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REO SPEEDWAGON, STYX and TED NUGENT will join forces for The Midwest Rock ‘n Roll Express 30-date US tour. Tickets for various cities will go on sale starting February 22nd. The closest stop to Wisconsin, is June 24^th at Chicago’s Charter One Pavilion. More 

When METALLICA recently confirmed reports that it was working on a 3D movie, the band was vague about what exactly the project would entail or when it come out. The Pulse Of Radio asked drummer Lars Ulrich for more info and he said that film production is new territory for the group which they're taking very slowly. "It's been an idea that's been kind of circling in everybody's heads for about the last two years. Getting your own 3D movie off the ground is easier said than done, but we're doing our best and we have a window for that later in the year that we're hoping to still make happen. We just want to make sure that we don't throw ourselves out into something that gets so completely overwhelming that the whole thing just blows up in our face." Ulrich added that the band hopes to get the movie onto screens in late 2013. Here

Ulrich also spoke about the recently announced Orion Music + More festival Here

And according to Pro Wrestling Examiner, METALLICA's song "The Memory Remains" is being used to promote this year's Wrestlemania match between The Undertaker and Triple H. More

A new collection of demos by the late Joey Ramone will be released later this year. The collection was written for the Ramones and also for his solo project. "Ya Know?" will feature 17 tracks, including "Rock & Roll Is the Answer", "New York City" and "Waiting for That Railroad". It drops May 17th. More 

Jane's Addiction may not make fans wait another eight years before releasing a new album. While speaking with Billboard.com, drummer Stephen Perkins revealed that the band has already discussed the approach they'd like to take for the follow-up to The Great Escape Artist telling RTT news: "We had a discussion on the flight home from the Super Bowl about, 'Okay, new music - do we visit it while we're touring? Do some stuff on the bus and in sound check and go that route, or do we wait 'til the tour's over and take a break and then go head-first?' We are talking about music, so that's important." Perkins goes on to add that while he would prefer to write all new material for the new album, he would consider using old ideas left over from the last album. More

POISON singer Bret Michaels' attorney is calling the third-party complaint filed by the defendants in the rocker's Tony Awards lawsuit "a desperate act." According to Bret's attorney, Alex Weingarten, the Tonys organization and CBS have filed a third-party cross complaint in U.S. District Court in New York last week against Rock Of Ages Broadway LLC — which he claims is an attempt to deflect blame for the incident. More

A new 12-minute black-and-white video clip in which VAN HALEN lead singer David Lee Roth interviews the band's guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen

Van Halen Interviews 2 from Van Halen on Vimeo.

Deanna Adler, the mother of original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, will release her long-awaited tell-all book, "Sweet Child Of Mine: How I Lost My Son to Guns N' Roses" on April 5 more and more

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist DJ Ashba spoke to WashingtonExaminer.com Here

GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell spoke with Legendary Rock Interviews More

Phoenix New Times recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. More

Lita Ford is featured in issue #7 of iGuitar magazine. More

FEAR FACTORY have finished mixing their new album, "The Industrialist" More

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According to the New York Post, POISON singer Bret Michaels claims the producers of the 2009 Tony Awards intentionally broadcast a stage mishap that nearly killed him in a bid to boost the show’s ratings. Michaels - who suffered a brain hemorrhage after getting creamed by a piece of moving scenery - yesterday filed papers charging CBS “could have prevented the footage...from airing via the standard seven-second broadcast delay.’’  But “the defendants took no such measures - presumably because the incident would lead to greater publicity and ratings for the show,” the Manhattan federal court filing says. Michaels - who is suing for up to $50 million - says that beside his injuries, he suffered “humiliation when video of the incident immediately spread across the Internet.’’ Defense lawyers didn’t return requests for comment. More

ROB ZOMBIE and MEGADETH have just announced a co-headlining tour. The trek, which marks the first time the two bands have toured together, kicks off in May, and will stop in La Crosse May 22. More dates and details are expected soon. More and more

CHICKENFOOT has announced they will embark on the "Different Devil Tour" in the spring. Support on the trek will come from BLACK STONE CHERRY and includes a May 12^th stop at Chicago’s Chicago Theater. More dates and details are expected soon. More and more

During a February 17 interview with Mike Jones of the Washington D.C. radio station DC101, Slash was asked if there was any truth to the reports that all all five original members of GUNS N' ROSES will be present when the group is inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "I know that there's a lot of rumor about it, as always when it comes to GN'R, out there on the Internet and stuff," he replied. "But as it stands right this second, I have no idea what's going on." More

Slash also joined Stevie Wonder, Sean Combs, Chris Cornell, Lenny Kravitz, LL Cool J, Common, Snoop Dogg, former President Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, actors Anthony Hopkins, James Gandolfini and more this past Saturday, February 18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for a 70th birthday celebration to honor boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

