Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton Cancer Free

Tom: There was always a desire in the band to investigate working with Jack again. He helped us learn how to use the studio and have fun in the studio back in the 70s when we were making "Toys in the Attic" "Rocks" along with a few others. Then we drifted apart and had been out of touch for years and years. Then Jack surfaced again and started coming to shows and doing certain projects for us. Then we developed this desire "I wonder what it would be like to go back in the studio with Jack?" Should we try it?" "What do you think?" About 2 years ago we had a moment where it was 100% unamanious [sic] and everyone was into it and Jack was available. So we pulled the trigger on it. It was a great decision. What Jack does well, that many producers don't do well, is to be a coach. This band works very well when we have great coach. We also did some work with Marti Frederiksen, who did some song writing on the record and he is also a producer that we worked with for years. He came in and lent his expertise too. Which we greatly appreciated! The interview covered a lot more ground, read it in full here.

Jeff Beck Jams With The Rolling Stones At London Concert

(hennemusic) Jeff Beck joined The Rolling Stones on Sunday night in London as they played the first of five arena dates for their 50th anniversary.

Beck jammed with the Stones on "I'm Going Down," a song taken from the group's 1975 album, "Metamorphosis."

The Stones were also joined at London's 02 Arena by former bandmates Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor, as well as R&B star Mary J. Blige.

Watch video of the Beck and Rolling Stones jam here.

Motley Crue Firing Almost Led Singer To Suicide

Former Motley Crue singer John Corabi told a concert audience how his firing from the band led him to consider suicide.

Corabi was an acoustic tour and told fans at a London concert the story, according to a transcription by Ultimate Classic Rock. He said that when he went to what he believed was a recording session he was informed "We love you. But unfortunately the record company are not going to support this version of the band. We have to let you go because we're bringing Vince [Neil] back."

He also shared his reaction to the firing. "I went out and I got into the brand new sports car I had just bought, like, four weeks before," he continued. "I opened up the glove box, I pulled the gun out, and I stuck it in my mouth. But I didn't load it – so that was okay."

He was then dealt another blow. You can watch video of him telling the story here.

Kid Rock Revisiting Devil Without a Cause For 15th Anniversary

Kid Rock will celebrate the 15th anniversary of his multi-platinum album 'Devil Without a Cause' by re-recording the tracks.

"Some of them will be exactly like they were and some of them will have the sensibilities of what we've learned playing those songs live for 15 years," Rock tells Billboard. "I'm not going to say they're going to be better than the originals; that's tough to top. But I think there's something special about them that people will dig. They're going to be the way a lot of people have seen us play these versions live, whether it's 'Bawitdaba,' 'Cowboy,' 'Only God Knows Why,' '...Bullgod,' 'Welcome 2 the Party' "...We've twisted them up so much to where it's very interesting, very cool."

He also thinks the new version of 'Wasting Time' could be a huge hit, "I think we'll have a monster single with the way we're doing 'Wasting Time' now,' without any of the samples and stuff," he says. "I think that could be a really big song. It's just really cool." That might not be the only way he will celebrate the anniversary.

Rammstein Releasing New DVD and Blu-Ray

Rammstein have set a January 15, 2013 DVD and Blu-ray release date for Videos 1995-2012. We were sent over these details:

The collection includes the band's complete music video catalog along with two new videos for the song "Mein Herz Brennt."

The set contains over seven hours of material featuring 25 music videos, 24 behind-the-scenes clips of the making-of-the-videos and a 56-page booklet. Available on three DVDs or two Blu-rays, the collection will be released through the band's marketing and distrubiton deal with Density Records in the US. more on this story

Tool, Slash, Deftones, Stone Sour Added To Ozzfest Japan

It looks like Corey Taylor is going to be pulling double duty at Ozzfest Japan as his group Stone Sour is among the groups added to the lineup, joining headliners Black Sabbath and Taylor's other band Slipknot.

The debut of Ozzfest Japan is set to take place on Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Makuhari Messe arena just outside of Tokyo.

