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Today's Day in Rock


Wolfgang Van Halen Insulted By Boyband One Direction
(hennemusic) Wolfgang Van Halen is settling in to his role as touring bassist for Creed/Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti's solo project, Tremonti.
Ahead of the band's Wednesday night show in Birmingham as part of their UK dates, Wolfgang had a run-in with British boy band One Direction at his hotel, which he shared with the following tweets: "Fun fact: Was just insulted by that sh*tty boy band #OneDirection in the lobby of our hotel this morning! Greetings Birmingham!"

"No joke. That ACTUALLY happened. That group of kids in #OneDirection were dickheads to @IIEROCKII @GWDrums and I." Wolfie then speculates how they got their name.



The Vines Singer Arrested After Violent Rampage
The Vines frontman Craig Nicholls was arrested for allegedly assaulting his parents and injuring a police officer after a reported violent rampage.

Nicholls is accused of punching his mother two times in the head and police were forced to use capsicum spray on him after he resisted arrest, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Hurstville police Inspector Robert Duncan told the paper that Nicholls "tried to evade police and [a] violent struggle ensued" and that "A police officer suffered grazes, cuts and bruises to both elbows and knees and was treated at St George Hospital".

Nicholls was charged with two counts of domestic assault, stalking or intimidation, resisting arrest and assault occasioning actual bodily harm You can read the Herald's report for a lot more details.



Blink-182 Planning New Album
(CBS Local) Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus says the trio is currently on the brink of writing the band's next full-length, tentatively scheduled for release sometime in 2013.

"Early next week I go back to Los Angeles to record an iTunes session for Blink-182, and we're starting to write the new record right now," Hoppus told NME in a recent interview. "We're going to tour Australia in February with Blink… [so the] proper tour and the new album probably won't happen for about a year."

Hoppus went on to explain that despite a couple of stand-out artists, 2012 is decidedly lacking in quality rock songs. more on this story



Beatles Yellow Submarine Star Dies
John Clive, who was the voice behind John Lennon's character in the animated Beatles classic "Yellow Submarine," died on Monday at the age of 79.

Clive was an actor and author how played many notable roles during his career including playing opposite of Michael Caine in the famous adlibbed scene in the 1969 film "The Italian Job," the role of the aversion therapist 'Tormenter' in "A Clockwork Orange" who asked Malcolm McDowell's character Alex to lick his boots, as well as roles in two classic "Pink Panther" films, according to the Daily Mail.

They report that as an author Clive also scored an international bestseller with his books, KG200 and Broken Wings. A cause of death was not listed in their report which you can read here.




File-Sharers Buy 30 Percent More Music Than Non-Sharers
File-sharers reportedly buy 30% more music than non-sharers according to a new study which runs counter to the music industry's war on file-sharing claims that it hurts the industry.

Torrent Freak reports that a preview of a new study/poll entitled Copy Culture Survey by the American Assembly, a non-partisan public policy forum affiliated with Columbia University, found some interesting results.

"US P2P users have larger collections than non-P2P users (roughly 37% more). And predictably, most of the difference comes from higher levels of 'downloading for free' and 'copying from friends/family'," American Assembly's Joe Karaganis writes.

"But some of it also comes from significantly higher legal purchases of digital music than their non-P2P using peers–around 30% higher among US P2P users. Our data is quite clear on this point and lines up with numerous other studies: The biggest music pirates are also the biggest spenders on recorded music."

There was also a startling finding about a much bigger source of music piracy than P2P sharing. Read the Torrent Freak report for that and more on this study here.



Metallica and Iron Maiden To Rock in Rio
(hennemusic) Metallica, Iron Maiden and Bruce Springsteen have been announced as headliners for Rock In Rio 2013.

The festival will take place September 13-15, 2013 and September 19-22, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

"We are super psyched to be returning to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for our sixth Rock in Rio. How's that for advance planning?!" posted Metallica. more on this story




Aerosmith May Go It On Their Own With Future Albums
(hennemusic) As Aerosmith work toward the November 6 release of their 15th studio album, "Music From Another Dimension," the band is aware that the project marks the end of their current deal with Columbia Records.

The band was asked during a media conference call if they release future music on their own without a label. "If the band stays together, yeah, we'll definitely go that route, something somewhere over there," said Steven Tyler.

