Megadeth Song Used in Terror Threat

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Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Motorhead Webcast

(hennemusic) This year's edition of the Rock In Rio festival, which will take place September 23 - October 2 in "The City Of Rock" in Olympic Park, Barra da Tijuca/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be streamed live via YouTube for fans outside of Brazil.

Among the acts scheduled to perform at this year's Rock In Rio are Metallica, Motorhead, Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System Of A Down, and many more.

Rock in Rio has been the largest music festival in the world, with 1.5 million people in the first edition (1985), 700,000 in the second (1991), and about 1.2 million in the third (2001). The 2011 edition will be Rock In Rio 4. more on this story

Another Hard Rocker's Home Destroyed By Hurricane Irene

(Rock News Desk) Doro Pesch's New York house was severely damaged by Hurricane Irene, the singer has revealed. She was in Germany during the violent storm which rocked the US east coast last weekend, and returned home earlier this week to find the lower level of her building in ruins.

Pesch tells The Gauntlet: "I saw the pictures of Irene when I visited my mother in Germany. When a red rubber raft appeared canoeing through a road on Long Island I already assumed the worst.

"The damage is disastrous – the whole ground floor was flooded. It stinks. Electricity failed and everything's wrecked inside the house, from the TV to the fridge to the furniture. Everything's grime-stained, defective, unusable." more on this story

Sevendust Star Retracts Farewell Tweet

Sevendust drummer Morgan Rose posted a message on Twitter last week that has fans worried that the band is planning to say farewell, but Rose is now trying to reassure fans that isn't the case.

It all started with this tweet on August 27th: "So guys, the whole farewell thing is being 'talked' about. We love each other; there's no issue with us. we just miss our families. no decision yet."

Yesterday he issued a new tweet to reassure fans that the band will have at lease one more album. He wrote: "We're not goin away. Not for years. Were 4 sure doin another record n 2 years of touring. We knew the rumors would go nuts."

So it appears it was only a momentary lapse.

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Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience Expand Fall Tour

A couple weeks ago Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience announced make up shows for the canceled dates from their previous run and yesterday they added additional dates to those fall tour plans.

The group pulled the plug on the spring tour after singer James Dylan became ill and was unable to complete the trek.

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience features Bonham on drums, Tony Catania on guitar and theremin, Stephen Leblanc on keyboards/pedal-steel guitars, Dorian Heartsong (in for Michael Devin) on bass and James Dylan on lead vocals. more on this story

20 Days of Pearl Jam Countdown

Yesterday Pearl Jam launched their "20 Days of Pearl Jam Countdown" to the release of the "Pearl Jam Twenty" film and soundtrack on September 20.

According to the press release, each day from September 1 through 20, an exclusive piece of content (audio, video, or literary) will be released by a partner and featured centrally on the Pearl Jam 20 homepage.

For Day 1 of the PJ20 countdown, the band offers up the premiere of "Better Man" live from Madison Square Garden and a contest to win a copy of PJ20. Check out the video and get more details here

Cliff Burton Would Approve of Metallica Teaming Up With Lou Reed

Rock biographer Mick Wall argues in his debut column at RockAAA that the late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton would approve of his band teaming up with Lou Reed. Wall writes:

Cliff Burton, who has now been dead longer than he lived, would not be turning in his grave at the thought of Metallica working with Lou Reed. Actually, it was Cliff who first introduced the rest of them to the music of Reed via his love of the Velvet Underground. This was in the days when Cliff was also introducing them to albums by Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, The Police and Stanley Clarke.

The Velvets were, and remain, one of the most out-there, truly subversive rock groups that ever existed. Check out their 17-minute death-trip Sister Ray and tell me they didn't take rock music beyond its boundaries. This at a time, it should be born in mind, when James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich were still in short-trousers. Read's Mick's full column here

Gene Simmons Sends Out Sarcastic Wedding Invitation

KISS founder Gene Simmons, the man who has spent his life saying he would never get married, will marry his longtime girlfriend and mother of his children, Shannon Tweed, next month.

