Lamb of God's Randy Blythe Releases Statement on Manslaughter Acquittal

Randy Blythe of Lamb of God at court in Prague, Czech Republic.

Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe has spoken out on his acquittal of manslaughter in Prague earlier this week. As he explains in an open letter on Instagram, Blythe is not looking to return to the Czech city for a long time but still holds love for it.

"This is a wonderful place and many people have been kind to me. Not a single soul here has been rude or mean to me at all, nor done me any harm – in fact it is quite the opposite," he writes. "I have grown to love this city, for it is a marvelous, magical town. I encourage everyone to come visit here, to see this lovely country."

Q&A: Lamb of God's Randy Blythe on Imprisonment and Freedom

Still, Blythe feels "great sadness" and urges his readers to remember 19-year-old Daniel Nosek, who died after being pushed offstage by Blythe at a May 24th, 2010 Lamb of God show. "A young man is still dead, and his family still suffers. Please remember that fact. This family did no wrong, and have shown me great kindness," he writes. "They just want to get on with their lives the best they can. I wish them only the best, and will keep them in my thoughts and prayers."

Blythe closed by honoring Nosek and acknowledging that he has difficult personal times ahead. Full text of Blythe's letter below:

I am leaving Prague now – I hope not to return for a long while. This has nothing to do with this city, the people who live here, or the Czech Republic itself at all. This is a wonderful place, and many people have been kind to me. Not a single soul here has been rude or mean to me at all, nor done me any harm – in fact it is quite the opposite. I have grown to love this city, for it is a marvelous, magical town. I encourage everyone to come visit here, to see this lovely country. But for me it is a place of great sadness.

While I am relieved that my innocence was proven and apparently I shall not be going to prison, I am in no way shape or form a happy man right now. The small inconveniences I have been through since my arrest are not noteworthy. People go through much worse daily and still keep a smile on their faces, but currently my smiles are far and few between. A young man is still dead, and his family still suffers. Please remember that fact. This family did no wrong, and have shown me great kindness - with silence, with actions, and finally with words - they spoke on my behalf to the court, and we had a private talk afterwards. All I will say about that is that they were very kind to me and displayed the utmost strength and class, and wished me a good life. They just want to get on with their lives the best they can. I wish them only the best, and will keep them in my thoughts and prayers. Please do the same - think good thoughts of them and healing thoughts for them. Trust me, they are good people, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart. They did NOTHING wrong.

This picture is from Kutna Hora, at the Sedlec Ossuary. I was there yesterday - like Prague, it is an amazing place. About this city, Kafka wrote: "Prague doesn't let go... This old crone has claws. One has to yield, or else." I have found this to be true. I am yielding, I am leaving a part of myself here, I think. Some bit of me will always roam these streets at night, and that is only fitting. Now I will go home and try to see what good I can make come out the destruction that occurred here - it is the only correct thing to do. Rest in peace, Daniel Nosek.

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Lamb of God's Randy Blythe Releases Statement on Manslaughter Acquittal

Randy Blythe of Lamb of God at court in Prague, Czech Republic.

Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe has spoken out on his acquittal of manslaughter in Prague earlier this week. As he explains in an open letter on Instagram, Blythe is not looking to return to the Czech city for a long time but still holds love for it.

"This is a wonderful place and many people have been kind to me. Not a single soul here has been rude or mean to me at all, nor done me any harm – in fact it is quite the opposite," he writes. "I have grown to love this city, for it is a marvelous, magical town. I encourage everyone to come visit here, to see this lovely country."

Q&A: Lamb of God's Randy Blythe on Imprisonment and Freedom

Still, Blythe feels "great sadness" and urges his readers to remember 19-year-old Daniel Nosek, who died after being pushed offstage by Blythe at a May 24th, 2010 Lamb of God show. "A young man is still dead, and his family still suffers. Please remember that fact. This family did no wrong, and have shown me great kindness," he writes. "They just want to get on with their lives the best they can. I wish them only the best, and will keep them in my thoughts and prayers."

Blythe closed by honoring Nosek and acknowledging that he has difficult personal times ahead. Full text of Blythe's letter below:

I am leaving Prague now – I hope not to return for a long while. This has nothing to do with this city, the people who live here, or the Czech Republic itself at all. This is a wonderful place, and many people have been kind to me. Not a single soul here has been rude or mean to me at all, nor done me any harm – in fact it is quite the opposite. I have grown to love this city, for it is a marvelous, magical town. I encourage everyone to come visit here, to see this lovely country. But for me it is a place of great sadness.

