From MayhemFest.com:

BURBANK, CA (January 31, 2008) – In what’s sure to be the hottest concert ticket of the summer, multi-platinum rock acts SLIPKNOT and DISTURBED will lead the first-ever ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM FESTIVAL, a riotous road show packed with some of hard music’s most influential artists and a plethora of the genre’s most exciting young voices. The tour is set to kick off July 9th at the White River Amphitheatre in Seattle and will hit 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada between early July and late August (a full itinerary will be announced in the coming weeks).

Joining Slipknot and Disturbed on the main stage will be DRAGONFORCE and MASTODON. In addition, the tour will have two second stages: one sponsored by JÄGERMEISTER and featuring SEVENDUST, AIRBOURNE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, 36 CRAZY FISTS and the JÄGERMEISTER Battle of The Bands Winner. An additional second stage will feature MACHINEHEAD, BLACK TIDE, SUICIDE SILENCE, THE RED CHORD and WALLS OF JERICHO.

“This summer we are truly bringing Mayhem,” says Corey Taylor from SLIPKNOT, who will close each show. “SLIPKNOT is excited to be a part of it, and to be able to bring the new chapter of our history to the masses. We are already working, building and designing a new show. We cannot wait. We cannot lose. Get ready for Mayhem!”

“We’re really looking forward to being on the first Mayhem tour,” adds DISTURBED vocalist David Draiman. “It’s a great lineup, which should set a new standard for rock tours and we’re excited to be a part of it!”

Adds Clown from SLIPKNOT, “The question is, are you ready for things to be real again?”

The Rockstar Energy Mayhem festival brings together the creative team that has founded many music tours including the highly successful Vans Warped Tour and the Worldwide Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour. Kevin Lyman, John Reese and CAA’s Darryl Eaton have partnered again to bring fans the next great music festival juggernaut, which will be MAYHEM! Following the proven model of utilizing sponsorship to deliver a lower ticket price and an enhanced concert experience the tour organizers have joined forces again with ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK as the Title sponsor.

Live Nation is set to promote the festival nationally.

Jason Garner, Live Nation’s CEO of North American Music said, “Kevin, John and Darryl are the undisputed experts in creating fan friendly touring festivals that break new bands. So it’s very exciting for us to be working closely with them to build a new touring brand that can not only be a great attraction for hard music fans, but also a launching pad for new bands as well.”

“We wanted to create a traveling hard music festival that puts the fans first,” says Lyman. “We’re offering attendees an incredible value, one that features great bands, a plethora of music-related activities and a full day of fun at a very reasonable price of entry.”

Adds Reese, “The Vans Warped Tour and Rockstar Taste of Chaos tours have proven that fans will come in droves if you give them quality entertainment at a fair price. The bands on this Festival all kick major ass! We want attendees to go home and say, ‘We can’t wait for next year!’”

In addition to catching their favorite bands live, fans can take part in a number of festival activities, including playing the newest video games, perusing vendors, attending autograph signing sessions and a slew of other interactive activities that will add to the festival experience.

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK will be sampling their products and providing great surprises for attendees. Additional sponsors include Jägermeister, HOT TOPIC and The DiNGSTORE.com (Device Personalization Company).

FUSE Television and Revolver Magazine (who will produce the Official Tour Program) have signed on as official Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival media partners. Additional sponsors will be announced soon.

“This festival will be our marquee music presentation for years to come,” says Rockstar Energy Drink Marketing Director Mike Kelso. “We at Rockstar are excited to team up with our partners from Rockstar Taste of Chaos to launch an all-out summer tour that will blow you away!”

Adds JÄGERMEISTER Director of Strategic Marketing Rick Zeiler, “Jägermeister has long been looking for a tour like Mayhem. We have this beautiful new million-dollar Jägermeister Mobile Stage and see no better place to roll it out than Mayhem with some of the biggest rock and metal bands in the world. This tour has integrity, value and most importantly…loyalty! Working with Kevin Lyman and John Reese has been great.”

