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Pure Rock Newswire 08/23/02 By Sefany Jones, Contributing Editor Friday, August 23, 2002 @ 0:50 AM
10/20 – 10/21/02 London, UK Astoria 10/23 – 10/24/02 Paris, FRA Mutualite 10/26/02 Freiburg, GER Stadthalle 10/27/02 Nancy, FRA Zenith 10/29/02 Bremen, GER Stadthalle 7 10/30/02 Führt, GER Stadthalle 11/01/02 Offenbach, GER Stadthalle 11/02/02 Düsseldorf, GER Phillipshalle 11/03/02 Rotterdam, NET Ahoy 11/04/02 Petange, LUX Hall Omnisports 11/10/02 Montpelier, FRA Zenith 
A completely finished and mixed new Streetwalkin' Cheetahs track is briefly available on their website for download. Go to thestreetwalkincheetahs.com and go to the MP3 section. The song is called "One In The Chamber" and was co-written by Tony Fate of the Bellrays. It is one of 16 new songs recorded for their album Gainesville.
Nirvana's Greatest Hits is expected to hit the shelves on October 22nd through Universal Music. It may or may not contrain the previously-unreleased bonus track, "You Know You're Right."
Well, here’s an unusual metal interview! Check out Bankrate.com for a “financial” Q & A with Anthrax’s Scott Ian.
Nickelback and Theory of a Deadman have the following festival dates lined up:
09/05/02 Blackfoot, ID Eastern Idaho State Fair 09/06/02 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fair 09/12/02 Kearney, NE Buffalo County Fairgrounds 09/13/02 Hutchinson, KS Kansas State Fair 09/14/02 Sioux Falls, SD Lyons Fairgrounds 09/15/02 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Lockhart Stadium 09/20/02 Louisville, KY Broadbent Arena 09/21/02 Antioch, TN AmSouth Amphitheatre 09/22/02 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 09/24/02 Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre 09/27/02 Huntsville, AL Big Spring Jam 09/29/02 San Antonio, TX Sunken Gardens Amphitheatre According to Australia’s Undercover.com.au, POD bassist Traa clears up the reason for their European tour cancellation, which was first reported that singer Sonny Sandoval was in need of surgery. In fact, Traa says that Sonny is in “excellent shape” and simply needs rest after fighting off a cold, which affected his delicate vocal cords. In other POD news, the band will be performing their single “Satellite” on Last Call With Carson Daly on August 28th. 
Although the Deftones’ forthcoming album had been rumored to be pushed back to next year, Maverick Records lists it as a November 19th release, under the tentative title of Lovers, which is being produced by Terry Date (Pantera).
Soil and Skinlab have the following UK gigs forthcoming:
10/15/02 Norwich, UK Waterfront 10/16/02 Wolverhampton, UK Wulfrun Hall 10/17/02 Manchester, UK Academy 10/19/02 Bristol, UK Academy 10/20/02 Edinburgh, UK Liquid Rooms 10/21/02 Newcastle, UK University 10/23/02 Portsmouth, UK Pyramid Centre 10/24/02 London, UK Astoria Fu Manchu has a handful of US gigs coming up: 09/06/02 Detroit, MI 09/07/02 Youngstown, OH Nyabinghi * 09/08/02 Morgantown, WV 123 Pleasant * 09/09/02 Washington , DC 09/10/02 Philadelphia, PA 09/12/02 Boston, MA 09/13/02 Portland, ME Asylum * 09/14/02 Manchester, NH Chantilly’s * 09/16/02 Chicago, IL 09/17/02 Milwaukee, WI 09/18/02 Minneapolis, MN (* Headlining shows. For other venues, check out JDHardCola.com.)
