Today's Day in Rock



Lulu Not Metallica or Lou Reed- Pete Doherty Ruled Too Drunk for Crime- Scorpions Do Overs- Relient K Documentary- KISS Almost Done- Down-

(BMN) Metallica frontman James Hetfield addressed fan concern that the band's collaborative album with Lou Reed, "Lulu", will sound nothing like the Metallica they know and love. He said, "It's definitely different. This is not the new Metallica studio record. This is 'Lulu'. And that's why we named it 'Lulu' — it's not Metallica [and] it's not Lou Reed; it's us together making something called 'Lulu'." A lot more here
(NME) Pete Doherty to avoid prison after being ruled too drunk to have robbed shop Police have said that the former Libs man was too drunk to have stolen records and a guitar more

(Classic Rock) Scorpions are to release an album titled Comeblack early next month. This will feature re-recordings of classic Scorps songs plus cover versions more

(The 1st Five) Relient K have release a full length documentary directed by Cale Glendening about the making of their album Forget and Not Slow Down. Watch it here

(Lambgoat) Protest The Hero will headline a three-week fall tour with support from Scale The Summit and Last Chance To Reason. more

(Submitted) Arctic Monkeys will be hosting a show for registered fans only at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg on October 19th. Fans that are on the bands email list should keep their eyes on their inboxes for further ticketing information.

(FMQB) KISS is currently putting the finishing touches to their next album, Monster, which is due for release early next year, and Paul Stanley told LA Weekly that fans can expect a tour in support of the record. more

(The 1st Five) Narrows and Helms Alee hitting the road for a few dates in the West Coast. more

(BMN) Down guitarist Kirk Windstein has confirmed via Twitter that the band is rehearsing in preparation for its next studio session, which is scheduled for later this month. more

(Lambgoat) Havok will embark upon their first European headline tour later this year. Support will be provided by UK band Eradication. more

(MU) Sister has been confirmed as the supporting act for the upcoming European tour of the mighty Gwar, starting the 11th of January, 2012. more




Bring Me the Horizon Singer Attacked On Stage
(Banana 101.5) Bring Me the Horizon were addressing their dislike for water bottles that were thrown at them when members of the audience rushed on stage and attacked vocalist Oli Sykes.

Bring Me the Horizon were playing at a club called In The Venue in Salt Lake City, Utah last night (Oct. 3rd) when all hell broke loose. According to reports from NME, there had been some back and forth between audience members and singer Oli Sykes over water bottles being thrown at the stage. Oli retaliated by throwing some sort of liquid into the crowd and yelled: "If you don't like our f—ing band, then go home. Get the f— out of here!"

Shortly after that statement, a few audience members rushed the stage and went after the frontman. The scuffle was rather swiftly and Sykes escaped with no major injuries. More including video here



Linkin Park's Chester Bennington To Undergo Surgery
Linkin Park have been forced to cancel their appearance at DeLuna Fest in Pensacola, Florida on October 16th because frontman Chester Bennington has to undergo shoulder surgery. Their camp had this to say:

Bennington suffered a shoulder injury while on tour in Asia last month that has been diagnosed as requiring immediate medical attention. "As much as I was looking forward to rocking our final date with our Florida fans, I've been advised to have immediate surgery, " said Chester.

"I'm sorry for any disappointment this has caused and look forward to seeing you again soon." more on this story



Van Halen's David Lee Roth Teases Fans
(Ultimate Classic Rock) The Van Halen camp has been their usual silent selves about the group's plans but frontman David Lee Roth has taken to Twitter and Facebook to give fans at least something.

Ultimate Classic Rock reports: Alas, the typically verbose wordsmith hasn't unleashed his full poetic fury yet, even though we've hit "refresh" about 73 times looking for something along the lines of "Hummala bebhuhla zeebuhla boobuhla hummala bebhuhla zeebuhla bop!"

