Singer Abducted and Beaten After Concert

After being found on some nearby railroad tracks, Band was taken to McLaren – Lapeer Region Emergency Center, where he was treated for his injuries and then released. You can hear the 911 call by his manager and read more here.

Guns N' Roses Song Leaked?

(TeamRock Radio) A track believed to be a previously unheard song by Guns N' Roses appeared briefly online yesterday and was quickly removed. It was called Going Down and featured bassist Tommy Stinson on lead vocals, with Axl Rose supplying backing.

Stinson himself released a tweet admitting it was a real GnR work, but the message was deleted soon afterwards, along with the Soundcloud music stream and a YouTube version.

MetalSucks' Axl Rosenberg said he believed Going Down could be nine years old or more, as some of the guitar work sounded like that of Buckethead, who left the band in 2004. more on this story

Scott Weiland Apologizes To Stone Temple Pilots Fans

(hennemusic) Scott Weiland issued an onstage apology to Stone Temple Pilots fans during his solo show at the Trocadero in Philadelphia this past Saturday night, and video of the event has surfaced.

Scott's speech began during a fan chat of "f*** you, Chester", a reference to Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who joined Stone Temple Pilots earlier this year amid lawsuits by both Weiland and his former band.

"It's just a big 'ol planet, a big 'ol universe and in a big circle, it all works out," began Weiland in Philadelphia. "Anyway… Actually, Chester has his own band that makes a lot of money. I'm not really quite sure why he joined a band who is actually nameless."

"The problem is I shouldn't have said anything at all," he continued, "and I apologize to those fans out there who are, feel like they're caught in the middle of it, cause I sure feel like I'm caught in the middle of it emotionally, and all I want to do is play music, man." Check out the video here.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cancel American Dates Due To Injury

(hennemusic) Neil Young & Crazy Horse have cancelled their upcoming four-city North American tour due to an injury to guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro's hand.

"[His] doctor has indicated that Sampedro's hand requires additional time to heal properly," according to a statement sent out by Warner Bros. Records on Monday.

The group said, "We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes to our fans or the festivals where we were scheduled to appear. As you must be, we too are disappointed at this unfortunate turn of events."

The band canceled the final seven dates of their summer European tour earlier this month due to the injury, which a source close to the Young camp recently told Rolling Stone is "a mild fracture." However, they still have some dates coming up that have not been canceled.

Paul McCartney Wants to Play Final Concert At Candlestick Park

(Radio.com) In 1966, San Francisco's Candlestick Park hosted The Beatles' final show. Now Paul McCartney is offering to return the favor by headlining the stadium's final show before it gets knocked down in 2014.

The city's mayor Ed Lee told the San Francisco Chronicle that McCartney threw out the idea a half hour before taking the stage at this year's Outside Lands Festival. "And it was him who made the suggestion," Lee said. "Believe me, it wasn't something I, or anyone else, was expecting."

The two talked about Candlestick and how the city was collecting photos and videos to honor the Beatles' final concert. McCartney then compared the Candlestick tribute to what they did at Shea Stadium in New York, where the Beatles played two of their most famous show. McCartney played Shea Stadium just before it was demolished in 2009 and then, along with Billy Joel, helped christen Citi Field where the Mets now play.

According to Lee, McCartney then said, "Well, if you are going to tear down the stadium next year, we should think about us doing the last concert there." more on this story

System Of A Down Will Make A New Album

(TeamRock Radio) System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan has assured fans there will be another album, but not just yet. Reports have been confused from within the band, with bassist Shavo Odadjuan having complained that frontman Serj Tankian was responsible for their lack of studio action, then apologising for his comments.

Last month Dolmayan told an audience in Los Angeles that the next time they were in town a new record would be on the shelves. But Tankian has emphasised that, while he's not against making another album, there's nothing in the pipeline yet.

Now Dolmayan says: "The next album is coming. It's coming at some point." Asked if they're already working on it, he says: "We're not – just in our heads." more.