Shadows Fall have wrapped up their tour with Kittie and Killswitch Engage, but will hit a couple more gigs -- with Death Threat and Sworn Enemy -- on their way back to their home state of Massachusetts:
09/05/02 Richmond, VA Alley Katz 09/06/02 Columbia, SC Uncle Doctors 09/07/02 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Guns N' Roses will be supported by Weezer at England's London Arena on August 26th. Vex Red will be gigging around the UK this fall: 10/06/02 Dublin, IRE Spirit 10/08/02 Newport, UK TJ's 10/09/02 Norwich, UK Waterfront 10/10/02 Manchester, UK Manchester Uni 10/11/02 Sheffield, UK Leadmill 10/12/02 Edinburgh, UK Liquid Rooms 10/13/02 Northumbria, UK Northumbria Uni 10/15/02 Exeter, UK Lemon Grove 10/16/02 Brighton, UK Concorde 10/17/02 Portsmouth, UK Pyramid Guitarist Larry LaLonde (Primus) will create A Frank Zappa compilation as part of the forthcoming Zappa Picks anthology series. The album will be due out on October 15th, and will include liner notes from LaLonde. In other Primus news, bassist/vocalist Les Claypool will head out with his Frog Brigade on their “Purple Onion” tour. Dates include: 10/11/02 Santa Cruz, CA Civic Auditorium 10/12/02 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater 10/13/02 San Diego, CA 4th and B 10/14/02 Anaheim, CA House of Blues 10/16/02 Phoenix, AZ Nita's Hideaway 10/18/02 Denver, CO Ogden Theater Danzig wrapped up their video shoot of “Kiss the Skull.” They expect it out sometime in September. They will be headlining a festival on August 31st at On The Waterfront in Rockford, IL. Danzig-verotik.com has added new photos to their site, taken by our own Crazy Craig (who also works with Glenn Danzig), from The World in NYC on June 28th and The Grove in Anaheim, CA on August 4th. Danzig hopes to tour Europe and Japan by the end of the year.
09/07/02 Fontana, CA California Motor Speedway Harley Davidson: Open Road Tour 09/28/02 Atlanta, GA Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre 09/29/02 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center 10/02/02 Maryland Heights, MO UMB Bank Pavilion * 10/04/02 Antioch, TN AmSouth Amphitheatre * 10/22/02 Lafayette, LA CajunDome * 10/24/02 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena * 10/27/02 Fort Worth, TX Texas Motor Speedway Harley Davidson: Open Road Tour 10/28/02 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre * 10/30/02 The Woodlands, TX C/W/ Mitchell Pavilion * (* opening for Aerosmith) Bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur (ex-Hole) and her new Black Sabbath tribute band, Hand of Doom, will release their debut album on October 22nd. Although Auf Der Maur will handle vocals, Nick Oliveri (Queens of The Stone Age) will lend his vocals on the track “Mob Rules.” 
P.O.D. had to cancel their forthcoming European tour which was scheduled to begin in Amsterdam on October 10th. Vocalist Sonny Sandoval may be facing surgery for a herniated disc, which is causing him pain in his neck and back. They anticipate rescheduling as soon as they can.
Slipknot's forthcoming live DVD, containing footage from a gig in London this year, has been pushed back to what may be a November release through Roadrunner.
Bassist Roger Glover (Deep Purple) will issue his latest solo effort, Snapshot, on September 2nd through Eagle Rock.
Candiria and 40 Below Summer announce additional tour dates, so the complete itinerary is as follows:
09/04/02 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock 09/05/02 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre 09/07/02 Old Bridge, NJ Birch Hill 09/08/02 Albany, NY Northern Lights 09/10/02 Toledo, OH Hard Hat Café 09/12/02 Chicago, IL Oasis One Sixty 09/13/02 Milwaukee, WI The Rave 09/14/02 Minneapolis, MN The Lab 09/15/02 Madison, WI Club Raven 09/18/02 Detroit, MI IRock 09/19/02 Pittsburgh, PA Club Laga 09/22/02 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance Jackyl’s forthcoming album, Relentless, is set to be released on October 22nd. Their first single, “Kill The Sunshine,” was co-written by vocalist Brian Johnson (AC/DC). Blabbermouth.net reports the following: Nickelback walked off stage during the second song of their scheduled appearance at Portugal's Ilha do Ermal festival on Monday, August 19th after being continually pelted with rocks and bottles during the early part of their performance, thus preventing the group from safely carrying on with their show. Disturbed refuse to edit their video for “Prayer,” which hails from their forthcoming CD, Believe. Mainstream outlets will not run the video, as the “apocalyptic content” bears too much resemblance to the September 11th terrorist attacks. The band likes the video so much that they’d rather it didn’t get played, than to compromise their work. You can decide for yourself by checking out our download section.
