New Aerosmith Album Sooner Than Expected?

When asked about a release date for the album (the band's first of original material since 2001), he said, "March, hopefully." more on this story

Guns N' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers Lead Rock Hall Noms

(hennemusic) Guns N' Roses and the Red Hot Chili Peppers lead the list of nominees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame class of 2012.

Other rockers include Heart, War, The Small Faces/Faces, Beastie Boys, Freddie King, Donovan and The Cure.

Ballots will be sent to more than 500 voters, who will select artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th Annual Induction Ceremony. To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. The 2012 Nominees had to release their first recording no later than 1986. more on this story

Megadeth, Motorhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil Gigantour

Megadeth have made it official and confirmed the rumors that they are going to resurrect the Gigantour in 2012.

Aside from Megadeth, the tour will feature Motorhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil, who were all personally picked by Mustaine.

The tour will kick off in early 2012 with dates tentatively set for late January through early March. Gigantour was founded by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine in 2005 and was last in the U.S. in May 2008. more on this story

Foo Fighters and The Darkness Supergroup?

(Banana 101.5) The latest names being tossed together in the supergroup rumor mill include members of Foo Fighters and British rock group The Darkness.

Reportedly The Darkness' manager Mads Langer told 'The Star' of her former fiancee and Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins:

"Justin's more musically varied than people give him credit for. We often talk about forming a band with me singing, Justin playing guitar and Taylor [Hawkins, no relation] on drums." more on this story

Biohazard's Evan Seinfeld Forms Supergroup- Bloc Party Auditioning Singers- New Found Glory Giving Away Song- Danzig Of Conformity- Poison for Pets- more

(Lambgoat) Attika 7 is a brand new band featuring Evan Seinfeld, formerly of Biohazard, lead guitarist, songwriter and famed motorcycle builder Rusty Coones, bassist Tony Campos, founding member of Static X, who also currently performs in Soulfly, Prong, Possessed, Asesino and Ministry, and drummer Dustin Schoenhofer from Walls of Jericho and Bury Your Dead fame. Attika 7 will be releasing their debut album later this year more

(NME) Bloc Party have confirmed that they will be recording without singer Kele Okereke and will be auditioning new singers. Russell Lissack says there are 'no bad vibes' with Kele Okereke though. more

(The 1st Five) New Found Glory has released another single from their forthcoming album. "Summer Fling, Don't Mean A Thing" is now available on iTunes for free. more

(BW&BK) Danzig Legacy Halloween dates were recently added for New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom on October 29th and Los Angeles, CA at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Halloween Night October 31st. Corrosion Of Conformity have been confirmed as the special guest and will feature the classic original three-piece

(Classic Rock) Thunder have now added a second Christmas show in Nottingham, as their first date on Wednesday, December 21 has sold out. more

(Lambgoat) Amorphis will tour Europe in November with support from Leprous and Nahemah. more

(MU) Ion Vein have offered three song digital release 'IV, v1.0' ('Enough,' 'Love/Hate' and 'Anger Inside'). The songs are the first to feature new vocalist Scott Featherstone (Enertia/Ex-Attica). more

(Classic Rock) Pearl Jam are to have further screenings of their documentary Pearl Jam Twenty at UK cinemas next month. more

(Billboard) Bret Michaels is launching, "Bret Michaels Pets Rock," a line of pet products, in summer 2012. more

(MU) Royal Hunt have completed work on the new album 'Show Me How To Live.' The album is expected to be released by the end of 2011 through Frontiers Records, but no formal date has been announced. more

(PNO) Less Than Jake have announced that they will be performing on the Rocks Off Concert Cruise, taking place on November 4th and 5th in New York City. more more on this story

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne DVD and Blu-ray Details

(MSO) Eagle Rock will release of God Bless Ozzy Osbourne on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15th. Here is the synopis:

Shot over the course of three years, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne is an unrivalled look into the mind of legendary rock icon Ozzy Osbourne.

