SNL Alum Vs Zakk Wylde

SNL alum Jim Breuer is a well known lover of metal who has professed his love of Metallica and AC/DC on several occasions. That's why it was so surprising that the man who brought us "Goat Boy" recently declined a chance to roast one of the biggest names in metal � Zakk Wylde. As it turns out, his absence was much more than a scheduling conflict.

Noisecreep reports that Breuer recently explained (in ugly detail) why he passed on the opportunity to be among metal royalty at the roast. As Breuer tells it, a belligerent sounding Wylde contacted him about four years prior to develop a 'Chappelle Show'-type comedy show infused with rock. The pair then met in New York and Breuer claims that Zakk was drunk and made such harsh racial statements in a Chinese restaurant that the employees were scared to take their order. more on this story

Paul McCartney's New Album Streaming Online

Additionally the first interview with McCartney and Award-winning producer Tommy LiPuma discussing the new album is now available in the official EPK here

Kisses On The Bottom is set for North American release next Tuesday. But you can hear it now as part of NPR.com's first listen program here.

Foo Fighters Deliver These Days Video

Up next for the Foos is a performance at the Grammy Awards. The Foos are nominated for six (6) Grammys, including Album Of The Year and Best Rock Album for "Wasting Light"; Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for "Walk"; Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for "White Limo"; and Best Long Form Music Video for "Foo Fighters: Back And Forth."

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast by CBS on Sunday, February 12 at 8:00 PM EST from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Watch the new video here.

Trivium Rock Iron Maiden Classic Unplugged

Trivium continue to tour in support of their latest effort, "In Waves." Trivium's fifth record debuted at #13 on Billboard in August, the highest opening-week chart entry for the band.

The group spent the fall on the road with Dream Theater, and are now on a North American co-headlining swing with Swedish metallers In Flames. Check out the Iron Maiden cover here.

Lamb Of God For HBO's True Blood

'King Me' closes the Resolution CD released this week and features the band accompanied by a full orchestra and opera singer Amanda Munton.

The 5th season of True Blood will be premiering on HBO in June 2012.

hennemusic Turns Two

Thanks to the support of music fans, hennemusic has continued to grow as a rock news service.

We've published more than 3400 rock news stories to date, including 2200 in the past twelve months.

That's a LOT of ROCK! more on this story

Alice Cooper Rocks Bikers

Cooper and his band - Chuck Garric, Steve Hunter, Tommy Henriksen, Keri Kelli and Glen Sobel - played a blistering 60 min set for a huge crowd of rowdy Harley Davidson-loving Alice fans.

The group played classics, a few covers, Alice gave away a brand new Harley, the stage lit up with fire, there were the infamously... ahem... attractive Show Harley Girls on stage for the biker classic "Born To Be Wild." Check out video from the show here.

Red Carpet Video of Zakk Wylde Roast

Metal Injection was on the scene, as correspondent Johnny Orlando, Jr. was on the red carpet interviewing all the big stars as they arrived, including Zakk himself, Slayer's Kerry King, Corey Taylor of Slipknot/Stone Sour, Anthrax's Scott Ian, Fozzy's Chris Jericho, Jesse James Dupree, SiriusXM Liquid Metal/Headbangers Ball host Jose Mangin and comedians Jim Norton, Brian Posehn and Jim Florentine.

Find out what all his friends said when asked what they would do if they woke up one day as Zakk. Watch it here.

Anniversary of the Disappearance of Manic Street Preachers Richey James

One of the most genuine, committed and interesting British bands of the '90s, The Manic Street Preachers' brand of political rock was a biproduct of their tough upbringing in depression-hit south Wales. With coal mines closing and the economy in tatters, the band were on their way to emulating '70s icons The Clash in powerfully blending pop and politics when they hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Lyricist and rudimentary guitarist Richey Edwards disappeared from the Embassy Hotel in London, never to be seen again. It was a shock to all concerned, since he'd been scheduled to fly to America for some promotional work the next day.

Instead, Edwards' passport was found back at his home in Wales and his car left unattended in a motorway service area near the Severn Bridge. more on this story

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