Marilyn Manson Jams With The Doors

Manson was headlining the annual event that took place over the weekend on the famed Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Organizers decided this year to celebrate the music and legacy of The Doors. NME has fan filmed footage of one of the Manson and Doors jams here.

Dance Gavin Dance Part Ways With Jonny Craig

Dance Gavin Dance have parted ways with controversial singer Jonny Craig and have reportedly already replaced him.

Craig broke the news to fans via a series of Twitter posts on Monday that the band had let him go, saying in part that they "want to go harder and I don't, so they have found another singer."

Who is that singer? PropertyOfZack reports that an unnamed source has confirmed to them that the band has hired Tilian Pearson (ex-Tides Of Man) to replaced Craig. Who the source is and their relation to the band was not reported by the site. more on this story

Fred Durst Not Booted Off WWE For Middle Finger

(TMZ) Fred Durst DID NOT get kicked out of WWE's SummerSlam Sunday night for giving the middle finger to the camera, despite reports to the contrary ... in fact, the real reason he left the main arena was to apologize to the producers.

The web has been blowing up this morning with reports that Durst was hauled out of the Staples Center in L.A. Sunday night because he flipped off the camera during the broadcast ... a big no, no on a family friendly show.

A rep for the WWE tells TMZ ... the reports are 100% FALSE. The "Limp Bizkit" frontman didn't get the boot, he just felt so bad following the incident, he immediately went backstage to apologize for his actions.

The rep notes, "We appreciate Fred's apology. However, we take our family-friendly environment very seriously and this was a violation of that. We sincerely apologize to our fans."

Not only did Durst peace out early to apologize ... he claims he also wanted to beat the legendary L.A. traffic following the show. Durst tweeted, "I was leaving to beat the traffic! Haha, security escorting me out?? WWE is family. hahaha. Is this really a rumor? Amazing. My boys at WWE are cracking up! Note -- never leave early to beat traffic!" more on this story

Jason Bonham Postpones Led Zeppelin Experience Dates

(hennemusic) Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience have postponed a series of shows previously announced for next month.

The dates include concerts in Chile and Australia during the first half of September.

The band posted the news, saying, "Hey Zep fans, we are sad to announce that unfortunately our September dates have been postponed for the moment. But not to worry, we are working on rerouting! We hope to see you all soon!" more on this story

Green Day Themed Angry Birds Coming

(hennemusic) A new Green Day-themed version of the popular video game Angry Birds is on its way. The Angry Birds Friends game features 10 never-before-seen levels, as well as all new Green Day pig characters.

Fans can also unlock the new song, "Troublemaker," off the band's upcoming album "¡Uno!," which is due next month.

"We're all fans of Angry Birds," said Billie Joe Armstrong. "It's such an addictive game that when we first started playing it we couldn't stop." more on this story

Dethklok Releasing New Album This Rocktober

Dethklok have set an October 16, 2012 North America release date for their new album, Metalocalypse: Dethklok Dethalbum III. Their camp sent over these details:

The Dethalbum III is once again co-produced by Metalocalypse co-creator Brendon Small and Dethklok producer Ulrich Wild (The Dethalbum and Dethalbum II). The cover art was also illustrated by The Dethalbum and Dethalbum II cover artist Antonio Canobbio.

Dethalbum III will not only be released in its original CD and digital format, but also as a Deluxe Edition CD/DVD and a clean version of the CD. The Deluxe Edition CD/DVD will include a 32-minute behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of Dethalbum III, as well as music videos and much more. A vinyl edition of the album with special etching will be released on November 6, 2012. more on this story

Thrice Anthology Coming In October

Thrice have set an October 30, 2012 release date for Anthology, a 4-Lp/2-Cd Live collection that was recorded during their recent farewell tour.

"This is a live record that is truly live," commented drummer Riley Breckenridge. "There are no overdubs, no edits and no pitch corrections. We wanted this to be an honest and accurate representation of a show from our Farewell Tour and a memento for our fans, and that's exactly what it is."

Thrice announced last fall that they were putting the band on hiatus after 13 years together and eight full-length releases and then embarked on a farewell tour. more on this story

Napalm Death and Municipal Waste Plan Fall Tour

Napalm Death will be teaming up with Municipal Waste to launch a co-headlining North American tour this fall.

The tour will be feature Vektor, Dayglo Abortions, Attitude Adjustment, and Speedwolf on select dates.

The five week trek will kick off on October 26th in Springfield, Va and will wrap up on December 1st in Tampa, FL. Napalm Death and Municipal Waste will then take part in the Barge To Hell and the pre-party. more on this story

As I Lay Dying Set New Album Release

Metal Blade have set a September 25th release date for As I Lay Dying's new album, Awakened.

The group plan to celebrate the album release by headlining a special album release show, but have not yet announced details.

