rock report

Rise Against will start the first leg of their U.S headlining tour on January 17th in Austin, Texas. They'll hit 13 cities on the leg, wrapping up February 5th in Fairfax, Virginia. The second leg, which will take place in the spring, will be announced soon (crossing my fingers…and by “crossing my fingers” I mean I will continue to harass the shit out of this band & their management until they

Korn are doing something on their current tour they've never done before -- two different sets. That's because they've decided to play a six-song set from the upcoming dubstep-influenced The Path of Totality and then take a break before rolling into their hits...

Sad news to report: GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus) was found dead yesterday morning by his bandmates as the group prepared to cross the Canadian border on their current tour. MetalSucks.net shared the following statement from GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (aka Oderus Urungus):  “It is with a sense of profound loss and tragedy that the members of GWAR must announce the passing of thei

Pretty much just random stuff today. Black Label Society have recorded an EP of acoustic instrumental holiday classics called ‘Glorious Christmas Songs That Will Make Your Black Label Heart Feel Good,’ which is now available on iTunes and eOne Music...

Motley Crue singer Vince Neil will plead guilty to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge, pay a $1000 fine and avoid trial on allegations that he poked his ex-girlfriend during a fight last March in Las Vegas. Neil will enter the plea in court on Monday, and will also have a more serious misdemeanor charge of battery constituting domestic violence dropped as part of the deal...

Guns n' Roses frontman Axl Rose sat down for his first TV interview in many years on Sunday -- but true to form, he was very late getting there. VH1's That Metal Show host Eddie Trunk spent 14 hours in Miami's American Airlines Arena waiting for Rose to do the interview...

That collaboration between Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn finally has a name -- Rocketjuice and the Moon. Albarn tells the Irish Times, "Someone in Lagos did the sleeve design, and that's the name he gave it, which suits me because trying to find a name for another band is always tricky...

The mother of a Metallica fan who went missing and was later found dead after a show in Charlottesville, Virginia is suing the company that provided security at the John Paul Jones Arena. Gil Harrington filed the $3.5 million dollar suit last week, just days before the second anniversary of Morgan Harrington's disappearance on October 17th, 2009 -- when the statute of limitations would have run ou

Five Finger Death Punch canceled the outdoor concert they were scheduled to do for Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday in Los Angeles. They're still in pre-production for the Share the Welt tour and will re-schedule the Kimmel set for next year...

Listen to this morning's report   Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor will kick off a solo tour next month. An Evening With Corey Taylor will include an acoustic set, a reading from his book Seven Deadly Sins and a fan question-and-answer session at each stop...

Rancid singer-guitarist Tim Armstrong will launch an online series October 21st on Vevo. Tim Timebomb's Rock N' Roll Theater will feature Armstrong as "today's punk rock Rod Serling, leading and narrating suspenseful episodes with a variety of special guest actors and musicians...

Slipknot will issue a 10th anniversary deluxe edition of their classic Iowa album on November 1st. The two-CD, one-DVD set will include the original album, previously unreleased live audio from their 2002 DVD Disasterpieces, and the behind-the-scenes documentary Goat...