Guns N' Roses, Alice In Chains and Korn Lead Memorial Day Event

They will be joined by Motionless In White, Big Wreck, The Sword, Young Guns, Thousand Foot Krutch, Otherwise, Red Line Chemistry, Mindset Evolution, Heaven's Basement, We As Humans, American Fangs, O'Brother, London, Wildstreet, Mad Max, Bai Bang, Lynam, De La Cruz, The Glitter Boys, Black Tora, Sunset Riot, Firstryke, Ragdoll, Hessler, Switchblade Scarlett, Nasty Habit, Sister's Doll, London's Dungeon, Rhyme, Emerald City, Wicked, Down n Dirty, Station, Ruff Justice, Mystery, and Fist of Rage.

Muse To Stream Concert Online

(Radio.com) After spending the past few weeks in Los Angeles in order to take part in various Grammy Awards activities, Muse will return to London to headline the 2013 Brit Awards in support of War Child's 20th anniversary. The benefit concert will take place at the historic theater, O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire.

With the concert having sold out in less than three minutes, this is the only way to watch Muse's performance. The webcast can be seen live via War Child's YouTube channel, Monday, February 18 at 4 pm EST / 1 pm PST.

War Child is a group of 27 individuals working in an old false teeth factory in north London with the single goal of aiding children of war-torn areas. The non-profit organization provides medical care and safe havens, rebuilds schools and helps children get their voices heard. more on this story

Rolling Stones Meeting To Discuss 50th Anniversary Tour Options

(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones are meeting next month to discuss 50th Anniversary touring options, and guitarist Ron Wood has revealed he is planning to persuade the rest of the band to headline the Glastonbury festival this year.

"Wouldn't it be nice," Wood tells the Independent. "We've got a meeting next month and that's going to be my first question to them. It's something I've always been interested in. I'm going to twist their arms."

Glastonbury runs from June 26 -30 near Pilton, Somerset, England. "I've got lots of high hopes this year," he added. "Now that we're all rehearsed - let's get it cracking this summer!" more on this story

Lamb of God's Randy Blythe Updates Fans on Manslaughter Trial

Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe has checked in with fans upon his return to the United States after his manslaughter trial in the Czech Republic was put on hold.

Blythe posted a series of messages on his Intragram account on Tuesday which detailed what he has been through and what comes next in the case. Read his posts below:

"I am back in Richmond, VA here in the U.S. of A., and I am certainly glad to see my home & friends here. But I shall return to Prague for the end of my trial, March 4 & 5- hopefully it will finally be settled. The judge told me I did not have to return for the end of the trial, but my head and my heart will remain in Prague until I see this thing through. Prague has built a strange place for itself in my heart- it is a beautiful place, one I have gotten to know rather well, and even love to a degree. But it is a city of contrasts for me, for I see Prague's beauty through a lens of tragedy. The city and what brought me there will always remain with me for the rest of my life. I must pay attention to the nature of this dichotomy, and learn it's lesson, no matter what happens. An old angel in front of a spray painted wall- it's perfect.

"Nothing has just one side to it, and I believe it is a mistake to judge things immediately by exterior appearances alone. For example, take this clock. Prague has many, many, many towers and clocks, including the astronomical one in Old Town Square. The astronomical clock is one of the coolest clocks I have ever seen- people from all over the world gather every hour to watch it strike the hour, with all it's mechanized statues popping out and spinning around- it's basically a gigantic version of the world's coolest cuckoo clock. Prague has many other cool clock towers as well. Someone might look at this tired old clock and say "Ugh! Tear that thing down! Why would you have that clock when there are so many others here that are so pretty?" But to me, this clock is beautiful. It holds a strange place in my heart, like Prague itself.

"The clock in beautiful to me, because in there, in Pankrác Prison, it was the only way I had to tell time for a long while.

"After my last day in court recently, my wife, a friend, and I took the subway over to Pankrác. I needed to see it, to take pictures, to look at what was my home for over a month. It was a strange feeling returning there, and I think some wouldn't do it. I don't know- my trial is not over yet. I could return to a cell behind these walls. But I just wanted to see the place. The outside is nothing like the inside- once again, the dichotomy of my life in Prague. This is a beautiful row of birch trees planted alongside the outer wall of this 123 year old prison. On the other side is another world. more

Iron Maiden Bringing 12 Wasted Years and Maiden England To DVD

Iron Maiden continues their tradition of going beyond just simply reissuing their old VHS home videos on DVD, by again adding a lot of extras.