Queen Release Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert DVD Preview

(hennemusic) Queen are sharing a preview of "The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert" reissue coming to DVD and SD Blu-ray September 2 (September 3 in North America).

The April 20, 1992 event saw the surviving members of Queen – Roger Taylor, Brian May and John Deacon – take to the stage at London's Wembley Stadium to pay tribute the Mercury and to increase public awareness of AIDS, the disease that had prematurely ended his life the previous November.

Queen were joined by some of the biggest musical talent in the world to celebrate Freddie's life and work, including David Bowie, Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Robert Plant, Metallica, Extreme and many others. Check out the preview and read more here.

Alice In Chains Launch Neon Voices Hunt

(hennemusic) Alice In Chains are promoting the upcoming release of the music video for their new single, "Voices", by launching a neon signs contest for their fans to take part in.

The band recently filmed the music video for "Voices" in their hometown of Seattle. As part of the video, neon signs of the song's lyrics were placed throughout the city in some places that are special to the group.

Now, the band is holding a contest for fans to find one or all of the signs and post a photo of the sign to Instagram, tagging ‪#‎AICVOICES‬ for a chance to have their photo featured on AliceInChains.com. more on this story

Journey Singer Nearly Collapsed In Terror Before Big Show

(Classic Rock) Arnel Pineda nearly collapsed in terror as he geared up to perform to 25 million people soon after being confirmed as Journey's frontman.

The previously-unknown vocalist was hired in 2006 after guitarist Neal Schon saw him covering Journey tracks in a YouTube video. But nothing could have prepared him for one of his first appearances with the band, in Vina del Mar, a sold-out show which was being televised live across South America.

Schon tells Rolling Stone: "We there him in the fire, no doubt about it. Two seconds before we go, Arnel is like: 'Can I go home? I don't want to go out.'

"It was fear and loathing to the max – but then he went out, and he went for it, and the audience went nuts."

Pineda recalls: "I was terrified to death. It took years, but I survived it." more on this story

Yes, Queensryche, Marillion, Steve Hackett Lead Cruise to The Edge

(Radio.com) Move over S.S. Coachella. Step aside Weezer Cruise. There's a new ship in town, and this ship's in all kinds of weird time signatures: Cruise To The Edge the second annual "Ultimate Prog Rock Cruise".

The cruise is headed up by prog rock mainstays Yes, featuring Marillion, Steve Hackett (Genesis), UK, Queensryche, Tangerine Dream, Renaissance, The Strawbs, and many more .

The cruise will be hosted by UK journalist and preeminent Yes expert Jon Kirkman, and take place April 7-12, 2014, steaming through Isla De Roatan, Honduras and Cozumel, Mexico.

With Steve Hackett and Yes guitarist Steve Howe on the same boat, you think there's actually some odds for a GTR reunion? more on this story

Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Talks New Album Plans

(Radio.com) For a band as big and established as Queens of the Stone Age, 2013 has proved to be quite the comeback year for frontman Josh Homme and company, following a six-year dry spell.

After more than a decade recording for Interscope Records, the band made a change to stalwart indie label Matador. The move resulted in …Like Clockwork, which was not only the band's first release to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, but also Matador's first chart-topping full-length.

Radio.com sat down with Homme and guitarist Troy Van Leeuween earlier this year, when the pair discussed everything from working with the likes of Elton John and Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys on the new album to Homme dishing on a traffic accident in which an unnamed actress from TV's One Tree Hill nearly killed him.

With the band blazing around the world, performing at a slew of music festivals over the summer, we recently caught up with Homme as QOTSA embarked on their own headlining tour, something he admitted he was especially excited about. While Homme sounded tired speaking on the phone from a hotel room on the road, he assures us it's the "good kind of tired" that comes from preaching the rock and roll gospel night after night from the hallowed pulpit that is the stage.

Radio.com: You recently mentioned the idea of the new QOTSA album coming out sooner than later, and having it be more of an upbeat counterpart to …Like Clockwork. Is that something you've thought about more since then?

