Metallica Reveal 3D Movie Details and Set Release Date

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich had this to say, "Metallica's way of doing things is to jump into unexplored creative endeavors with no safety net whatsoever. Putting this movie together for the last couple of years has been a pretty wild ride, and we've definitely done our share of flying without a net!" Read more details on the band's website.

Great White's Jack Russell To Mark Station Nightclub Fire Anniversary

(Classic Rock) Former Great White frontman Jack Russell will play an acoustic show next month to mark the tenth anniversary of the fire that killed 100 people including guitarist Ty Longley.

The Station nightclub in Rhode Island burst into flames during a Great White show on February 20, 2003, as a result of the band's pyros making contact with flammable soundproofing foam. Within six minutes it had become the fourth-most-deadly club fire accident in US history, injuring 230 along with the fatalities.

Russell, who formed his own version of Great White in 2011 after splitting with the original lineup, says: "My heart aches for all the families and friends of the victims whose lives will forever be changed by this terrible tragedy. more on this story

New Jimi Hendrix Music To Premiere On TV

(Gibson) The CBS cop drama "Hawaii Five-0" is set to air a very unique episode. On January 20 the show will feature seven songs from the upcoming Jimi Hendrix album People, Hell, & Angels. The album is a collection of unreleased material that Hendrix was working on in 1968 and 1969, said to be very experimental.

Out of the 12 tracks on People, Hell, & Angels, the following are said to be included in "Hawaii Five-0": "Bleeding Heart," "Mojo Man," "Hey Gypsy Boy," "Inside Out," "Crash Landing," "Hear My Train A Comin'" and "Somewhere." Adam Block, President of Legacy Recordings said about the album on the official Jimi Hendrix website: "People, Hell & Angels, provides us with further insight into the genius of Jimi Hendrix. Working with new rhythm sections and instrumentation, Jimi Hendrix was opening up the horizons of his music, creating new sounds filled with endless possibilities."

"Hawaii Five-0" airs on CBS at 10 p.m. on Sunday January 20, right after the AFC Championship Game, so it's bound to get a large viewing audience. more on this story

Dave Grohl's Sound City Players Add New Show

(hennemusic) Dave Grohl's new supergroup, the Sound City Players, will make their live debut this week during the Sundance Film Festival and have announced another live gig.

The impressive collection of players for the January 18 show at Park City Live in Park City, UT includes John Fogerty, Stevie Nicks, Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear (also a Foo), the full Foo Fighters crew, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, and many others.

All of the musicians are featured on the soundtrack for "Sound City," the new film directed by Grohl, which will premiere at the Sundance Festival prior to the live concert event.

Now, the collective has added a Los Angeles show at the Hollywood Palladium on January 31st, the same night Grohl's documentary makes its theatrical debut at the Cinerama Dome. more on this story

Black Label Society Unplugging For Upcoming DVD

Black Label Society will be filming a special show in Los Angeles which will be released on an upcoming DVD.

Zakk Wylde and his band will be unplugging for the performance at Club Nokia in Los Angeles in March 06th.

The DVD, which will be entitled Unblackened, will feature the band playing stripped down acoustic versions of songs from Black Label Society as well as Wylde's solo album and Pride & Joy project.

The band will be joined in the performance by a four piece string section, pedal steel guitar as well as special guests.

In other news, Wylde celebrated his birthday this week by launching a new merch store and releasing a promotional video for the venture that was directed, edited and animated by Matt Zane. You can watch it here.

Anthrax Releasing Anthems In March

Anthrax have set a March 19th North American and a March 22nd European release date for their new covers EP.

The EP, entitled Anthems, features the bands take on their favorite hard rock songs from the 1970s.

The release will feature the band's new versions of Rush's "Anthem," Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak," "TNT" by AC/DC, Boston's "Smokin'," "Big Eyes" by Cheap Trick, Journey's "Keep on Runnin."