In fact, so far, all he's said on his official Facebook page is "Get Ready…," while on Twitter he's being slightly more chatty ("Get Ready for…), but still not even coming close to the 140 characters he's allowed. more on this story



Corey Taylor Launching Solo Tour
(hennemusic) On the heels of slammin' Rock In Rio – not once, but twice – with both Stone Sour and Slipknot, singer Corey Taylor has announced a North American solo tour for this fall.

"An Evening with Corey Taylor" concerts will feature Corey performing an acoustic set along with a spoken word segment, and he'll also answer questions with a fan Q&A.

Taylor's memoir, "Seven Deadly Sins - Settling The Argument Between Born Bad And Damaged Good," has been out for a few months and he has just released the audio version of it. more on this story



Aerosmith Plan Rocks 35th Anniversary
(hennemusic) Aerosmith will mark the 35th anniversary of their 1976 classic, "Rocks," next month with a special reissue.

Sony Japan have announced a November 2nd release date for the 35 Anniversary Commemorative Edition of "Rocks." The two-CD set will feature the entire album, plus assorted rarities and live tracks from the era. More details are expected soon.

The release comes weeks before Aerosmith play an 8-show run in Japan, starting November 22 in Kanazawa. more on this story



System of a Down Will Record A New Album
(Banana 101.5) The words every System of a Down fan has longed to hear since 2006 have finally been spoken. Now that we know a new album is going to happen — the question is when?

System of a Down played the gigantic Brazilian music festival Rock in Rio on Sunday (Oct. 2nd). After the gig, Multishow caught up with drummer John Dolmayan and asked him about the possibility of a new album from the recently reformed quartet. John gave the cautious but re-assuring response:

"I know there's a lot of people waiting for an album; I'm waiting for an album just like they are. It's gonna happen when it's right and when we can make something that tops what we've done in the past." more on this story



Chickenfoot Tour Details Announced
(hennemusic) Chickenfoot have released the details of their 5-date fall road trip, as they take the music to the fans to support the launch of their new disc, "Chickenfoot III."

The week of shows kick off November 1 at The Warfield in San Francisco, and wrap up November 8 in New York.

The gigs will give 'Foot fans the first live in-person look at drummer Kenny Aronoff with the band, as he fills in for Chad Smith, currently doing his day job with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. more on this story



Phil Lewis Says Tracii Guns Damaging L.A. Guns Name
(superLOUD) For those who don't follow L.A. Guns closely, there are two versions of the sleaze-rock band out there. One features the classic singer Phil Lewis, while the other has the namesake guitarist Tracii Guns. Unfortunately, neither Phil nor Tracii currently get along at all.

Phil Lewis sent a letter to Metal Sludge last night regarding Tracii's recent decisions. In it, the singer didn't mince words regarding his thoughts on the situation. Tracii recently brought in a new singer for his band, a female named Dilana from Rockstar: Supernova fame.

In his letter to Sludge, Lewis wrote: "What bothers me is what damage he's doing to his credibility and to the damage he's doing to the name LA Guns." more on this story



Rancid's Tim Armstrong Launching Online Show
Rancid's Tim Armstrong plans to launch a new and original series entitled Tim Timebomb's RockNRoll Theater.

The debut episode will premier exclusively on VEVO, the world's leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform, on October 21, 2011 with a trailer airing beginning on October 4, 2011.

Homage to the classic American Musicals, Tim Timebomb's RockNRoll Theater will center on Armstrong as today's punk rock Rod Serling, leading and narrating suspenseful episodes with a variety of special guest actors and musicians. Each episode will feature extensive song and dance numbers with hard-hitting rock musical songs and rousing dance numbers all wrapped in a dark edge all written by Armstrong. more on this story



Angels & Airwaves Set New Album Release
Angels & Airwaves have set a November 11th release date for their fourth studio album, LOVE Part Two. We were provided the following details:

Fans will have a variety of choices when they step into AVA's world on 11-11-11, with LOVE Part Two available for purchase as an album on its own, or in a variety of packages: a standard version that contains both LOVE Part One and LOVE Part Two albums.

