The Cult Singer Injured In Tour Bus Accident

"I was the only one awake," said the band's vocalist Ian Astbury, who was seated in the bus's front lounge. "All of a sudden, the bus veered violently, hit the guard rail and tipped on a 45-degree angle, then righted itself and came to a halt. The guard rail was the only thing that prevented us from going over an 80-foot drop." more on this story

Zakk Wylde Names Newborn Son After Black Sabbath

(hennemusic) Black Label Society and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde and his wife, Barbaranne, welcomed a new addition to the family this week.

Zakk posted the news on Thursday: "VALHALLA JAVA ALMIGHTY BLACK LABEL!!! SABBATH PAGE WIELANDT WYLDE Has Come to Join The Mother Chapter!!!! JULY 4th,11:40"

Sabbath weighed in at eight pounds, 1.3 ounces and measured 21 inches long. The couple's fourth child, Sabbath is named after the legendary metal pioneers Black Sabbath. more on this story

Lamb of God Didn't Know Of Fan's Death Prior To Arrest

(Classic Rock) The moment Czech police arrested Randy Blythe in a manslaughter investigation was the first time anyone involved with Lamb of God knew fan Daniel N had died after a show in 2010, says the band's manager.

Blythe is still behind bars without charge in Prague, despite posting $200,000 bail for his release – and admin man Larry Mazer has been told another 20 days could pass before the frontman is allowed to leave.

"Randy should be released immediately. His lawyer told us so. In the US he would have been – you post the bail and you're free," Mazer tells Czech website Blesk. "Everybody is shocked. It's absurd. It seems like a bad joke – Randy did nothing wrong. He is innocent.

"Nobody contacted us in the last two years. My contact information is publicly available but I never heard from the family. We didn't even heard from the concert organiser. Nobody called us." More from him here.

Stephen Stills Says Unheard Jimi Hendrix Tapes Are Usable

(Classic Rock) Stephen Stills has been through the tapes he made with Jimi Hendrix, but believes almost none of the material they jammed together is usable.

He's paid tribute to his friend for teaching him a lot about guitar playing. And he's admitted there won't be another Crosby, Stills and Nash album, because the trio would never finish the work.

He spent many happy nights playing and talking with guitar icon Hendrix, and recently trawled through their recordings in a hunt for songs which could be made public.

"A lot of it us waiting for somebody to start something. It isn't really usable. It deteriorates into giggles and then the tape stops," He tells Music Radar. "There's a couple of things in there – now the family has worked their business out I've done some of the things I did at Electric Lady with him. I've finished a couple of those. There's one song that's sitting there in want of a lyric. There's babbling but no good lyric." more on this story

Iwrestledabearonce Singer Pregnant, Band Recruits Temp Singer

Iwrestledabearonce recruited Courtney LaPlante to sing for them on this summer's Warp tour after their singer Krysta Cameron discovered she was pregnant.

Guitarist Steven Bradley explains: "So here it is... complete transparency. A press release written by me (Steven, original IWABO guitarist) with the truth on what's going down.

"The day before our Warped Tour show in Dallas, TX we had a day off in the DFW area. Krysta lives there now, so she went home to relax and do some laundry. The next day, we received word from her minutes before our set that she discovered she and her fiancé are expecting a kid and she would not be returning to finish Warped Tour with us. Obviously this is an insane curveball for everybody, but in typical IWABO fashion we will press on. And no matter what happens, Krysta has been our best friend for years and we want her to be happy. more on this story

Superchunk, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Duff McKagan For CBGB Event

CBGB Festival organizers announced a free outdoor concert will take place on Saturday, July 7th, in Times Square as part of the larger city wide festival.

The bands confirmed to appear are Superchunk, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Duff McKagan's Loaded, The Hold Steady, Upper West, Zulu Wave and GLINT.

Also Agnostic Front will reprise their infamous performance from 1989's, Live at CBGB at Webster Hall with NY hardcore favorites, Madball, the Cro-Mags, Vision of Disorder and Sick of It All also at Webster Hall, an amazing show at SummerStage in Central Park with Guided by Voices, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cloud Nothings and War On Drugs, as well as line ups with Fishbone, FIDLAR, The Virgins, David Johansen, Glen Matlock (the Sex Pistols), D Generation, The Baseball Project (Mike Mills of R.E.M & Steve Wynn of Dream Syndicate), JD Samson & MEN, MXPX, Reggie Watts, The Dirty Pearls, LA Guns, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, Lissy Trullie and many more.