We learned earlier this week from leading metal news outlet BW&BK that Simmons will marry Tweed on October 1st. Today TMZ has this about the invitations: They've already sent out invitations -- complete with a sarcastic wedding announcement from their kids.

"After 28 years of loose strings, our parents have finally decided to tie the knot," The announcement says. "Our mother will share our horrendous hyphenate of a last name and our father's life ... well, it doesn't change that much."

It continues on a heartfelt note -- saying, "But we will be united as a family in spirit and in title forever." Check out the invitation for the humorous dress code

Judas Priest Plan New Album Next Year

(RockAAA) Despite being on the road for the band's farewell world tour, Judas Priest will have a new album ready in 2012, according to lead throat Rob Halford.

In a new interview with Billboard.com, Halford says that he and guitarist Glenn Tipton "began writing new music early on this year, before we went out on the road. We have about 12 or 14 tracks completely mapped out, four of which have been recorded and mixed and are ready to go… so the good news is that there will be a brand new Priest record next year."

Halford adds that the group is leaving some room for new guitarist Richie Faulkner, who replaced the retired K.K. Downing for the current Epitaph World Tour, "to join in and make contributions as well." But he's confident that won't change the overall tenor of the album. more on this story

Metallica and Lou Reed Release Lulu Art- Scott Ian Zombie Pictures- Motley KISS Union Unplugged Show- Youth Brigade Tour- The Casket Lottery Reunion CD- more

(MU) Metallica has posted the front cover of their forthcoming album, 'Lulu' online, which is a collaboration album with the innovative former Velvet Underground frontman, Lou Reed. You can check it out here

Metal Hammer Germany hast posted a bunch of pics showing Anthrax´s Scott Ian turn a zombie. He played the role of a child-hunting zombie in a webisode of the series "The Walking Dead". His horrifying mask has been designed by well-known movie-make-up-artist Garrett Immel. Check it out here

(PNO) Youth Brigade have announced a run of dates in October and November. The band will be headlining some shows as well as providing support for the Bouncing Souls on the 12 city tour more

(Lambgoat) The fall tour featuring co-headliners Hollywood Undead and Asking Alexandria has formally been announced. Dubbed the "World War III Tour," the trek will also feature Borgore, We Came As Romans, and D.R.U.G.S. more

(BBC) Elvis Presley's estate is suing Arista Music in Germany for $9m (£5.6m) in unpaid royalties dating back to 2002 for ringtones, downloads and apps. more

(MU) Saxon have tapped Borealis as the supporting act for upcoming North American shows more

(PNO) The Casket Lottery, who reunited earlier this year to play two shows with Small Brown Bike, have announced plans for a new full-length. The band will start recording this weekend at Blacklodge with longtime producer Ed Rose. more

(BW&BK) Former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick and ex-Mötley Crüe vocalist John Corabi - who played together in Union - are pairing up for an Unplugged & United show at Sala Ramdall in Madrid, Spain on November 25th. more

Hot Rod Circuit Reunion Tour

Hot Rod Circuit reunited at Krazyfest this summer and apparently it went so well that they have decided to hit the road together.

Hot Rod Circuit will play eight shows in November, hitting both U.S. coasts and the Midwest.

In conjunction with the brief tour, the indie label Run For Cover will release a 7" vinyl EP including the new Hot Rod Circuit song "Forgive Me" (available on iTunes now), another new song, and a cover of Superdrag's "Sucked Out." more on this story

A Happy Ending for Bowie's Major Tom?

(Rock News Desk) My mum and dad knew it was coming, and they were waiting. They sat in the front room with their parental concern while I lay in bed with the last pages of Charlotte's Web in front of me – not suspecting what was about to happen to my young world.

Charlotte died. I howled. Mum and dad were there for me. And I've never forgotten that moment. If there's any justice in this older world, a generation of kids will read Andrew Kolb's picture book based on David Bowie's classic track Space Oddity and never forget the moment they see Major Tom sitting in his dying spacecraft realising he'll never see his wife again.

