Concert Leads To Suicide?

He suffered acute ringing in his ears for three months, which affected his sleeping patterns and his work as a management consultant. After three visits to his doctor, McIndoe reached the conclusion he wasn't going to receive treatment for his condition, and stabbed himself to death. more on this story

Slipknot's Corey Taylor Vs Rick Rubin

(Rock News Desk) Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has slammed Rick Rubin as "overrated" and "overpaid" and says he'll never work with the producer again.

They collaborated on Slipknot's 2004 album Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) and although other members of the band have said it was a good experience, Taylor had always been more cautious in his comments.

Speaking at a question-answer session with fans in Texas on Friday, the singer finally let loose his full feelings on the subject of Rubin, known for his work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slayer, Metallica and the upcoming Black Sabbath reunion album. Read his strong words about Rubin here.

Nickelback Fight Protest With Humor

(hennemusic) Nickelback are having some fun with a petition by some Detroit Lions fans to have them replaced as the halftime entertainment for this Thursday's Thanksgiving game against the Green Bay Packers.

More than 55,000 fans have signed the online petition. Now, Nickelback have filmed a skit about the Detroit situation. The video, on humor site Funny or Die, finds the band meeting with comedian Paul Scheer ("The League") as a music executive trying to help the band find a solution to the problem.

"Let's give Motor City that Motown sound they love," Scheer offers the rockers. "You're no longer Nickelback - now you're the Four Nickels. We'll put you guys in matching suits. You'll do synchronized dancing." Check it out here

Zakk Wylde Rocks KISS With Brides

(Banana 101.5) Black Label Society frontman Zakk Wylde will be grinding his axe to the tune of Kiss on the new Black Veil Brides EP, 'Rebels,' which is due for release this Christmas.

It's BLS meets BVB on the upcoming 'Rebels' EP. The disc will feature the leather clad rockers covering Billy Idol's 'Rebel Yell,' an original tune titled 'Coffins,' and also boasts Zakk Wylde's axework on a cover of the Kiss song 'Unholy.' BVB announced Wylde's involvement via Facebook yesterday, saying:

"Our good friend and rock n roll legend Zakk Wylde plays guitar on the song 'Unholy' from our upcoming Rebels EP!" More including previews.

Guns N' Roses Cancel Show

(hennemusic) The Guns N' Roses show in Albany, set for tonight (Wednesday), has been canceled.

CBS Channel 6 in Albany reports The Times Union Center released a statement regarding the cancellation that says, in part:

"Due to production issues beyond the venue's control, Magic City Productions and the Times Union Center are forced to cancel the appearance of Guns and Roses set to take place on November 23, 2011." more on this story

Mudvayne On Hold Until 2014

(Banana 101.5) Due to the upcoming album and touring obligations of Hellyeah, guitarist Greg Tribbett says his other band Mudvayne will remain inactive for at least two more years.

Vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett are fortunate enough to be in two successful rock bands — Hellyeah and Mudvayne. Pulling double duty sometimes becomes a double-edged sword when you have to neglect one for the other though. Unfortunately Mudvayne fans are feeling the burn this time around as they received some tough news via Hellyeah's Twitter yesterday:

"Just to set the Record straight. MUDVAYNE is on Hiatus! Chad [Gray] and I are concentrating on HY [Hellyeah] and will be touring HY the next 2 years! Cheers !" more on this story

Hagar Wants Van Halen To Make A Great Record

(Gibson) With Van Halen apparently inking a big deal with Interscope and Eddie Van Halen basically staying out of the press, fans are extra curious about just what to expect from Van Halen's long-awaited new tracks.

Since Eddie is M.I.A., former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar offered his thoughts about the forthcoming Van Halen release, claiming that he has only the highest hopes for the album. "I'll be the first guy waiting in line at the record store, if I could find one anymore," he told Rolling Stone.

"I'll be really curious. I think they owe the fans that. I would love to see them make a great record. They have some of the most loyal fans in rock, and they've been treated so, so bad these last 20 years. I'm a real fan friendly guy." more on this story

Iron Maiden Frontman Wants To Save Airline

(Rock News Desk) Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has vowed to save the airline he worked for after it entered administration this week.