They will begin touring in support of the album on October 15, when they kick off a European tour with Trivium, Caliban and Upon A Burning Body before returning to the U.S. in November for a nationwide tour. more on this story

Baroness Recovering From Bus Crash

Baroness checked in with fans yesterday via their Facebook page with an update following their hospitalization last week for a major tour bus crash in the UK.

Frontman John Baizley, drummer Allen Bickle and bassist Matt Maggioni are currently recovering in the hospital and guitarist Pete Adams has been released from the hospital and has returned home to the United States according to Antiquiet.

The group took to their Facebook page on Monday to thank their fans and posted a photo from the hospital. They wrote, "Thank you to all of you who have been sending the tidal wave of positivity our way. We are uplifted by its sheer magnitude, and power. Every single one of you is making our days and nights easier and our recovery quicker. Thank you all so much, we are truly lucky to have such incredible people on our side. A sincere and heartfelt thank you from each of us to each of you." You read more about the accident and see the hospital and crash photos here.

Nonpoint Launch North American Tour

Nonpoint have hit the road for a late summer/fall headline tour of North America ahead of their new album release.

The tour kicked off last week in Pennellville, NY and will run through November.

Nonpoint will release their new self-titled album this October and was produced/mixed by Grammy Nominated Producer, Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind, Megadeth) and also features some additional production and mixing from Brian Virtue (30 Seconds To Mars, Chevelle). more on this story

Widespread Panic's Jimmy Herring Releases New Solo Album

Widespread Panic guitarist Jimmy Herring today released his second solo album, Subject To Change Without Notice and is on the road this week supporting it. We were sent these details:

With Subject To Change Without Notice, Herring has compiled eight original songs highlighted by the addition of amazing covers, including the Mahavishnu Orchestra's "Hope", George Harrison's "Within You Without You" and Jimmy McGriff's "Miss Poopie". As one of the industry's top-tier performance and recording guitarists, Herring has once again illuminated the art form that transcends any categorization.

With Herring on lead guitar, the album also features such top notch musicians as Neal Fountain, Etienne Mbappe (Bass), Jeff Sipe, Tyler Greenwell (Drums), Matt Slocum (Piano/Keys). In addition, making special guest appearances on the album are Bela Fleck (Banjo), and Bill Evans (Sax) and Nicky Sanders (Violin) from the Steep Canyon Rangers. more on this story

Flyleaf Release First New Song In Three Years

Good news for Flyleaf fans, the three year wait for new music from the band is officially over.

The band released their first new single in three years today. "New Horizons" is the first new track and the name of the band's forthcoming third album. Full details about the album and the release date will be announced shortly.

"'New Horizons' expresses a feeling of looking toward the unknown future with hope," commented bass player Pat Seals. more on this story

Paul Simon Live In New York City CD, DVD and Blu-Ray Coming

Paul Simon Live In New York City will be release on September 18th in three formats: 2-CD/1-DVD special package, Blu-Ray and Standard DVD.

The release was captured during the first leg of Paul Simon's, 2011 U.S. tour, he played a special club performance for hometown fans at New York City's Webster Hall.

The 20-song, 90-minute set list was drawn from his career and includes several songs that haven't been performed live in many years. "Kodachrome," "Mother and Child Reunion," "Gone At Last" and "The Obvious Child" are just some of the highlights as well as songs from Simon's most recent album, 2011's So Beautiful or So What (Hear Music/Concord Music Group) including "Dazzling Blue," "Rewrite," "The Afterlife" and the album's title track. more on this story

Darrell Scott and Tim O'Brien Releasing Live Album

Darrell Scott and Tim O'Brien will release their joint live album, We're Usually a Lot Better Than This, on October 9.

The album was recorded during two separate concerts at the Grey Eagle in Asheville, N.C. in 2005 and 2006. The shows were benefits for the Arthur Morgan School, where both had children attending as students at the time. (It's not their first recording together; the Grammy-nominated studio album Real Time in 2000 was their debut as a duo.)

"With Tim and me, it's all fair game," says Scott of the collaboration. "We are fearless and we egg each other on toward the edge of crash and burn. Hopefully there's more burn than crash here." more on this story

All That Remains' Phil Labonte Part of New Season Of 3-Gun Nation

Razor and Tie sent over word that All That Remains' Phil Labonte is part of the new season of 3-Gun Nation. Here is the official word:

3GN TV host Mark Wills, a multi-platinum country singer and voice over talent instigates a new challenge by inviting fellow musician and gun enthusiast Phil Labonte (of the rock/metal band All That Remains) to join the show.

The season-long, head-to-head challenge features two lead singers receiving instructional sessions from pro 3-Gunners while comparing their individual progress throughout the experience. more on this story

Jon Anderson Going South

Original YES vocalist and songwriter Jon Anderson will be hitting the road next month for a South America tour.