Visual communicator Kolb accepts it's "not the cheeriest of narratives" for a children's book, although he loves the comparison with Charlotte's Web. "While it's always said that kids grow up fast, I also think we try not to let them grow up," says Kolb, who released Space Oddity as a free download on his website, although sadly he's withdrawn it over copyright doubts. more on this story

Dave Matthews Band Caravan Reschedule Dates

Dave Matthews Band Caravan was set to his Governors Island in New York last weekend but a little thing called Hurricane Irene spoiled those plans. DMB have now announced the rescheduled dates at a different location. Here is what they sent over:

Dave Matthews Band Caravan's stop in New York City has been rescheduled for September 16th, 17th and 18th. The festival, which will feature a diverse lineup of musical talent performing during the day and a full set by headliners Dave Matthews Band each night, will now take place at Randall's Island, locatedon the East River just off Manhattan.

The festival began last Friday at Governors Island, but the Saturday and Sunday events had to be postponed when the Governor of New York declared a state of emergency in preparation for the potential impact of Hurricane Irene. more on this story

Anthrax Book Late Night TV Gig

(HER) Anthrax are set to be the musical guest on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," next Wednesday, September 7.

For broadcast, the band will perform "The Devil You Know," currently the #2 Most Added track at active rock radio, and the first single from Worship Music, Anthrax's new album due out September 13. Anthrax will also perform a surprise "classic" song that will be available exclusively at www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com

Fans who would like a chance to be close to Anthrax's performance on the show should click here - that will direct you to "Late Night's" "Band Bench" Sweepstakes entry form. Enter for a chance to win seats on the show's band benches and an opportunity to surround the stage during Anthrax's performance. more on this story

Gary Moore's Final Performance Being Released on CD and DVD/Blu-Ray

(Kayos) Gary Moore last performance has been captured for Live At Montreux 2010 which will be release on September 20th by Eagle Rock.

Live At Montreux 2010 strikingly shows a major return-to-rock for the musician who spent years exploring the blues. In fact, in the last days of his life, Moore, who died on February 6 of this year, was working on a new rock album.

What makes this release so compelling is the inclusion of three never-before-released gems, "Days Of Heroes," "Where Are You Now" and "Oh Wild One," that he previewed for the Montreux audience and had fully intended to put on the album he was writing and recording at the time. The rest of the set is heavy on the 1980s rock he pioneered solo, as well as his late 60s/70s work with Phil Lynott in Thin Lizzy and Skid Row. And, of course, some blues. more on this story

Rev's Death Forced Avenged Sevenfold To Grow Up

(Rock News Desk) Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates says the death of drummer Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan has forced the band to grow up.

Sullivan died at in December 2009 after an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol, possibly exacerbated by a heart condition. The tragedy brought A7X close to splitting until then Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy stepped in to record fifth album Nightmare then toured with them during 2010.

The band have hired new sticksman Arin Ilejay for their current tour, although they haven't confirmed whether he's a permanent member. But Gates says the lineup isn't the only thing to have changed. more on this story

New TV On The Radio EP Coming Next Week

TV On The Radio will release their new LIVE EP, World Cafe Live, next Tuesday, September 6th.

Recorded at The Village Studios in Santa Monica, the EP is a live recording of the band playing a set at NPR's The World Cafe Live hosted by David Dye.

World Café Live Track Listing: 1. Caffeinated Consciousness 2. Will Do 3. Red Dress 4. Province (CD and 12" vinyl only) 5. Repetition more on this story

Jimi Hendrix Day Coming

September 13th will be proclaimed Jimi Hendrix Winterland Day by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco.

The proclamation is in celebration of the September 13th release of Jimi Hendrix Experience Winterland, a 4 CD box set that documents the band's performances at the San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom through the course of six concerts over three nights in October of 1968.

The day will be capped off by a celebration at Amoeba Records, 1855 Haight Street, starting at 7 PM with Experience Hendrix CEO (and Jimi's sister), Janie Hendrix on hand as well as the one and only Bootsy Collins. more on this story

Dream Theater Previewing 7th New Song Online

(hennemusic) The Dream Theater tease continues as the band have released yet another preview from their forthcoming album, "A Dramatic Turn Of Events."

