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(Lambgoat) As I Lay Dying will headline "A Decade of Destruction" tour from November 20th through December 16th. Support will be provided by Of Mice & Men, The Ghost Inside, Iwrestledabearonce, and Sylosis. more

U2 Going On Hiatus?

(Gibson) Heading up the biggest concert tour in the history of rock music has to be taxing. So, it's no wonder U2's Bono is hinting at a major hiatus for the guys over the next few years.

In an interview with Guilty Pleasures (via Metro) in the U.K. at the annual GQ Men of the Year Awards, the singer first mentioned how much the gents of U2 enjoyed every blasted date of the 360° Tour: "They say every tour is 10 days too long. Not with this one. We genuinely loved every single night and at the end we were so sad."

However, the 51-year-old says he and his comrades need a lengthy break and won't be back "for a while." more on this story

Hear William Shatner's Black Sabbath Cover

(hennemusic) "Iron Man," the first track from the upcoming William Shatner album, "Seeking Major Tom," has surfaced. Shatner worked with former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and Black Label Society leader Zakk Wylde and Mike Inez of Alice In Chains on the song as we, with Wylde recording his parts back in January.

"Zakk is one of the great guitarists who played with Ozzy Osbourne," tweeted Shatner during the recording session. "A master playing a cover of IRON MAN. He's fantastic! I'm energized. MBB."

Due October 11, Shatner's album features collaborations with rockers including Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Paice of Deep Purple fame, Peter Frampton, Johnny Winter, Michael Schenker, Steve Howe of Yes and others. more on this story

Another Guns N' Roses North American Tour Date

(hennemusic) Another US date for Guns N' Roses has trickled out. Ticketmaster says GNR will play the Sprint Center in Kansas City on November 12.

The KC show is the third US gig on the schedule for GNR this fall, so far. It is expected that more US dates will be announced.

For some strange reason, the band is not doing much to pre-promote any of the fall US shows; the live dates on their website do not include US dates, although the two Florida shows are listed on the GNR Facebook event page. more on this story

Staind To Play 9/11 Benefit Concert

(hennemusic) Staind have announced they will mark the release of their new self-titled album by performing a special show in New York City to benefit the families of 9/11 victims.

The show will be held at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square on September 15.

In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, tickets to the show will be priced at $9.11, with all revenue from the show to benefit the families of 9/11 victims. more on this story

Neil Young Joins Pearl Jam On Stage

(hennemusic) Pearl Jam rocked Toronto Sunday evening on the first of a two-night stand, as part of the band's 10-date Canadian tour.

Things hit the roof during the second set of encores: they began with a real rarity, "Chloe Dancer/Crown Of Thorns," from the pre-PJ band, Mother Love Bone, bounced into "Alive," and then launched into hyperdrive with Neil Young's "Rockin' In The Free World" – with an appearance by Neil himself.

When Young walked onto the stage, it was as if the ACC roof was going to give way, with the crowd bursting into thunderous ovation. Mike McCready ran side stage and handed his guitar to Neil, who came out during the extended solo section, and Neil joined the guys by bouncing around and throwing lead licks off every corner of the building. McCready ran and snagged another guitar so he could re-join the fun, and fun it was – ear-to-ear smiles from everyone in the room, including all PJ members. More details about the show and videos here

Queen's Brian May Contemplated Suicide

(Rock News Desk) Queen guitarist Brian May considered taking his own life after the death of bandmate Freddie Mercury, he's revealed.

The musician admits he faced mental and emotional breakdown when Mercury died of AIDS in 1991 – partly because his father had recently passed away too. "We lost Freddie and my dad died at almost the same time. I didn't want to love – I'd lost myself completely."

May checked himself into a health farm in Arizona to help him deal with his issues. He explains: "I had to go into this place where I was isolated and removed from my life. Gradually the suicidal feelings went away." more on this story

Peter Hook Upset About New Order Reunion

(Gibson) Peter Hook is not happy at news that former New Order colleagues plan to reunite without him. Hook and his band, The Light, are touring the U.S. this fall, playing Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures at some shows and performing the 1980 follow-up, Closer, at others.

This week, according to the Daily Express, New Orders' Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert will reunite. Tom Chapman will take the place of bass player Hook, who left the band in 2007. In a statement, Hook said, "I first I heard about this on Monday and it has taken me completely by surprise! Everyone knows that New Order without Peter Hook is like Queen without Freddie Mercury, U2 without The Edge, Sooty without Sweep!

