Bassist from Pearl Jam, Jeff Ament,  was jumped and robbed by three masked scumbags with knives -- and the whole thing was caught on tape.

According to a police report filed in Atlanta, Jeff Ament was pulling up to their studio back in April with a friend, when the three little bitches darted out of some nearby woods, smashed the windows of Ament's ride and demanded cash.

The bassist tried to take off on foot, but the robbers caught up with him, knocked him to the ground and stole over $7,000 in money and goods, according to Rolling Stone.

Ament suffered a laceration on his head and was treated at the scene. The whole thing was caught on a nearby security cam -- but despite the eye in the sky, no arrests have been made.

[via TMZ]
 

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Roxwel's Toby Ryan sits down with Buckcherry's Keith Nelson Keith Nelson and talks about the band's latest record 'Black Butterfly', the story behind their 5 year hiatus, and their future touring plans. Also catch clips from their Belton, Texas performance of "Tired Of You", "Next 2 You", and "Broken Glass".

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Karate High School and Eyeball Records have launched a contest with Interpunk where the 3 winners selected will get the opportunity to have band front man/multi-instrumentalist/producer Paul McGuire write a 30-60 second song about them. This contest is currently up and running HERE. You can find out more about it on the Karate High School MySpace blog HERE. 

On May 19th (CD Release Day) Karate High School will post on their MySpace, “One Trip Around The Sun”, the official first single off the new album Invaders.

Also keep checking www.myspace.com/karatehighschool for the latest KHS tour dates.

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Job For A Cowboy will shoot its first music video from Ruination – for the new song "Regurgitated Disinformation" -- on Saturday, June 6 in Philadelphia, PA and is inviting fans to attend and be a part of the event.  Presented by R5 Productions & 94 WYSP/Rockers, the JFAC shoot will take place in Philly’s First Unitarian Church beginning at 8:00 PM EDT.  Downloadable vouchers for the video shoot / live performance will cost just .94 cents and will go on sale tomorrow (May 9). In addition to the video shoot, the evening will include a full live set from both Job For A Cowboy and a “special guest” opening act.

The event voucher will be exchanged for an “admission wristband” on the day of the show.  Wristbands will be issued on a first come, first serve basis starting at 12 PM (noon) on June 6 at the main entrance of The First Unitarian Church and will only be available to those who purchased the voucher in advance.  The wristband will guarantee admission to the show that evening as well as both a special meet and greet with JFAC and a limited edition poster that includes a promo code to download a special digital Metal Blade sampler featuring new music from Job for a Cowboy, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth and more.  Fans who arrive too late to receive wristbands will still be able to partake in the meet and greet and receive the poster with digital sampler promo code.

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After 7 months of being on life support after a severe car accident Chi Cheng, from the Deftones, has finally been released from ICU. Chi is not out of the clear and still remains in an not in a coma, but in and out of wakefulness. His eyes are moving and this is all good news to family, friends, and fans!

If you would like to donate to help raise funds for the medical expenses for Chi Cheng click HERE.

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Danish duo The Raveonettes, are currently hard at work writing the tunes that will comprise their fourth LP, the follow up to last year's acclaimed Lust Lust Lust. Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo will return to Denmark in May to record the album, slated for release early this fall on Vice Music.  Further details are forthcoming, but its the anticipation that makes the release of a great record all the more worthwhile, right? 

The band will return to the US for festival dates, including stops at Chicago's Lollapalooza, NYC's Siren Festival, and Austin City Limits. 

Their appearance at ACL will be the kick off for an extensive North American headlining tour, the dates of which we'll be announcing to you soon.

Festival Dates:

6/18/09        NEW YORK, NY    SIREN FESTIVAL 

7/09/09        CHICAGO, IL        LOLLAPALOOZA (buy tickets)

10/2/09        AUSTIN, TX        AUSTIN CITY LIMITS (buy tickets)

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 Metal band Psycroptic recently released their new album Ob(servant), and Roxwel's Chuck is here to review the new tracks.  Keep watching as Chuck introduces us to Psycroptic video "Initiate."

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[via Blabbermouth]

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