In select copies of Papa Roach's "Time For Annihilation...On The Record And On The Road," the jewel case contains more than just the music.  Singer Jacoby Shaddix notes some CDs also include a special treat.

Shaddix adds that since the band has moved to Eleven Seven Music, they can now give their album a more fan-friendly price.  He says the disc is retailing for seven-dollars-and-99-cents, instead of 13-99, and the deluxe edition is only about 12-dollars.  Papa Roach's "Time For Annihilation...On The Record And On The Road" is available now.

Jacoby Shaddix says he fell off the wagon before recording Papa Roach's new disc, Time For Annihilation...On The Road and On The Record. "I was kind of out of my mind, partying and drinking and, you know, carrying on like I was for a minute and lost my confidence as a writer and as a musician for a minute, and then halfway through, cleaned my act up. "I think it was more pressure that was tripping me out, you know, I've never really felt like that too much before, but then cleaned my act up a nd then laid down some rad (great) vocals that I'm really proud of."

Switchfoot is going strong at the moment with two singles -- "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" and "Your Love Is A Song" -- and the band is getting ready for a fall headlining tour.  The group will take out The Almost, who was a participant in Switchfoot's annual charity event earlier this year, The Bro-Am.  The tour starts October 1st in Lynchburg, Virginia at Liberty University.  Switchfoot is also championing their new iTunes Session release, which arrived this week.  The eight-song collection includes the two singles along with "Learning To Breathe," "Daisy," "Dare You To Move," "Mess Of Me," "Meant To Live," and "Only Hope."  Meanwhile, Switchfoot has two more shows this month.  The band will be at the Celebrate Freedom Atlanta event in Marietta, Georgia on Saturday and at Questapalooza in Lexington, Kentucky on Sunday.

Switchfoot Tour Dates

October 1 - Lynchburg, Virginia, at Liberty University

October 2 - Cheswick, Pennsylvania, at the Ches Arena

October 3 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Electric Factory

October 5 - Richmond, Virginia, at The National

October 6 - Norfolk, Virginia, at the NorVa

October 7 - Montgomery, Alabama, at the Huntington College Top Stage

October 8 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the Varsity Theatre

October 10 - Austin, Texas, at the Austin City Limits Festival - Switchfoot only

October 14 - Omaha, Nebraska, at the Sokol Auditorium

October 15 - St. Charles, Missouri, at Lindenwood University

October 16 - Kansas City, Missouri, at Memorial Hall

October 29 - Avila Beach, California, at the Avila Beach Resort Event Arena

The members of Weezer are no Wheatus -- or are they?  The guys in Weezer says a case of mistaken identity -- that happens frequently -- has led them to add a fun cover song to their performances.  Singer Rivers Cuomo tells "The Sun," quote, "People have always asked us about our song 'Teenage Dirtbag.'  Sometimes I don't have the heart to embarrass and tell them it's not our song.  So we just started playing it -- and now it's our song."  Wheatus had their biggest hit with their debut single back in 2000.  "Teenage Dirtbag" was also featured in the Jason Biggs movie "Loser."

Slipknot's Sid Wilson has recorded under several aliases, but he's now ready to put his own name behind one of his recordings.  The DJ tells Billboard.com, quote, "When I see people, whether they're strangers or fans or friends or whatever, everyone is always like, 'Sid!'  There's not a lot of people going, 'Hey, DJ Starscream!' or 'Hey, #0!'  Everyone is always like, 'Sid!,' at concerts, at DJ gigs, wherever.  That's what I hear the public calling for, so I'm going to give that to them."  In addition to recording under his own name, Wilson plans to call his solo album "Sid."  The rocker says the disc, which is due this fall, is an amalgamation of his influences, with everything from b-boy beats with rock flavor a la Beastie Boys or Run-DMC to industrially-tinged music reminiscent of Skinny Puppy or Nine Inch Nails.

One of the tracks that's getting some early attention is "Flat Lace," a song Wilson penned five years ago addressing late Slipknot bassist Paul Gray's substance issues.  Wilson admits it's a tough song for him to sing -- or even talk about -- but notes, quote, "It's just about his different struggles in life, and it was my way of letting him know that I was always there for him and that I was aware of the things he had to deal with."  Wilson adds that there hasn't been much discussion among band members about Slipknot's future, but he expects the band will do their best to move forward with the plans they had made prior to Gray's death.

Disturbed frontman David Draiman says the band's new album, "Asylum," gives listeners a glimpse into his mindset at the time the songs were recorded.  He explains that at the time he had just experienced a series of difficult events that left him in a very dark place.  Draiman notes the CD's title came early on.  The singer says he knew from the moment they had the music for the track "Asylum" that it would be a "defining" song on the record, so he asked guitarist Dan Donegan if they could call the record "Asylum" even though the project was still in its infancy.  Draiman says he's glad he was right about that song, and adds, quote, "We all feel it.  When things happen to come together so organically and naturally, that's the most beautiful way to have it done."  Disturbed's "Asylum" is in stores now.

Korn guitarist James 'Munky' Shaffer says producer Ross Robinson pushed the band to tears while recording their new CD. "He'll do some unusual stuff while you're tracking, like grab your guitar or grab you, like 'What the hell man?', and he'll just do it just to jar you. I think that's kind of part of what he does, to p**s you off. He wants to bring that out of you, like no matter what you're doing. We'd leave there sweating, crying, bleeding."

Green Day was recently performing in Denver when Billie Joe Armstrong told fans, “We're recording a live album right now. So check it out, we're gonna play a brand-new song. ... It ain't that brand-new. This song is called 'Cigarettes and Valentines'."

Blink-182 is moving past the musical disagreements that led to their split, and turning that tension into something positive.  The band is working on new music, and singer-guitarist Tom DeLonge tells the UK's "Rock Radio," quote, "The record will be very modern, relevant, fast and fun.  It'll be a mixture of drum and bass, indie rock, and stadium rock.  I can't say we've done that before, but you can see the tip of the iceberg on the last record."  DeLonge notes that Angels & Airwaves, along with Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker's post-Blink projects are all indicators of how the reunited band's new music will sound.  He adds, quote, "It's going to be a really great collaboration of the best of three different genres of music."  Blink-182 is working on their new album while on their European tour.  The project, which is expected to be released early next year, will be Blink's first studio release since the band's 2003 self-titled effort.

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