Metallica Movie Set For Release

"Don't have an IMAX theatre nearby? No problem! The movie will roll into additional theatres in full 3D one week later on October 4. In the meantime we're editing and putting the finishing touches on the film, so keep watching here for many more details, photos, and video clips from our live extravaganza filmed last summer in Vancouver. With so many of you playing a very important role on those nights, we are anxious to begin to share it all with you very soon and we'll see you in the theatres this Fall!"

Forever The Sickest Kids Singer Arrested For Selling Fake Rolexes

(Radio.com) Jonathan Cook, frontman for pop-punk band Forever The Sickest Kids, was apparently arrested in January for selling counterfeit Rolex watches, he admitted.

A collector of antique automobiles and wrist watches, the Dallas-based, 29-year-old singer released a statement Monday (April 22). It reads:

"I am writing this letter to apologize to my friends and fans for my recent arrest and charges against me for trademark counterfeiting, with attempted distribution of counterfeit Rolex watches.

"Before being arrested, I was not aware of how serious such a transaction was and through my experience I have learned that it does not matter how or where I purchased the watches. Simply presenting an item for sale with a false trademark logo is a criminal offense, even if it is well known that the item is a fake." more.

Megadeth Streaming Super Collider

(Classic Rock) Megadeth have released an online stream of Super Collider, the title track of their upcoming album and it is being met with mix reactions.

The track is already splitting fans, some of whom are disappointed with the lack of guitar action, while others don't like the pace of the song. Nearly a third of responses to the YouTube steam have been negative.

Mainman Dave Mustaine recently said of the album: "When we started the deadline was pretty heavy on this. We had signed our contract and we had such-and-such amount of time to do it – but we were out on tour, so every day was ticking away.

"It was like biting your fingers kind of stuff. When we came in, the first couple songs, I wanted to get some of the more melodic stuff out of the way and save some of the full on, ass kicking stuff for the end." Check out the stream here.

Fall Out Boy Replace Paramore At The Top Of The Charts

(Radio.com) Justin Timberlake, Paramore and now Fall Out Boy at the top of the charts? Are we sure it's 2013? For five straight weeks, the Billboard 200 album chart has experienced an onslaught of artists who held major relevance in the mid-2000s, particularly 2006 and 2007, followed by a period of lessened popularity and/or eventual inactivity.

Prior to Timberlake's three-week reign, the No.1 album in the country belonged to Bon Jovi, a band that admittedly held more sway in its earlier days but still connected with 2005′s "Who Says You Can't Go Home" and the 2007 album Lost Highway.

This week, Fall Out Boy took the top spot in America with its big comeback album, Save Rock & Roll, which debuts at No. 1 with 153,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The band beats out its closest competitor, Kid Cudi, by almost 20,000 copies, as the rapper's Indicud slots in second.

Rewind to February 2007. That month, Fall Out Boy went to the top of the charts with the band's third album, Infinity on High, buoyed by big singles "This Ain't a Scene, It's An Arms Race" and "Thnks fr th Mmrs" and the strong performance of its previous album, From Under the Cork Tree, which put the band on the map in 2005 and 2006. more on this story

Queensryche Offering Free Album Replacement

(Classic Rock) Geoff Tate's version of Queensryche are offering a free replacement of their album Frequency Unknown to anyone who's bought it and doesn't like the mix.

The band made moves to produce a new edit after some fans objected to the quality of preview clips ahead of the record's release this week. They originally hired Billy Sherwood to turn his hand to producing a new version, but he bowed out citing time constraints.

Tate recently said: "We were a little rushed on the mixing end of it, so we're having some of the songs remixed before the album comes out. That's typical with records – you have to have them in on time.

"Luckily, with this situation, we get to go back and correct some areas where we thought it was kind of lacking. I've done that on probably three quarters of the records I've ever made." More details here.

Ozzy Osbourne Explains Black Sabbath's God Is Dead?

Black Sabbath have released 'God Is Dead?,' the first single from their forthcoming reunion album, "13," and frontman Ozzy Osbourne explained the inspiration behind the song in a recent interview.

Ozzy called in to Zane Lowe's BBC show and had this to say about the song, "How I got that title was I was in somebody's office and there was a magazine on a table and it just said, 'God Is Dead,' and I suddenly thought about 9/11 and all these terrorist things and religion and how many people have died in the name of religion," explained Osbourne.

"When you think about the tragedy that's happened throughout time, it just came in my head. You'd think by now that their God would have stopped people dying in the name of, so I just starting thinking that people must be thinking, 'Where is God? God is dead' and it just hit me."

Ozzy also addressed the controversial song title by pointing out, "At the end of the thing, there's still a bit of hope because there I sing that I don't believe that God is dead. It's just a question of when you see so many dreadful people killing each other with bombs, and blowing the tube trains up and the World Trade Center."

He also explained how well the recording process worked for the reunited group, "It flowed out of us. We actually wrote and recorded 16 songs and we had eight songs left over as a bonus thing, you know. It was like doing a double album. The songs really stand up, you know."

BBC are streaming the entire show online, which includes the Ozzy interview (which you will find 44 minutes into the broadcast) here.