MOTÖRHEAD loves when fans buy its records, but not this time. A new box set, called "Complete Early Years Box Set", has just come out by the company who has the rights to the band's early recordings, and some retail outlets are allegedly charging over $600 for it! "Unfortunately, greed once again rears its yapping head," says iconic frontman Lemmy Kilmister. "I would advise against it even for the most rabid completists!" MOTÖRHEAD has no control over what’s done with these early songs, and doesn't want fans to think that the band is involved in putting out such a costly box set. More and more

The new self-titled album fromRaleigh,North Carolinalegends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY can be streamed in its entirety at AOL Music. Here

DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken recently spoke to BraveWords.com Here

QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor was on the BBC’s Chris Evans Breakfast Show this morning. Here

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Black Sabbath have been forced to scale back plans to tour this year because guitarist Tony Iommi is having treatment for lymphoma. In November, the original four man line-up announced it would record its first new album in 33 years and go on a world tour. But Iommi was diagnosed with cancer in January. That forced the group to move from Los Angeles to Britain in order to continue recording while he underwent treatment. Since then, drummer Bill Ward has said he wouldn't take part in the reunion unless he was offered a "signable" contract. The setbacks mean Black Sabbath will now only perform one of their European dates at Britain's Download Festival on June 10th. Ozzy Osbourne will perform the remaining scheduled dates as "Ozzy & Friends," featuring himself, original Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and Zakk Wylde. Slash will play at some shows. A statement on the band's website says: "Tony Iommi continues to make excellent progress and is looking forward to getting back out on the road. Meanwhile, Black Sabbath continue to write and record music in theUKfor their upcoming album." More and more 

IRON MAIDEN, ALICE COOPER, DEF LEPPARD, POISON and GODSMACK are among the confirmed bands for this year's Rock Fest, which will be held July 19-22 near Cadott, Wisconsin. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

Thursday, July 19 BUCKCHERRY, ART OF DYING, DILANA

Friday, July 20 GODSMACK, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, HALESTORM, 10 YEARS, BIG DEEKS, LIFE TRAGIC

Saturday, July 21 IRON MAIDEN, ALICE COOPER, PAPA ROACH, ADELITAS WAY, DORYDRIVE

Sunday, July 22 DEF LEPPARD, POISON, FIREHOUSE, CYDONIA

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Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl was forced to defend his Grammy acceptance speech after fans and critics interpreted his words as a critique of modern pop music telling Reuters: "I love music. I love ALL kinds of music. Electronic or acoustic, it doesn't matter to me. The simple act of creating music is a beautiful gift that ALL human beings are blessed with. And the diversity of one musician's personality to the next is what makes music so exciting and human." More

According to an online posting by the moderator of the official DOKKEN forum, the band has set "Broken Bones" as the title of its new album. DOKKEN began tracking the effort this past Monday for a late spring/early summer release. More

HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott talking to the Artisan News Service about the inspiration behind the title of HELLYEAH's forthcoming third album, "Band Of Brothers", has been posted online. Said Vinnie: "['Band Of Brothers' is] basically about the road that we've been down to this point, to get to this record — changing record companies, being involved with our last record company, which has basically given up on rock music, the things that all of us have been through personally and how the music just really brought us together while we were making it." More

Jack White will launch his live solo career next month when he performs on Saturday Night Live. He'll take the stage on March 3rd. The show is being hosted by Lindsay Lohan. The appearance on Saturday Night Live will promote White's solo live shows, which take place at the end of March. White's debut solo album "Blunderbuss", drops April 24th. More

Blink-182 turns 20 this year, so they are planning to celebrate the best way they know how-with a tour. The band announced their 37-date "At the Rock Show" tour. It will cover North America and Europe and included a headlining spot at the Bamboozle festival. More

Creed frontman Scott Stapp has revealed that he is currently at work on an autobiography. While speaking with Noisecreep.com, the rocker spoke about the band's big plans for 2012 and what fans can expect from the book. "Besides this tour, we're currently writing our fifth album. We hope to have some new music out there during some point on the tour," he said. According to Stapp the new book will open the door on his past with the band and will clear the air about some false rumors that have circulated: "It's going to honestly share all of the experiences that I've gone through so far," he said. "It's also going to clear up some things that were out there about me, but that's definitely not the focus of the book." Thus far there is no word on a release date for the book. More

"Remember Everything", the new video from Las Vegas-based metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH

Green Day posted day one of their studio diary footage

SHADOWS FALL performed a brand new song, "Fire From The Sky", this past Thursday, February 16 at the Montage Music Hall in Rochester, New York, footage of which has been posted online (Beware some NSFW language in the following)

"Fallen World", "the fastest song" ever recorded by British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

Metal Sickness conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke Here

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by Josh Kerns for Sunday's episode of "Seattle Sounds", which airs on on Seattle's KIRO 97.3 FM radio station. More

AEROSMITH singer and "American Idol" judge will guest on the Monday, February 27 episode of ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" More