While I am relieved that my innocence was proven and apparently I shall not be going to prison, I am in no way shape or form a happy man right now. The small inconveniences I have been through since my arrest are not noteworthy. People go through much worse daily and still keep a smile on their faces, but currently my smiles are far and few between. A young man is still dead, and his family still suffers. Please remember that fact. This family did no wrong, and have shown me great kindness - with silence, with actions, and finally with words - they spoke on my behalf to the court, and we had a private talk afterwards. All I will say about that is that they were very kind to me and displayed the utmost strength and class, and wished me a good life. They just want to get on with their lives the best they can. I wish them only the best, and will keep them in my thoughts and prayers. Please do the same - think good thoughts of them and healing thoughts for them. Trust me, they are good people, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart. They did NOTHING wrong.

This picture is from Kutna Hora, at the Sedlec Ossuary. I was there yesterday - like Prague, it is an amazing place. About this city, Kafka wrote: "Prague doesn't let go... This old crone has claws. One has to yield, or else." I have found this to be true. I am yielding, I am leaving a part of myself here, I think. Some bit of me will always roam these streets at night, and that is only fitting. Now I will go home and try to see what good I can make come out the destruction that occurred here - it is the only correct thing to do. Rest in peace, Daniel Nosek.

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Lamb of God's Randy Blythe Releases Statement on Manslaughter Acquittal

Randy Blythe of Lamb of God at court in Prague, Czech Republic.

Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe has spoken out on his acquittal of manslaughter in Prague earlier this week. As he explains in an open letter on Instagram, Blythe is not looking to return to the Czech city for a long time but still holds love for it.

"This is a wonderful place and many people have been kind to me. Not a single soul here has been rude or mean to me at all, nor done me any harm – in fact it is quite the opposite," he writes. "I have grown to love this city, for it is a marvelous, magical town. I encourage everyone to come visit here, to see this lovely country."

Q&A: Lamb of God's Randy Blythe on Imprisonment and Freedom

Still, Blythe feels "great sadness" and urges his readers to remember 19-year-old Daniel Nosek, who died after being pushed offstage by Blythe at a May 24th, 2010 Lamb of God show. "A young man is still dead, and his family still suffers. Please remember that fact. This family did no wrong, and have shown me great kindness," he writes. "They just want to get on with their lives the best they can. I wish them only the best, and will keep them in my thoughts and prayers."

Blythe closed by honoring Nosek and acknowledging that he has difficult personal times ahead. Full text of Blythe's letter below:

I am leaving Prague now – I hope not to return for a long while. This has nothing to do with this city, the people who live here, or the Czech Republic itself at all. This is a wonderful place, and many people have been kind to me. Not a single soul here has been rude or mean to me at all, nor done me any harm – in fact it is quite the opposite. I have grown to love this city, for it is a marvelous, magical town. I encourage everyone to come visit here, to see this lovely country. But for me it is a place of great sadness.

While I am relieved that my innocence was proven and apparently I shall not be going to prison, I am in no way shape or form a happy man right now. The small inconveniences I have been through since my arrest are not noteworthy. People go through much worse daily and still keep a smile on their faces, but currently my smiles are far and few between. A young man is still dead, and his family still suffers. Please remember that fact. This family did no wrong, and have shown me great kindness - with silence, with actions, and finally with words - they spoke on my behalf to the court, and we had a private talk afterwards. All I will say about that is that they were very kind to me and displayed the utmost strength and class, and wished me a good life. They just want to get on with their lives the best they can. I wish them only the best, and will keep them in my thoughts and prayers. Please do the same - think good thoughts of them and healing thoughts for them. Trust me, they are good people, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart. They did NOTHING wrong.

This picture is from Kutna Hora, at the Sedlec Ossuary. I was there yesterday - like Prague, it is an amazing place. About this city, Kafka wrote: "Prague doesn't let go... This old crone has claws. One has to yield, or else." I have found this to be true. I am yielding, I am leaving a part of myself here, I think. Some bit of me will always roam these streets at night, and that is only fitting. Now I will go home and try to see what good I can make come out the destruction that occurred here - it is the only correct thing to do. Rest in peace, Daniel Nosek.

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Lamb of God's Randy Blythe Releases Statement on Manslaughter Acquittal

Randy Blythe of Lamb of God at court in Prague, Czech Republic.

Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe has spoken out on his acquittal of manslaughter in Prague earlier this week. As he explains in an open letter on Instagram, Blythe is not looking to return to the Czech city for a long time but still holds love for it.

"This is a wonderful place and many people have been kind to me. Not a single soul here has been rude or mean to me at all, nor done me any harm – in fact it is quite the opposite," he writes. "I have grown to love this city, for it is a marvelous, magical town. I encourage everyone to come visit here, to see this lovely country."

