David Lee Roth Hints At Van Halen Tour Announcement?

The guitar icon's health issue forced the cancellation of a full series of North American concerts last summer, as well as the need to reschedule some Japanese dates originally set for last fall. See the photo here.

Metallica To Headline Summer Sonic Festival

Metallica announced this week that they will be heading to Japan this summer to headline two dates of the Summer Sonic Festival.

The band had this to say: The holidays are over and we're gearing up for a busy 2013 starting with some additions to the summer tour schedule.

This time it's not the usual European vacation... we're off to Japan for the Summer Sonic Festival!

Look for us as the headliners on Saturday, August 10 in Tokyo at the QVC Marine Field and on Sunday, August 11 in Osaka at Maishima Summer Sonic Site.

Alice In Chains Release First Video From New Album

Alice In Chains have released the official music video for their new single, "Hallow," which comes from their forthcoming album.

The video was filmed by director Roboshobo (Metallica, Mastodon, Green Day) and can be watched online at Vevo here.

The new album is set to be released this spring. It was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones), who produced their last album, "Black Gives Way To Blue."

Guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell told Guitar World, "In my opinion, that record stood up to anything else we've put out in our career. Hopefully, the new album will connect with people in the same way."

Incubus' Mike Einziger Releases New Coheed and Cambria Song

Incubus' Mike Einziger has released an alternative version of the Coheed and Cambria track "Dark Side of Me".

The song comes from Coheed and Cambria's upcoming release Afterman: Descension, which will be released on February 5th.

Einziger tweeted the following about the track, "Good morning everyone, wanna hear a brand NEW song I produced for my friends @Coheed and Cambria? ENJOY!" Listen to it here.

Iron Maiden's Steve Harris Launching Solo Tour

Iron Maiden mastermind Steve Harris will be embarking of a solo tour next month across Europe.

The club tour is in support of Harris' recently released solo album, "British Lion," and is set to visit twenty four cities in fourteen countries.

Harris had this to say about the tour, "I love touring and live shows and I'm very excited about touring with British Lion. It's fantastic to get out there and once again experience the sheer vibrancy of small clubs with the fans right up front and in your face. I think the fans will enjoy that too. It's exciting, going back to the roots, and it's going to be fantastic. We are taking this to clubs all round Europe - a full club tour, with club shows at club prices, hot, sweaty and loud .

"We have no idea how many people will turn out to see us as it's obviously very recent and very new, so we have kept the venues small with tickets priced accordingly as low as we reasonably could. more on this story

Asia Announce Steve Howe Replacement and Album Plans

A day after announcing the departure of founding member Steve Howe, acclaimed rock supergroup Asia have announced his replacement.

The band have tapped newcomer Sam Coulson to take on guitar duties and he will be making his live debut with the band at Sweden Rock 2013.

The group, still featuring founding members John Wetton, Geoff Downes and Carl Palmer, also announced plans to recording their new album, 'Valkyrie', which they will release via Frontiers Records.

Wetton had this to say about the lineup change and new album plans, "ASIA is ready to take its next steps along this remarkable road. We cannot wait to perform again for the fans and also to unveil some of the new material, of which we are very proud". more on this story

Eric Burdon Releasing New Album

The Animals and War legend Eric Burdon has set a January 29th release date for his new solo album, 'Til Your River Runs Dry.

ABKCO Records will be releasing the album in various formats including CD, digital download and vinyl.

The album was produced by Eric Burdon and Tony Braunagel and was recorded at Playback Studios in Santa Barbara, at Ultratone Recording in Studio City (where Eric recorded his last two albums, My Secret Life and Soul of a Man), and in New Orleans

The effort was mixed by Ed Cherney and mastered by Doug Sax and Eric Boulanger at The Mastering Lab in Ojai, California. more on this story

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Releasing New Album in March

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have set a March 18th release date for their new studio album, Specter At The Feast.

The band used the album as a way to overcome the 2010 death of Michael Been, who was involved with the band as well as Robert's father.