A deluxe version with both LOVE albums plus the 85-minute LOVE movie on DVD; a package that upgrades the deluxe version with a 128-page comic book based on the movie or adds a limited-edition t-shirt; plus a package (limited to 25) that contains a signed, customized TD Epiphone guitar similar to the one frontman Tom DeLonge uses during his performances. more on this story



Slash Has Almost 20 Songs Ready
(hennemusic) Slash has almost 20 songs ready for his next album. The guitarist has been working on songs for his second solo album for some time, and now we're hearing he has a wealth of material to choose from for the upcoming recording sessions.

On his blog this week, bassist Todd Kerns shares some details on Slash's project. "We have been working on riffs for a while…since we were on the road even," writes Todd.

"Those riffs have ballooned to almost 20 songs and growing. We have been hard at it in several writing sessions and are now in the midst of 2 weeks rehearsal. We'll be entering Barefoot Studios with Eric Valentine in a few days to start work on the first few songs. We'll finish up the record before the end of the year." more on this story



Soundgarden Just Needed A Break
(Banana 101.5) Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell says that he doesn't know why it took them so long to reunite and that despite their 12-year break from each other, it's feels like they never stopped.

Chris Cornell recently sat down with Rolling Stone about everything from his solo acoustic work to the forthcoming Soundgarden LP. Cornell seemed a bit baffled as to why the band took so much time apart from each other, saying:

"I feel like Soundgarden can continue…and probably should have always had the attitude of being a formed functioning band that just needed a break. With Soundgarden my feeling always was that as long as it was a unanimous decision and everyone was really into it that it was always possible that we could get back together. more on this story



The Gaslight Anthem To Release iTunes Session
The Gaslight Anthem will release their exclusive iTunes Session on December 13th, 2011. Here are the details:

The band stopped by the Magic Shop in New York City on July 25th, 2011 to track 7 songs. The release is comprised of 1 unreleased original track, "Our Father's Sons," 4 covers that have never before been put to tape, and a re-imagined version of "Boxer", the bands 2nd single off their album American Slang.

The iTunes Session was produced by Jason Marcucci and engineered by Mike Judeh and Ted Young. The track listing for the iTunes Session is here



Quiet Riot Documentary Trailer Goes Online
(superLOUD) It appears that progress is being made with the long talked about Quiet Riot documentary.

Titled Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back: The Quiet Riot Movie, a trailer for the upcoming film has debuted on Noisecreep.

Filmmaker Regina Russell also spoke to the website about the project in an interview. You can check out her comments here



Cheap Trick Lobbying Against Possible Stage Collapses
(hennemusic) Cheap Trick aren't letting their close call in Ottawa this summer go away without a fight. Trick's July 17 set at the Ottawa Bluesfest was interrupted by a sudden storm that caused the stage to collapse around them as the band narrowly escaped without injury.

On Monday, guitarist Rick Neilsen and band manger Dave Frey were on Capitol Hill, where the Chicago Tribune reports the two intended to urge congressmen to regulate temporary stages to prevent such an incident from happening again. Besides their own near-miss, they'll have plenty to talk about with legislators.

Cheap Trick's near-fatal incident was one of four last summer in which temporary stages were blown down amid foul weather during or just before musical performances, some with tragic consequences. In the following weeks, stages collapsed in Tulsa, destroying $800,000 worth of gear owned by the Flaming Lips but causing no injures; the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, resulting in seven deaths and dozens of injuries; and the Pukkelpop Music Festival in Belgium, where five people were killed and 140 injured. more on this story



Riot Fest This Weekend
(Screen Door) Since 2005, Riot Fest has outdone itself annually, presenting the best bands from every genre under the umbrella of rock and punk, with epic reunions being a hallmark of the festival. In 2011, Riot Fest steps up the game to a new level: killer headliners abound, from Weezer and the Descendents to Social Distortion and X (playing their iconic Los Angeles album in its entirety).