The disc will also include a new remix of the song "Crawl" from Anthrax's 2011 album release, Worship Music.

Anthrax frontman Joey Belladonna had this to say, "These are all bands I grew up with and have listened to forever. It's just great music. I had fun singing these songs and I was happy recording together with Anthrax, doing classic rock songs. Fun stuff!" more on this story

Godsmack's Sully Erna Launching Solo Tour

Godsmack frontman Sully Erna will be embarking on a short solo tour this March in support of his new limited edition Avalon box set release.

The tour will begin at the House of Blues in Atlantic City on March 22nd and will include six shows across the Northeast.

Erna will be performing songs from his entire career, including tracks from the Godsmack catalog as well as songs from his solo debut, Avalon.

Sully recently released a limited edition Avalon box set that contains 5 DVDs, including Avalon Live, shot in his hometown of Boston at The Wilbur Theater. more on this story

Sevendust Teaming With Coal Chamber For Coheadlining Tour

Sevendust have expanded their upcoming tour plans to now include a tour with Coal Chamber, some one-off shows with Candlelight Red, as well as their previously announced trek with Lacuna Coil.

The band will hit the road on February 2nd for the coheadlining tour with Lacuna Coil and on March 15th and 16th Sevendust will play two shows with Candlelight Red.

The following day, March 17th, Sevendust will return to the road with Lacuna Coil but will add Candlelight Red to the trek which concludes on March 27th in El Cajon, CA.

On March 28th Sevendust will team up with Coal Chamber for a coheadlining tour that will also include Lacuna Coil and Candlelight Red. more on this story

Volbeat Recording New Album

Volbeat have entered the studio with producers Rob Caggiano and Jacob Hansen to record their new studio album, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, which is expected to be released this spring.

The band's frontman Michael Poulsen had this to say, "We're back in the studio, this time breaking some of our old habits and this sometimes means leaving our comfort zone. We are recording in a new environment, producing with a new set up breaking new sonic ground and it's exciting!

"Together with our long time collaborator Jacob Hansen we also have the honor of having producer Rob Caggiano on board in the producer's seat.

"Expect lots of surprises and some of our most rocking heavy songs to date. We feel more than ever that we are taking the Volbeat sound to another level without changing what we're all about. Can't wait for it to get out there!"

Volbeat will be kicking off a North America tour in March which will feature direct support from Danko Jones. more on this story

Heart Release Cover of Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven

(hennemusic) Heart's performance of the Led Zeppelin classic "Stairway To Heaven" from last month's Kennedy Center Honors tribute has been released.

In Washington, Heart were joined by Jason Bonham, the son of late Zeppelin drummer John; Jason played with Zeppelin at the band's 2007 reunion show in London, released recently as "Celebration Day."

"I am so happy you all liked our performance of Stairway to Heaven at The Kennedy Center Honors event," posted vocalist Ann Wilson. "It was our honor to be asked to do it before an audience like that. My main goal though was to please Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones...especially Plant, since all these many years he has taught me so much about singing from the soul and has given me such pleasure in his lyrics. What a high that night was. Never to be forgotten!" more on this story

Roger Waters Visits The Daily Show To Discuss The Wall

(hennemusic) Roger Waters was the featured guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Monday evening.

Waters discusses a variety of topics with the host, including his relief and benefit work, plans for bringing his Wall tour to Europe, and how the iconic 1979 Pink Floyd album's message has changed over the years.

"The version of The Wall that I'm doing now differs from the one that I did with Pink Floyd in 1979, '80 in that it is far more universal in its message," explained Waters. "It's no longer about that miserable, self-serving, sniveling, nasty little Roger that we all hated all these years ago. It's more about ... rebellion that is trying to understand the world and, if possible, help people occasionally."

Stewart tossed Floyd fans a bone during the session by asking Roger, "Now, you're going back on the road with the remaining members of Pink Floyd, right?"

