Papa Roach Singer Planned Suicide

He reveals he'd had a drink problem for over a decade, and faced the end of his relationship with spouse Kelly which had lasted twice as long. "There was a point where she wanted to experience life without me," he reflects. "That was the moment I feared in life the most." more on this story

Muse Previewing New Album During Twitter Event

Muse will be giving their fans an advance listen to their new album, The 2nd Law, today during an online event.

Their site released these details: The band will be on Twitter from 19:00 GMT+1 (today Wed September 26th), at which point we invite you all to press play on the album stream and submit your questions to the band!

We'll be listening along at the same time so you can chat to the band about each song in turn, plus ask them any of those burning questions you've always wanted answered! We'll pick out the best ones and post as many answers as we can for the duration of the album! Check it out here.

Rolling Stones Hitting The Big Screen

(hennemusic) "Crossfire Hurricane," the new film from the Rolling Stones, will be shown live in cinemas across Europe on October 18.

Over 250 cinemas across the UK and Ireland will screen "Crossfire Hurricane" live from the 2012 London Film Festival in London's Leicester Square.

Fans will be able to watch live as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood chat on the red carpet, with director Brett Morgen interviewed about his remarkable, no-holds-barred insight into key periods of the extraordinary career and incredible adventures of The Rolling Stones. more on this story

Duff McKagan To Host Classic Rock Roll of Honour

(Classic Rock) Duff McKagan will host this year's Classic Rock Roll of Honour event in London on November 13.

Lynyrd Skynyrd have confirmed they'll perform and ZZ Top will receive the Living Legend Award at what's become one of the most highly-respected ceremonies on the circuit.

McKagan, who's sold over 100 million records as a member of Guns n'Roses, Velvet Revolver and Loaded, says: "I'm pretty honoured to have been asked to host. God, I hope I don't f*** it up." more on this story

Motley Crue's Battle For Home Sweet Home

(hennemusic) Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx regularly spends time on his syndicated radio show, Sixx Sense, talking about touring, life on the road, and the group's history; recently, Nikki revealed the struggles the band endured in trying to release "Home Sweet Home."

"Our record company back in the day, Elektra Records, we turned in [the 1983 album] 'Shout At The Devil' and they rejected the album," explained the bassist. "They said they didn't like it, it didn't sound like [1981's] 'Too Fast For Love', we changed the logo, we changed our look. And so we said, 'Fine. Then we'll go to another record company.'"

"So [Elektra] put it out [after all], and it sold four million copies," continued Nikki. "Elektra was about to go bankrupt at the time, and that saved their ass. And then when our next record [1985's 'Theatre Of Pain'] got turned in, with 'Home Sweet Home' on it, they rejected that album. They said, 'This is horrible, and you have to take that song off the record. You guys aren't a ballad band.' So we did the same thing." more on this story

Friend Explains What Went Wrong With Green Day Singer In Las Vegas

(Celebuzz) Billie Joe Armstrong fell off the wagon while performing in Las Vegas over the weekend leading him to enter rehab, a family friend tells Celebuzz.

Claudia Suarez Wright, the ex-wife of Green Day drummer Frank Edwin Wright III (aka Tre Cool) confirmed Armstrong entered rehab on Monday.

What happened in Las Vegas? Claudia, whose son is Billie Joe's godchild, revealed details that led to the difficult decision to get help. "When he was in Vegas he was drinking a lot. The night of the show he had been drinking," said Claudia, adding that her ex-husband texted her yesterday about the band's ultimate conclusion.

"In Las Vegas there's a lot of temptation to drink and it's tough to be around when you're fighting against it," she said. "They have a new album coming out and it's a demanding lifestyle. It's very difficult."

According to Claudia, the famed frontman had been sober for over a year. more on this story

The Doors DVD Preview

(hennemusic) "The Doors: Live At The Bowl '68," featuring the legendary band in concert at The Hollywood Bowl on July 5, 1968, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 23 and a new preview has gone online.

For the first time, the film from the historic performance has been painstakingly restored using the original camera negatives and the audio has been remixed and mastered from original multi-tracks by the group's engineer Bruce Botnick. This new restoration offers a stunning visual upgrade from earlier versions and will give fans the closest experience to being there live along side Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek.

