New Additions

(03/09/10)

The Guitar Hero music library has gone metal with the Megadeth Track Pack for Xbox 360, Wii and PS3. The Megadeth Track Pack will get players thrashing to “Symphony of Destruction”, “Hangar 18” and “Peace Sells”. The Megadeth Track Pack is now available via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 440 Microsoft Points, from the PlayStation Store for $5.49 and the Wii Shop Channel for 550 Wii Points. The three songs are also available as single downloads for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PlayStation 3 for $1.99 and Wii for 200 Wii Points each. The Megadeth Track Pack will also be compatible with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock when the game is released this fall. For more info, click HERE

Why????

(03/09/10)

Last year Stone Temple Pilots/ex-Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland surprised fans by releasing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas as a single. Now he apparently wants to do a full Christmas album. Details are few at this stage, but it's coming. I suppose at least we might have something tolerable to play during the holiday season when nana comes to stay.

New Album

(03/09/10)

Alter Bridge have announced a new record deal.

The band have signed to Roadrunner in worldwide deal for everywhere, except in North America.

New album AB III is due out on October 11

Green Day to release a live album

(02/09/10)

Green Day are gearing up to release a live album later this year to commemorate the end of their 21st Century Breakdown world tour.

The as-yet-untitled effort, which was recorded in Denver, Colorado on August 28, will also feature a new track, Cigarettes And Valentines.

Slash files for divorce

(02/09/10)

Slash has filed for divorce from his wife Perla Ferrar according to documents submitted to the LA County Superior Court.

The former Guns N' Roses guitarist, who separated from Perla on July 15, is citing "irreconcilable differences".

The couple married in October 2001 and have two sons, London Emilio (eight) and old Cash Anthony (six).

The End?

(02/09/10)

Aerosmith rocker Joe Perry fears the band will be over once its current tour comes to an end - insisting their future together is completely "up in the air".

Perry recently confirmed his bandmate Steven Tyler has been in talks to join the judging panel of American Idol, although an official announcement has yet to be made, and the guitarist criticized the singer for not sharing his plans with his colleagues.

The rocker is now adamant Tyler's new role is a done deal and he's convinced Aerosmith's future is uncertain once their Cocked, Locked, Ready To Rock tour comes to an end in Canada next month.

He tells Cincinnati.com, "He (Tyler) told me just a couple of days ago he signed his papers to join the show. As far as he knew, everything's set to go.

"I think everybody's a little worn out. The tour is winding up, and we don't know when we'll work again as band. That part of it is up in the air, and it's starting to hit home."

It Just Might Happen...

(01/09/10)

Serj Tankian says System of a Down have discussed how to deal with a potential reunion – and even though they haven't agreed whether or when to do it, they know how they'll tell the world.

The singer feels he's been misquoted in stories which say he's working on a jazz album, and System fans are underestimated when it comes to understanding his solo career.

Tankian tells Rock Radio's Andrew Watson: “I'm not working on a jazz album at all. My album is orchestral rock, a very different thing. I've written a jazz opera, though, and it will open in Cambridge, Massachusetts, soon. It's two different things.

“I'm asked if I think System fans might be bewildered with the solo work I'm doing. That's not giving our fans enough credit. They like more than just heavy metal music – so do most people. So they'll find it quite easy to get my music, and come with me if they want to.”

SOAD bassist Shavo Odadjian last week hinted a reunion could be on the cards, even though Tankian has commented he's happy with his solo work. But he confirms the subject has been raised.

New Frontman

(01/09/10)

Former Warrant vocalist Jani Lane will be stepping up to the mic as Great White front man briefly. Jani has agreed to perform in place of his long-time friend Jack Russell, while Jack is recovering from major surgery after suffering a perforated bowel. The surgery left Russell with a colostomy bag. .

Santana & Daughtry

(01/09/10)

Carlos Santana's new album "GUITAR HEAVEN" will feature his version of Leppard's "PHOTOGRAPH", with Chris Daughtry on vocals. The album won't be out until September 21st, but here's a sneak peek of the song shot during a special showcase live show in Las Vegas last week.

Doco DVD

(31/08/10)

"'Darkness' was my 'samurai' record, stripped to the frame and ready to rumble…But the music that got left behind was substantial."
Bruce Springsteen

The new Bruce Springsteen documentary, “The Promise: The Making Of Darkness On The Edge Of Town,” sees its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month, in advance of its DVD release on November 16.

