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2009 Slayer Tour Dates Canceled for Araya’s Health

Published November 5th, 2009 by Karen

Nothing says "rock" like an afternoon at the mall with Slayer...

Slayer’s massive tour in support of its new album has been canceled after singer/bassist Tom Araya announced plans to undergo immediate surgery, reports Spin.com (Tour Dates, below)

(Read: Marilyn Manson, Slayer 2009 Tour Dates Sponsored by Energy Drinks, Satan)

The band’s myspace page states that, “Slayer’s Tom Araya is currently under the care of a specialist for a back injury, thought to be related to his on-stage activity, and the physician has ordered an immediate surgical procedure to take place Tuesday [Nov.3].”

Related to his on-stage activity? Hmm…so your parents were right: head-banging really is bad for your health. Go figure.

The statement from guitarist Kerry King continues, Continue reading »

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Worst Duets: Metallica and Lou Reed, U2 and Fergie, and More

Published November 2nd, 2009 by Karen

photo credit: kylmis

Oh, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, why do you do this to us?

In honor of the R’n’R Hall of Fame’s 25th Anniversary, a series of “all-star” concerts were held in NYC featuring some top acts, and some not-so-top acts, all mixed together into a sometimes nightmarish pop culture stew.

Some things just shouldn’t mix, as the concert’s list of duets proves:

The night produced some strange duets:
U2 & Springsteen (ok)
Mick Jagger & Fergie (ick)
Metallica & the Kinks (why?)
And things just get even weirder after that…

Below: check out videos from some of the best and worst combos and tell us which you think is the best (or worst). Continue reading »

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Metallica Offers Fans $50,000 to Solve Mystery

Published October 26th, 2009 by Karen

For many metalheads, Metallica’s October 17 concert in Charlottesville, Virginia, was just like any other rock concert full of loud guitars and screaming fans.

However, for 20-year-old Morgan Dana Harrington the evening took an expected turn. The Virginia Tech student reportedly Continue reading »

"I dont understand why they wont put any Sammy Hagar songs on the game. Yes, David was good for Van Halen, but there are a lot of people who will be very..."

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Guitar Hero: Van Halen Coming Soon

Published May 9th, 2009 by Wendy

photo credit: Alan Light

Activision has confirmed that Guitar Hero: Van Halen is currently in development, and scheduled for release at some point in the second half of this year, according to a report on RollingStone.com

According to the report, the legendary rock outfit joins Metallica and Aerosmith as groups that have received “pixilated” treatment from the Guitar Hero franchise. So far, the Beatles are the only group to get their own branded Rock Band title.

Guitar Hero: Van Halen will include “greatest hits,” as well as tracks from guest bands Queen, Weezer, Blink-182, Queens of the Stone Age and the Offspring, according to RollingStone.com.

Quelling the concerns of longtime Van Halen fans, Activision has also confirmed that the game will include an avatar of David Lee Roth. “This is definitely Van Halen, not Van Hagar,” an Activision official was quoted as saying.

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Bamboozle Fest 2009: No Doubt, Cover Bands, Third Eye Blind Reunion (?)

Published May 1st, 2009 by Karen

This weekend, New Jersey is going to be filled with even more, um, unusual folks than usual as the Bamboozle Festival rolls into town and lures all the emo kids out of their bedroom-mope-caves for a weekend of unnecessary reunions and pop-punk cover bands. Um, sweet?

Expect a weekend of bad haircuts and worse music. Sorry, dorks.

Among the bigger names on this year’s bill are Third Eye Blind (seriously?!), No Doubt (newly reunited, for some reason), Fall Out Boy (insert your own Bronx Mowgli joke, here), Asher Roth, Taking Back Sunday, and the Maine (owners of the worst emo haircuts in recent memory).

No Doubt is headlining the fest, but Gwen Stefani’s hubby, Gavin Rossdale, isn’t quite as lucky these days. He’s relegated to playing after Bloodhound Gang on Saturday afternoon.

On the plus side, at least Gwar (who claim to be aliens from Antarctica sent to rule the earth, or something like that) will be there, rocking their homemade costumes and fake blood. (Remember when Gwar was on on Jerry Springer?)

If that’s not bad enough, the day before Bamboozle, NJ is hosting the Hoodwink Fest-a festival of cover bands featuring bands you’ve probably never heard of doing songs by bands they should probably just leave alone.

Boys Like Girls will play Coldplay songs.
Anti-Flag plays the Clash
Sum 41 plays Metallica
And so on.

Some lesser-known bands are playing Avril LaVigne and Britney Spears. Wow, pop-punk bands doing lame pop songs. Um, is this funny anymore?

Full line-up, at the Hoodwink Fest page.