The veteran metal band will be releasing the "Maiden England '88" on March 26th as a double DVD set with three bonus songs and a second disc loaded with extras.

"Maiden England" was originally released in 1989 and features the band's performance from a two night stand from the Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son World Tour at the Birmingham N.E.C Arena, UK in November 1988.

In addition to the classic concert, the DVD release will also include the band's classic documentary "12 Wasted Years," released on DVD for the first time as well as the third installment in the band's ongoing documentary series "The History Of Iron Maiden." more on this story

Alice In Chains's Puzzling Album Name Announcement

(hennemusic) Alice In Chains are giving fans a chance to guess the title of their forthcoming new album.

The band has posted an anagram of the title, as follows: H V L E N T P S U S D A H I E E O E D T I U R R

Reassemble these letters to reveal the album title of the new record. Share your decoded messages on Instagram, tagging #AICALBUMTITLE. more on this story

Black Sabbath Give Fans A Peek Into The Studio

(hennemusic) Black Sabbath have released video giving fans an inside look at the recording of their first album with Ozzy Osbourne in 35 years.

The 3-minute video features Ozzy, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler talking about the making of "13."

"Black Sabbath don't write songs you hear on the radio, you know," says Ozzy. "We write musical pieces."

"You can't always repeat what you've done, you've just got to go on," adds Iommi. "It'll be a today's version of how it was 40 years ago, I suppose." Check it out here.

Def Leppard Celebrate Pyromania's 30th Anniversary In The Studio

Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, Rick Savage and Phil Collen celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Pyromania" on the latest episode of In The Studio.

The album proved a massive success for the band and would have been the best selling album of the year had it not been up against Michael Jackson's "Thriller."

During the interview frontman Joe Elliott discussed with the show's host Redbeard the challenges the band faced recording the album.

"About halfway through the Pyromania album I first noticed that it was getting difficult to create something that was as good as the top notch artists. We weren't that little band from Sheffield anymore, we had to be better and bigger than Boston, Foreigner… you name it." You can stream the entire episode here.

Tom Petty and Kings of Leon Lead This Year's Hangout Music Fest

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Kings of Leon have been announced as two of the three headliners for this year's Hangout Music Fest.

The music festival will be taking place on May 17th, 18th and 19th on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Organizers have also announced the initial lineup for this year which will include Trey Anastasio Band, The Shins, BASSNECTAR, Kendrick Lamar, The Black Crowes, Slightly Stoopid, The Roots, Ellie Goulding, Steve Aoki, Passion Pit, Bloc Party, Gov't Mule, Jim James Band, Porter Robinson, Public Enemy, moe., Galactic, Dirty Projectors, Grouplove, Toots and the Maytals, Lissie, The Breeders, Best Coast, Jason Isbell & 400 Unit, Twin Sister, Ryan Bingham, The Sheepdogs, Shovels and Rope, Moon Taxi, The Revivalists, Zion I, Lance Herbstrong, Anders Osborne, Twenty Ι One Ι Pilots, Delta Rae, Nikki Bluhm and the Gramblers, The Bright Light Social Hour, The Werks, The Ton Tons, Brassft Punk, Kingston Springs, The Mowgli's, Chancellor Warhol, Luella and the Sun, The Weeks, Space Capone, Wild Cub, and Colin Lake.

Organizers are still to announce the third headliner and more lineup additions are expected.

Dio's Dream Evil Expanded For Deluxe Reissue

Dio's fourth album, Dream Evil, is being expanded for a new deluxe reissue that is set to be released on March 4th.

In addition to the original 1987 album, the reissue will include a second disc with bonus tracks as well as live tracks from the band's Monsters of Rock performance at Donnington from the summer of 1987.

The deluxe edition will also feature an expanded booklet with notes by noted rock journalist Malcolm Dome.

The lineup of the band for the album featured new guitarist Craig Goldy, as well as Claude Schnell, Jimmy Bain and Vinny Appice. more on this story

Led Zeppelin Release 3-LP Vinyl of Celebration Day

(hennemusic) Led Zeppelin's "Celebration Day" has just been released as a 3-LP vinyl package.

The set captures the reunited band in concert at London's O2 Arena on December 10, 2007, when they headlined a tribute concert for dear friend and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun.

What followed was a two-hour-plus tour de force of the band's signature blues-infused rock 'n' roll that instantly became part of the legend of Led Zeppelin. more on this story

Rival Sons To Rock Jimmy Kimmel

Rival Sons will be performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live ahead of the North American release of their new studio album.

