The Mars Volta Break Up

"I honestly thank all of you for buying our records and coming to our shows. You guys were a blast to play in front of" more on this story

An Evening With Pearl Jam Concerts Announced

Pearl Jam have announced the initial two concert dates for this year which will take place this summer with more dates expected to be announced for this fall.

As the band teased fans earlier this week, they will be performing at Chicago's Wrigley Field on July 19th.

The have also announced another summer concert on July 16th at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario, Canada.

Both shows are being billed as "An Evening With Pearl Jam," and there will be no support acts for either show.

The band also plans to announce a North American fall tour in the near future.

Guns N' Roses Are Late Over Safety Concerns?

(hennemusic) Guns N' Roses guitarist DJ Ashba has offered up the latest excuse for the band's notorious concert tardiness.

"We have a huge rig and pyrotechnics so often it's the case of fitting all that into the venue," Ashba tells Yahoo! 7 News. "Our number one priority is to make the shows safe."

Ashba says he understands why fans have resorted to bottling the stage or venting their anger on social media. "That kills us as a band because we're not doing any of this on purpose," he explains. "Our main goal is to go and give the fans a show they will never forget and we understand how expensive tickets are. We take that into account and when we do hit the stage it's almost impossible to get us off."

Ashba insists the delays have been caused by production issues rather than arrogance on behalf of leader Axl Rose, explaining a team of 100 people is co-coordinating the show from backstage. more on this story

Aerosmith Team With Carrie Underwood For New Single

(hennemusic) Aerosmith are kicking off 2013 with the release of a new single from their latest album, "Music From Another Dimesnion." "Can't Stop Lovin' You" features a duet with Steven Tyler and country star and American Idol Carrie Underwood.

The decision to ask Underwood to sing on the track and enhance the country flavorings was natural. Tyler had previously duetted on a mash-up of Carrie's hit "Undo It" and Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Awards in 2011. In early 2012, the two were also paired for a CMT Crossroads special.

In an interview with Rolling Stone.com about the song, Tyler said, "I sang it a little country and western…and all along we thought, should we get someone in…It was last-minute. She (Carrie) was in town doing something. I called her up and she said, 'I'm leaving tomorrow.' And I said, 'Can you come over tonight?' I called Joe (Perry) up, and the rest is history. She just did it. It really does work." more on this story

Fleetwood Mac Expand North American Tour Plans

Live Nation sent over word that Fleetwood Mac have expanded their upcoming North American tour with the addition of 13 new concerts.

The group added the dates due to strong ticket demand and the new dates will include additional concerts in Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles, plus new stops in Cleveland, Wantagh, Charlotte, Des Moines, Spokane, Portland, Sacramento, Albany, and Montreal, Canada.

The tour is set to kick off in Columbus, Ohio on April 4th and there are confirmed dates through July 6th in Sacramento, California. more on this story

Alice In Chains, Korn, Stone Sour To Rock On The Range

Alice In Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, Korn (with Head), Stone Sour lead the lineup for this year's Rock on the Range music festival.

The festival is set to take place on Friday, May 17, Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH.

The three-day event will also feature performances from Bush, Three Days Grace, Cheap Trick, Bullet For My Valentine, Volbeat, Lamb Of God, Skillet, A Day To Remember, Halestorm, Hollywood Undead, All That Remains, Device (with David Draiman), Steel Panther, Sevendust, Sick Puppies, Asking Alexandria, Pop Evil, In Flames, Clutch, In This Moment, Black Veil Brides, The Sword, Ghost, Motionless In White, Red, Deuce, Middle Class Rut, Big Wreck, Oleander, Otherwise, Red Line Chemistry, Young Guns, Thousand Foot Krutch, Mindset Evolution, Tracer, Beware Of Darkness, Heaven's Basement, American Fangs, Love And Death, Gemini Syndrome, and more.

"We're really looking forward to returning to Rock On The Range with a batch of brand new killer Alice tunes to play for everyone!" says Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains.

