TWISTED SISTER: TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider and his family wife Suzette, and their four kids; Jesse, Shane, Cody and Cheyenne have signed on to do their own reality show, "Growing Up Twisted", for A&E, set to air later this year. The show is in production on Long Island, mainly in the Stony Brook area around the Sniders' home. (HeadbangerNYC)

ANTHRAX: Joey Belladonna has officially rejoined ANTHRAX. Belladonna will make his first appearance with ANTHRAX this summer when the band joins METALLICA, SLAYER, and MEGADETH — the "Big Four" founding bands of the thrash genre — to co-headline a series of Sonisphere Festivals in ten European cities, as well as playing a handful of ANTHRAX-headlined shows (HeadbangerNYC)

HELLYEAH: The band featuring members of MUDVAYNE, PANTERA and NOTHINGFACE — is putting the finishing touches on its sophomore album, "Stampede", for a July 13 release via Epic Records. Once the record has been completed, the band will hit the road for a worldwide tour throughout the summer. (HeadbangerNYC)

EDDIE VAN HALEN: Guitar World has just published a new book, "Guitar World Presents Van Halen: Eddie Van Halen In His Own Words", which is in stock and shipping now at Van Halen Store (although the official release date is April 15). The book contains three early never-before-published interviews with Eddie Van Halen which were conducted in 1978, 1979 and 1980. Additionally, 10 classic interviews with Edward from the pages of Guitar World magazine are included. "This collection of classic and new interviews with the great Edward tells the real story behind his relationship with both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. (HeadbangerNYC)

HEADBANGER NYC: HeadbangerNYC.com has been served legal documents at the request of Mattel, Inc. to remove the flame logo from the HeadbangerNYC.com website. Mattel, Inc. feels the flame logo on the HeadbangerNYC.com website infringes on the Hot Wheels logo. HeadbangerNYC.com has stated that it apologizes if any children misinterpreted our logo and tried to purchase t0y cars from our website. The legal document can be read below. http://www.headbangernyc.com/infringement.html (HeadbangerNYC)

OZZY OSBOURNE: A Manhattan federal judge ruled yesterday (Thursday, February 25) that Ozzy Osbourne can proceed with his lawsuit against guitarist Tony Iommi over use of the BLACK SABBATH name. Ozzy filed a lawsuit against Iommi in May 2009, claiming that Iommi illegally took sole ownership of the band's name in a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Osbourne is suing Iommi for a 50 percent interest in the "Black Sabbath" trademark, along with a portion of Iommi's profits from use of the name.The Manhattan federal court suit also charges that Osbourne's "signature lead vocals" are largely responsible for the band's "extraordinary success," noting that its popularity plummeted during his absence from 1980 through 1996.(HeadbangerNYC)

STEVEN ADLER: GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler has set "My Appetite for Destruction: Sexs, and Drugz, and Guns N' Roses" as the title of his tell-all biography, which is presently scheduled for a June 22 release. (HeadbangerNYC)

BRIAN POSEHN: Comedian/actor Brian Posehn will release his brand new stand-up comedy album, "Fart And Wiener Jokes", on April 27 via Relapse Records. The follow-up to his "Live In: Nerd Rage" debut was recorded at various live gigs across the U.S. during 2009. The record will also include two musical tracks,"More Metal Than You" and a cover of the KENNY ROGERS classic "The Gambler". Posehn recorded these songs with the help of a number of "metal" all-stars, including Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Jamey Jasta (HATEBREED, KINGDOM OF SORROW), Mark Morton (LAMB OF G0D), John Tempesta (EX0DUS, THE CULT), Russ Parrish (STEEL PANTHER). (HeadbangerNYC)

GUNS N' ROSES: Guns N' Roses fans were forced to take sides in the battle between Axl Rose and Slash after security at a recent GNR show banned fans from wearing Slash gear inside the show. It all went down at the GNR show in Canada last Wednesday. Concert security informed fans that they were required to turn their Slash t-shirts inside out .... and leave their top hats outside. Members of the concert security team confirmed the marching orders were passed down from a producer for the band. A few fans took the high road and went home ... but most just sucked it up and did what they were told. (HeadbangerNYC)

SAMMY HAGAR: Sammy Hagar has opened his Cabo Wabo Cantina on the Las Vegas Strip. The 15,000-square-foot Cantina brings the best of Cabo San Lucas to Vegas, with its prime location at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Cabo Wabo combines Hagar's signature blend of killer margaritas, flavorful Mexican food and rock 'n' roll style, where it is never uncommon to catch the Red Rocker grabbing a bite to eat or jammin' out a live set on stage. (HeadbangerNYC)

TAKE BACK THE HORNS: Motivated by what he calls the "systematic abuse" of the metal horns, heavy metal icon and frontman for the legendary band TWISTED SISTER, Dee Snider has launched a web site dedicated to the reclamation of our iconic heavy metal symbol, TakeBackTheHorns.com. TakeBackTheHorns.com is dedicated to not only raise awareness of this abuse, but the site has been designed to inform and educate the reader on the history and proper use of the metal horns. Dee Snider hopes it will unify the massive, heavy metal community in the fight to stop the metal horns' further exploitation and degradation. TakeBackTheHorns.com also contains a section for visitors to post photos of abusers of the horns and an interactive "Metal or Not" rating system to help define and decide the proper usage of the iconic symbol. (HeadbangerNYC)

THROWDOWN: California's THROWDOWN entered the studio to record a cover version of an as-yet-undisclosed PANTERA song for a forthcoming "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott tribute album. The collection, which is being put together by a U.K.-based metal magazine to coincide with the five-year anniversary of Dimebag's passing, is expected to include the following cuts, among others: MACHINE HEAD - "F-king Hostile"; CHIMAIRA - "S1aughtered"; EVILE - "Cemetery Gates"; THROWDOWN - [to be announced]. (HeadbangerNYC)

TICKETMASTER: Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and its current chief executive paid a ticket broker to sell tickets at more than their normal face values to concerts by VAN HALEN, JOURNEY and other acts, according to a lawsuit the broker has filed against the ticketing giant. While the underlying lawsuit is a breach-of-contract allegation, the alleged events it describes highlight the broader importance of ticket reselling for the concert industry. (HeadbangerNYC)

OZZY OSBOURNE: Hachette Audio has set an October 22 U.K. release date for the audiobook version of Ozzy Osbourne's long-awaited memoir, "I Am Ozzy". The book, which was originally slated to arrive almost two years ago but was delayed twice, will be published in the U.K. on October 1. http://www.amazon.co.uk/I-am-Ozzy-Osbourne/dp/1405502525. "I Am Ozzy, The Autobiography" chronicles the star's humble beginnings in the U.K. to his current position as international music and TV celebrity. A U.S. publication date has yet to be announced. (HeadbangerNYC)

VAN HALEN: According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, VAN HALEN netted an extra $1 million dollars in the fall of 2007 when up to 500 of the best seats to each of about 20 of the band's concerts were pulled from the Ticketmaster system and passed directly to ticket scalpers. The brokers allegedly kept 30% of the marked-up sale price for themselves, and the remaining 70% was divided among Ticketmaster, the band and its handlers. The move, according to the report, was part of Ticketmaster's initiative, codenamed "Project Showtime," to capture a piece of the sky-high prices charged by scalpers, which can exceed a ticket's face value by hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars. They could then compete against Live Nation's nascent ticketing business by offering to share the scalpers' revenue with entertainers and venues. (HeadbangerNYC)