The film documents the creation of the 1978 follow-up to “Born To Run,” which made Springsteen a household name. “Darkness” produced such Bruce standards as “Badlands,” “The Promised Land,” “Prove It All Night” and the title track.

Directed by Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Thom Zimny , the ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978—including home rehearsals and studio sessions—with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau , former-manager Mike Appel , and others closely involved in the making of the record.

U2 and NASA celebrate collaboration

(31/08/10)

U2 and NASA have released a commemorative video highlighting a year's worth of collaboration in space and on the Irish rock band's 360 Degree tour.

U2 approached NASA in 2009 with an idea to include a dialogue between the band and the crew of the International Space Station during U2's world tour. The astronauts of Expedition 20, the crew then living aboard the space station, agreed to participate and spoke with U2 several times before recording a video segment the band incorporated into its concerts.

"Working with U2 is atypical for NASA," said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for Space Operations. "By combining their world tour with the space station's out-of-this-world mission, more people -- and different people than our normal target audiences -- learned about the International Space Station and the important work we are doing in orbit."

Speaking onstage in Houston last year, Bono said, " These are the very best people in the world -- dedicated to figuring how our little planet exists in this cosmos we call home." De Winne and Romanenko attended U2's performance in Moscow on Wednesday and met with the band before the show.

U2.com created the video and presented it to NASA to document the collaboration between the band and the space agency.

Keith Richards wrote a book?

(31/08/10)

Keith Richards autobiography, “Life,” is set for release on October 26th. Here's our first taste of Keith, in his own words…

Ozzy gets a singing lesson!

(27/08/10)

We've unearthed a true gem for OZZY OSBOURNE fans: The Prince of Darkness taking a singing lesson! It's not known when this audio was recorded but you're about to be treated to the legendary metaller doing ‘Va Va Vi Vi' vocal exercises, which is amazingly funny to hear, for sometimes the legendary madman of metal has trouble hitting the right notes for his teacher.

U2 get in trouble

(27/08/10)

U2 have been fined in Spain for playing too loud for too long. Barcelona officials took offense to the Irish band's rehearsals for their tour in a soccer stadium last year when they ran two hours past their allocated time slot - and it's going to cost the rockers. According to the Associated Press, Bono and his bandmates have been told they must pay a fine of $22,000.

Back in the studio

(27/08/10)

Ted Nugent has some "stone cold motherf***king songs" ready to go when he takes his band into the studio later this year to start working on his first new studio album since 2007's "Love Grenade."

Nugent tells Billboard.com that he has "well over a dozen" tracks written and "eight or nine that I have to capture on tape as soon as possible," including a couple that were demoed in Waco, Texas, prior to his current concert tour. The tour's title -- "Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead" -- will also be the title track of the album, which Nugent describes as "just a roustabout, a classic Motor City upheaval. You can hear my Mitch Ryder influences in there right away."

Other songs Nugent has in place include a "grinder" called "I Love My Barbecue" and "I Still Believe," which he likens to 1975's "Motor City Madhouse." And he compares "Never Stop Dreaming" to the Rascal's "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" and says it was inspired by his hunting trips with terminally ill youth.

"When you spend time around a campfire with these families and little five-, six-, seven-year-old boys and girls...it's so inspiring and so fortifying and so clear," Nugent explains. "['Never Stop Dreaming'] is as pure as the 'Fred Bear' moment, just a magic piece of music."

Turning 20

(27/08/10)

Pearl Jam celebrate their 20th anniversary this year and instead of the usual nostalgia tour or reissue campaign, the band plans to play a special charity gig instead.

Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard tells Billboard that the band will take part in Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, Calif. on Oct. 23 and 24.

"The only thing we've got going on in October is Bridge School, which is really special," Gossard told Billboard while in New York to support the new album by his side-band, Brad. "So that's our 20th anniversary, which is fitting. It's perfect: not too blown up. It's not about us, it about all those kids that are on stage with you and about Neil Young and his commitment, his influence."

Snubbing Reality

(27/08/10)

Iron Maiden   frontman Bruce Dickinson refuses to play at renowned British music festival Glastonbury - because the event is far too civilized for his hard-rocking band. Dickinson is adamant his heavy metal group will never set foot on the famed Glastonbury stage because the crowds at the outdoor gig are far too "polite".

He also reveals he was once asked to star in a gruesome reality TV show, but insists he's ruled out ever performing or mentoring on TV contests like Simon Cowell's U.K. series The X Factor, Dickinson tells Britain's The Sun, "We would never do a TV show like X Factor and we would never play Glastonbury. I cannot stand X Factor."

