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Herman Ernest, a respected New Orleans drummer who, over the course of his career appeared on countless records including those with the likes of Kermit Ruffins, Shemekia Copeland, Jeremy Davenport, and Dr. John, died on March 6, 2011 following a long battle with cancer. He was 59. more

One-Off Pantera Reunion Possible

(The Metal Den) It's closing in on 2,000 fans on Facebook that have now joined the effort in calling for a one-off reunion/tribute concert (or a series of US dates) with the surviving members of Pantera: vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown and drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott.

TMD has learned today from a source close to Vinnie Paul's camp that: "If it does happen (the Pantera reunion event), it will be for only one show."

According to the comments being left on the Facebook Pantera Reunion Tour Cause profile, a lot of fans feel former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde is the perfect choice for Dime's guest "Fill-in" guitarist. more on this story

Sammy Hagar Vs Eddie Van Halen

(Rock News Desk) Sammy Hagar's career with Van Halen started out so well the band nearly changed their name to "Van Hagar" but by the end of his time with them he was desperately trying to wriggle out of his contract.
The singer reveals he tried to quit after 40 shows of their disastrous 2004 reunion tour, during which guitarist Eddie Van Halen regularly turned in substandard performances. And he says the reason he's telling all in his book Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock is to explain to the band's fans why he did what he did.

"Eddie's always made me out to be the bad guy. He's always had the upper hand when it comes to the press, and he could tell the story and frame it the way he wanted," Hagar tells MusicRadar. "I thought the story needs to be told so the fans know why everything's happened the way it has. I didn't like what was going on at the time. I didn't like the way Michael Anthony was treated and the way they tried to treat me. Eddie and Alex Van Halen really made the experience unpleasant.

"After 40 shows I tried to quit – that's how bad it was. But they and their management had me sewn in and I was stuck. It was hell." He's not done.

Slipknot's Future Uncertain

(Rock AAA) In an extensive interview on Undercover, Corey Taylor gave some indications that he was uncertain about his future with Slipknot. Acknowledging the commitment to the European Sonisphere shows scheduled for the band he was candid about how he feels about resuming without bassist Paul Gray who passed away last year.

"With Slipknot, there is definitely a huge piece missing now. Paul was almost the lynchpin that held everything together. There are other things in the band affecting things right now. It's individual issues and that's all I'll say about it right now"

"Obviously we'll do these shows in the summer at Sonisphere. Dipping our toes in the water to see what happens. I lost my brother last year. People need to understand that and respect it. If I'm cautious it's because I respect him and his memory. I'm tentative, I'm hoping it goes well, but I'm pragmatic." more on this story

Alice Cooper Announces Tour and New Band Lineup

Half of last week's Alice Cooper rumor turned out to be true. Alice has parted ways with Keri Kelli and Jimmy DeGrasson but they are not being replaced by original Alice Cooper band members Michael Bruce and Neal Smith. However, a name familiar to Alice fans has rejoined the group for an upcoming summer tour. Here is the official word:

For Alice Cooper's "No More Mr Nice Guy" summer tour, May-August 2011, Alice has announced a revamped band line-up. The tour will kick off in North America May 12-21, then go to South America May 25-June 3, and England & Europe June 7-July 16, before returning to North America again for the month of August.

Alice is bringing back to his stage show guitarist Steve Hunter, who famously toured and recorded with him for several years. Additionally, Tommy Henriksen will be replacing Keri Kelli on guitar, and Damon Johnson will be continuing with the band, making for a three guitar attack.
Glen Sobel will be joining the band on drums, replacing Jimmy DeGrasso, while bassist Chuck Garric will continue to anchor the rhythm section. more on this story

Arctic Monkeys North American Tour

(Press Here) Arctic Monkeys have announced plans to play a string of coast-to-coast shows in North America this spring.

Kicking off in our nation's capitol on May 17th and wrapping up at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on June 3rd, the tour includes a return to New York City's renowned Summer Stage in Central Park on May 24th.

Arctic Monkeys haven't performed in North America since criss-crossing the country in the wake of the release of Humbug, their third album. Fans can expect to hear some new material. more on this story

AC/DC Live At River Plate Tracklisting

Columbia Records have officially released the tracklisting details for the forthcoming AC/DC live CD/DVD. Here you go: AC/DC Live At River Plate, a definitive live concert DVD documenting AC/DC's massive Black Ice World Tour, will be available for purchase on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.

