Trent Reznor is apparently having second thoughts about retiring Nine Inch Nails. NME reports that he wrote fans on his Facebook that, "NIN is not dead," Reznor wrote. "I am about to work on some material that I believe will be quite different than previous NIN very soon." moreStone Temple Pilots continue to preview new tracks from their self-titled album on Amazon.com leading up the effort's May 25th release date. This week the online retailer have posted the song "Bagman". Check it out here
UFO have been forced into a changed of bassist as they tour in Germany. The Brit veterans are temporarily losing Barry Sparks, who's had to fly back to America due to illness in his family. more
Blackdiamondskye, featuring Alice In Chains, Deftones, and Mastodon, has added an additional date this fall at Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA on Friday, October 15th
Aerosmith will open this year's New York State Fair Mohegan Sun Grandstand lineup at 7:30 PM on August 26. more
Music industry veteran Bob Mercer has died aged 65. Mercer was headhunted by EMI from General Foods in the early '70s. He went on to become managing director and signed artists at EMI including Queen, Kate Bush, Marc Bolan and Olivia Newton-John in the '70s. more
The Dead Weather have made their forthcoming new album, 'Sea Of Cowards', available to hear in full before its official release exclusively through NME.COM here
Orphaned Land performed at BB Kings in New York City this past March and Metal Injection was there in full force covering the event. Just posted are three exclusive live clips in addition to a brand new interview.
Four days in late October of 2009, Pearl Jam played the last shows at the historic Spectrum in Philadelphia. Those shows are now available through Pearl Jam's Ten Club in three formats: MP3, FLAC and CD. more
After 18 months away, Stuck Mojo return to the stage on July 3rd at the Reload Festival in Twistringen, Germany! more
Jack White had an unusual muse for new The Dead Weather track "The Difference Between Us" - the song was inspired by Lady GaGa. He explains, "Lady GaGa - I was thinking of the type of song a contemporary musician would write so I started thinking about her. I started thinking of how she would write the music to this song and got quite into being Lady GaGa in an odd way." more
Remembering Never members Peter Kowalsky and Danny Burger have started a metal/southern rock band called Dirty Habits. more
Powderfinger will extend their curtain-call tour after 175,000 tickets sold out in rapid-fire time. more
MetalSucks has premiered its very own cooking show, "Cooking Contaminated," with host Eli Shaika! In each episode Eli will make a classic dish with his own metal twist with help in the kitchen from guest metal musicians. This week's guests are Mike Hrubovcak of Monstrosity and JJ Hrubovcak of Hate Eternal, who showcase their Polish heritage with a classic pierogi recipe. Check it out here
Misery Index are streaming their forthcoming album, Heirs To Thievery, here. The effort hits stores next week.
Bloody Panda will be touring on both Coasts in late-May and early-June more
Forever The Sickest Kids will be touring this summer with The Ready Set, Phone Calls from Home, The Scene Aesthetic and A Cursive Memory. more
Eight months after he left the band due to "a lack of time and inspiration," bassist Magnus Olsfelt (The Crown) has rejoined Swedish heavy rockers Stolen Policecar. The group states, "We're damn pleased that Magnus quitting Stolen Policecar in the end turned out to be a couple of months off. Yeah, our dude is back, more welcome than ever." more -
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