"I've been offered all sorts of  reality TV. One guy offered me a programme which involved me having my poo examined. I thought it was a wind-up (joke). I told him where to go in no uncertain terms. Glastonbury is a bit too cream cakes and afternoon tea for us. It's all yurts and people being far too polite."

Jamming the classics

(27/08/10)

Weezer are looking to play a couple of their albums completely in concert on an upcoming tour.

Frontman Rivers Cuomo told MTV that the band plans to play all of their 1996 album Pinkerton , which is being reissued on October 5. Weezer are also looking to play their 1994 self-titled debut, known to fans as the "Blue Album."

"We're just running it by promoters right now to see if there's sufficient interest in the markets to do something like that," Cuomo told MTV. "And if they're on board, it's gonna happen."

He added, "The fan response has been incredible so far."

Weezer's next album, Hurley , featuring Lost star Jorge Garcia on the cover, is set to be released in September.

Send them to space!

(25/08/10)

You now have the chance to send Metallica into space. Not the actual band, we'll let Gibson fill you in: NASA has announced a new "Wake-up Song Contest" to allow the public to choose just what songs the crew will hear on the final flight of the space shuttle Discovery this November.

While the voting is, unfortunately, limited to a list of 40 previously played songs (so sadly, no "Flight of Icarus" or "Space Oddity"), there are still some intriguing choices available for voters, including Metallica's "Enter Sandman," 3 Doors Down's "Kryptonite," Tom Petty "Free Fallin" and "Blue Sky" by Big Head Todd. The top two vote-getters will wake up the crew on their 11-day mission.

Heaven and Hell is over?

(25/08/10)

Geezer Butler is still mourning the loss of his Heaven and Hell / Black Sabbath bandmate Ronnie James Dio and is considering what the future might hold for him musically. Here are some excerpts of a conversation he had with Exclaim.ca. "We're all just on hold since Ronnie passed away," Geezer told Exclaim.ca. "We did a tribute concert for his cancer fund a bit ago and that's about it. We're just wondering what to do next."

"Everything was going so well and then that happened," he continues. "It was one of those things when he was responding really well to treatment and everyone was feeling positive again. The tour was going ahead again and Ronnie felt up for it [and] was looking forward to the tour. About six weeks before that, it came back with a vengeance and hit him really hard."

Thrown into a state of turmoil, Butler admits that Heaven & Hell are no more and the future of Sabbath continues to remain uncertain. "It's really difficult because it's obviously never happened to us before. It's difficult to know what to do, especially at our age. We're not sure. Do we start all over again? We're just gonna see how it goes. That's the thing. He's a very close friend of of mine, as well as someone I work with. It's a big part of my life gone. [Are we] getting a singer in and that kind of thing? ... It'll sort itself out eventually, I suppose [but] Heaven & Hell is finished. It could only ever be with Ronnie. I'd still like to carry on with Tony and Vinnie doing something, but it won't be as Heaven & Hell."

Aerosmith open the vaults

(25/08/10)

With Steven Tyler returning from exile only to do a veil dance with American Idol and Joe Perry recuperating from a motorcycle accident just in time to nudge his Toxic Twin off the stage recently, the Cocked, Locked and Ready to Rock tour has been perhaps the most interesting Aerosmith tour ever. As the bad boys from Boston wheeled into New Jersey, bassist Tom Hamilton sat down with the Newark Star-Ledger to address rumors and discuss the band's future.

Hamilton was asked about the Aerosmith archives. With nearly 40 years of recorded output, the band is reputed to have amassed quite a library of unreleased live and studio material, just aching to be released: "That's something we really want to do. I know I'd see something like the Led Zeppelin DVDs and say, 'Man, we should do that!' But record contracts can limit what you do. When we fulfill our Columbia contract with a new studio album, we will have the freedom to explore all sorts of options. If we have a couple of new songs we're excited about, we can put them up on our website so people can hear them without waiting until we have a full album. And we can go way back into our archives, and relate the past to what we do now. We film and record every night, and we have years and years of material, a warehouse full of stuff that even the band hardly remembers. It'll be a lot of fun to relive all that."

On the topic of band chemistry, Hamilton said: Last year was one of those times that shows you this isn't open-ended — it can go away. I think all of us got the message, and it made us try harder to come together. The chemistry of close relationships — it always produces the same sorts of reactions. Take The Police. There was friction over the same old things. Sting seemed to make it plain that however great it was to play with the other two guys again, he couldn't wait for it to be over. We might argue over what we're going to do three months from now, but I guarantee that no one in Aerosmith wants this to be over. We're all playing at the top of our games, and Steven has been amazing. He really was born to do this.