Zakk Wylde Plans Meet and Greet

(Gibson) Zakk Wylde will enter the world of fan conventions with an appearance at Spooky Empire's MAY-HEM, May 24-26 at the Rosen Center in Orlando, FL.

Wylde will be promoting and signing copies of his recently released paperback book, Bringing Metal To The Children (Harper-Collins), as well as an array of Black Label Society/Zakk related merchandise, in a massive 2 day Meet-and-Greet.

Beginning with Wylde's "True Rocker Test," Bringing Metal To The Children goes on to tell stories of wild nights on the road with some of the biggest names in metal like Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Slash and Dimebag Darrell, coaches metal lovers about tour hygiene on the road, and covers both pre-show and post-show etiquette.

The book also features Wylde's tales from the record business, a look at his recording studio, and world tour survival techniques. more on this story

Carnal Forge End Hiatus and Announce New Lineup

Carnal Forge have announced that they have ended their two year hiatus and revealed a new lineup for the band and plans to record new music.

The new lineup is lead by founding guitarist Jari Kuusisto along with singer Jens C. Mortensen, bass player Lars Lindén and lead guitarist Petri Kuusisto.

The group is joined by new drummer Lawrence Dinamarca who is known for his work with Loch Vostok and Bleeding Utopia.

The band are currently working on two brand new songs in Petri Kuusisto's Studio SoundPeaQ in Sala, Sweden.

Bonnaroo Festival Lineup Expanded

Organizers for the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival have announced an expanded lineup for this year's event which will take place in Manchester, Tennessee.

The four-day festival will take place June 13-16th and the newly announced acts include Empire of the Sun, Solange, ALO with Special Guests, Polyphonic Spree, Bustle In Your Hedgerow, Black Prairie, Delta Rae and
The Rubens/

Paul McCartney, Mumford And Sons, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are set to headline the festival which will also include performances from R. Kelly, Bjork, Wu-Tang Clan. Wilco, The Lumineers, The National, The XX, Kendrick Lamar, Nas and ZZ Top.

Iron Maiden's Trooper Ale A Huge Hit Even Before Release

(Classic Rock) Iron Maiden's Trooper ale has proved so successful that the makers are having to work overtime before it's even gone on sale.

But frontman Bruce Dickinson admits it wasn't just a case of adding the band's name to a bottle, and they actually had to audition for brewers Robinsons.

The award-winning firm tied in with Maiden to create a "secret squirrel" recipe. Interest has been so strong that they've moved to a six-day week to keep up with advance orders, with over 100 countries having expressed an interest in stocking it.

Brewery boss David Bremner tells the Sun that in their 175-year history they've never had to make three batches a day. "We haven't spent a single penny on advertising," he says. "This is history in the making for brewing." more on this story

Rush Retrospective Collections Coming

(hennemusic) Rush will release two new digital-only collections, "The Complete Mercury Years" and "The Studio Albums 1989-2007", via iTunes on May 14.

"The Complete Mercury Years" will contain Rush's complete Mercury catalog (all their albums up through "A Show Of Hands") for $79.99, including the new "2112 Deluxe Edition" and the 2008 "Working Man" compilation.

"Rush: The Studio Albums 1989-2007" will contain the entire Atlantic-era Rush studio catalog ("Presto" through "Snakes & Arrows") for $49.99. more on this story

Portugal. The Man Announce North American Tour

Portugal. The Man will be hitting the road next month to launch their very own North American headline spring and summer tour.

The trek is set to kick off on May 20th at New York City's Irving Plaza and will conclude on July 18th with a homecoming concert at Portland, Oregon's Crystal Ballroom.

In addition to headline dates, the band is set to appear at several music festivals including Boston Calling Music Festival (on May 25th), The Governor's Ball Music Festival on New York City's Randall's Island (slated for Sunday, June 9th) and Manchester, Tennessee's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (June 13th – 16th).

The tour will featured a variety of support acts during the duration including Royal Bangs, Skaters, Guards and Avi Buffalo.

Portugal. The Man will be touring in support of their new Danger Mouse produced album, "Evil Friends," which is set to be released on June 4th. The following night they will be celebrating the release with a performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. more on this story

Guns N' Roses Guitarist Plans Little Kids Rock Event

(hennemusic) Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron "Bumbelfoot" Thal has partnered with Gibson and the Little Kids Rock music program.

On Wednesday, May 1, Thal will jam with students at Mott Hall Community School in the Bronx as part of the program; in addition, he will be arriving with free guitars for the students, courtesy of Gibson.

The guitars are part of a donation of over $75,000 worth of electric guitars that Gibson made to the national non-profit organization Little Kids Rock and distributed to schools affected by Hurricane Sandy throughout Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Newark and Jersey City communities. more on this story

Budgie's Tony Bourge Returns After 27 Years

(Classic Rock) Ex-Budgie guitarist Tony Bourge has a new album out, 35 years after leaving the Welsh band and 27 years after his last recorded output with heavy rockers Tredegar.