Homme: Those are all just wishes. In a way, I probably guaranteed that it will be anything except that. This is the problem of talking about something before you do it. You sort of jinx the living hell out of it. I know this: I wanna create more stuff. Maybe we should just say touring is a part of what we do, but we'll just slowly and continuously do it without stopping. We'll go slower and take longer breaks, and there will just be records over the top of that and we'll just keep going. Maybe it should just be this slow-moving tank that keeps on rolling.

Radio.com: It seems like you're changing up the setlist every night.

Homme: We always put in a different three or four songs, at the minimum, for every show. We have a new drummer [Jon Theodore], and we're actually learning our old stuff so we can change around the setlists drastically. We have a lot of people that will come to multiple shows, and even if it's only five people, they might want to see something else. Also for us, too, it keeps it fresh. I've seen a lot of bands, we've played festivals with them, and they play the same set every night, say the same things in between songs. That would be hard for me to do. Like last night we played in Edmonton, and the crowd was so good, you know? And I told them that, and I don't say that every night. It's not necessary to shine ass like that. But I want people to know that I mean it when I say it. I just do whatever it takes to make every show as original as possible. more on this story

Devin Townsend Confirms Retinal Circus Release Date

(Prog) Devin Townsend has finally confirmed the release date of his The Retinal Circus live DVD, it will appear on September 30th in Europe and the 29th in North America.

The show, which sold out in advance, took place at London's Roundhouse venue in October last year and included a three-hour concert with a full choir, art exhibition and performance art.

He called it "the most definitive Devin show to date – a culmination of my entire career with a star lineup and full supporting cast."

A clip from the show, featuring Anneke Van Giersbergen performing Grace, was made available last month. View it here.

Savoy Brown's Kim Simmonds Guitar Plans Didn't Go As Planned

(The Blues Savoy Brown frontman Kim Simmonds says he first picked up a guitar because he thought it would help him make friends, but it didn't work out like that at first.

The veteran guitarist, singer and composer is the only person to have featured in every lineup of the band, which has seen 59 members move through the ranks since 1965.

Simmons tells the Journal Standard: "I bought my first guitar when I was 13. I had no idea at the time that I was meant to be an artist of some sort.

"I remember taking the guitar to school and thinking that I could make some friends with it. I think that was the advert that led me to buy the guitar: 'Make friends at school!'

"What I didn't realise was that, for the next three years, I'd lock myself in my bedroom, teach myself by playing along with records – and make no friends whatsoever." But it doesn't end there.

Music Isn't Just A Side Interest For Hugh Laurie

(The Blues Actor Hugh Laurie has just released his second blues album, Didn't It Rain and he accepts the fact it's been received with a certain amount of suspicion.

The former comedy partner of Stephen Fry – who always played piano as part of their act – is best known as TV doctor House in the US. He tells GMA:

"I completely understand people who look at this whole thing, and it might look like a hobby, or it might look like a sort of vacation. It isn't that at all. Believe it or not, this is where I always wanted to be. I'm lucky enough to be here now." He had a lot more to say including reflecting on House.

Robert Cray To Begin New Album This Fall

(The Blues Robert Cray is aiming to record a new album in November, he's revealed. The youngest man ever to be inducted into the Blues Hall Of Fame hasn't offered any details – but it's likely his 17th studio outing will pick up where 2012's Nothin But Love left off.

Cray tells Spokesman.com: "We sang about home foreclosures, people losing their jobs and getting swindled. If you touch on current events is keeps the music going."

His current US tour will keep him on the road until October 27. But that's no problem, because touring is where he receives inspiration – and gives it too. Find out what he had to say.

