KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's New Album Cracks U.S. Top 10!

The new, self-titled album from Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE sold 58,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release! That's not all, It also took position No. 7 on The Billboard 200 chart!

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's self-titled fourth album was released on June 30, 2009 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was produced by Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) and co-produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz.

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will team up with IN FLAMES for a co-headlining tour of Canada in September. Support on the trek will come from PROTEST THE HERO and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will spend the summer touring as a main-stage attraction on the second annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.

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LIMP BIZKIT To Play Free Show In Las Vegas!

The reunited original lineup of LIMP BIZKIT will play its first Stateside show in eight years on July 18, 2009 at the Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be a FREE concert and admission will be on a first-come first-served basis.

ADLER: Fans Said ADLER'S APPETITE's Show Was 'WAY BETTER' Than That Of AXL ROSE's GUNS N' ROSES!

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler has issued the following update:

"Oh, man, this [most recent ADLER'S APPETITE U.S.] tour was great! Thank you so much to everybody that came out to see us, to everybody that hung around and had all those nice things to say… Man, we played places…we played a cornfield! Iowa! They flattened a cornfield out and put in a mini-carnival. They had a semi-trailer-truck and put a PA in it, and we played the show in a fucking cornfield! It was called 'Cornstock!' So many great shows, great people"

"Morale within the [ADLER'S APPETITE] band is fabulous! Ricky [vocalist Rick Stitch] did a great job! We lost him in Chicago; he went out with some chick and never came back to the bus, so he had to catch another flight to make it home. He's havin' a great time and it was a great time. I love and thank each one of the guys; Alex [Grossi; guitar], Michael [Thomas; guitar], Chippy [Chip Z'nuff; bass], they were all at the top of their game, totally professional. The people loved them, of course!

"The audiences were fabulous! We put on such a big show; it's an arena show we put out! You go see bands at clubs and bars, you don't usually see people chanting, singing along with every word with their hands and arms up in the air. Even if it's just a hundred people, it looks like so much more with all the hands in the air 'cause they all are so into it! I swear (the audience ages) were anywhere from six to sixty! I couldn't believe it, but all I can say is so many people really loved our show and said it was better than when they saw what Axl [Rose] was doin'. It's crazy, but that's the main thing I heard! So we're workin' on getting more goin', there's a few shows comin' up and hey, I love you all, God bless, and thank you!"

Video footage of ADLER'S APPETITE performing on July 3, 2009 at Riverstar Entertainment Complex in Cincinnati, Ohio can be viewed below. They rocked the house, check it out!

NINE INCH NAILS' TRENT REZNOR Honored By New York Government!

NINE INCH NAILS frontman Trent Reznor has been the recipient of acclaim from members of New York's government for his efforts to raise money for Eric De La Cruz, a 27-year-old Nevada man with no insurance in need of a heart transplant. According to RollingStone.com, New York Senator Charles Schumer and Governor David Patterson wrote a letter and proclamation thanking Reznor for his work on the campaign, which raised almost a million dollars for De La Cruz. The letters from Schumer and Patterson, along with letters from several other New York government officials, were given to Reznor last month when NIN played in Wantagh, New York.

According to the NIN Hotline, fan Mike Caplice surprised Reznor with the letters backstage. Caplice wrote in an email, "I wanted the entire NIN community to see that their efforts have been recognized by all levels of government. I'm an 18-year fan of the band who has two parents with cancer, and have seen just how flawed the U.S. health care system is. I thought this was a really special moment for all of us who have seen the band and the community evolve over the years into a really positive and powerful force."

Reznor and tourmates JANE'S ADDICTION raised the money by offering a variety of deluxe VIP packages to fans attending their concerts. The packages included meetings with the bands, chances to watch soundchecks and other incentives.

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JUDAS PRIEST: Quality Wallingford Footage!

Fan-filmed video footage of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performing the song "Steeler" on July 5, 2009 at the Chevrolet Theater in Wallingford, Connecticut can be viewed below (courtesy of  retthejet).

DISTURBED: Pro-Shot Footage From Sweden's METAL-TOWN!

Göteborgs-Posten's GP TV has uploaded a short professionally filmed video clip of DISTURBED performing the song "Liberate" at this year's edition of the Metaltown festival on Friday, June 26, 2009 at Frihamnen in Gothenburg, Sweden. Watch it below.

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New Album & Upcoming Tours!