Q&A: Lamb of God's Randy Blythe on Imprisonment and Freedom

Still, Blythe feels "great sadness" and urges his readers to remember 19-year-old Daniel Nosek, who died after being pushed offstage by Blythe at a May 24th, 2010 Lamb of God show. "A young man is still dead, and his family still suffers. Please remember that fact. This family did no wrong, and have shown me great kindness," he writes. "They just want to get on with their lives the best they can. I wish them only the best, and will keep them in my thoughts and prayers."

Blythe closed by honoring Nosek and acknowledging that he has difficult personal times ahead. Full text of Blythe's letter below:

I am leaving Prague now – I hope not to return for a long while. This has nothing to do with this city, the people who live here, or the Czech Republic itself at all. This is a wonderful place, and many people have been kind to me. Not a single soul here has been rude or mean to me at all, nor done me any harm – in fact it is quite the opposite. I have grown to love this city, for it is a marvelous, magical town. I encourage everyone to come visit here, to see this lovely country. But for me it is a place of great sadness.

While I am relieved that my innocence was proven and apparently I shall not be going to prison, I am in no way shape or form a happy man right now. The small inconveniences I have been through since my arrest are not noteworthy. People go through much worse daily and still keep a smile on their faces, but currently my smiles are far and few between. A young man is still dead, and his family still suffers. Please remember that fact. This family did no wrong, and have shown me great kindness - with silence, with actions, and finally with words - they spoke on my behalf to the court, and we had a private talk afterwards. All I will say about that is that they were very kind to me and displayed the utmost strength and class, and wished me a good life. They just want to get on with their lives the best they can. I wish them only the best, and will keep them in my thoughts and prayers. Please do the same - think good thoughts of them and healing thoughts for them. Trust me, they are good people, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart. They did NOTHING wrong.

This picture is from Kutna Hora, at the Sedlec Ossuary. I was there yesterday - like Prague, it is an amazing place. About this city, Kafka wrote: "Prague doesn't let go... This old crone has claws. One has to yield, or else." I have found this to be true. I am yielding, I am leaving a part of myself here, I think. Some bit of me will always roam these streets at night, and that is only fitting. Now I will go home and try to see what good I can make come out the destruction that occurred here - it is the only correct thing to do. Rest in peace, Daniel Nosek.

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Drake Releases New Single, 'Started From the Bottom'

Drake performs onstage during the last night of the UK part of his 2012 Club Paradise tour at Nottingham Capital FM Arena on April 25, 2012 in Nottingham, England.Ollie Millington/Redferns via Getty

Drake released the first cut of his upcoming third album on Friday night, more than a week earlier than its expected Grammy-night debut. The rapper posted the new album's lead single, "Started From the Bottom" on his website, along with a note describing his motivations behind the song:

"I feel sometimes that people don't have enough information about my beginnings and therefore they make up a life story for me that isn't consistent with actual events," Drake said. "My family and my second family (consisting of the best friends anybody could ever have) all struggled and worked extremely hard to make all this happen. I did not buy my way into this spot and it was the furthest thing from easy to achieve."

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Drake also offered an explanation for releasing the track through his website. "I didn't feel I needed any interviews or radio or press to launch this song," he wrote. "It felt right to come back to the site that I started on and release it to the people that started here with me. Judging by this post, the tour that we've been planning, the conversations about new songs and album artwork . . . I think it's safe to say we're back together again."

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Drake Releases New Single, 'Started From the Bottom'

Drake performs onstage during the last night of the UK part of his 2012 Club Paradise tour at Nottingham Capital FM Arena on April 25, 2012 in Nottingham, England.Ollie Millington/Redferns via Getty

Drake released the first cut of his upcoming third album on Friday night, more than a week earlier than its expected Grammy-night debut. The rapper posted the new album's lead single, "Started From the Bottom" on his website, along with a note describing his motivations behind the song:

"I feel sometimes that people don't have enough information about my beginnings and therefore they make up a life story for me that isn't consistent with actual events," Drake said. "My family and my second family (consisting of the best friends anybody could ever have) all struggled and worked extremely hard to make all this happen. I did not buy my way into this spot and it was the furthest thing from easy to achieve."

Drake Delivers High School Graduation Speech

Drake also offered an explanation for releasing the track through his website. "I didn't feel I needed any interviews or radio or press to launch this song," he wrote. "It felt right to come back to the site that I started on and release it to the people that started here with me. Judging by this post, the tour that we've been planning, the conversations about new songs and album artwork . . . I think it's safe to say we're back together again."

