What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas or so they say! Celebrating it’s 15th anniversary, Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp is proud to announce the next installment of their highly successful music-magic experience taking place in Sin City this coming Fall. Headlining the October camp at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will be co-founder and bassist for KISS and the face of A&E’s “Gene Simmons Family Jewels”– iconic rock god and media mogul Gene Simmons.

“I can’t think of a better way to kick off our next installment of Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas with none other than rock god Gene Simmons,” says Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp founder David Fishof.

“I can’t wait to reveal the secrets of becoming a rock star,” says Gene Simmons. “Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp is a grueling, military style musical training process. And I’m just the guy to be your Sergeant. Now, drop and give me twenty.”

Kicking off October 10th and culminating October 14th Gene Simmons will jam with campers of all talent levels providing them a taste of what it’s like to live the “rock and roll” lifestyle and a memory that will last a lifetime. The camp will host special rock stars including Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne guitarist, Black Label Society), Vince Neil (Motley Crue), and Sebastian Bach (Skid Row).

The rock camps allow music fans a chance to jam nightly with legendary rock stars, write and record an original song and perform live on stage in front of family and friends. Campers have the option of purchasing a three-day rock star package or five day headliner experience. Both packages will cover hotel accommodations, breakfast/lunch, daily classes and jam session, opening night dinner and cocktail party as well as a DVD copy of the final concert performance. To celebrate the camp’s culmination on October 14th, campers will jam at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas during a live concert.

The Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp is the world’s only place where real people get the life-changing experience of meeting, writing songs, recording and performing with their musical heroes. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp has helped make millions of dreams come true for rock & roll lovers around the world. Created by veteran music producer David Fishof to be the ultimate music-making experience these camps provide once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for musicians of all skill levels.

Rock star camp counselors have included Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones), Slash, Roger Daltrey (The Who), Bret Michaels (Poison), Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys), Cheap Trick, Dr. John, George Thorogood, Jack Bruce (Cream), Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Jane Wiedlin (The Go Gos), Joe Satriani, Joe Walsh, Meatloaf, Mickey Hart (The Grateful Dead), Lita Ford (The Runaways), Steve Vai, Todd Rundgren, Vince Neil (Motley Crue), Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum (Both of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver), Michael Anthony (Van Halen), Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot) and many more.

Help celebrate our GRAND OPENING at the MGM Grand Las Vegas!

To purchase, please visit www.rockcamp.com or call 1-888-762-2263.

After scoring two top 10 singles (“I Get Off” and “It’s Not You”) from their self-titled debut and touring steadily for two years with acts as diverse as Shinedown, Stone Sour, Disturbed, Megadeth, Papa Roach, Godsmack and countless others, Pennsylvania quartet Halestorm are back with their second full-length, The Strange Case of…. Musically diverse and emotionally revealing, the album resonates with a newfound poignancy that takes Halestorm to a new level of creative achievement.

Halestorm started writing for the new record while they were on the road in 2010. Then when the band finished the Uproar Tour in May 2011, they entered the studio with producer Howard Benson (3 Doors Down, Seether, Three Days Grace).

Halestorm recorded The Strange Case of… in three sessions with Benson. By the time they entered the studio for the last time, they had written 56 songs, which they narrowed down to the 17 they tracked. The first single “Love Bites (So Do I)” is a storming rocker that illustrates frontwoman Lzzy Hale’s individuality, sense of humor, and willingness to represent young women in today’s fast-paced society.

One reason Halestorm has developed the ability to sound completely self-assured and cohesive whether they’re tearing down the rafters or gently massaging a bruised psyche is because they’ve had plenty of time to hone their craft and celebrate their exceptional chemistry. Hale and her brother and drummer Arejay started the group more than a decade ago when she was 13 and he was just 10. From the very beginning they were in it to win it even though they paid their dues along the way. Back in the day, the members lost a talent show to a tap-dancing cowgirl, played Friendly’s for free ice cream, piled the stage with homemade explosives that sometimes went off right in front of their faces, and even played at a funeral.

Halestorm’s determination paid off. Before long, they were playing local bars even though they were underage. They secured guitarist Joe Hottinger in 2003 and bassist Josh Smith in 2004, and in 2005, Halestorm signed a deal with Atlantic Records and released the live EP One and Done, which included an early version of fan favorite “It’s Not You.” The band continued to write, tour and record and in 2009 released their self-titled full-length album. Inspired by Halestorm’s exuberance and spirit, the band’s loyal legions rapidly grew. They became favorites at rock radio, highlights of music festivals and friends of the multitudes of groups they opened for or headlined with. Halestorm went on to sell more than 300,000 copies.

