Aerosmith and Cheap Trick Launching Fall Tour

Aerosmith will be touring in support of their new studio album, Music From Another Dimension, which is set for release on November 6th. more on this story

Stone Temple Pilots Anger Fans

(Classic Rock) Stone Temple Pilots have angered fans in Canada after they appeared late for a show, delivered a short set then cancelled the following night's performance.

Supporters in Abbotsford, British Columbia, were upset on Monday after Scott Weiland and co left them waiting for 105 minutes. Some fans, believing rumours that the band weren't even in the building, decided to leave. Eruptions of booing were heard on several occasions.

When STP did appear, frontman Weiland offered a brief apology but didn't try to explain why the delay had occurred. Fan reports suggest they played a shorter set than usual before bowing out. more on this story

Green Day Streaming New Album Uno In Full Online

Green Day are giving their friends on Facebook an advance listen to their forthcoming album with a full stream of the effort.

The album, Uno, is set to hit stores on September 25th but fans can stream the album in its entirely here.

Uno is the first installment in the band's upcoming trilogy of albums Uno, Dos (out Nov 13) and Tre (out Jan 15, 2013). more on this story

Queen, Alice Cooper, Zeppelin, Maiden Members Rock Sunflower Jam

(hennemusic) Classic rock stars were out in full force at London's Royal Albert Hall Sunday night for Sunflower Jam 2012.

The 6th annual event raised funds for a UK cancer charity of the same name, founded by Jacky Paice, wife of Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice.

The evening, hosted by actor Jeremy Irons, consisted of many very special performances and collaborations from artists such as Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Brian May of Queen, Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, Alice Cooper, Ian Paice, Mark King, Alfie Boe, Kerry Ellis, Jerry Brown, Margo Buchanan, Micky Moody, Murray Gould, Nick Fyffe, Sandi Thom, Steve Balsamo, Temperance Movement, Uli Jon Roth and Wix Wickins. Check out videos from the event here.

Iced Earth Against Label Suing Fans

(Classic Rock) Jon Schaffer doesn't agree with his record label taking legal action against Iced Earth fans who are accused of filesharing the band's 2011 album Dystopia.

Century Media have filed 7500 suits alleging copyright infringement, of which 4327 are connected with Iced Earth. Schaffer says: "It has come to my attention that Century Media is suing fans over illegal downloaded of, among others, our latest album.

"I felt it was important to clarify that we had no knowledge of this motion, and were, sadly, not asked permission. more on this story

Duff McKagan Plans Multimedia Event

(hennemusic) Duff McKagan is hosting an intimate gathering in Hollywood for his autobiography, "It's So Easy (And Other Lies)."

"A Punk's Revue!" happens Monday, October 15 at 10:30pm at The Viper Room in West Hollywood, CA.

This intimate gathering will feature a multi-media exploration of Duff 's career in music, words, video, and sound. Musicians Mike Squires, Jeff Rouse, Paul Hutzler and Burke Thomas will accompany McKagan through the spoken word performance. more on this story

Shadows Fall, God Forbid, Thy Will Be Done Tour

Shadows Fall will be launching a North American headline tour next month in support of their latest album, Fire From The Sky.

The "Party To The Apocalypse Tour" features additional support from God Forbid, Thy Will Be Done, and Trumpet The Harlot.

The trek is set to kick off on October 12th Worcester, MA and will wrap up on November 23rd in Phoenix, AZ. more on this story

Clutch Map Out Holiday Tour Plans

Clutch will be taking a break from pre-production on their next album to launch two short tours this fall including their annual Holiday tour.

The Holiday tour will feature support from from Mondo Generator, Saviours, and Wino and will kick off on December 26th in Washington, DC and conclude with a special New Year's Eve performance in Worcester, MA at The Palladium.

Clutch will also be celebrating Halloween with a quick run of dates including two stops in Flint, MI and two stops in Detroit, MI. MonstrO will open these shows with Lionize providing direct support. more on this story

The Sword Giving Fans Old School Bonus With New Album

The Sword will be going old school with the October 22nd release of their fourth studio album, Apocryphon.

Razor & Tie sent over word that the band is partnering with independent record stores nationwide for a special promotion: when fans buy the new album Apocryphon (on CD or vinyl), they will receive a free, limited-edition, hand-numbered version of the new Sword album on cassette tape (while supplies last). You can find a list of stores here.