What Really Happened?

(24/08/10)

The members of System of a Down agreed to an indefinite hiatus to stave off a permanent split after success started to get the better of them. Bassist Shavo Odadjian has revealed the real reason behind the band's 2006 break, which is ongoing four years later, admitting it was the only way to keep the band going.

He tells Hustler magazine, "We won a Grammy and we had two number one records. We were making a lot of loot (money). Then some people within the group of four brothers started seeing things differently... and their actions made the reactions of others pretty unbrotherly-like."

"Ten years ago these four motherf**kers were getting paid nothing while travelling in a ten-seat RV for seven months, following Slayer around. Flash forward: We are now in a situation where we are making so much money a show that I can't even say. We're being flown around, catered to and being treated like royalty."

"All of a sudden band members are having problems financially... (and) fighting about, 'I want my style of music to be this and that.' I love them. They're my brothers, but I couldn't see my brothers digging into each other's pockets and killing each other's artistic creativity."

"We said, 'Let's take a break when we are at the highest point... Then come back when it's time, when we again have the hunger and the fire in our eyes that we did when we started System of a Down'."

Hiatus aside, Shavo Odadjian tells the magazine that he is still wary of fan encounters after one crazy devotee came at him with a box cutter. He says, "It was back in 2001... and we didn't have too much security back then. I was signing, and in the crowd of pens and pads I saw this little girl's hand come straight at me with a box cutter. My fans actually tackled her down."

New Album? When????

(24/08/10)

BareBonesMusic.com has issued a new interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante. The following is an excerpt from the interview:

Q: When can fans expect a new album from you guys?

A: "Ummm I would say there will be a record out next year during the spring time because that would be the best possible scenario for us. For having Joey returning to the band he plans to bring a whole other element and will definitely change up the style and sound a bit."

Q: Have you been involved in any other projects lately or have anything in the works?

A: "I still do side projects from time to time - there's this band from Chicago called HEAVY THE FALL. We're trying to finish their first record and it's taken a while to get it completed. Now we're going to start working on the vocals but they're a really good band with some really great songs."

U2 coming back to NZ!

(23/08/10)

U2 will kick off the Down Under leg of the U2 360 Tour at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium on November 25.

It is the fifth time they have visited this country.

Tickets for the Mt Smart gig will go on sale on September 3, with general admission prices starting from $39.90.    And a second show is already rumoured!  

Construction has begun on a temporary stand for fans at the home of the Warriors league team.

Following the show in Auckland, the band will travel to Australia for gigs in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth.

The radical stage set-up used for the U2 360 Tour will vastly increase stadium capacities.

"U2 has always been at their best when surrounded by their audience, and this extraordinary production makes that happen in stadiums," U2's manager Paul McGuinness said.

The U2 360 Tour kicked off again in Turin, Italy, this month.

By the time it reaches New Zealand and Australia, U2 360 will have been seen by more than 4 million fans.

Killswitch members reunite?

(23/08/10)

Killswitch Engage fans hoping for the return of Jesse Leach will have the next best thing, a semi reunion with Jesse and Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, who are teaming up for a brand new band.

Here is the announcement: Times Of Grace ia a brand new band that finds the duo taking a creative left turn, boldly exploring new musical terrain, while fearlessly digging deep into the recesses of their musical synergy.

It has yielded a provocative, heavy-yet-melodic result, one that helped each of them overcome personal struggles and emerge from the darkness, more empowered than ever.

Times of Grace debut album will be released on November 8th.

Homeless?

(20/08/10)

The Soundgarden reunion could not have come at a better time for bassist Ben Shepherd, who confessed he's broke and "technically homeless".

In an interview with Spin magazine, Shepherd admits he has been sleeping at friends' homes after breaking up with his girlfriend.

He tells the publication, "I've been sleeping on studio couches and at friends' houses. I'm totally broke."

But Shepherd, 41, admits his current predicament is nothing compared to the low he experienced when Soundgarden split in the late 1990s.

He recalls, "My whole life seemed over. Soundgarden broke up; my other band, Hater, broke up; my fiancee broke up with me, and then I broke three ribs.

"I got addicted to pain pills, drank a ton, and wound up OD'ing on morphine. I was laid out in my house for five days, and no one knew it. It was a f**king horrible time."

