Slash Announces Soundtrack To His Debut Film Release

"As a longtime fan of the horror genre, I want to produce films that are in an older tradition of the genre," says Slash. More including a video promo

Slipknot's Shawn 'Clown' Crahan To Direct Film

(TeamRock Radio) Slipknot percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan will be entering another entertainment realm by making his movie director debut with his adaptation of graphic novel Officer Downe.

The film, written by comic author Joe Casey, tells the story of the "perfect cop" who gets reanimated by his masters every time he's killed in the line of duty.

Clown – who's directed a number of his band's videos over the years – recently said Slipknot will release a new album next year after coming to terms with the death of bassist Paul Gray in 2010. Find out when fans can expect it.

Rob Zombie's Current Tour Being Filmed For DVD

(hennemusic) Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 says the rocker is filming his current run of concerts for an upcoming live DVD release, which will be Zombie's very first live DVD release.

"This is big news. I haven't talked about this," John tells Absolute Punk. "30 years, Rob Zombie, White Zombie – never done a live DVD. We're doing one this year. The show's so big. It can't get much bigger, so I'm like, 'We better record this!'"

Zombie is currently on the road headlining the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival; he's playing the shows to promote his latest album, "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor." more on this story

Ozzy Osbourne In Shock That Black Sabbath Went To No. 1

(hennemusic) Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne says he and the band were in shock when their new album, "13", debuted at the top of the charts in several countries last month.

"I can't believe it," Osbourne told Sky News at the time. "We were number one all over the place: America, England, Germany, New Zealand, Canada…it's amazing. I don't know what suddenly turned this around. We were all in shock here."

"13" is Sabbath's first studio album with Ozzy since 1978's "Never Say Die," and the singer explained why it took so long to get off the ground. "It's been in the cards for many years but for some reason or another it's never materialized," says Ozzy.

"I've been doing my solo stuff and they've been doing whatever they've been doing. I knew in the back of my mind that one day I wanted to do this. But it's probably the best thing that ever happened to us, to break up all them years ago. This proves that we had something going for us." Watch the video interview here.

Peter Frampton Helps Philharmonic Reinterpret Fleetwood Mac's Rumours

Peter Frampton is a special guest on London's Royal Philharmonic's new album where they reinterpret Fleetwood Mac's monster hit album "Rumours" in its entirely.

Glass Onyon sent over these details: Recorded at the historic Abbey Road studios, this release marks the first time the RPO have taken on an entire album, from opening note to closing refrain.

The roughly 50+ musicians who comprise the orchestra were aided in their quest by the guiding hands of arrangers James Graydon and Richard Cottle as well as very special guest appearances by the legendary Peter Frampton and steel guitarist Sarah Jory.

Released in 1977 and considered the high water mark not only of Fleetwood Mac's extraordinary career but of '70s rock in general, Rumours produced a string of hits including "Go Your Own Way," "Don't Stop," "The Chain," and "Gold Dust Woman." more on this story

Scorpions' Moment Of Glory Coming To Blu-Ray

(hennemusic) The Scorpions 2000 release, "Moment Of Glory," is coming to Blu-ray on July 30. The project captures the Scorpions backed by the world famous Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra in concert during Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany.

In addition to the concert, part of Berlin's millennium celebrations, the Blu-ray includes bonus band interviews and director's cuts of "Hurricane 2000", "Moment Of Glory" and "Here In My Heart."

The setlist features a variety of the band's hits, including "Still Loving You," "Big City Nights" and "Wind Of Change." more on this story

AFI Release First Song From Forthcoming Album

(Radio.com) AFI are teasing fans with "I Hope You Suffer," the first single from their upcoming as-yet-untitled ninth album, due out in September. The industrial-influenced song, which was posted to the band's website on Thursday (July 18).

The new song comes nearly four years after their last effort, 2009's Crash Love. Frontman Davey Havok provides emotional lyrics over an unconventionally punchy drum rhythm, while big guitars and deep bass fill out the chorus.

Havok dedicates his vocals to an ex-lover, singing, "I faced destruction and you just killed me and walked away/I gave my heart to the cruel now it will not beat again/I hope you do/I hope you suffer/I hope you do/Just like I suffered."

Screaming vocals and abstract layers of synths give a harder dynamic to the track, which is a far cry from Crash Love's pop-rock attitude. "I Hope You Suffer" is a dark love ballad, echoing the albums of AFI past like 2003′s Sing the Sorrow and 2006′s Decemberunderground, which initially thrust the group into the spotlight with singles like "Girl's Not Grey" and "Miss Murder."

