"Zakk Wylde came down and did a bunch of stuff - I don't know if I want to use it but I've got it there if I do. I haven't fallen out with him, but he's got his own band I felt my stuff was beginning to sound like Black Label Society. I just felt like I wanted a change.

The tour is set to take place late this summer, kicking off with four nights in New York, two night in Chicago and four nights in Los Angeles.

Here is part of the official announcement: The new stage doubles the entertainment value at Crue Fest 2 with five additional bands - Rev Theory, Cavo, Shram and 16 Second Stare plus one band chosen locally in select markets, showcasing the next generation of rock.

But, Plant joked he and Page would not be fighting over rank, even though Plant's new Commander of the British Empire is a higher honor than Page's Order of the British Empire.

The ex-frontman for the 80's hairband Warrant -- Jani Lane -- was officially charged with DUI and hit-and-run. The 45-year-old singer was busted on June 17th when he allegedly hit a parked car in Los Angeles. Lane refused to take a sobriety test. more

Paul McCartney is going back to the Ed Sullivan Theater. The former Beatle will appear on David Letterman's "Late Show" on Wednesday. more

Slaves On Dope vocalist Jason Rockman and guitarist Kevin Jardine have reformed the band and are currently writing material for a new studio album.more

Brand New and Glassjaw will perform, alongside "special guests," Nov. 27, 2009 at Nassau Coliseum.more

Aerosmith's July 13, 2009 concert with ZZ Top at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida has been canceled. Citing an "artist injury," promoter Live Nation made the announcement Friday evening, saying that a new date will be announced soon. more

White Chapel and Job for a Cowboy will spend the summer hitting up all 30 Mayhem Festival tour stops on Harley-Davidson motorcycles � including the new blacked out Iron 883 for just under 8 grand. Both bands recently became certifiably bad ass by getting their motorcycle license through the Harley-Davidson Rider's Edge motorcycle training course. Check out video of their experience here. You can visit your local dealership to learn how they can get licensed in one weekend.. If you go to this tour, check out the Harley-Davidson Dark Custom experience inside the festival grounds to see the latest dark bikes from Harley-Davidson and get band autograph's, tickets to VIP afterparties, and other giveaways.

CMT has pushed the planned August launch of "Runnin' Wild...From Ted Nugent" to early 2010.more

Atreyu reports that they are almost done with their new album in a short update "It should be done by August and it set for release in October" more

Gwen Stacy (Ferret Music) is currently in the market for a second guitarist.more

Although, he'll admit releasing new work isn't what it used to be. "It really makes no financial sense to spend a year or whatever making a record the way Def Leppard used to do it because it doesn't pay in the end because not enough people are buying records," said Campbell.

Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum magazines worldwide, conducts the Drummies every year, with voting open to anyone from February to May. This year, 5,310 votes were cast in 41 drum/percussion categories ranging from "Best Drummer" to "Best Drum Advertisement."

Every year in mid-August, Layne Staley Fund celebrates Layne's birthday by putting on its annual tribute and benefit concert. The tribute team takes extra care to create a close, personal experience that shares its love of Layne and its message of hope to everyone by having special guests and surprises throughout the evening.

JB Brubaker "Thirty and Seven" was the second song I wrote for the record. I kind of had a feeling it might be the opening track for the record based on how hard it hits right off the bat, and the fact that it is simply a nice segue between our previous record "Messengers" and our new record "Constellations." It has the heavy off time break down stuff, a bunch of fast thrashy parts, and some big melodic parts, all of which I think people expect from us.

This song didn't go through too many changes when we brought it together as a band. We added the little ring out double bass part after the first breakdown in practice. That was Matt's idea and I think it works nicely to transition into the darker middle section of the song.

Matt Greiner The lyrical content of this song is inspired by the story told in 1 Samuel 11 where David sleeps with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah. David, in a desperate attempt to cover up his sin, wrote the leader of the army a letter stating, "Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down and die." Uriah was killed in battle and David married Bathsheba and continued on with his life, but he would later reap the wrongdoing he had sowed. God struck the child that Uriah's wife gave birth to, and it became ill and died.

The song refers to people who cover one sin up with another until they've created a disaster they can't remedy on their own. The lyrics ask the reader to question their dependency on others to get through tough times. The last line in the song offers encouragement in finding freedom from your shame; "You've reached the summit, now transcend the skies."

I wanted to make the first half of the last riff in the song really fast and chaotic while Jake screamed, "What will become of you," over and over again. At the end of the part we pause momentarily before going halftime into the same riff. I think the lyrics are conveyed well through the chaotic music, transitioning into the huge and open 2nd half.