Singled Out: The Ongoing Concept's Class of Twenty-Ten

Today The Ongoing Concept guitarist / vocalist Dawson Scholz tells us about the song "Class of Twenty-Ten" from their brand new album "Saloon," which is being released today (Aug 20th). Here is the story:

"Class of Twenty-Ten" was written nearly two years ago and is by far the oldest song on this album. As you can tell from the title and the song itself, it speaks very openly about the frustrations of losing touch with friends after graduating high school. Even though it's angry and in your face, I feel almost anyone can relate to this song one way or another. Out of all the songs on this album, this one portrays our live sound the best. It has this crazy, noisy element to it that really gives it a "live" sound. When we started recording, this was never intended. We were expecting something a little more polished. Once things started to come together though, lots of ideas began popping into our heads and we found ourselves reworking almost every aspect of the song. Guitars were the thing we changed most. I probably recorded guitars for that song 10 times before I found what I was looking for. We wanted it to be raw, and I started to realize that being raw is sometimes harder then being pristine and perfect.

Vocals on this song were tough. We probably worked on phrasing the longest. I feel phrasing is often more important than the lyrics themselves and what Kyle and I often do is push record and scream or sing a bunch of random stuff into the microphone until we get some sort of phrasing that sounds cool, then we add the lyrics later. This sometime works great, but for this song it was extremely difficult. I had so many lyrics for this song, it took a lot of revision to fit everything in and make it make sense.

At the end of this song it fades out into a bunch of feedback, then a very random and peculiar instrument comes in. We recorded drums at a studio in Canada and there was this extremely old reed organ there. We were just dying to put it somewhere in the album, and it seemed to fit the best at the end of this song, so we miked it up and had Kyle recorded it. It's so funny to listen to because you can hear the squeaking of the pedals as he had to pump them in order to make the organ work. It was a lot of fun.

To further the "live" sound we went for, we shot the music video in a friend's house. It was literally a one-room house with like 7-foot ceilings. We packed that place with people and went crazy. We put a huge hole in the wall, put a bunch of small holes in the ceiling and found out that the floor was close to collapsing after finding out there was a cellar underneath the house and that most of the wooden supports had come apart or broke over the years. It was a crazy day of filming, and a bit expensive after the repairs were factored in, but I feel it shows exactly what we are like live and what this song brings to the table.

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

Device Release 'You Think You Know' Video

(TeamRock Radio) Device have released a video for their track You Think You Know. It's taken from the self-titled debut album by the band put together by David Draiman after Disturbed decided to go on hiatus in 2011.

The self-titled record features guest appearances from M Shadows, Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Lzzy Hale, Geezer Butler and Glenn Hughes.

Draiman also produced Trivium's upcoming album Vengeance Falls. You can watch the music video for "You Think You Know" here.

Sammy Hagar Releases Making Of Video For New Album

(hennemusic) Sammy Hagar has released a new video where he shares the inspiration behind his forthcoming solo album, "Sammy Hagar & Friends", due September 24.

The project marks the Red Rocker's first solo release in five years and sees him team up with a variety of artists, including Kid Rock, Nancy Wilson (Heart), Ronnie Dunn (Brooks & Dunn), Neal Schon (Journey, HSAS), Chickenfoot pals Chad Smith, Michael Anthony and Joe Satriani; Montrose bandmates Bill Church and Denny Carmassi, his solo band The Wabos and more.

The record will be available in a standard edition package, as well as deluxe edition packaged in a high-gloss digipak. The deluxe CD/DVD package includes an exclusive bonus audio track, "Space Station #5", recorded live at the Ronnie Montrose Tribute Concert held on April 29, 2012 in San Francisco, as well as the "making-of" album documentary which includes bonus video of "Knockdown Dragout", and more. Check out the video here.

Coheed And Cambria Release Number City Video

(Prog) Coheed And Cambria have released a video for their track Number City. It's taken from recent album The Afterman: Descension, which followed The Afterman: Ascension, both of which continue Claudio Sanchez's Amory Wars saga.

The band have released a limited-edition three-disc set containing both albums plus a live album and 64-page booklet. The live record is also available as a download to those who have purchased both Afterman albums.