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Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. officials have announce the fifth major performer slated for Summerfest 2012. IRON MAIDEN will headline the Marcus Amphitheater on Wednesday, July 4th, along with very special guest, ALICE COOPER. Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 3rd at 10 AM and include Summerfest admission. Tickets can be purchased at the Marcus Amphitheater Box Office ,Ticketmaster TicketCenters, Walmart stores, online at Ticketmaster.com and by phone at 1.800.745.3000 (live Ticketmaster Agent) or 1.866.448.7849 (“Ticketmaster Express” automated phone line). Patrons may also utilize “ticketfast” at Ticketmaster.com to print barcoded concert tickets from home. Convenience fees may be added to all purchases. More and more and more

Alice Cooper, who attended yesterday's Revolver Golden Gods Awards press conference in Los Angeles, spoke to Rolling Stone about his upcoming summer tour with IRON MAIDEN More

HELLYEAH will team up with CLUTCH for a North American co-headlining tour this spring. Both bands will play full headlining sets. The trek includes an April 24^th date at Madison’s Orpheum Theater, and a bunch of late April stops in northern Illinois. HELLYEAH will release its third album, "Band Of Brothers", on June 5. More

Green Day has announced that the band is working on its upcoming ninth album. The news was revealed by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, who posted a Tweet on Valentine's Day: "Happy Valentine's Day! Officially started recording the new record today. It's F*** TIME!!!!" It is not clear whether F*** Time is the name of the album. The band has, however, noted that the new LP will steer away from the concept-album theme of its last two albums, American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown. More

ALTERBRIDGE will release its new DVD, "Live At Wembley", on March 27. The disc contains footage of one of the biggest headline shows of ALTERBRIDGE's career, which took place on November 29, 2011 at Wembley Arena in London, England. The 2D version (complete with a live CD) will be released everywhere late next month while the 3D version will come out in the summer of 2012. More

SIXX: A.M. has announced its first performance in four years will take place on April 11 at Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles. As each band member has been kept busy with their other careers this marks the band's first chance to perform in support of their current album, "This Is Gonna Hurt". Vocalist James Michael attended the Golden Gods press conference inLos AngelesWednesday to announce the band's involvement in the awards, which coincide with the impact of the band's next single, "Are You With Me Now". More

After the drama that surrounded The Kings of Leon last year, the band is now talking about the future and their next album. Drummer Nathan Followill told MTV.com: "Yeah, over the holidays, you break some bread, have some turkey, everyone makes up. I don't think it was as big as people thought it was, but the press machine takes it and runs with it." As for their new album, he said: "We just bought a rehearsal space-slash-studio in Nashville, so we're going to spend the next few months getting that up and running; kind of make it our little clubhouse to get there and just kind of goof off whenever we want to. But, I'd say within the next six months, we'll probably start kicking some stuff around."

Caleb Followill followed up: "I've been writing a lot. Kinda want everyone to get a little break from each other, but whenever they're ready, I want to play some stuff. Well, lyrics, that's usually one of the last things I do, but the melodies are really strong, and the lyrics that I have written I think are pretty good, but we'll see. These guys are always a good judge of if I'm going the right way with something or not." More

In a new interview with VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live, ADAM LAMBERT discusses recent reports that he will front QUEEN for a summer tour, stating "I'm talking to Queen about doing something. I got to perform with them on the (MTV European Music Awards ), which was so incredible... such an honor to be asked. And there may be something on the horizon, but I'm not joining the band." More and more

Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with KORN singer Jonathan Davis. More

Frontiers Records has announced the return of good-time rock 'n' rollers TRIXTER; the band's first new album in 20 years, "New Audio Machine", will be released in North America on April 24. More

A five-minute video interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider about his upcoming appearance on NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice" has been posted online.

Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with former Pantera basist Rex Brown Here

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VAN HALEN performed a dress rehearsal for friends and family at the Los Angeles Forum on February 8th. New multi-cam footage from the show has been posted online

Meanwhile VAN HALEN News Desk reports: "DAVID LEE ROTH has just informed VHND.com that the band is “totally okay with” fans shooting photos or video at the shows during their 2012 tour. So knock yourselves out and take all the pictures and videos you want! Just keep in mind that we are talking cell phones or small cameras only. Professional cameras or video equipment wouldn’t be allowed into venues." More

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl gave a few details on his upcoming documentary and rumors of an accompanying album. He said: "We released a teaser trailer, there may be an album that accompanies it. I recorded a lot of songs with a lot of people in the past couple months. There used to be a recording studio called Sound City that was in the San Fernando Valley. Nirvana recorded there in 1991. It was this really beautiful dump in the middle of a warehouse district. A lot of great records were made there. Fleetwood Mac made records there; Neil Young made records there. Tom Petty, Cheap Trick, Dio, Ratt, Pat Benatar, Rick Springfield, Rage Against the Machine did their first record there, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Evel Knievel, Charles Manson recorded there, Barry White, Johnny Cash. So I interview them to tell the history of the studio, but then I invite them back to record with me, and we make a record." There's no release date for either the "SoundCity" film or soundtrack. That's not the only project on Grohl's plate. There's also the matter of the Foos' follow-up to "Wasting Light". Dave joked: "We have an idea. It's kind of a really big idea. We're going to record it in space. To tape. An analog moonshot." More