"The Doors: Live At The Bowl '68" will include three previously unreleased tracks from the performance. Technical issues with the recording of "Hello, I Love You," "The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)," and "Spanish Caravan" prevented them from being released in the past. Now, through meticulous restoration of the audio, all three will be included, marking the first time the concert has been available in its entirety. Watch the preview here.

Iron Maiden To Be First Rock Band To Play New Stadium

(hennemusic) On July 13, 2013, Iron Maiden's "Maiden England" tour will hit Sweden, where the band will play at Friends Arena, the new national stadium in Stockholm.

The Maiden date is the first rock show ever to be announced at this brand new 50,000-capacity venue.

"It is a great honor to be the first rock band to be announced to play the new national stadium, especially as we have always had a very close connection with your country and have massively enjoyed every visit," says Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson. more on this story

Tony Iommi Tops Dimebag, Randy Rhodes On Best Metal Guitarist List

(Classic Rock) Gibson have named Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi as the greatest heavy metal guitarist of all time.

He heads a top ten which also features Metallica pair Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield plus late Ozzy Osbourne axeman Randy Rhoads.

Three of Ozzy's collaborators make the list, with Zakk Wylde taking the number seven position. Dimebag Darrell Abbott is the only other entry asides from Rhoads to have passed away. Read more and see the list here.

Journey Considered Replacing Steve Perry With Michael Bolton

(Classic Rock) Journey guitarist Neal Schon doesn't know why former singer Steve Perry won't take his calls.

And he admits the band considered hiring Michael Bolton as their new frontman after Perry's 1987 departure but didn't think about it for long.

Schon takes part in a question-answer session in Classic Rock Magazine No.176, on sale now.

He says: "The last time I spoke to Steve face-to-face was when we did the Hollywood Walk of Fame eight years ago. It was good – but there were so many reporters around, it had to be. To this day I don't understand why we can't just pick up the phone and talk." more on this story

TesseracT Announce New Singer and Post New Song Online

TesseracT have announced their new singer and have posted a new song teaser online so fans can get a taste of what is to come. They sent over these details:

TesseracT are excited to welcome Ashe O'Hara into the group as their new vocalist. Hailing from Northampton originally, Ashe spent his early years singing in many different groups, from choirs to musical theatre, and has more recently worked on a number of ambient/alternative metal projects as well as session work. Ashe currently resides in Hove, East Sussex and is eagerly awaiting the upcoming tour and working on the new album.

Comments Ashe: I have always been an admirer of their work so it's pretty awesome to be passed such a challenging flame. I am very aware of the anticipation and I am certainly feeling the weight of it; but I am equally excited for what shall be an amazing and sh*thot experience! more on this story

The Dears Patrick Krief Plans New Album and Tour

Longtime guitarist for The Dears Patrick Krief has big plans for 2013 which include releasing a new album and hitting the road for a North American tour.

Rock Ridge Music will be releasing Krief's new album, Hundred Thousand Pieces, in early 2013 in the United States and he will also be touring the U.S. in support of the album in 2013.

Says Krief of the partnership with Rock Ridge Music: "I'm super excited to have a partner in the U.S. for the first time as a solo artist. Rock Ridge is a no nonsense label, very artist friendly, and I am super excited to release this album with them." more on this story

Metric Plan Live TV Special

AXS TV will be broadcasting a live television special featuring Metric in concert next month.

Metric are currently touring the world in support of their most recently released album, Synthetica.

"Metric: Synthetica Live from the Ogden Theatre" will broadcast LIVE from Denver, Colorado, on Thursday, October 4th. more on this story

Vintage Trouble For The Who Tour

(hennemusic) The Who will be launching a North American tour that is set to kick off on November 1st in Sunrise, FL.

The trip, which marks the band's first dates on the continent in four years, will see the group - featuring founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend - perform their iconic 1973 double album "Quadrophenia" in its entirety, along with a selection of Who classics.

The Who have announced Los Angeles band Vintage Trouble as the support act for the first leg of the arena tour, including shows running from November 1 to December 9. more on this story

Tony Iommi Recalls Wild John Bonham Adventures

(hennemusic) Yesterday marked the anniversary of the passing of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who died on September 25, 1980.

While promoting his autobiography, "Iron Man," last year, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi spoke about Bonham.

"He was quite a wild character," said Iommi. "And it was good fun, he was good fun…unless we went out and he was driving – then that was bad fun. He used to get really pissed drunk and drive back and, in them days, police weren't so hot."