Apparently bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake have had their case against the Osbournes -- in which they claimed the Osbournes owe them over 20 million dollars in royalties for songwriting -- dismissed by a judge, based upon the fact that the judge says the statute of limitations had long since expired, and because the two artists could not show cause as to why they were improperly credited on the albums in question, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman. 
Queens of the Stone Age will be performing a handful of in-store performances around the week of the release of their forthcoming album, Songs For The Deaf:
08/26/02 San Francisco, CA Virgin Megastore 11PM (*get special QOTSA stash with purchase of the album) 08/27/02 Los Angeles, CA Amoeba Records 6PM (*free poster with purchase of the album) 08/28/02 San Diego, CA Tower Records 6PM (*get free QOTSA stash with purchase of the album) Bassist Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica) and his own Chophouse imprint will release a split CD from two of his long-running projects: Sexoturica, which features guitarist Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), and IR8 which features Newsted, Tom Hunting (Exodus) and Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad). On Thursday August 22nd, 2002 at 7:00 PM, Soulbender, featuring Michael Wilton (Queensryche), will be performing at the Showbox in Seattle, WA as part of the Layne Staley tribute show, and what would have been Staley’s 35th birthday. For more info, check out LayneStaleyTribute.com. 
WASP will kick off a fall tour mid-October in Phoenix, AZ, joined by Stephen Pearcy, Engine, and Alabama Thunder Pussy. Tour dates expected to be announced soon.
King’s X will do an in-store meet and greet:
09/12/02 Boston, MA Daddy’s Junky Music 3 – 4 PM
Corrosion Of Conformity are in the process of recording new songs for an album to be released sometime early next year. Of course, the band is working around vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan’s schedule, as he is still out on the road with Down. Hopefully, COC will get in some quality time with Keenan after Ozzfest ends in early September. Drummer Jimmy Bower, who’s spread himself thin between COC, Down, Superjoint Ritual and Eyehategod, had been replaced in COC by Merritt Partridge, as Bower just couldn’t make the time to record. More info to come.
Spiritual Beggars, which features Mike Amott (Arch Enemy), will be releasing their latest album, On Fire, on October 8th, 2002 through Koch International.
Manowar are set to annihilate German fans on the following dates:
11/30/02 Trier, GER Messehalle 12/02/02 Munich, GER Zenith 12/03/02 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, GER 12/04/02 Leipzig, GER Haus Auensee 12/06/02 Cologne, GER Palladium 12/07/02 Bamberg, GER Forum 12/08/02 Freiburg, GER Stadthalle 12/10/02 Kiel, GER Ostseehalle 12/11/02 Erfurt, GER Messehalle 12/13/02 Böblingen, GER Sporthalle 12/14/02 Frankfurt, GER Ballsporthalle 12/16/02 Dortmund, GER Westfalenhalle 12/17/02 Oldenburg, GER Weser Emshalle 12/18/02 Hannover, GER Eilenrieder Halle 12/19/02 Berlin, GER Columbiahalle Godsmack -- with new drummer Shannon Larkin (ex-Amen) in tow – is readying to get back into the studios by October, with anticipation of releasing a new album in early 2003.
08/30/02 10AM (PST) - Rehearsal + Part 3 09/06/02 10AM (PST) - Rehearsal + Part 4 09/14/02 10AM (PST) - Everything! Guitarist Eddie Van Halen apparently traded licks to “Never In My Life” onstage with Leslie West & Mountain on Saturday, August 10th at the latter’s gig at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, CA. All That Remains -- featuring vocalist Philip Labonte (ex-Shadows Fall) -- will be touring the U.S. for a short jaunt in September, along with Swon Enemy and Bloodlet, in support of their Prosthetic/Metal Blade Records debut album Behind Silence and Solitude. December and Cephalic Carnage will do their rounds throughout Canada before they join Kreator and Destruction on their North American tour. (Click here for the North American dates). The Canadian dates are as follows: 08/21/02 Winnipeg, MAN Royal Albert 08/22/02 Regina, SAS Exchange 08/23/02 Saskatoon, SAS The Basement 08/24/02 Calgary, ALB TA Verns 08/25/02 Edmonton, ALB Fox and Hounds 08/28/02 Penticton, BC Masonic Hall 08/29/02 Vancouver BC Cobalt 08/31/02 Victoria, BC Sound Garden Mudhoney will be releasing their latest album, Since We've Become Translucent through Subpop on August 20th, 2002. 
