrics as guidance, then added the bass, keyboards, guitars, and vocals to each of the songs, one after another.

For most listeners, the highlight of Prince's 1986 album Parade was "Kiss," a song Prince almost didn't record. His cavalier attitude to giving away new songs (see "Manic Monday," reclaimed from Apollonia 6 during the Purple Rain/Apollonia 6 sessions, but unreleased until Prince gave it to The Bangles) made him believe that he could write hit tracks for just about anybody, even if he hadn't masterminded the band's image and sound.
Next door to where Prince was recording Parade, Revolution bassist Mark Brown and engineer Bobby Rivkin were working on a self-titled album by a group known as Mazarati. Brown had started playing with the group on the Minneapolis club scene during a break from touring with The Revolution. Not wanting to end up the same way as Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (who were fired by Prince for moonlighting with another band), he wore a mask on stage and called himself The Shadow. After a while, however, Brown knew that he would have to come clean to Prince or face serious consequences. But when he did, Prince surprised him by deciding to take Mazarati under his wing.

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YOB and Dark Castle Announce North American Summer Tour

(Conspiracy) YOB and Dark Castle are teaming up for an extensive North American tour this summer.

Dates for the trek begin on July 1st in Seattle, WA and will run August 7th with the tour closer in Arcata, CA.

The tour will serve as support to both bands releasing new records this summer on Profound Lore. Dark Castle recently released their highly anticipated 'Surrender to All Life Beyond Form' on May 31st. more on this story

Young The Giant Hitting the Road With Incubus

Incubus have tapped Young The Giant to provide them sole-support on their late summer/early fall tour.

Young The Giant will jump on the tour on the August 30th in Columbus, Ohio, and then wind through the country with Incubus for several weeks, playing amphitheatre venues, wrapping up on October 9th in San Francisco.

Young The Giant are planning several performances at a series of festivals including KROQ-LA's Weenie Roast June 4, Live 105's BFD on June 5th, Summerfest in Milwaukee July 5, main stage of Lollapalooza in August and Austin City Limits in September. They also appeared at Sasquatch last weekend. more on this story

Surprise Sebastian Bach Jam

(RockAAA) Sebastian Bach stepped away from working his new album on Monday night to join Steel Panther at the Key Club in Hollywood for a bunch of songs, including, including material by Journey, Guns N' Roses, Led Zeppelin and a couple of Skid Row hits.

Steel Panther is a parody heavy metal band from Los Angeles, known for its profane and humorous lyrics. The group's over-the-top live performances have attracted celebrities and fans alike, and in February 2009 the band succeeded in becoming one of the most popular cover bands in California, winning the contest of "Best Tribute Band in the Universe"." The band's first album, entitled "Feel the Steel," was released in 2009.

Steel Panther features Michael Starr (real name Ralph Saenz; ex-L.A. Guns), drummer Stix Zadinia, bassist Lexxi Foxxx, and guitarist Satchel (real name Russ Parrish; ex-Fight). Check out video here

Tommy Emmanuel Announces UK Tour

(Noble) Tommy Emmanuel has announced a 10-date nationwide UK tour throughout December 2011.

The December UK tour dates include Hull City Hall (Dec 1), Harrogate International Centre (Dec 2), Buxton Opera House (Dec 3), Liverpool Royal Philharmonic (Dec 4), Birmingham Town Hall (Dec 5), Brighton Hove Centre (Dec 6), Cambridge Corn Exchange (Dec 7), Cardiff St David's Hall (Dec 13), London Union Chapel (Dec 15), Salisbury City Hall (Dec 16).

Best known for his complex finger-picking style, Emmanuel's energetic concerts allow him to perform over 300 shows a year, with fans the world over coming to watch the magic hands of the "guitar wizard of Oz". Throughout his career Tommy has played with many notable artists including Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Sir George Martin, John Denver, Les Paul and Doc Watson.

Limited Edition Cheeseburger

(Press Here) Cheeseburger just released a special limited edition 7 inch featuring art and music by the band's lead guitarist and Superjail! co-creator Christy Karacas.

The record includes the song "Winner" and the exclusive B-side song "Glam". The run is limited to 1000 individually numbered copies, all of which are on gold-colored vinyl. Hopefully you'll be able to find a turntable to play it on that isn't attached to a scratch-happy DJ!

