Staind have announced the departure of drummer John Wysocki. Will Hunt (Eye Empire, Evanescence) will fill in for their upcoming tour dates.
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Bad Religion Frontman To Teach At Cornell
Bad Religion vocalist Greg Graffin will be teaching evolution this fall semester at his alma mater of Cornell University. He recieved a PhD in zoology from the school and has served as a life sciences and paleontology lecturer at UCLA. Graffin says, This is the first year of three that I am slated to help develop the course and lecture at Cornell. I have a colleague who is a gifted geneticist, Richard Harrison, who will be co-teaching with me. I only have to lecture on Tuesdays and Thursdays. That leaves plenty of time to head overseas on the weekends! In[Read More…]
Times Of Grace Announce Touring Bassist
Shadows Fall guitarist Matt Bachand will be the touring bassist on Times of Grace’s upcoming European and North American tours. He is filling in for Daniel Struble who is unable take part in the tour due to personal matters.
Texas In July Drummer To Appear On The Tonight Show
A viral video featuring Texas In July drummer Adam Gray juggling three drum sticks while playing has got him on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 17th. He will be performing during a skit called “Does This Thrill Bill” in which he tries to impress actor William Shatner. Gray says, I’m honored to have been selected to perform on The Tonight Show. Everyone at the show that I’ve worked with so far has been incredibly supportive. I can’t thank them enough for such a great opportunity. I can’t wait to take the stage.” His bandmate Ben Witkowski says,[Read More…]
Watch Seether’s Walmart Soundcheck
Footage of Seether performing “Country Song”, “Fine Again”, “Fake It”, and “Remedy” for Walmart’s Soundcheck series can be viewed at this location. Their new album ‘Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray‘ comes out Tuesday, May 17th.
Breaking Benjamin To Release New Version Of “Blow Me Away”
Breaking Benjamin will release a new version of their song “Blow Me Away” on June 7th. The new version features guest vocals from Valora.
Thousand Foot Krutch To Release Live CD/DVD
Thousand Foot Krutch will release a live CD/DVD ‘Live at the Masquerade‘ on June 7th. A trailer and the track list can be viewed below: 1. Welcome To The Masquerade 2. Bring Me To Life 3. Move 4. Absolutes 5. The Flame In All Of Us 6. E For Extinction 7. Scream 8. What Do We Know 9. Falls Apart 10. Rawkfist 11. Fire It Up 12. Already Home 13. Puppet
Tarcy Thomason (formerly of Artist Vs Poet) Reveals New Project
Tarcy Thomason (former frontman of Artist Vs Poet) has revealed a new project with his brother Tauvy Thomason. The name of it is Project 7 and 8. Watch a video of them working out a new song “Worth It” below. You can follow them @Project7and8.
Madina Lake Sign To Razor & Tie
Madina Lake have signed with Razor & Tie for the release of their new album ‘World War III‘ which is due out in the Fall. Frontman Nathan Leone says, Razor & Tie has always been one of those labels we wished we signed [with] from day one. Being fans of bands like Norma Jean and Saves The Day, the label’s had an heir of diversity, credibility and mystique that always made it so intriguing. Not to mention, Razor & Tie has achieved success with artists spanning several genres, which is a testament to the passion they have for what they[Read More…]
Such Gold Announce New Guitarist
Such Gold have confirmed the departure of guitarist Tim Heald and announced his replacement, Skylar Sarkis.
Seether Stream Behind The Scenes Footage
Seether have streamed footage documenting the making of their new album ‘Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray‘ on Amazon.com, check it out here. Their new album comes out on May 17th.
30 Seconds To Mars To Break Up
UPDATE Here is a clip of the interview that will air next week. Go here. 5/9/2011 4:15 PM According to MTV News Canada, Thirty Seconds To Mars will be allegedly breaking up after their current tour. Read some tweets from MTV below: Stay tuned to MTV News tonight for an exclusive clip from Jared Leto discussing how 30 Seconds to Mars is calling it quits #30secondstomars #30secondstomars fans, the clip is on the show tonight, we will tweet the link once online. We just did the interview, judge for yourself.
Motionless In White Officially Part Ways With Guitarist
Motionless In White have released an official statement announcing the departure of guitarist TJ Bell. According to the statement, he gave the band no warning when he left days before MIW embarked on tour to fill in on bass for Escape The Fate. The statement says, TJ told ETF’s management and Craig [Mabbitt, ETF vocalist] that he had already asked us in MIW how we felt about it and that we agreed. That was NOT the case at all. The Truth is that he showed up to practice 2 days before we left for tour and told us about ALL[Read More…]
Falling In Reverse (ex-Escape The Fate) Announce New Bassist
Falling In Reverse (former Escape The Fate vocalist Ronnie Radke) have revealed the name of their new bassist. Ex-Cellardoor bassist Mike Horiuchi will replace Nason Schoeffler.
Family Force 5 To Live Stream Milwaukee Show
Family Force Five will live stream their upcoming show at the Rave in Milwaukee on May 13th. The stream will include a band interview and their full set. The stream is $2.99 in advance, $3.99 day of show. Get your pass and more information here.
Decemberists Jenny Conlee Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
The Decemberists have announced that accordionist/keyboardist Jenny Conlee had been diagnosed with breast cancer. According to a release from the band, she will miss their May and June shows. The full statement from Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy and a note from Conlee below. Adored Mailing List Recipients, About a month ago, we all at Decemberists HQ got hit with some pretty hard news. Jenny Conlee, our since-the-very-beginning accordion and keyboard player and all-around rad person was diagnosed with breast cancer. If you or anyone in your world has been handed a similar diagnosis, you know what a bolt-out-of-the-blue this news[Read More…]
Dia Frampton Competing On The Show “The Voice”
Dia Frampton of Meg & Dia is currently competing on NBC’s The Voice. She performed “Bubbly” by Colbie Caillat and chose Blake Shelton as her coach. Check out the video here.
Miley Cyrus Covers Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Miley Cyrus performed a cover of Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” at a concert last week in Ecuador. Watch below:
Eve 6 Sign To Fearless/Sony RED
Eve 6 have signed to Fearless Records and will begin recording their fourth album with producer Don Gilmore in June. Frontman Max Collins says, We are thrilled to be part of the Fearless family. We can’t think of a better home for the band as we launch the second phase of our career, and we are extremely psyched about what the future holds.
Osama Bin Laden Is Dead
Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in a mansion outside the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. Her some musicians that shared their thoughts. Alex Gaskarth (@alexanderwilliam) of All Time Low: Wow… News broke while we were on stage. Crazy. Glad that the Obama camp got it done where certain others couldn’t. Pete Wentz (@petewentz) of Black Cards and Fall Out Boy: wow obama 1, 2 punch: lion king video than osama dead. seriously i wanna see who runs in 2012… Jonathan Cook (@iamjonathancook) of Forever The Sickest Kids: I pray the death of Bin Ladin will mark[Read More…]