Iommi then went on to share a story about one of the pair's wild adventures, watch the video here.

Metallica Kill 'Em All Anniversary Vans Coming

(hennemusic) 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of "Kill 'Em All," the debut album by Metallica.

This summer, it was announced that Metallica will mark the anniversary next spring by teaming up with Vans.

The 'Kill 'Em All' Pack will consist of both the Vans Slip On and Sk8 Hi, with each one dressed in the hand and hammer design used for the cover art. See photos here.

B Sides

Singled Out: The Jerzey Street Band

Hey folks... This is Dave Wrobel from The Jerzey Street Band and I have been asked to tell the story behind our single, Pale Blue River...

I wrote this Song quite some time ago when I was working on a Demo and I had two days rehearsal with a Band of musicians that I didn't know and two Days booked in the Studio...

Anyway, we recorded and track called "Tombstone World" and one called "Landing" and then we ran out of time and Money so Pale Blue River was never recorded.... And we had pushed the time that much that we couldn't mix the two that had been recorded...

A very productive project I'm sure you'll agree..

So, Pale Blue River was the first song I presented at the very first Jerzey Street Band rehearsal.. In fact, we didn't have a name... We blasted through a couple of songs and went outside for a break and I said "we need a name" and then my brother Neil pointed at the Jerzey Street sign and said what about......... The Jerzey Street Band... Exciting huh? I don't know of many Bands that settled on the very first Band Name suggestion.....

Okay, the Song.........

Having spent much of my earlier life growing up in the South Pacific on the Island of Papua New Guinea and taking long holidays travelling to Australia, America and all kinds of wonderful places, I was certainly set up to be a BMX riding, Skateboarding, Beach Running Mall Rat... Haha, well not quite but I was cultured in a way that never prepared me for life in the Grey and Gloomy industrial town of Oldham, Lancashire....

The reason for this upbringing was due to my Father's work commitments and when we finally came back to England he continued to travel and pursued his Job in the Middle East...

One night, just out of College while sitting out the back of my Parent's Home cradling my Guitar and sipping a Cold Beer I got to thinking about where I was in reality and where I was in my head ... To describe the two as unrelated would be an understatement and even though I had been in England for a substantial amount of time I identified myself as uprooted and I felt that I just didn't belong where I was... That is when I thought of the line "It's like this World was mine to roam".....

It was the first time I had really sat back and compared my childhood to my progressing adult life and the two didn't make any sense to me and in fact brought an intense feeling of sadness for a few reasons... I missed my Dad, I felt sorry for my Mum because her husband was miles away and I just missed the life that I knew and identified with...

The Chords came quickly because I had the melody already going and I started to sing Rivers, Blue Rivers, Pale Blue Rivers, Pale Blue Rivers Running Down...

With the lyrics in the verse I was trying to express the feeling of the reality that was in the small Northern English Town "Never thought I'd make it back here don't you know"... And the reality that I really felt in my mind "Jumped this Train about a mile from Mexico"... In my head that is what I should've been doing...

It's a story of what actually is, and how the Character(me) felt life should be....

The last Verse says "I've got aching heels and a pain I can't describe, but I feel like I've been lifted" and then the final Bridge "Pale Blue Rivers running down, got to make it out of this Town".... Got to move, my feet are hurting but there is a fire burning inside I need to keep moving... Got to get the hell out of this place... I'm too uprooted

The lyrics in the Chorus were dedicated to my Dad... I'm going crazy here but "we're all crazy too" I guess we're all in it together... I started to feel positive and I felt a great pride and I saw my Dad as a river.... Unstoppable, pure and fast and I began to make more sense of the initial confusion...

The Song was a bit of a journey for me and it made me realise that I should think less about what I feel I've lost and more about what I have gained in the process... Also, it made me notice that my Parents had sacrificed much more than I ever had in order to keep me safe and from that I tried to look forward and not back...

When I had finished writing the song I knew it would be an opener and even though it didn't make it on the demo I intended it to be on, I always knew that when the time came it would be the anthem that set me off... It epitomises exactly what The Jerzey Street Band's sound is and the song that made us call our sound "Freight Train Rock" ...

That's pretty much it.. I hope I haven't bored you all...

