http://www2.kerrang.com/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:09:21 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Funeral For A Friend will be shooting a video for forthcoming new single Waterfront Dance Club this Saturday (May 17). The exciting news is that the boys want you to be in it! You'll be needed for approximately 3-4 hours towards the end of the day (late afternoon/early evening) and the shoot will take place at a location in the Greater London area which is still TBC, but will be easily accessible from a tube station. You MUST be 16 or older and will need to bring appropriate ID to prove this. You'll also have to be responsible for getting yourself to and from the shoot. If you're interested in taking part, e-mail your name, age and mobile number to waterfrontdanceclub@hotmail.co.uk for more information. The single will be released in July and it's the first output on the band's new record label, Join Us. ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/be_in_funeral_for_a_friends_ne.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/be_in_funeral_for_a_friends_ne.html News Thu, 15 May 2008 08:20:25 +0000 Everyone's favourite pop punkers, Bowling For Soup, have announced a series of headline dates for July. Dates are as follows: July 07 London, Electric Ballroom 08 Oxford, Carling Academy 09 Lincoln, Engine Shed 10 Bristol, Carling Academy ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/bowling_for_soup_dates.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/bowling_for_soup_dates.html News Bowling For Soup Thu, 15 May 2008 07:40:23 +0000 Bring Me The Horizon have completed work on the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2006's Count Your Blessings. The Sheffield mob have been recording at Studio Fredman, Sweden with producer Arch Enemy / Dimmu Borgir producer Fredrik Nordstrom at the helm. The album will be released in September through Visible Noise. ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/bring_me_the_horizon_finish_se.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/bring_me_the_horizon_finish_se.html News Bring Me The Horizon Thu, 15 May 2008 00:07:53 +0000 Ex-Velvet Revolver / current Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland began his eight-day prison sentence this past Monday in Van Nuys, California only to be released at 7PM that same day! The singer, who was arrested on November 21, 2007 for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, was sentenced to 192 hours (eight days) in county jail after pleading "no contest" in court on April 28. However, according to his prison records, Weiland only served 10 hours of the aforementioned term in prison and only spent a mere 14 minutes of that time in a prison cell. Oh to be rich, white and American. ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/weiland_released_already.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/weiland_released_already.html News Stone Temple Pilots Velvet Revolver Wed, 14 May 2008 10:57:40 +0000 DIY dance metal mob Enter Shikari have announced a mega 24 date UK tour starting in September and running through October into November! The intimate club shows will kick off at London's Underworld on September 30 and will culminate in three nights at London's Astoria 2 venue on 2, 3 and 4 of November. Full dates are as follows: September 30 London, The Underworld October 02 Cambridge, Corn Exchange 03 Hull, University 04 Nottingham, Rock City 05 Stoke-On-Trent, Keele Univerity 07 Oxford, Academy 08 St. Albans, Arena 09 Norwich, UEA 10 Peterborough, Cresset 11 Hastings, White Rock Theatre 13 Middlesbrough, Town Hall 14 Liverpool, Academy 19 Inverness, Ironworks 20 Dundee, Fat Sam's Live 21 Edinburgh, Potterrow 23 Newport, Centre 26 Landudno, Arena 27 Bournemouth, Solent 29 Exeter, Great Hall 30 Southampton, Guild Hall 31 Folkstone, Leas Cliffe Hall November 02 London, Astoria 2 03 London, Astoria 2 04 London, Astoria 2 Tickets are on sale now from www.aloud.com.]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/enter_shikari_announce_uk_mega.