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3 Doors Down Releases New Video, Eddie Vedder Goes Solo, Dave Grohl Says Rock And Roll Still Alive, GNR Guitarists Offers Online Lessons, Henry Rollins Gives Audience Cash

(via Gibson.com) Green Day have announced a new open casting call for a touring version of their Broadway hit, American Idiot. The auditions, held by Dancap Productions in various cities in America and Canada, began this past Saturday in Los Angeles. Now, a Toronto audition has been added to the audition schedule. An ad on the musical’s Facebook page says that the production is “seeking male and f

(via Gibson.com) Although he’s been busy working up new Soundgarden material with his reunited bandmates, Chris Cornell is also preparing for a solo acoustic tour in April. As previously reported, his Songbook Tour begins April 1 in Austin, Texas, and continues through May. Cornell recently spoke to Spin.com about unplugging and going it alone.

Welsh metal band Bullet For My Valentine will return to the studio with producer Don Gilmore (Good Charlotte, Linkin Park) for the follow-up to Fever after they wrap up their current touring schedule.

Gibson's “The World According to …” pieces on Slash and Jimmy Page were huge hits with you guys, but really who is more quotable – or flagrant – than Ozzy Osbourne? There were so many remarks to choose from, so it was no easy task to whittle down the Ozzy wisdom to 10 lone tidbits.

As of late, Shinedown have kept busy in Los Angeles, working on their new album. Myers reports the band has about 14 songs written, but they probably won’t start hunkering down until late summer. Expect a new album by 2012. Read the whole story at Gibson...

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron Thal told Radio Metal that he’s not at all annoyed by fans wanting to see a reunion of the “classic” GN’R lineup – with Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler. His only request: he wants to be there. “If a reunion ever happens, I would hope that they would give me some free passes so that me and my wife could go ,” he said. “You know, that do

Slipknot fans will be treated to an amazing show when Slipknot return to performing live this summer, according to drummer Joey Jordison. The percussionist talked to Kerrang! magazine about the band’s first concerts without bassist Paul Gray, who died last year.

(Gibson) Foo Fighters frontman and Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl was honored at the Shockwave NME Awards on Wednesday night for being a music genius. In fact, Grohl was the first American artist to be given the Godlike Genius award by the music magazine's awards show, according to Spin.com.

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(Gibson) The latest Foo Fighters single is now available for streaming. Titled "Rope," the soaring pop rocker will not be formally released until March 1, but fans can listen to the song in its entirety at the band's website.

Although the vinyl re-issue of Metallica’s Garage Inc. LP won’t hit stores until March 1, the set will be available starting Thursday, February 24 at the band’s official online store. Three different editions of the album will be released.