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Lemmy "I'd rather die on stage than retire"

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:09:37 +0000

Motorhead frontman Lemmy has revealed he wants to die on stage rather than retire from the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. “That would mean completely giving up everything that makes life worth living,” the 63-year-old tells Rolling Stone. “I don't want to hang around with tubes up my nose.” The band will enter the studio in February to begin work on their follow-up to 2008’s Motorizer. Thier UK tour kicks off next week. Dates are as follows: November 11 Plymouth, Pavilions 12 Bristol, Colston Hall 13 Newport, Newport Centre 15 Swindon, Oasis 16 Nottingham, Royal Centre 17 Newcastle, City Hall 19 Glasgow, Academy 20 Leeds, Academy 21 Manchester, Apollo 23 Cambridge Corn Exchange 24 Southend, Pavilions 25 Portsmouth, Guildhall 27 Bournemouth, Solent 28 London, Hammersmith Apollo 29 Wolverhampton, Civic Hall Tickets are on sale now from www.aloud.com.

No Doubt sue Band Hero makes

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:01:35 +0000

No Doubt have filed a lawsuit against video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc over the use of their likeness on the new game Band Hero. The Orange County ska-punks are seeking unspecified damages and an injunction preventing the company from distributing the game.

Kittie announce European tour

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:33:25 +0000

Canadian metallers Kittie will return to the UK in January for a series of shows with Malefice. Dates are as follows: January 16 Leeds, Rio’s 17 Newcastle, Academy 19 Reading, Sub89 20 Manchester, Moho Live 21 Stoke, Sugarmill 22 Birmingham, Academy II 23 London, Camden Underworld Tickets are on sale now from www.aloud.com.

Them Crooked Vultures give away free track

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:03:02 +0000

Them Crooked Vultures, the rock supergroup featuring Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, are giving away the track Mind Eraser, No Chaser for free via iTunes. If you have iTunes installed on your computer, click here to download the track. The band’s debut self-titled album is out in the UK on November 16.

Canterbury give away album for free!

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:31:47 +0000

Former Kerrang! Introducing stars Canterbury are giving away their debut album away for FREE ahead of it's November 23 release date. Head on over to www.canterburythankyou.com to download it for yourself now. If you want to say thank you to the band, the album will be available to purchase from November 23 from their online store as a special limited edition, hand-decorated, boxedset which features a copy of the album, lyric sheet, badge, sticker and a handwritten 'Thank You' note from the band.

Alkaline Trio man confirms solo album

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:02:01 +0000

Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba has confirmed the title and release date for his upcoming solo album. The singer will release the imaginatively titled Demos on February 15 through Asian Man Records. According to a press release from Skiba’s label, the album was reportedly recorded “in his bedroom or while travelling” and the 15 tracks were originally intended to be demos. “Anybody who loves the Alkaline Trio without the glossed over production will be incredibly happy with this final product,” the added. As previously reported, Alkaline Trio bassist Dan Andriano has started a new solo-project called Emergency Room.

Pete Wentz answers YOUR questions!

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:10:31 +0000

Last week we asked you to submit your questions for Fall Out Boy bassist (and K! Dot Com's favorite subject) Pete Wentz. Well, we nabbed Wentzy on Monday night and forced him to answer a selection of the best and most probing. Check out the footage below and see if your question made the cut:

Dave Grohl: “Greatest Hits feels like an obituary”

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:44:54 +0000

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl feels that his band have released their Grestes Hits collection (which came out in the UK this past Monday) too early. "It still seems premature because we're still a functioning, active band,” he told Radio 1. “Those things can look like an obituary. We were asked to do this a long time ago. We wrote it into a deal a long time ago – that's how it works." Grohl also added that the Best Of came about at the behest of their record company, Sony BMG. "They started asking about four years ago, and we said, 'Don't we need some hits?',” he laughed. “It's like a Cliff’s Notes version of what we've been doing for the last 15 years. I think there are better songs than some of those."

All Time Low for Alice In Wonderland soundtrack

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:23:20 +0000

All Time Low are set to appear on the soundtrack for Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Corpse Bride, Edward Scissorhands) big screen remake of Alice In Wonderland. The film, which stars newcomer Mia Wasikowska as Alice and also features Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter, will hit screens in the UK on March 10. All Time Low will return to the UK in January to headline the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Tour 2010. Dates are as follows: January 23 Dublin, Academy 25 Southampton, Guildhall 26 Bristol, O2 Academy 27 Norwich, UEA 29 Cardiff, Great Hall 30 Birmingham, O2 Academy 31 Leeds, O2 Academy February 01 Glasgow, O2 Academy 03 Newcastle, O2 Academy 04 Manchester, Academy 4 05 London, Roundhouse Tickets are on sale now from www.aloud.com.

Slayer cancel tour dates

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:10:36 +0000

Slayer have been forced to cancel their Canadian tour dates with Megadeth, Machine Head and Suicide Silence because frontman Tom Araya has been admitted to hospital for urgent back surgery. It is unknown if Araya will be well enough to play their upcoming UK tour which kicks off in Nottingham on November 18. "What is foremost in our minds right now is that Tom do whatever he needs to to get this taken care of,” said guitarist Kerry King. “While all four of us are disappointed that we won't be able to see through all of our commitments set for the next few weeks, the most important thing is Tom's health. Slayer's new album, World Painted Blood, is out this week.