Shot in December of 2009, AC/DC Live At River Plate marks AC/DC's triumphant return to Buenos Aires where nearly 200,000 fans, and 3 sold-out shows, welcomed the band back after a 13 year absence from Argentina.

This stunning live footage of AC/DC underscores what Argentina's Pagina 12 newspaper reported by saying "no one is on the same level when it comes to pure and clear Rock 'n Roll." Directed by David Mallet and produced by Rocky Oldham, AC/DC Live At River Plate was shot with 32 cameras entirely in HD. AC/DC Live At River Plate features 19 songs (110 minutes) as well as 'behind the scenes' footage of this massive production coming together among the excitement of anxious fans (see the full track listing here)

Nine Inch Nails Not Dead

(Gibson) A week after winning an Oscar statuette, Trent Reznor is back at work. He recently posted an update on the Nine Inch Nails forums to tell his fans what he's been working on and what projects are set for the future.

"By having a few different outlets for my work I'm finding more inspiration within each one," he wrote in the post titled "Gold statues, silver bullets, tattoos and the continued destruction of angels." He added, "No, Nine Inch Nails is not dead and I plan to focus on that next."

Reznor said he was dividing his music work into three sections: film compositions, How to Destroy Angels (his music project with wife Mariqueen Maandig) and NIN. more on this story

Frampton Comes Alive World Tour

We received this bit of news which should excite Frampton fans: Peter Frampton will embark on a world tour this June celebrating his multi-platinum-selling live album Frampton Comes Alive!, performing the legendary album in its entirety across the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. A schedule of confirmed dates will be available shortly.

The three-hour show will feature a complete performance of Frampton Comes Alive! along with highlights from Frampton's catalog, including his Grammy Award-winning instrumental album, 2006's Fingerprints.

To commemorate the anniversary of the landmark album, Universal Music Enterprises will be making a limited edition offer exclusively through www.PeterFrampton.com. The offer will feature a unique autographed scrapbook containing rare photos and personal reflections from Peter. The scrapbook will be accompanied by Frampton Comes Alive Deluxe Edition, Frampton Comes Alive II Special Edition and other memorabilia. more on this story

The Darkness To Reunite?

(Gibson) It appears that the long-rumored reunion of The Darkness is getting into swing with the launch of a website, a Facebook page and a rapidly-circulating fan-made trailer video on YouTube.

The website, TheActualDarkness.com, launched recently with the semi-cryptic message "The Darkness >> As Promised" across the top of the site, along with a link to the band's Facebook page, an e-mail subscription field and a button to post about the site on Twitter.

The site's meta data lists the names of band members Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Ed Graham and Frankie Poullain (as opposed to his 2005 replacement Richie Edwards) as keywords. Meanwhile a fan-made trailer for the reunion is being passed around online by excited fans (and mistaken for an official video by more than a few online forumites). more on this story

Saliva, Rev Theory Head Up HardDrive Live Spring Fling Tour

(skh) HardDrive radio show has announced the HardDrive Live Spring Fling which will feature Saliva, Rev Theory, Emphatic, Madam Adam and Seven Day Sonnet.

The tour will begin in Broussard, LA on April 13th, and is scheduled to hit over twenty markets across North America.

On HardDrive Live Spring Fling, HardDrive host Lou Brutus offers, "It's our usual mix of superb bands. We like to turn people on to the new music from both new and established acts. I'm looking forward to destroying what little hearing I have left." more on this story

Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Old Crow Medicine Show Railroad Revival Tour

Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Old Crow Medicine Show are teaming up for a tour this April that is unlike any in recent memory.

Traveling exclusively in vintage railcars, the three bands will journey across the American Southwest over the course of a week. The aptly titled Railroad Revival Tour will feature the three bands playing concerts at six unique outdoor locations along the route, beginning April 21st in Oakland, California.

The Railroad Revival train is 1,500 feet long and consists of 15 vintage railcars from the 1950s and 60s, pulled by two locomotives. The bands will eat, sleep, and record on the train as they travel across the American Southwest, bringing their collaborative vision to fans from California to New Orleans. more on this story

Primus Map Out Tour Plans

Primus have announced a headlining tour for this summer, which will kick off on May 19th at the Murat Theater in Indianapolis, IN and wrapping up at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, TN.

