The organizers of the Maryland Deathfest, which is set to take place May 26-27 at the Sonar in Baltimore, have issued the following update: “Due to reasons beyond the control of both Maryland Deathfest and PSYCROPTIC, the band has been forced to cancel [its appearance at the festival].
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Gene Sloan of USA Today reports: First AEROSMITH gets its own theme-park ride.
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Henry Trappler of Celebrities.com caught up with VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum outside Hyde in Hollywood, California on Friday (April 6).
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Jurnalo.com reports: The cultural divide between villagers in north Germany and the heavy metal fans who descend on their quiet community could hardly be greater.
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Die Trying have announced they have re-formed. No word on when the band plans to release a new album.
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Lamb of God have been confirmed for a number of European festivals, they are:

June 2nd in Nurburgring, GER @ Rock Am Ring Festival
June 3rd in Nurnberg, GER @ Rock Am Park Festival
June 4th in Brussels, BEL @ Ancienne Belgique
June 5th in Northampton, UK @ Soundhaus
June 6th in Edinburgh, UK @ Liquid Rooms
June 7th in Glasgow, UK @ Carling Academy
June 9th in Sheffield, UK @ Coperation
June 10th in Leicestershire, UK @ Download Festival
June 12th in Colchester, UK @ Arts Centre
June 13th in Hellendoorn, NL @ Lantaarn
June 15th in Hultsfred, SWE @ Hultsfred Festival
June 17th in Seinajoki, FIN @ Provinssirock Fest
June 20th in Berlin, GER @ SO36
June 21st in Tilburg, NET @ 013
June 22nd in Clisson, FRA @ Hellfest
June 23rd in Dessel, BEL @ Graspop Metal Meeting Festival
June 25th in Hamburg, GER @ Grunspan
June 27th in Arendal, NOR @ Hovefestivalen
June 28th in Copenhagen, DEN @ Pumpehuset
June 29th in Twistringen, GER @ Reload Festival
June 30th in Leipzig, GER @ With Full Force Festival
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Guns N’ Roses have, not surprisingly, postponed the start of their upcoming world tour because their bassist “fell down a flight of stairs“. The tour was due to kick off in Japan on April 14th and dates are to be rescheduled for a later date. Check out the press release from the band’s bassist Tommy Stinson below:

“I feel so bad right now. I accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. I put my hand down to break my fall and heard a loud ‘pop.’ The next morning my hand looked like a balloon. I went to see my doctor and while the good news is that it’s not broken, the bad is news is it’s severely sprained and I may have done some ligament damage. We had our last rehearsal a few days ago and shipped the gear to Japan and then this happened. I feel horrible.“

Longtime Guns N’ Roses associate Del James revealed in a recent online posting that the band’s long-awaited new album, ‘Chinese Democracy‘, is currently in the “mixing” stage.
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Fearless Records have announced the tracklisting for ‘Punk Goes Acoustic 2‘ due out May 8th, check it out below:

1. Jack’s Mannequin – “Bruised”
2. theAUDITION – “Don’t Be So Hard”
3. +44 – “Baby Come On”
4. Daphne Loves Derby – “Sun”
5. Say Anything – “Woe”
6. Alesana – “Apology”
7. All Time Low – “Jasey Rae”
8. Silverstein – “RedLight Pledge”
9. The All-Amercian Rejects – “Night Drive”
10. Mayday Parade – “Three Cheers for Five Years”
11. The Spill Canvas – “Staplegunned”
12. Relient K – “Who I am Hates Who I’ve Been”
13. Anti-Flag – “Welcome to 1984”
14. Sherwood – “The Only Song”
15. Set Your Goals – “Echoes”

Check out a few clips on the album’s myspace here.
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Fightstar will be on the road with Madina Lake next month, current dates are:

May 7th in Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
May 10th in Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
May 16th in Boise, ID @ Bourbon Street
May 21st in Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
May 22nd in Las Vegas, NV @ University Theatre
May 23rd in Tempe, AZ @ The Sets
May 28th in Orlando, FL @ The Social
May 29th in Palm Beach, FL @ Ray’s Downtown Blues
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Chevelle’s ‘Vena Sera‘ has made its Billboard Top 200 debut at No. 12 with 62,000 units sold. Static-X’s new album ‘Cannibal‘ holds the No. 36 slot with 30,000 copies sold. Shadows Fall’s Atlantic Records debut, ‘Threads of Life‘, scanned 24,000 copies giving them the No. 46 position.

Other notables include:

No. 7 Daughtry ‘Daughtry‘ – 98,000
No. 22 Fall Out Boy ‘Infinity on High‘ – 44,000
No. 25 Nickelback ‘All the Right Reasons‘ – 42,000
No. 39 Hinder ‘Extreme Behavior‘ – 30,000
No. 40 The Almost ‘Southern Weather‘ – 29,000
No. 54 Black Sabbath ‘Black Sabbath: The Dio Years‘ – 21,000
No. 147 Poison the Well ‘Versions‘ – 8,000

American Head Charge’s ‘Can’t Stop the Machine‘ failed to make the chart selling 1,900 copies.

Sales were up 15.7% from last week and down 5.1% compared to the same week last year.
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If you have not heard these guys, you should check them out. I have this CD in my car and play it every day! 

Flyleaf have postponed 5 dates on their current headlining tour in order to allow singer Lacey Mosley to rest her vocal cords. Check out the affected dates below:

April 11th in Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
April 13th in Detroit, MI
April 14th in Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
April 15th in Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
April 17th in Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre

Click here for the official announcement from Lacey.
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Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz will be re-joining the band for their upcoming run on the Warped Tour. Adam underwent back surgery in January during the band’s European tour and Pat Lachman (Damageplan, Halford) has been filling the vacancy.

Check out Adam’s official announcement about his return here.
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Static-X have announced that their drummer, Nick Oshiro, has broken his hand after last night’s show in Abilene, TX and the band will be forced to cancel tonight’s show in Dallas, TX. The band will be flying in a temporary drummer to fill the spot in time for the next show in Houston, TX.

Check out the official announcement from the band’s frontman Wayne Static here.
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