"We've been keeping record companies stocked with millions of shekels for years, been making a lot of people rich -- not that we haven't, but every now and then you get into arguments with labels (and) you think, 'Where is all this money going?' We've definitely thought of putting stuff out. I was very successful last year with a (single) called 'It Feels So Good.' It proves it can happen." Tyler also discussed his solo plans




Concert Film of Led Zeppelin Reunion Show Wasn't Planned
(hennemusic) Led Zeppelin premiered their new concert film, "Celebration Day," in London on Friday.

Founding Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were on hand for the event. On the red carpet, Page spoke with the media about the December 2007 concert at London's 02 Arena.

"It was important that, if we were going to do it at all, that we were going to do it properly," said Page. "We worked towards it. We put a lot of time and effort into it so that it would be what you're going to see, which is just one show. That's all we did: no warm-up gigs, no follow up. It wasn't designed to be a film at all. That's why it's taken a little while to come out. We didn't even look at it for two years after we'd done it to even think about it, so we could be a bit more objective about it." more on this story



Clutch Plan Earth Rocker Album and World Tour
Clutch are aiming to release their new studio album, Earth Rocker, next March via their Weathermaker Music.

The band will promote the release with the Earth Rocker world tour which will kick off in The United Kingdom in January of 2013 followed by a North American that will run from March 8th through April 20th.

The band has completed tracking Earth Rocker with Machine handling all production duties. Machine is currently in the mixing process on the album. more on this story



Jane's Addiction Dave Navarro Lands Sons of Anarchy Role
(CBS Local) Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro has revealed that he will appear on Sons of Anarchy this season.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, The show will feature Navarro as a gang member in cahoots with character Nero Padilla, played by Jimmy Smits, over the last two episodes of the season.

To coincide with Navarro's appearances, Jane's Addiction will contribute a cover version of Rolling Stones' classic "Sympathy For the Devil." more on this story




Nachtmystium Postpone Dates Due To Unavoidable Family Emergency
Nachtmystium have been forced to cancel the bulk of their upcoming tour dates and Weapons have dropped off the tour entirely, according to Brooklyn Vegan.

Nachtmystium issued this statement: "Nachtmystium, regretfully, has to reschedule its upcoming US tour due to an unavoidable family emergency. The band (and Nachtmystium co-horts Lord Mantis) will still be able to perform the last four dates of the tour on the east coast, but all other dates will be rescheduled for the near future.

"Nachtmystium apologizes to all the fans and promoters as this was an unavoidable circumstance and we wish that things were different. However, we are beyond excited to come play for you soon. To those fans who will still be able to see us in November, we can't wait to destroy your eardrums. See you soon!" See the remaining dates here.



Cryptopsy Release Best Of Us Bleed Details
Century Media have set a November 19th release date for a 2CD/digital download "best of" collection from Cryptopsy.

The collection is entitled The Best Of Us Bleed and will also be released in Europe on November 12th.

The Best Of Us Bleed gathers 32 songs in approximately 140 minutes of playing time, including 3 exclusive, newer studio songs, several rare live/demo/cover/bonus tracks as well as selected cuts from the first 6 studio albums by Cryptopsy. more on this story



Aerosmith's Joe Perry Talks Autobiography
(Gibson) Aerosmith axeman Joe Perry has dropped a few hints as to what we can expect when he publishes his autobiography, probably some time in 2013, and revealed that he's been hitting the books pretty hard to make sure he knows what he's doing.

Perry is writing the book with David Ritz, who has collaborated on books with B.B. King, Jerry Wexler and Bettye LaVette. Perry told reporters, "It's going to be my story, but it's also entwined with Aerosmith and relationships there and the how and the why of that kind of stuff. People have been asking me about it for the last probably five or 10 years… I'll definitely take a different path than the other guys, the way they put their books together."

Perry says he's been reading other rock biographies and autobiographies ("probably 40"), to get a feel for what works and what doesn't. "I hope this one works," he said. "There's a lot to fit into 600 pages or whatever it's gonna be. I'm pretty excited." more on this story





Paul McCartney Receives Award For Live and Let Die
(BMI) Paul McCartney has received a BMI Million-Air Award to honor over 4 million U.S. broadcast performances of his James Bond film song, "Live and Let Die."

The designation has been bestowed on many of BMI's iconic songwriters, including Dolly Parton, Isaac Hayes and Roy Orbison. Sir Paul McCartney has received a staggering 75 BMI Million-Air Awards throughout his career, including one for achieving 5 million U.S. plays for The Beatles' "Yesterday" in 1988, which now surpasses an awe-inspiring 9 million count.

"Sir Paul McCartney's recognition emphasizes BMI's commitment to celebrating and bringing value to music," said BMI President & CEO Del Bryant. "'Live and Let Die' shows the incredible magnitude and cultural impact of a single song, both as a musical composition and an integral piece of cinematic history."