"Head is back!!," says Korn's Jonathan Davis. "Rock On The Range is going to start it all off!! Get ready, we are going to hit it hard!!" more on this story

Stereophonics Will Attempt To Record Beatles Album In 12 Hours

(Radio.com) Simply Red's Mick Hucknall and rock group The Stereophonics are among the artists participating in a marathon recording session in an attempt to recreate The Beatles' debut album Please Please Me within 12 hours; that's how much time it took the Fab Four to record the album five decades ago.

The challenge will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 on Feb. 11 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic album's recording session. It will also be filmed for a BBC 4 special 12 Hours To Please Me airing on Feb. 15, according to BBC News. Hucknall, along with other musicians, will record in Abbey Road Studios where the original album was made, and have just the 12-hour time frame to record all of the songs.

BBC Radio 2 DJs Stuart Maconie and Jo Whiley will host the live events, which will also feature appearances by engineer Richard Langham, who worked on the original album, and Beatles press officer Tony Barrow. more on this story

Brian Wilson Reuniting With Beach Boys Bandmates For Concert

(Radio.com) Brian Wilson has just announced, via his website, an upcoming concert at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering, Ohio, on July 25. Interestingly, the post also mentions that "special guests Al Jardine and David Marks will be performing with Brian."

Wilson, Jardine and Marks, of course, were part of last year's Beach Boys reunion tour. But Mike Love owns the license to the group's name, and late last year, he announced that the reunion tour had run its course, and that the group would continue with its pre-reunion incarnation.

Wilson, Marks and Jardine expressed disappointment with that development, with Jardine going so far to start a Facebook petition to get Love to change his mind (he didn't). more on this story

Paramore Discuss New Album

(Radio.com) Paramore may have had some line-up changes, some ups-and-downs, and spent a lot of time in their pajamas in the last two years but "Now" lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York finally feel like their newly-energized music career and upcoming self-titled album is "real."

"Now that we're back at KROQ; it's official," said Williams in an interview with Kevin & Bean. "It kind of feels like we just joined this band and we're starting from scratch. It's really nice. I don't think a lot of bands get that chance, that feeling, you know? We've been playing music for what, almost ten years together, and this feels like day one."

For some, there were doubts that Paramore would come back after their extended hiatus and interpersonal drama, but Williams said that they "held it together all right" and were humbled and realistic about the future. They kept in mind that even bands with the best energy have off days.

"It was definitely hard at first, but we had to keep in our minds, 'Move forward. Move forward. Move forward.'" Part of the way Paramore moved forward was to make a grand statement with the bold choice of using their name as an album title. While most bands do that on their first album, Paramore did that on their fourth to showcase their new beginning.

With singles like "Now," it's clear that their sound is as fresh as their perspective. "There needs to be an evolutions," joked Williams. "So, now it's seventeen tracks of dubstep." more.

Guided By Voices Releasing New Album in April

Guided By Voices have set an April 30th release date for their new studio album, English Little League.

English Little League is the fourth album from the reunited "classic" line-up of Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout, Greg Demos, Mitch Mitchell and Kevin Fennell, and fans may expect more new music soon.

Band leader Robert Pollard has loose plans to release three Guided By Voices albums per year until the end of time, but the announcement playfully suggests that is a moving target. more on this story

Corey Taylor Excited About Cheap Trick and Nirvana Jam

(Radio.com) This past Friday night (January 18), Corey Taylor made the following announcement from the stage at Park City Live in Utah: "This is the craziest f***in' night of my life."

That's quite a statement from a guy known for dressing up in a boiler suit, donning a mask that looks like horror film character Leatherface and bellowing vocals on songs titled "The Heretic Anthem" and "Pulse Of The Maggots."

But the Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman was, for sure, in unusual surroundings Friday, performing Cheap Trick covers, accompanied by Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen, along with Nirvana alumni Krist Novoselic (bass), Dave Grohl (drums) and Pat Smear (guitar). The show was part of the celebration around the Grohl-directed documentary, Sound City, following its debut at the Sundance Film Festival.

Taylor tells Radio.com that he's still digesting the experience. "How did that happen? Somebody please explain that to me! That was awesome though. Being able to get up with Rick Nielsen — and basically Nirvana. Talk about a fanboy-gasm! I was just up there going, 'What am I doing here?' But we had a great time. It re-introduced my love for Cheap Trick. I really went deep in the catalog. I thought, 'This band, they don't get enough credit.'" Watch the interview.