"On a more serious note, I do not understand the decision the other three have taken. I wish they had approached me first. I do not agree with the methods they have used and feel it would have been courteous and professional to have spoken to me in advance of the announcements. It is very sad." more on this story

Leslie West Releasing New Album With Slash, Zakk Wylde and Billy Gibbons

(Gibson) Legendary guitarist and Mountain founder Leslie West will release Unusual Suspects on Monday, September 19. It's his first album since 2006's Blue Me.

Unusual Suspects features West alongside some of the world's finest guitar players including Slash, blues-rock guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa of Black Label Society, ex-Ozzy guitarist and Black Label Society frontman Zakk Wylde, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Toto's Steve Lukather.

"These guys don't just show up to play on everybody's albums," said West. "They're all stars in their own right, and fantastic players – everyone with their own sound and style, about as far from 'the usual suspects' as it gets."

Illness almost stopped the album happening; indeed it could have ended West's life. more on this story

Bob Seger Adds Dates

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band have announced additional dates for the second leg to their 2011 North American Tour.

The dates will include a wide range of venues including New York's newly renovated Madison Square Garden, the Eastern Michigan University campus, Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Casino, and Seger's first stadium festival show in decades, Orlando Calling.

Additional dates will be announced shortly including the West coast swing of Seger's tour. more on this story

Bush Release New Video

(hennemusic) The reunited Bush are back with a new album, "The Sea Of Memories," due September 13. Bush have just released the video for the disc's first single, "The Sound Of Winter."

The Gavin Rossdale-led band launch a North American tour next week, kicking off in Billings, Montana on the day of the album's release. Most of the dates on the trek will include Chevelle and Filter as openers.

In addition to the tour, Bush will be seen on US TV in the coming weeks: on September 21, Rossdale will appear on "Chelsea Lately" and, on September 22, Bush will perform on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." more on this story

Alice Cooper Debuts New Guitarist Orianthi On Leno

(hennemusic) Alice Cooper's new guitarist Orianthi made her live debut with the shock rock legend on The Tonight Show Friday evening, as the crew ran through "I'll Bite Your Face Off," the first single from the new album "Welcome 2 My Nightmare".

Orianthi joined Alice's lineup as guitarist Damon Johnson left to join Thin Lizzy.

At 26, Orianthi has already experienced what most aspiring musicians only dream of. She's opened for her hero, Steve Vai; backed Carrie Underwood; traded solos with Carlos Santana; shared the stage with the King of Pop (Michael Jackson) and accompanied Alice during his live performance of "School's Out" on the 2010 season finale of American Idol. watch it here

Paul Bostaph Feared Losing His Ability To Play

(Rock News Desk) Paul Bostaph admits he's taken a long time to deal with his injured wrist because he was concerned surgery might leave him unable to play drums.

The Testament and ex-Slayer sticksman has been sidelined since an accident in March raised a lump on his tendon. He wasn't able to record for Testament's next album and has had to sit out the band's tour dates.

Bostaph tells 107.7 The Bone that the lump appeared after he'd fallen over in his rehearsal studio. "I wasn't sure what it was," he explains. "What it turned out to be was, I was born with what they call an extensor muscle that was attached to my index finger off my right hand, which is an extra muscle." more on this story

An Evening With Glenn Hughes Acoustic Tour

(hennemusic) Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Black Country Communion, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) has announced his first U.K. solo acoustic tour.

Billed as "An Evening With Glenn Hughes," the 5-date run this November will featuring acoustic interpretations of songs from Hughes' extensive career, set to enthrall not only hardcore fans, but anyone with even a passing interest in the life and times of a modern day rock legend.

Last week - on the electric side - Black Country Communion announced the October 24 release of the band's first concert DVD, "Live Over Europe" (Blu-ray to follow November 15). more on this story

Motley Crue's Mick Mars Taps Marilyn Manson's Twiggy for Solo Album

(RockAAA) Ever wondered what the bastard love-child of Motley Crue and Marilyn Manson would sound like?

Well you may just find out after Crue guitarist Mick Mars revealed on Twitter that he has been working on new material with Manson bassist Twiggy Ramirez. Mars tweeted the news last week prompting a curious and excited response from the fans.

The Crue axeman is no stranger to collaborations with Black Veil Brides singer Andy Biersack earlier revealing he will feature on Mars'forthcoming solo record. more on this story

Rival Sons Map Out Headline Tour

(Earache) Rival Sons have confirmed a European headlining tour, which is due to kick off on November 4th in Nottingham, UK.