With "Far From Heaven" now online, this makes 7 of the disc's 9 tracks already floating round on the web, so it looks like fans should expect the final 2 to appear before the album's September 13 release.

DT keyboardist Jordan Rudess sat down with Music Radar to talk about the new disc, including the origins of "Far From Heaven." "John Petrucci came in with a musical thought, if you will," said Jordan. "He played me a couple of things, like, 'Hey, check this out.' He knows I'm the kind of guy who can pick up a mood or a vibe pretty easily." more on this story

Animals As Leaders Set New Album Release

Animals As Leaders will release their sophomore album, "Weightless," in North America on Nov. 8, in mainland Europe on Nov. 4 and in the UK on Nov. 7.

The band is currently in Europe supporting Between the Buried and Me following a string of shows as direct support to the Deftones.

They will kick off an extensive North American tour alongside Between The Buried And Me on Oct. 27. more on this story

Black Country Communion Set Live DVD Release

Black Country Communion will release their first concert DVD Live Over Europe on October 24, 2011 (Blu Ray to follow November 15, 2011).

The 2-DVD live set was filmed with 14 HD cameras and 5.1 surround sound during the band's debut tour in the summer of 2011. Over three nights, playing to packed venues in the German cities of Hamburg, Munich and Berlin, the 18-song set list (17 originals and 1 cover) hits on both of BCC's albums – 2010's debut and 2011's sophomore release 2. Watch the official trailer on YouTube here.

Live Over Europe highlights include the songs "Black Country," "One Last Soul," "Save Me," "Man In The Middle," "Cold," and "Song of Yesterday." more on this story

Circle Takes The Square Reunion Concert Streaming Online

Circle Takes The Square's full reunion concert is now streaming online. Here is background information followed by the link:

Despite Hurricane Irene's torrential downpour and horrendous winds, fans packed the sold-out Black Cat venue in Washington, DC on August 27 to see experimental indie-hardcore band Circle Takes The Square perform for the first time together in three years…and NPR.org was there to record the entire set.

Performing in support of the recently reunited pg. 99, Circle Takes The Square ripped through a set of classics as well as new tracks from their recently released Rites of Initiation EP. Check it out here

Oh, Sleeper Releasing New Album Three Weeks Early

Oh, Sleeper are releasing their new album, Children of Fire, digitally on September 6, three weeks prior to its official physical release date of September 27.

The album was produced by Andreas Magnusson (Black Dahlia Murder, Haste The Day) and mixed by Machine (Lamb of God, Chiodos).

Children of Fire Track Listing: Endseekers, Shed Your Soul, The Marriage of Steel and Skin, Hush Yael, The Conscience Speaks, Dealers of Fame, Means To Believe, In The Wake of Pigs, Claws of a God, The Family Ruin, Chewing The Stitch, Children of Fire. more on this story

No Pressure For Mastodon

(RockAAA) Mastodon's Troy Sanders says there was no pressure to 'outdo' themselves in making new album, 'The Hunter' after the critical acclaim and commercial success of 'Crack the Skye'

Speaking to Metal Radio, the bassist said that the band retains 100% creative control over their work and that their song writing process ensures positive and fresh ideas to emerge.

"We've always tried to be very passionate about what we create. We write music from the heart, and it comes out very authentically from the four of us," He said. "So when we create music and the four of us are ultimately very happy with it, we kind of just go for it. And after months of work, it turned out to be a collection of songs that we all loved within the band. So we didn't really feel any pressure, like: "We've got to outdo ourselves, it's got to be better than Crack The Skye", or anything along those lines. more on this story

The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson Hitting The Road

The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson is hitting the road for a 34-day tour this fall with support from Dylan LeBlanc.

Robison will be touring in support of his new record, Through A Crooked Sun that comes out October 11, 2011.