Coheed And Cambria are currently touring the US with as part of the Uproar festival, which also features Alice In Chains, Jane's Addiction and Circa Survive. Check out the video here.

Video of Megadeth's Liquid Metal Appearance Goes Online

(hennemusic) Megadeth stopped by SiriusXM Radio in New York City recently and video of the band's interview for Liquid Metal has surfaced. The SiriusXM set took place the day after Megadeth headlined the second of two back-to-back nights of their Gigantour festival at the city's Hammerstein Ballroom.

The group hooked up with SiriusXM Director of Programming & On-Air host, Jose Mangin, for the session, which was followed by a 5-sing acoustic performance.

The band played "Symphony Of Destruction", "She-Wolf", "Kingmaker", "Foreclosure Of A Dream" and "Countdown To Extinction" for SiriusXM's rock channels Liquid Metal, Octane and Ozzy's Boneyard.

After the band finished the acoustic set, Mangin picked up Dave Mustaine's Dean Mako acoustic guitar to play "Holy Wars" along with the band; with a smile on his face, Dave then taught him how to play it correctly. Towards the end of the interview, Mustaine presented his Dean Mako to Jose as a parting gift. Check out the video here.

Phil Anselmo and Vinnie Paul Share Classic Dimebag Darrell Stories

(Metal Injection) Today would have been Dimebag Darrell's 47th birthday and SiriusXM Liquid Metal will be celebrating with their 9th annual "March of Dimeday" playing Dime's favorite bands as well as new stories from his family and friends.

Metal Injection has an exclusive preview featuring stories from Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo and drummer (and Dime's brother, of course) Vinnie Paul.

Phil Anselmo shares a story about the first weekend he hung out with Dime, and what a character he was and Vinnie Paul shares a story about their earliest jam session to Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water." Take a listen here.

Antlered Man Premiere New Song GDZ

(Prog) Prog Magazine is proud to premiere a new track from Antlered Man. Hear GDZ on Prog's site and find out where you can grab it as a free download.

It's taken from upcoming album This Devil is Them, which will be released on October 14 via New Heavy Sounds. it follows acclaimed debut album Giftes 1&2, which came out last year.

The label say: "'Unique' is an overused word in the music business – however the variety and skill on display here is nothing short of groundbreaking. You won't hear another record like this, ever… and if it sounds this good on record, what will happen when the band return to their live element? Check out the song and grab the download link here.

Skunk Anansie Release Acoustic Hedonism Video

(TeamRock Radio) Skunk Anansie have released a clip from their upcoming live DVD, an acoustic performance of "Hedonism". It's taken from An Acoustic Skunk Anansie: Live In London, which was recorded at the Cadogan Hall in front of 900 fans.

Vocalist Skin recently said: "When you strip everything back a lot of the beauty, vulnerability and menace of the songs shines through in totally new ways. The nuances of the writing really comes through.

"People were really listening, concentrating, instead of jumping up and down as is the norm. At some points it must have been as if they were hearing the band for the first time." Check out the video and tracklisting here.

Jane's Addiction Release Another Soulmate Lyric Video

(hennemusic) Jane's Addiction have released a lyric video for their new single, "Another Soulmate" which is a song that Perry Farrell says was inspired by true events.

"Jane's is kind of known for long songs," singer Perry Farrell told Rolling Stone recently. "Being this is a one-song single, I thought it'd be interesting to try and write a Beatles-esque short song that would be fast and furious and it would just be fun, dig it and move on, short attention span."

The new tune was inspired by true events. "Etty [Lau Farrell, Perry's wife] had a girlfriend and this girlfriend, as all people do, really wanted a mate, and I think she shortchanged herself an awful lot in life," Farrell explained.

"She's a good-looking woman, she had a career, but when it came to love and romance, she sold herself short all the time and she would reach out to guys that we would scratch our head like, 'What is she doing with this guy?' She said, 'I feel like he's my soul mate.' Any time she'd meet a guy she'd say, 'I feel like he's my soul mate.' So I wrote this song." Check out the video here.