The follows a string of European festival dates earlier this year, followed by a UK tour with heavy metal legends Judas Priest and Queensryche. Now, following a US tour with Evanescence, the band will be returning to Europe for their first headlining tour.

Rival Sons guitarist Scott Holiday comments: "After one month's return to the States, we could no longer take it, being away from our fans in Europe. So we are elated to be getting back out to them this November. Besides getting back to some of our favorite countries and cities, this tour will also give us the chance to introduce ourselves to a bunch of new places, like Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Finland, Estonia, Vienna and more! Hopefully everyone over there is ready for a full-on, rock 'n' roll, smack-in-the-face, kick-in-the-pants assault... Because that is what we aim to deliver. more on this story

Still A Fire Inside For AFI

(RockAAA) AFI are NOT splitting up despite a statement which appeared on the forum pages of the band's official website, apparently from frontman Davey Havok, suggesting they had called time on the band.

But AFI's management have no responded with the following statement on the band's Facebook which reads: "AFI did not break up. That's not Dave. The band haven't broken up. Someone is just screwing around. We repeat, AFI is not breaking up!"

The confusion arose when Havok or, as the band's bosses claim, someone posing as the singer, wrote: "This is the end. Sorry, but AFI is done. After more than 15 years of being together, we as a band have decided to disband AFI… There will be no more AFI albums or shows." more on this story

Be Turned Into A Record When You Die

(Rock News Desk) If you'd like to keep rockin' and rollin' after your death, a company called Andvynyly offers a service you may be interested in: they'll turn your cremated ashes into a record.

For a fee the UK-based firm will take your earthly remains and add them to a vinyl mix, then press the track of your choice onto the disc.

A spokesman calling himself 'the Undertaker' tells Discovery.com: "We started about five years ago. The idea came through personal considerations about the inevitable. This was happening at the same time as a drastic reduction in demand for vinyl releases, which are a love of mine." more on this story

Gary Busey Plays Buddy Holly Again

(Gibson) Hollywood actor, and recent reality TV star on Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice, Gary Busey turned back the clocks last Wednesday night at a birthday celebration for rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly.

Holly would have turned 75 this year, had his life not been cut short in a plane crash when the Texas singer songwriter was just 22 years old.

According to Britain's Daily Express, Busey, who played the Holly role in the 1978 movie The Buddy Holly Story, attended the unveiling of Holly's star the Hollywood Walk of Fame before jumping on stage in a Malibu bar to crank out karaoke versions of "Oh Boy," "It's So Easy" and "Peggy Sue." more on this story

Theft Lead Duff McKagan To Bass Guitar

(Rock News Desk) Former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan turned to the four-string instrument after he was forced to pawn his guitar and was then told he wouldn't be getting it back because it was stolen.

The Velvet Revolver and Loaded man reveals the episode in a preview excerpt of his autobiography, It's So Easy (And Other Lies). He'd acquired the guitar in his home town of Seattle after swapping instruments with another musician, not knowing his new axe had originated in Los Angeles.

McKagan tells how events unfolded in 1984, a few months after he'd moved to LA to find a band with the determination to succeed. He writes: "During those early months I sometimes had to pawn things to make rent while waiting to get paid. One day I heard a knock at my apartment door. When I opened it, I found two cops." more here

Evanescence Tease Fans

(RockAAA) Evanescence have released a teaser of the video for their single 'What You Want'. The video was shot in a Brooklyn warehouse by director Meiert Avis, who has previously worked with Bruce Springsteen and U2. Speaking to MTV, singer Amy Lee described how the video reminded her of the bands beginnings.

"This video is sort of, like, the history of the band," She said. "This club [set] is emulating old shows we used to play in the beginning — we used to play this club called Vino's in Little Rock — it's sort of like back then, the gritty, dirty club, sweaty. And basically, it's also [about] New York, where I've been, [and] where [bassist] Tim [McCord] lived in the past few years since we've been gone. And it's sort of about escaping New York and … coming back out into the world."

"This is more a personal video. We've done a lot in the past that [were] very 'fantasy,' and this is sort of the real us. I just wanted to do something that really felt personal for a change." more on this story

TV Buddhas Releasing New 7-inch

(FP) TV Buddhas will release a new 7-inch ("Hello To Loneliness" and "Just Another Day In My Head") on October 22nd as the follow-up to their spring 2010 self-titled EP.

The two-song single will be issued in Europe by the Staatsakt label and distributed by Rough Trade.

In addition to this new 7-inch, TV Buddhas has filmed and released an offbeat tour journal of their first, and highly disastrous US tour. Titled "Band In The Modern World," the trailer for the film can be viewed here

Anthrax On Rockline Tonight

(HER) Anthrax will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show Rockline with Bob Coburn tonight, September 12, 2011 at 8:30PM PT/11:30PM ET.

