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Danny Carey Jams With Teens At The School Of Rock, Gives An Update On Tool’s New Album

Zach Shaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:43:44 +0000

Consider us extremely jealous of these particular teenagers. Last Friday (May 18), a handful of young aspiring musicians had the chance to perform with Tool’s Danny Carey at the School Of Rock in West LA. In addition to performing Tool and Led Zeppelin covers, the drummer also took the time to answer questions about his [...]

R.I. P. Mark “Bam Bam” McConnell, Former Drummer For Sebastian Bach

Zach Shaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:23:45 +0000

According to numerous posts on his Facebook profile, Mark “Bam Bam” McConnell passed away in a Gainesville, FL hospital earlier this morning. Best known for his work in Sebastian Bach’s touring band from 1997 through 2005, it is believed that McConnell’s liver and kidneys had shut down, which led to partial brain damage. A relative [...]

Jonny Craig Reportedly Still In Dance Gavin Dance

Zach Shaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:14:30 +0000

As you may recall, singer Jonny Craig went through his fair share of… legal trouble. So much so that Dance Gavin Dance originally announced plans to go on a hiatus. Thus, it was somewhat surprising to learn that the post-hardcore band were confirmed for select dates on this year’s All Stars Tour. What does this [...]

Sleep Add Four U.S. Shows

Bram Teitelman — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:38:12 +0000

Live in Tampa, Seattle or Oakland and like weed? You’re in luck, as Sleep will be playing four shows in early June in those cities. More details here.

Metal Injection Once Again Taking Over Idle Hands Bar Tonight (May 24)

Zach Shaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:56:21 +0000

It’s the last Thursday of May today. And that means one thing: it’s ‘Metal Night’ at Idle Hands Bar in NYC tonight. Wait, you still don’t know what ‘Metal Night’ is? Really? Well of course it’s the one night of the month where Metal Sucks, Metal Injection, and yours truly take over our favorite bar in [...]

Serj Tankian Crashes A Corporate Bailout Party In Music Video For “Figure It Out”

Zach Shaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:05:56 +0000

We’ve previously heard “Figure It Out,” the first single off of Serj Tankian’s third solo album Harakiri. But now, thanks to Noisecreep, we’ve been given the single’s official music video. While it’s not as entertaining as seeing the System Of A Down frontman terrorizing a mail box, the video does give us footage of Serj performing [...]

Josh Homme To Make Guest Appearance On Mondo Generator’s (Nick Oliveri) New Album

Zach Shaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:39:35 +0000

Josh Homme may have made amends with his former Queens Of The Stone Age bandmate Nick Oliveri, but it still seemed unlikely that the two would ever collaborate on music again. However, according to the former QOTSA/Kyuss bassist, Homme will be making a guest appearance on the upcoming release from Oliveri’s Mondo Generator. Oliveri recently [...]

Aerosmith Streaming New Song, Reveal Details About Studio Album

Zach Shaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:01:05 +0000

It’s been 11 years since Aerosmith released their last studio album Just Push Play (let’s forget 2004’s Honkin’ On Bobo, shall we?). Since then, the classic rock legends have been through its fair share of drama, while Steven Tyler took a job with American Idol. But on August 28 (after their tour with Cheap Trick), [...]

Video: Ozzy Osbourne & Friends Perform First Show

Zach Shaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:20:34 +0000

While Black Sabbath performed their first show with drummer Tommy Clufetos last weekend (amidst continuing drama), “Ozzy Osbourne & Friends” also made its world premiere. In place of the absent Sabbath, Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Zakk Wylde and his solo band (including Clufetos) took the stage last night (May 23) in Helsinki, Finland. And it didn’t [...]

Down Perform New Song “The Misfortune Teller”

Zach Shaw — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:43:49 +0000

Guitarist Kirk Windstein promised that Down would perform new material from the first of four new EPs during their current mini-trek. And true to his word, the Nola sludge supergroup have done just that. And now fan filmed footage of Down performing a new song called “The Misfortune Teller” at The Orange Peel in Asheville, [...]