The singer started flying planes for Astreus because he wanted to pilot large vehicles he could never afford himself. Maiden hired their Boeing 757 Ed Force One from the firm. Earlier this year he also became its marketing director.

Astreus stopped trading on Monday after Dickinson landed its final flight – but he says it could be the best thing to happen under the circumstances.
Dickinson says, "I'm already working on a plan to save Astreus, or at least create a new business with new jobs for my friends and former colleagues. This is a serious plan involving people who are very good at their jobs." A lot more from Bruce here.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Offering Up Concert Downloads

(hennemusic) The Red Hot Chili Peppers are now offering downloads of their live shows. On Tuesday, the band announced that full concerts are available to download, starting with the November 7, 2011 gig at London's 02 Arena.

"We know you can't travel to every show, so we are bringing the shows to you," posted the band.

Shows on the "I'm With You" tour are available in various formats, including mp3, FLAC and iTunes-friendly Apple Lossless formats. more on this story

Spock's Beard Lose Their Voice

(Rock News Desk) Spock's Beard vocalist Nick D'Virgilio has left the band to focus on his solo career and role as a musician in circus show Cirque du Soleil.

He says: "Working for Cirqe du Soleil is great because I am finally able to fully support my family with this very unstable life I chose as a musician, but also very tough because this job has made it hard to do other things, and the main thing is Spock's Beard.

"I have had the best time and have made some of the best music of my career with Dave, Al, Ryo and Neal, and will take those memories with me for the rest of my life." More rock news

Will.i.am's Dream Collaboration With Rolling Stones Mick Jagger

(Gibson) Nobody says no to Will.i.am. Yet, when the rapper and producer set out to record his new single, "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)," he thought there was little chance Rolling Stone Mick Jagger would agree to collaborate on the song.

In fact, that was his reason for asking Jagger. "I went to play material for the label and Jimmy Iovine's like, 'Yo, this is dope. Who are you gonna put on it?,'" Will told Rolling Stone. "I'm like, 'What are you talking about? It's finished, it's me.' So, he's like, 'Oh, you don't feature no one?'"

Will.i.am had to think fast. Who would be impossible to get on the song? "So I think of the hardest thing ever. And it happened, Mick Jagger. I just wanted to throw something out there that I thought could never be possible so they would stop asking me." Of course, Jagger agreed to do it

Nils Will Miss Clarence on E Street Band's Tour

(Rock News Desk) Nils Lofgren says he's not looking forward to the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's first tour without saxophonist Clarence Clemons, who died in June.

The guitarist dedicated his latest solo album to his colleague and has rewritten his track Miss You Ray, originally about Ray Charles, to become Miss You C.

Lofgren says of Bruce Springsteen's 2012 touring plans: "It'll be more than strange. There's no Clarence – there can't be. I remember when we lost Danny Federici: it was rough enough. I found myself standing on stage looking at a video of Danny's whole life as a musiaind and it was very, very emotional. This will be too." more on this story

3 Doors Down Surprise Military Family

3 Doors Down gave a military family the surprise of their life this past weekend. We were sent these details:

The band had selected military wife Amber Raymond to draw the raffle at their 8th Annual The Better Life Foundation event at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.

The real prize came when her husband, Sgt. Edward Raymond, who has been stationed in Iraq, showed up to surprise Amber and their children. The Mississippi Army National Guard and 3 Doors Down's The Better Life Foundation have been secretly working on this top secret surprise for over five months. more on this story

The Doors Mr. Mojo Risin DVD and Blu-Ray Coming

A new DVD/Blu-Ray "Mr. Mojo Risin'" the story of The Doors L.A. Woman is set to be released on January 24, 2012 and will include "She Smells So Nice," a newly-discovered original song from the l.A. Woman sessions.

Here are the details: The group's final album--1971's L.A. WOMAN, with the signature hits "L.A. Woman," "Love Her Madly" and "Riders On The Storm"--is being celebrated with a special two-CD release from Rhino and a behind-the-scenes DVD/Blu-ray from Eagle Rock Entertainment.
The L.A. Woman 40th anniversary edition (Rhino 2-CD) features a never-before-heard song, "She Smells So Nice," which captures the band--organist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, drummer John Densmore and late singer Jim Morrison--joyfully barreling through a full-throttle original before segueing into the blues standard "Rock Me."