We caught up with Lzzy during the Mass Chaos tour which featured Halestorm opening for Staind and Godsmack. Lzzy talked about the songwriting process for the new album, meeting some of her rock idols, and the most important part of a band’s career and success – creating relationships with their fans. Like Lzzy goes on to say, “It’s not like we’re on stage and they’re watching us. It feels like we’re there together.”

I’ve gotta start out by giving congrats on the chart success for “Love Bites (And So Do I)” – #1 Active Rock. You’re the first female-fronted group to ever do that.

Isn’t that crazy?! It’s unbelievable. People started calling me to tell me that we were the first and I was like, “C’mon, there had to be another one out there!” It’s very cool. It’s humbling, you know? It’s very cool.

That’s something that will be in the books years and years after we’re dead and gone.

It’s funny. I was talking to my mother about that. I started this band when I was 13. To get to this point and have all these things happen in such a short period of time is really blowing my mind at the moment!

I know you’re on tour now. If anybody doubts whether on not you guys love being on the road, all they have to do is watch the JVC “Turn Me On. The Road” video and they’ll quickly learn how passionate you all are.

I’m telling you, those are some cool people. They have such a passion for music. It’s great to work with those guys. The promotion is so great because it’s about enjoying music loud, people enjoying music in their cars – believe me, I’m one of those people! You can only do the iPod thing for so long!

Seeing you guys enjoying music and blasting it out creates a relationship with the fans that a lot of bands don’t take the time to develop like they should.

I agree. We have a very strange and very intimate relationship with most of the people that follow us. In the beginning, when you start a band, you have to decide which way you wanna go. There’s really only two ways to go: the mysterious Tool route or you just put it all out there. We decided just to put it all out there. There is such a camaraderie with our audience. It’s not like we’re on stage and they’re watching us. It feels like we’re there together. We definitely like to emphasize that in everything we promote. In all honesty, it takes a village to break a band. We couldn’t have done this without them. We help each other.

We’ve got to talk about the new album. Tell me how you approached songwriting this time around. It sounds more live and raw.

Definitely. With the first record we were thinking, Does this song have mass appeal? Is the label gonna like it? Will it do anything on radio? With this record we really didn’t think about that stuff at all. We almost didn’t even have time to! We literally got off tour last summer, had 24 hours to pack and flew straight to LA and started in the studio the next day with a handful of songs. Some of them weren’t even finished. We thought we would have the entire summer write the record and record it. No, no, no. It was, We need the record now! We had no choice but to follow and chase after whatever got us excited. We compiled a bunch of ideas and anything that struck us as true and human we recorded. We could always delete it later! We ended up falling into this eclectic mixture of everything we’re interested in. I’m so proud of it because for some odd reason it all goes together. I don’t know how! There are still some songs I can listen to from this record that get me a little emotional because of where my head was at at the time. I can’t say that about the first record. This is the first time we can collectively say that.

What did you guys use as inspiration while you were in the studio? Did a certain song set the tone of the record?

It went in a few different stages. When we first started recording we were fresh off the road and the amplifiers were still ringing in our ears! We wanted to write something hard and fast and with a lot of energy. One of the first songs we wrote was the first single, “Love Bites (So Do I).” That was directly inspired by our time on the road and our covers EP. We experimented with tempos we’d never experimented with before. One was Skid Row’s “Slave To The Grind” and the other was Guns N’ Roses “Out Ta Get Me.” We never thought we could pull off tempos like that and now that we had covered those songs we decided we needed a song of our own! A lot of the songs after that were inspired by people we met on the road and the energy we feel live. We even went as far as recording the drums on 2-inch tape so my little brother had his work cut out for him! If you record on tape you have to get it right! You have to do the whole song – you can’t just cut in on the chorus! We really wanted to create that live feel.

Halfway through – when all the aggressions had settled – we started writing more intimate songs. I turned to the guys and said, You know what? You brought this on yourselves! They told me in the beginning to write whatever I feel and not worry about trying to represent the band. They didn’t want me to think about it too much – just keep my brain out of it. I did and the floodgate opened and I wrote some of the most personal songs I’ve ever written. The label was like, We didn’t even know this about you! The album is kind of like two different sides of myself and that ended up inspiring the song “Mz. Hyde.” The record is very Jekyll and Hyde. After everything was done it was like a whirlwind of creative purging. I’m really glad because in the beginning I was afraid it was going to be a rush job. I realized we can work on a deadline and that’s much better than giving us all the time in the world!