Apart from Stone Sour, the newly announced lineup now includes Tool, Slash, and Deftones. "We've assembled an amazing lineup for the first ever Ozzfest Japan. Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Tool, Slash, what more could you ask for?" says Sharon Osbourne "And we still have plenty of surprises to come. The Ozzfest Japan line-up will rival any of our previous festivals." more on this story

Motley Crue Members Writing New Music

(hennemusic) Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx shared some news over the weekend about what he's been up to lately.

"Mick Mars told me he has so many riffs ready to go too," he told fans. "I've personally been writing my a** off for months now.

"Feeling really inspired to follow it up with the rest of the songs from the band too......." more on this story

Movie About Late INXS Singer Michael Hutchence Coming

(hennemusic) The story of the life and times of the late INXS singer Michael Hutchence is in the works.

702 ABC Sydney reports writer Bobby Galinksy is currently working on the film's screenplay which will be called "Two Worlds Colliding," borrowing a line from the band's hit, "Never Tear Us Apart."

Galinsky is basing the storyline on a book called "Just a Man - The Real Michael Hutchence" penned by the singer's mother and sister. more on this story

Dillinger Escape Plan Take Party Smasher To Sumerian

Dillinger Escape Plan announced last week that they have inked a deal with Sumerian Records.

The deal is for the band's own label imprint Party Smasher Inc. The group informed fans with a video post and the following message on their Facebook page:

"The video below is to announce that Sumerian Records is now the official home for our label 'Party Smasher Inc.' Look for the new Dillinger Escape Plan release this spring followed by some other exciting projects and releases! Get ready. 2013 belongs to us." Check out the video here.

Glen Drover Leaves Geoff Tate's Queensryche

Former Megadeth guitarist Glen Drover has reportedly parted ways with Geoff Tate's new version of Queensryche.

Drover was announced as the guitarist for the group which also features former Ozzy Osbourne, Dio and Quiet Riot bassist Rudy Sarzo, Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer, and former Queensryche guitarist Kelly Gray.

Now it appears that Drover has decided not to go forward in the group. BraveWords report that Drover sent them the following message: "I am really sorry to say that I have decided to bow out of Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche. I was very excited about doing this gig initially, but learned in the past week or so that it's in my best interest not to do this right now. I feel really bad for those who were excited about the idea, and to Geoff himself, who I have to say was very nice to me on my past trip to Seattle. I of course am very disappointed for arriving at this point, and making this decision, to say the least. I sincerely wish Geoff and the band all the luck on what they do in the future." Read the BraveWords report here.

Exodus, Havok, Necronomicon Join Barge To Hell Lineup

Exodus, Havok, Necronomicon, Seita, and Headcrusher have been added to the lineup for the extreme metal cruise Barge To Hell.

Barge To Hell will sail on Monday, December 3, 2012 from Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas and conclude Friday, December 7, 2012.

So far 35 of the 40 bands that will be part of the cruise have been announced by Ultimate Music Cruises. more on this story

Austin Psych Fest To Include BRMC, Deerhunter, Boris and More

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Deerhunter, Boris, and Clinic are among the bands that will take part in the Austin Psych Fest.

Organizers have announced over 30 bands as part of the initial lineup for the three day music festival with a another round of lineup announcements in January.

The sixth annual Austin Psych Fest will take place on April 26 - 28, 2013 at Carson Creek Ranch, a 58-acre ranch on the banks of the Colorado River, just five minutes from downtown Austin, TX. more on this story

Downstait Delay Tour Kickoff Due To Illness

Downstait were forced to delay the kick off of their headlining tour due to illness. The band canceled the first three dates of the trek which were to take place this weekend.

The group has issued the following statement regarding the health of bassist/vocalist, Sean Arata: "It is with great regret that we have to pull out of the Shreveport, LA (11-23), Houma, LA (11-24), and Houston, TX (11-25) shows. Sean is currently running a fever of 103. This proves to be a particularly huge problem for us as we are currently traveling and sleeping in a Toyota Sequoia, so we'd all undoubtedly end up sick as well.

"Our live show is very important to us and Sean plays a very large part, vocally, to the band's live sound. We'd hate for anybody to feel cheated at a Downstait show by an inadequate performance. We hope to make it up to everybody planning to see Downstait at these shows very soon and we apologize for any inconveniences this has caused." more on this story

Malfunkshun and Lace Weeper Plan Spring Tour

Lace Weeper sent over word that they will be teaming up with Malfunkshun next spring for a tour.