In May 1973 an unsuspecting world listened in awe as Bourge unleashed the riff to Budgie's Breadfan – a song later covered by Metallica. Forty years on, the hugely underrated six-stringer has a new 20-track album named Crank It Up – released under the moniker of Anthony Bourge.

Crank It Up contains a wide variety of styles, from riff-based rockers reminiscent of the metal Bourge forged with Budgie, to songs and instrumentals steeped in the blues, to ethereal pop numbers.

The album's Shw Mae Mama is a dark, heavy blues song – with a Welsh language chorus that translates as "How are you, Mama?" more on this story

Hard Rock Hell Lineup Expanded

(Classic Rock) Michael Monroe, Snakecharmer and The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown have been added to the bill for Hard Rock Hell 7, which takes place in Wales at the end of November.

They join Black Star Riders, Nazareth, Paul Di'Anno and Lawnmower Deth at the latest edition of the holiday-park weekend music festival.

Monroe launched his video for new track The Ballad Of The Lower East Side via Classic Rock last week. His next album, Horns And Halos, is released on August 26 via Spinefarm.

See who is else is playing at Hard Rock Hell here.

Voodoo Six Set For Iron Maiden Tour and Album Release

Voodoo Six have set a May 27th released date for their new studio album, 'Songs To Invade Countries To', which arrives the same day they hit the road with Iron Maiden.

The album is being released under the band's new global deal with Spinefarm and was produced by Tony Newton, mixed by Tony Newton & Pedro Ferreira (The Darkness, Enter Shikari, Therapy?) and mastered by Ade Emsley (Iron Maiden, British Lion).

The band will hit the road with Iron maiden for the legendary metal band's European tour which will include stops at a variety of leading music festivals. more on this story

The Cult To Rock Sturgis

The Cult are the latest band announced as a headliner for The Sturgis Buffalo Chip music festival which will take place during this year's Sturgis motorcycle rally.

They will be headlining the music festival on Saturday, August 3rd. Previously announce headliners include Kid Rock, Rob Zombie and Mastodon.

This year's festival will also feature performances from ZZ Top, Toby Keith, Halestorm, Machine Head, Brantley Gilbert, Queensrÿche and Sublime with Rome.

"The Cult has been recognized as an undeniable force of pure rock throughout the years," says Rod Woodruff, President of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip in a statement. "Rock being the main staple for fans at the Chip, we are truly honored to say The Cult is going to rock the Chip during this year's rally."

Soundgarden Unplug On KROQ

(hennemusic) Soundgarden members Chris Cornell and Ben Shepherd were guests on the Kevin & Bean Show on KROQ Los Angeles on Wednesday.

The pair were on hand for an interview with the morning hosts, and they also performed a few songs acoustically for listeners.

The pair delivered acoustic versions of the Soundgarden classic "Fell On Black Days" as well as "Halfway There" from the new "King Animal" album. Watch here.

Gary Moore Les Paul Announced

(hennemusic) Gibson have announced the Gary Moore Les Paul Standard, a new guitar honoring the late music legend.

Moore's playing with Skid Row, Thin Lizzy and his solo work virtually defined high-octane blues-rock, coining a signature tone that thousands have sought to emulate. Across three decades of playing, his weapon of choice remained the mighty Les Paul, one of which was the legendary '59 Burst originally owned by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green.

The new Gary Moore Les Paul Standard features many details reminiscent of the famed Peter Green Les Paul, formerly played by Moore and now owned by collector Melvyn Franks. more on this story

Singled Out: One Less Reason's Uneasy

Today One Less Reason frontman Cris Brown tells us about the song "Uneasy" from the band's fifth album "A Blueprint For Writhing." Here is the story:

Uneasy was a very strange song for me as it in a few ways looked into my past and my future, let me explain. In November of 2011 I was really stressed with making and writing a new record as well as in a few months I was about to become a dad for the first time. So honestly with all of these emotions weighing on me I was going days sometimes without sleeping and was very exhausted. So on November 17th, I remember the date because it was one of my good friends birthday, anyway I decided to lay down early and catch up on some sleep and I had this dream. But I guess before I explain the dream I need to tell you about my grandmother. My grandmother was a huge impact on me as a child. I spent probably as much time with her as I did my own mother. She passed away when I was 8 years old and I still think about her daily and remember her vividly. Ok, so back to the dream. I was dreaming that I was back living in this old house that I grew up in as a child and someone knocked on the door. I go to answer the door and there is a man holding a cell phone. He said "it for you" I took the phone from the man and said hello? And on the other end of the line I hear my grandmothers voice. There was no mistaking it. I knew who it was on the first syllable. She said " Hey baby, I hear you have been having a rough time and I just wanted you to know that there's a heaven for all of us... even for those of us that sold our souls" I woke up right then trying to control myself from screaming out loud all the while wishing I could go back to sleep and finish that phone call. I got out of bed and grabbed my acoustic and wrote the chorus to Uneasy. However the second verse speaks of someone passing away and how the head stone will give you insight into when and where someone lived. It could never tell you the little thing that made that person special and how much they were loved by people that we may not even know. Every time I sing that verse now all I can think about is my Dad whom passed away in February of this year. In a lot of ways I feel like this song is a link between me and two people that I loved dearly.

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