There is also a very special Danzig "Legacy" performance with Glenn Danzig reuniting for Performances with Samhain Members, an onstage Reunion with Doyle from The Misfits as well as a blistering Danzig set. Tickets are nearing sell out, fans from all over the world travel to Chicago for the festival, which as grown exponentially in the past 7 years. A new addition to the bill is much loved locals the Smoking Popes, who'll play a free show Saturday night at Double Door!

It's never been disputed that music fans love nothing more than a good debate, from top 10 lists to best album by an individual artist, the arguments are heated and passionate to say the least. Weezer has inspired countless disputes as fans battle over the artistic primacy of The Blue Album vs Pinkerton advocates for each spool out their opinions on huge online threads worldwide. Weezer heard the voice of their fans! The Blue Album won the WXRT-sponsored voting and will be played in its entirety on Sunday, October 9th at Congress Theater. Urge Overkill, Teenage Bottlerocket and White Mystery will play with Weezer at this landmark show for their fans.

The line-up: Danzig * Weezer * Social Distortion * Descendents * X (play "Los Angeles") * Smoking Popes* Youth of Today * Suicide Machines * ALL (Scott, Chad and Dave) * Helmet * Down By Law * The Business * Strike Anywhere * The Tossers * Macabre* Nachtmystium * The Flatliners * Flatfoot 56 * The Menzingers * Banner Pilot * The Pavers * Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band * Shot Baker * The Copyrights* Cheap Girls * Larry and His Flask * Chinese Telephones * The Crombies * The Holy Mess * Neutron Bombs * The Infected




Neurosis' Scott Kelly Announces Solo Acoustic Tour
Neurosis/Shrinebuilder guitarist Scott Kelly has announced his next solo acoustic tour for late this fall, with sixteen shows confirmed throughout the western half of America from the end of November through mid-December.

Kelly will be playing most of his next upcoming studio album, which will be recorded immediately following the tour. He will be joined by several companions including country/folk artist Jay Munly and outlaw country rocker Bob Wayne as opening support on all dates.

Stated Kelly about the purpose of this new tour: "I have two main goals with this tour: The first is to play all of my new songs, as I will hitting the studio to record my new record the day after the tour finishes. The other is to keep forging a new path for underground folk and country inspired artists such as Munly, Bob and myself; this is something that I am committed to doing." more on this story



70s Rock Pioneer David Bedford Dead at 74
(Gibson) Top British composer, musician, orchestrator and '70s rock pioneer David Bedford, has died. He was 74.

His avant-garde meets rock music career coincided with the prog-rock boom of the early '70s and Bedford worked with a host of top artists including Kevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield, Roy Harper, Edgar Broughton Band , Camel and Robert Wyatt.

Classic Rock magazine reports that aside from the progressive rock genre he later worked with a diverse set of pop and rock acts including A-ha, Camel, Elvis Costello, Madness and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. more on this story


Def Leppard Laments Music Biz Changes
(hennemusic) Each weekday during October, Def Leppard is sharing video of either Joe Elliott or Phil Collen answering fan questions submitted during the past few months.

Phil handles today's question, which is "how has the music industry changed" since the band released their first album back in 1980.

"The music industry," responds Collen, "went from being an art form to a business, and then to an industry." more on this story



The Joy Formidable Going Late Night
The Joy Formidable have announced a performance on The Late Show With David Letterman tomorrow, Thursday, October 6.

The band will then hit the road for a UK tour that begins October 13 in Birmingham, and ends at the Cardiff SWN Festival on October 21.

The band also have recorded a new song, "Endtapes," which will appear as the opening track on the upcoming release The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, available in stores and at all online retailers on Nov 8th. more on this story



The Misfits Release New Album and Hit The Road
This week The Misfits released The Devil's Rain, their first album in nearly a decade and hit the road for a fall tour to support the effort.

The Devil's Rain was produced by Ed Stasium, who's credits include the Ramones' Road to Ruin and Too Tough to Die, as well as the Misfits' 1999 release Famous Monsters.