Thin Lizzy Planning Special Shows Next Month

(hennemusic) Thin Lizzy have announced two very special intimate London shows 'for the fans' at Chelsea's Under The Bridge venue at Stamford Bridge football ground as part the special Irish-themed shows during the Olympics.

The show dates are August 7th & 8th. "After having a phenomenal year and a half on the road, including some great shows with Guns n' Roses last month, we jumped at the chance to play a couple of dates at the London Irish Village 2012 at Under the Bridge to give something back to the London fans who have been so loyal to us," says guitarist Scott Gorham.

"These are intimate shows in a state of the art venue with very limited tickets available, and will be our only London shows for the rest of this year, so will be very special. We may even throw in a surprise or two!" more on this story

Exhibition Planned For 30th Anniversary of Pink Floyd's The Wall

(hennemusic) A new exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pink Floyd's movie, "The Wall," is set to open in London next week.

Pink Floyd: The Wall Retrospective features photographer David Appleby's most iconic 'on set' images which have never been seen before.

Over 40 black and white images will be showcased, traditionally hand printed by dish on silver gelatine from the original negatives.

Pink Floyd: the Wall Retrospective opens to the public from July 13 – 18 at Blackall Studios in Shoreditch, London. more on this story

KISS Releasing Deluxe Reissue of Destroyer

(Gibson) KISS's blockbuster Destroyer album is being re-released with plenty of new material. The deluxe edition will be released as a 2-CD set on August 21, according to BraveWords.com.

The double-disc release will include the original tracks (remixed late last year by super producer Bob Ezrin, who helmed the original album's sessions).

It will also feature outtakes, rare tracks and the original cover art. Destroyer was first released on March 15, 1976. more on this story

History of Grateful Dead Vol. 1 Remastered Vinyl Set For Release

A reissue of "History Of The Grateful Dead Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice)" is set for a July 10th release date on 180-gram virgin vinyl. Audio Fidelity sent out these details:

When the Grateful Dead left Warner Bros. to form their own label in 1973, after six years and eight albums, they delivered their first live "best-of" anthology, History Of The Grateful Dead Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice).

The album documents the band's February 13-14, 1970 stand at New York's Fillmore East as recorded by Dead sound manager (and creator of 'Owsley' LSD) Owsley "Bear" Stanley. According to Audio Fidelity President Marshall Blonstein, the new release will be issued in a numbered, limited edition and will be available at both online and brick-and-mortar retail stores. more on this story

Iggy Pop Questions The Clash's Sincerity

(Classic Rock) Iggy Pop has called into question the sincerity of the Clash and punk bands like them – saying he never believed they were genuine.

The Stooges icon has been credited with being one of the inspirations behind the British anti-establishment movement of the mid-1970s. But he remains unconvinced over how many of those acts believed what they were saying.

"I reacted to it better than I had to the hippie thing. As it developed, I couldn't stand the 'sincere' punks. I never believed them – I still don't," Iggy tells the New York Times. "Like the Clash were going to make the world politically correct for everybody's benefit, but only if you kept buying Clash records. I never really went for the righteousness; I want more for the profligate, sneering groups." more on this story

Ozzy Tried To Recruit Vinny Appice

(Classic Rock) Vinny Appice has confirmed rumours he was offered a job in Ozzy Osbourne's band before he accepted an invitation to join Black Sabbath.

But he decided not to pursue Sharon Osbourne's phone call because his brother Carmine advised him Ozzy was "still nuts".

And the sticksman reveals he agrees with some of the reasons Vivian Campbell had for falling out with Ronnie James Dio. Read what he had to say about both.

Eric Johnson Kicks Off Tour Tonight

Noble reminds us that Eric Johnson will kick off his first ever solo UK tour tonight (Friday 6th July) at the Holmfirth Picturedrome.

Originally a 5-date tour, Johnson added a second London date at the Leicester Square Theatre, due to phenomenal public demand.

This tour will showcase material from his current album "Up Close", and from his rich back catalogue more on this story

Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood Receives Radio Awards

(Gibson) While the music world waits for news on The Rolling Stones' anticipated 2013 anniversary tour, guitarist Ronnie Wood has picked up a couple of prestigious U.K. radio awards for his work on his Absolute radio show.

Woods won the Feature of the Year and Specialist Program of the Year awards.