New U2

(20/08/10)

Bono tells that the band is working on "club-sounding" album.

The bands also plans to release a rock album and "Songs of Ascent," a set of tunes from the recording session of their latest disc, 2009's "No Line On the Horizon." Bono and The Edge will also score for the upcoming Spider-Man musical.

Bono had emergency back surgery in Munich in May. The group's 360-degrees World Tour resumed on Aug. 6 in Turin.

Bono says he thinks he "could have made a limp work."

He adds: "There are a lot bigger problems out there than the ones I was facing. ... But I came out of it perfect. And I feel incredibly grateful."

Let the rumours begin!

(20/08/10)

With the line-ups for two major Australian summer festivals revealed, it's now time to start thinking about who might be gracing our shores for next years Big Day Out. We've scoured the rumours so far and here's a list of possible internationals - most likely to least:

Soundgarden
Already reformed this year and do seem to like coming down under.

P.I.L
The post punk band from Jonny Rotten have played al throughout US this year, ending up in Ireland in September

Stone Temple Pilots
More 90s heavyweights, The band recently spoke to Stuff and mentioned "I want to get down there and I speak on behalf of all of us. I think we're going to head down right after the New Year, sometime in January ... I don't care if it's the Big Day Out. I just want to come down and play for you all."

Hole
is also being bantered about. The Nelson raised singer (for a few years anyway) has been here a few times and has recently mentioned "I think we're doing Big Day Out".

Deftones
BDO veterans and seems to be on everyone's rumour list.

Fell down... again!

(19/08/10)

Seemingly harmless roughhousing during an AEROSMITH concert Tuesday at Toronto's Air Canada Centre resulted in flamboyant singer Steven Tyler being pushed by guitarist Joe Perry off a catwalk and into the crowd.

The incident occurred early in the hit-laden performance, during 'Love In An Elevator'. Tyler had lightly hip-checked Perry, who, after completing his guitar lick, looked over his shoulder before backing into the unsuspecting front-man. Tyler, 62, briefly teetered on the edge of the protruding walkway before falling into the throng. Eventually, with help from Perry, Tyler climbed back on the stage.

The occurrence was a dicey one for Tyler, who one year ago made headlines when he fell from the stage during an Aerosmith concert in South Dakota. That tumble left the strutting singer with a broken collarbone, which resulted in the cancellation of a series of summer tour dates, including concerts in Vancouver, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg.

Live Rust... It's almost here!

(19/08/10)

Megadeth are to release a live package on September 6, celebrating their recent Rust In Peace tour.

It's called Rust In Peace - Live. The band filmed and recorded the final date on this tour, at the Hollywood Palladium in March, when to acknowledge the 20 th anniversary of Rust In Peace, they played the whole album. This will be released as a CD plus either a DVD or Blu-ray. Here's the full track listing:

Holy Wars – The Punishment Due, Hangar 18, Take No Prisoners, Five Magics, Poison Was The Cure, Lucrecia, Tornado Of Souls, Dawn Patrol, Rust In Peace…Polaris, Holy Wars Reprise, Skin O' My Teeth, In My Darkest Hour, She-Wolf, Trust, Symphony Of Destruction, Peace Sells.

Single again

(19/08/10)

Marilyn Manson has reportedly split-up with fiance Evan Rachel Wood.

Manson was seen partying in Los Angeles last week without the 22-year-old True Blood star.

"They just broke off their engagement, and he needed a night out with friends," a source told People magazine.

The pair, who announced their engagement in January following a trip to Paris, are due to star in upcoming horror film Splatter Sisters. That'll be a bit aukward!

Ed Kowalczyk LIVE in NZ

(19/08/10)

Ed Kowalczyk, lead singer and driving force of the rock band "LIVE" brings his new band for a one off show in Auckland.

Kowalczyk will perform in celebration of his solo album release, Alive, featuring the lead single, Grace plus as favourites from the "LIVE" back catalogue.

Internet Pre-sale tickets go on sale from Ticketmaster on Wednesday 25 Aug from 12noon.

General sales from 9am Friday 27 Aug.

Ed Kowalczyk plays live at the Powerstation, Auck. Thurs, Rocktober 28th.

LP Freebies

(19/08/10)

Linkin  Park new album, A Thousand Suns, will be released September 14th. But fans won't have to wait until then for a taste of what's to come as the band have announced a free iPhone and Android App and the world premiere of a new video from the effort.