How have you changed as a front woman over the past few years?

Now, this is my career. I’m making a living doing this. I still have the fire I always did when I was 13. It’s still just as exciting every night. I still get this tingly feeling in my hands. I don’t attest that to adrenaline. It’s part of what I love about playing live. I’ve got that since I was a kid. I might be less shy now but the feeling is still there. The love is still there. The love of the chase is still there. The four of us have such a passion for whatever happens next. We keep one foot in front of the other and we’ll keep doing this as long as we can and be happy doing what we love.

You’ve got a nice following of fans. A lot of those kids look to you as inspiration. Who are some of the artists you looked up to as inspiration? Now that you’re in the business have you met any of them?

I’ve always been about 20 years behind when it comes to music! Growing up I was greatly influenced by my parent’s music: Alice Cooper, Pat Benatar, Ronnie James Dio, Van Halen. Also, anybody with a color in their name: Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Blue Oyster Cult, Black Sabbath. I remember kidding my dad when I was little about only liking bands that had a color in their name! I related more to that kind of music rather than the artists of my generation. I nearly missed the nineties! When the guitarist and bass player joined the band I remember them introducing me to STP (Stone Temple Pilots) and Nirvana. I remember them telling me listen to a song by STP and I was like, Who is STP? Not that I was sheltered, I just didn’t relate to a lot of that music.

I have got to meet some of them. I’ve been extremely lucky. I got to meet Alice Cooper and the Heart sisters. I’ve got to talk to Pat Benatar and Ronnie James Dio. I’ve got to tell you, of all the people I’ve met, those two are the coolest. I know Ronnie isn’t with us anymore, but they’re two of the nicest people you’d ever want to meet.

We ended up opening for Ronnie for, what my manager tells me, was his last show. It was incredible. It was one of those fluke accidents. We were on our way home to Pennsylvania after a tour and Heaven & Hell had a show in Atlantic City at the House Of Blues and the opening band dropped out. My manager called and asked if we wanted the gig. I said I would walk if I had to – we were gonna do this. It was such an amazing experience. It was just Halestorm and the guys from Heaven & Hell. I was so nervous. They ended up hanging out with us at one in the morning. I just remember watching Ronnie as we walked out to the buses. He stopped and signed anything for everybody. I said to him, I’m sure they would understand if you wanted to leave and go to bed. He turned to me and said, You know Lizzy. It’s a moment in time. You may not remember their name or the day you met them but they hold on to that moment forever. They play that moment over and over again. You better make it good!

I got to do an interview for Revolver with Pat Benatar. She had questions for me and I had some for her. It was only supposed to be a 30-minute interview and we ended up talking for an hour and 45 minutes! I hope I’m that cool when I’m 60 years old!

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, who is currently receiving treatment in England for the early stages of lymphoma, with which he was diagnosed late last year, writes on his official web site, “I’ve been thinking of you, old friend, while dealing with my own health issues over the last six months and remembering the good times.”

Dio was renowned throughout the world as one of the greatest and most influential vocalists in heavy metal history. The singer, who was recording and touring with Sabbath offshoot Heaven & Hell prior to his illness, was diagnosed with stomach cancer in late 2009. He underwent chemotherapy and made what is now his final public appearance in April 2010 at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles.

A free public memorial service was held on May 30, 2010 at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, attended by more than 1,500 fans, friends and fellow musicians.

In March 2011, it was announced that the surviving members of the final lineup of DIO would embark on a project with former JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim “Ripper” Owens under the name DIO DISCIPLES.

His wife and manager, Wendy Dio, still oversees all projects and releases related to the career and music of her late husband.

Ronnie James Dio, real name Ronald James Padavona, was born in New Hampshire on July 10, 1942.

He moved to Cortland, New York at a young age, where he began playing with local acts. A street in Cortland, Dio Way, was named after him in 1988.

He released his first single, with a band called RONNIE AND THE REDCAPS, in 1959.

His first heavy rock act, ELF, released three albums and opened for DEEP PURPLE, where Dio‘s voice caught the ear of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Blackmore recruited Dio for his own band, RAINBOW, after leaving PURPLE in 1975.

Dio recorded three studio albums and one live set with RAINBOW before exiting in 1978, including “Rising” and “Long Live Rock And Roll”.

