According to reports, the powers that be at the London Underground have refused to display promotional posters for the upcoming Lou Reed/Metallica collaboration, ‘Lulu’.

Their official reason for the snub? The text looks too much like graffiti. Are they being too harsh? Judge for yourselves:

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‘Lulu’ is released in the US on November 1st and the rest of the world one day earlier, on October 31st.

The final confirmed tracklist is as follows:

01. Brandenburg Gate (4:19)
02. The View (5:17)
03. Pumping Blood (7:24)
04. Mistress Dread (6:52)
05. Iced Honey (4:36)
06. Cheat On Me (11:26)
07. Frustration (8:33)
08. Little Dog (8:01)
09. Dragon (11:08)
10. Junior Dad (19:28)

Kentucky hard rockers Black Stone Cherry have a released a new video for their track ‘Blame It On The Boom Boom’.

The track comes from the band’s third release ‘Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea’.  For sales outside of the US, the album is the band’s most successful to date, peaking at #13 on the UK albums chart.

Watch the new video clip below.

Funk-metallers Bang Tango are to release their new studio album ‘Pistol Whipped In The Bible Belt’ this month.

The band, who became cult MTV favourites in the early 90s with tracks from their classic albums ‘Psycho Cafe’ and ‘Dancing On Coals’, have claimed the new disc contains influences from The Rolling Stones.  The album is also said to contain influence from vocalist Joe LeSte’s other band Beautiful Creatures.

LeSte is now the only original member of Bang Tango.

The band’s current line-up is: Joe Leste (vocals), Lance Eric(bass), Scott LaFlamme (guitar) and Trent Anderson (drums).

‘Pistol Whipped…’ is released via Seventy Eight Productions on September 27th.

According to reports, Guns N’ Roses are to tour the US throughout October and November.  So far, a handful of dates have been announced, but more shows are to be added to the tour later.

G N’R last toured the US in 2006, and have only played a handful of shows since.  There were a few shows to promote the release of ‘Chinese Democracy’ in 2008 and a sole show in 2010.

You can go and see Axl and his revolving cast of musicians at the following venues:

Oct. 28 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Oct. 29 – Miami, FL – AmericanAirlines Arena
Oct. 31 – Greenville, SC – BI-LO Center 
Nov. 02 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena 
Nov. 05 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion 
Nov. 12 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Nov. 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center 
Nov. 15 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena 
Nov. 19 – Hartford, CT – Comcast Theatre  

Read a review of bassist Tommy Stinson’s  ‘One Man Mutiny’ here.
Read a review of ex-Gn’R bassist Duff McKagan’s ‘Sick’ here.
Read a review of ex-Gn’R bassist Duff McKagan’s ‘The Taking’ here.

Although best known for his work with progressive metal band Threshold (with whom he has spent three different stints as lead vocalist) and Ayreon, Damian Wilson has recorded a body of solo work over the past decade and a half.

His solo work has often been overshadowed by his recordings with other bands, but now it’s time for his solo career to get greater recognition.

On October 28th, Wilson will release a 2CD anthology of his solo works.  Besides choice cuts from the solo albums, ‘I Thought The World Was Listening: 1997-2011’ features unreleased material and a few re-recorded numbers.

Disc 1

01. Disciple
02. Commune
03. Beating Inside
04. Please Don’t Leave Me ‘Til I Leave You
05. Never Close The Door
06. One Life
07. A Long Way Home
08. Naturally *
09. Homegrown (original demo version)
10. Adam’s Child
11. Quietly Spoken *
12. When I Leave This Land
13. She’s Like A Fable (feat. Rick Wakeman)
14. Spin **
15. See You There ***
16. Wedding Song **

Disc 2

01. Array Of Lights **
02. Brightest Way
03. Light In The Middle
04. Smile
05. For The One I Long **
06. Warning Light
07. Moment Of Your Doubt **
08. Naked
09. Subway
10. Fine Weather *
11. Nothing In This World Remains The Same *
12. Just The Way It Goes
13. Feels Good
14. Nothing Without You
15. Part Of Me *

* New version
** Previously unreleased
*** Hidden track on Disciple