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I know most metal heads would love to get backstage to meet their favorite band. I know I do. I have met all my favorite bands in heavy metal including; Metallica, Lamb of God, Slayer, Mudvayne, Slipknot, Megadeth, and about 10 more bands, you get the idea.

Now is your chance to meet your favorite heavy metal/rock band. You can even score tickets to the show. Not only that, you will be able to take a camera in and take all the pictures you want. Most of the time you get to watch the show from the board on the side of the stage. Now tell me you wouldn’t want to do that?

I will tell you how to get your backstage passes right here, http://www.metalscenenewscorp.net/index.html

When you get your first back stage pass come back here to this post and tell us all about your time backstage.

Shon

In continuing support of their Grammy nominated album WRATH, LAMB OF GOD will be touring the Pacific Rim and Japan in April.
Tour dates are as follows:

4/7/10 Bangkok/ Thunder Dome Thailand
4/9/10 Taipei/ Liberty Square Auditorium Taiwan
4/11/10 Bejing/ Star Live China
4/13/10 Shanghai/ Mao Live House China
4/15/10 Singapore/ D’Marquee Malaysia
4/17/10 Manila/ Pulp Summer Slam Philippines
4/20/10 Tokyo/ Liquid Room Japan
4/21/10 Nagoya/ Club Quattro Japan
4/22/10 Osaka/ Club Quattro Japan

For all things LAMB OF GOD, please visit www.lamb-of-god.com.

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Sevendust – Lajon Witherspoon (Vocals), Morgan Rose (Drums/Vocals), Clint Lowery (Guitar/Vocals), Vince Hornsby (Bass/Vocals), John Connolly (Guitar/Vocals) – are set to release their 8th studio album. Cold Day Memory comes out April 20th 2010 on their own 7Bros. Records, through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group. Sevendust recorded Cold Day Memory with Grammy nominated producer Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind, 3 Doors Down, Plain White T’s). It’s the band’s first new album with their original lineup back together. Guitar player Clint Lowery last recorded an album as part of Sevendust on 2003’s Seasons.

“This record personally has been one of the most difficult, but most rewarding records I’ve ever worked on” explains Lowery. “I put a lot of pressure on myself to contribute good material to the guys after being gone for last three records and that helped me focus more than I ever had.” Adds Lajon Witherspoon: “I feel this album shows new growth for the band. We’re very happy to have Clint back and are looking forward for everyone hearing the magic that’s made when we’re all together!”

Sevendust’s new single “Unraveling” is getting a great reaction at Rock Radio. With back to back double digit add weeks at Active Rock before it’s actual add date (next week), this is the most well received Sevendust track in the last decade. The song will be available on iTunes on 3/2 and is available to stream on their MySpace page.

Cold Day Memory track listing:
1. Splinter
2. Forever
3. Unraveling
4. Last Breath
5. Karma
6. Ride Insane
7. Confessions
8. Nowhere
9. Here and Now
10. The End Is Coming
11. Better Place
12. Strong Arm Broken

Upcoming Headlining Tour Dates:
w/Drowning Pool
2/18/10 Baton Rouge LA Varisty Theatre
2/19/10 Mobile AL Soul Kitchen
2/20/10 New Orleans LA House of Blues
2/21/10 Little Rock AK The Village
2/23/10 Maplewood MN The Rock
2/24/10 Indianapolis IN 8 Seconds Saloon
2/26/10 Kansas City MO Midland Theatre
2/27/10 Wichita KS Cotillion
2/28/10 Englewood CO Gothic Theatre
3/2/10 Reno NV Knitting Factory
3/3/10 Boise ID Knitting Factory
3/4/10 Missoula MT Wilma Theater
3/6/10 Spokane WA Knitting Factory
3/7/10 Seattle WA Showbox at the Market
3/9/10 San Francisco CA Regency Center
3/10/10 W. Hollywood CA House of Blues
3/12/10 Las Vegas NV House of Blues
3/13/10 Anaheim CA House of Blues
3/14/10 Tempe AZ Marquee Theatre
3/16/10 Albuquerque NM Sunshine Theatre
3/17/10 Colorado Springs CO The Black Sheep
3/19/10 San Antonio TX Scout Bar
3/20/10 Houston TX Scout Bar
3/21/10 Corpus Christi TX The Pavilion @ Concrete St.
3/22/10 Mission TX Las Palmas Race Track
3/24/10 Lubbock TX The Pavillion
3/26/10 Dallas TX Trees
3/27/10 Odessa TX Dos Amigos
3/30/10 Panama City FL Club LaVela
WXTB 98 Rockfest
4/24/10 Tampa FL St. Pete Times Forum

Hardrock band Bullet For My Valentine returns with its third Jive album, Fever, on April 27. The official first single, the blistering “Your Betrayal” impacts at radio on March 9, with a video to follow shortly.