Thanks

Dave

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

Glenn Hughes on WIkimetal

Glenn Hughes is the featured guest in the latest episode of Wikimetal, they sent over these details about the discussion:

Among several other topics, Glenn discusses about the release of 'Re-Machined Head' (the tribute album of Deep Purple's Machine Head) and why he chose 'Maybe I'm a Leo'.

He also recalls what he felt when he heard the first full audition of 1974 Burn, he talks about his dear friends Jon Lord and Tomy Bolin and he tells our listeners who were the main bands that in his opinion were the architects and creators of Heavy Metal.

Listen to the full episode here or the Interview (in English) here.

Ill Nino Release Depression Lyric Video

Ill Nino have released a new lyric video for their new single "The Depression" which comes from their forthcoming coming album Epidemia, that will be released on October 22nd.

"Twelve years and five studio releases later, Epidemia has all the harsh elements and dark Latin rhythms that make Ill Nino's Latin metal sound different in this genre of metal", drummer and founding member Dave Chavarri said of the upcoming release. Watch the video here.

Ill Nino is currently touring alongside Static X and Emmure on the Noise Revolution Tour. The tour goes through the end of October. more on this story

Neil Young and Crazy Horse Release Giant New Video

(hennemusic) Neil Young and Crazy Horse will release their second album this year, "Psychedelic Pill," on October 30. Ahead of that, the group has just issued a video for "Walk Like A Giant."

The project follows the June release of "Americana," the group's first album together since 2003's "Greendale," and their first with the full Crazy Horse line-up of Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina and Frank "Poncho" Sampedro since "Broken Arrow" in 1996.

Recorded right after "Americana" at Audio Casa Blanca, "Psychedelic Pill" will be released the same month the group begins its full North American tour. Watch the video here.

Cradle of Filth Release New Lyric Video

Cradle of Filth are giving fans a taste of their forthcoming album with the posting a new lyric video.

The video is their new song "For Your Vulgar Delectation," which comes from the band's 10th studio album, The Manticore and Other Horrors, which is set to released in North America on October 30th via Nuclear Blast.

Recorded in eight weeks at both Springvale and Grindstone studios (where it was also mixed by Scott Atkins) in Suffolk, UK. Check out the video here.

Sites & Sounds: Liverpool Psychedelia- Rock Vegas- More

As summer turns to fall temperatures are dropping but the music festival scene is just starting to heat up. antiMusic Travel Editor Kevin Wierzbicki takes a look at some of this autumn's bumper crop.

Editor's Pick: Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia
September 29, Liverpool, England

An amazing roster will keep things trippy all day long: Dead Skeletons, the Time & Space Machine, Wolf People, Will Sergeant (from Echo & the Bunnymen), Mugstar, Baltic Fleet, the Lucid Dream, Black Manila, Plank!, Koolaid Electric Company and many other mind blowing acts. www.liverpoolpsychfest.com

A Taste Of St. Louis
September 28-30, St. Louis

Okay, technically A Taste of St. Louis is a food festival. But besides lavish spreads of delicious edibles and drinkables, A Taste is known for offering lots of art, cultural activities and music. The event takes place outdoors at Soldiers Park, adjacent to the mighty Mississippi River and in the shadow of the city's famous Gateway Arch and all concerts are free. Scheduled to appear are the All American Rejects, Macy Gray, Taj Mahal, Divine Sorrow, Joe Dirt and the Dirty Boys, the Jeremiah Johnson Band, King Omowale and the Majestic Lions and many others. www.tastestl.com

Fort Worth Music Festival
September 28-29, Fort Worth

Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind? It should right about now if you want to take in the fun of the Fort Worth Music Festival, to be held on the lawn of the Will Rogers Memorial in the city's Camp Bowie district. Scheduled to appear are Dr. Dog, Kevin Eubanks, Hayes Carll, the Reverend Horton Heat, Charles Bradley, the Relatives, the Orbans, Telegraph Canyon, Burning Hotels and many others. The best chefs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area also turn out to show off their skills. www.fwfest.com

Rock Vegas
September 28-29, Las Vegas

It's Sin City; what else do you need to know! This two-day blowout features Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Marilyn Manson, Godsmack, Staind, Stone Sour, Adelitas Way, All That Remains, P.O.D., Art of Dying and many other head-rattling acts. www.rockvegasfest.com