I got things done kind of early yesterday so there was a bunch of fairly relevant news items that I missed.

Dave Mustaine says that he and producer Andy Sneep have decided that they have what they need to start recording the new Megadeth album.

All That Remains front-man Phil Labonte will be on XM Radio’s Liquid Metal (channel 42) tonight between 9 and 10 pm EST. The segment will re-air on the 16th at 11pm and the 17 at 5pm. ATR are heading to the UK to tour with The Haunted on the 17th and then to Europe on the 26th.

Tommy Araya has a brother that plays bass too? Apparently so. Johnny Araya plays bass for Thine Eyes Bleed but will be filling in for Mindless Self Indulgence bassist “Lynz: for their Kerrang! tour in the UK.

Papa Roach are putting out a new album on March 24th called Metamorphosis. Maybe one day their music will metamorphosis in to something relatively listenable.

Poison and Def Leppard are going to tour together this year despite a pretty lame war of words last year between the two bands.

Does anyone really give a crap about this new Osbournes reality/variety show coming on fox?

Warrant and L.A. Guns members are forming a Led Zeppelin tribute band…as if there aren’t enough of those. I have a Led Zeppelin tribute album with both bands on it and it’s the worst tribute album I think I have ever heard. It pretty much just sounds like vocal-overs of the original music.

Chimaira resigned their worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast. Nuclear Blast handles the bands business everywhere else but North American, where Ferret Music handles it.

RATT is recording new music and Stephen Pearcy says it will surely kick ass. I honesty don’t think RATT could write an album that appeals to the current metal fans and I doubt if there will be a million 40+ year old hair metal fans camping out in front of the record stores awaiting this.

Lastly, Dean Guitars is unveiling a new ML Design that looks like just about any other ML with the exception of the pickups being close together. That company will never top the Razorback. Check out a picture of it at BW&BK. Click on the picture when you get there.

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I think most of us saw this coming a while ago. You don’t have to be a Warrant fan (For the record, I am not) to know that Jani Lane has struggled with drugs and alcohol for a long time and going back on the road with Warrant didn’t help his addiction. So it’s official that Jani Lane is once again out and Robert Mason of The Lynch Mob is in to continue the tour. I imagine there will be a lot of Warrant fans that will be pissed off to not see Jani Lane when they go to the shows, but look on the bright side. You’ll probably get a better show anyway. I think what Jani needs to do is pick himself up and check in to a rehab or something. Perhaps that’s what he’s doing.

I imagine the other members probably thought it was a great idea but had their reservations in the beginning. They then probably thought they should give it a shot and touring with Jani would fill more seats. I’ve been checking out a lot of videos on Youtube and the band sounds good in everyone….and then Jani comes along. I not only think that perhaps its because of a substance abuse problem, but also because Jani just can’t sing that well live. I’m not sure how he was back in their day, but he sounds just awful now. Check out the bands statement after the fold…

“It is with the deepest regret that we have to announce that Jani Lane will no longer be performing with WARRANT.

“From the beginning of our reunion talks to the last note of our last show together in Houston this past weekend [on August 31 at the Rock The Bayou festival], we have had nothing but good intentions of bringing a quality original WARRANT show to our fans and friends.

“We wish Jani nothing but the best and remain friends.

“We are very excited that we have found an unbelievable voice in Robert Mason [LYNCH MOB], an old friend of the band. We have three dates confirmed, come out and judge for yourself… We don’t think you will be disappointed!”

Source: Blabbermouth.net

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The next part I got aggravated with was how Dee Snider was talking about how back in the 80’s every band was putting a power ballad on a record like it was a standard. Dee, I love ya man but there was nothing wrong with that. Even the hardest of the metal-heads has to show their softer side every now and then. “The Price” may not have been about love per-say but it was a power ballad. Even though it was not what sold Stay Hungry, it was a cool song.

It’s amazing how cool yet stupid the world of music is. I wanted to say the world of metal but it’s not just metal. You have stupid people, hypocrites, and talentless tail riders in every type of music. It also amazes me on what some channels consider metal. Metal Mania on VH1 Classics has some garbage on there. I turned it on and there was Alice Cooper, who is a great showman, but not Metal I don’t care how much make-up and snakes you have. Anyway, it was the song “Man Behind The Mask” from the Friday The 13th Part 6 sound track. It was all corny and full of synthesizers. I was kinda embarrassed for him. Nothing like seeing a decrepit old man in make-up trying to rock out to such a terrible anthem like song to an even worse movie. I need to remove that package from my Directv Subscription.

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