The band's current lineup – consisting of founding member Jerry Only on vocals/bass, Black Flag alum Dez Cadena, and drummer Eric "Chupacabra" Arce – just kicked off an extensive US tour. more on this story



Queen Receive Icons Honor
(hennemusic) Queen were named BMI Icons at the organization's annual London Awards Tuesday night.

The BBC reports Brian May and Roger Taylor were at London's Dorchester Hotel in person to collect the Icon Award.

"I'm very, very happy," May told BBC6 Music News. "It means a lot, I think, especially because it is an American award and, although we were married to America for a long time, we never really did much in terms of awards. We're not bursting with Grammys, so it's nice to have that tribute from our peers." more on this story



Cauldron Announce Mini Tour
(EA) Cauldron have just wrapped up a mini tour of the Eastern provinces of their home country and now confirmed another string of shows in November.

The November mini tour will see Cauldron venturing further west in Canada and into the USA for what will likely be the band's last shows of 2011.

Cauldron vocalist and bassist Jason Decay comments: "These are some of our favourite cities to play so we're coming back to make up for the shows we missed on our last tour and to play some again." more on this story



Redemption Record Release Show
Redemption have confirmed a North American record release show on October 15th in Tarzana, California at Paladino's.

The show will celebrate the release of their fifth studio album, "This Mortal Coil", which will be released in North America on October 11th, 2011 via InsideOut Music.

Redemption features guitarist/songwriter Nick van Dyk and legendary Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder. more on this story



Alien Ant Farm Plan New Album and Will Tribute Michael Jackson
Alien Ant Farm have inked a new deal with the Executive Music Group label via Fontana/Universal and will take part in the "Michael Forever Tribute" concert.

The original line-up--Dryden Mitchell (lead vocals), Mike Cosgrove (drums), Terry Corso (guitar), Tye Zamora (bass)--will start to work on their fourth album in November and is looking to release it Spring 2012.

"We are pretty excited for the year to come," declares guitarist Terry Corso. "We just came off of a three-month tour in the U.S. that made us realize that with the original line-up back together, we have fire and hunger again. That being said, we can hardly wait to hit the studio and start putting a new record together. We've been writing on and off for the past year and have a really good pile of new material. Basically the goal is to write another pile. With a fresh new collection, we hope to get our core fans excited, as well as turn some brand new listeners on to the Alien Ant Farm sound and show the world we have a lot more to offer than the average rock band." more on this story



Happy Mondays' Shaun Ryder Getting Up Close and Personal
(Gibson) Former Happy Mondays star, Shaun Ryder will play a London show before embarking on a full U.K. tour later this year.

Ryder will take the stage at The Queen Of Hoxton pub in London on October 14. He'll be supported by a magician.

According to NME.com, the following Up Close and Personal tour starts on November 10 at Durham's Live Lounge before winding up at Reading's Sub 89 on December 23. more on this story


Singled Out: Hierosonic's The Media Taught You That
Hierosonic kick off a their tour with Seven Day Sonnet on October 7th and to celebrate we asked frontman Ben Stewart to tell us about their new single "The Media Taught You That" from their latest album 'Consciousness, Fame, God, Money, Power' .

Hierosonic's single 'The Media Taught You That' is a modern exploitation of a timeless cultural symbol. The media reflects exactly what mass psychology craves. Wars as entertainment, lies as collective denial, truth only when it suits our self image and everything under the sun that dies will make the front page. In no way shape or form does the song portray the media as a negative or positive force in our culture. Only as the television's representation of the condition of our mind.

Even the term "media" is a symbol of the medium between reality and our belief systems. Both of which are polar opposites. Hierosonic's inspiration for 'the Media Taught You That' comes from their curiosity about what constitutes our truth as a global society.

The chorus drives home the mantra "We are the free, the land of hopes and dreams", countered by telling us that the world is going to end. Yet again, we hear in the chorus "The world is full of lies, so don't open your eyes", because as always the masses crave excitement, death, disease, and trials to overcome. Therefore the last line of the song screams, "The world is going to end tonight", for the media taught you that.