SLASH has been holed up in a Los Angeles studio working on his new album with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. The album has been titled Apocalyptic Love, and will be released on Slash’s own label, Dik Hayd International, distributed through EMI in the US and Universal Music in Canada, on May 22nd. Also the album artwork has been released as well. More and more

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY have confirmed a series tour dates for the US and Europe in March and April. Confirmed dates currently include: March 7^th at the Double Door in Chicago, IL More dates to be announced soon. Candlelight Records will release the new self-titled album from Corrosion Of Conformity on February 28th inNorth America. More

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following statement to clarify media reports that he has endorsed Republican Rick Santorum for president: "Contrary to how some people have interpreted my words, I have not endorsed any presidential candidate. What I did say was that I hope to see a Republican in the White House. I've seen good qualities in all the candidates but by no means have made my choice yet. I respect the fact that Santorum took time off from his campaign to be with his sick daughter, but I never used the word 'endorse.'" More

The Quietus recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Asked for his thoughts on Metallica’s "Lulu" project and what would [SLAYER's] equivalent be, if he had to go and make it, and he had to choose an artist to make it with who was completely mismatched, who would it be and why, Tom responded “Erm… I can't speak for the whole band, but it would require a lot of thought, and I don't see us doing anything like that. I can't even conceive of the idea of doing something like that, you know? Lou Reed of all people, you know? He's just so avant garde, so out there, so musically different. He was his own thing. He was his own mould. And for them to try to… I don't know, when I found out about that, I thought that it was a little too much.” More

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee was interviewed for the cover story in the March 2012 issue of U.K.'s "best-selling drum magazine" Rhythm. Here

Nikki Sixx appeared on "Piers Morgan Tonight" last night to share his point of view on Whitney Houston's tragic death.

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars. Here

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum has blasted the media for its coverage of Whitney Houston's untimely death, criticizing the celebrity news web site TMZ.com for its "negative and disrespectful" articles which "make money" off other people's "struggles." More

COHEED AND CAMBRIA, who are in the studio working on their sixth studio album, will tour this summer with IRON MAIDEN in the U.S.andCanada as part of the "Maiden England World Tour". Earlier this week, COHEED AND CAMBRIA lead singer Claudio Sanchez "leaked" an acoustic version of the brand new song, "Sentry The Defiant", via YouTube

Former THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie reconnected with LITA FORD after more than 30 years and posted about it on her Facebook page. Here

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Artisan News caught up with Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon Osbourne last Thursday at The Grammy Foundation's annual Grammy Week preservation event and spoke to her about the current BLACK SABBATH drummer situation. When asked if Ozzy, bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi have found a replacement for the band's original drummer, Bill Ward, she replied, "You know, I don't know. I honestly, honestly don't know. It's all up in the air. The one thing that is for sure is that SABBATH are in the studio with [producer] Rick Rubin and they are going on tour. That's all I know. And Tony is doing brilliantly well." More

Following the massively successful "Final Frontier World Tour 2010-11", IRON MAIDEN are back on the road this summer with a series of shows in the USA and Canada, including a July 5^th Chicago, IL at the First Midwest Bank amphitheater. The "Maiden England World Tour" will closely mirror, in terms of production and content, the original 1988 concert video of the same name, shot on the "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Tour". In most venues, tickets will go on sale on March 2 and March 3 but watch the band's official site for fuller details. More and more

MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx has posted the following update: "Mötley Crüe and the Crüeheads have pretty much taken over Vegas the last few weeks... It really feels like we're riding the positive chaos right now. We just did a huge new photo shoot, were finishing up a brand new Crüe song for summer (that will lead to an full album after), European headline shows on festivals and in arenas too, but none of this would happen without you guys. Thank you." More

Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars as well. More 

SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo has revealed via his Facebook page that he and the band's guitarist, Kerry King, "have seven kick-ass songs" written for the group's next studio album. He adds, "You're going to soil your pants!!" More

VAN HALEN's new album, "A Different Kind Of Truth", sold 187,000 copies in theUnited Statesin its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. Topping the list once again is ADELE's "21" (with another 242,000 copies sold last week), which is spending its 20th week at No. 1, tying the mark set by the late Whitney Houston soundtrack for "The Bodyguard" in 1993. More and more and more

"Love Bites (So Do I)", the new video from HALESTORM, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new album. "The Strange Case Of…", which arrives in stores and at all DSPs on April 10.

The third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of Slash’s new solo album (due May 22^nd) has been posted online.

Hardrock Haven recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison. More 

BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with honoree Zakk Wylde at the first-ever Rock & Roll Roast More

GNRFrance.net conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke (Beware some NSFW language) 

Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL taped a one-minute public service announcement (PSA) for the Musicians Opposed To Bullying (M.O.B.) web site

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GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed has told Billboard.com that the band's entire original lineup — including guitarist Slash and vocalist Axl Rose — will attend the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony on April 14 in Cleveland. "I know that all the original band is going to be there," Reed said. "I don't know exactly what's going to go down. It's one of those things I'm sure will all come together and be really cool. I'm just going to go in with a good attitude and a clear head and a grateful heart."

