Dimebag was playing in Ohio with Damageplan on December 8, 2004, when crazed fan Nathan Gale opened fire, killing the star and three others before being shot dead by police. A few months later Sanford revealed his painting of the event, leading to outbursts or hate mail and death threats. The work is up for sale for the second time this weekend, leading to an upsurge in fury from Dimebag fans.

Lead singer Mat Devine says, "We're devastated and speechless. We've been touring so hard around the world for the past seven years and this is the most evil thing we've witnessed. Special Crimes say this was a coordinated heist."

"We were all so very excited about coming to the States to play our new music for our American fans," said Bad Lieutenant's Bernard Sumner, "and are extremely disappointed that on this occasion, we won't have the opportunity to do so.

Newsplex had this about the missing Metallica fan: Twenty-year-old missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington will be featured on the cover of this week's People Magazine. Harrington was last seen in Charlottesville on the Copeley Road Bridge after leaving the John Paul Jones Arena during a Metallica concert. more including the cover

Billboard says there is a report that the Who will perform at Superbowl XLIV, marking the British band's first performance in North America since 2008. more

Glee: The Music, Volume 2 hits stores on Tuesday December 8. This second volume features the casts take on Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors," Van Halen's "Jump" and John Lennon's "Imagine" more

Travis Barker spoke with MTV this week and told them a little about his solo album plans, "There's some stuff on my record that's not going to have a bunch of guitars, that are just straight-up hip hop records. Everything's going be real different. It's going to be really well-rounded," he told MTV News on Wednesday. "We got a new Blink song on there, I think I'm going to do something with Chester Bennington from Linkin Park. Slash is a maybe too

Austin Carlile from Of Mice & Men was hospitalized after collapsing onstagemore

The Metal Den has learned that the Pantera tribute album is coming together, featuring covers of the legendary Texas groove metal band's most popular tracks by some of today's top metal acts. The disc is reportedly being assembled by an unrevealed UK metal magazine. Some of the details are here

Peter Gabriel has confirmed the tracklisting for his forthcoming covers album, 'Scratch My Back'. The 12-track album is released on January 25, and is the first in a number of planned releases that will see Gabriel and other artists reinterpret each others' songs. It's an interesting list, check it out here

Kid Rock will perform with Stevie Wonder at the Motown 50 gala on Nov. 21 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Detroit-started record label and honor founder Barry Gordy. more

All fans interested in hearing the whole new Lynch Mob record, "Smoke & Mirrors" can stop by and have a listen by participating in the listening party that will go on for the entire week of November 9-16 on the band's MySpace site (myspace.com/lynchmobrocks).

More Smashing Pumpkins collectables up for auction: Inspired by the story of our friend Laura Ann Masura - whose benefit concert Billy played this past weekend with Mark and Kerry - a devoted Pumpkins fan reached out wanting to help. Aaron Crow of Dallas, TX has donated his entire beloved SP vinyl collection in a effort to raise even more money to help Laura Ann with her mounting medical costs. more

Pixies have been announced as one of the headliners for next years San Miguel Primavera Sound festival. more

Robert Johnson came into the world in 1911 in a well-crafted home built by his stepfather in the Mississippi town of Hazlehurst. Now, 71 years after his death, local officials want to restore the home. more
Queen legends Brian May and Roger Taylor are [REPORTEDLY going] to play on X Factor - as the dwindling band of contestants belt out Bohemian Rhapsody together, according to the The Sun

Lita Ford has spoken out against the upcoming Runaways biopic in the past, but says that after meeting the actress playing her in the film, she has softened her stance. more

This week's Absolute Punk Before They Were Stars feature takes a look at the one and only Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy fame. Before the clothing label, before the nude pictures, before the global domination, Pete Wentz sang in Arma Angelus. Check out the song "Misanthrope" along with Pete's reflection of his time in the band. here

Cover Slashed: Worst Cover By A Guy Who Wrote The Original Version Ever? Listen and decide here

Lacuna Coil singer Cristina Scabbia is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show more

Hod bassist Derrick Rivers has announced his departure from the band to focus his efforts on battling cancer. more

Night is the New Day is Katatonia's eighth studio album, and their first release since the highly acclaimed, The Great Cold Distance, in 2006.

This highly anticipated big screen adaptation of the beloved, bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy (author of No Country For Old Men) sees Academy Award-nominee Viggo Mortensen leading an all-star cast featuring Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce and young newcomer Kodi Smit-McPhee. An epic post-apocalyptic tale of survival of a father and his young son journeying across a barren America destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm, The Road boldly imagines a future in which men are pushed to the worst and the best that they are capable of -- a future in which a father and his son are sustained by love.

After a recent return from the Northwest and a series of warm-up festival plays over the summer (including their own "Hipnic" Festival in Big Sur, CA) The Hips are excited to bring Pacific Dust and their "California-soul" to fans around North America.

"We would have liked to have been able to play a few dates around Eastern Europe at the same time, but there wasn't really enough time to set everything up before the end of the year; hopefully next year sometime", explained vocalist/guitarist Kvebek.