More dates in Argentina to be announced soon as well as a special concert in Chile late November with the Youth Orchestra of Santiago.

In other news, Jon played a special one-off concert on August 8th at the Sadler's Wells Theater in London. This was the first time Jon had performed in the UK since his tour with Rick Wakeman in 2010. "The concert in London was with the Slovakian Chamber Orchestra with the help of my good friend composer Peter Machajdik plus a semi acoustic group I performed with a couple of years ago in Bratislava," says Jon. In honor of the UK 2012 Olympics, Jon recorded a vocal version of the Vangelis song "Chariots of Fire" titled "Race To The End", with lyrics penned by Jon. more on this story

The Wedding Releasing New Album Next Month

Tooth & Nail Records have set a September 25th release date for The Wedding's new album, No Direction.

The Wedding features frontman Matt Shelton (formerly of Letter Kills. On the album's title, Shelton explains, "No Direction" means cutting ties with the idea that you can prepare your life in such a way to keep you from danger. As C.S. Lewis said, it's an illusion of safety. We are meant to live life unabashed and free, and this can only happen in the face of danger; which to most is the idea of not knowing where you are going. It is when we have No Direction at all and still we press on, trusting that the great unknown will be our rescue and not the demise we are so fearful of. We went into making this record with complete reckless abandon. We tried to write the record that we wanted and needed to hear."

"We are stoked to join the family at Tooth & Nail. It's exciting to get to make the records we want to make with so many good friends," says Shelton more on this story

A Sound Of Thunder Begin Work On New Album

A Sound Of Thunder have started work on their third full-length album, Time's Arrow, which they expect to be released in early 2013.

The band has entered Assembly Line Studios with producer Kevin "131" Gutierrez (Shinedown, While Heaven Wept, Raven), who produced the band's 2012 release, Out of the Darkness.

The centerpiece of the album is the 9-minute sci-fi themed title track. Guitarist and composer Josh Schwartz describes the track as "a high octane headbanger with an unforgettable riff and an engaging story. Stylistically it's Iron Maiden meets Rush with a bit of Meatloaf thrown in for bombast." The tale begun in the lyrics is expanded in a short story by drummer Chris Haren, available in the limited box set edition of Time's Arrow. more on this story

B Sides

Singled Out: Project 86

Project 86's new album, 'Wait For The Siren,' is being release today and to celebrate we asked frontman Andrew Schwab to tell us about the track "Fall, Goliath, Fall". Here is the story:

I had a specific vision for this song. I wanted a song that would harken visions of epic medieval battles, where families fight for land against evil oppressors.

The picture I had in my mind was a metaphor for the obstacles we face as artists in this industry, but I also wanted it to symbolize the plight of any underdog in any walk of life. We employed the use of a mandolin and a hammered dulcimer to give the song an epic, dramatic sound.

As I wrote with my friend Andrew Welch over Skype, and the song came together, I got chills, even before the vocals were written. I knew we had a special song. Then, when I actually laid down the vocals in the studio while recording the album version-which was the first time I had ever sang them-I almost came out of my skin with joy. It was one of those moments that justifies all the hard work and sleepless nights which come as a part of doing this for a living. It was one of those moments that only happens a few times in your whole career, and that is if you are lucky.

We have all faced insurmountable odds, or a seemingly undefeatable adversary at various points in our lives. When we encounter a Goliath, how will we respond? Will we cower in fear?

When he falls, we mount his head on a pike, high amidst our camp, as a monument to this event in our lives.

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

Audio of Metallica's Deep Purple Tribute Goes Online

(hennemusic) Metallica are one of the acts featured on the forthcoming Deep Purple project, "Re-Machined: A Tribute To Machine Head."

Due September 25, the compilation CD presents re-interpretations of Deep Purple's landmark 1972 album with songs recorded by Iron Maiden, Chickenfoot, Black Label Society and more.

Metallica covers "When A Blind Man Cries," a song recorded during the 1971 sessions. The tune did not appear on the album's original release, but was issued as the B-side to the single, "Never Before." "Blind Man" was eventually included on the 25th Anniversary 2CD edition of "Machine Head." more on this story

The Cult Preview Honey From A Knife Video

(hennemusic) The Cult are gearing up for the release of their new video, "Honey From A Knife." The track is the latest single from the band's latest album, "Choice Of Weapon."

Co-produced by Chris Goss (Queens of the Stone Age, U.N.K.L.E.) and longtime collaborator Bob Rock (Metallica, Aerosmith), "Choice of Weapon" was made in several studios, including the band's own Witch Mountain, as well as spots in New York City, Los Angeles and the California desert.

The full video will be posted on Thursday, but The Cult have offered up a preview clip for fans to check out in advance. Watch it here.