Three tracks from Canadian prog legends RUSH are set to hit the Rock Band Music Store today and you can find out more info on the tracks selected below:

“Fly By Night,” from 1975’s album of the same name kicks off the pack, followed by a live cut of Rush’s “The Spirit of the Radio,” one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.” The pack is rounded out by “Caravan,” which was released as a single earlier this year. These three tracks are just the tip of the iceberg for RUSH fans; we’ll have even more exciting Rush/Rock Band news before the year’s out, so stay tuned!

“A Warrior’s Call” by Danish rockers Volbeat and Black Veil Brides’ “Rebel Love Song” will also be available. These tracks will cost $0.99 USD (100 Wii Points™/80 Microsoft Points),

This Festive Season we will be featuring a Christmas Message from some of our artists that we were able to get in front of a camera when they passed through the UK. Each day we’ll be featuring an artist with their Christmas Message and other content, all presented within an image of their most recent album. There will be some exclusive clips and playlists thrown in for good measure so stay tuned for our daily Christmas update…Ho! Ho! Ho!

Today’s artist is KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD and you can find his Christmas Message by clicking this link. Hover your mouse over the image and click the links you want to watch / listen and or be directed to. You can share the image on your Facebook or Twitter (with all the links embedded) by selecting the ‘share’ button at the top lefthand side of the image. Share the KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD joy and festive wishes!

We will be featuring two artists at a time on our Facebook page but you can find the collection of Christmas Message images over on our Christmas themed Tumblr page by pointing your mouse in this direction.

ALTER BRIDGE recently premiered their 10th webisode with Soundwaves Festival ove rin Australia and you can now see that webisode below. Watch as Mark and Myles get interviewed on a radio station in the US…well, we say interviewed, there are some questions and a hell of a lot of sillyness. Nice!

Pick up a copy of ALTER BRIDGE’s new abum AB III.5 by clicking this link.

TRIVIUM performed a stonking show a few Sundays ago at Brixton Academy in London and whilst there they took part in a raft of press interviews. One of video interviews is now online and it stars none other than drummer, Nick. He spoke to Soundshock.com and they discussed a variety of subjects, including the artwork on the new album, the changes to their sound on the new record and how we fitted in with the guys when he first started and much more. Check it out below!

When most working guitarists experience a problem with their instrument, they rely on their tech or local music shop to help solve the problem. But if you’re SLASH and your number one guitar is acting up, you go to the source.

Although he’s retired his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard replica from live performances, SLASH still relies on it his for recording. Recently he noticed that he was getting some unwanted feedback and squeals from the instrument and after exhausting various remedies, he brought the guitar to Seymour for an expert fix.See what they had to say below:

“The pickups – Duncan Alnico Pros – were what I would call ‘subbornly microphonic,”” says Scott Olson from Seymour Duncan. “Through so many gigs and various weather conditions while traveling, on stage, whatever, Slash wore out the wax potting. They were exposed, and they were starting to squeal. If everything is still in working order, once you stabilize the components, you can work wonders and that’s what happened here. All in all, it was a very happy ending. Slash was thrilled at the results.”

Read the full article over on MusicRadar by clicking here…

This Festive Season we will be featuring a Christmas Message from some of our artists that we were able to get in front of a camera when they passed through the UK. We also enlisted the help of our friends at Roadrunner US and Roadrunner Australia – thanks guys! Each day we’ll be featuring an artist with their Christmas Message and other content. There will be some exclusive clips and playlists thrown in for good measure so stay tuned for our daily Christmas update…Ho! Ho! Ho!

Today’s artist is STAIND and you can find their Christmas Message by clicking this link. Hover your mouse over the image and click the links you want to watch / listen and or be directed to. You can share the image on your Facebook or Twitter (with all the links embedded) by selecting the ‘share’ button at the top lefthand side of the image. Share the STAIND joy and festive wishes!

We will be featuring two artists at a time on our Facebook page but you can find the collection of Christmas Message images over on our Christmas themed Tumblr page by pointing your mouse in this direction.

Beavis and Butthead returned to the screen recently and in celebration of their comeback, we’ve been looking back on some old clips. The new series sees Beavis and Butthead watching the likes of ’16 and Pregnant’ and ‘Jersey Shore’ – but it started with music videos first, kids. Check out some Roadrunner artists getting the Beavis and Butthead review below:

MEGADETH:

MEGADETH‘s new album TH1RT3EN features in our Top 20 Roadrunner Albums of 2011 fans poll and you can see those results by pointing your mouse in this direction.