"No one really wanted to find those words or dig in deep. So we were faking it for a while, not really digging that deep," admits bassist Robert Been. "You have to go back again and dig a bit deeper, and it was excruciating."

Milo Greene Plan North American Tour

Milo Greene plans to follow up their upcoming UK tour with a North American trek in late winter and fall.

The North American tour will include a number headline dates as well as concerts with Stars.

The trek will kick off on February 9th in Albany, NY and the announced dates run until the end of March with more expected to be revealed soon.

The band kicks off their very first UK tour on January 22. They will be touring in support of their self-titled debut album. more on this story

The Misfits Releasing New Live Album Next Month

The Misfits have set a February 5th release date for Dea.D. Alive!, what they dub their first "proper" live album since the 1980s.

The 14 track album will be released in various formats including CD and a limited edition 12-inch vinyl (with a download card).

The band's Misfits Records will be pressing 1,500 solid gold vinyl copies for the limited edition first pressing.

The album contains a concert filmed on All Hallows' Eve, in the center of Times Square in New York City as well as tracks from their encore set at their hometown show in NJ. A date for the recording was not disclosed in the announcement. more on this story

A Day To Remember To Headline Skate And Surf Festival

A Day To Remember will be headlining the reactivated Skate And Surf Festival which will be returning after an 8-year hiatus.

Organizers have announced the initial lineup which also includes Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Saves The Day, Bayside, Andrew W.K., Hopsin, Transit, Into It. Over It., Hostage Calm, Issues, Tyler Carter, and This Good Robot.

The event will be taking place on May 18th and 19th at The Plaza Green in Freehold, New Jersey.

"I felt the timing was right to revive the Skate And Surf Festival," said organizer John D'Esposito who also founded The Bamboozle. "It's where it all began for me and sometimes you need to go back to your roots. We are also really looking forward to bringing the festival to The Plaza Green at iPlay America and Freehold. It's the perfect setting and we are very committed to making this one of the best live music events in 2013." Visit the official site for more details.

Great White Releasing Live Album of 30th Anniversary Concert

Great White have set a February 26th North American and February 22nd European release date for their new live album, "30 Years - Live From the Sunset Strip."

The concert was recorded on the Sunset Strip at the Key Club during the band's 30th anniversary concert on March 22, 2012.

The lineup features Mark Kendall, Audie Desbrow, Michael Lardie, Scott Snyder and their new singer Terry Ilous (former XYZ). more on this story

10 Years and Young Guns Dancing With The Dead Tour

Young Guns will be joining 10 Years on their Dancing With The Dead North American tour.

The tour is set to kick off on February 18th at the Exit/In in Nashville and will conclude on March 16th in Houston, Tx.

10 Years will be touring in support of their latest release "Minus The Machine," and Young Guns will be touring in support of their album, Bones. more on this story

Bart Walker Releasing New Album in March

Bart Walker has set a March 12th release date for his new album, Waiting For Daylight. His debut release for Ruf Records.

The new album was produced and engineered by multi Grammy-winner Jim Gaines and recorded at his Bessie Blue Studio in Stantonville, Tennessee.

The album also features all-star Memphis session players Steve Potts (drums), Dave Smith (bass) and Rick Steff (keyboards), along with special guest Dave Cohen on organ. more on this story

Camper Van Beethoven Streaming Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out

Camper Van Beethoven are streaming their new single, "Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out" online.

The track comes from the band's forthcoming album, La Costa Perdida, which will be released on January 22nd. Listen to the song here.

The album comes as the band celebrates their 30th anniversary and hit the road for a series of North American tour dates. more on this story

alt-J Nominated For 3 Brit Awards

Indie rockers alt-J hope to follow up their Mercury Prize win by taking home a Brit Award (or three) for their debut album, An Awesome Wave.

The band have been nominated for 3 Brit Awards (the UK's answer to the Grammys) including including British Breakthrough Act, British Album of the Year, and British Group of the Year.