Lacuna Coil have allegedly cancelled out of a forthcoming North American tour with In Flames, Sentenced and Killswitch Engage. Stay tuned for confirmation.
VH1’s Rock Grave is looking for people to feature on the program, in which VH1 will join you on a journey to the artist's gravesite, and along the way, they'll learn about you and why this artist's death has changed your life. They're especially interested in fans of these artists: Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Layne Staley (Alice In Chains), Elvis Presley), Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead), Cliff Burton (Metallica), Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne), and Brad Nowell (Sublime). If you'd like to participate, check out VH1.com for the entry details.
Godhead is apparently scheduled for a “surprise” gig consisting primarily of new material on Wednesday, August 21st at The Dragonfly in Hollywood, CA at 9:30 PM.
Cattle Decapitation -- upon releasing their Metal Blade debut album To Serve Man -- has been tapped to support Gwar from October 1st through November 4th. Exact dates and venues will be announced shortly.
Marduk will begin recording their next full-length album in the beginning of September. The band will record the basics of the album at first and then go back in November to put the final touches. Currently, they anticipate a February 2003 release, hopefully followed by a major European tour. The band still has not been able to get into the US due to the INS, but are continuing to work out that issue.
Danzig just filmed a video for "Kiss The Skull" last Saturday in Los Angeles with director Tom Mignone (ie Slipknot, Mudvayne).
The reunited Y&T have the following fall gigs lined up:
11/02/02 Concord, CA Pavillion (w/ Journey) 11/07/02 Hollywood, CA Key Club 11/08/02 Anaheim, CA Galaxy Theater 11/09/02 Ventura, CA Ventura Theater (w/ Montrose) 11/16/02 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theater Vocalist Stephen Pearcy has the following tour dates lined up: 09/26/02 Peru, IN Hanger 18 09/27/02 Rockford, IL Elixur 09/28/02 Glendale Hgts., IL Shark City 09/30/02 New York, NY Don Hill's 10/03/02 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance 10/04/02 Centereach, NY King's Club 10/05/02 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
09/07/02 Youngstown, OH Nyabingbi (with Fu Manchu) 09/08/02 Morgantown, WV 123 Pleasant (with Fu Manchu) Dates with Black Label Society: 09/12/02 Chicago, IL Synergy 09/13/02 Edgartown, WI Club Raven 09/14/02 Detroit, MI Harpo’s 09/15/02 Springfield, VA Jaxx 09/18/02 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre 09/19/02 Manchester, NH Chatilly’s 09/20/02 Portland, ME Asylum 09/21/02 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony 09/24/02 Winston-Salem, NC Ziggy’s Primal Fear have a few confirmed Brazilian gigs this winter: 12/04/02 Porto Alegre, BRA Bar Opinion 12/06/02 Belo Horizonte, BRA Lapa Multi Show 12/07/02 Sao Paulo, BRA Via Funchal 12/08/02 Curitiba, BRA Moinho Sao Roque It’s been officially confirmed that guitarist Dominion has amicably parted ways with Dark Funeral. Apparently the guitarist left on good terms – he wanted to move on and try some new things. 
