Gene Simmons Family Jewels Canceled

The broadcaster says: "We could not be more proud of the unparalleled run. We'd like to thank Gene and his amazing family for their partnership, collaboration and for opening up their lives to us." More rock news.

Whitesnake Vomit Lawsuit

(Classic Rock) A Whitesnake fan is demanding £10,000 in compensation after she slipped in vomit during a concert and suffered injuries to her knees, neck and back.

Lindy Butcher, 39, attended David Coverdale's show at Newport Leisure Centre in Wales last December, during which she slipped. She realised what had caused her fall when another fan helped her up. [She is suing the Newport council not the band].

Managers have refunded her ticket price and say they'd been alerted that a clean-up was required, but due to the number of people in the venue, staff had been unable to locate the puddle of sick. more on this story

Soundgarden Set New Album Release Date

(hennemusic) The long-awaited new Soundgarden is on its way this fall. The group's as-yet-untitled reunion album is due for release on November 13.

In the upcoming August 30 issue of Rolling Stone, guitarist Kim Thayil talks about the project, saying "It re-establishes that we still rock, we're still heavy, and we're still a little weird."

Thayil also confirmed that tracks titled "Blood On The Valley Floor" and "A Thousand Days Before" will appear on the record. Speaking about the latter, Thayil described it as "a little Indian thing and some chicken-pickin. We call it 'country and eastern.'" more on this story

Baroness Members Remain Hospitalized For Bus Crash Injuries

Members of Baroness and their crew remain hospitalized following the accident where their tour bus fell 30 feet off of a viaduct on a road outside of Bath, England early on Wednesday morning. Their camp sent over this update:

John Baizley has broken his left arm and left leg. Allen Blickle and Matt Maggioni each suffered fractured vertebrae. All three remain in the hospital as of this writing. Pete Adams has been treated and released from the hospital.

Three of the five crew members who were on the bus have also been treated and released. One member is still undergoing testing. The driver of the bus remains in critical condition.

Seinfeld's Jason Alexander and Baywatch Star In New Nickelback Video

Nickelback have recruited Seinfeld's Jason Alexander and Baywatch's Brooke Burns to star in their new music video.

The video for the song, "Trying Not To Love You," will debut today (Friday, Aug. 17th) at 9:00am EST though their YouTube channel here.

"Trying Not To Love You" is the fifth single from Nickelback's latest album, Here and Now. If you read this report before the debut, you can get a taste of what's to come with this preview.

Kid Rock Records Anthem For Detroit Lions

(Gibson) Kid Rock is getting into the fall football spirit. The Detroit Rock City musician is one of the many artists partnering with Pepsi to celebrate all things football through music. The musicians have recorded their own anthems for their home teams, which will be unleashed via PepsiAnthems.com and available for download.

Kid Rock, being a Detroit guy, has whipped up a song in honor of none other than the Detroit Lions. (This Lions fan can't wait to hear it.) Kid Rock's ditty is expected to be released in the coming weeks, and once it's out, fans will be able to download the track with the redemption codes on specially marked packages of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and Pepsi MAX.

While Kid Rock is representing rock in the promotion, Pepsi has also tapped artists from the pop, country and hip-hop realms for the promotion. Other musicians taking part in the campaign include Kelly Clarkson (the Dallas Cowboys), Ice Cube (the Oakland Raiders) and Travie McCoy (the New York Giants). The final song to be released with the campaign will be a remixed version of Wiz Khalifa's #1 track, "Black and Yellow," for the Pittsburgh Steelers. more on this story

Muse Push Back Album Release And First Single Out Next Week

Muse have pushed back the release of their new album, The 2nd Law, from the original September 18th date to an October 2nd release.

"Madness" will be the first single from album will be released digitally and also to radio around the world on Monday (August 20th).

The album release will be followed by a tour of Europe starting in France on October 16 and including five UK shows. The UK dates start in Glasgow on October 24 and include two nights at London's O2 Arena, one night in Birmingham and one in Manchester. They will return to the United States in 2013. more on this story

Stone Sour Reveal New Album Details

Roadrunner sent over word that Stone Sour will release the first installment of their double album House of Gold & Bones Part 1 on October 23, 2012. The second installment will be released in 2013.

The album was recorded at Sound Farm Studios just outside of the band's native Des Moines, Iowa with producer David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, Staind) at the helm.