As the song closes, Morrison can be heard chanting, "Mr. Mojo Risin'"--an anagram of his name that was made famous during the bridge of "L.A. Woman." Recently discovered by producer Bruce Botnick while reviewing the L.A. Woman session tapes, a teaser clip of "She Smells So Nice" can be heard here.

In addition to "She Smells So Nice," the second disc of the L.A. Woman reissue includes eight never-before-heard versions of songs from the album. more on this story

Skrillex Fans Can't Wait for Korn Collaboration

(Rock News Desk) Korn drummer Ray Luzier loved taking a risk by collaborating with dubstep musician Skrillex on their new album.

He says: "That's what I love about this band – they're not afraid to try new things.

"I'm already having e-mails from Skrillex fans saying they don't own a Korn record, but they can't wait for the new album. I'm sure we'll piss off a lot of die-hards, but there's nothing wrong with being creative and expanding what you're doing." (Loudwire) More rock news

Sex Pistols Graffiti Must Be Saved Says Archaeologist

(Rock News Desk) A doctor of archaeology wants Sex Pistols graffiti on the wall of a London flat to be preserved for posterity.

And Dr John Schofield of York University says the "offensive and rude" scrawlings are more important than lost Beatles recordings and equally valuable as Neanderthal cave paintings.

The punk icons' graffiti was found behind cupboards in a 19th-century building on Denmark Street, in the Tin Pan Alley music industry area of London. more on this story

Faulkner Not Trying To Replace KK In Judas Priest

(Rock News Desk) Richie Faulkner understands some Judas Priest fans are finding it difficult to accept his arrival in the band after KK Downing quit.

The guitarist says: "I'm not there to replace a forty-year career. Ken was influential. He was a guitar idol of mine. I know as a fan what the fans can expect, and I'm just there to do the best I can for the band and the fans."

Bandmate Glenn Tipton recently revealed how Faulkner didn't believe the offer to join Priest was genuine – now Faulkner reveals his side of the story. Read that here.

Chris Vrenna Leaves Marilyn Manson

(SE) Marilyn Manson drummer/keyboardist Chris Vrenna has left the band to focus on his growing film and video game scoring, production career and DJ outings as well as work on the forthcoming 2012 Tweaker release.

"I'm incredibly proud of the work I did with Manson and look forward to the release of Born Villain. I wish my brothers well but with the recording largely completed I felt it was time to return to other facets of my career which involves production work, film scoring, and future musical collaborations," explained Vrenna.

Vrenna rose to prominence in the early '90s as a full-time member of Nine Inch Nails, having been a permanent member of Trent Reznor's band since Nine Inch Nails' inception and for the following eight years. His production and programming credits include the aforementioned Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, Guns'n'Roses and most recently work on Evanescence's self-titled 2011 album. Vrenna is also a sought after remixer working on tracks by U2, Nelly Furtado, Rammstein, and Slipknot.

3 Inches Of Blood Begin New Album

3 Inches Of Blood announced that they will be entering the studio to begin tracking their fifth full length album, set for release in 2012.

The band will be working out of Vogville Studios and Profile Studios in Vancouver with engineer and producer Terry Sho Murray, who also worked on the band's last 7".

Guitarist Shane Clark comments, "We 're in pre-production mode here in east van and we're writing our next blood soaked metal masterpiece!! We are keeping true metal alive, so f**k trends brothers and sisters!! Stay metal!!! You will hear from us very soon! more on this story

This Week's Top Rock Releases

(hennemusic) Rock heavyweights are starting to bring out the big guns with new releases for the holiday season.

Topping the list this week is the major "Some Girls" reissue by The Rolling Stones; the 1978 album now comes with a bonus disc featuring tracks from the original sessions…and then there's the "Some Girls Live In Texas" concert DVD for fans to take in, as well.