The band members will be talking about and playing songs from their new album, Worship Music, that will be in-stores the next day, Tuesday, 9/13. Fans are encouraged to speak with the band by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625).

For a station near you and for information regarding how to log onto the Internet for the broadcast, go to www.RocklineRadio.com. more on this story

Steve Howe DVD Coming in October

(MVD) Steve Howe has announced an October 25 release date for "Remedy Live" on DVD.

Remedy Live is the Yes guitarist's feature length live solo concert filmed during the 2004 European Tour, plus acoustic and Tour Story special features.

This fascinating documentary presents the magic web of chemistry created behind the scenes on Steve Howe's Remedy European Tour 2004, featuring exclusive footage of the band in their own studio and rehearsal environment, interviews with band members on the road and backstage footage. more on this story

Le Butcherettes Announce Dates With The Stooges and Flaming Lips

Le Butcherettes announce a string of fall tour dates including support dates with Iggy & The Stooges and the Flaming Lips.

They have also announced their first headlining shows on the East Coast and Chicago.

The band will also perform at this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX on November 6th. Please see complete dates here

Yes Symphonic Blu-Ray Hits Tomorrow

Eagle Rock Eagle Rock will release Yes's Symphonic Live tomorrow (September 13th) on Blu-Ray. Here is the synopsis:

Symphonic Live is the dazzling 14-song three-hour+ visual document of the grand sound of Yes live, filmed in hi-definition.

Backed by a full symphony orchestra, lead guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire, drummer Alan White and vocalist Jon Anderson, re-created the dramatic intensity of their 2001 album Magnification (the first Yes album with no keyboards and the last Yes album with Anderson). more on this story

The Browning Join Midwest Meltdown Tour

The Browning have been added to the Midwest Meltdown tour that also features Oceano, along with Thick As Blood, Legend and Volumes.

The tour is due to kick off on September 16th in St. Paul, Minnesota and will conclude on September 24th in Cherry Valley, IL.

The Browning will be on the tour ahead of the release of their new album, Burn This World which is due to be released on October 3rd in Europe and October 4th in North America. more on this story

The Devin Townsend Project Announce North American Tour

The Devin Townsend Project will be back in North America for a headlining tour this October.

The tour is set to kick off on October 8th in Minneapolis, MN and will run until October 29th where it wraps in Vancouver, BC.

Beginning Oct. 12 in Baltimore, The Ocean will also join Hevy Devy as the supporting act for the run. more on this story

Singled Out: Anubis Gate's Golden Days

Today Anubis Gate tell us about "Golden Days" from their brand new self-titled album which hits stores tomorrow. Here is the story:

Anubis Gate has gone through major changes since our last and critically acclaimed concept album "The Detached" from 2009. Not only did we sign a new record deal with Nightmare, we also had to replace Jacob Hansen, the former lead vocalist. Luckily our bass player and lyric writer was ready to take over and finish the album that was already recorded.

The first single from our selftitled forthcoming album is called "Golden days". It's a song about having major dreams and a naive belief in the future - a feeling of immortality and invincibility that especially young people experience and which is crucial if you want to make it to the top. But when they grow older they tend to feel more careful or vulnerable, 'cause they've learnt some of life's lessons or have children to take care of. And all of a sudden invincible has changed to invisible - the golden days are but a memory; an old feeling of grandeur and lost youth, but replaced by a more solid wisdom and maturity that was lacking in the young dreamer. The single version is an alternate version to that of the album and it will be accompanied by a video, which is in making as we speak

The single "Golden days" is backed with a cover of Nik Kershaw's hit "Wouldn't it be good" (non-album track). We usually record some cover versions just for the fun of it, and always songs that are close to the heart of the band for one or another reason. And we all loved this one so we decided we might as well release it. We might release a lot of the other "rare and unreleased" at a later point in time. The single represents the heavy rock part of Anubis Gate on an album that also contains both faster, more epic, more heavy and more metal stuff. In fact, all the things that people has come to expect from an Anubis Gate album. "Golden days" is released on iTunes August ? and the album (CD also) on September 13, 2011.

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

. Anthrax - Worship Music

Theres an obvious push for commercial success here but that shouldnt disappoint fans of the early Anthrax sound but theres still plenty of headbanging to be had and theres superior musicianship on display throughout. (3.5 stars) - Read the full Anthrax - Worship Music review

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