Original Pantera vocalist Terrence Lee Glaze rejoined his ex-Pantera bandmate Rex Brown (bass) on stage this past Saturday (April 17) at the debut gig from Brown's new project Arms Of The Sun to perform a couple of early Pantera songs — "Come-On Eyes" from 1985's "I Am The Night" and "All Over Tonite" from 1984's "Projects In The Jungle". more including video footage hereTwo men settled their negligence and liability lawsuit in which they contended that poor security was to blame for injuries they suffered at the 2007 Ozzfest concert in Devore, Ca. Michael McClelland and Stephen Holloway filed their lawsuit in January 2008. Holloway says he was attacked by a young man with a shaved head and tattoos who was soon joined by other assailants, who grabbed Holloway's hair from behind and kicked him in the face, breaking his jaw in several places. more.
In more positive Ozzy related news, Billboard.com has named Ozzy Osbourne's new single, 'Let Me Hear You Scream', this week's Hot Shot Debut/Greatest Gainer on their Rock Songs chart. The single sits at #23. Hear the song here
MGMT's new album, Congratulations, had a strong showing this week as it debuted at #2 on the sales chart with more than 66,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. more
Eric Cargile, bass player for Michigan metal band Bloodlined Calligraphy, has passed away. The group has issued the following statement: "Tuesday, April 20th, Eric Cargile passed away in his sleep. We don't know how this happened, all we do know is that a loss of this magnitude cannot be truly explained in words." more
The Jayhawks' debut album finally will be available on CD — nearly 25 years after it was released. Fans know the Minneapolis band's self-titled debut as "The Bunkhouse Album," since it was first released by Bunkhouse Records in 1986. Only 2,000 vinyl copies were originally pressed. more
Alice In Chains, Deftones and Mastodon are rumored to be teaming up for a U.S. tour in the fall. A video teaser for the trek can be viewed here
Hatebreed is the latest band to cancel European shows as a result of the volcano in Iceland. The group has postponed four shows that were to take place this week in Germany and Belgium. more
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine had this news for fans, "I am pulling the plug on Megadeth Radio. Thank you guys for all your support. I just got tired of the mediocrity from those guys [Clear Channel Radio] not taking care of stuff. I can't program this thing by myself. So rather than deal with the bulls***, we have decided to just walk away from it." more
Pearl Jam announced today that they have added a Newark, New Jersey show on May 18th, at The Prudential Center. Band of Horses will open the show. more
Billy Joel's longtime drummer has settled a lawsuit accusing his former boss of depriving him of royalties from many of his biggest albums, the singer's lawyer said on Wednesday. Reuters reports that Liberty DeVitto was Joel's principal drummer from 1975 to 2005, performing on such albums as "The Stranger," "52nd Street," "Glass Houses" and "Storm Front," as well as in Joel's touring band. more
AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips says they are "probably going to kill" the All Points West Festival. "As beautiful as (the site) is, it's very hard to get New Yorkers to cross that river. All Points West is an experiment that just didn't work." But Californians will drive out to the middle of the So Cal desert and they did so in record numbers last weekend
Three-day passes for the 9th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival sold-out in 14 hours, before a single band has been announced. more
Portraits of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Queen's Brian May are currently being sold for charity. All proceeds from the sales will go to the ABC Trust, the charity set up by Page and his wife Jimena to help Brazilian children living on the streets. more
A 48-year-old man who pleaded guilty to attacking Noel Gallagher on stage in Toronto has been sentenced to 12 months' house arrest. more
In related news, NME reports that Paul Weller was joined onstage by Noel Gallagher Wed Night (April 21), at his gig at London's Relentless Garage.The guitarist joined the former Jam frontman to play Oasis' 2005 song 'Mucky Fingers' and Weller's 2008 single, 'Echoes Round The Sun'. more
After 22 years of existence, black/death/thrash metal band Acheron are calling it quits! The band has released 5 original full length cds, 3 mini-cds, 1 cover-tribute cd and a number of other underground releases. more
The two scheduled Sepultura concerts in Poland this week will be postponed until later this summer. The cancellations are due to the recent Presidential tragedy in that country. more
Ex Deo, the ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by Kataklysm front man Maurizio Iacono, will be on tour this summer with Polish death metal acts Behemoth and Decapitated more
Black Label Society mainman Zakk Wylde is featured in a new episode of That Metal Show, scheduled to air on VH1 Classic at 11 PM on Saturday, May 15t more
We Are The Fallen have just launched a contest for fans to enter to win 2 tickets to see them live on tour with HIM in NYC, along with an autographed ESP guitar and a custom guitar case Go here
Drumcorps, solo producer and performer Aaron Spectre, best known for his energetic live sets mashing up breakcore and metal, will be joined on tour this summer by Leo Miller. Former frontman for acclaimed San Francisco death metal outfit Animosity, Miller will be adding vocals and electronics to the already hectic Drumcorps live show. more
Mystery Jets' third album is set to be released on July 5. The album, titled 'Serotonin', will countain 11 new songs and was produced by Chris Thomas (The Beatles, Pink Floyd). more
According to a brief update from Loaded frontman Duff McKagan, "it looks like we are in the beginning stages of booking a club gig out in NYC sometime near the middle or end of May. Loaded 3.0 anyone? Stay tuned!" more
The Scorpions will take the stage during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at the Legendary Buffalo Chip on Friday, August 13. more
Vampire Weekend have been confirmed to open this year's Eden Sessions in Cornwall. Supported by Broken Bells, the show will take place at St Austell's Eden Project, as part of the attraction's summer music schedule. more
Icarus Witch have been confirmed to open for Y&T's upcoming July/August 2010 tour. more
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