He replaced Ozzy Osbourne in BLACK SABBATH in 1980, recording the “Heaven And Hell” and “Mob Rules” albums, plus “Live Evil”, before leaving in 1982. He rejoined the group 10 years later for an album called “Dehumanizer”, and again teamed with the group under the HEAVEN HELL banner in 2006. HEAVEN HELL released an album called “The Devil You Know” in 2009.

He has also recorded 10 studio albums with his own band, DIO, including a classic 1983 debut, “Holy Diver”, and an equally renowned follow-up, 1984′s “The Last In Line”.

Dio was also behind the HEAR N’ AID project, a collection of metal artists who recorded the track “Stars” in 1985 to raise funds for African famine relief.

Rock and metal musicians around the world paid tribute to Dio in the weeks and months following his death. STONE SOUR and SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor shared his feelings with The Pulse Of Radio about the fallen metal icon. “When I got that news that he had passed away, man, it seriously — it broke my heart. It broke it in two. Because honestly, I just feel like there will never be another Ronnie James Dio. He had such a pure voice — and still singing his ass off. I just know he’ll be missed, and I will miss him as well.”

Ex-VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony also shared his memories of Dio with The Pulse Of Radio. “I don’t know anybody that didn’t grow up listening to his stuff,” he said. “You know, VAN HALEN, we used to do from the first RAINBOW album, we did ‘Man On The Silver Mountain’. I remember one time, the second VAN HALEN tour we were doing some festivals in Europe, and we actually played on the same show as Ronnie’s band. Real powerful voice, you know, and definitely a driving force in hard rock music, that guy was.”

Slash told The Pulse Of Radio that he felt the loss of Dio very keenly. “He’s just somebody I was influenced by,” he said. ” I played all the RAINBOW stuff, I played the DIO stuff, the SABBATH stuff when I was in, you know, high school. I don’t think that it’s really set in what a, you know, huge figure in rock ‘n’ roll we lost, you know. Really major. Probably one of the most influential heavy metal singers of all time.”

Original story source: Blabbermouth.net.

Teenage rock sensations Cherri Bomb’s debut album, This Is The End Of Control, is out today and available now on iTunes. The album is also streaming in full via the Official Listening Party below. The album features “Let it Go,” as well as “Shake the Ground,” which has a brand new lyrics video and also appears on Avengers Assemble, the official companion album to the blockbuster film The Avengers.

Managed by ex-Hole drummer Samantha Maloney, Cherri Bomb have won the hearts of rock enthusiasts of all ages, including Revolver Magazine who called the album, “a defiant blast of teenage rebellion that suggests a cross between Halestorm and the Foo Fighters.” The girls will be hitting the road in support of the album, including a stop at the Bamboozle Festival in Asbury Park, NJ this Saturday, May 19th, as well as a string of Warped Tour dates starting in Darien, NY on July 17th.

For more on Cherri Bomb, including full tour schedule, visit their official site at www.cherribombband.com.

Dear Sabbath Fans and Fellow Musicians,

I sincerely regret to inform you that after a final effort to participate in the upcoming Sabbath shows a failure to agree has continued. At this time I have to inform you that I won’t be playing with Black Sabbath at the Birmingham gig dated May 19th, 2012, nor will I be playing at Download on June 10th, 2012. Further, I will not be playing at Lollapalooza on August 3, 2012.

It is with a very sad heart that I bring you this news. I am sincerely passionate in my desire to play with the band, and I’m very, very sorry that it’s fallen to this. This statement is even more painstaking to write, as I was particularly excited to play alongside Tony Iommi after the recent treatments he underwent. I wanted that to become a reality.

To express my thoughts about you, the Sabbath fans, I’m going to speak to you all through an experience my brother James had recently. My brother Jimmy lives in the U.K. When speaking with him a couple of days ago, he told me that an acquaintance had stopped him on the street and confronted him, “is your brother playing Birmingham? What’s going on? I waited in line with my son and paid x amount for the concert tickets.”

The man’s son is a young drummer. He’s going to see Sabbath, and he wants to see Bill Ward play drums. Upon hearing this news, I felt horrible. I couldn’t help feeling some resentment towards the failure to reach an agreement, the failure to remember where we came from, the failure to be as brothers, as we once were. To be clear, I’m not blaming the other guys or finding any faults with them. I would think it can’t be easy for them either, but this situation is just really sad. It’s sad that it’s come to this. “This” will surely leave a mark and be unwelcome to the memory. Hopefully “this” will heal and pass in time.