The tour kicks off on October 6th in Philadelphia and is set to conclude on November 19th in Phoenix, AZ. more on this story

Kvelertak Limited-Edition CD/DVD and Tour Coming

Kvelertak will release a limited-edition, deluxe CD/DVD re-issue of their self-titled debut, on September 27th in North America.

The package includes four live audio tracks, two demos, three music videos, five live videos, documentaries, extended artwork, a poster and more. The new deluxe version - limited to 5,000 copies worldwide.

The band has previously announced an extensive European tour with support from bands such as Trap Them and Wolves Like Us and have now confirmed a string of U.S. dates around the annual CMJ Festival in New York City, this October.
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Sleeper Agent Fall Tour

Sleeper Agent announced a fall headlining tour that is set to kick off on September 3rd in Atlanta, GA at Centennial Park.

The band will also appear at DeLuna Fest in Pensacola, FL on October 14th and then go out in support Circa Survive.

Sleeper Agent's debut album Celabrasion will be released on CD via mom + pop music on September 27th. Celabrasion was produced by Jay Joyce (Cage The Elephant, The Whigs) and reflects the easy camaraderie in the band. more on this story

Night In Gales Streaming New Song Online

Fans can now get their first taste of Night In Gales first new album in a decade, 'Five Scars,' as the band are streaming the first track from the effort on Lifeforce Records' Facebook page and only ask that you "like" it to listen.

"We're pretty much looking forward to the release of 'Five Scars' and whatever may come with that for Night In Gales - but for the moment, listen to 'This Neon Grave' and enjoy a fresh breeze of classic melodic death metal!" - comments singer Bjoern Goosses

'This Neon Grave' is a little story about a bunch of sociopathic misfits, who rush through this brave new world of sensory overload. All in the name of success, fame, money and other modern day icons, this bunch of poor outcasts is doomed to lose their way within this world. So all these neon, bleeping and blinking temptations and fake promises and are finally nothing but a neon grave to them. Apart from that - 'This Neon Grave' is simply a great song that captures what Night In Gales 2011 is all about! Listen here

God Seed's Wacken Black Mass Coming to CD and DVD

God Seed's performance at Wacken 2008 where they headlined the main stage in front of 75,000 Screaming fans is being released on October 25th in North America and October 21st in Europe.

The Wacken performance was a reconstruction of the controversial Black Mass show from Krakow in 2004 filmed in a TV studio in Kraków, Poland.

The concert featured sheep heads on stakes, "crucified" nude models, satanic symbols, and eighty liters of sheep's blood. The band came under fire for violating Polish anti-blasphemy laws as well as Polish animal rights laws, resulting in a police investigation with allegations of religious offence and cruelty to animals. The band went free of all charges and at Wacken 2008 they recreated this show in all its glory. more on this story

Theory of a Deadman Singled Out Week: Hate My Life

Theory of a Deadman kicked off the Carnival of Madness Tour earlier this month. To celebrate Tyler tells us a little bit about some of his favorite Theory of a Deadman songs. Today he tells us about "Hate My Life" from their last album, "Scars & Souvenirs":

I had a conversation with someone from my record label about new songs for our Scars and Souvenirs record and I was in a bit of a slump and not having a great day. I hung up the phone and yelled "I f**king hate my life!" and so it began. Me and my wife at the time went for a walk to cool me down and we came up with the whole concept and lyrics by the time we returned back to the hotel. I sat down and tracked a rough demo of "hate my life" with an extra verse to boot. "I hate how everyone stares when I walk into town, don't they know I've f**king had enough and I'm ready to throw down." It was trimmed down in the final version and lost forever. This is the first time anyone has heard the extra verse. Sad to cut lyrics but you always do what's right for the song. We wanted to write a song that everyone could relate to: the working class, underpaid, overworked and the daily grind. Pretty much how a song can change your day from bad to good like a stiff cup of coffee.

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

. God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

While the film flirts with greatness, it never quite reaches that level. Its an exceptionally rock-solid film that in my opinion is terribly too short but a forthcoming DVD should provide extra scenes and possibly flesh out his story even more. (3 stars) - Read the full God Bless Ozzy Osbourne review

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