If you're in New York, come see Cheeseburger play tonight (Friday, June 3) at Union Pool with Jon from the Adult Swim show Delocated taking the vocal reigns for the night! more on this story

Never Shout Never's Carter Hulsey Announce Relief Efforts For Hometown of Joplin, MO

Working Group sent over word that Joplin, MO natives Christofer Drew (of Never Shout Never) and Carter Hulsey are doing their part to help raise money for their hometown in light of the recent tragedy. Drew has released this statement:

"Joplin is my home. It is the place where I find comfort and rest. The tornado that hit our community was not only devastating to the city's prosperity, but also the lives of the victims. My greatest hope is that after the cameras leave, we will not be forgotten. I love this city and plan to stand by its side until it is completely restored and livable. We are all encouraged by the help we've received. Thank you everyone." - Christofer Drew/Never Shout Never

Drew has teamed up with The United Way Joplin Relief Fund and hopes to raise 1 million dollars for the town: When you text JOMO to 50555 to donate $10 to the fund. 100% of proceeds goes towards the immediate and long-term recovery in Joplin. more on this story

Australia's Wagons' Rumble Plan U.S. Invasion

Australia's twisted outlaw country rockers Wagons' Rumble have set their sights on the U.S. this summer. The group will release their stateside debut, Shake & Tumble, on August 16th. Here is the background info we were sent:

While the title Rumble, Shake & Tumble goes a long way in describing Wagons' unruly yet easy-to-like roots-rock sound, all you really have to do is listen to the disc's opening lines. The leadoff track "Downlow," a Tom Petty/Traveling Wilburys-ish jangly rocker, begins with a man proclaiming that his girl's mama "doesn't like me none/she's got every reason under the sun/Your daddy think I'm okay/But not for his little Pamela May." These words nicely encapsulate frontman Henry Wagons' charming but slightly dangerous way with music.

Listen to Rumble, Shake & Tumble, out August 16, 2011 on Thirty Tigers, and it's easy to fall under Wagons' sway. Their unruly sound, which has made them a popular act in their native Australia, draws upon rock 'n' roll, country, funk, cabaret, psychedelia and soul all tied together by Henry Wagons' delightfully twisted vision. With his gentle growl, he comes off like a cross between Leon Russell and his fellow Aussie Nick Cave as he couples Russell's laidback cool with Cave's noir hipness. more on this story

Picture An Accident Deliver The Viking

Picture An Accident have released a new single "The Viking," the first in a series of singles to be released over the next year.

Writer/producer David Morris explains, "Instead of producing a full album of material, which takes a great deal of time, I decided to experiment by making the songs available as soon as they're completed. Doing so has allowed a new approach toward producing each song without the distraction of simultaneously producing other songs. Once a song is finished, cover art is developed for that song, then it's on to the next."

David, whose father was the legendary actor Howard Morris, adds "Picture An Accident is influenced by bands like Muse, Linkin Park, VAST and Foo Fighters." more on this story

The Stone Foxes Hitting The Road With Los Lonely Boys

The Stone Foxes have announced their summer tour plans which are set to begin today in St. Louis, MO where they'll share the stage with Speakeasy.

The summer trek will intermixing club shows, that include a run of dates opening for the Los Lonely Boys.

They've also announced a series of festival dates that include Wakarusa, Jazz Aspen, The Riverbend Festival and Outside Lands. more on this story

Anathema's New Album Coming Next Week

We are just a few days away from the June 7th release of Anathema's new album, We're Here Because We're Here.

The End Records says We're Here Because We're Here perfectly blends alternative, rock, and prog, and marks the 8th studio album from a band with such a natural sense of melody, seething power and lyrics that they enlighten and inspire. They are a band of brothers and sisters; a band of truly unique origin.

A special, limited edition deluxe edition will include three bonus tracks, 7 inch with two unreleased tracks, and a DVD 5.1 surround version of the album, along with the stereo version, both mixed by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree. more on this story

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Live Stream Today

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. will celebrate the forthcoming release of their debut album, 'It's a Corporate World,' today with a live web event.

They will be performing live at the Warner Bros. Records Summer Sessions on today, Friday, June 3 at 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT.

The Detroit-based recording and songwriting project will be streaming the entire performance live on Livestream for fans across the globe to enjoy. Viewers are invited to tune in here

Lost in the Trees To Make UK Debut at All Tomorrow's Parties

Neutral Milk Hotel leader and All Tomorrow's Parties Festival curator Jeff Mangum has invited Lost in the Trees to perform at this year's UK event which will be held December 2-4 in Minehead. It will mark the band's UK debut.

Other performers include Fleet Foxes, Boredoms, Low, The Fall, Superchunk, The Olivia Tremor Control, Mike Watt & George Hurley perform the songs of the Minutemen, Robyn Hitchcock performs I Often Dream Of Trains, Group Inerane, Scratch Acid, Young Marble Giants, The Magic Band, The Raincoats performing The Raincoats (debut LP), A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Yann Tiersen, Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise, Half Japanese, Tinariwen, The Apples In Stereo, Colin Stetson and Micachu And The Shapes.