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne tells the life story of Ozzy, as seen through the eyes of his youngest child, Jack Osbourne, who worked alongside directors Mike Fleiss and Mike Piscitelli. more on this story

Zakk Wylde, Staind and Seether Take On Baseball Tonight Theme

(Banana 101.5) ESPN is looking to replace their 'Baseball Tonight' theme song and have enlisted Zakk Wylde, Staind and Seether, and to record their own versions of the track, hear them all here.

How often will you get to see Zakk Wylde, Seether, Travis Barker, and Good Charlotte all competing for the same thing? The answer — once.

All those acts and a handful of others have been in a heated competition to have their new composition replace the old 'Baseball Tonight' theme. Take a listen here

Allman Brothers Band Announce Final Concerts of 2011

MSO sent over some big news for fans of The Allman Brothers Band, the group have announced their six final shows for 2011.

The dates include two nights scheduled in Upper Darby (Philadelphia), PA at the Tower Theatre November 26 + 27 and four nights in Boston at the Orpheum Theatre November 29 + 30 and December 2 + 3.

These mark the last of only 22 shows in 2011 for the band--Gregg Allman (vocals and keyboards), Butch Trucks (drums and tympani), JAIMOE (drums), Warren Haynes (vocals, lead and slide guitar), Derek Trucks (slide and lead guitar), Oteil Burbridge (bass) and Marc Quinones (congas and percussion)--as group members focused on their other projects. more on this story

Spineshank Finish Comeback Album

The reunited Spineshank have finished their new album, Anger Denial Acceptance, and are currently seeking a new record label with hopes to release the effort next year.

"The songs on this record are more personal than anything we've ever done, and I think it shows when we play them live," states drummer Tommy Decker. "This is our most varied and challenging record yet, and I can't wait to get out there and bring these new songs to life."

"We're not interested in living in the past, we want to push forward," adds guitarist Mike Sarkisyan. "We just finished the best record of our careers and we're really excited to get it out there." more on this story

The Cure To Play First Three Albums In Full On Tour

(Gibson) Cure fans are having the best day ever. First, the goth rockers were nominated to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And now, The Cure have announced they will perform their first three albums in full in the U.K. and the U.S., according to Pitchfork.

Earlier in 2011, The Cure played 1979's Three Imaginary Boys, 1980's Seventeen Seconds and 1981's Faith in their entirety at Australia's Vivid Live Festival. Robert Smith and friends have revealed that they'll do the same thing at London's Royal Albert Hall (November 15), Los Angeles' Pantages Theatre (November 21-23) and New York's Beacon Theatre(November 25-27).

As with the pervious performances, the band will include members past and present. The Cure also have declared that these seven shows will be the last time they'll be doing this. more on this story

There Is A Still An As Yet Unreleased Nirvana Song

(Banana 101.5) Despite all the posthumous releases, 'Nevermind' producer Butch Vig says there is one Nirvana song that has not yet seen the light of day called 'Song in D'.

Nevermind producer Butch Vig joined Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic for a town hall meeting to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 'Nevermind'. The Jon Stewart hosted event unveiled some details about a song that was not included in the just-released super deluxe edition of 'Nevermind'.

According to GrungeReport.net, Butch Vig said that there was an unreleased song from the Nevermind sessions that had the obvious working title 'Song in D'. more on this story

Forever the Sickest Kids Lose A Member

(rock nyc) Marc Stewart informed and confirmed to fans via Twitter that he has left Forever the Sickest Kids.

"To clear up the rumors I have left FTSK. All of the fans I met along the way were amazing and I hope I had the same Impact you all had on me"

140 character resignation letter right there. That Tweet was confirmed by the band via Twitter as well: "Some may already know @marcFTSK is now married we wish him the best of luck & thank him for 4yrs of hard work & memories!" more on this story

Jack's Mannequin Announce Special Events For Album Release

Jack's Mannequin have announced several unique events to coincide with the October 4th release of their new album, People and Things. Here are the details we were sent:

On Monday October 3rd at 7pm Jack's Mannequin will host a film screening at the Angelika Theatre in NYC to present short films for each of the songs on People and Things. The 11 short films were commissioned to provide an artistic visual counterpart to the album and were each directed by a different independent director. The screening event will be followed by a stripped-down performance by frontman Andrew McMahon.

