On September 12 in Berlin, Germany and on September 15 in London, England we'll be hosting a little bash to celebrate the blessed event of the upcoming addition to the Metallica family/catalog.

Shifty's last chance at sobriety and renewed low-level fame was a stint on the new VH1 show, "Sober Living." While shooting scenes for the show on Friday night at GOA nightclub, he skipped out on production -- leaving the cast high and dry.

Nelly has been named the first spokesmodel for the recently launched Sean John Underwear line. The rapper will be featured in the fall campaign promoting the new collection. more

Singer Chris de Burgh will stage a concert in Tehran with an Iranian band in late November, the first such concert in the country in nearly 30 years, an Iranian satellite news channel reported on its website. [about the same period of time since Chris had a hit] more

Faith Hill will once again perform the opening theme for NBC's "Sunday Night Football" this season. The song, "Waiting All Day For Sunday Night," will debut on Sunday, Sept. 7. more

David Byrne and Brian Eno are self-releasing their first album in 27 years. "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" will be available Aug. 18 more

Best Buy Co. Inc. is announcing a massive new initiative that sets aside store space for an array of musical instruments and gear in dozens of sites nationwide.more

Poison's "Live, Raw & Uncut" DVD, available exclusively at Best Buy, sold around 2,400 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 8 on Billboard's Top Music Videos chart. more

The 11th Hour, the doom metal collaboration between Ed Warby (drums, guitar, bass, vocals, programming; Gorefest, Demiurg, Hail Of Bullets) and Rogga Johansson (vocals, additional guitar; Ribspreader, Paganizer, Demiurg), has posted two tracks online. more

As Blabbermouth.Net first reported as a rumor back on July 11, Century Media Records has now officially announced the signing of the Madison, Wisconsin-based, female-fronted five-piece metal band Luna Mortis. more

This past Saturday's (July 26) Summer Slaughter tour stop at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was reportedly shot for future DVD release. more

Bassist Rob of the Swedish metal band M.A.N � who was recently diagnosed with "acute pancreatitis," a complication of the gallstone surgery that he underwent earlier in the month � is still in the hospital, but is said to be "slowly recovering" from his illness. more

Hatebreed will hit the road in September with support from Emmure, Soilent Green, War Of Ages And Catalepsy. more

Broken Social Scene have extended their forthcoming tour of North America, remaining on the road into October. more

Trouble will begin working East starting September 11th. This tour will go through parts of Canada and work down through Florida. more

Over the next few years What Records will be offering many exclusive Iron Maiden items. All items will be very limited and you will always be advised as to the number made. No items, whether T-shirts, records or whatever, will be made available again. more

Antigama has announced the addition of Patryk Zwolinski, who replaces departed singer, Lukasz "Lucas" Myszkowski. more

Andrew WK is set to give a one-off, stream of consciousness talk to an intimate audience in London this September. more

Ash have announced plans to release new material next year, but the band have stuck to their vow to never release a conventional album again.more

A new Whitney Houston song has "leaked" online and she conveniently talks up the track.

"Glory Days" are here again for Bruce Springsteen, whose upcoming tour could make him the biggest touring artist of the year in North America. But the numbers are a sharp drop from just last year.more

Prior to the hearing, Steven told X17 cameras he was nervous, but looking to move on and sober up.

The hook-ridden, hard-hitting track introduces the band's long-awaited new album, Our Long Road Home, which arrives in stores on September 16.

The new CD, Take It To The Limit, was produced by Extreme Behavior producer Brian Howes, and features the cutting edge first single "Use Me," which officially hit radio on July 15.

The Hunter's Lullaby, set to hit on August 26th (Kingnoise Records) is a collection of 10 commanding songs that are poignant and lyrical, delivered in a style reminiscent of the 60's beat poets with hip hop influenced beats of today. A courageous album by an artist who is reveling in the freedom of creative and commercial independence.

The tour will kick off on October 2nd in Cleveland, OH at the Time Warner Cable Amphitheater with supporting acts Alkaline Trio, Thrice and The Gaslight Anthem. Tickets for the Rise Against tour go on sale nationally beginning Friday, August 8th

For their fifth studio album, Appeal To Reason, the band teamed up with Bill Stevenson (Black Flag, Descendants) and Jason Livermore to record at the Blasting Room in Ft. Collins, CO-- the same production team and studio used for "The Sufferer & the Witness" and "Revolutions Per Minute."

Best known as the lead singer for the Philadelphia-based progressive punk act Circa Survive, Green recorded "Avalon" last March during an eight-day period in the sleepy beach town of Avalon, New Jersey. With songs penned over the past decade, the album spans Green's adolescence and adulthood and shows him at both his most visceral and vulnerable.

The game was produced by Grassroots Promotion, a Nashville radio promotions and music marketing company. GrassRoots previously produced a successful online game for the BamaJam Music Festival in Enterprise, AL. The "Thinkin' I'm Drinkin'" game interface allows the user to upload a photo and become a "virtual drinking buddy" with Cochran.

The tour launches September 9th at IOTA in Washington, DC. Other highlights include shows at New York City's Bowery Ballroom (September 12th), Boston's Brattle Theater (September 13th), and Los Angeles' new Largo (September 27th).

Coinciding with the tour, the band will also release a digital-only collection of demos and B-sides titled "The Sound of Nightwish Reborn", available through all digital service providers, on September 2.

Co-produced by McMahon and Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank), The Glass Passenger is the follow-up to the band's debut Everything in Transit, which was released in August 2005 and debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.

Says Wilson, "It is with some sadness that I am announcing my departure from The Rotted. I've been with these guys through thick and thin for over 6 years, and had some of the best times of my life! When we reformed as The Rotted, the process was simple, that everyone would be firing on all cylinders in the same direction � I always said if my other commitments in life would hinder this, then I would step down for the greater good, and it is clear that this time has come.

In support of We Have Cause to Be Uneasy, Wild Sweet Orange will be playing several shows throughout the summer and fall, including a performance at this year's Lollapalooza on August 3rd.

Bango, who has just completed nearly two years of cancer treatments, is incredibly grateful for the generosity of The Bowery and his friends, and is looking forward to this evening of great music. The Bowery Ballroom has been Frank's home as a bartender, bar manager, musician and fan for almost ten years.

"After waiting impatiently, we've finally posted a new track off our album 'Exist,'" frontman Carlos Garcia says. "It's the opening track, entitled 'Bomb Shelter,' and it's a damn good representation of what we're sounding like these days. We really hope you dig the new tunes, and we can't wait to get out on the road and play them for you."

The Jacksonville native is the first hip hop inspired artist to call EBR home and we, as long time fans, are proud to be releasing his next, and to date, most ambitious record.

Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has contributed an interview to Jasmin St. Claire's forthcoming autobiography, entitled 'What the Hell Was I Thinking?!!

Confessions of the World's Most Controversial Sex Symbol- An Authorized Autobiography', which also features interviews from Ron Jeremy, Kendra Jade Rosse, and a host of others to be announced, and is co-authored by Jake Brown (Heart, RCHP, Motley Crue.)

Ernie's new album "Starting Over" debuted on the top 25 of the iTunes rock charts earlier this month and with the physical CD hitting stores next week we asked Ernie to tell us a little bit about the songs. Here is Ernie with today's song:

Try: I wrote this song in Nashville, Tennessee with Josh Hoge. This was my first writing session on music row in Nashville. I traveled around for six months at the time, so this song is the balance between road life and my personal life. This song is meaningful to me because it is difficult to connect with someone on a day to day level while on the road.