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/enter_shikari_announce_uk_mega.html News Enter Shikari Wed, 14 May 2008 08:44:37 +0000 Slipknot are currently on a two week "studio lock-down" putting the finishing touches to their as-yet-untitled fourth album which is set for release in September. According to frontman Corey Taylor, the follow-up to 2004's Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) is "going to rip your face off." "I don't think the world will be ready for this album," Taylor told US mag Billboard. "It's a cross between Vol. 3 and [2001's] Iowa. It has so much power in it and yet there are so many great spots for melody. It's a controlled chaos that hits you right out of the gate." When asked about the album's lyrical content, Taylor said: "Instead of bitching about what went wrong in my life, I'm bitching about what's wrong in life, PERIOD." Taylor also says the album will have more melodic vocals: "I got to the point where I was tired of pretending that I couldn't sing every time I made a Slipknot album," he said. "So this time I'm going all out." But melodic vocals doesn't mean that this record will be any less menacing. Taylor refused to go into specifics, but he did say that the record is "very dark and will fit in everything image-wise that we're making with this album." ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/slipknot_new_album_will_rip_yo.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/slipknot_new_album_will_rip_yo.html News Wed, 14 May 2008 00:20:34 +0000 "I used to be awesome didn't I?" In today's Kerrang! magazine ex-Blink 182 guitarist / current Angels And Airwaves frontman Tom DeLonge answers YOUR questions. Here are a few examples: YOU SAID THAT WE DON'T NEED TO WHISPER WOULD CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES. I BOUGHT THE ALBUM, GAVE IT A LISTEN. HOW COME IT DIDN'T CHANGE MY LIFE? PS: YOU OWE ME £9.95, TOO. ARRON FELLOWS, 18, CHESTER "Well, it did change your life! It made you £9.95 poorer. Seriously, I was trying to challenge people. We, in the band, were putting ourselves through an experiment to try and view the world differently. It wasn't just about the music, it was about trying to change your life. If you're not willing to try too, then you'll never get the whole scope in the first place. So I think this guy needs to bring his half to the table..." HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU LOST YOUR VIRGINITY AND WHAT WAS IT LIKE? NANCY JENNER, 19, WASHINGTON, USA "I was 16 and I had just got my driving licence. I drove to my friend's house because I knew that, though he wasn't there, his younger sister was. She let me have sex with her and this is exactly what happened: in the very first second I was thinking how wonderfully warm and inviting the vagina was. I had no fucking idea that it was this perfect place for me to put my penis. Then, before that thought was over, I was finished. I don't think she had such a great time. But you know what? Sometimes it's all about you and not about them." DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU'RE GOD? TIM, 23, OXFORD "No. Although, if there is a God, he'll be listening to Angels on his iPod." Be sure to pick up a copy of today's K! for all this hilarity and to find out what he reall thinks of his ex-Blink 182 band mates. ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/the_people_vs_tom_delonge.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/the_people_vs_tom_delonge.html News Angels & Airwaves Wed, 14 May 2008 00:16:07 +0000 Metallica have launched a new website at, www.missionmetallica.com, giving fans a tantalising sneak preview of their as-yet-untitled studio album due for release later this year. Fans will be able to sign up for Mission Metallica: Platinum shortly, allowing access to more content. In a preview video, the band reveal one work-in-progress is entitled Hell And Back. "This is just the beginning of the journey to the new album," says a post on the site. "Check it out and grow with us as we hope this site becomes a daily part of your life. Shortly after you've had a chance to surf around, roll a few videos and see what it's all about, we're going to step it up another notch, get that platinum thing going we told you about and in general... bring it the fuck on!" ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/hear_new_metallica_track.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/hear_new_metallica_track.html News Metallica Tue, 13 May 2008 15:04:04 +0000 Ex-Velvet Revolver / current Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland began his eight-day prison sentence yesterday lunchtime in Van Nuys, California. The singer, who was arrested on November 21, 2007 for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, was sentenced to 192 hours (eight days) in county jail after pleading "no contest" in court on April 28. It is unclear if Weiland will be able to make STP's first reunion show in Columbus, Ohio, on May 17. According to the band's website, they're still down to play on Saturday. Maybe he's hoping for a Nicole Richie-style early release due to prison overcrowding? ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/weiland_starts_jail_term.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/weiland_starts_jail_term.html News Stone Temple Pilots Velvet Revolver Tue, 13 May 2008 11:26:50 +0000 The K!-sponsored Download festival is getting pretty close people! In less than a month from now some of rock's finest bands and 80,000 of you lot will descend on Donington Park for a weekend of sun, fun and rock! And Kerrang! dot com will be there bringing you all the action from backstage with our exclusive Download blog! Point your rodent at www2.kerrang.com/download2008 now for our Download news archive, regular blog updates, photos and videos from Download 2007 and the chance to win tickets to this year's festival! Plus: After the event (or while you're there, if you're bringing your laptop) you'll be able to upload your photos from Download 2008 and the best pic will win its uploader a pair of tickets for Download 2009!

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The Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival will be headlined by: Kiss, The Offspring and Lostprophets. The full list of other bands on the bill so far is as follows: 36 Crazy Fists, A Day To Remember, Ace Frehley, Airbourne, Alesana, Alter Bridge, Amon Amarth, Animal Alpha, Annotations Of An, Apocalyptica, Army Of Freshmen, Ash, August Burns Red, Beat Union, Between The Buried And Me, Biffy Clyro, Big Linda, Black Stone Cherry, Black Tide, Blackhole, Bleeding Through, Brigade, Bullet For My Valentine, Caimbo, Canterbury, Cavalera Conspiracy, Children Of Bodom, Chiodos, Coheed & Cambria, Comeback Kid, Cry for Silence, Disturbed, Elliot Minor, Exit Ten, Fighting With Wire, Fightstar, Finger Eleven, From First To Last, Galvatrons, Glamour Of The Kill, Haunts, High On Fire, HIM, Hostile, In Case Of Fire, In Flames, Incubus, Invasion, Jimmy Eat World, Job For A Cowboy, Johnny Truant, Jonathan Davis, Judas Priest, Kid Rock, Kids In Glass Houses, Kill Hannah, Last Supper, Lethal Bizzle, Madina Lake, Malefice, Mexicolas, Motorhead, Municipal Waste, Pendulum, Rise Against, Rival Schools, Rolo Tomassi, Rose Tattoo, Saxon, Seether, Sign, Simple Plan, Slaves To Gravity, Sons Of Albion, Stone Gods, Testament, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Devil Wears Prada, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Fall Of Troy, The Haze, The Subways, The Wildhearts, Throwdown, Trigger The Bloodshed, Twin Method, Valient Thorr, Within Temptation and Zebrahead. The Download festival takes place the weekend of June 13 to June 15. Tickets are on sale now. Prices are as follows: a full weekend ticket: £130, standard camping: £20, camper van: £40, family zone camping: £20, lockers: £11, parking £10 in advance or £15 on the day. There will be a variety of ticket packages available to buy, including the RIP packages (a VIP package) from £315. For Club or VIP Experience packages, please call 020 7009 3484 to discuss your requirements. Disabled customers can call 0121 767 9729 to discuss accessibility arrangements. Please note, disabled customers will be provided with one free ticket for their helper, where required. Should additional helper tickets be required, please call the disabled access ticket line on 0121 767 9729 or email access@downloadfestival.co.uk For more details and up-to-the-minute news, please visit www.downloadfestival.co.uk.]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/the_k_download_blog_1.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/the_k_download_blog_1.html News 36 Crazy Fists A Day To Remember Ace Frehley Airbourne Alesana Alter Bridge Amon Amarth Animal Alpha Annotations Of An Apocalyptica Army Of Freshmen Ash August Burns Red Beat Union Between The Buried And Me Biffy Clyro Big Linda Black Stone Cherry Black Tide Blackhole Bleeding Through Brigade Bullet For My Valentine Caimbo Canterbury Cavalera Conspiracy Children Of Bodom Chiodos Coheed & Cambria Comeback Kid Cry for Silence Disturbed Elliot Minor Exit Ten Fighting With Wire Fightstar Finger Eleven From First To Last Galvatrons Glamour Of The Kill Haunts High On Fire HIM Hostile In Case Of Fire In Flames Incubus Invasion Jimmy Eat World Job For A Cowboy Johnny Truant Jonathan Davis Judas Priest