In support of the album, The Sword will kick off their North America tour on October 29th with support from bands Gypsyhawk (entire tour), Eagle Claw (October 29th through November 24th) and American Sharks (December 2nd through December 18th). more on this story

Slash Embarrased By David Bowie Comments

(hennemusic) In a recent interview with Sydney, Australia's Triple M, Slash spoke candidly about his mother's affair with David Bowie back in the day.

On Monday, during an interview with Bay Area rock station 107.7 The Bone, Slash felt the need to clarify his earlier remarks.

"That was a very casual conversation with somebody on the phone in Australia that I had no idea was gonna get blown up. It became this big headline, and it was very awkward," said Slash. "I'm embarrassed 'cause I'm sure David didn't appreciate it. And my mom — rest in peace — probably wouldn't have dug it either. All it was, was they dated for a while, which is common knowledge, and all I said was there was one occasion where I happened to walk into the bedroom when they weren't fully dressed. That was it. It wasn't anything more lewd to that." more on this story

Hawkwind Leads HRH Prog Festival Lineup

(Classic Rock) Classic Rock's sister title Prog Magazine is proud to present a new boutique event, the HRH Prog Festival, which will take place at the Magna Science Adventure, Rotherham, on April 6-7 2013.

The event aims to offer an interactive experience using the Magna Science Adventure's unique setting, while offering the broadest possible range of progressive music.

Already confirmed are Hawkwind, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Enid, Caravan, Mostly Autumn, TesseracT, Aeon Zen, Enochian Theory, Order of Voices and Antlered Man for the inaugural event – with many more to follow. more on this story

Rolling Stones Expand Classic Tour Film

(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones will premiere an expanded version of their 1965 tour film, "Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland '65," at the 50th New York Film Festival later this month.

In 1965, Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham asked filmmaker Peter Whitehead (The Fall, Tonite Let's All Make Love in London) to accompany the band on a quick tour of Ireland. Whitehead was astonished...not only by the incredible power of the Stones' performances, but especially by the raw energy of the crowds of young people that rushed them everywhere.

This new version of this behind-the scenes diary of the early Stones has never been seen; Mick Gochanour and Robin Klein, the team that brought The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus to the screen, have painstakingly restored over 90,000 frames of optical screen prints and negative, going back to the original sound tapes and 3-track live recordings. more on this story

Voivod Preview New Song and Release Mobile App

Voivod are giving fans a taste of their forthcoming single and have also released a new mobile app. Here are the details:

Voivod have posted a teaser for their upcoming single, "Mechanical Mind," which is taken from their 13th studio album, Target Earth (due out January 21st in Europe and January 22nd in North America). In addition to being featured on Target Earth, the track will be available as a digital single and 7" vinyl (with the Voivod skull etching by the band's own drummer Away as the "b-side") on October 8th in Europe and October 9th in North America. Listen to it here.

Voivod has also announced a free app for mobile smart phones that gives fans access to the band's songs, music videos, live interviews, news, upcoming live events, and more. To download the app, click the appropriate link: iPhone - Android and Blackberry

Robbie Crane Quits Lynch Mob

(Classic Rock) Robbie Crane has quit Lynch Mob just months after he left Ratt in order to concentrate on the George Lynch's outfit.

The bassist says: "With much thought and regret, I am resigning. Thank you to all the fans for your support of the band and Sound Mountain Sessions. It has been a wild two-year ride that I wouldn't change for anything."

Earlier this year he said: "I'd been with Ratt for 15 years and it was time to move on. I love being in Lynch Mob – this is where my heart's at." More rock news.

Man Overboard and Never Shout Never Tour

Man Overboard have added a new tour with Never Shout Never to their already busy touring schedule.

The tour starts on November 20th at Des Moines, IA's Wooly's, heads out East, and wraps up at Asbury Park, NJ's The Stone Pony. Joining both bands on these dates will be MOD SUN and Me Like Bees.

Man Overboard's East Coast headlining dates with f Major League starts this Thursday in Baltimore. After these shows, the band will be joining Taking Back Sunday and Bayside for a West Coast tour. Before the Never Shout Never dates, they will be touring with New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, and The Story So Far on The Road To Warped Tour in the UK. more on this story

Behemoth's Nergal Releasing Autobiography

Behemoth vocalist/guitarist Nergal will be releasing his autobiography, "Sacrum Profanum," on October 17th in his native Poland.