The band is sharing the first two tracks from Part 1, titled "Gone Sovereign" and "Absolute Zero," here . Guitarist Josh Rand states, "House of Gold & Bones takes everything that's great about this band and amplifies it. The riffs, the lyrics, the grooves and the songs are like Stone Sour times 10. There's also heavy stuff that's like nothing we've ever done before . It's dark as hell and a complete experience from the first track to the last." more on this story

Mark Hunter To Carry On With Chimaira

Chimaira vocalist Mark Hunter has issued a lengthy letter to fans addressing their concern about the future of the group following the departure of all long-term members aside from Hunter.

Here is what he had to say: The last few years have been bizarre, to say the least. Chimaira went through an insane amount of changes that would have killed 99% of the bands out there, and all things considered, probably should have killed us, too.

Since 2009, we've switched labels, management companies, booking agents, merchandisers, and unfortunately, band members.

Like many bands, we were tested in order to survive an ever-changing industry. There were various suggestions implemented to try and improve our situation; some methods worked, some not so much. Regardless, we all had different ideas and life goals that ultimately led to where we are today. Find out where that is.

Bob Dylan & The Band DVD Coming Next Month

MVD have set a September 25th release date for Bob Dylan & The Band "Down In The Flood" on DVD.

The DVD features exclusive new interviews with Garth Hudson, Ronnie Hawkins, band producer John Simon & tour drummer Mickey Jones.

Here is the synopsis: In 1966 Bob Dylan began his first electric world tour. It was a landmark moment, both for Dylan and for the history of rock music, and it bitterly divided his audience. more on this story

Rare 1981 Van Halen TV Appearance Goes Online

(hennemusic) A rare Van Halen video from 1981 has surfaced online. A few weeks after the band completed its North American tour in support of the "Fair Warning" album, Van Halen were in Italy to film a TV appearance to further the promotion of the project.

Van Halen's lip-sync performance of "Mean Street" was originally recorded November 14, 1981, and was re-broadcast this summer by Italian television channel Rai Storia.

Release in April of '81, "Fair Warning" was the fourth studio album by Van Halen. Featuring classics like "Unchained," Hear About It Later" and "So This Is Love?", the record went on to sell more than two million copies. Watch the video here.

Steven Adler To Debut New Band On Kiss Kruise

Former Guns N Roses drummer Steven Adler's new group Adler will make their live debut aboard the forthcoming Kiss Kruise.

The Kruise is will which will launch on Halloween from Miami, FL and sail to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas onboard the Norwegian Pearl.

"I'm really excited to debut my new band by playing with Kiss" states Steven Adler. "Kiss has always been one of my favorite bands and they are all great guys. The cruise is sure to be an amazing time!" more on this story

Geoff Tate Launching His Own Version of Queensryche

(Classic Rock) Queensryche fans have been left bemused as sacked singer Geoff Tate delivered on his threat to launch his own version of the band.

He's announced that next year he'll front an "all-star lineup" for an anniversary tour under the title Queensryche Starring Geoff Tate, The Original Voice.

Last month he went to court in an attempt to stop his former bandmates using their name, arguing that they couldn't do so without support of 80% of their company directors, which they couldn't achieve since he was 25% of the board.

When that failed, he argued that the ruling meant they were free to call themselves Queensryche – but that he could do the same. more on this story

World Premiere of All-Star Deep Purple Tribute Album Airs Today

The all-star Re-Machined A Tribute To Deep Purple's Machine Head album is set to hit stores on September 25 but you can hear some of the tracks today.

Eddie Trunk will premiere several songs from Re-Machined on his syndicated radio show on Q104 FM (New York) today, August 17. He posted some details here.

Meanwhile, Eagle Rock sent out some new details about the album including an interesting back story to Iron Maiden's cover of "Space Truckin," which was actually recorded back in 2006. Lead singer Bruce Dickinson explains, "Initially we didn't think we'd be able to contribute anything due to our touring commitments. Then we remembered 'Space Truckin' which we'd recorded as a single B-side during our A Matter Of Life And Death album session, but never used. However now, thanks to Kevin Shirley's remixing skills, we're able to include it on Re-Machined" more on this story

Green Day To Perform at 2012 MTV Video Music Awards

(Gibson) Green Day have signed on to perform at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. The show will air Sept. 6 with comedian Kevin Hart hosting.

According to MTV.com, the trio are planning to play fresh tracks from their upcoming trilogy of albums, ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! on the show.