Drummer Adam Carson delivers a beat more Nine Inch Nails than Fall Out Boy, while guitarist Jade Puget's chords race through the four-and-a-half minute song with '80s metal influence. Listen here

God Forbid's Doc Coyle Seeks Guitarist For New Project

God Forbid's Doc Coyle has teamed up with Phyllotaxis' Ravi, drummer Moe Watson and multi-instrumentalist Aden Oxenreider for a new as-yet-unnamed band, and they are looking for a guitar player.

Coyle had this to say, "I started working on material with Ravi almost 2 years ago by trading files over the internet. I was tied up with God Forbid, but now we finally have the time to put together a full band. We've included a small music sample and you will hear that it is not metal, although there are some heavy overtones.

"I am very picky about what kind of guitar player I want in this project, so I will lay out some guidelines. You need to live in the area between New York City, Central New Jersey, and Philadelphia. Rehearsing and playing gigs will require travel so the person must have a car. You need adequate and professional equipment including effects. The band is very ambient and will need someone who understands and likes to create soundscapes. There are some technical aspects to the music as well so you will need some chops. I have to emphasize that this is a rock band, not a metal band. I would prefer a non metal guitar player, but I'm fine with anyone as long as you understand it's not about sweeping picking at 220 BPM and playing 8 string guitar breakdowns. Our influences for this band are Tool, Muse, Deftones, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Karnivool, etc.

"It's also important that I emphasize that this is a passion project. We are here for music and art first, and being signed or getting on the radio takes a back seat to doing something that is meaningful and being part of something that is special."

If you are guitarist and are interested, you can send a written or video statement about yourself, a photo of yourself, along with any examples of any music you've created or videos of live performance if these requirements apply to doc4bid@gmail.com

Virtual Smashing Pumpkins Concert Set For This Weekend

The Smashing Pumpkins will be hosting a free virtual and interactive concert this weekend from their upcoming "The Aeroplane Flies High" CD/DVD release.

Fans will be able to check out the online concert for 24 hours on-demand, starting at 6:00PM PDT/9:00PM EDT on Saturday, July 20 on the band's Facebook page here.

The stream will be powered by Milyoni's #SocialVideo Platform which will offer fans the ability to connect with other viewers for an interactive experience featuring live chat and time-released Social Widgets, delivering exclusive images, trivia, polls and video clips that can be shared via social networks.

The stream will feature the fully re-mastered July 4, 1997 concert from Belfort, France, and the online event is to celebrate next Tuesday, July 23rd released of the deluxe reissues of the 1996 box set "The Aeroplane Flies High."

The new version of the box set will be released in four separate versions, all fully remastered. The configurations include a 6-CD +1 DVD version, a 5-LPs version plus Deluxe Digital and Standard Digital editions.

Making Of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon Blu-Ray Coming

(hennemusic) The Classic Albums special, "Pink Floyd: The Making Of Dark Side Of The Moon," will see its release on Blu-ray on August 27. Originally released in 2003, the program traces the creation of Pink Floyd's iconic 1973 album, which went on to become one of the biggest selling records in music history.

Classic Albums features interviews with Pink Floyd band members Roger Waters, Richard Wright, David Gilmour and Nick Mason, engineer Alan Parsons, the late designer Storm Thorgerson, and others involved to unveil the creative process behind the project.

Bonus features on the Blu-ray include 40 minutes of additional footage not seen in the original 50-minute television version and more.

Sex Pistols Frontman To Receive Icon Award

(Gibson) Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd frontman John Lydon is being honored for his legacy as a songwriter. BMI will present the veteran rocker--also known by his Sex Pistols stage name, Johnny Rotten—with its prestigious Icon Award at its BMI London Awards ceremony in October.

"John Lydon is a true icon whose influence on music, fashion and art has been felt around the world," said Del Bryant, president of BMI. "We are very pleased to recognize his impact on popular culture and his outstanding musical contributions with the BMI Icon Award."

Previous recipients of the award include Ray Davies, Van Morrison and Bryan Ferry. The awards ceremony will take place at London's Dorchester Hotel on October 15. more on this story

Rolling Stones' Stones In Exile Film To Be Released on Blu-Ray

(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones documentary, "Stones In Exile," will see its release on Blu-ray on August 27. Directed by Stephen Kijack and originally issued in 2010, the film chronicles the story behind the Stones' monumental "Exile On Main Street" album.

Recounted in the band's own words, the documentary explores the spring of 1971, when the Stones fled the UK as tax exiles, settled into Keith Richards' French villa Nellcôte in Villefranche-sur-Mer, and proceeded to create the double-album masterpiece.