On release day, October 4th, Andrew McMahon will stream a live Q&A and performance from the Livestream studios. The streaming event begins at 7pm EST on Tuesday at http://www.livestream.com/jacksmannequin.

On October 6th, for the first time ever Jack's Mannequin will team up with a symphony orchestra. more on this story

Kyuss Lives! Expand Fall Tour

Kyuss Lives! have extended their current North American tour with the addition of five new dates.

The trek is now set to also hit venues in Los Angeles, Baltimore, New Haven, CT, Long Island, NY, and Montclair, NJ.

Kyuss Lives! -- features original Kyuss members John Garcia, Nick Oliveri and Brant Bjork along with guitarist Bruno Fevery -- who are playing to North America fans for the first time in over 15 years. more on this story

Mick Jagger Lands Film Role

(Gibson) Mick Jagger is about to take his first starring film role in more than a decade. The Rolling Stones frontman is set to play a media mogul in the movie Tabloid, which he is developing with his production company, Jagged Films, according to Rolling Stone.

The film is being written by Josh Olsen (A History of Violence), based on a story by Jagger. Sir Mick will play a Rupert Murdoch-like figure who brings a young journalist into the inner circle of his empire.

Jagger's last significant role was in 2001's The Man from Elysian Fields, with Andy Garcia. He's acted in a few films during his career, including Freejack, Performance and Ned Kelly. more on this story

Dream Theater Score A Global Hit

Dream Theater's new album A Dramatic Turn Of Events had an impressive release having landing no less than 14 Top 10 debuts around the world including the U.S. where it enters this week at #8. The album also enters at #1 on the Billboard Tastemaker Albums Chart.

This marks the band's second Top 10 album chart debut in a row, as 2009's Black Clouds & Silver Linings also debuted in the Top 10 at the #6 position.

A Dramatic Turn Of Events enters at #1 in Finland, at #2 in Holland, at #3 in Italy, Germany, Japan and Sweden and at #9 in Canada as well as #1 on the Rock Album Charts in the UK. more on this story

Ramones Star To Make Special Appearance on Shonen Knife Tour

(ESM) Shonen Knife are celebrating their 30 Year Anniversary with a North American Tour and have announced a very special appearance by a member of The Ramones.

CJ Ramone is set to make special appearance at band's November 18th show in Brooklyn, NY.
The North American fall tour will be kicking off October 20 in Toronto, during which they will be playing fan favorites as well as songs from the recently released, Osaka Ramones, Tribute to the Ramones.

The NYC punk forefathers are often cited as one of Shonen Knife's biggest musical inspirations. A November 18th show at The Bellhouse in Brooklyn, NY will feature a special guest appearance from bassist CJ Ramone, who will join the ladies on stage. The band is also confirmed to perform during CMJ on October 22nd. more on this story

Peter Gabriel 3D Orchestra

Peter Gabriel mark your calendars for October 24 as that's the date when Eagle Rock will be releasing "New Blood - Live In London" on DVD, Blu-ray and (for the first time ever for an Eagle release) on 3D Blu-ray.

Filmed at Hammersmith Apollo in March of this year, "New Blood – Live In London" captures Peter Gabriel performing live with the 46 piece New Blood Orchestra.

The repertoire mixes cover versions from his "Scratch My Back" album with classic tracks from across his solo career in brand new orchestral arrangements.

Pink Floyd Pig Flies Again

(Gibson) The London skyline recently included a pink pig flying above Battersea power station.

On Monday of this week, EMI, Pink Floyd's record label, celebrated the release of the veteran band's remastered back catalog on CD by recreating their Animals album cover.