Metal Star Doro Pesch Lost Home in Hurricane Sandy

(Classic Rock) Doro Pesch is one of the thousands of New York residents who lost her home in Hurricane Sandy, but she knows she can live without her possessions.

In fact, she says, she's only sorry that the freak weather conditions destroyed so many gifts sent to her by fans.

Pesch had already suffered severe damage to her apartment when Hurricane Irene hit in 2011. But when Sandy struck last October and caused over $60bn of damage, her home and belongings were wiped out.

"I've been in New York since 1987 and nothing ever happened – and now twice, it is just unbelievable." She tells Legendary Rock Interviews. "To me though, none of those things are what's important. I can still sing and play music and enjoy the time with fans, those are the real riches in life. I don't need material stuff, although the apartment was nice." more on this story

Wilko Johnson Shares His Reaction To Terminal Cancer News

(Classic Rock) Wilko Johnson didn't get upset when he was told he had terminal cancer. In fact, he soon started to feel "euphoric" and he says that feeling hasn't worn off.

The former Dr Feelgood guitarist announced earlier this month that he has months to live. Instead of opting for chemotherapy, which will only extend his life for a few more months, he's decided to make one more album and play a series of farewell shows.

Johnson tells The Times: "I had the analysis just before Christmas. I don't know if the guy was an expert in telling people bad news, but he said those words: 'You've got cancer,' and I was absolutely calm. I didn't freak out at all."

He says he's been "a miserable bugger" for most of his life – but that's faded away despite the news. "I began to feel almost euphoric and the feeling hasn't worn off," he says. "I realise that all the things I usually worry about don't matter." more on this story

Cursive Frontman Tim Kasher Plans Solo Tour

Cursive frontman Tim Kasher will be embarking on a solo tour of North American in March.

The tour will kick off on March 12th at The Space in Hamden, CT and will conclude on March 23rd at Schuba's in Chicago, IL.

Kasher is preparing to record the follow-up to his 2010 debut solo LP, The Game Of Monogamy, and fans can expect to hear some of his songs on the tour. more on this story

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Debuts Double Neck Guitar

(hennemusic) Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine was on hand at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show on Wednesday at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, to show off his new Dean double-neck guitar.

Originally a one-off which was built for Dave to play at the "Big Four" shows, the guitar will go into full production this year.

"When I went to Dean, I found out that the guitars were very responsive," said Mustaine. "And one of the most important things was the attention to detail. Also the relationship with me as an artist. Because the previous companies I was with, the guitars were good, but the relationship was sour. And I found that being with Dean was really good for me, because they took care of me as an artist, they took care of the guitars, they also knew what the public liked." more including a photo.

Vampire Weekend Tease New Ablum

(Radio.com) Vampire Weekend released a tease for their upcoming album via the splash page on vampireweekend.com and twitter.

The graphic features alternating images – one of George Washington crossing the Delaware and the other of the band members with the simple text "LP3 COMPLETE" and "MAY 6/7."

Also included is the cryptic "MVOTO" in script on the bottom corner which may refer to the yet unreleased title of the album. more on this story

Blackhearts Guitarist Ricky Byrd Releasing Solo Album

Former Blackhearts guitarist Ricky Byrd has set a February 5, 2013 release date for his debut solo album, Lifer.

The album was co-produced by Byrd and Bob Stander and recording in Nashville and New York City.

"My main goal with this record was to try and craft the songs with the same heart and soul that filled the music I listened to as a kid in my parents Bronx apartment -- the music that even at that young age, made the hair go up on my arms," states Ricky. more on this story

Lee Greenwood Joining Peter Frampton At Benefit Concert Tonight

(Webster) Lee Greenwood will join Peter Frampton and Peter Cetera tonight at the Dustin Wells Foundation's Gift of Music concert to benefit the W.O. Smith School of Music.

After Dustin Jack Wells lost his life in a car accident in 2005, his family and friends found a way to keep his memory alive and help others in the process. A fund was set up with all monetary donations used to reach out to others in memory of Dustin. Donating to the W.O. Smith School of Music is just one way the foundation enriches young lives.