The tour comes in anticipation of their upcoming album, with a late spring/early summer release on ATO/Prawn Song Records.

The as-yet untitled album will be their first full-length album of brand new music since 1999's Antipop. more on this story

The Dear Hunter Hitting the Road With dredg

(ABC) The Dear Hunter is heading out on a month-long tour with dredg, Balance and Composure and Trophy Fire starting May 3 in Los Angeles.

Fans will be treated to new music from the forthcoming nine-EP collection, The Color Spectrum, which is due out June 7 on Triple Crown Records in a variety of formats.

The Color Spectrum consists of songs inspired by the colors of the spectrum, specifically Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet, with White and Black being included as bookends. Casey Crescenzo, of The Dear Hunter, completed the EPs while traveling the US, documenting every step of the process. The collection will feature collaborations with several producers and musicians, including Manchester Orchestra, Brendan Brown from The Receiving End of Sirens, Mike Watts (who has worked with As Tall As Lions and he mixed the band's Act Iii: Life And Death), and Steve Haigler (Brand New, As Tall As Lions, Quicksand). more on this story

Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project Continues in April

Legacy Recordings have set an April 12 release date for the third wave of releases in the Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project.

The next round of titles will include the first Legacy edition of Power Of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, an all-star celebration bringing together 16 high octane performances of best-loved tracks from the Hendrix songbook performed by a who's who of classic and contemporary musicians.

The third wave of Legacy Hendrix reissues offers the definitive edition of the career-spanning posthumous album South Saturn Delta; a deluxe DVD edition of Jimi Hendrix: Band of Gypsys (Live at Fillmore East), winner of the 1999 Best Long Form Music Video Grammy; and "Fire" coupled with "Touch You" a limited edition single available on 7" vinyl and CD (with a third unreleased track), struck in celebration of nationwide Record Store Day on Saturday, April 16. more on this story

3 Inches Of Blood and Skeletonwitch Announce American Dates

3 Inches Of Blood are hitting the road with Skeletonwitch next month for a two weeks of North American dates.

The trek will run through the Midwest and East coast, which will include a stop at New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in Worcester, MA on April 16th.

Skeltonwitch has been off the road writing their new album, the follow-up to 2009's "Breathing the Fire," since wrapping up dates with Job For A Cowboy in December. more on this story

Good Charlotte Livestream On Wednesday

Good Charlotte's Joel and Benji Maddan will stop by the Livestream Studio for a live Q&A with fans on Wednesday, March 2 at 2:30pm EST/11:30am PST.

Livestream will broadcast this exciting event as the guys take questions via Facebook and Twitter.

Fans can tune into the live chat on Good Charlotte's Livestream page which you can find here.

Local H Greatest Hits Album and Tour

Local H will release its first-ever greatest hits collection, Local H: The Island Years, on April 5th as part of Universal Music's ICON series.

To celebrate Local H will take a trip down memory lane, embarking on "The Singles Tour: All the Hits All Night," on April 14th (itinerary below).

"With everyone and their mother doing tours of their classic albums, we thought it would be a good time to go out and just play every song we ever released as a single -- no deep cuts," explains singer/guitarist Scott Lucas. "So, as usual, our timing is way off." more on this story

Big Head Todd and The Monsters To Make NASA History Today

(PR) Big Head Todd and The Monsters will be at Houston's NASA Mission Control Center this morning to become the first band ever to wake-up U.S. astronauts with a live performance.

The band will play their original song "Blue Sky" at 3:23 am CST, and the live performance will be beamed up to Commander Steve Lindsey and the other five crew members to wake them for Shuttle Discovery's second to last day in space.

"Blue Sky" - which was originally written by the band as a tribute for the first post-Columbia flight, STS-114 - was the top vote-getter in NASA's "Top 40 Song Contest," where the voting for shuttle wake-up songs was opened to the public for the first time in history. "Blue Sky" received 722,662 votes, or 29 percent of the 2,463,774 total. more on this story

The Decemberists Announce New Tour Dates and Record Store Day EP

The Decemberists have announced a special EP release and a short run of U.S. dates for June including performances at several major summer festivals.

After an appearance at the Sasquatch! Music Festival in Quincy, Washington (May 30), the band will kick off a run of dates June 10 at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival that also includes shows at the Merriweather Post Pavilion near Baltimore (June 13), Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Prospect Park Bandshell (June 14), Academy of Music in Philadelphia (June 15), and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado (June 16-19).