My heart sank when Jimmy told me about this young boy. I know this boy is going to be disappointed, and I don’t know how to amend it, other than to put my arms around the boy and tell him I love him. Sabbath fans have a voice and a face, to me you’re human, you have families and despair. You have ferocity and emotions and graciousness, and at this moment as far as I’m concerned you are also that young boy in England. I don’t know how to amend my part in these failings other than to put my arms around you and say I love you and let you know I’m very, very sorry.

Throughout this process, which began over a year ago, I have had to stand up for myself time and time again. I have had to stand up for myself and in doing so realize my actions indirectly, although unintentionally, are upsetting and hurting a lot of you. I know in my heart I couldn’t have done these concerts by agreeing the terms suggested. I made a solemn vow after the last European and Ozzfest concerts that I would never again enter into what was, in my opinion, a totally unsatisfactory contract. I have to stand for something, and as painful as it is, I’m doing it.

Earlier in April 2012, I’d been asked to participate “minimally” in the Download festival. I believe I’d been offered no more than three songs to play while another drummer presumably played the rest of the show with Black Sabbath. I was not willing to participate in that offer. I was not prepared to watch another drummer play a Sabbath set, while I was to play only three songs.

I found out about the Birmingham gig on Monday, April 30 through the Internet ad. I was taken aback somewhat by the date, and the fact it was Birmingham. Knowing the “signable” contract negotiations were at best in shreds, I was upset by the idea that the band was going to play Birmingham and play it assumedly without me. I had no prior knowledge of the date and location, and I felt totally excluded. We contacted the representative for Black Sabbath to see if something could be worked out. In the meantime my drum crew and I, along with our US endorsers, finished all the necessary planning for a swift departure to the UK. There wasn’t a whole lot to complete; we’d all been on standby more or less since mid-January 2012. The remaining work in the UK was confirmed done by our European and UK endorsers and we were good to go by Friday, May 4 2012. There were two stress points: firstly, getting an agreement in place, and secondly, getting to England in a timely manner. Jetlag time was taken into account as well as drum practice, a drum practice room in the heart of Birmingham, accommodation, and travel arrangements were all in place to meet with any band rehearsals that may have transpired before the Birmingham show. So far everything that had been arranged was on my dime, but we didn’t move ahead without a realistic confirmation.

Communications between the representative and my lawyer continued through the weekend of May 5 finalizing on Wednesday, May 9. The offer we received on May 9 was, “come to the UK, play for free and see how the first show goes.” I was tempted. Playing for free would not have been a problem for me, but “seeing how the first show goes” left an element of risk which could have affected Download. My ideal thought was to play in full the Birmingham show, in full Download, and in full Lollapalooza.

I had notified the representative that May 10 was my cutoff day in order to have good lead-in time for England. On the night of May 9 I asked for a brief letter to be sent to the representative asking to find out if we were at an end. On the morning of Thursday, May 10, I received a reply in the affirmative. After consulting with my advisors and crew a decision was made to let go and stop.

I can’t prioritize the Sabbath fans making one show more important than the other. I can’t do that. All of you are important. It’s all the gigs or none at all. I can’t come to Birmingham and “see what happens” knowing there is a risk of not being able to play Download or Lollapalooza. Again, for me, it’s all or nothing. I had to say “no” to Birmingham on the principle of wanting to play all the shows. Saying no to Birmingham is very difficult for me. My family grew up in Birmingham. Black Sabbath grew up in Birmingham. It’s still my hometown and I resent having to arrive at such a difficult choice.

Although the statement was made that, “the door is always open” for me, as explained above, walking through that door is not always as easy as it sounds. There are many complicated issues and unseen and unspoken agendas on hand. I can assure you, my criteria for a “signable” contract is based in mindful principles, respectability, and acknowledgement of my history within the band.

I hold no malice or resentment towards the other band members. I love them; I’m tolerant of them; I’m frustrated with them, as they may be with me. My fight has never been with them. I’ll love them forever. In my opinion, nobody wins this time; the band doesn’t win; the fans for an original lineup don’t win. Nobody wins, nobody. Even the ones who thought they did.

I didn’t want to make this decision, but I have to be honest and transparent. This is the statement I didn’t want to write; it’s the last thing I wanted to do. But, I have written it, and now it can go into the universe.