Waters flashed a smile and said, "This is how he makes his living. That is funny!" Watch it here.

Dave Grohl, Corey Taylor, Rick Nielsen, Scott Reeder Song Released

(hennemusic) Dave Grohl has issued "From Can To Can't" as the new single from the forthcoming soundtrack to his film, Sound City.

The tune features Slipknot/Stone Sour's Corey Taylor on lead vocals, Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen on guitar, and Kyuss' Scott Reeder on bass.

The song follows the lead track, "Cut Me Some Slack," with Paul McCartney and former Nirvana bandmantes Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear joining Grohl on drums. Read more and stream the song here.

Weight of Addiction Off Shinedown Frontman

(Classic Rock) Shinedown frontman Brent Smith is celebrating victory over his addiction issues, after losing 70lbs in a four-year struggle against cocaine, painkillers and alcohol.

The singer says he was driven to clean up when his girlfriend issued him with a stark warning – after he was "stung" by an insult about his weight on national television.

"The weight came on about four years ago. I've toured for over 12 years, and for the first two records I was doing tons of shows all the time. And for those two records I was addicted to cocaine, OxyContin and alcohol.

"The coke and the Oxy kept my weight down, but for the third album I quit the opiates and started to crave sugar. I was still drinking a lot of alcohol and started to pack on the pounds." more on this story

Authority Zero Streaming Song From Forthcoming Album Online

Authority Zero are giving fans their first taste of the band's forthcoming album, The Tipping Point, which will be released on April 2nd.

The group have premiered the first song from the album, "No Other Place," online and fans can stream it here.

The band recorded the album with producer Cameron Webb (Pennywise, Social Distortion, Motorhead) at Maple Studios in Orange County, California.

"The excitement and anticipation for the new album 'The Tipping Point' that I have is unparalleled," says vocalist Jason DeVore. "The closest thing I can think of is how I felt when we first released A Passage In Time so many years ago. You feel you're really doing something right when you and the members of your band are rocking out to it like it's their new favorite album that just came out. That's how it should feel. The energy, the intensity, and collaborative sounds along with a new realm of production working with Cameron Webb has made it extremely intense. It's a taste of the old school and slingshots into new areas and veins of music we have yet to tap into as well as some surprises. It's an album based on the idea of tipping the scales, unity, causing a ruckus while forging on, and the history and future of all who have been involved and will for years to come. We're fired up." more on this story

Duff McKagan's Walking Papers Lead Lineup Additions For Download

(Classic Rock) Duff McKagan's blues-rock band Walking Papers are among dozens of bands added to the lineup for this year's Download festival.

Organisers of the event – headlined by Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Slipknot –have also announced appearances by UFO, Airbourne, Heaven's Basement, The Sword and The Hives.

Previously announced acts include Queens of the Stone Age, Motorhead, The Gaslight Anthem, Stone Sour, Alice In Chains, Mastodon and Volbeat.

Promoters say: "Download Festival has confirmed a whopping 37 incredible additions including Limp Bizkit, Jimmy Eat World, Down, Korn, Airbourne, Enter Shikari and Cancer Bats." See the list here.

The Story So Far Set Spring Album Release

The Story So Far have set a March 26th release date for their new studio album, What You Don't See.

The group recorded the album at Panda Studios in San Francisco with producer Steve Klein (New Found Glory).

"The song structures for this album are thought out a little better and the parts that we came up with are more interesting," says guitar Will Levy, "The further into the writing process we got, the better the songs became." more on this story

This Is Hell Plan Limited Edition Release

This Is Hell have set a February 19th release date for their new limited edition 7" vinyl which is entitled "The Enforcer."

The physical release will be limited to 500 copies (300 red 200 clear) and will include a bonus cover of Metallica's "Whiplash".

The vinyl will be available at the I Surrender Records webstore with the remaining copies being sold at the band's upcoming concerts and in select record stores.