The debut from James Durbin should get a lot of attention from music buyers, along with the Chris Cornell live set, "Songbook," recorded on his spring tour. There's new Nickelback and Daughtry, the massive Rush box set, "Sectors," and more on this week' list of rock releases. See what else hit this week.

Prong Begin Recording New Album With Dillinger Escape Plan Producer

Prong have entered the studio with producer Steve Evetts to record their new album which will be released under a new deal with SPV/Long Branch Records.

"He understands PRONG in a way no other producer we've ever worked with has," says Prong guitarist, vocalist and mainstay Tommy Victor on the choice of producer. Evetts' recent work includes the likes of Dillinger Escape Plan and Suicide Silence.

"We have a lot of history and have always evolved as a band. The goal for all of us was to take all of that and make a definitivePRONG album," Victor continues. more on this story

Thirty Seconds To Mars Go Gold

Thirty Seconds To Mars album 'This Is War' has been certified Gold by the RIAA (sales of 500,000 copies in the United States).

The news comes as the band prepare for their Mars 300 shows next month in NYC which will commemorate their Guinness Book Of World Record breaking 300th show played during a single album cycle.

This Is War was released on December 9th, 2009 and has since sold over 1.5 million albums and 1 million singles around the world more on this story

What Would Cause R.E.M. To Reunite?

(Rock News Desk) R.E.M. remain on good terms but would only reunite if they needed money.

The band ended their 31-year career in September, but have shown no signs of ever planning to reform.

Frontman Michael Stipe says of a reunion: "Never say never, but we're not going to do it. If we ever did, it would be because one of us really needed money. more on this story

From Dr Feelgood To Game of Thrones

(Rock News Desk) Wilko Johnson lived through a culture-shock while playing an assassin in award-winning medieval fantasy TV show Game of Thrones.

He recently spent time on set near Belfast, Northern Ireland, in scenes which will appear in the show's second series, to be broadcast next year.

The former Dr Feelgood guitarist couldn't believe he had to get up early in the morning – then when he did he couldn't sit down. But he's relieved producers found a way to prevent him having to study the script for hours on end. more on this story

Strawberry Fields DVD Delayed

(MMP) The release date of Strawberry Fields' first live DVD has been pushed back to 13th February 2012 in Europe and 20th March 2012 in USA (via MVD).

"Live Strawberry Fields" DVD was recorded on the 20th of April 2011, at Silesian Theatre in Katowice, Poland. S

zadkowski and Robin were accompanied on stage by the former's fellow musicians from the band Satellite – Sarhan Kubeisi (guitars), Jarek Michalski (bass), Krzysztof Palczewski (keys) and the band's new guitarist Michał Kirmuć. more on this story

Singled Out: Underride's Blinded By You

Hello rock peeps around the world! This is Rev, the lead singer from the band Underride out of Seattle, WA. We're currently out on tour with Tantric, Man Made Machine and Eve to Adam playing songs from our new record "Distorted Nation" [available on iTunes].

To give this tour a kick in the @ss, we decided to pimp out one of our favorite tracks, "Blinded By You". I chose this song because it showcases many common ingredients we like to use when we cook up songs. "Blinded By You" has great energy and power from heavy guitar riffs and anthemic vocals to a fiercely melodic guitar solo.

The "Distorted Nation" era of Underride began with two new guitar players who approached our brand of "Camaro Rock" differently from the guys before them. "Blinded By You" was one of the first songs that Princess and Suzuki Sixx threw at me. I cranked it on my speaks and it just blew me away. Immediately, I sat down and wrote the vocal part in about a half hour. I know it sounds cliché, but the song kind of wrote itself.

We ran the song through the paces by working it live on the floor to iron out the arrangement making it leaner and brazenly straight forward. In typical fashion, I took the lyrical content from what was happening in my personal life at that time.

Sometimes relationships with friends take a turn for the worse and you're not even sure why. But, all too often, the damage is done and you're better off on your own. It's not meant to be a negative song. It's really about gaining power from independence. Moving forward is the best way to put "things" in your past.

I hope rock fans like the song as much as we do. Underride opens the show with "Blinded By You" and the fans that come out to support the rock show seem to really dig it!

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and grab a free download of the single on their Reverb Nation page right here!