The Blu-ray includes extensive bonus footage, interviews with all band members (as well as some well-known Exile fans) and a featurette of Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts visiting Olympic Studio and Jagger's Stargroves country house, where most of the early work on the album was done. more on this story

Robert Plant To Headline Bluesfest

(TeamRock Radio) Robert Plant and his Sensational Space Shifters, Bobby Womack and Van Morrison are the lead names on the bill for the third annual Bluesfest London at the Royal Albert Hall.

Festival director Leo Green says: "I'm thrilled the lineup includes some true icons of blues and soul, as well as some of the greatest artists the following generations have to offer."

Also listed are Georgie Fame, Dr Feelgood, Marcus Bonfanti, Chris Rea, among many others. Check out the full lineup and ticket information.

Skid Row Cancel Show And Announce Tour With Ugly Kid Joe

Skid Row have been forced to pull out of their concerts in Panama City this weekend for an undisclosed reason and the band have also announced a European co-headline tour with Ugly Kid Joe for this fall.

Skid Row frontman Johnny Solinger explained the canceled shows, "Well mi Amigos, due to issues which could not be resolved, the Panama City, Panama shows this weekend have been pulled (cancelled).

"We are definitely bummed out, but rest assure it had nothing to do with the band. These things sometimes, though rarely occur. Major apologies to those disappointed and who planned to travel and attend these shows.

"So, an unexpected Summer Weekend off it shall be. Laze by the pool and have some laughs... grillin' too. Be safe everyone."

The Skid Row and Ugly Kid Joe co-headline tour of Europe will kick off in England on October 22nd and will conclude on November 26th in Austria. more on this story

Heaven and Earth Singled Out Week: I Don't Know What Love Is

Heaven and Earth recently released their new studio album, "Dig" and celebrate we are asking the band's guitarist and founder Stuart Smith to tell us about some of his favorite tracks. Today he tells us about the song "I Don't Know What Love Is":

This was about the 5th song to be written for the "Dig" album. It's based around a title that I'd come up with over 20 years ago.

One day way back then, and I can't remember if I was actually feeling that way or if I just thought it up but I came up with the line "I Don't Know What Love Is Anymore" and I thought it was such a powerful statement that I wrote it on the back of a business card and put it in my nightstand as I didn't want to forget it. A year or so later I was going out with a girl called Amanda whom I had always looked upon as the one that got away. In fact Keavin from antiMusic may remember her as he actually worked on the road crew of a very early version of Heaven & Earth when it was called "Midnight" during that period. Anyway, we were in the studio one day and Amanda said that she'd meet me at my house afterwards. When I got there she wasn't there so I called her at her apartment to ask where she was and she told me that she'd gone through my nightstand and found the business card and was upset that she'd found what I'd written on it and asked me if that was the way I felt. I laughed and told her that it was just an idea for a song title that I'd wrote down a long time before. Everything carried on between us for a while but at the time I remember thinking that if it had that effect on someone then it was worth doing something with.

Over the years I'd tried to write something around that title but was not really satisfied with anything that I came up with. When we were writing for "Dig" Joe (Retta) went to visit his parents in Rochester for a few weeks and I decided that we needed an acoustic style ballad, like "Heaven & Earth" off the first album, so I picked up my acoustic and consciously decided I was not going to pick up the electric again till I'd come up with some music that was worthy of that title. For two and a half weeks I worked on it all day and night, coming up with hundreds of ideas, but couldn't find the keystone riff to tie them all together. A few days before Joe was due to return I was talking to Howard Leese about the problems I was having with putting it together and he said well it sort of sings itself, "Love is Anymore" and the way he sang it reminded me of "She Love's You" by The Beatles" and the main riff instantly came to me. The minute I had that it was like I was magically transported into space and was looking down and could see all the other parts I'd written so I just went "I'll have you, you, you and you" and the whole thing dropped into place within 5 minutes.

When Joe got back a couple of days later I played him the song, which he loved, and gave him the title, which he thought was going to be tough to work with, so we recorded it on his 8 track recorder. As we were doing this he thought the chords I'd used for the chorus were a bit too "happy" and not in keeping with the title or the rest of the song, so I just swapped them out for a part in a bit more of a minor mode that I'd written earlier and he, as he usually did, disappeared into his room and I didn't see him for a few days. A few days later he played me the nearly completed song and I was blown away.

We made a few minor adjustments during rehearsals before we went into Ocean Studios in Burbank to record it but basically that was it. It was around Christmas time when we had the backing track completed and Joe had sung his vocal. Every year I would go over to David Paich's (Toto) for his Christmas Eve party where David and I would play carols on the piano and guitar. There was never anyone really good to sing them though so that year I brought Joe with me to help us out. After the party finished we went into David's studio and played him the song. He said that it was a definite hit and wanted to play some strings on it so we came back a couple of weeks later and he did his magic on it. As a final touch we added the Agape Gospel Choir on, shortened the title to "I Don't Know What Love Is" and the song was complete. I feel this is one of our strongest songs because, as relationships are so complicated, I think that most people can relate with the sentiments expressed within the lyrics at some point in their lives.

