Guns N' Roses will play three private shows in Brazil and Argentina during the band's current tour of South America, the organizer said on Monday. Reuters reports that the shows are set for undisclosed locations in Sao Paulo on Thursday and Buenos Aires on March 20. Plans are also in the works for a show in Rio De Janeiro. moreFoo Fighters are set to begin recording their next studio album in September, frontman Dave Grohl has revealed. Grohl, who is also set to release new Them Crooked Vultures material this year with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones, said that the Foo Fighters have just started the writing process for their next album. more. They will reportedly team with Nirvana producer Butch Vig for the effort according to this article.
Kid Rock will take the stage at the legendary Buffalo Chip Campground on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 during the 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is giving away a trip for 2, complete with round trip airfare, lodging, VIP passes and more! For contest details go here
Slash has axed plans to release his collaboration with Ozzy Osbourne as the first single from his solo album - to avoid clashing with the Prince of Darkness' new material. Ace Show Biz reports that he's now promoting "By the Sword", sung by Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale, since Osbourne is planning to put out his own solo disc in June. And he admits the star-studded collection is already proving problematic. more
Metal Underground reports that Roadrunner Records posted a statement on Monday that Dragonforce had officially parted ways with their vocalist ZP Theart and then also posted up an audition page for new vocalists to apply. Both the story and the audition page have since been removed, which calls into question whether the split actually occurred more. Blabbermouth reported early Tuesday Morning that the band confirmed his departure more
Dew-Scented tell fans, "So we are almost finished with the sessions for the new studio album 'Invocation.'... We actually did the old-school thing and entered a recording studio from start to finish of the session, so we have actually spent all of February working our asses off to record a total of 15 songs and some intro stuff " more
Extreme is releasing their 'Take Us Alive' live CD and DVD on Frontiers Records April 23rd in Europe and May 4th in the U.S. more
Diabolic, the Tampa, Florida-based outfit will release their latest album, 'Excisions of Exorcisms,' on April 20, 2010 via Deathgasm Records. This is an updated release date from the originally announced March 23rd release date. more
Kanadians, prepare yourselves: Korn are koming. The nu-metallers have just announced a six-date Canadian tour in support of their upcoming ninth studio album. The fun kicks off later this month. more
Acid Tiger, the band, which features Ben Koller (Converge, United Nations) and Lukas Previn (Thursday, The A.K.A.s, United Nations), will release their eponymous debut on April 27, 2010 more
Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne has is donning his filmmaker's beret again. Coyne tells Billboard.com that he's starting work on a project designed to be a bit more modest than 2008's "Christmas on Mars." more
Radiohead have blasted rumors they recently wrapped recording a new album - insisting they have no new music. more
Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos has said he wants to write a musical. "I did have this amazing idea, I've been keeping it a secret for ages!" Kapranos said. "I think it would make an amazing musical." more
August Burns Red will headline a European run this fall with support from Blessthefall and Of Mice & Men. more
She Rides will team up with Kills And Thrills for a brief tour this month dates
Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno was recently confirmed for Hard Rock Hell IV, he'll will be doing a special set, featuring songs from the first two Iron Maiden albums he performed on - Iron Maiden and Killers - as a celebration of the 30th Anniversary. more
The Austerity Program recently completed work on a new four-song EP. Titled "Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn," the effort will be available on May 4th more
Tomorrow night antiMusic is co-sponsoring "Girl Power Night" at the Aqua Lounge in Beverly Hills. Musical acts include Absinthe, Angela Peterson, Calista Carradine (daughter of the famed actor David Carradine), Ashley Garland, Melissa Zeimer, and Precious Metal frontwoman Leslie Knauer, plus an all-star jam to cap off the night. More details here -
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