Chad Childers

Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello is speaking out in support of dying war vet Tomas Young, who earlier this week penned an emotional and scathing letter condemning former President Bush and Vice-President Cheney and the role they played in starting and continuing the Iraq War.

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As far as physical professions go, being a musician is usually one of the most injury free occupations you could choose. Still, there are the occasional accidents that happen on the road and Shinedown bassist Eric Bass is feeling the effects of a performance mishap last night (March 22) in Lubbock, Texas.

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Friday (March 22) was a day that Def Leppard will likely remember for quite some time. It began with a proclamation for Las Vegas' mayor proclaiming it "Def Leppard Day" in the city and ended with the band completing the first of their eleven-show residency at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is a man who respects the craft of music and embraces its many forms, so it's no surprise that he'd be willing to speak out on behalf of music education in Washington, D.C. Smith did just that earlier this week, speaking to members of Congress about music funding in public schools.

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There's a major change afoot in hard rocking outfit The Contortionist as frontman Jonathan Carpenter has announced his exit from the group. The vocalist and his longtime girlfriend are expecting their first child and he made the decision to focus on his home life. The band, however, have moved quickly to continue their career, naming Last Chance to Reason's Mike Lessard as their temporary replacement.

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Slash recently revealed that he had "tons of cool ideas" for his band's next record and that he was starting to put some things together. Now the guitar great has confirmed that the demo process has begun.

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Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger has moved to clear up some confusion started with one of his recent online tweets. The musician reveals in a pair of new comments that he is not, in fact, making a guest appearance on the next Pearl Jam record.

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30 Seconds to Mars fans are a committed bunch, but there are some fans who take their devotion to extremes. While speaking on England's XFM, frontman Jared Leto revealed that the strangest thing he's been sent over the years was an ear from an anonymous fan.

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Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir recently thanked fans for their patience, then stated that he'd step back and let the music do the talking. After recently debuting 'Cyco Style' off the band's '13' album, now fans are getting a chance to hear the album closer, 'This World.'

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Record Store Day is right around the corner, with plenty of specialty items heading to independent record stores. This year's event takes place in participating stores on April 20 and a number of top acts are preparing fresh vinyl releases to attract fans to the old-school way of buying new music.

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Could we be getting closer to finally having a new Queens of the Stone Age album? It appears that way as the group has updated their website to feature a splash page that offers brief instrumental snippets every time the page is refreshed. In addition, after several refreshes, the site offers the messages "June" and  "… Like Clockwork" under the artwork on the page.

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Dave Evans may not be as well known as Bon Scott or Brian Johnson, but AC/DC's original vocalist definitely holds a key role in the history of the band and he's still proud of his time with the group. Evans will join the world's biggest AC/DC tribute show this weekend, playing with Long Way to the Top, while celebrating his original group's 40th anniversary.

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