Kid Rock Kids In Glass Houses Kill Hannah Kiss Korn Last Supper Lethal Bizzle Lostprophets Madina Lake Malefice Mexicolas Motorhead Municipal Waste Pendulum Rise Against Rival Schools Rolo Tomassi Rose Tattoo Saxon Seether Sign Simple Plan Slaves To Gravity Sons Of Albion Stone Gods Testament The Black Dahlia Murder The Devil Wears Prada The Dillinger Escape Plan The Fall Of Troy The Haze The Offspring The Subways The Wildhearts Throwdown Trigger The Bloodshed Twin Method Valient Thorr Within Temptation Zebrahead Tue, 13 May 2008 11:03:48 +0000 Green Day's not-so-secret side project, Foxboro Hot Tubs, are gearing-up for a series of US club shows next week. According to an official press release, tickets for the shows will not be available until the day of the show and can ONLY be purchased from the venues' box offices. They are priced $20 (cash) with a maximum of two tickets per person. People with cameras will not be allowed in. Dates are as follows: May 19 Little Rock, AR, Juanita's Cantina 20 New Orleans, LA, One Eyed Jack's 21 Dallas, TX, The Loft 22 Austin, TX, Emo's 25 Phoenix, AZ, The Brick House 26 San Diego, CA, Soma (Sidestage) 27 Los Angeles, CA, The Roxy 28 Long Beach, CA, Alex's Bar Foxboro Hot Tubs new album, Stop Drop And Roll, is officially released in the US on Tuesday, May 20. ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/foxboro_hot_tubs_announce_us_t.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/foxboro_hot_tubs_announce_us_t.html News Foxboro Hot Tubs Green Day Tue, 13 May 2008 10:33:02 +0000 Hotel heiress Paris Hilton claims her and Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden will be together forever. "He's the most loyal, honest, incredible person in the world," gushes Hilton. "I just feel so blessed to have found him. He's changed my life." Try no to throw-up peeps! ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/paris_hilton_and_benji_madden.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/paris_hilton_and_benji_madden.html News Good Charlotte Tue, 13 May 2008 10:21:04 +0000 Five years since the release of their last studio full-length, Splinter, The Offspring are back with new album Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace. After a gruelling 18 months in the studio, Dexter Holland and co have surfaced, with what they believe to be, "the best record we've made yet." "Sometimes it's great to bash things out," Holland tells K!. "And you can make songs that sound very fresh and energetic that way, but this time around it just felt right to sit back and take our time. I think that really helped the songs." Working closely with famed produced Bob Rock (Metallica / Lostprophets), across two studios in Hawaii and California, the resulting collection looks set to please fans - old and new. "There are definitely some elements that fans of our older material will enjoy, but at the same time there are still bits and pieces here and there that are totally new," explains Holland. "I am always trying to find ways to keep things interesting, but at the same time people will know that it's The Offspring. It's loud and it's fast but it's also very melodic." As for whether the band are still relevant, 24 years since they first began, Holland remains positive. "Honestly, with every year that passes I'm amazed that we're still here," he reveals. "We definitely still have fun doing what we do, and maybe that's the key to it. When it's not fun it shows, and the way to keep things fun is to take breaks sometimes. I think it was just time for us to do that and to spend a little more time working on songs, and I think that the decision will prove to be the right one when people hear it."]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/the_offspring_return_with_new.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/the_offspring_return_with_new.html News The Offspring Mon, 12 May 2008 16:43:50 +0000 Kerrang! faves High On Fire, In Case Of Fire, Sign, Johnny Truant and Annotations Of An Autopsy are the latest bands to be confirmed for this year's K!-sponsored Download festival. Also added to the bill is UK grime star Lethal Bizzle, who teamed-up with Gallows for their recent cover of The Rutt's Staring At The Rudeboys.

