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According to elPeriódico, Guatemalan police fired warning shots in the air and used pepper gas to disperse hundreds of METALLICA fans who tried to rush into the sold-out Estadio Mateo Flores (reported attendance: 27,000) in Guatemala City last night (Friday, March 5) in order to see the veteran metal act perform. The situation was eventually brought under control and the concert was reportedly a huge success despite a technical glitch that caused the power to go out during the second song of METALLICA's set, "For Whom The Bell Tolls".

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist D.J. Ashba has uploaded "home-video" footage from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil where the band is preparing to kick off it South American tour. Watch the four-and-a-half-minute clip below.

Rose recently revealed via Twitter that GUNS N' ROSES is now managed by Doc McGhee, who has handled the careers of BON JOVI, MÖTLEY CRÜE and KISS throughout the years. GN'R recently parted ways with powerhouse manager Irving Azoff, who helped to get the band's 2008 album, "Chinese Democracy", finally released after a 15-year wait.

FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho was interviewed on the February 26-28 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below.

To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com.

FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho was interviewed on this past Monday's (March 1) edition of "Eddie Trunk Live" on Sirius (channel 19) / XM Radio (channel 53). The chat can now be streamed in three parts below.

Veteran rockers THE CULT have finished recording four new songs at a Los Angeles-area studio with producer Chris Goss (MASTERS OF REALITY, KYUSS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) for a brand new EP, to be released this summer. More details will be revealed soon.

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' first new album in nine years will now be released on May 25 via Atlantic Records. The self-titled effort features the following track listing:

01. Between The Lines
02. Take A Load Off
03. Huckleberry Crumble
04. Hickory Dichotomy
05. Dare If You Dare
06. Cinnamon
07. Hazy Daze
08. Bagman
09. Peacoat
10. Fast As I Can
11. First Kiss On Mars
12. Maver

AEROSMITH will embark on the "Cocked, Loaded And Ready To Rock Tour" this summer.

The group's schedule is as follows:

Jun. 10 - Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival
Jun. 13 - UK - Download Festival
Jun. 15 - UK - London 02 Arena
Jun. 18 - Romania - Bucharest
Jun. 20 - Greece - Athens Olympic Stadium
Jun. 23 - Holland - Nijmegen Goeffert Park
Jun. 25 - Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
Jun. 27 - Spain - Barcelona St Jordi Arena
Jun. 29 - France - Paris Bercy Arena
Jul. 01 - Czech Republic - Prague 02 Arena
Jul. 03 - Italy - Venice Festival

A new PANTERA greatest-hits collection will be made available on March 30, titled "1990-2000: A Decade Of Domination", via Rhino exclusively at Walmart stores. The songs have been remastered and are "unedited" for this release.

"1990-2000: A Decade Of Domination" track listing:

01. Cowboys From Hell
02. Psycho Holiday
03. Cemetery Gates
04. Mouth For War
05. Walk
06. This Love
07. 5 Minutes Alone
08. I'm Broken
09. Drag The Waters
10. Revolution Is My Name

No PANTERA albums have ever been sold by Walmart in the past, so it's a whole new market for the band.

"Tattoos And Tequila", the title track of MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's forthcoming solo album, and the accompanying video are available for free download at www.vinceneil.net.

"Tattoos And Tequila" is expected to be released in early May. The CD was recorded with bassist Dana Strum and Jeff Blando (both of SLAUGHTER) and drummer Zoltan Chaney. At least two cover tracks were reportedly laid down during the sessions — CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL's "Who'll Stop The Rain?" and SEX PISTOLS' "No Feelings".

"By The Sword", the first single from legendary guitarist Slash's (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) first true solo album, simply entitled "Slash", will go for radio adds on March 1. The track was co-written by and features a guest appearance by Andrew Stockdale of the Australian retro-rock combo WOLFMOTHER.

Fan-filmed video footage of Slash performing "By The Sword" with WOLFMOTHER on November 24, 2009 at the Wiltern in Los Angeles can be viewed below.