"Playing at ATP will be a tremendous honor!" enthuses Ari Picker of Lost in the Trees. "Jeff's songs really helped me have the courage to untangle some really s***ty stuff in my life. That music helped me learn a tremendous amount about myself and who I want to be. But, more than that he also inspired me to share my experiences with others, in the hopes that my experiences would inspire others to become better people." more on this story

All Hail Ex-Anthrax and Death Riders' Neil Turbin Tonight

(Submitted) Original Anthrax and current Death Riders lead vocalist Neil Turbin will be the special guest on today's (6/3) edition of All Hail Hair.

The show runs 8-10 PM EST, and Neil will join the show at 8:30 PM EST. Host Bob Carroll will speak to Turbin about his time with Anthrax, his current band Death Riders and the album they are finishing up.

All Hail Hair is usually broadcast every Friday Night from 8-9 PM EST on the Fightin' Words Radio Network and is the highest rated show on the Fightin' Words Radio Network. To take part in tonight's, and any other nights show, dial (347) 202-0832. more info

Tesla, Y&T and Cinderella For Monsters Of Rock Cruise

(RockAAA) There's a lot of rock n' roll to be had on the high seas these days, and another adventure has been added to the list. A new metal cruise, Monsters Of Rock – The Voyage, is set to sail in February (25th – 28th) 2012 via Fort Lauderdale / Bahamas / Key West.

The cruise is an offshoot of the 3-hour weekly Monsters Of Rock radio program, which focuses solely on '80s metal. Since 1999, Harlan Hendrickson has built his show into a nationally-syndicated program heard across the U.S.

Acts for the cruise are being revealed each day starting Monday (May 30). Tesla, Y&T and Black 'N Blue were the first confirmed bands on the bill, and Cinderella, Firehouse and Lynch Mob were added on Tuesday. more on this story

The Neologist Giving Away Free Music As The Work on New Album and In Flames Cover Project

(Submitted) The Neologist are working on their next album tentatively titled The Promise of Eternal Separation which is set to be released in the fall of 2011.

The Neologist is simultaneously recording the first of several IN FLAMES cover albums which they will be titling In Flames We Trust: Volume 1. Thus far they have recorded and released "Jotun", "Jester Script Transfigured", and "Ordinary Story".

The band is taking requests from fans via their Facebook, YouTube, and Homepage on which IN FLAMES songs should be covered on the album. They also released 2 comical music videos for "Jotun" and "Jester Script Transfigured" which can be viewed on their YouTube account.

The band is also giving away their music for FREE and encourage people to download their entire album and share the music. The entire The 26 Letters of Your Universe album along with the 3 released In Flames covers can all be downloaded for free via the bands BandCamp profile.

Singled Out: Derelict's Perpetuation

Hello! Eric here from Derelict. I'm going to tell you the story behind our song 'Perpetuation', off our 2011 promo EP. The track will be on our upcoming full-length album, and is currently a free download on [our bandcamp page]

We never really stop writing in Derelict. Right after the release of our 2009 album, 'Unspoken Words', we were already working on new stuff. In fact, everyone in the band writes music and we currently have songs from myself, our guitar player Max, and our drummer Jordan in the works.

However, mid-2010 we went through a bit of a crisis on tour with some important lineup changes. The remaining core of the band was left pondering our future and trying to envision what to do about moving forward. It was around this time that I started working on the music for 'Perpetuation'. It wasn't entirely intentional, but I think I wanted to remind myself, in one streamlined song, what Derelict meant to me musically. I endeavored to include all of our best characteristics into something that would scream, not only to the fans, but to us, "we're here, we're alive, and we're not going anywhere!"

The song starts with a relatively simple melodic riff, but in true Derelict fashion, it is tremolo-picked, backed by a blast beat, and arranged in an odd time signature (14/4). The verse kicks in right after, and is a sort of ballsy death/thrash riff that utilizes the low end of our 7-string guitars. The chorus is a bit of a hurricane (and really hard to sing over on beat) with Jordan opting to do some insane drum stuff I don't even understand rather than playing it safe. The first bridge is head-banging riff, but if you listen to the guitars closely, it's also really technical. It ends with a harmonized melodic run that foreshadows the end of the song. The intro then comes back, and I decided I wanted to really push my vocals. I hold an ascending high scream, followed by a few staccato words, followed by another held scream, this one lower. The next riff after that is kind of a breakdown. When I first brought it in, Jordan thought it was too simple, and he explained an odd time signature idea he had in 13/8. We included that and it makes the part more of a tech-down than a breakdown, haha. Another verse-chorus-bridge run leads into the outro, which is a giant melodic/blasting/blackened death celebration. It contains a dual sustained scream by Max and I, and another sort of vocal experiment at the end where I pitched my vocals a little bit and let some of the emotion from my "normal" voice peek through. The whole thing is at 220 bpm and is a bit of a workout for everyone.

So that's that, be sure to check out Jordan's drum video for this song on our youtube page: [here] so you can see those parts I described.

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