The book will be promoted through a series of trailers that can be seen on Behemoth's youtube channel. The trailers will feature Nergal reading portions of the book, as well as acting out portions of stories, which Nergal describes as "some funny, some sad, some evil…some related to the band, some not."

Nergal comments: "The feedback to my first trailer is overwhelming. Reactions are mixed and that's exactly how I like it. It's one month to the release date … October 17th I'll set the world on fire!" Watch the trailer here.

Health Issues Force Stefan Kaufmann To Retire From Udo

(Classic Rock) Stefan Kaufmann has retired from Udo for health reasons. The guitarist will continue to work on production tasks in his studio.

Kaufmann was forced to leave his role as Accept drummer in 1989, also for health reasons.

UDO say: "The band has begun preparations for the forthcoming studio album and is looking for a guitar player with immediate effect." More rock news.

B Sides

Becoming The Archetype Singled Out Week: The Ocean Walker

Becoming The Archetype released their new album, "I Am," this week and we asked the band to tells about some of the tracks. Today guitarist Daniel Gailey tells us about the song "The Ocean Walker". Here is the story:

"The Ocean Walker" was technically the first song written for the new record. I wrote the main riff over a year ago and felt like it was a really good start, but had no idea where to go with it. At that point I didn't really know what kind of songs I wanted to write for the rest of the record, but it was still early on in the game and I didn't want to force things, so I left "The Ocean Walker" alone for a little while. As time went on, and riffs from other songs started coming together, it all started to click. I figured out exactly what I wanted and how these songs should flow. I realized how dark and heavy this record was going to be, so I started reworking songs before they even really had first drafts.

"The Ocean Walker" was the first song that I came back around to, and it all just sort of fell into place. I knew that I wanted to focus more on song structure this time around, and make sure that I wasn't just cramming riffs on top of each other. I did my best to make sure that there would be recognizable sections to each song. Verse, bridge, chorus. etc. I also wanted these songs to be intricate and technical, but not so intricate and technical that it would be distracting. Most of the songs on the record have two rhythm parts and a lead part throughout. It was a lot of fun getting to add some melody with a lead over the main guitar parts, especially on this song. The lead melodies seem to mold right into the riffs and add a lot of feel to the song.

When we entered the studio to start tracking these songs and putting vocals to them, it didn't take us long to realize that this should be the opening track on the record. Things just came together so smoothly with this song and I'm really stoked with how it turned out.

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

Trivium On Wikimetal

Trivium's Paolo Gregoletto is the featured guest on the latest episode of Wikimetal. They sent over these details:

Extremely nice, Paolo talked to Wikimetal about several topics and combined with the great music played on the show it's easy to understand why Trivium is this great band and huge success all over the world.

You can listen to the version of the episode that only contains the interview in English here and listen to the full episode here.

August Burns Red Release New Christmas Song

August Burns Red are streaming their new Christmas song "Sleigh Ride," on their official website.

The song is the second new track from their upcoming Christmas album: August Burns Red presents: Sleddin' Hill, A Holiday Album, which will be released on October 9th.

"'Sleigh Ride' was the last song to come together for Sleddin' Hill' and one of the trickier songs to cover due to its crazy structure and various key changes," says guitarist JB Brubaker. "The original song is all over the place and so is our version. 'Sleigh Ride' is a complete roller coaster - there is even a jazz section in the middle complete with horns. The end reminds me of a rock n roll dance party in the 1960s. I don't know what else to say - you just have to listen to it." Listen to the new song here.

Iron Maiden Release New Road Report

(hennemusic) Iron Maiden spent the summer bringing their "Maiden England World Tour" to fans across North America and the band have posted a US West Coast report from the road, featuring live footage and interviews with band and crew members.

The tour closely mirrors, in terms of production and content, the original 1988 concert video of the same name, shot on the "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Tour."

The North American trek hit more than 30 cities before it wrapped up in Houston, TX on August 18. Check out the road report here.

The Features Release Another One Video

The Features have released a new music video for their song "Another One," which you can view online.

The video was directed by Ryan Newman, and MTV notes: In an possible outtake from "Honey, We Shrunk The Rock Band," the Nashville quartet delivers the hooky track (which feels like the Talking Heads synced up with The Cars) from the safety of a mouse-sized hole in the wall until our lovelorn protagonists outsmart them and put this whole of-mice-and-men thing to bed. Watch the video here

You can also see the band on the road. They wrap up their European tour tonight in Belgium and will kick off their North American tour next week in California. more on this story