According to TMZ.com, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS members Robert DeLeo (bass), Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Eric Kretz (drums) have filed a lawsuit against their former lead singer Scott Weiland claiming that he sabotaged their 20th anniversary tour by being chronically late for performances and missing promotional gigs.

Drummer Darren Minter of San Francisco Bay Area metallers HEATHEN has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "It is with great regret to announce that, after 25 years of drumming for HEATHEN, I have left the band due to unforeseen circumstances and will not be joining them on the European tour that starts in several weeks (a replacement will be named in the next few days).

Former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and SCORPIONS are currently taking part in a week-long tour of Russia where they are playing classic songs from their respective bands under the banner ROCKSTAR.

Video impressions from the first-ever Full Metal Cruise, which took place May 5-12, travelling from Hamburg (Germany) via Southampton (London), Le Havre (Paris) and Amsterdam back to Hamburg, can be seen below.

Fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX's May 15 concert at HSBC Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below.

MY RUIN — the Los Angeles-based band featuring the husband-and-wife rock duo of vocalist Tairrie B.

100.3 The X Rocks conducted an interview with Björn Gelotte of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES backstage at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which took place May 17-19 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted before NEWSTED's May 21 concert in New York City.

A trailer for Sick Puppies' "There's No Going Back" music video can be streamed here. The full video will debut June 6th. The band will release their new album 'Connect' on July 16th.

12 Stones front-man Paul McCoy has teamed with Rains vocalist Jeff Rains, Digital Summer drummer Justin Pacy and Evans Blue bassist Joe Bitter to form a new band. The group has yet to settle on a band name, but will begin work on their debut album next month.

Bullet For My Valentine are streaming the video for "P.O.W." at this location.

Avenged Sevenfold will tour Europe with Five Finger Death Punch and Device this fall. Click here for dates.

Midnight Cinema (ex-Thriving Ivory) will release their self-titled debut EP on July 9th. A free download of the track “Hurricane” is available at this location.

Pop Evil have announced several new tour dates with Drowning Pool. Details are listed here.

Airbourne are offering a free download of a live version of “No Way But the Hard Way” at this location.

The band’s new album ‘Black Dog Barking‘ which is in stores now.

The following releases are now available: Single Releases Mindset Evolution - "Burn It Down" (Prospect Park) - Amazon MP3 Nonpoint - "That Day" (Razor & Tie) - Amazon MP3 Toadies - "Rattler's Revival" (Kirtland) - Amazon MP3 Album Releases 30 Seconds to Mars - 'Love Lust Faith + Dreams' (Virgin/Capitol) - Amazon MP3 Airbourne - 'Black Dog Barking' (Roadrunner) - Amazon MP3

- Friends and peers gathered in Los Angeles to celebrate the life and legacy of Slayer guitar great Jeff Hanneman. [Loudwire] - At that very same Jeff Hanneman Memorial Celebration, Slayer guitarist Kerry King offered some fond recollections of the rocker. [Loudwire] - Jane’s Addiction‘s Dave Navarro trashes his former bandmate Eric Avery after the bassist [...]

Bullet for My Valentine take viewers up onstage and behind the scenes with their latest music video for the new single ‘P.O.W.’ The group is known for putting on a great live show and they don’t disappoint with the footage from this clip. The song itself centers on rising anxiety and tension and that something [...]

Bassist Eric Avery recently exited Nine Inch Nails after being named one of the band’s new members earlier this year and the news caught the eye of Avery’s onetime bandmate in Jane’s Addiction – guitarist Dave Navarro. During his online radio show ‘Dark Matter,’ the axeman used the platform to rail against Avery’s recent move and past actions. [...]

When Buckcherry comes to town, it’s a guarantee that you will be partying ‘All Night Long,’ pun fully intended. Last night (May 23) Buckcherry rocked New York City’s Irving Plaza with support from Heaven’s Basement, Mindset Evolution and Mother. Frontman Josh Todd took the stage with the rest of Buckcherry looking and sounding better than [...]

It’s been a little while, but Avenged Sevenfold are about to ramp up their activity. The band has scattered festival dates this summer, but they’ve just announced a full-scale 2013 European trek. As if that wasn’t enticing enough, the band will be trekking through Europe with Five Finger Death Punch and Device as part of [...]

Falling in Reverse and their latest single ‘Fashionably Late’ narrowly beat out Papa Roach in the previous Cage Match, but will they be able to do it again as they face this round’s opponents? Hollywood Undead heat things up with their new single ‘Another Way Out’ off of their latest album ‘Notes From The Underground.’ [...]

Black Sabbath are getting ready for their new ’13′ album, a disc that is noticeably missing original drummer Bill Ward. The drummer held out of the band’s reunion, citing a contract dispute, and while there was hope that something could be worked out, ultimately guitarist Tony Iommi says the band had to move on. Iommi [...]

Candlelight Red are getting ready to unleash their second full-length album, ‘Reclamation,’ and Loudwire is bringing you the exclusive premiere of the lyric video for the disc’s first single, ‘Feel the Same.’ Frontman Ryan Hoke shows off his rock pipes on the track, which shares a meaningful message of love and connection to someone who was [...]