The band has also announced the April 16 release of Live At Bull Moose, a limited edition EP in conjunction with Record Store Day. The seven-track CD—which will be available exclusively through participating independent record stores—was recorded live at Bull Moose in Scarborough, Maine, and includes songs from The King Is Dead, as well as a cover of the country ballad "If I Could Only Win Your Love" by The Louvin Brothers. more on this story

Singled Out: Dinosaur Bones' Royalty

Today Ben Fox from Dinosaur Bones tells us about "Royalty" from their brand new full length album "My Divider," which hit stores today. Here is the story:

"Royalty" was one of the first songs I wrote for Dinosaur Bones. My previous band had broken up, I was living in a new city where I didn't know a lot of people, and I was sort of in limbo writing songs for a band that didn't exist yet. At the same time it was liberating, knowing that I could start from scratch stylistically and really go in any direction.

"Royalty" was a part of that initial crop of songs, and one of the only ones that made it into our setlist once the band was formed. Musically, it's essentially built around the pulsing bass line that sort of propels the song. The structure of the song is pretty conventional, but I like that its the bass that serves as the hook, particularly in the verses where the guitars really just serve as a percussive element.

When I wrote this song I was between bands, but had made up my mind to rebuild and have a proper go of it. The lyrics circle around some of the trappings of playing in a band, having to appease or impress industry people you'd rather ignore, being away from your friends and loved ones for long stretches of time. Because of that, "Royalty" definitely has a pretty cynical tone to it. I think when I was writing this song I was probably subconsciously warning myself about what I was getting myself back into. I guess I'm a bad listener.

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

Yngwie Malmsteen May Be On New Swedish Currency

(Gibson) Very soon, Swedes may be able to "unleash the fury" from their wallets. The Swedish government is reportedly replacing many of its coins with paper currency, according to Dagens Industri.

And when they make the change, there is a movement at Sweden's central bank (the Riksbank) to honor more modern figures on the new bills, including Bach-n-roller #1, Yngwie Malmsteen.

The metal speedburner heads a list of modern figures in Swedish society under consideration for the honor. Others include hockey star Peter Forsberg, Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren and award inspiration/dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel. more on this story

Bullet For My Valentine Plan New Album

(Gibson) Bullet For My Valentine will return to the studio with producer Don Gilmore (Good Charlotte, Linkin Park) for the follow-up to Fever after they wrap up their current touring schedule.

Bullet guitarist and vocalist Matt Tuck told Christina Rowatt of Soundwave TV that after playing Australia's Soundwave Festival they would head to Japan, play some more shows with Soundwave headliners Iron Maiden, then have a little time off before Tuck heads to Los Angeles to start writing with Gilmore. "We're gonna use Don, who worked on Fever, and just see how it goes," Tuck said. "No pressure, no game plan. I'm just gonna go over, hang out and write some [expletive]."

Co-guitarist Michael Paget recently told Ultimate Guitar that the album was likely to contain reworkings of a few unused songs from the Fever sessions as well as other tracks in a similar vein. more on this story

Beady Eye Announce North American Live Dates

Beady Eye will be giving North American fans a first live taste of their debut album, Different Gear, Still Speeding in a series of concerts beginning in Chicago on June 18th, followed by Toronto on June 20th and New York on June 23rd.

When asked how it felt to be on stage for the first time ever as Beady Eye, Liam Gallagher immediately said "Loved it.....can't wait to take it around the world."

Beady Eye features Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock and their debut album, Different Gear, Still Speeding was released by Dangerbird Records in North America on March 1st. more on this story

Queen's Brian May To Receive Award

(hennemusic) Queen's Brian May has been announced as the 2011 recipient of the Eddy Christiani Award.

Named after famed Dutch guitarist Eddy Christiani, the honor is awarded to a guitarist who has earned his merit in the international pop circuit and who has, just like Christiani, given an invaluable contribution to the development of the electric guitar.

Previous honorees include Leendert Haaksma (2006), Dany Lademacher (2007), Adrian Vandenberg (2008), Jan Akkerman (2009) and Steve Lukather (2010). more on this story

Neil Young Maps Out Spring Tour

Warner Bros. announced on Monday that Neil Young plans to embark on a brief solo tour this spring.