Buy TH1RT3EN by clicking this link.

KISS:

Buy the Sonic Boom Special Edition to receive a killer liver version of ‘I Love It Loud’ by clicking here.

TYPE O NEGATIVE:

Buy Bloody Kisses to get a copy of ‘Black No. 1’ by clicking here.

Below is a selection of clips that may be a bit of a cheat as it’s White Zombie but it features ROB ZOMBIE so we think it still counts:

And here’s a fan video, which is a collection of Beavis and Butthead riffs:

More 12 days of talking rock than 12 days of Christmas, Big Cheese presents the track by track story of KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES‘ mighty new album, ‘In Gold Blood’. Check out the first 7 parts over on their website by clicking here.

Be sure to check back as Big Cheese will be posting one interview about a different track every day and a special reveal on the 12th day. Enjoy, it’s Christmas come early!

You can pick up Big Cheese’s new Yearbook 2011 giant issue now and read about the Welsh rockers’ triumphant year, as well as seeing where their album placed in the mag’s Top 50 albums of 2011. Click this link to order your copy.

You can get your hands on KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES‘ album, In Gold Blood, by pointing your mouse in this direction.

MEGADETH‘s Dave Mustaine joined Metallica onstage the other day to play songs from ‘Kill ‘Em All’ with the band at The Fillmore in San Francisco, in celebration of Metallica’s 30th anniversary. And if that wasn’t enough, the crowd were treated by Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne also popping by to perform ‘Sabbath covers that included ‘Paranoid’, ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Sabbra Cadabra’.

We spotted a picture of Mustaine and Hatfield together, which reminded us of an old skool photo from way back when. Ladies and gents, may we present…

Mustaine and Hatfield: then and now…

The Metallica 30th Anniversary Show set list is as follows:

‘Orion’
‘Through the Never’
‘Ride the Lightning’
‘The God That Failed’
‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’
‘Rebel Of Babylon’
‘Blackened’
‘Dirty Window’ (with Bob Rock)
‘Frantic’ (with Bob Rock)
‘Sabbra Cadabra’ (with Geezer Butler)
‘Iron Man’ (with Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler)
‘Paranoid’ (with Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler)
‘King Nothing’ (with Jason Newsted)
‘Whiplash’ (with Jason Newsted)
‘Motorbreath’ (with Hugh Tanner)
‘Phantom Lord’ (with Dave Mustaine)
‘Jump In The Fire’ (with Dave Mustaine)
‘Metal Militia’ (with Dave Mustaine)
‘Hit The Lights’ (with Lloyd Grant, Dave Mustaine, Ron McGovney)
‘Seek & Destroy’ (with Jason Newsted, Dave Mustaine, Lloyd Grant, Ron McGovney, Hugh Tanner, Mark Osegueda, and The Soul Rebels)

Check out some videos from the night below:

Pick up a copy of Mustaine’s new album with MEGADETH titled TH1RT3EN by clicking this link.

Chilliwack band Pardon My Striptease, who penned a song for cancer-stricken one-year-old Lilee-Jean Putt, has found a place on the iTunes Rock singles chart just behind province-mates NICKELBACK and have issued a challenge through local media for the international hitmakers to match funds raised through their charity single, “Pray (For L.J.)”. NICKELBACK has answered the challenge and now calls upon the media to do the same.

“We’re moved by the efforts of Pardon My Striptease to raise money for B.C. Children’s Hospital and are happy and excited to take part. As such, Nickelback will be donating $50,000 to the BC Children’s Hospital and we invite both the Vancouver Province and the Vancouver Sun to each join with us and match our pledge,” says Chad Kroeger on behalf of the band. “Being in our own backyard, the story of Lilee-Jean Putt’s fight really hit home. We applaud the The Sun and The Province, which have been invaluable in spreading the word and bringing the challenge to our attention and hope they’ll demonstrate the same enthusiasm by each matching our donation in this urgently needed and great local cause!”

“But, most importantly,” continues Kroeger, “we don’t want anyone to lose sight of what this is really about. This is about helping Lilee-Jean Putt and so many other children receiving world class care at our own BC Children’s Hospital. We are hopeful others will join us.”

The song “Pray [for L.J.]” is available now on iTunes and further information on donating can be found at loveforlilee.com.