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

Asking Alexandria Release Stream of New Song Killing You

(TeamRock Radio) Asking Alexandria have released new track "Killing You" from upcoming studio album From Death To Destiny, which is set to be released on August 5th.

Guitarist Ben Bruce recently admitted it had "taken long enough" to finish the album. He said: "It wasn't because we were being lazy, but because we wanted it to be perfect."

They've already launched a ten-minute album preview featuring clips from all 13 tracks – but Killing You is the first song to appear in full. Check out the new song here.

Kyuss Lives On With Vista Chino, New Song Streaming Online

(Classic Rock) Vista Chino, formerly known as Kyuss Lives, have released a new track entitled "Barcelonian", which comes from their upcoming studio album Peace.

John Garcia and Brant Bjork's upcoming album Peace is due out on September 2nd, ahead of a UK tour starting the following month.

The name change came about after legal action between the former Kyuss bandmates and ex-frontman Josh Homme, who was happy for them to tour as Kyuss Lives but didn't want them to record under the title.

Check out the song, album tracklist and tour dates here.

Rise Against Streaming Their New Journey Cover Online

(Radio.com) Rise Against have announced a September 10 release date for Long Forgotten Songs: B-Sides & Covers 2000-2013, a 26-song collection that includes previously unheard music that dates back to before the band signed a record deal with label Fat Wreck Chords.

The album even includes their punk rock cover of Journey's 1980 hit, "Any Way You Want It," which the band has made available to listen to via an online stream.

"In the last thirteen or so years Rise Against has put out six records, each one we are proud to put our name on," Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath said in a press release.

"But we are just as proud of these 26 songs that slipped through the cracks and never ended up on any of our full lengths. In various ways, most of these songs saw the light of day at some point, but we thought we would spare you the digging and put them all on one record." Listen to the Journey cover here.

Serj Tankian, Isahn and Devin Townsend Release Charity Song

(TeamRock Radio) Serj Tankian, Isahn and Devin Townsend have released a new collaborative song entitle "We Are," a charity single, under the title Revolution Harmony.

System Of A Down frontman Tankian and Isahn recorded vocals while Townsend laid down a guitar solo. The music was created by Ray Holroyd of 12 Ton Method and Needleye.

We Are is on sale now, and all proceeds will be donated to Buskaid, an organisation which provides instruments and music lessons to underprivileged children in South Africa. Check out the song here.

Remembering Duane Allman

(Gibson) Few musicians affected those close to him as profoundly as Duane Allman did. Time and again, surviving friends and musician-peers remember him not just for his prowess on guitar, but also for his personal charisma, his leadership skills and his devotion to those who comprised his inner circle. Below we've collected some of the more incisive remembrances about Allman and his lasting impact.

Johnny Sandlin (producer/musician), on Duane's ability to bring out the best in his fellow musicians (as told to Swampland.com): He was one of the most interesting, exciting and alive people that I ever knew. He was one of the most intelligent as well. Most of the time he was great to be around and he was so dedicated to music and it was a central thing in our lives. Whenever anyone played with Duane he would bring out the best in them. Not that it was a competition, but he was an inspiration. He was one of the best that there ever was.

Dickey Betts (guitarist), on how Duane developed his style on slide guitar (as told to Jasobrecht.com): Well, Robert Johnson. You've heard that name a million times, but he's influenced so many people. I guess that he was probably one of the biggest influences on Duane. [And] who's the guy, the slide player? Elmore James! He got really into Elmore James a lot for the electric part of it. You know, Robert Johnson never played any electric, of course. So Elmore James was a big influence on his electric slide.

Tom Dowd (producer), on Duane's diplomatic skills in the studio (as told to Swampland.com): [Duane was] a pussycat, an absolute humble, soft spoken, brilliant leader. He never provoked anyone in the band. He was never demonstrative, but he was in charge and he got everyone to go the right way, whether he did it by playing them something or saying something to them.

John Hammond (guitarist), on what it was like to record with Duane (as told to HittinTheNote.com): Everybody just fell all over themselves for Duane, you know. He was their idol. All of a sudden these [session] guys knew exactly what I wanted them to do. From having not understood a thing before, everybody understood what the deal was. Duane was the catalyst completely for that. To play with him was like feeling almost invincible, because he played everything right. He was just terrific. It was more inspirational than actually learning notes and stuff. He was a good friend. more.