Queens Of The Stone Age are re-releasing their self-titled debut album this fall. The new addition will include three songs that were cut from the original album. The new material will contain collaborations with former QOTSA member Alain Johannes and Mini Mansions, a side project of QOTSA's bassist Michael Shuman. "Reports on the death of the record label have been greatly exaggerated," said Greg Werckman of the Queen's original label Ipecac.

Queens Of The Stone Age are re-releasing their self-titled debut album this fall. The new addition will include three songs that were cut from the original album.

The new material will contain collaborations with QOTSA's Alain Johannes and Mini Mansions, a side project of QOTSA's bassist Michael Shuman.

"Reports on the death of the record label have been greatly exaggerated," said Greg Werckman of the Queen's original label Ipecac.

"Record labels like Rekords Rekords and artists like Joshua Homme continue to wage an assault on mediocrity and complacency in the music industry," Werckman added. "We, at Ipecac, are stoked to work side by side with unique talents like Alain, Mini Mansions and el jefe Homme. Keep art in the artists' hands."

Ipecac Recordings will release the re-issue in conjunction with Homme's Rekords Rekords.

A limited edition package, including a 180 gram double-gatefold, colored vinyl plus a CD and is due out on November 26. The CD only release drops on December 7.

Blink-182 have not finished their comeback album just yet, but frontman Tom DeLonge says that if fans listen to the side projects of the three bandmembers, they will know why. Ever since the band went their separate ways in 2004, the members have been working hard collaborating with other artists, some of them even creating other bands. According to the DeLonge, however, that doesn't get them down.

Blink-182 have not finished their comeback album just yet, but frontman Tom DeLonge says that if fans listen to the side projects of the three bandmembers, they will know why. Ever since the band went their separate ways in 2004, the members have been working hard collaborating with other artists, some of them even creating other bands. According to DeLonge, however, that doesn't get them down.

"The band seems to have doubled or tripled in size since the breakup," he told Rock Radio. "It's explosive, it's electric - we don't need to do any work on it."

He added, "I feel like a little kid full of wonder. I can't comprehend the size of these shows. We're getting on better than we ever have, and there's a confidence there now. We love what we do and we know we do it pretty well."

DeLonge continued on to explain that the band's follow up to their self-titled 2003 release would sound like.

"The record will be very modern, relevant, fast and fun," he said. "It'll be a mixture of drum'n'bass, indie rock and stadium rock."

The band is currently on tour in the U.K. and Europe.

Slipknot has just confirmed that the band will soon be releasing a new album, even though they are choosing not to replace late bassist Paul Gray, who died earlier this year. "There will be another Slipknot record," drummer Joey Jordison told the Des Moines Register. He added, "We're still dealing with the passing of Paul, God rest his soul. "[But] Paul would never want us to not make another Slipknot record."

Slipknot has just confirmed that the band will soon be releasing a new album, even though they are choosing not to replace late bassist Paul Gray, who died earlier this year.

"There will be another Slipknot record," drummer Joey Jordison told the Des Moines Register.

He added, "We're still dealing with the passing of Paul, God rest his soul. "[But] Paul would never want us to not make another Slipknot record."

On May 24, Gray died of an accidental overdose of prescription painkillers, the medical examiner reported. His body was found in a hotel in Urbandale, Iowa. Gray's widow gave birth to the couple's first child earlier this month.

"Life is definitely a lot more precious now," Jordison said. "Music right now, really, when I play it, it's like I'm playing it for all the people that I've lost . . . [Paul] was my musical soulmate."

The band plans on releasing a new concert DVD on September 28 called (Sic)nesses, which was recorded in front of a crowd of 80,000 fans at the 2009 Download festival in Leicestershire.

All the members of Slipknot say they refuse to replace Gray and will play the bass parts themselves.

Axl Rose has launched a tirade against the Reading and Leeds Festival organizers after Guns N' Roses were cut short during both of their performances. Though festival head Melvin Benn says the band simply showed up late, Axl argues that they were not given a fair shake. He states: "If you are aware of our changeover time, the average length of our show and the general nature of how these types of festivals run, all of which are no big secrets . . . why book us?"

Axl Rose has launched a tirade against the Reading and Leeds Festival organizers after Guns N' Roses were cut short during both of their performances at the recent event. Though festival head Melvin Benn says the band simply showed up late, Axl argues that they were not given a fair shake.

GNR took the stage an hour late for the performance on Friday, August 27 and 30 minutes late on Sunday, August 29. According to Axl, however, they were only late because the festival crew didn't leave enough time to set up their gear.

"A simple question: If you are aware of our changeover time, the average length of our show and the general nature of how these types of festivals run, all of which are no big secrets . . . why book us?" he writes in an official statement.

He continues: "Is it simply because the lineup on our nights at both festivals sold well? So it's a cash grab with no respect for the fans or the band and somehow an unwanted inconvenience for the cities and law enforcement?"