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The Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival will be headlined by: Kiss, The Offspring and Lostprophets. The full list of other bands on the bill so far is as follows: 36 Crazy Fists, A Day To Remember, Ace Frehley, Airbourne, Alesana, Alter Bridge, Amon Amarth, Animal Alpha, Annotations Of An, Apocalyptica, Army Of Freshmen, Ash, August Burns Red, Beat Union, Between The Buried And Me, Biffy Clyro, Big Linda, Black Stone Cherry, Black Tide, Blackhole, Bleeding Through, Brigade, Bullet For My Valentine, Caimbo, Canterbury, Cavalera Conspiracy, Children Of Bodom, Chiodos, Coheed & Cambria, Comeback Kid, Cry for Silence, Disturbed, Elliot Minor, Exit Ten, Fighting With Wire, Fightstar, Finger Eleven, From First To Last, Galvatrons, Glamour Of The Kill, Haunts, High On Fire, HIM, Hostile, In Case Of Fire, In Flames, Incubus, Invasion, Jimmy Eat World, Job For A Cowboy, Johnny Truant, Jonathan Davis, Judas Priest, Kid Rock, Kids In Glass Houses, Kill Hannah, Last Supper, Lethal Bizzle, Madina Lake, Malefice, Mexicolas, Motorhead, Municipal Waste, Pendulum, Rise Against, Rival Schools, Rolo Tomassi, Rose Tattoo, Saxon, Seether, Sign, Simple Plan, Slaves To Gravity, Sons Of Albion, Stone Gods, Testament, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Devil Wears Prada, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Fall Of Troy, The Haze, The Subways, The Wildhearts, Throwdown, Trigger The Bloodshed, Twin Method, Valient Thorr, Within Temptation and Zebrahead. The Download festival takes place the weekend of June 13 to June 15. Tickets are on sale now. Prices are as follows: a full weekend ticket: £130, standard camping: £20, camper van: £40, family zone camping: £20, lockers: £11, parking £10 in advance or £15 on the day. There will be a variety of ticket packages available to buy, including the RIP packages (a VIP package) from £315. For Club or VIP Experience packages, please call 020 7009 3484 to discuss your requirements. Disabled customers can call 0121 767 9729 to discuss accessibility arrangements. Please note, disabled customers will be provided with one free ticket for their helper, where required. Should additional helper tickets be required, please call the disabled access ticket line on 0121 767 9729 or email access@downloadfestival.co.uk For more details and up-to-the-minute news, please visit www.downloadfestival.co.uk.]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/download_more_bands_announced.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/download_more_bands_announced.html News 36 Crazy Fists A Day To Remember Ace Frehley Airbourne Alesana Alter Bridge Amon Amarth Animal Alpha Annotations Of An Apocalyptica Army Of Freshmen Ash August Burns Red Beat Union Between The Buried And Me Biffy Clyro Big Linda Black Stone Cherry Black Tide Blackhole Bleeding Through Brigade Bullet For My Valentine Caimbo Canterbury Cavalera Conspiracy Children Of Bodom Chiodos Coheed & Cambria Comeback Kid Cry for Silence Disturbed Elliot Minor Exit Ten Fighting With Wire Fightstar Finger Eleven From First To Last Galvatrons Glamour Of The Kill Haunts High On Fire HIM Hostile In Case Of Fire In Flames Incubus Invasion Jimmy Eat World Job For A Cowboy Johnny Truant Jonathan Davis Judas Priest Kid Rock Kids In Glass Houses Kill Hannah Kiss Korn Last Supper Lethal Bizzle Lostprophets Madina Lake Malefice Mexicolas Motorhead Municipal Waste Pendulum Rise Against Rival Schools Rolo Tomassi Rose Tattoo Saxon Seether Sign Simple Plan Slaves To Gravity Sons Of Albion Stone Gods Testament The Black Dahlia Murder The Devil Wears Prada The Dillinger Escape Plan The Fall Of Troy The Haze The Offspring The Subways The Wildhearts Throwdown Trigger The Bloodshed Twin Method Valient Thorr Within Temptation Zebrahead Mon, 12 May 2008 16:05:55 +0000 Northern Irish rockers Ash are planning a very special show for September. The band, who have booked a London date at The Roundhouse on September 5, will play their debut album, 1996's 1977, in its entirety. In addition to hits like Kung Fu, Girl From Mars and Angel Interceptor, the band will also run through b-sides from that era. Here's hoping for a rendition of John Williams' Star Wars Cantina Band tune! Ash are currently demoing material for the follow-up to last year's # Twilight Of The Innocents. ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/ash_plan_special_london_show.