Complete 2009 Bamboozle Fest line-up, after the jump. Continue reading »

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Mexico Cancels Concerts in Response to Swine Flu Outbreak

Published May 1st, 2009 by Wendy

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With Ticketmaster cancelling the sale of tickets for dozens of concerts, the swine flu outbreak is affecting entertainment in Mexico in a big way, according to a Reuters report.

According to the report, in order to help contain the outbreak of the disease, the Mexican government has banned public events in Mexico City, issued advisories against gatherings in other parts of the country and closed schools nationwide. As a result, music promoters and managers have been forced to hustle to postpone shows until after May 6, when schools are scheduled to reopen.

Alejandro Fernandez, Marco Antonio Solis, Los Lobos and Alejandra Guzman are just some of the artists that have been impacted by the cancellations of cultural festivals and concert events. The Jonas Brothers and Metallica are still scheduled to perform sold-out shows in Monterrey and Mexico City, respectively, in the next several weeks.

Behind the swift reaction by the live entertainment industry is the fact that more deaths from the swine flu have been reported in Mexico than any other country.

"man if u were a true fan u would no that a lot of there song were written by cantrell so yea the lyrics are similar i seen them sept. 13 at xfest 2k9..."

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Preview: New Alice in Chains CD, New Singer 7 Years after Staley’s Death.

Published April 28th, 2009 by Karen

COMPARE: AinC’s new singer performs “No Excuses” in the video (above) with the original version of the song (after the jump).

Former alt-rock posterboys Alice in Chains will reportedly be releasing a new album in September. Even with grunge buried, the band’s popularity endures among many rock fans thanks to hits such as “Man in the Box,” “Would,” “Angry Chair” and “No Excuses.”

However, there is one slight problem with a new Alice in Chains CD: lead singer Layne Staley has been dead since 2002, when he died of an apparent heroin overdose.

Rather than dusting off an Ouija board and calling up Layne to find out if he’s jamming with Kurt Cobain in the afterlife, Alice in Chains has enlisted a singer named William DuVall to fill Layne’s Doc Martens.

Um, who?

In AinC’s defense, hiring an unknown singer was probably a better idea than Continue reading »

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Anvil: Heavy Metal vs Hannah Montana in Theaters

Published April 13th, 2009 by Karen

This weekend at movie theaters, music fans had two choices:

Hannah Montana: The Movie and its fictional story of a wealthy teenage popstar struggling to balance super-stardom and her private life, or

Anvil! The Story of Anvil, the true story of a group of 50-year-old men struggling in obscurity to succeed as a heavy metal band while working day-jobs in order to survive.

It’s disappointing, but not surprising, that Miley Cyrus’s Disney flick dominated the box office. However, the fact that underdog rock band Anvil is finally getting attention after all of these years is a victory nonetheless.

A bittersweet documentary, early reviews have painted Anvil! The Story of Anvil as something of a real-life version of This is Spinal Tap, Continue reading »

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We Dare You Not to Laugh: Boston Cop Urinates on Metallica Fan at Concert.

Published March 30th, 2009 by Karen

Yeah, we know it’s probably wrong to laugh at this story, but, y’know, sometimes something just makes you laugh, even though you know you shouldn’t (like when you see your pal get hit in the junk with a football or something). Or, sometimes, if you don’t drink enough coffee for breakfast on Monday morning, dumb stuff seems unusually funny. Either way, here we are.

Today, while we were roaming around the internet (um, we mean, working), we started looking for tour dates and ended up on the Rolling Stone page. Meh.

Anyway, while there we noticed RS had posted possibly the most awesome headline ever:

(Drumroll, please…)

Ex-Cop Charged for Urinating on Metallica Fan at Boston Concert

Maybe we’re wrong, but we’re pretty sure that the only thing that could’ve made this funnier would’ve been if the cop had actually taken a wiz on James Hetfield-a scenario that might’ve gone something like this: Continue reading »

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20th Anniversary of Pearl Jam Ten? We Feel So Old.

Published March 25th, 2009 by Karen

photo credit: Pearl Jam Official

Hey, remember when Pearl Jam released that album, Ten?

Congratulations, you’re officially old.

That’s right, Pearl Jam is giving fans a great big kick in the junk this week by reminding everyone how old they are. The group is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its breakthrough album, Ten.

(They’re calling it the 20^th anniversary, but it’s really only 18. They’re musicians, so we don’t expect them to be very good at math.)

That’s right, Ten was released in 1991, effectively joining forces with Nirvana and their grungy brethren to destroy heavy metal (hey, Metallica, what’s up?), reinvent modern rock music and spawn an endless stream of imitators, some tolerable (Stone Temple Pilots, we guess) and some beyond horrible (Nickelback, anyone?).

So how is the band celebrating this momentous occasion?

By cashing-in and selling four different reissues of the album, of course. (Um, greedy much?)

Set to sell for between $14-$125, here’s what you get with each of the new sets (on-sale 3/24): Continue reading »