The group will be returning to North America this spring for a tour which kicks off on March 2nd in Boston and wraps up on April 10th in San Francisco. Many of the dates on the trek have already sold out or been moved to bigger venues. more on this story

Dark Tranquillity Releasing New Album in May

Dark Tranquillity have set a May 28th North American release date for their new studio album, 'Construct'.

The band sent over these details, "Greetings, Darklings! After having played over 200 shows in every corner of the world in support of the 'We Are The Void' album, it's time to focus inwards and lock ourselves up in the studio. Months and months of hard songwriting work has paid off, and the recording sessions will start early this year.

"Further details will be announced in due time, but for now we can reveal that the album will be entitled 'Construct' and that we're very excited to have Jens Bogren (Paradise Lost, Opeth, Katatonia) taking care of the mix."

With a new album, comes a new tour. The band have not yet announced their full touring plans but they will be making their debut in Dubai in April and have lined up two summer festival appearances so far more on this story

David Bowie Guitarist Had Hard Time Keeping Album A Secret

(Classic Rock) David Bowie's long-time guitarist Earl Slick admits it was "no fun" keeping quiet about new album The Next Day.

Bowie shocked fans by releasing a new single, Where Are We Now? on his 66th birthday on Tuesday, and revealing details of his first studio work in a decade.

Now Slick, who recorded guitar parts in the summer of 2012, has finally spoken about the project he's been desperate to discuss, saying that secrecy was built in from the start. more on this story

Rare Satanic Threat Set For Release

Satanic Threat, featuring current members of Nunslaughter and an ex-member of Midnight, are releasing a new album this spring.

The album, In To Evil, is set to be released on CD and vinyl internationally on March 19th by Hells Headbangers.

The album features the original tracks on their long out of print "In To Hell" 7" release as well as a recording of the only live performance the group ever gave, which took place in September 2008 in their hometown of Cleveland. more on this story

The Wild Feathers Launching Residency Tour

The Wild Feathers will be embarking on a unique tour this winter that will find the band playing residencies at clubs across the South.

The tour will include five shows at The Hi-Tone in Memphis, The Nick in Birmingham, AL, and Proud Larry's in Oxford, MS and four at Barley's Taproom in Knoxville, TN, Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta, and The High Watt in Nashville. They will also perform at Duling Hall and the Red Room in Jackson, MS.

The tour comes ahead of the summer release their self-titled debut album, which was produced by Jay Joyce (Cage the Elephant, the Wallflowers, Emmylou Harris). more on this story

Big Star Documentary Finds North American Home

(Sub) Magnolia Pictures have acquired the North American rights to Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, a documentary about the 70s rock band Big Star.

The film was directed by Drew DeNicola and Oliva Mori, produced by Mori and Danielle McCarthy, executive-produced by John Fry, founder of Ardent Studios, with Gill Holland and David Armillei, and co-produced by Brian Sprouse.

"Drew, Olivia and Danielle have done a terrific job capturing the amazing story of one of the greatest bands of the 1970s, recreating an truly special time and place in music history," said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. "Big Star fans will rejoice."

"We are thrilled to be partnering with Magnolia, and to join their stellar roster of great films," said director Drew DeNicola. Watch the trailer here.

Alice Cooper To Headline The Cropredy Convention

(Classic Rock) Alice Cooper will headline the opening day of Fairport's Cropredy Convention on August 8. It is expected to be the Coop's only UK public appearance during the year.

Cropredy has been staged annually since 1980 by folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention.

Band member and festival co-organiser Dave Pegg says: "We've been hoping to get Alice Cooper to Cropredy for years and at last the work calendars have coincided. more on this story

This Or The Apocalypse Release New Hate The Ones You Love Video

This Or The Apocalypse have released a new music video for their song, "Hate The Ones You Love."

The song comes from the group's latest album, "Dead Years" and the clip was directed by veteran director David Brodsky.