When asked if there is a possibility that the musicians — Rose, guitarists Slash, Izzy Stradlin and Gilby Clarke, bassist Duff McKagan and drummers Steven Adler and Matt Sorum — will put aside well-publicized differences at the ceremony and pick up their instruments together, Reed told Billboard.com, "Honestly, we haven't spoken about it. I don't know when or why or how to bring it up. It's not an every day sort of thing. So we haven't really talked about it — but I'm sure we'll have to at some point." More and more

GODSMACK has nearly completed work on an EP of cover songs that will be included with the band's upcoming live album, due out sometime this spring. According to The Pulse Of Radio, singer Sully Erna wrote on Twitter this past Saturday to update fans on the project's progress, saying, "Today is last day of mixing the covers EP we're working on for you. I think you're gonna love this!" He added, "I want to suggest to management when they're all ready to hear, we throw them up online and let all of you decide which one is best [for] radio." Until he persuades his management to put the songs online, Erna told The Pulse Of Radio he's not revealing which songs the band has covered. "I will tell you this: we picked five covers that everybody should know," he said. "They're very popular songs, and people are asking us, you know, why are we picking these songs? Well, because the record hasn't come out yet, and we've already sold probably 180 million copies. They're all hits (laughs)." The EP and live album will likely coincide with GODSMACK's upcoming co-headlining tour with STAIND and HALESTORM. More and more 

Kid Rock has responded to an article published in the Detroit Free Press which noted that his clothing company, Made in Detroit, does not manufacture many of its wares in Detroit. Kid complained about the article's depiction, calling it a hatchet job: "The goal of Made In Detroit is to re-instill a sense of Detroit pride, give back to the community, try to create jobs in our home state and maybe one day build our own facility somewhere close to the riverfront in Detroit. You didn't care about printing the fact that 98 percent of all clothing sold in Americais not made in America," he added. A rep for the Free Press called the column "fair, balance and accurate and noted the charitable work done by his company," adding that people should read it "for themselves." More and more and more The ariticle in question Here

(Beware some NSFW language… it is Tommy Lee after all…)

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil celebrated his 51st birthday by hopping aboard drummer Tommy Lee's 360-degree circular drum coaster Wednesday night (February 8) during the band's residency show at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Neil's bandmates — Lee, guitarist Mick Mars and bassist Nikki Sixx — also surprised him with a 3-foot-tall, guitar-shaped birthday cake. More

FEAR FACTORY have enlisted Matt DeVries as their new bass player. DeVries, previously of CHIMAIRA (where he played guitar) and most recently SIX FEET UNDER, joins the band replacing Byron Stroud. The announcement comes as the group continues work on its new album, "The Industrialist" to be released this summer. More

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine talked politics with MusicRadar.com Here

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FOO FIGHTERS were honored with a Grammy in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremonies at the 54th annual Grammy Awards last night. FOO FIGHTERS were nominated for the track "White Limo", from the band's 2011 album "Wasting Light". The nominees in this year's "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category were:

* DREAM THEATER - "On The Backs Of Angels"

* FOO FIGHTERS - "White Limo"

* MASTODON - "Curl Of The Burl"

* MEGADETH - "Public Enemy No. 1"

* SUM 41 - "Blood In My Eyes"

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Foo Fighters also won for best rock performance and best rock song for “Walk", best rock album for “Wasting Light” and best long form music video for "Foo Fighters: Back and Forth". More

Sound City - A film by Dave Grohl from Sound City on Vimeo.

Meanwhile a teaser trailer for FOO FIGHTERS frontman and ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl's upcoming documentary about the studio where NIRVANA recorded its landmark album "Nevermind" has been posted online. A web site for the film has been launched at SoundCityMovie.com. More

As he puts the finishing touches on his as-yet-untitled second solo album due out May 22, Slash has announced that his headliningU.S.tour will begin May 3 in Baltimore and stop at Madison’s Orpheum Theater May 16. A fan pre-sale begins this Wednesday, February 15, with the regular on-sale starting Friday, February 17. Tickets will be available at SlashOnline.com. More

According to SF Weekly, a rare and valuable bass guitar belonging to EVANESCENCE bassist Tim McCord was stolen from theSan Franciscoapartment he shares with his girlfriend. On Tuesday, shortly after McCord's girlfriend, Ashley Dunlop, left for work at 8:15 a.m., someone broke into their apartment in San Francisco's Panhandle neighborhood, and stole, among many other valuables, McCord's Yamaha bass guitar that had been handed down to him by his father after he died. "He is absolutely heartbroken," Dunlop told SF Weekly. "It is the most important possession he has and it means the world to him. To have that taken — he was broken by it." More 

Sanrio revealed the first crossover goods that it is creating with KISS. Four plush Hello Kitty figures reimagined as the four KISS band members-- and as they appeared on the jacket cover from the band's "Dynasty" album. The release date and price have not been set yet, but Sanrio and KISS also displayed keyholders, cases, and other character goods. Gene Simmons plans to sell the Hello Kitty merchandise at the band's concert venues, and the band is considering developing the collaboration overseas as well. More