Specific dates, cities and the tour’s Internet pre-sale will be announced in the coming weeks. Fans can go to www.mayhemfest.com to keep up with details as they are released.

The trainwreck continues as Britney is escorted by a police motorcade the length of a football field to a Los Angeles hospital early Thursday to get her some help.

CNN reports:

This is the second hospital visit for Spears this month, coming after her psychologist called the police, according to the Los Angeles Times.

She was removed from her home for a “mental evaluation hold,” according to the L.A. Times.

The North Hollywood Police Department sent about eight officers to Spears’ hilltop house in Studio City, California, about 12:55 a.m. Thursday, according to the law enforcement official, who asked not to be identified because he’s not authorized to comment publicly.

The group at Spears’ house included plainclothes officers, motorcycle police, ambulance crews and some police “brass,” the official said.

It took the better part of the day to arrange the transport plan, the officer said.

This is amazing. This means she either tried to harm herself or someone else, OR she talked about it in both the psychiatrist’s office and today.

Andrew Blankstein, a Los Angeles Times reporter who was at the scene of Thursday’s incident, told CNN that a police convoy, stretching the length of a football field, accompanied the ambulance as it drove down Coldwater Canyon Boulevard — in part to keep the paparazzi from getting too close.

Spears was whisked out a side entrance to her house.

“You couldn’t really see what was going on [when officers first swept into the residence] but on the police radio, there was some reference to ‘The package is on the way out,’ ‘We’re leaving now. Go, go, go,’” Blankstein said.

A few hours earlier, two officers were sent to investigate a report of a large group gathered outside the singer’s home, said David Grimes, watch commander for the west division of the Los Angeles Police Department.

The two officers found 20 to 25 people near the house around 11 p.m. Wednesday and they asked them to leave, he said.

You know, this could have easily have been another overdose.

Do you think it would have been as tragic as Heath Ledger’s, or has the surprise worn off and now it’s simply expected?

The 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards were given out on Sunday evening.  Here is the full list of winners:

Best Cast:  No Country for Old Men

Best Actor:  Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)

Best Actress:  Julie Christie (Away from Her)

Best Supporting Actor:  Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)

Best Supporting Actress:  Ruby Dee (American Gangster)

Best Comedy Series Ensemble:  The Office

Best Drama Series Ensemble:  The Sopranos

Best Actor in a Comedy Series:  Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series:  Tina Fey (30 Rock)

Best Actor in a Drama Series:  James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)

Best Actress in a Drama Series:  Edie Falco (The Sopranos)

Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries:  Kevin Kline (As You Like It)

Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries:  Queen Latifah (Life Support)

Name:  Krista Allen
You Can See Her In:  Strange Wilderness
Date of Birth (Location):
5 April 1971
Ventura, California

Did You Know?:  Krista started her own T-shirt line, formerly called Sex Brand, now named SuperEXcellent. She also dated George Clooney for two years.

Like what you see?  Then check out Krista’s thread in the new DET Forums!

After releasing one of 2006’s most solid efforts, The Black Parade, how does My Chemical Romance plan to follow it up?  Well, according to singer Gerard Way, the band will return to a punk rock sound.  When asked about a new song the New Jersey rockers have been playing live, Way told NME.com, “We haven’t told anybody the title yet because I noticed that if you change the title later, kids get pissed off.  So it’s just called ’New Song’ right now.  It’s one of those songs that just spills out of you, and you’re very inspired.  It’s nice because it’s a return to punk rock music.  It feels like a rock song.”  This would be a definite change from Parade since it was very theatrical.  Way said, “I think (the next album) will definitely be stripped down.  I think the band misses being a rock band.  That doesn’t mean we won’t explore really crazy ideas on the next albums, or do something even crazier.  It doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll start to take steps backwards creatively.”

My Chemical Romance plans to return to the studio soon to record this new album.  A release date has not been announced.

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