¡Uno! is scheduled to hit stories and online outlets on Sept. 25, while ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! are set for release on Nov. 13, and Jan. 15, respectively. more on this story

Earth Plan U.S. Tour This Fall

Earth will be embarking on a month long tour of the U.S. this fall as part of their world tour in support of their two-part Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light album series.

The trek is set to kick off on October 24th in Portland, Or and will wrap up on November 25th in Seattle, Wa.

The band will also make an appearance at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas on November 2nd as part of the trek. They will have various support acts along the way. more on this story

Toadies and Helmet Fall Tour

Toadies have mapped out the 2nd leg of their coheadlining North American tour with Helmet which will take place this fall.

The new leg will be hitting the west coast with some southern dates including the 5th annual Dia De Los Toadies in New Braunfels, TX (which will also have the only Texas area appearances for Helmet and Mariachi El Bronx.)

Toadies will be touring in support of their latest release, Play.Rock.Music, which was released at the end of July. more on this story

Jack Russell Says New Great White Music Is Blasphemous

(Classic Rock) Jack Russell describes the music of Great White with new singer Terry Ilous as "blasphemous."

The sacked frontman says: "They don't sound bad – how could they? These are guys I played with for 30 years. I didn't play with those guys because they're slouches. But the sound of the band is completely changed, and it's not like it's a singer that's remotely in league with what I did."

Great White guitarist Mark Kendall recently described Russell's own current performances as "ugly". More rock news.

Journey's Neal Schon Settles With Salahi

(Classic Rock) Journey guitarist Neal Schon has settled a lawsuit with girlfriend Machaele Salahi's estranged husband.

Tareq Salahi went to court after his wife left him for Schon, alleging she'd "lived a double life" with the musician for years.

Schon has reached an agreement with Salahi, but the terms are confidential. A band spokesman says: "Neal and Journey are very pleased with the resolution of all legal issues." more on this story

New Zealand's Six60 Confirm North American Tour

New Zealand's Six60 are getting ready to bring their mix of rock, soul and dub step to North America for a tour this Rocktober.

After overcoming visa issues this spring, the band has everything sorted and will be hitting North American shores in October for dates across Canada and the U.S.

They will be touring in support of their self-titled debut. The tour is set to kick off on October 2nd in Bellingham WA and wrap up on October 21st in Toronto. more on this story

A Loss For Words Hitting The Road With Chiodos

Chiodos have recruited A Loss For Words to support them for a three dates next week on their fall tour.

In addition to the Chiodos dates, A Loss For Words will also be headlining a short string of U.S. dates before heading over to Russia and Europe for a headline tour, which will see them performing at Warped UK on Nov. 10 in London.

A Loss For Words recently released an acoustic EP titled Returning To Webster Lake, which is streaming here and they will be touring in support of their latest album, No Sanctuary. more on this story

Immolation Recording New Album

(SPR) Immolation have entered Sound Studios in Millbrook, NY with longtime producer Paul Orofino to record their ninth full-length album.

The follow up to their 2010 release Majesty and Decay, will once again be mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (All Shall Perish, Decrepit Birth, Suffocation).

"Just got out of the studio a couple of days ago, here in Europe now getting ready to do some open air festivals," commented guitarist and dead ringer for Anton LaVey, Robert Vigna. "The new album will have 10 tracks of some of the most intensely dark material we have ever written! Very powerful and very heavy. Steve (Shalaty – drums) really pushed it all to the limits on this one too. more on this story

B Sides

P.O.D. Release Higher Video

P.O.D. have posted their new music video for their forthcoming single, "Higher" online. The track will be the 2nd single from the band's new album, Murdered Love

The video for "Higher" was filmed with director Ramon Boutisveth (All That Remains, For Today, Trivium). The band also partnered with Harley Davidson for this video and the video features a number of Harley Davidson motorcycles.

Talking about the "Higher" video, Sonny reveals, "We went through a bunch of treatments, and we loved the fact that the director wanted to do the video in San Diego. It's our hometown. The treatment had a good vibe, and it reminded us of how we felt when we saw the video for 'Alive'." Watch the video here.

Metallica Release Footage From Outside Lands Fest

(hennemusic) Last weekend, Metallica were one of the headliners at the Outside Lands Music Festival in their hometown of San Francisco.

The metal icons played Saturday as part of a sold-out weekend event that also featured performances by Foo Fighters, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and Stevie Wonder.

Metallica are now sharing some footage from Outside Lands, including a run through of "Hell And Back" in the Tuning Room, as well as "Blackened" from the concert. Watch it here.