Kiss are auctioning off a wedding package that includes Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley as guests of honor. The wedding or vow renewal ceremony will be at the "Hotter Than Hell" Wedding Chapel inside the Kiss Monster Mini Golf in Las Vegason March 15. The package includes limo transportation, two nights in a hotel, bridal make-up, flowers, a "Kiss costume" for the groom, cake, photos, silver Kiss guitar pick necklaces, dinner for the couple and 20 guests and a Kiss tribute band to play the reception. The eBay auction for the package is going on through Tuesday. Part of the proceeds will be donated to charity. More

Dayton, Ohio radio station “The X” conducted a short interview with Marilyn Manson last Friday. During the chat Manson revealed that the first single from his upcoming album "Born Villain", a song called "No Reflection", will be released in May.

A compilation of some teasers from Garbage's new album "Not Your Kind of People", to be released May 15th 2012.

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POISON singer Bret Michaels told RollingStone.com that his upcoming solo album, "Get Your Rock On", will include guest appearances by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, MY DARKEST DAYS axeman Sal Costa, Jimmy Buffett and country singer Loretta Lynn. "Loretta Lynn and I are gonna redo [POISON's] 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' together and, for me, growing up in a family that my father loved country music and 'Coal Miner's Daughter', this is gonna be a really awesome time." He added, "The song 'Get Your Rock On' has Phil Collen playing guitar with me and it also has Sal Costa from MY DARKEST DAYS — [a] really, really good guitar player and good friend. Jimmy Buffet and I did a live version of 'Margaritaville' together." Michaels said the two duets, with Lynn and Buffett, will be "two bonus tracks." And of the rest of the record he said, "It is just straight-up in-your-face rock and roll." More

Marilyn Manson was interviewed on Thursday’s edition of "The Alan Cox Show" on the Cleveland, Ohio rock station 100.7 WMMS. During the chat Manson revealed that the first single from his upcoming album "Born Villain", a song called "No Reflection", will be released "soon." Marilyn Manson's eighth studio album, "Born Villain", will be made available later in the year More

Former BLACK SABBATH, DIO, and HEAVEN & HELL drummer Vinny Appice says that it would be hard to turn down the opportunity to play with BLACK SABBATH again if he was asked to replace original SABBATH drummer Bill Ward , who announced two weeks ago that he could not participate in the planned reunion of the band's founding lineup without what he called a "signable" contract. "Well, obviously it would be a hard thing to go, 'Nah, I don't wanna do it,' Vinny told Loudwire when asked if he would accept the offer. "First of all, it's not just the opportunity. I love Tony [Iommi, guitar] and I love Geezer [Butler, bass]. I just played with Geezer in December at a Dimebag benefit — me and him played 'The Mob Rules'. They're like family in a way and I know Ozzy [Osbourne] pretty well — we haven't played together much, but it's part of my history and part of my family, too. It would be a hard thing to say 'no' to. I just wouldn't want it to affect my band [KILL DEVIL HILL]. If it happened, we'd be have to incorporate it and make that a springboard for KILL DEVIL HILL too, you know? Make it work both ways. I'm shocked by all the news, too — I don't know what's going on. I thought Bill was in, and I thought it was a great thing. It's kind of sad to see it have an issue like this. So I don't know any more than everybody else knows. I don't know what they're really thinking. My main concern is for Tony. When I heard about [his lymphoma diagnosis], it devastated me — and losing [former BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL singer] Ronnie [James Dio, who passed away in May 2010 following a battle with stomach cancer], you know, I'm still getting over Ronnie." More and more and more

Slash  will begin mixing his second solo album on Monday, writing on Facebook, "The rough mixes sound great. It's a really solid record. [I] can't wait to get it out there!" The as-yet-untitled disc is due out May 22. More and more

"Baby Come Home", the new video from the reformed British alternative rock band BUSH, has been posted online.

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach, who has made appearances in such reality-TV shows as "Celebrity Fit Club", "Gone Country" and "SuperGroup", tells InForum.com about the appeal of the small screen, "Cash … I like money. I don't sign up for reality TV shows thinking, 'Oh, I'm going to make something I'm really proud of that's gonna last the test of time. It's like a job. Rock 'n' roll lasts forever," he says. "The music I made in SKID ROW and continue to make now, my fans will continue to listen to long after I'm dead and gone. So it's like immortality. Reality TV is a form of disposable entertainment." More

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will enter a Thailand studio next week to begin work on their fourth album. More details will be made available soon. More

FOZZY, the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward, is working on material tentatively due before the end of year. More

Full Metal Jackie conducted an interview with bassist Eric Bass of SHINEDOWN

Newly reinstated KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach gave his first radio interview since returning to the band on Anchorage's alternative rock station 94.7 The End.

