Complete with several U.S. Military vehicles as well as armed and uniformed troops, the Metal Hammer Trespass America Festival was announced yesterday at The Key Club on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood.  The Key Club became a military detention camp, all guests received an ID bracelet and had to pass through a caged security check before entering. Members from several of the Trespass America support line-up – Kyle “Gumby” Gunther from Battlecross, Emmure’s Frankie Palmeri and Mark Castillo, Matt Heafy from Trivium, and recently rejoined Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach – all handcuffed and hooded – were marched out onto the stage at the press conference with a military escort.... 

Thousand Foot Krutch’s glimmering new release, The End is Where We Begin (4/17/2012), kicks off with an eerie sci-fi droid voice welcoming you before warning, “you have activated all systems. Deactivation is not an option.” In other words, you’ve bought the ticket now it’s time to take the ride.  

Houston’s Buzzfest returned to The Woodlands Pavilion this past weekend with a lineup mixed with a modest combination of newcomers and old Buzz favorites Korn, Evanescence, and Houston’s own Blue October. Despite initial complaints of the new direction the Buzz chose to go for Buzzfest 28 the sold out crowd proved to love every minute of it. Following past years of blistering heat and torrential rain this spring’s festival finally returned on a beautifully warm sunny day. Upcoming rockers Aranda opened the side stage early on in the day, greeted by loyal fans and listeners that were able to force themselves out of bed early for the set. They made the most of their short twenty minute slot, powering... 

Konami’s Game Dances Into Classrooms to Help Young People with Health & Physical Fitness Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the company’s worldwide sensation DanceDanceRevolution, will move its way into schools across the nation this Fall with the debut of DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition, a PC based DanceDanceRevolution game crafted specially for schools and fitness classes. Sweeping the nation one classroom at a time, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. has collaborated with the nation’s leading health and fitness organizations including the American Diabetes Association, The National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition and Let’s Move in Schools to promote... 

Claudio Sanchez, lead singer of rock band Coheed and Cambria and owner of Evil Ink , was front and center at this years C2E2 Comic Convention in Chicago. Check out what Claudio had to say about up coming events from Evil Ink and The Amory Wars.  

North Carolina crossover luminaries CORROSION OF CONFORMITY are pleased to announce their addition to this year’s Hopscotch Music Fest. The three-day event is set to take place on September 6 – 8, 2012 on their home turf of Raleigh. The band will play alongside a throng of artists from all genres including Sunn O))), The Roots, Baroness, Yo La Tengo, The Jesus And Mary Chain and many more.  

Get a glimpse into the magic behind Universal’s exciting Transformers: The Ride–3D that will be opening May 25th! Hear from the brilliant minds behind this thrilling ride and get a sneak peek at the animation.  

Forbidden Planet (840 Broadway, NYC) will host a release party/artists signing from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Original Rock ‘n’ Roll Comics artists will be in attendance signing old issues of RnR Comics, trade paperbacks, DVDs, etc. Original copies of the actual comics will be randomly given away to attendees. Artists confirmed include Jay Allen Sanford, Spike Steffenhagen, and Robert V. Conte. Also in attendance will be director Ilko Davidov, doing a Q&A session and signing DVDs.  

Puscifer, the electro-rock outfit led by Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), launch their third tour in support of sophomore album Conditions of My Parole on June 9 at Bonnaroo with a three week tour to follow including a stop at the River’s Edge Music Festival in St. Paul, Minn. An ever-evolving performance troupe,  

Pink Mist Bitches! Sniper: Ghost Warrior is Back With # 2 and Hits Stores August 2012 Have you found yourself growing tired lately of  only seeing rotting, flesh-eating zombies taking head-shots and seeing the bits of  the mushy, clotted skull-snot that passes for their brains blow outward like a case of really bad food-poisoning?? Yeah, that never gets old for me neither. But then some fresh blood and non-decayed gray matter decorating the landscape as well as the guy’s buddy and his freshly washed uniform might be a nice and amusing change of pace for a while.  

To commemorate their induction this year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, multi-platinum rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers will release a very special digital-only EP, entitled We Salute You, on May 1st via Warner Bros. Records. It features six songs from previous Hall of Fame inductees, all of whom have influenced the band musically: The Ramones, Iggy & The Stooges, Neil Young, David Bowie, The Beach Boys, and Dion and the Belmonts. Please see below for full track-listing.  

Harakiri, the new studio album from singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian is set to be released July 10th on Reprise Records/Serjical Strike. Look for a teaser video with a snippet of the first single, “Figure It Out,” on Serj’s website next week.