Guitarist Rick Jimenez says of the new release, "We continuously evolve as a band and The Enforcer is just another step in that evolution. These songs push the boundaries of what we've done before just as Black Mass did and Weight Of The World before that. The riffing is on a level we haven't been to yet, and this is just the beginning for us.

"Every record we do is different from the last. The Enforcer has different vocal approaches, different song writing structures, guitar techniques, etc than anything prior for This is Hell." more on this story

George Harrison Statue Plans Dropped At His Widow's Request

(Radio.com) Who wouldn't love a good Beatles statue? James Lambert, from Oxfordshire, England, found out otherwise.

The Henley-on-Thames resident — a small town in southeast England where George Harrison lived during his final years — was running a campaign to pay tribute to the late Beatle by erecting a statue to honor his contribution to the town. While most would consider the statue a significant honor, the frenzy surrounding The Beatles could cause issue for the small town, with undesirable fans showing up to pay tribute.

At the request of Olivia Harrison, George's widow, Lambert is now considering a community project instead of the statue. more on this story

Stryper Plan Second Coming

Stryper have set a March 26th release date for their new album, Second Coming, which will be the first release under a new multi-album deal they have signed with Frontiers Records.

The album, produced by frontman Michael Sweet, will feature fourteen re-recordings of songs from the band's early album catalog along with two brand new tracks.

Sweet had this to say, "We're really excited about this record. The re-recorded songs are sounding awesome...better than the originals in many ways! One word to describe the record? Heavier. We've hooked up with some great people - we've got new management, a great album, a great label. We just feel like everything is coming together, and hopefully some big things are to follow." Tracklisting

Biffy Clyro Announce Tour Dates With Muse

Biffy Clyro will be hitting the road with Muse this spring, providing support for nine dates of Muse's North American tour.

The band will join the Muse tour on April 9th in Toronto, Ontario and perform at stops across the east coast including a two night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Biffy Clyro will be touring in support of their forthcoming album, Opposites, which is set to be release on March 12th and was produced by GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers) in Los Angeles. more on this story

Wintersleep and Frightened Rabbit Plan Spring Tour

Wintersleep have announced North American tour dates with Frightened Rabbit that will be taking place this spring.

The 13-city tour is set to kick off on March 29th in Millvale, PA and will wrap up on April 13th in Dallas, Tx.

Wintersleep are celebrating the tour by releasing a free download of the song "Permanent Sigh" (download it here. The track comes from their latest album, Hello Hum. more on this story

Robert Fripp Leaked David Bowie Album Secret

(Classic Rock) Everyone who was asked to be involved in David Bowie's comeback album The Next Day kept the project a secret except Robert Fripp, says producer Tony Visconti.

The King Crimson mastermind, who collaborated with Bowie in the late 1970s, decided not to take part in the new recording sessions, then wrote about it online.

But Visconti says the move didn't blow the secret because no one took Fripp seriously. Visconti tells Rolling Stone, "Robert Fripp was asked to play on it. He didn't want to do it and then wrote on his blog that he was asked.

"It was a little flurry for a few days but everyone said, 'How could that be true? We haven't heard it from anyone else.'" Read more about the leak and more.

Tom Waits and Anton Corbijn Plan Photo Book Release

(hennemusic) Tom Waits and photographer/film director Anton Corbijn will release their coffee table art book "Waits/Corbijn '77-'11" on May 8.

The coffee table art book not only features over 200 pages of Waits' portraits taken by Corbijn over four decades, but also includes over 50 pages of the first published collection of musings and photographs taken by Waits himself.