According to Music-News.comthe 30-foot-long and 15-foot-high inflatable pig was an exact replica of the one made 35 years ago for the original album cover photo. Check out video of the flying pig here

Maylene and the Sons Of Disaster Hitting The Road With Thursday

Maylene and the Sons Of Disaster released their brand new studio album this week.

The album, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: IV, was produced by Brian Virtue (Jane's Addiction, Deftones, Audioslave).

Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster have also just announced fall U.S. tour dates with Thursday more on this story

Pain Of Salvation Set Rocktober Release Date

InsideOut Music has set an October 11th North American release date for Pain Of Salvation's new album, "Road Salt Two".

The band checked in with a statement about the release date as follows: "For 'Road Salt' we have followed one northern star: be brave in every decision.

"Part two is as brave, unique and uncompromising as the first one. But don't take it from us, we are as subjective as all reviewers out there. Let the album speak for itself - become subjective you too!" more on this story

Black Tide Release Comic-Con Videos

Black Tide has posted performance footage from their recent appearance at Comic-Con 2011 to their official YouTube channel.

The clips include live renditions of "That Fire": here and "Fight 'Til The Bitter End": here, taken from the band's latest studio effort, Post Mortem.

Black Tide will be supporting the album on tour this fall as part of the Uproar Festival. more on this story

Rise To Remain Push Album Release Back Until 2012

Rise To Remain have pushed back the North American release of their debut album City of Vultures until next year.

The release date of the record has been pushed back to January 24, 2012 from the original October 11th release date.

Vocalist Austin Dickinson released the following update addressing the change: "Hey guys! Just checking in to update you all on some recent developments that will be taking place with us and all our friends in the US of A. As you know, we've signed to the awesome Century Media Records, who will be putting out our album, City Of Vultures, for all you guys to hear. We can't wait to share it with you! We're so excited to finally have it out. I do have some other news however regarding the release date. Unfortunately, the release date of the album has been moved to January. more on this story

Evile Hand Deliver New Album To Fan

Evile hand-delivered their new album, Five Serpent's Teeth, to one lucky mega-fan and gave him an additional bonus.

Evile members Matt Drake, Ol Drake, Joel Graham and Ben Carter set out on a road trip from their home in Huddersfield to Stockton-On-Tees to personally deliver the new album to Evile mega-fan Tony Dobson, following which the group went even further by inviting another fan along for a special inside look at an Evile band rehearsal.

Evile lead guitarist Ol Drake comments: "Stopped off at Tony Dobson's house in Stockton-on-Tees to hand deliver the new album, Five Serpent's Teeth. He won a pre-order competition to have the last album Infected Nations delivered to him but Mike couldn't make it at the time. We promised him we'd return for us all to deliver the next one. Sat and drank some beers and scotch eggs while he listened to it and gave his honest and positive opinion. Thanks for having us in your home Tony! more on this story

Alberta Cross Singled Out Week: Ramblin' Home and Wait

This week Alberta Cross releases their The Rolling Thunder EP, which features 5 songs, each recorded in a different city around the world. To celebrate we asked frontman Petter to tell us about each song:

Ramblin' Home: I wrote "Ramblin Home" a few years ago in London, England. It's an older blues gem that we've been playing on the road for a while, but we never produced a recording that did it justice until now. The live version always had this gritty vibe to it, but my goal for the EP recording was to bring out it the darker soul sound beneath the surface. We recorded it at Jimmys old quarters, Electric Lady studios in New York City.

Wait: "Wait" was written at a studio in the middle of nowhere outside of Charlottesville, VA called The Haunted Hollow. I originally wrote the song in bed on a guitar but felt almost immediately that I wanted it to be more synth heavy. The lyrics are mainly about everything you could have done -- all the different paths you could have taken but didn't. This tune has always been one of my favourites.

We will be back Friday with the final three songs. In the meantime, learn more about the EP right here!

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