Since Spring of 2011, I’ve waited patiently and hopefully for a signable contract, you know the rest. I stand for the boy in the U.K., for the coming drum student, for all the drummers, who write their parts out and get stiffed on the publishing, I stand with the Sabbath fans chanting “Bill Ward” and asking “why?” and I stand with Tony and Geezer and Ozzy.

On a final note, even though I’m at an end with the upcoming announced concerts, I will remain with an open mind and a position of willingness to negotiate “signable” terms with Sabbath’s representatives in the future.

Stay strong.
Stay safe.

With all my heart and strength, I love you,
Bill Ward

Looking for a new flavor or a new way of spicing up your life? Well look no more. Stephen Pearcy of the multi-platinum selling band RATT has just released his Top Fuel Verde Sauce through High River Sauces in collaboration with Chris Santos from the Chef of the Food Network’s highest rated Show “Chopped”. To celebrate the release of the Top Fuel Verde Sauce Stephen will be doing a tasting and signing at Hot Licks Hot Sauce Store in San Diego, CA on May 26th at 2 PM PST.

“I love heating up all my foods. From eggs for breakfast, to Mexican, hamburgers, chili, you name it, I love my hot sauce. I’ve been wanting to release my own hot sauce for some time now and with a blink of an eye, I’m talking to Steve Seabury from High River Sauces and fellow rocker and amazing chef Chris Santos about the Top Fuel Verde Sauce.” says Stephen Pearcy about his passion for fiery foods.

Chef Chris Santos is the co-owner of The Stanton Social Restaurant, Beauty & Essex Restaurant and Lounge & Pawn Shop which was recently named “The hottest new restaurant in America” by Zagat. Chris was also awarded the prestigious “Rising Star” award from Star Chefs Magazine for his work at The Stanton Social.

“Collaborating with Steve from High River Sauce and Stephen Pearcy has been such a ‘way cool’ experience. At the age of 14 my brother took me to see RATT for my first concert at the Providence Civic Center. That night changed my life, in the cheap seats, surrounded my 10,000 metal heads. Of the thousands of shows I’ve seen since – you don’t forget your first. So to be working with Stephen is pretty fucking cool.” adds Santos.

Hot Lick’s Hot Sauce Store
MAY 26, 2 PM PST
Seaport Village Location
865 West Harbor Drive
San Diego, California 92101
619.235.4000
http://www.2hotlicks.com

Poison frontman Bret Michaels settled his lawsuit against the Tony Awards after he was injured while performing during the 2009 show in New York.

The 49-year-old was hit in the head by a descending set piece after completing the song “Nothin’ But A Good Time” at Radio City Musical Hall.

He suffered a broken nose and split lip and alleged in the lawsuit that the injury may have triggered the subarachnoid hemorrhage he suffered in 2010, TheWrap.com reported.

The suit read, “One of the most common causes of this type of hemorrhage is head trauma — exactly like the one Michaels suffered at the hands of the Tony Awards.”

Michaels filed the suit last March against the Tony Awards and CBS, which broadcasts the ceremony.

He claimed producers failed to warn him of the dangers of the set, which was being lowered for a subsequent performance.

His attorney Alex Weingarten told the site, “Mr. Michaels would like to thank his fans for their continued support.”

A spokesman for the Tony Awards said the settlement was “amicable.”

VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE!‘s new album, “Hellbound And Heartless”, will be released on June 19 via Hollywood Waste Records. According to a press release, the CD “showcases the darker side of VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE!, focusing on message-driven lyrics and deriving musical influence from industrial rock icons such as MARILYN MANSON and ROB ZOMBIE. “

“Hellbound And Heartless” was co-produced by the band and Mike Sarkisyan and Tommy Decker, both members of Grammy-nominated alternative-metal act SPINESHANK. Every song on the album presents a fresh, new morsel of gothic darkness for fans to sink their teeth into.

“I Can’t Breathe”, the first track to be revealed from the new album, recently premiered with Alternative Press and received an overwhelming positive response.

VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE! recently parted ways with bassist Philip Kross. Filling in on bass for the Vans Warped Tour this summer will be Adam Vex (SUFFER WELL, AESTHETIC PERFECTION, IMPERATIVE REACTION).

VAMPIRES EVERWHERE!‘s full-length debut, “Kiss The Sun Goodbye”, was released in May 2011 through Hollywood Waste/Century Media Records. The CD was recorded with producer Fred Archambault, who has previously worked with AVENGED SEVENFOLD and DEFTONES.

“I Can’t Breathe” audio stream (courtesy of Alternative Press):

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Original story source: Blabbermouth.net.