The band have announced the initial date with take place on April 6th at Studio 7 in Seattle.

The tour is also set to feature Catatone, and the band will be announcing more dates soon for the Northwest tour. See Lace Weeper's site for the latest.

Riverside Set New Album Release

Riverside have set a February 5, 2013 North American release date for their fifth studio album, Shrine Of New Generation Slaves.

InsideOut Music have also set a on January 21, 2013 European release date for the album which was was recorded at Serakos Studio in Warsaw, Poland, where Reality Dream Trilogy was also tracked.

Recorded with Magda Srzednicka and Robert Srzednicki, the album offers nearly an hour of classic Riverside progressive rock music. more on this story

George Kilby Jr. To Release Six Pack in February

Americana/roots rocker George Kilby Jr. has set a February 5, 2013 release date for his new album, Six Pack.

The album includes special guests from Railroad Earth, as well as Phil Wiggins (Cephas and Wiggins) and Jono Manson, a member of Blues Traveler's "extended family."

Born and raised in Alabama, George Kilby has been playing roots-based music for over 30 years, and has been a permanent fixture of a New York City music scene that embraces everything from blues and folk to Americana, bluegrass and jamband styles. A long stint with legendary bluesman Pinetop Perkins' band gave Kilby a woodshed schooling in the art of performing as well as playing the blues, lessons that he puts to great use on Six Pack. more on this story

Soundgarden Score Top 5 Debut With King Animal

Soundgarden's first album in over 15 years, King Animal, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200.

The album was co-produced by the band and Adam Kasper at Studio X in Seattle and was released on November 13.

The band will be embarking on a Winter 2013 North American tour to showcase King Animal, including two-night engagements in New York City, Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and a three-night run in Los Angeles. more on this story

Powerwolf Ready To Record New Album

Napalm Records have release an update from Powerwolf to fans informing their about the progress on their upcoming studio album:

"It's been mysteriously silent in the wolves'camp during the last few months. The reason for that is the best possible one: We have been more than busy writing the follow up album to Blood of the Saints.

"And after five intense months of blood, sweat and... even more blood, we can proudly tell you that most of the songwriting is done and there's a truely monstrous piece of wolfish metal insanity on the way. more on this story

Video From Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Kick Off Goes Online

(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones kicked off their "50 & Counting" shows Sunday in their hometown of London before a packed 02 Arena crowd of 20,000 fans and some video from the show has gone online.

The Stones delivered a 2-hour plus set with hits taken from every decade of their career, as well as "One More Shot" and "Doom And Gloom" – two new songs from their "GRRR!" greatest hits collection.

Special guests included former bandmates Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor plus guitar hero Jeff Beck and R&B superstar Mary J. Blige. Wyman joined the Stones for "It's Only Rock N' Roll" and "Honky Tonk Women", while Taylor stepped in for "Midnight Rambler." Beck was on stage for "Going Down" and Blige handled vocal duties on "Gimme Shelter." You can watch several videos from the show here.

The 69 Eyes Release Borderline Video

The 69 Eyes have released a new music video for their track, "Borderline," which comes from the band's latest studio album, X.

The video, shot in New Orleans, La. with acclaimed producer, Patric Ullaeus, starts with a scene in which the local vampire tour legend Lord Chaz draws five X's on the crypt door of the Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau's resting place in Saint Louis Cemetery #1. "Easy Rider's" famous psychedelic scene was also filmed there.

Commented lead vampire Jyrki9, "It's like our 'Love Me Tender' - a soft, timeless ballad. But it also has that dark, mystic Southern vibe (some said 'True Blood'), so naturally we had to go to Louisiana to shoot the video! Mark Twain's books, Elvis, 'King Creole,' 'Easy Rider,' blues, jazz, voodoo, vampires - so many reasons for The 69 Eyes go to N'awlins. We've played there twice; I've hosted two DJ club nights there called "Fangtasia" over the last two summers. The leading rock/metal video director of these latter days, Swedish Patric Ullaeus was also interested in coming to NOLA to make this masterpiece, so all was set for it! The mid-October was perfect for a long-lost weekend in the South." Watch the video here.