The trek will kick off on April 15th in Durham, NC, and conclude on May 7th in Chicago.

The tour, which will include stops with a pair of nights at Boston's Wang Center and two shows at the prestigious and intimate Avery Fisher Hall in NYC's Lincoln Center, will cover songs from his current album, Le Noise as well as classic tracks performed in both electric and acoustic settings more on this story

Hour Of 13 Announce New Singer and Release 3 New Recordings

Hour Of 13 introduced their new vocalist at a gig last Saturday night in New York City.

And that singer was.... Ben Hogg of Birds Of Prey, Beaten Back To Pure fame. Hour Of 13 guitarist and founder, Chad Davis recently had this to say about Ben Hogg: "HOUR OF 13 could not be more pleased with the dedication and amount of work Ben has shown. He is a valuable talent to have in the band. He is a vital presence that we were needing in the fold and thanks to him, we are stronger and more focused than ever."

Shortly before Hour Of 13's NYC appearance, they audio of Ben Hogg singing to some of the band's best songs during a rehearsal session. Listen to 3 exclusive tracks featuring that put the band's new vocalist to the test here

Blitzkid Set Album Release

Blitzkid have set the digital and physical release dates for their new album, which is entitled Apparitional.

The album will be available in North America on People Like You Records. It will see a digital release on March 29th, followed up with a May 3rd physical release.

Starting today, Blitzkid is offering people the chance to check out one of their new tracks "Head Over Hills" from Apparitional on their Facebook Page Once on the page, clicking the "like" button will unlock the stream of "Head Over Hills" Facebook link

Valencia B-Sides and Rarities

Valencia have announced the release of B-Sides and Rarities, their upcoming limited-edition 7" vinyl.

Featuring two never-before-heard tracks, "Adrenaline" and "Fight or Flight", B-Sides and Rarities is limited exclusively to 500 black vinyl. 50 copies can be purchased beginning March 16th in the I Surrender Records webstore and the rest will be available during the upcoming On Your Side Tour with A Rocket To The Moon, Anarbor, Go Radio, and Runner Runner.

The band explains, "We love these songs dearly and wished they could have been part of Dancing With A Ghost." more on this story

Foo Fighters Woodie

(MTV) The Foo Fighters will take to the Woodies stage with a live performance during the "2011 mtvU Woodie Awards"

The Foos will be performing "Rope," the first single off of their seventh studio album "Wasting Light."

MTV and Roswell/RCA today announced that the worldwide premiere of the Foo Fighters' music video "Rope" will air live at 7:54pm ET/PT on Thursday, March 10 on MTV and MTV.com. The music video will also premiere at 8:00pm ET on MTV Hits, mtvU and VH1.com, and begin playing across all MTV's channels Friday morning. more on this story

Supertramp Canadian Tour

(hennemusic) Supertramp has announced the continuation of their acclaimed 70-10 TOUR, which celebrates forty-plus years since the release of their first album, "Supertramp," in 1970.

The next leg of the tour will begin on May 31, 2011 in Victoria, Canada and will include stops in twelve Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City.

Once again, joining Supertramp's founder, lead singer and keyboardist, Rick Davies, are legendary Supertramp members John Anthony Helliwell, saxophones and woodwinds, and Bob Siebenberg, drums. Veterans of past Supertramp tours, Jesse Siebenberg, lead vocals, guitars and percussion, Cliff Hugo, bass, Carl Verheyen, guitars and Lee Thornburg, horns, will round out the lineup. Cassie Miller and Gabe Dixon, who joined the band last fall, are back, too. more on this story

Ronnie James Dio Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund Elephant Painted Guitar Project

(Submitted) The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund has teamed with The Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project (AEACP) to create one-of-a-kind guitars painted by the project's elephants in Thailand to raise money and awareness for both organizations.

Wendy Dio, president and founder of Stand Up & Shout, board chair Gloria Butler and medical director Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, along with legendary Black Sabbath/Heaven and Hell bassist Geezer Butler and world-renowned photographer Mark Weiss, are currently in Chiang Mai, Thailand, home to the AEACP, where the guitars are being painted.

The talented elephants of the Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project, whose paintings are now exhibited and sold in museums and galleries around the world and have been featured in National Geographic, are painting guitars graciously donated by The ESP Guitar Company. These painted guitars will be auctioned off with half of the proceeds going to AEACP and the other half going to SUAS. more on this story