"I am honored to share the "Gift of Music" that God has given me to benefit our community and the Dustin Wells Foundation," said Greenwood. "Through all of us working together, many young lives in the W.O. Smith School of Music outreach program will feel the magic of making music and help them find motivation to live a vibrant and useful life. The tragic loss of Dustin Wells is a reminder that every life is God's gift. Let's help as many as we can." Venue website.

Chelsea Grin and Attila Plan Sick Tour 2

Chelsea Grin and Attila are teaming up to launch their North American coheadlining Sick Tour 2.

The tour is set to begin on March 9th in Salt Lake City, UT and will conclude on March 30th in Las Vegas, NV

The trek will feature support from Buried in Verona, Betraying The Martyrs and Within Ruins.

Chelsea Grin will be touring in support of their latest EP, Evolve. more on this story

Filter Plan Spring Album Release

Filter are currently in Los Angeles recording their new studio, which will be their first release under their new deal with Wind-Up Records.

The album's lead single is set to be sent to radio in March with the album following in May, 2013.

Wind-up Records President Ed Vetri shares, "We're thrilled to welcome Richard Patrick and Filter into the Wind-up family. This is a successful band with an extremely impressive body of work and I'm happy to say that based on the demos I've heard, this new album could very well be their best to date. Filter is more committed than ever to delivering great repertoire and bringing these songs to life at their live shows throughout 2013."

Filter singer Richard Patrick adds, "We're excited to enter a new phase of our career with Wind-up. They're expecting great things from us and we plan to deliver."

Singled Out: DRGN King

Today Dom from DRGN King tells us about the song "Holy Ghost" from their debut album release, Paragraph Nights. Here is the story:

A couple years ago, Joe (our drummer) and I lived in a neighborhood in North Philadelphia called Port Richmond. It's a largely Polish neighborhood with great tiny bars and a Lithuanian Dance Hall. We branched out from our other friends living closer to downtown, purposefully carving out a private place where we could record all night and drink cheaply. Around this time I also met Ritz (the producer/other half of Drgn King) and spent a good amount of time riding the 25 bus to his studio in the Pennsport area of South Philadelphia.

One afternoon, I was on my way to the bus stop and happened into a particularly sketchy establishment down the street from our home. it claimed to be a sandwich shop, but I never saw anyone make/eat a sandwich there. A majority of the drinks were expired, and it was generally open late. My parents used to call a place like that a "front." A group of pre-teen kids were sitting at the weird sandwich counter as I walked in, and one particularly skittish girl grabbed a rosary around her neck and shouted "GET AWAY FROM ME JESUS!" to me, like I was some sort of weird satanic Christ that had come to earth for nefarious purposes. I'm pretty sure she was just trying to show off for her friends in the way that most kids do, but she kept up the act until I left the sketchy store. I got on the bus and immediately had the idea for the riff and the verses. They got demoed on my phone as I walked under I-95 to Ritz's studio.

That night, Ritz and I laid down the foundation of the song as it's known today. The whole "I'm on my way" chorus thing was a freestyle, thrown off type thing that ended up being the centerpiece of the song. Over the next few weeks, Ritz added all the cool synth swells and the sound effects. The song was eventually labored over, but the song itself as written in ten minutes under Interstate 95.

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

Bring Me The Horizon Release Shadow Moses Video

Bring Me The Horizon have released a new music video for their latest single 'Shadow Moses.'

The song comes fro the band's forthcoming album, 'Sempiternal' which will be released on April 29th in the UK. You can watch the video here.

The band will promote the effort with tours in Australia and South Africa in February and March, and will play a intimate venue tour of the UK in April and May.

Oli says of the tour "we literally can't wait for these UK shows. It feels like we've been away for so long and to come back & play the most intimate shows we've played In a long time is so exciting" more on this story

Lower Than Atlantis Go On Strike With New Video

Lower Than Atlantis have released a new music video for their new single 'Go On Strike.'

The song comes from the latest studio album, "Changing Tune," and the single will officially be released on February 11th in the UK. You can watch the video here.

The band will be hitting the road for a UK and Ireland headlining tour in April that will kick off in Belfast on the 13th. more on this story