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Slipknot won't record again until 2013. The band will tourAustralialater this month and North Americain the summer, but they won't be using the space in between to record. Member Shawn Crahan told Kerrang magazine: "We'll probably take some time off. It could be a month, it could be a couple of months, maybe even a year. After that time, I'll be over the immediate grieving process for Paul. I'll never be alright with it, but that's going to be enough time to get focused. The next album, it's going to be serious. I feel that it will be a lot like 'Iowa', but it'll be 'for' things, rather than 'against' them. 'Iowa' was against everything, even ourselves. But this next record, this will be for ourselves, for Paul, for his family. Slipknot fans: rest assured, we'll be back. We're not going anywhere. It doesn't matter what you read. We're still together and we're going to be together." More

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VAN HALEN played a special "rehearsal" show for their upcoming North American tour Wednesday night at the Forum in Los Angeles. VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, who was one of the thousands of lucky people in attendance, tweeted after the concert, "VAN HALEN was killer tonight at the Forum. Eddie [Van Halen] was brilliant. So amazing to hear/watch." More and more

VAN HALEN's new album, "A Different Kind Of Truth", is likely to sell between 180,000 and 200,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on February 7 via Interscope. More

News.com.au recently conducted an interview with VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth. Asked about how he and Eddie Van Halen were getting along, Roth Replied: “If Ed and I can get along, then world peace can have a chance. There's sparks, there's energy, there's a team enthusiasm closer to pirates than little league. There's still some pillaging going on there. You can hear it in the music. There's routinely conflict but there's a lot of laughter. A lot of appreciation for the privilege of the job; compared to some of the other jobs we've all held, this is better. In one of the songs I say, "I've been rich and I've been poor, rich is better." It's totally better.” More

During a brand new interview with the Detroit Free Press, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked how he is feeling several months after undergoing surgery for stenosis, a neck and spine condition that he says was caused by years of headbanging. "My neck is completely recovered," he said. "The surgery was a breeze. The doctor I used ... did Peyton Manning's surgery. Fortunately, my recovery time has been a lot faster than Peyton's. He was in before me and I'm out playing before him. I wish him well in his recovery."

When asked if he can still headbang, Mustaine said, "I can headbang, but I've found with the limitation of, 'Do I want to headbang or do I want to be in a wheelchair?' I kind of toned it down a little bit. There's more body parts you can move around. I mean, I'm not dancing or anything like that but I'm making the best use of it I can." Here

Mustaine also spoke to the Chicago Sun Times Here

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Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne commented the announcement that his bandmate, Tony Iommi, was diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma. In an interview on Ozzy’s new SiriusXM Radio channel Ozzy's Boneyard, Osbourne said: "He's gonna beat it. What it's down to is determination, and believe me, this guy's got more determination than anybody I've ever met. It's gonna be fine. It's just one of those trials in life that happen, you know. He's got so much support, not only from each one of us in the band, but the fan base; it's unbelievable. And it's one of them problems you have in life. He ain't gonna die, I'm telling you. I told him if he dies, I'm gonna kill him." More

Meanwhile Sharon Osbourne, the wife/manager of BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne, has shot down Internet rumors that she has effectively "fired" founding SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. Writing on Twitter, she said, "I am not in any position to hire or fire anyone in BLACK SABBATH. I don't manage the band, I manage my husband." More

AEROSMITH producer Jack Douglas told Classic Rock magazine that he suggested recruiting author Stephen King to work with Steven Tyler on lyrics for the band's new album. Douglas said he threw his idea out there when he was asked by the record label if Tyler needed anyone to write with.Douglasexplained, "They looked at me like I was crazy. I said, 'No, I'm serious. If there's anyone who's going to inspire him, it'd be Stephen King. Steven doesn't need melody — he needs someone who's going to inspire him as a wordsmith. I don't want a guy who's just writing hits right now.'" Here

DREAM THEATER, MASTODON and MEGADETH are among the nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held this Sunday, in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category are as follows:

* DREAM THEATER - "On The Backs Of Angels"

* FOO FIGHTERS - White Limo"

* MASTODON - "Curl Of The Burl"

* MEGADETH - "Public Enemy No. 1"

* SUM 41 - "Blood In My Eyes"

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Lithium Magazine recently conducted an interview with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen. Here

Guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE spoke to AOL's Noisecreep about the band's decision to reunite with its original vocalist Jesse Leach Here

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A source has told MetalTalk.net that the three remaining original members of BLACK SABBATH have recruited Tommy Clufetos, who plays drums in singer Ozzy Osbourne's solo band, to sit behind the SABBATH kit for the foreseeable future. The source added that manager Sharon Osbourne has effectively "fired" founding drummer Bill Ward, who announced last week that he could not participate in the recording sessions or tour plans due to his unhappiness with the contract he was offered. More and more

In the meantime, Bill Ward's son Aron Ward has posted a lengthy statement on the BlackSabbath Fans Facebook Page. It reads in part as follows: "The press is spinning this s*** storm to read as if my dad has quit. This is not true. The guys know that. That's why they said the door is always open. My dad hasn't 'declined' playing with Black Sabbath or 'threatened' to pull out of this reunion. As he stated his bags are packed and he's ready to go. He say's it loud and clear, he definitely wants to play on the album and he definitely wants to tour. I know if they sort this s*** out you guys won't be disappointed.” More and more

