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9/3/2010
SLASH RELEASING 3D MUSIC VIDEO
Slash is set to release a 3D version of the music video for his song "By The Sword," according to Spinner.com. The clip was first released several months ago in a regular flat format and has now been converted to 3D. Slash told Spinner, "We're applying 3-D to it after the fact. It's actually the perfect video for it because it's got a lot of depth shots and shots where everything stops, freezes and stuff ...
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9/3/2010
NEXT BLINK-182 ALBUM WILL BE 'MODERN, RELEVANT, FAST AND FUN'
Blink-182 frontman Tom DeLonge said backstage during the band's appearance at the U.K.'s Leeds Festival last weekend that fans can get a clue about what the group's next album will sound like by listening to the solo work from all three members. DeLonge told the U.K.'s Rock Radio, "The record will be very modern, relevant, fast and fun. It'll be a mixture of drum 'n' bass, indie rock and stadium rock . . . Anyone ...
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9/3/2010
NEW LINKIN PARK SONG HITS THE WEB
Linkin Park has begun streaming a new song called "Wretches And Kings" at Noisecreep.com. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, A Thousand Suns, and will be given away as a free download to anyone who pre-orders the record at the band's official website. A Thousand Suns arrives in stores on September 14th. Although fans have heard "The Catalyst" and can now check out this new song, vocalist Mike Shinoda told us that ...
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9/3/2010
DISTURBED ON TRACK FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE NUMBER ONE ALBUM
Disturbed is on track to land its fourth straight Number One album on the Billboard chart next week with its newly released fifth studio effort, Asylum. According to Billboard.com and Hits Daily Double, the disc could sell anywhere between 130,000 and 160,000 copies in its first week of release, by the time the sales week ends on Sunday (September 5th). The band's last release, 2008's Indestructible, debuted at Number One with sales of 253,000 copies ...
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9/3/2010
ROCK QUICK HITS
Kings Of Leon have chosen "Radioactive" as the first single from the band's upcoming fifth album, Come Around Sundown. The track will hit rock radio stations next Wednesday (September 8th), the same day that the music video premieres on the band's official website. Come Around Sundown will arrive on October 19th and also features the songs "The End," "Pyro," "Mary," "The Face," "The Immortals," "Back Down South," "Beach Side," "No Money," "Pony Up," "Birthday," "Mi ...
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9/1/2010
SWITCHFOOT LINES UP FALL TOUR
Switchfoot has lined up a fall tour, set to kick off October 1st in Lynchberg, Virginia and continue through the end of the month. Pre-sale tickets will be available through the band's fan club beginning today (Wednesday, September 1st), and tickets go on sale to the general public tomorrow (Thursday, September 2nd). Florida rockers, the Almost, will be on the road with Switchfoot. Switchfoot recently wrapped a a summer tour with Goo Goo Dolls. The ...
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9/1/2010
SLIPKNOT DJ LAUNCHES NEW SOLO PROJECT
Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson is joining the ranks of group members who have ventured into solo projects, according to Billboard.com. Although Wilson has worked before under names like Ratboy and DJ Starscream, he is launching his new project under his own name. Wilson said, "When I see people, whether they're strangers or fans or friends or whatever, everyone is always like, 'Sid!' There's not a lot of people going, 'Hey, DJ Starscream!' . . . ...
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9/1/2010
LINKIN PARK TO PERFORM SINGLE LIVE FOR FIRST TIME ON VMAS
Linkin Park will perform their new single "The Catalyst" live for the first time at the MTV Video Music Awards, scheduled for September 12th in Los Angeles. Singer Chester Bennington said in a statement, "After two years of working on our new album, we're looking forward to sharing our first live performance of new music with our fans around the world on the MTV Awards." The performance will come just two days before the September ...
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9/1/2010
GREEN DAY RECORDING LIVE ALBUM; 'LOST' SONGS TO EMERGE?
Green Day is recording shows on its current tour for a live album, according to Punknews.org. At a gig in Denver last Saturday (August 28th), frontman Billie Joe Armstrong announced that the concert was being recorded for a live release, then went on to introduce what he said was a new track. The song, however, was "Cigarettes & Valentines," which was slated to be the title track of an album Green Day was recording back ...
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9/1/2010
ROCK QUICK HITS
According to CDJapan.co.jp, the 30th anniversary deluxe reissues of Ozzy Osbourne's first two albums -- 1980's Blizzard Of Ozz and 1981's Diary Of A Madman -- have been postponed until next year. While no official release date was ever given for the sets, Sharon Osbourne said at a Toronto press conference in May that they would be out for Thanksgiving 2010. (Blabbermouth) A song from rapper Jay-Z featuring a guest appearance by Coldplay frontman ...
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