In addition, Wood's employer, Absolute, was named radio Station of the Year. more on this story

George Martin Documentary DVD To Feature Unaired Interviews

(Gibson) Check it out, Beatles fans. A new BBC documentary about illustrious Beatles producer George Martin is hitting the U.S. on DVD and Blu-ray this fall.

The documentary, named simply Produced by George Martin, features lengthy interviews with Martin, plus discussions with a handful of the big names Martin has put on tape, including the one and only Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Jeff Beck. Moreover, the fresh release packs over 50 minutes of interviews not aired when the documentary was first broadcast in the U.K. last year.

Martin started working with the Beatles in 1962, and he arranged and produced their studio albums, eventually scoring a Grammy in 1967 for Album of the Year for his work on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Martin is also one of the lucky few to have his name in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, getting inducted in 1999. more on this story

Pathology Set New Album Release

Pathology have set a September 25, 2012 release date for their new album, The Time Of Great Purification, out.

Pathology is wrapping up their time in the studio with Daniel Castleman at Lambesis Studios for their third Victory Records release.

"This is definitely our heaviest and most technical album to date," states drummer Dave Astor. more on this story

B Sides

Duff McKagan Jams With Motorhead

(hennemusic) Motorhead are currently playing the traveling Mayhem Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, along with fellow headliners Slipknot, Slayer and Anthrax.

On Tuesday, the tour rolled into Auburn, Washington, where Motorhead were joined by Duff McKagan for a performance of "Killed By Death."

"Great time w/2 of my nephews at the Mayhem Fest in Seattle 2nite," tweeted Duff after the show. "Motorhead/Slayer/Anthrax/ Slipnot?!! I was voted best Uncle of the nite." Watch video here.

Watch KISS Perform New Song

(hennemusic) KISS rocked London's HMV Forum on Wednesday, where they played an intimate show to benefit the UK Help For Heroes organization.

The guys delivered their debut live performance of their new single, "Hell or Hallelujah."

The song is the lead track from the band's 20th studio album, "Monster," due in October. Watch it here.

Watch Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy Jam Led Zeppelin Classic

(hennemusic) "Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy: Live From The Artists Den" will be released on DVD and Blu Ray this coming Tuesday, July 10.

The band was filmed at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium for the music TV series.

Fans can now check out an advance look of the band's performance of "Gallows Pole," which appeared on "Led Zeppelin III." here.

Hear Metallica's Robert Trujillo Suicidal Tendencies Reunion Jam

(Metal Injection) Metal Injection has just posted three exclusive soundboard audio clips from last month's Orion Music and More festival, curated by Metallica.

You can hear Metallica's Robert Trujillo on stage with Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Dahlia Murder and Landmine Marathon each performing one track here:

You can hear full set performances from these three bands as well as Sepultura, Charred Walls of the Damned, Red Fang, Kyng, Thy Will Be Done and Jim Bruer's Heavy Metal Comedy, as part of SiriusXM Liquid Metal's weekend-long ORION Reloaded coverage starting today (Friday, July 6th) at noon eastern time, 9am Pacific. In addition to full sets from the bands mentioned, you will hear one Metallica live track an hour from Orion, as well interview recaps conducted at Bader Field during the festival. Check it out here.

Iron Maiden Photographer Interviewed

The latest episode of the Wikimetal podcast features an interview with Iron Maiden photographer John McMurtrie.

McMurtrie is the official Iron Maiden's photographer that has spent almost 3 years onboard Ed Force One.

He has travelled to 28 different countries in order to photograph Iron Maiden during their world tours. Check out the podcast here.

Singled Out: Michael Des Barres' You're My Pain Killer

Today legendary rocker and veteran actor Michael Des Barres tells us about his new song "You're My Pain Killer" from his brand new album "Carnaby Street," which is set for release next week. Here is the story:

There's not a person alive who hasn't felt the pain of a child, lover, relative or friend that has to take anti-depressant medication...our culture needs it, it seems.. my song "You're My Pain Killer" deals with this difficult subject in a metaphoric and metaphysical way.

I know from personal experience (a family member) that the right meds taken correctly can really help save a life ...I know the frustration and powerlessness of family and friends is almost unbearable. My song aims at that issue. perhaps ingeniously I posit that love and care, unconditionally supplements this painful condition. I am simply drawing attention to this punishing plight. Of course I understand the need for medication...I am underscoring the need, also ,for non judgmental understanding of this manifestation of the ennui of today's challenges.

I think music has proved to be the great communicator and I pray that this song can be seen as a plea for love and understanding.

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