In similar stride to Sir Paul McCartney, recent BMI London Awards Song of the Year writer Adele debuted "Skyfall" last week, the premier track for upcoming Bond film of the same name. The song was recorded in London's Abbey Road studios, a thematic tie that continues BMI's historic role as a driving force in music and pop culture.



AC/DC Impact On Culture Examined In Beyond The Thunder
(hennemusic) "Beyond The Thunder" is a documentary film by Kurt Squiers and Gregg Ferguson about the tremendous influence rock band AC/DC has had on our culture around the globe.

The clip reveals never-before-seen footage from "Beyond The Thunder" about how advertising agencies utilize AC/DC's iconic music to give brands their :30 second spot even bigger balls.

Despite lack of response from AC/DC's management, "Beyond The Thunder" has won for its promotional trailer at the 30th Annual Telly Awards, was featured in Adweek, SPIN, Kerrang!, Talking Metal, Shockwaves Radio and Classic Rock Magazine. Read more and watch the clips here.




New Van Halen Book Released
(hennemusic) The editors of Guitar World have compiled a new book on the history of Van Halen.

"Van Halen: 40 Years Of The Great American Rock Band" tells readers everything they ever wanted to know about the legendary rockers.

The book feature Revealing interviews with Eddie Van Halen in which he details his guitar playing on nearly every Van Halen album, the gear he used during recordings and onstage, his relationships with his bandmates past and present and his longtime battle with alcohol. more on this story



The Scorpions Unplug For Still Loving You On TV
(hennemusic) This week, The Scorpions return to Europe for dates on The Final Sting tour. To promote the tour, The Scorpions recently stopped by the French TV program "13 Heures" for an interview and performance session.

Singer Klaus Meine joined the France 2 host for a chat before the band delivered an acoustic version of their classic, "Still Loving You."

In addition to the group's farewell trek, the German rockers are also supporting their latest album, "Comeblack," a collection of classic rock covers and rerecorded band hits. Watch the appearance here.




Enthroned and Forgotten Tomb Tour Dates
Enthroned and Forgotten Tomb are teaming up for a European fall tour that will also feature Impiety and Noctem.

The 11-date trek is set to kick off on the 28th of November (Wednesday) at Le Korigan in Luynes/Aix (France).

Both bands are touring in support of their latest full-length albums: Obsidium (by Enthroned) and...And Don't Deliver Us From Evil... (by Forgotten Tomb). more on this story




Deftones Release New Lyric Video
Deftones have released a new lyric video for a track from their forthcoming album Koi No Yokan.

The lyric video is for the song "Tempest" and can seen here. The new album is set to be released November 13th

The band kicked off a US headline tour earlier this month and is set to run until November 21st when it wraps up in Los Angeles. more on this story



Five Finger Death Punch Release The Pride Video
Five Finger Death Punch have premiered the new music video for their song "The Pride" online.

The video feature footage from some of the band's performances on the Trespass America Tour over this past summer and the band's set at Rock On The Range.

Five Finger Death Punch singer Ivan Moody shares, "One of the best parts of being in this band is that we have the chance to design and build bigger and bigger live shows. Our concerts became spectacular gatherings of our extended family and we wanted to share this amazing experience with everyone. So we wrote & designed this video in dedication of our loyal, dedicated, militant fan base known as Knuckleheads who deserve the best experience we can give them. You've all stood by us & diligently helped us introduce the world to Five Finger Death Punch and this is our way of saying thank you ! We couldn't have done any of this without all of you. welcome to the pride !" Watch the video here



Ill Nino Streaming New Album Epidemia Online
Ill Nino are giving fans an advance listen to their forthcoming album Epidemia before it is released next Tuesday, October 22nd.

Vocalist Cristian Mercado states, "The recording of Epidemia was an amazing experience. We've set the bar higher than ever before. I truly believe this record is one of Ill Nino's best efforts.

"I really can't wait for our fans to hear Epidemia, I know it will connect with many of them on a new level. I can definitely say it's going to be a crusher but will not lack any of the beauty and passion that appears on our early records." Listen here.



Geoff Tate Premieres New Song Take A Bullet Online
Former Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate has premiered a new song from his forthcoming solo album online.

The song "Take A Bullet" comes from Tate's new album, Kings & Thieves, which will be released on November 6, 2012.

"Take A Bullet" is second advance track from the album that Tate has released online. You can listen to it