The California band took their new album, "Head Down" to the top of the UK rock chart last year and will be releasing it stateside on March 19th.

The group is set to perform on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show on ABC on March 7th at 11:35pm/10:35pm CT.

Rival Sons are currently on a headlining Canadian tour and have lined up a number of U.S. shows including Chicago (2/18), Des Moines (2/19), Denver (2/21), Las Vegas (2/23) and have also confirmed performance at this year's SXSW Music Festival.

You can watch their new video for the song "Keep On Swinging" here.

Gwar Launching North American Spring Tour

Gwar are working on their new album and will be launching a second leg of their "Fate or Chaos" tour in North American this spring.

The trek will feature support from Warbeast and Wilson and is set to kick off on April 10th in Tucson, AZ and will conclude on April 25th in Jacksonville, Fl.

Frontthing Oderus Urungus had this update for fans and victims, "As you humans Amuse yourself with your mundane holidays, it has been a time of intense activity for Gwar, as we record our 13th studio album-- the first one with our new Scumdog brother, Pustulus Maximus!

"We begin this years festivities with the second and final leg of our Fate or Chaos tour. Then it's back in the studio to work on all the hulking war machines we shall need on our devastating, brand-spanking new tour, after the album drops at the end of the summer! Can you believe I said drop? How f**king stupid!" more on this story

Bon Jovi Play Two Intimate Shows Despite Blizzard

(Radio.com) While many were hunkered down in the northeast during the Blizzard of 2013, Bon Jovi played not one, but two shows for a snowed-in crowd at the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, CT. Friday night, while the winds whipped up snow around Southeastern Connecticut, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and the rest of the band played a private pre-tour rehearsal show for CBS Radio and Radio.com in front of a crowd of 350 or so die hard fans from the New York and New England area.

Bon Jovi took the stage to cheers and applause from the small snow-bound crowd at the Connecticut casino, launching right into the band's first number one hit, You Give Love a Bad Name.

"So what do you think?" Jon Bon Jovi, asked a cheering crowd about what was supposed to be the band's final rehearsal before kicking off the multi-city Because We Can world tour the following night in the same arena at Mohegan Sun.

Blizzard and hazardous travel conditions would prove to be too much for concert officials, who decided to postpone the public Saturday show. But for the approximately 2,000 fans who had arrived at the casino's hotel prior to the statewide mandatory travel ban in Connecticut, Bon Jovi would not disappoint.

The band played an impromptu free show Saturday evening at 5pm for everyone stranded in the Mohegan Sun complex, guests and employees alike.

"You gotta be really big to do matinees," Jon Bon Jovi told the hastily assembled crowd in the Mohegan Sun Arena. "Welcome to what is the first show, or the last rehearsal of the What About Now tour. You'll be able to say 'I was there.'" more.

Green Day Set Broadway Idiot Documentary Premiere

(Gibson) Green Day's forthcoming film documentary, Broadway Idiot, will premiere at this year's South By Southwest Festival.

As reported by Rolling Stone, the film tracks frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's entry into the world of musical theater, as he and veteran Broadway director Michael Mayer attempt to adapt Green Day's 2004 album, American Idiot, to the stage.

The film chronicles the progression of the show from its original conception to opening night. Broadway Idiot isn't the only Green Day documentary set to be screened at SXSW. iQuatro!, a film that tracks the writing and recording of the band's recent album trilogy – iUno!, iDos! and iTre! -- will be shown as well.

The South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival runs from March 8 through March 16 in Austin, Texas. Green Day is set to begin touring March 28, starting with a show at Chicago's Allstate Arena. more on this story

Johnny Marr Declared Godlike Genius

(Gibson) Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr was awarded the top honor at this year's NME Awards on Tuesday (Feb. 12), nabbing the annual "Godlike Genius" title. Marr will collect the award on February 27, when NME stages the official ceremony in London.

The guitarist's debut solo album, The Messenger, is scheduled for release two days prior to the festivities. Marr joins such previous "Godlike Genius" recipients as The Clash, The Cure and Dave Grohl.

NME editor Mike Williams praised the veteran musician as an innovator. "Not content with rewriting the history of music with one of the world's greatest ever bands, The Smiths, he's continued to push boundaries and evolve throughout his career, working with some of the best and most exciting artists on the planet," said Williams.