Fever pairs Bullet For My Valentine with producer Don Gilmore, best known for his work with Linkin Park and Good Charlotte. The Welsh band—vocalist/guitarist Matt Tuck, guitarist Michael Paget, bassist Jason James and drummer Michael Thomas–recorded Fever in studios both in its native Wales and Los Angeles The album follows 2008’s Scream Aim Fire, which debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, a career high for the group, whom Kerrang! named Best British Band in both 2008 and 2009. Worldwide Scream Aim Fire has sold one million copies and debuted in the Top 5 in Germany, Austria, Australia and #1 in Japan and reached gold status in the UK and Canada. Their 2006 debut, The Poison, has sold a million copies worldwide and certified gold status in America, the UK, Canada and Germany. Since those releases BFMV have rocked audiences on the Taste of Chaos, Mayhem, and No Fear festivals.

Eager to get new music into their fans’ hands as quickly as possible, BFMV is offering album track “Begging For Mercy” as a free download for a limited time at BulletForMyValentine.com.

The electrifying live band starts a headlining U.S. tour on April 30th. Stops for the festival veterans include New Jersey’s Bamboozle Festival and Columbus, Ohio’s Rock on the Range. Upcoming international festival highlights include the Download Festival in the United Kingdom, Germany’s massive Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, Sweden’s Metal Town, Belgium’s Graspop, Austria’s Nova Rock and Italy’s famed Gods Of Metal. The international release of Fever is April 26th.

Last week, it was announced that KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Howard Jones had to unexpectedly leave the band’s current headlining tour, leading to a flurry of rumors and questions about the status of the tour and the band.

The band has further issued the following statement addressing the matter, saying:

“It became overwhelmingly obvious to all of us around Howard that he is in no condition to be on tour right now and that he needed to get off the road and get himself better. It’s a personal matter and while we understand everyone’s curiosity and concern for Howard and the band, we appreciate everyone respecting Howard’s privacy at this time.”

Longtime friend Phil Labonte of ALL THAT REMAINS was able to fill in and help out the band for a few shows and it appears as though he will be filling in for the remainder of the tour, which runs through March. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE endured and survived a similar situation in the past, where guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz was forced to sit out a tour due to a back injury.

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE also said:

“We seriously considered cancelling the tour since we don’t want to give fans that paid good money anything less than KsE at full-strength. But after trying a few shows with Phil, and after feeling the love and support that we were getting from the crowd, it became increasingly apparent to us that the shows came across as fun and unique, and the fans seemed to be enjoying it. We quickly realized that we had to keep going and that we couldn’t possibly stop.” Refunds are available for any fans that have already purchased tickets, but as the band said, this tour will offer a chance to experience KsE in a unique way that you won’t be able to witness again. We really do feel that our fans are the best fans in the world. We can’t thank Phil enough for helping us out when we needed it the most.”

It has been a while since I last posted anything. I have been very sick and have not been able to keep up with the site. I am back and will get some new stuff up today. I appreciate those who have stuck around in my absense. Than you for your patience. Hopefully I will be able to get this site back to where it is supposed to be. So keep checking back. Metal Scene News is back with a vengence. I am also working on some new projects, not really heavy metal news but, this is something that a lot of people might be interested in, making money. Who doesn’t want to make money?

Shon

An autopsy was pending today on the body of 28-year-old Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, the drummer for the hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold, following his sudden death.

Sullivan was found unresponsive Monday at his Huntington Beach home, authorities said. “It appeared to be natural causes,” said Lt. John Domingo of the Huntington Beach Police Department. “It’s a coroner’s case.”

“The decedent is a 28-year-old male discovered unresponsive inside of his residence,” the Coroner’s Department stated on its Web site. It said that an “investigation is ongoing.”

Avenged Sevenfold issued a statement on its Web site Monday. “It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy `The Rev’ Sullivan,” the statement said. “Jimmy was not only one of the world’s best drummers, but more importantly he was our best friend and brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jimmy’s family and we hope you will respect their privacy during this difficult time.”

Sullivan is survived by his wife, Leana MacFadden. By this morning, a Facebook page for Avenged Sevenfold had received almost 5,000 comments in response to a posting about Sullivan’s death.

The five-man group has put out four albums and won Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2006. The group’s self-titled fourth album hit No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2007.

According to a message posted by Zacky Vengeance on the band’s MySpace page, the group was hard a work on a fifth album.

Lamb of God is getting bigger and bigger. They are a badass band. Enough said, check out the video.