 

Roadrunner Records has released four interview clips with members of Massachusetts' KILLSWITCH ENGAGE in which they discuss their current touring activities and include some details about the making of their forthcoming, self-titled album. Watch the footage below.

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will take part in an in-store signing session at the Eastfield Mall Hot Topic located at 1655 Boston Rd. in Springfield, Massachusetts on Thursday, July 2 at 2:30 p.m. Purchase the new self-titled KILLSWITCH ENGAGE CD or any KILLSWITCH ENGAGE T-shirt from the Eastfield Mall Hot Topic location ONLY and receive a wristband that guarantees the opportunity to meet the band on July 2! *Available while supplies last. Space is limited. Offer not valid online. Limit one wristband and one autograph per person. No cameras will be allowed. See store associate for further details. Need more info? Call the Eastfield Mall Hot-Topic at: 413.543.5310.

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's self-titled fourth album is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. Due on June 30, 2009 via Roadrunner Records. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien & co-produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz.

CHILDREN OF BODOM Bassist Checks In From The Road!

Bassist Henkka Seppälä (a.k.a. Henkka T. Blacksmith) of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM has issued the following update from the road:

"In the beginning of the summer, we went to Janne's [Wirman, keyboards] small studio and recorded a couple of new cover songs for the forthcoming cover album. The songs turned out really good. Especially the slower song, that seemed to be a little hard to arrange. Then we kept on doing the festivals, as planned. Provinssirock, was good, even though we played soooo late. 'I hate these Finnish mosquitos!' as our German friend used to say. Then we went to hot Spain. Zaragoza city is beautiful, but it was very windy. Again we played very late, and the wind just kept getting stronger. We had to really choose our steps carefully on stage in order not be blown down by that wind. It was surreal. But it was good to be in Spain again, after a couple of years break." He went on to say, "Today we came back from Belgium. Graspop [Metal Meeting] is known to be one of the best metal festivals in the world, and again it truly was nice. Sunday was sort a reunion feeling when LAMB OF GOD and GOD FORBID were playing too. And SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. Saturday we managed to get to the festival in time to see JOURNEY. We played on Sunday, and the tent was really hot. But the crowd was amazing. Best Graspop show ever for us. On Friday we played Sweden, Gothenburg. MUNICIPAL WASTE guys were hanging out as did some of the IN FLAMES guys too. It was good to have beers with friends from past tours. Show was our best show ever played in Sweden, in my opinion. And I fell in love with summer — Gothenburg."

CHILDREN OF BODOM will return to North America this fall to headline a massive, month-long tour. The 20-city trek will launch on Friday, September 18 at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island and will run through October 14 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Support will come from THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and SKELETONWITCH.

GENE SIMMONS Slams CARLOS SANTANA!

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons who's known for being a dick, is still getting his panties in a bunch over some lame comment Santana made 4 years ago! Simmons had some harsh words for Carlos Santana during a Thursday morning (June 11, 2009) interview on FOX5 News: Live In Las Vegas.

When asked about plans for an upcoming KISS album, Simmons talked of plans for a new tour and out of nowhere, took a swipe at Hard Rock headliner Santana! "It's time for us to go out and show the little boys how the big boys do it," the 59-year-old said. "I'm sick and tired of these bands like Carlos Santana looking at his shoes and thinking that's a rock concert. Get off the stage," Simmons said.

There has been an ongoing feud between Simmons and Santana since 2005 when Santana questioned Simmons' musical ability and labeled him "Las Vegas entertainment." (which is pretty funny because Santana's the one performing in Vegas!) Santana said, "Simmons is not a musician, he's an entertainer. (A musician is an entertainer idiot! ..just sayin') He went on to say, "A musician is John Coltrane, Bob Marley. KISS is Las Vegas entertainment, so he wouldn't know what music is anyway. That's why he wears all that stuff. A musician doesn't need the mask and the mascara. There's a difference between an entertainer and a musician." NEWS FLASH! Musicians are entertainers, if you expect to sell out shows you can't just stand there like a moron... just throwing that out there!

I think it's pretty funny that Simmons is still mad 4 years later over something so stupid! Obviously, Santana realizes how dumb he sounded after he made that idiot statement 4 years ago, due to the fact that musicians are entertainers! These two grown men are getting their panties in a bunch and acting like little girls! It's been 4 years Simmons, you're 60, look 70 and act like a 5 year old,  GET OVER IT!