KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has issued a statement regarding the illness which has forced him to miss the band's Download festival appearance on Saturday (June 10) and has caused the group to cancel the gigs in Dublin, Ireland (June 11) and Amsterdam, Holland (June 13). Check it out here!

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The Foo Fighters continue to add to their summer tour schedule. A two-night stand in Los Angeles has been announced on for August 29 and 30. The band also recently added the only electric show of the trek, on August 18 in Atlantic City. The next night, the Foos play the second annual Amsterjam on Randall's Island in New York. The Foo Fighters begin a handful of both electric and acoustic gigs in the U.K. tomorrow night with their set at the Isle Of Wight festival.

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On July 25, seminal rockers the New York Dolls will release "One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This", their first studio album in over 30 years. The first pressing of the eagerly anticipated album will include a special 45-minute "making-of" DVD as well as the bonus track "17". The DVD, shot and compiled by Walker Lamond, will contain witty and insightful candid studio moments with founding members David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain and the rest of the Dolls, as well as footage of guest artists.

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311, Jurassic 5, the Wailers are the first artists set for the second U.S. edition of U.K.'s Download Festival. The event will encompass two concerts: Aug. 20 with the aforementioned bands at the Tweeter Center outside Boston and Sept. 30 at Shoreline Amphitheatre near San Francisco, with a lineup to be announced.

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The mystery of the return of The Smashing Pumpkins continues... as reports say that former Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery could be a part of the lineup. A spokesperson for the band's management tells MTV.com that Avery "has been rehearsing with [the Pumpkins] in their pre-production of the new record, but nothing [has been] confirmed in regards to Avery officially being a member of the lineup. One-time Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur had offered to return to the group if Billy Corgan wanted her to

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Godsmack and Rob Zombie have confirmed dates for their upcoming co-headlining tour of North America. Just over a month's worth of dates have been announced, starting in Dallas on August 25 and wrapping up on October 1 in Concord, CA. Earlier this week, it was announced that Zombie would helm a new film in the Halloween movie saga. More Rob Zombie on Roxwel!

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Metric has been earning Canadian music the respect that it deserves on the world stage. Singer Emily Haines writes songs that blend elements of new wave, indie pop, and progressive music to create a style uniquely her own. The band's debut full-length album 'Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?' was an immediate hit & paved the way for the even more expansive and biting 2005 follow-up 'Live It Out'. Check out their latest video 'Poster of A Girl' which features a paranoid looking Haines wandering the city, eventually finding herself as a spectator at her own show.

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Metric

Poster of a Girl

Last Gang Records

Micah Meisner

Metric, who once considered themselves a bit of a vagrant band, citing the likes of Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Toronto, and London home, became identified with the Canadian Invasion around the time of their first album 'Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?'. Lead singer Emily Haines has a rich history with ties to such acts as Broken Social Scene, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Stars.

 

Metric

Monster Hospital

Last Gang Records

Micah Meisner

Emily Haines & company deliver a powerful anthem to follow up their breakthrough debut album 'Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?' Director Micah Meisner creates a horrific slasher-movie feel to accompany Haines as she struggles with war as it relates to her own personal fears.

 

Metric

Combat Baby

Everloving Records

 

Watching war games on the television.

 

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Y Control

Interscope Records

Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze creates a haunting video in which Yeah Yeah Yeahs' singer Karen O summons children to cause mass destruction and general mayhem.

 

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Arcade Fire

Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

Merge Records

Josh Deu

This is the first chapter of the four part 'Neighborhood' saga from the Arcade Fire's 'Funeral' album. The video, directed by former band member Josh Deu, features live shots of the band mixed with dream-like animation. The band is currently holed up in a church outside of Montreal recording their highly anticipated sophomore album.

 

Rufus Wainwright

Across The Universe

V2 Records

Len Wiseman

Rufus was a big fan of Judy Garland so it's no suprise that this Beatles-cover video staring Dakatoa Fanning feels Wizard of Ozzy. The director, Len Wiseman, who borrowed heavily from the Surrealist work of Rene Magritte, received a 2002 MVPA award nomination for this piece. From the "I Am Sam" soundtrack.

 

Death From Above 1979

Blood On Our Hands

Vice Recordings

Chris Grismer

The band performs in a basement club where white incandescent lights flash in the background.

 

The New Pornographers

All For Swinging You Around

Matador Records

Blaine Thurier

The school geeks are doing double dutch while the hot chicks are rehearsing their dance team number.

 

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Texas rockers Blue October evoke an array of eclectic influences such as Peter Gabriel, the Flaming Lips, U2 and Coldplay. The group's epic live shows and exploration of subjects like mental depression, drug use, love, betrayal, forgiveness and cathartic transcendence have helped them amass a strong, loyal following through five albums. 'Hate Me' is a song portraying a man's selfishness in a relationship, then coming to terms with it, and admitting the mistakes.

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Blue October

Hate Me

Universal Records

'Hate Me' is the band's hottest track to date. Moving them from a fan base focused in Texas to a nationwide profile.

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