Ayden Rose, the three-year-old son of DROWNING POOL/ex-SOIL singer Ryan McCombs, was severely injured in a riding lawn mower accident that left severe damage to his right leg. Ayden will need multiple surgeries and has a long road of recovery ahead of him.

McCombs' family and friends are asking those who can to help raise funds for the astronomical medical bills.

To help lighten the financial burden, a benefit show will be held with auction and raffle items that have been donated by friends in the music and sports industry to aid this cause.

September 19, 2010
2 p.m. to 12 a.m.
18+ Event
Cover @ the door $10.00
Reno's Chop Shop
210 North Crowdus Street
Dallas, TX

Live performances by:

JUST JOE
HELLGOAT
DC4
EVILSTRUCK
SWEETOOTH
WAITING FOR SUNDAY

According to NME.com, GUNS N' ROSES' appearance at the Reading festival earlier tonight (Friday, August 27) was cut short after the organizers pulled the plug on the band's performance due to curfew issues.

GUNS N' ROSES kicked off the show at 10:30 p.m. — over an hour later than scheduled — and managed to play the majority of its set until roughly midnight despite earlier warnings from festival organizer Melvin Benn that he would not tolerate the band playing past 11:30 p.m.

GUNS N' ROSES walked offstage after playing "Nighttrain" and tried to return for an encore, at which point the band's sound was cut. According to NME.com, the group "still tried to launch into 'Paradise City', though only the drums could be heard as all other instruments had been switched off. As the crowd started to sing the track, [singer Axl] Rose tried to greet members of the audience while singing through a megaphone." This went on for roughly five minutes, before the GN'R bandmembers came together on the stage for a final bow and walked off.

Read more at NME.com.

Swedish black metal overlords WATAIN, who unleashed their "Lawless Darkness" full-length earlier this summer, will shower their blasphemy upon North American soil later this fall. The unholy trek will commence on November 6 at Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh and bludgeon its way through over two dozen cities before coming to close on December 4 at the Opera House in Toronto. Support will come from GOATWHORE and BLACK ANVIL.

The dates are as follows:

Nov. 06 - Mr. Smalls - Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 07 - Reggie's - Chicago, IL
Nov. 08 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
Nov. 10 - Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO
Nov. 11 - Club Vegas - Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 12 - Branx (Loveland) - Portland, OR
Nov. 13 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
Nov. 16 - Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
Nov. 17 - DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA
Nov. 18 - The Ruby Room - San Diego, CA
Nov. 19 - The Whiskey - Hollywood, CA
Nov. 20 - Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
Nov. 21 - Club 101 - El Paso, TX
Nov. 22 - The Loft - Dallas, TX
Nov. 23 - Emo’s - Austin, TX
Nov. 24 - Numbers - Houston, TX
Nov. 27 - Back Booth - Orlando, FL
Nov. 29 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
Nov. 30 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Dec. 01 - Peabody’s - Cleveland, OH
Dec. 02 - Santo's New York, NY [No Goatwhore]
Dec. 03 - Les FouFounes - Montreal, QC [no GOATWHORE]
Dec. 04 - Opera House - Toronto, ON [no GOATWHORE]

"Reaping Death", the new CD single from WATAIN, which was exclusively distributed in Sweden via Sweden Rock Magazine, was certified gold in the band's home country on April 21 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. (Note: Each copy of the magazine sold in Sweden counted towards the certification.)

"Reaping Death" comes off WATAIN's fourth album, "Lawless Darkness", which entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 26 and dropped to No. 37 the following week.

"Lawless Darkness" sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 42 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"Lawless Darkness" was released in Europe on June 7 in a limited three-panel digipack edition with die-cut and a cover of DEATH SS' "Chains of Death" as a bonus track.

WATAIN will embark on a European headlining tour in the fall. Support on the trek will come from DESTROYER 666.

"Submit To The Suffering", the new video from Athens, Ohio blackened thrash tyrants SKELETONWITCH, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Don Tyler (MASTODON, RINGWORM) before the band hit the road for the summer, which included a Canadian tour supporting HIGH ON FIRE, a stop at Heavy MTL festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and an appearance at this year's Ozzfest.

"Crushed Beyond Dust", a track from SKELETONWTICH's critically acclaimed 2009 album "Breathing the Fire", is now available for download via the newly launched Rock Band Network.

Rock Band Network, announced in July 2009, is a ground-breaking initiative that gives musicians, publishers and record labels the ability to author their original recordings into gameplay files to promote and sell their music as playable Rock Band tracks through the Rock Band Network Music Store (RBN Store).

"Crushed Beyond Dust" can be purchased for play here. A free demo version can be downloaded at this location.

SKELETONWITCH's "Worship the Witch" 10-inch EP was recently made available through Prosthetic Records.

Originally self-released released by the band as a follow-up to its first full-length, "At One With The Shadows", the four-song "Worship the Witch" EP has never been made available on vinyl — until now.

The artwork for "Worship the Witch" was reconfigured by John Baizley (KYLESA, BARONESS).

Here is the breakdown of the color ways and limitations on each:

* Black Wax - 400 Copies
* Yellow Wax - 200 Copies
* Blue Wax - 200 Copies
* Green Wax - 100 Copies (sold out through pre-order)
* Clear Wax- 100 Copies (available exclusively through the band)

Order this item now at this location.