Linkin Park has announced the worldwide MTV/VH1 premiere of the video 'The Catalyst' on August 26th 2010. The video will premiere on MTV, VH1, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Hits, MTV Tr3s and all MTV international territories, (MTV, VH1 and MTV2 at 8:00pm primetime PDT/EDT). It will go online globally on MTV.com and onVH1.com at 12am EDT on the night of August 25th. The channels and websites will begin airing a 30 second clip of the video as well as exclusive shots from the video shoot leading up to the premiere.

Slash & Steven Tyler

(19/08/10)

It doesn't take too close of a listen to know that Aerosmith is one of Slash's biggest influences so it was curious that his star-packed solo album didn't feature a collaboration with a member from his favorite band.

We know learn that it was planned but apparently label politics prevented it from coming off. "When it came down to it I ended up working with everybody I'd pegged for the material I wrote," Slash says in a new interview.

"I worked with Steven for a second, but it was a huge conflict of interest with Aerosmith. There was no chance the label was going to allow us to release it, so we had to let it go," he said. "The song hasn't been used with anybody else, so I might go back and revisit that with Steven."

Massive Box Set

(19/08/10)

Slayer fanatics this one is for you. The band have announced a massive vinyl box set. For the first time in its near-30 year history, Slayer, the single most distinctive and radical thrash metal band ever, will see its ten American Recordings albums released as a limited-edition, high-end, box set - The Vinyl Conflict (American Recordings/Sony Legacy).

Ten albums on 11 discs, The Vinyl Conflict will feature the band's entire Def/American Recordings catalogue: Reign In Blood (1986), South of Heaven (1988), Seasons In The Abyss (1990), the double-record Live Decade of Aggression (1991), Divine Intervention (1994), Undisputed Attitude (1998), God Hates Us All (2001), Christ Illusion (2006), and World Painted Blood (2009). The Vinyl Conflict will be released on October 12, 2010.

Check Slayer's website  for details

Tony Iommi Gets Robbed

(13/08/10)

Black-Sabbath.com is reporting that Tony Iommi's Gibson guitar has been stolen. The Gibson SG has been Iommi's signature instrument since his early days with Black Sabbath. He is one of the guitar model's best-known players. The Black Sabbath and Heaven and Hell guitarist posted this statement on the website:

"Sadly, my red Custom Shop Iommi SG was stolen at the tribute show Heaven and Hell performed at High Voltage on July 24th [in tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio]. If you have any information or leads please let us know, we are offering a reward."

Heaven and Hell members Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinnie Appice played a tribute show to their late frontman Ronnie James Dio last month at the High Voltage Festival in London. Jorn Lande (Masterplan) and Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple, ex-Black Sabbath) filled in on vocals. All proceeds went to benefit the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.

Paul Stanley jealous of his son?

(13/08/10)

You gotta hand it to Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, they may have figured out a way to earn money from KISS without doing any of the work. But at least the scheme won't include Paul's son.

Rock Radio reports: Simmons and Stanley have been talking-up the concept of the glam-rock machine continuing without them in recent months. They say the brand is bigger than any member of the band, including the two remaining founding members. But if Kiss should enter a second generation, it won't include Stanley's 16-year-old son Evan - even though his dad admits the youngster is a better guitarist than him.

"I'll never be as good as Evan. He jams with us during sound checks, but will he ever play onstage with us? I hope not," Stanley tells the New York Daily News . "I want all three of my kids to live by the same philosophy that got me where I am, which is: find your own path.

Dave Mustaine wants The Big 4 to jam again!

(13/08/10)

After recently completing a tour of Europe with the "Big Four," Dave Mustaine is ready for more. The Megadeth frontman said he'd be up for another trek with Metallica , Anthrax and Slayer - who, along with Megadeth, are considered the "Big Four" of '80s thrash metal.

"If the opportunity came up again, we would all go for it," Mustaine told Rolling Stone . The singer-guitarist has a particular tie to Metallica, who kicked him out of the band before they achieved global success .

"I think it would even be cool if it was just us and Metallica," he said. "It was fun for us, great for our career, and great for all the fans because at the end of that night, when I went up and hugged James [Hetfield, Metallica guitarist/vocalist], and I heard how loud that cheer was versus any other time we were playing - that was the [moment] you dream about when you're a kid. The big show - the biggest show you'll ever do."

Fred Durst's Online Leak

(11/08/10)

Fred Durst has taken a leak online and you can listen to it!

Limp Bizkit have posted another track from the band's fourthcoming new studio album, Cold Cobra.