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The band featuring Tom Morello and Boots Riley, aka Street Sweeper Social Club, are getting ready to release their second album. This time it's a seven song work entitled The Ghetto Blaster EP.
Not only will this record feature five original songs including a remix of their single "Promenade" but it will also feature two covers. The bands puts their own spin on LL Cool J's classic "Mama Said Knock You Out" and M.I.A's mega-hit "Paper Planes" (via CoS).… Read More

Joey Jordison's side-project, Murderdolls, begin their second coming with the release of their new song "My Dark Place Alone."
The track is from the band's upcoming sophomore album, their first in eight years, called Women and Children Last which is in stores this August. The band is playing their first show in Los Angeles at the Key Club tonight and they'll also play at Ozzfest in the UK at London's O2 arena on September 18th.
The song itself… Read More

An unreleased Soundgarden song will see the light of day this year. But it won't be released on CD, vinyl or even digitally. It'll only be available on the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock.
The song is called "Black Rain" and it's the newest song the band has released since "Bleed Together" from their 1997 greatest hits album A-Sides (via Rolling Stone).… Read More

Check it out. It's a story about Linkin Park that has nothing to do with a Transformers movie. Although I'm sure that'll be written when the third one comes out next year.

The six-piece band has announced their return from whatever it is they were doing in their time off and will play shows this fall in the UK and Paris, France. The first show will be in the city of l'amour on October 25th with tickets going on sale Friday, June 18th at… Read More

The surviving members of Heaven & Hell - Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinnie Appice - have revealed the line up of guest singers for an upcoming Dio tribute show in London.
On Saturday, July 24th at the High Voltage Festival, the band is planning to play a one-time show in honor of the fallen metal master Ronnie James Dio. The band have selected Deep Purple bassist/Black Sabbath singer Glenn Hughes and singer Jorn Lande to take over the vocal duties for… Read More

Would you believe me if I told you that the countrified looking man in the picture is actually the guitarist for one of the world's biggest bands? My guess is you probably would because you already know who he is....way to spoil my set up, prick.
Chris Shiflett, who handles guitar duties along with Dave Grohl in Foo Fighters, has a side project that veers away from rock n' roll and leans towards an Americana/country sound. His band, The Dead Peasants, has… Read More

Is Slipknot Done?
Them… Read More

Leave it to Slayer to make a video bloody, violent and loud and yet you'll watch it over and over again.
The band just released the video for their first new single "World Painted Blood" and you can check it out down below. The song is the title track from the album which is currently in stores now.
Slayer just finished playing their first show with the "Big Four Of Thrash" - which includes Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax - at the Sonisphere festival… Read More

Black Label Society has got themselves one busy second half of 2010.
Their brand new album, Order Of The Black, is in stores on August 10th. They're also playing on this summer's Ozzfest tour and they just announced their Black Label Berzerkus North American tour with Children of Bodom and Clutch. The tour will start on September 21st in Portland, OR and will go until November 20th in San Francisco, CA. The tour dates are listed down below.
So with… Read More

Sad news coming from the Eagles of Death Metal. Their bassist, Brian O'Connor, was diagnosed with cancer and underwent surgery today. He'll start chemotherapy in three weeks. Never fun.
But the rock n' roll community is a tight one and some friends of his are coming to his aid. Them Crooked Vultures will hold two benefit concerts, one in London and one in Los Angeles, to raise money for Brian's medical expenses. The show in London will take place at Brixton… Read More