A Day To Remember announce 2010 dates

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:00:19 +0000

A Day To Remember, who are currently supporting K! faves Bring Me The Horizon on their UK tour, will return next March for their own headline dates. Dates are as follows: March 09 Newcastle, Academy 2 11 Manchester, Academy 2 12 London, Forum 13 Bristol, Anson Rooms 14 Birmingham, Academy 2 Tickets are on sale now from www.aloud.com.

The Automatic dates

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:17:19 +0000

Brit rockers The Automatic will kick of their UK tour next week. The band, who now feature former Yourcodenameis:milo vocalist Paul Mullen, will release new single, Interstate, on December 7. Dates are as follows: November 10 Tunbridge, Wells Forum 11 Southend, Chinnerys 12 Kingston, Upon Thames McCluskys 13 Rhondda, Cwmparc 14 Wrexham, Central Station 19 Swansea, Oceana 20 Preston, Lava Ignite 21 Ipswich, Liquid 25 Sunderland, Independent 26 Carlisle, Brickyard 27 Stockton-On-Tees, Ku Bar 28 Coventry, Kasbah Tickets are on sale now from www.aloud.com.

Free Biffy Clyro acoustic session with this week's Kerrang! magazine

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:46:01 +0000

This week's Kerrang! magazine comes with a free and totally exclusive download session courtesy of cover stars Biffy Clyro. On October 12, 2009, the Scottish trio recorded a money-can't-buy acoustic session, especially for Kerrang! readers, giving the tracks The Captain, Mountains (both taken from their forthcoming new album Only Revolutions, out next Monday), Questions And Answers and Saturday Superhouse the unplugged treatment. It's bloody brilliant! But you're going to have to move quickly to get your hands on all four songs! There are a limited number of downloads available on a first-come, first-served basis. The first 2,000 people who redeem the code on the Biffy Clyro download card free with this week's mag will receive the full, four-track EP. The next 1,000 people will receive a two-track bundle. And the final 2,500 receive a single track. Miss it and you really will miss out, so make sure you get your issue tomorrow (Wednesday, November 4) early! Full details of how to use the card can be found in this week's mag.

Green Day plan massive stadium gigs for next summer!

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:15:40 +0000

Fresh from their sold-out arena trek, Green Day have announced some massive dates for next summer. The band will play Manchester’s Lancashire County Cricket Ground on June 16 and London’s Wembley Stadium on June 19. Tickets for the shows go on sate this Friday (November 6) from www.aloud.com.

You Me At Six announce 2010 dates

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:04:07 +0000

Former Kerrang! coverstars You Me At Six will embark on their biggest UK tour to date next March. Dates are as follows: March 09 Birmingham, Academy 10 Newport, Centre 11 Sheffield, Academy 12 Manchester, Apollo 13 Newcastle, Academy 14 Glasgow, Academy 16 Leeds, Academy 17 Nottingham, Rock City 18 Southampton, Guildhall 19 Norwich, UEA 20 London, Brixton Academy Tickets go on sale at 9AM on Friday (November 6) from www.aloud.com. The band will be supporting Paramore on their sold-out British arena tour which kicks off on December 10 in Glasgow and finishes at London’s Wembley Arena on December 18.

Foxboro Hot Tubs announce London show

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:51:34 +0000

Green Day side-project Foxboro Hot Tubs have announced a special midnight show at London's Garage on November 1. The Berkeley trio conclude their mammoth UK tour with a show at Wembley Arena earlier that evening. Tickets are available from the venue, but may well have sold out by the time you read this.

Corey Taylor admits he tried out for Velvet Revolver

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:54:46 +0000

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has revealed that he was considered as a vocalist for Velvet Revolver. "I had a meeting with those guys, we did some demos together, and it just didn't work — for whatever reason," Corey tells Altitude TV. "It was just really cool. It was one of those things where it's like I could have got to jam with legends, man, in my opinion. But, you know, it was cool and I still have nothing but respect."

Put your questions to Pete Wentz!

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:40:17 +0000

The Kerrang! podcast team will be speaking to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz in the not too distant future, and we wanna know what you’d like to ask him! Post you’re questions below and we’ll randomly select five or six of the funniest and most probing. In related news, Fall Out Boy’s Greatest Hits, Believers Never Die, will be released in the UK on November 16.

Manson's exs in New York party showdown

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:31:48 +0000

Marilyn Manson's ex-wife, Dita Von Teese, came face-to-face with "the teenager who stole [her] husband", True Blood star Evan Rachel Wood, at a fashion party in New York last night (October 29). According to OK magazine, the pair eyeballed each other on the red carpet at Fashion Group International's Night Of Stars before Von Teese fled the scene. The pair's former lover was not in attendance at the bash. He was probably at home carving pumpkins and working on a spooky costume for tomorrow night.

Chuck Biscuits: alive and well!

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:37:04 +0000

Legendary punk drummer Chuck Biscuits was victim of a cruel internet hoax, which suggested he died on October 24 after a lengthy battle with throat cancer. Chuck, whose real name is Charles Montgomery, performed with D.O.A., Black Flag, Circle Jerks and Danzig. Former bandmate Joey Keithley has confirmed that the drummer, who quit music in 1999, is alive and well.