The linen bound book has introductions written by film director Jim Jarmusch, and the longtime music critic Robert Christgau. The collector's edition linen slipcase book is limited to 6,600 copies. more on this story

Singled Out: Tokyo Rosenthal

Today Tokyo Rosenthal tells us about the song "What Did I Used To Be" from their brand new album "Tokyo's Fifth". Here is the story:

The news has been full of stories of economic hardships, here and abroad, unfortunately for years now. Some are simpler then others, such as those simply losing their jobs, and others include a wide range of issues that not only encompass what has been caused by financial depression but issues that would and do exist even if the monetary climate was mild and stable. One such story caught my attention and led to the writing, recording and conceptual video of "What Did I Used To Be?", which is included on my latest album, "Tokyo's Fifth".

A Michigan native, who had been working on the assembly line his whole life was laid off, essentially fired. As the perfect storm of his demise unfolded, he found his home worth less then the mortgage balance and no way to continue payments regardless. As he lost his home the reality that he couldn't afford the exorbitant gas prices for his car hit him square in the face. Driving to search for a job in an area with poor mass transit became difficult. It also seemed that not only had his own job become obsolete along with the product he produced, but other possible employment from this area had been outsourced to the Philippines. Local retail had been outsourced onto the Internet as stores closed down around him. Credit was no longer available to him as his credit cards were shut off when he maxed out his line. Locally chaos ensued and it was every man for himself, not a friend to be found. He was told to reinvent himself. But he didn't possess those skills and he grew desperate. He began to wonder what he ever was and did he ever really exist. Finally, "He stared at his gun, asking himself, could this be the end?" He pulled the trigger, missed and survived to tell the tale and inspire my song and video.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself right here!

Jason Newsted Opens Up on Wikimetal

Wikimetal have posted the final part of their interview with former Metallica bassplayer Jason Newsted.

In the interview they spoke with Jason some more about his career in Metallica and Voivod and about his new EP, Metal, released this week.

They also asked him how was it to play on Ian Gillan and Tony Iommi's project 'Who Cares', to participate on the reality show Rockstar Supernova, and about the experience of playing on the great Voivod. And Wikimetal listeners also got to hear previews of Jason's new EP.

Listen to the full episode here or the interview only here.

L.A. Guns Release Requiem (Hollywood Forever) Video

(Classic Rock) L.A. Guns have released a video for their track Requiem (Hollywood Forever) and you can view it online.

It's taken from the band's most recent album, Hollywood Forever, which came out last summer. Since then guitarist Stacy Blades has left and been replaced by Frankie Wilsey.

Last year former leader Tracii Guns finally relinquished his claim on the band's name, leaving Phil Lewis' outfit the only one known as L.A. Guns. Watch the video here.

Incubus' Mike Einziger Explains New Coheed and Cambria Track

(Radio.com) Mike Einziger, lead guitarist for SoCal alt-rock heroes Incubus, has taken to his Souncloud page to unveil "Dark Side of Me," a new song by prog-metal band Coheed and Cambria that he produced in his Malibu studio.

"Incubus just finished a long cycle of touring, and the word got around that I wanted to start producing other artists," Einziger said to Radio.com in an exclusive interview about the new song.

"Coheed & Cambria's manager asked me if I'd be interested in working with the band. The collaboration came about in a really organic way," Einziger explained. "Claudio (Sanchez), the singer of Coheed & Cambria, came out and stayed with me at my house in Malibu for a couple of days. We listened to a bunch of music and spent some time talking about it. He played me some of the music they'd been working on, and I picked out the song 'Dark Side of Me,' which the band and already written and recorded. I asked if we could do a different version of it. Almost like a remix, but an entirely different version of the song altogether, with new vocals. Claudio sang and played the guitar parts, and I did everything else. He gave me the freedom to do what I wanted with the song, and it came out great!" more on this story

Krokus Perform New Song On TV

(Classic Rock) Krokus appeared on Swiss TV at the weekend to perform the title track of upcoming album Dirty Dynamite.

The band are also offering a free download of the track via email sign-up. The record is released on February 22 (March 5 in North America).

It's the Swiss outfit's first album with guitarist Mandy Meyer in 30 years, and the 17th in their history. Watch it here