Sepultura have a couple of random gig coming up:
08/16/02 Trutnov, CZE Trutnov Open Air 08/31/02 Palma, BRA Green Rock Festival 09/08/02 Belo Horizonte, BRA Pop Rock Festival Vocalist Joacim Cans (Hammerfall) was assaulted with a broken beer glass during a gig in his hometown of Gotherburg, Sweden. His right eye was sliced open and required 25 stitches. This forced the postponement of their video shoot for “Hearts of Fire” from their forthcoming album, Crimson Thunder. Vocalist Zack De La Rocha (ex-Rage Against the Machine) has been working on his solo album with Trent Reznor (Nine inch Nails) at the latter’s New Orleans studio. De La Rocha has been writing and recording for the last two years, but has yet to confirm an album title or a release date. Rush have lined up a bunch of new North American dates: 10/05/02 Mexico City, MEX Foro Sol 10/10/02 Tampa, , FL Ice Palace 10/11/02 West Palm Beach, FL Mars Music Amphitheatre 10/13/02 Atlanta, GA Phillips Arena) 10/15/02 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Arena 10/16/02 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena 10/18/02 Montreal, QUE Molson Centre 10/19/02 Quebec City, QUE Colisee 10/22/02 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre 10/24/02 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 10/25/02 Hershey, PA Giant Center 10/27/02 Philadelphia, PA First Union Center 10/28/02 Boston, MA FleetCenter 10/30/02 Chicago, IL United Center 11/01/02 Ames, IA Hilton Coliseum 11/02/02 Minneapolis, MN Target Center 11/04/02 Cleveland, OH Gund Arena 11/06/02 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena Satyricon have finished the track listing for their album Volcano through Nuclear Blast (Capitol Records in Scandinavia), and anticipate a September 2nd release. Guitarist Marty Friedman and bassist Dave Ellefson (both ex-Megadeth) will join singer Steve Richards to record Buddy Holly’s "That Makes It Tough," a song that was never completed. Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne have “adopted” a family friend, who’s mother just passed away from the same type of colon cancer that Sharon is currently being treated for. The friend is Robert Marcato, who befriended Kelly and Aimee Osbourne years ago, in which Robert’s mother Regan became close to the entire Osbourne family. The Osbournes offered a great deal of financial support to Robert’s mother in her last few weeks of suffering, paying for 24-hour medical care and such. The Osbournes vowed to take care of Robert financially, including supporting him through drama school.
10/14/02 Glasgow, SCO Clyde Aud 10/15/02 Birmingham, UK NIA 10/17/02 Newport, UK Newport Centre 10/18/02 TBA 10/19/02 London, UK Wembley Arena 10/21/02 Offenbach, GER Stadthalle 10/22/02 Stuttgatart, GER Philharmonie 10/23/02 Berlin, GER Columbia Hall 10/25/02 Munich, GER Colosseum 10/27/02 Cologne, GER E Werk 10/28/02 Amsterdam, NETH Heineken Music Hall 10/29/02 Paris, FRA Zenith Will Haven are in the process of writing new material for their next album, which they plan to release sometime next year through an undetermined label. The band will perform on October 12th in Sacramento, CA at the Colonial Theater. Prong, along with Korn, Guns N' Roses, Filter, Jane's Addiction and Sick Of It All, will perform at the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium on August 22nd – 24th. Prong will play on the 23rd. The Murderdolls will be making an appearance at the Virgin Megastore in Piccadilly Circus, London, UK at 6:00 PM on Friday, September 13th. Vocalist Sully Erna (Godsmack) has officially announced that Shannon Larkin (ex-Amen/Ugly Kid Joe) will permanently replace drummer Tommy Stewart. 
Killswitch Engage will be out on the road with In Flames, Lacuna Coil and Sentenced:
09/16/02 San Francisco, CA Slims 09/17/02 Pomona, CA The Glass House 09/21/02 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck 09/22/02 Milwaukee, WI Rave/Eagles Ballroom 09/23/02 Detroit, MI I-Rock Nightclub 09/28/02 Providence, RI Lupos Saxon have the following gigs lined up: 09/27/02 Montpellier, FRA Rockstore 09/28/02 Soria, SPA Soriarock 09/29/02 Bordeaux, FRA Koslow On September 23rd, Saxon will release Heavy Metal Thunder, which contain 13 classic tracks re-recorded, as well as a bonus CD, which will contain 5 live tracks recorded in San Antonio 2002 (official bootleg) and the video "Killing Ground," which was recorded live at Wacken Open Air 2001. Raging Speedhorn will release their sophomore album, We Will Be Dead Tomorrow on September 23rd. While guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan is out on the road with Down, the other members of Corrosion of Conformity -- guitarist Woody Weatherman, bassist Mike Dean and drummer Merritt Partridge -- have formed as the Let ‘Lones, and will play their first show Saturday, August 17th at Kings Barcade in downtown Raleigh, NC. The other bands playing are headliners Night Moose (featuring drummer Brian Walsby, ex-Polvo) and openers Caspian Sea Monsters. Jerry Cantrell has the following UK gigs lined up so far: 09/29/02 Newport, UK TJ's 09/30/02 Wolverhampton, UK Wulfrun 10/01/02 Bradford, UK Rio's 10/03/02 London, UK Mean Fiddler 10/05/02 Glasgow, UK Garage 10/06/02 Manchester, UK University
Remember the days when a blowjob or some blow would get you backstage? Aerosmith’s fan club, AeroForce One, will get you seats in the first three rows, a goody bag, and VIP backstage passes for a mere $450 -- it is called the “Velvet Rope Experience.” For more info, visit AeroForceOne.com.