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have announced that they have filled the singer vacancy in the band and they have done so with a familiar face: original vocalist Jesse Leach.  Leach sang on the band's first self-titled album, which came out in 2000, and on their 2002 effort "Alive Or Just Breathing". Leach left the band in 2002. The band revealed that Leach auditioned for the job he once held and pretty much blew everyone away and then some. The band stated, "After much deliberation and careful consideration, we are pleased to announce that Jesse Leach has rejoined KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Our job was to find the best person to fill Howard's shoes: a decision based on talent and not familiarity."

The band further said, "Truth be told, Jesse blew us away in auditions. The room seemed charged with electricity. He commanded both new and old material, and proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he wanted to do this. The choice became very clear and apparent." More and more

Season ten of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" kicks off on Saturday, March 31 and featured guests include IRON MAIDEN's Adrian Smith (making his first appearance on the program), METALLICA's Lars Ulrich, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister, Alice Cooper and former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted. More

ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD), SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen and guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP) — has announced the addition of DISTURBED bassist John Moyer to the group's ranks. Moyer will make his live debut with ADRENALINE MOB on March 12 at Hiro Ballroom in New York City. More and more

According to The Pulse Of Radio, DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng is showing more signs of emerging from a semi-comatose state to a semi-conscious state, over three years since he was gravely injured in a November 2008 car crash. Cheng is now able to move his leg on command but is still otherwise unable to move or speak aside from grunting noises that he began making in October. More

Tuesday was the release date for VAN HALEN’s new album, A Different Kind Of Truth, and also a new special called The Whole Truth: The Howard Stern/Van Halen - which is essentially a five-hour uncensored history of Van Halen - aired on The Howard Stern Show…the good, the bad and the ugly. You will not hear any of the band’s new music on this. It’s entirely for Van Halen fans who like Stern and want to relive the band’s past drama, for some reason. (Beware some NSFW language in the following)

A two-minute behind-the-scenes look at opening weekend of "Mötley Crüe In Sin City" has been posted online

Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Mike Dean of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. More

BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett More

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider recently spoke to Artisan News about his upcoming appearance on NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice", which is scheduled to premiere February 12 at 8 p.m.

EspyRock recently conducted an interview with STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis. Here

The Great Southern Brainfart recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano. Here

On February 28, EMI will release Immersion and Experience editions of Roger Waters' opus, Pink Floyd's The Wall, as the final installment of the recent Why Pink Floyd? reissues and extended releases.

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METALLICA has invited more than 22 of their favorite artists from across the music and comedy spectrum to the inaugural Orion Music and More, set to take place June 23-24 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. More than just music, the festival will also feature a lifestyle element showcasing the band's individual interests — and allowing fans to interact directly with each of the band members. METALLICA will headline both nights, and play its classic 1991 self-titled album in its entirety on one of the nights for the first time ever on U.S. soil. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

METALLICA

ARCTIC MONKEYS

AVENGED SEVENFOLD

MODEST MOUSE

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM

CAGE THE ELEPHANT

More details and artists are expected as the festival takes shape. More and more

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has revealed via Twitter that the band will embark on a U.S. tour in June. Tickets will go on sale in March. Exact cities and dates will be announced during the coming weeks. More

Vocalist Jesse Leach, who left KILLSWITCH ENGAGE in 2002, has officially rejoined the band. The news was broken via a splash image on the group's official web site, featuring Leach along with the rest of KILLSWITCH's current lineup More and more

Ultimate Classic Rock recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars. Asked when can fans expect a new MÖTLEY CRÜE record, Mars replied: “Well, the movie (based on the band's autobiographical book "The Dirt") is supposed to come out next year, we've got the right producers, the right director, I believe. I think we're going to start on that one either late this year or early next year, hopefully for release in 2013. Then, probably at the same time, a new record.” More 

FLYLEAF is currently in Los Angeles recording its forthcoming third album. Singer Lacey Sturm, who welcomed her first child in April, will meet her bandmates later this month to begin laying down her vocals for the CD. She tells AOL's Noisecreep, "I'm actually bringing my son with me, so I'm really excited. But I'm not sure what the deadline is like in terms of the album release date and all that. All I know is that it will come out this year." More and more

A nine-minute video black-and-white video clip in which VAN HALEN lead singer David Lee Roth interviews the band's guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen can be seen above. To celebrate the new "A Different Kind Of Truth" album, the band has teamed up with ESPN.com for some very special promotions. As part of the takeover, fans can now stream six new tracks off the CD, enter a sports "Tattoo" contest conceived by lead singer David Lee Roth himself, and rank the best David Lee Roth VAN HALEN albums. More and more

Dave Grohl spoke to the AP Here

CraveOnline.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Woody Weatherman of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. Here