velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan has issued the following update: "Did a quick trip to New York City. Filmed a pilot for a cool new business show that I may be a part of. We shall see? Talked about Twitter on FOX Business News today and what is the best way for Twitter to start making money - they haven't turned a dime yet."

No one old enough to remember bands like Boys Life, Cerberus Shoal or Texas Is the Reason likes to hear the word "emo" anymore; Jim Suptic, Get Up Kids guitarist, understands and is now saying he's sorry for the scene his band unwittingly helped create.

The digital release date was pushed up from October 13 in response to a leak that was discovered on Monday, July 20. Thrice said in a statement yesterday on their website, "We'd like to thank those of you who have resisted the urge to download this leak, those of you who have been supportive of us in online forums as this thing began to spread, and those of you who have heard the record and are sharing kind words about it. We always appreciate your support, but even more so right now."

"A lot of the songs are mainly the acoustic and my vocal," says Lavigne of the as-yet-untitled project. "It's a lot different from anything I've done before. It's not a pop-rock record. This is more about emotion and feeling."

Sunday night at the Jisan Rock festival outside of Seoul, Weezer debuted two new songs. The first, "I'm Your Daddy," is a straightforward blast of power-pop, and Spin says that the second track, "The Girl Got Hot," is the better of the two new numbers. Watch videos of each and judge for yourself here

Coldplay are the latest band to appear in 'The Simpsons', following in the footsteps of Aerosmith and Michael Jackson, among others. Chris Martin will play himself in the episode in which Coldplay perform a private show for Bart and Homer, after Homer wins a million dollars in the lottery. more

Black Sabbath , Iron Maiden and Judas Priest are among the featured artists on the soundtrack for Madden NFL 10 from Electronic Arts Inc.more

Metallica tell fans: "In addition to LAMB OF GOD, MACHINE HEAD will join us for the five shows in December!" more

Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "Just got off the phone with (guitarist) John 5. We are going to write and record more tunes in August. He is fired up to help with my new record! I am stoked" more

Motorhead have added five more US shows to their upcoming North American tour. Grab em here

Graves Of Valor will hit the road in mid-September for a three-week tour with Salt The Wound and Within The Ruins Dates are here

Manic Street Preachers have announced details of their first North American shows in 10 years, kicking off in Seattle on September 21. The band are hitting the road in support of their new album 'Journal For Plague Lovers' set to be released in the US via Columbia Records on September 15. more

D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) are currently scheduling rehearsals and gearing up to play shows again starting in the fall. The band says, "We expect to start playing on weekends, then week-long mini-tours, and eventually being able to tour again spring or summer 2010." more

Hatebreed is recruiting extras to participate in a video shoot this week. The video will be filmed on Thursday, July 30th at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CTmore

Killswitch Engage have announced a string of extra South American tour dates in October. All of their upcoming dates, including the U.S., are here

By the time the band began recording Highway To Hell, their follow-up to 1978's Powerage, AC/DC had earned their reputation as a jaw-dropping live act, so much so that few bands would agree to let AC/DC open for them, for fear of being upstaged by the electric young Aussies. Despite their live reputation, their previous two albums, Let There Be Rock and Powerage, hadn't achieved widespread commerci al success, topping out in the twenties on the Australian charts, and in the mid-hundreds in the USA. Stepping into 1979, it was time for AC/DC to make the album that undisputedly captured their massive sound in its full glory. It took three months of recording, and the end result not only catapulted AC/DC to superstardom, but also served as a sonic blueprint for a generation of hard rock acts to come.

Simply guess which track follows the next and submit your details. Correct entries for each track will then be collated and a winner selected at random. The same process with continue until the complete tracklisting is revealed. Check back daily to enter, view the winners and see what prizes are up for grabs.

We are also running a bonus prize of a Signed Art Print for the person who gets the most right. Once the competition is over we will gather up all the correct entries for each track and see who got the most in the right order, so keep entering over the next few weeks!

Ride For Dime is pleased to announce it's next installment, Ride For Dime 5 BBQ & BASH All Star Jam. The All Star lineup will include Ace Frehly, Corey Taylor of Stone Sour and Slipknot, Aaron Lewis of Staind as well as members of Shinedown, Machine Head, Testament, Buckcherry, Snot and many more! The show will also feature performances by Souless Intent, Bound and Texas Hippie Coalition.

"It's a really cool track, and Tom's voice sounds incredible on it," said King. "The last line in the song's chorus is '..spread a little hate worldwide,' and that's what we've been doing for 25 years."

"There's sort of an element of exaggeration to both," Simms told Culture Monster. "'Romeo and Juliet' is really hard to fathom in our day and age � two teenagers declaring their love after knowing each other for 15 minutes? Also, a lot of metal lyrics from Manowar and Iron Maiden are about going into battle, and so they work well with the historical dramas like 'Henry V'."