Preview the track "Love Me/Hate Me" from Kristy Krash Majors’ (Pretty Boy Floyd) first ever solo CD, titled The Devil In Me at Perrisrecords.com. The release date for The Devil In Me is August 27th.
Every Mother's Nightmare will be recording their show at Newby's August
17th in Memphis, TN. The scheduled release date for EMN's first-ever live CD is September 17th.
Drummer Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody) will continue to fill in for the remainder of Blind Guardian’s Brazilian tour, as their regular drummer, Thomas Stauch, is out with a tendon infection.
Guitarist Chris Poland’s (ex-Megadeth) debut album, Return To Metropolis has a new version, with two songs performed by his new band, OHM. OHM will tour Europe later in the year with Taboo Voodoo.
Apparently the “unreleased” Korn song, “Love on The Cocks,” is for real, as there was some speculation as to the actual identity of it. The Korn-twisted Neil Diamond cover (of “Love on the Rocks”) can be found at Kornweb.com or in the fan club section of their official site, Korn.com.
Spanish guitarist Tony Hernando has released his second solo album, The Shades of Truth. Said to be a funky, fusion, progressive album with “high-tech shredding” and “beautiful compositions.” Guitarist Andy Timmons (ex-Danger Danger) appears on the album.
The Wildhearts have added more tour dates to their itinerary:
09/26/02 Glasgow, UK Garage 10/02/02 Dudley, UK JB's 10/06/02 Camber Sands, UK Kerrang! Weekender 10/07/02 Cardiff, UK Coal Exchange 10/08/02 Liverpool, UK University 10/10/02 Manchester, UK MDH The Alex Skolnick Trio -- featuring guitarist Alex Skolnick (ex-Testament/Savatage) – will hit the road in support of their debut album, Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation, which released this year in March. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: 08/29/02 Burlington, VT Waiting Room 09/02/02 Boston, MA Middle East 09/04/02 Ithaca, NY The Haunt 09/06/02 PA Penn State 09/09/02 Toledo, OH Mickey Finn's 09/10/02 Ann Arbor, M @ Blind Pig 09/13/02 Chicago, IL The Elbo Room 09/18/02 Rochester, NY The Montage To check out the previous newswire, click here.
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Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas will have available 200 free tickets to their ‘Not 4 Sale” gig at Irving Plaza in NYC on August 29th, in which the tickets will be available only through the Irving Plaza box office, starting at 1pm ET tomorrow, August 24th. The show is to honor the September 11th rescue workers, and a vast majority of the proceeds will benefit the NYPD, NYFD, the EMS, and the Port Authority of NY and NJ. 
Joe Satriani’s chrome Ibanez guitar was stolen the other night at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL. Satriani is offering a $500 reward, no questions asked. Click 
Skinlab has been tapped at the last minute to open up for Judas Priest tonight, August 21st, at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium. Skinlab goes on at 9 PM. 
Tommy Lee will fill in the Drowning Pool main stage slot on Ozzfest for the remainder of the dates, beginning Thursday, August 22nd at Pepsi/City Lights in Denver, CO. In other Tommy Lee news, he has set "Ashamed" (featuring vocalist Chino Moreno of the Deftones) as the next single from his album, Never A Dull Moment. He and his band hope to tour more in the fall. 
The late vocalist Layne Staley (Alice in Chains) would have been 35 on August 22nd. There will be a special tribute show in honor of the singer on that day at Seattle’s Showbox. The show will benefit the Eastside Recovery Center. For more info, please visit 
Motorhead and Anthrax will set out to tear up Europe in October! Confirmed dates so far are: 
Soilwork will play Germany’s Summer Breeze, along with Dimmu Borgir and Hypocrisy on August 22nd – 24th. In October, Soilwork will support In Flames and Pain in Europe, with a North American tour likely to follow. 