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/ash_plan_special_london_show.html News Ash Mon, 12 May 2008 15:17:32 +0000 My Chemical Romance played the final show of their Black Parade world tour this past Friday (May 9) at legendary New York venue Madison Square Garden. Closing their set with a rip-roaring rendition of hit single Helena, lead singer Gerard Way used the final moments of their performance to hit out against the right-wing British media who claim the band's music inspired a teenage girl to commit suicide. Way repeated the line "If we never play another show ever again keep yourself alive" over and over again until he and guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, bassist Mikey Way and drummer Bob Bryar left the stage. You can view photos from the show here. In related news, in an interview with US newspaper, The Detroit News, Way announced that the band will be on a "recording hiatus" for the next twelve months saying that the next My Chemical Romance album "won't be ready until 2009 at least." Way said he and his band mates will use the time "to really evaluate what the band is, to reshape it yet again" and come back "with completely fresh ears." The band's new live CD/DVD package, The Black Parade Is Dead, will be released on June 30 according to Amazon. You can view the artwork here. ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/the_black_parade_is_dead.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/the_black_parade_is_dead.html News Mon, 12 May 2008 00:05:11 +0000 The annual Give It A Name festival is rocking through London and Sheffield this weekend and Kerrang! are there right now capturing all the action for you guys stuck at home! Log on to the Kerrang! Video Podcast page on YouTube right now to see exclusive interviews with Alkaline Trio, All Time Low, The Audition, Chiodos, Broadway Calls, Mayday Parade and My American Heart from yesterday's London show. We'll also be posting new video interviews from today's show as and when they happen! You can also download the first few videos as high-quality MP4s by subscribing to the Kerrang! Video Podcast on iTunes. ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/kerrang_give_it_a_name_video_p.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/kerrang_give_it_a_name_video_p.html News Alkaline Trio All Time Low Broadway Calls Chiodos Mayday Parade My American Heart The Audition Sun, 11 May 2008 12:46:48 +0000 Can you hear that sound? It's the collective wails of a zillion pop punk princesses sobbing because sources close to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz and pop singer Ashlee Simpson are claiming that the couple are getting hitched next Friday. An informant told US gossip website Hollyscoop: "The wedding invitations have been sent out, it's taking place the weekend of May 16. The location will not be revealed until the day of the wedding but guests are told it will be an hour drive from Los Angeles." Post your congratulations or commiserations below.]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/pete_wentz_to_get_married_next.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/pete_wentz_to_get_married_next.html News Fri, 09 May 2008 16:15:26 +0000 Taking Back Sunday have announced that Matt Fazzi of Facing New York has joined the band. He replaces guitarist Fred Mascherino, who left last October. You can see pictures of him with the band HERE. The band are currently working on the follow-up to 2006's Louder Now. ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/taking_back_sunday_announce_ne.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/taking_back_sunday_announce_ne.html News Taking Back Sunday Fri, 09 May 2008 16:06:04 +0000 Lit have been forced to cancel their planned UK and European tour dates following the sad announcement that the group's drummer, Allen Shellenberger, has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. "We are sad to have to be writing you all this letter," writes frontman A. Jay Popoff in an online post on their official site on May 5. "Our brother, Allen Shellenberger, is currently in the hospital undergoing testing and treatment for a brain tumour that was just discovered. We are still not sure what his prognosis is and unfortunately, we will not be able to make the shows in the UK and Europe. "At this point we have to just stay put and be by Allen while he goes through this difficult time," adds Popoff. "We will make it up to you as soon as we can. Allen sends his thanks for the well wishes and he's sorry we had to cancel these shows. Thanks for your understanding." ]]> http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/lit_cancel_uk_tour.html http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/lit_cancel_uk_tour.html News Lit Fri, 09 May 2008 16:04:17 +0000