Marr indicated he was deeply honored. "The NME seems to be good at giving this award to people I like, so I'm in good company," he said. "I guess it means that some things are alright with the world." more on this story

The Neighbourhood Releasing Album in April

Columbia Records have set an April 23rd release date for The Neighbourhood's new album, "I Love You."

The group will be launching a North American tour which will include stops at the Coachella Festival and an appearance at SXSW.

They will be launching a UK and European tour on May 3rd in Manchester and perform at several stops in the UK as well as shows in Germany, France, Belgium and the tour finale in Amsterdam on May 14th. more on this story

Paramore Release Now Video

(Radio.com) As Paramore continue to stir excitement with their triumphant alt-rock return, the trio has released a video to accompany, "Now," the first single from their upcoming self-titled album.

"I think 'Now' is a really good starting point for where we're going as a band," says frontwoman Hayley Williams of the album's first single in an interview with Radio.com.

"If feels like there's something really empowering about it and the message behind it. I felt that when we wrote it." Williams added that it was friends and family that convinced them to release the track first.

Lying in the middle of a war-torn battlefield, a creepy-looking Williams watches as soldiers attempt to end her life with an assortment of weaponry. Williams' bright orange locks make her easy to spot within the smokey monochromatic video landscape.

After picking her self up, she walks toward the leader of the enemy troop. Finally captured, she's brought to the foot of the menacing leader. As he cocks back his baton preparing to end her life, she breaks free from the soldiers' grip and flips the script. In a cloud of colored dust, the singer brings an unexpected end to the madness. more on this story

Tom Keifer Unplugs For Cinderella Classics

Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer stopped by New Jersey radio station WDHA 105.5 FM this week for an interview and an unplugged jam of two classic Cinderella songs.

Keifer was at the station to promote his solo tour and the April 30th release of his debut solo album, The Way Life Goes.

He also broke out two unplugged performances that the station has posted online. You can check out "Don't Know What You Got" here and "Shake Me" here.

If you want to see Keifer perform live, he will be on the road this month for his very first solo tour. more on this story

Anthrax Streaming Rush Cover Online

(Classic Rock) Anthrax have released an online stream of their cover of Rush's classic "Anthem."

It's taken from the thrash giants' upcoming covers EP, Anthems, which also features their take on tracks by Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Boston, Cheap Trick and Journey.

Anthrax have hired Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais to stand in after Rob Caggiano announced his departure from the band – and drummer Charlie Benante later admitted the news that he'd joined Volbeat made his move look "sketchy." Check out the song here.

Top 80s Rock Ballads For Valentine's Day

(Gibson) Sure, '80s rock ballads can be hilarious and nonsensical at times. But there's something to be said for a big-sounding, from-the-heart arena ballad with cheesy lyrics and grandiose guitars. In other words, there's nothing quite like a '80s rock ballad to see you through Valentine's Day, whether you're alone or newly in love. Gibson has compiled a list of 10 ballads to check out for Valentine's Day. Here are a three:

Aerosmith, "Angel": Valentine's Day brings out images of cherubs and angels, so Aerosmith's "Angel" seems a good fit. Steven Tyler croons, "Come and save me tonight," the girls come running. Proof lies in the fact that "Angel" was one of the band's highest charting singles of the era. What can we say? People love a good love balled.

Guns N' Roses, "Sweet Child O' Mine": What's not to love about this bad-boy-tuned-good song from Guns N' Roses? Those party-happy rockers show off their romantic side in this classic, and it's about as romantic as Guns N' Roses gets.

Journey, "Open Arms": Journey's "Open Arms" is the perfect tune for someone taking back their ex. The song tells the tale of a love asking for forgiveness after some mistake. So, if you cheated on your girl or guy (which we don't recommend, by the way), this may be the tune to help make things right again. See what other songs made the list here.

Video Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Anti-Paparazzi Bill Testimony Goes Online

(hennemusic) Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was on hand last Friday as a proposed new Senate bill bearing his name was presented in the Hawaiian legislature; video of the presentation has now surfaced.

Hawaii Senate Bill 465, also known as the Steven Tyler Act, would create a civil cause of action for "constructive invasion of privacy" in the state of Hawaii.

Tyler initiated, and is a proponent and vocal supporter of the bill, and appeared with fellow Hawaii resident Mick Fleetwood as the bill was presented in a Senate hearing at the State Capitol in Honolulu, by Tyler's attorney and manager, Dina LaPolt. Read more and watch video here.