Frontman Rick Armellino explains the concept: "Hate the Ones You Love was the first complete track that we knew would end up on Dead Years and it helped frame the rest of the album. The lyrics themselves are about how often I find myself mistrusting or even disliking people who remind me of myself, and what it's like to try and remain trusted to those you love when you can't accept who you are. Writing a script around the lyrical themes and acting for the first time seemed risky but the final product really matches what we are trying to do. Brodsky is an artist, I can't describe how cool it was working with him. Hope you guys dig it!" Watch it here.

Nonpoint Release I Said It Video

Nonpoint have released a new music video for their latest single, which is entitled "I Said It."

The video was directed by Ramon Boutisveth (All That Remains, For Today, P.O.D.) and was filmed in Madison WI at the Majestic Theater.

Nonpoint's Elias Soriano had this to say, "It's been a long time since I've had this much fun on a video shoot - especially since we had a chance to shoot it in one of our favorite towns to play Madison, Wisconsin. Put your mouthguards in and protect your neck folks. This one's a swinging fist to the grill."

The song comes from the group's recently released, self-titled album which was released by Razor & Tie. Watch the video here.

Porcupine Tree's Colin Edwin Releases New Video

Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree, Metallic Taste of Blood, Ex-Wise Heads) and Jon Durant have released a music video for their track "Semazen."

The song comes from their taken from collaborative instrumental album Burnt Belief, which was released in December.

"The video concept follows from the theme of the album--questioning one's belief systems, and letting go of superstitions," said Durant, who also filmed and directed the video. "The woman in the video, after longing to be free of the shackles that have been placed upon her, is able to shed her inhibitions and live the life she wants to live." Watch the video here.

Aborted Release Vermicular, Obscene, Obese Lyric Video

Aborted have released a new lyric video for their song "Vermicular, Obscene, Obese".

Aborted Sven De Caluwe had this to say about the song,"Eating carbs is bad mmmkay? So yeah we have this new lyric video up for 'Vermicular, Obscene, Obese'...Which isn't really about carbs, unless you count corpses as carbs, or grannies, or trannies, or something...It's also absolutely not about mass consumerism and other social points of view since we are as brain dead as our music, so go check out the funky stuff from the funky bunch, and enjoy!" Watch the video here.

Aborted will also be hitting the road next week with Vadar for a European tour in support of their latest album, Global Flatline. more on this story

KISS Release Promo Video For Their Slot Machines

(hennemusic) KISS have unveiled a new video promoting their slot machines which are currently available for playing in several states and casinos across the U.S.

The band unveiled the product line last fall at the 12th annual Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas.

The slot game offers players unique features for multi-array games, as players can be awarded one, two or three bonus video reel sets on any spin, each enhanced with WILD symbols added to the reels or the low-credit symbols removed. Additionally, when three or more bonus symbols appear on the reels, players will be awarded a Backstage Pass. Players then can choose from one of three passes that may award the Rock n' Records free spin bonus, Band Prize Top Box Bonus or the KISS Alive! Bonus. Watch the video here.

Hell or Highwater Release Gimme Love Video

Hell or Highwater have released a new music video for their latest single "Gimme Love."

The track comes from the band's forthcoming album, Begin Again, which will be released on February 5th. Watch the video here.

The band hit the road this week with The Darkness, supporting the group on their North American tour. more on this story

The Indecent Release Hear Them Fear Them Video and UK Dates

The Indecent have debuted their brand new music video for their new single "Hear Them Fear Them."

The song comes from the band's recently released EP which is entitled "Control." You can watch the video here.

The band will be embarking on a tour of England and Ireland later this month, kicking things off on the 23rd in London. more on this story

Motorhead CES Press Conference Video Goes Online

(hennemusic) Motorhead frontman Lemmy was on hand at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday for the U.S. launch of Motorheadphones.

More than 100 journalists from 4 continents attended the press conference, and now video of the event has surfaced.

Motörheadphönes has had unprecedented success throughout Europe prior to making their US debut. The new product features professional audio quality, tooled to reproduce rock music or any played music. Motörheadphönes give smooth warm bass, bombastic drums and clear mid-range plus distinct high-end because of the 40mm neodymium high power speakers that takes 6-10 times more power than a standard headphone. Watch the video here.