Drake, 'Started From the Bottom'

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Skrillex Releases New 'Leaving' EP

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Skrillex is setting up for a busy 2013: Yesterday the producer dropped a new video for "Summit" (below), his collaboration with Ellie Goulding, and today he's sharing a surprise three-song EP called Leaving. Just under 13 minutes, Leaving popped up on OWSLA's subscription service the Nest, though Skrillex also put the whole EP up on YouTube.

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In a statement, he said said that while the cut "Scary Bolly Dub" has been a part of his DJ sets for a while, the EP's title track and opener "The Reason" – a dancefloor bumper with a delicate synth hook, which you can check out above – came together at the last minute: "I made 'Leaving' in my hotel room in Mexico and just finished 'The Reason' an hour ago in my hotel room in Miami. I guess it’s just kind of a reflection of how I’m feeling right now."

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Bruce Springsteen Releases Dates For Fall Stadium Tour, New Video

Bruce Springsteen performs at Madison Square Garden in New York.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Bruce Springsteen has released a video for "Death to My Hometown," and announced dates for an eight-city stadium tour for August and September. The tour kicks off August 18th at Boston's Gillette Stadium and wraps up after a three-night stand at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on September 22nd. Tickets go on sale later this month.

The Wrecking Ball tour formally kicked off March 18th in Atlanta. "Generally speaking, in the first half of the tour we usually emphasize the new album," E Street Band guitarist Steve Van Zandt recently told Rolling Stone. "The second half of the tour tends to loosen up a bit, get a little bit more spontaneous, a little bit crazier." The group wraps up the first leg of the tour May 2nd in Newark before heading to Europe for most of the summer.

The new video for "Death to My Hometown" features live performances of the song (featuring Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello) taped at New York's Apollo Theater, South By Southwest and the tour kick-off in Atlanta. It is the second video released from Wrecking Ball, following "We Take Care Of Our Own."

Here are the tour dates for the next North American leg of the Wrecking Ball tour.

 August 18 – Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium (on sale 4.28)

 August 24 – Toronto, ON , Canada– Rogers Centre (on sale 4.20)

 August 26 – Moncton, NB, Canada – Magnetic Hill (on sale 4.21)

 August 29 – Vernon, NY – Vernon Downs Raceway (on sale 4.28)

 September 2 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park (on sale 4.21)

 September 7 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field (on sale 4.21)

 September 14 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park (on sale 4.27)

 September 19 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (on sale 4.20)

 September 21 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (on sale 4.20)

 September 22 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (on sale 4.20)

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Bruce Springsteen Releases Dates For Fall Stadium Tour, New Video

Bruce Springsteen performs at Madison Square Garden in New York.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Bruce Springsteen has released a video for "Death to My Hometown," and announced dates for an eight-city stadium tour for August and September. The tour kicks off August 18th at Boston's Gillette Stadium and wraps up after a three-night stand at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on September 22nd. Tickets go on sale later this month.

The Wrecking Ball tour formally kicked off March 18th in Atlanta. "Generally speaking, in the first half of the tour we usually emphasize the new album," E Street Band guitarist Steve Van Zandt recently told Rolling Stone. "The second half of the tour tends to loosen up a bit, get a little bit more spontaneous, a little bit crazier." The group wraps up the first leg of the tour May 2nd in Newark before heading to Europe for most of the summer.

The new video for "Death to My Hometown" features live performances of the song (featuring Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello) taped at New York's Apollo Theater, South By Southwest and the tour kick-off in Atlanta. It is the second video released from Wrecking Ball, following "We Take Care Of Our Own."

Here are the tour dates for the next North American leg of the Wrecking Ball tour.

 August 18 – Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium (on sale 4.28)

 August 24 – Toronto, ON , Canada– Rogers Centre (on sale 4.20)

 August 26 – Moncton, NB, Canada – Magnetic Hill (on sale 4.21)

 August 29 – Vernon, NY – Vernon Downs Raceway (on sale 4.28)

 September 2 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park (on sale 4.21)

 September 7 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field (on sale 4.21)

 September 14 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park (on sale 4.27)

 September 19 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (on sale 4.20)

 September 21 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (on sale 4.20)

 September 22 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (on sale 4.20)

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Kanye West Releases 'Mercy' on G.O.O.D. Friday

Kanye West performs at the Big Day Out at Sydney Showground in Sydney, Australia.

Kanye West has released another new song hot on the heels of "Theraflu," his track for the new DJ Khaled record. "Mercy," the first song from the forthcoming G.O.O.D. Music album featuring artists from West's label, hit the Internet last night after premiering on radio programs including Funkmaster Flex's influential show on New York's Hot 97.

You can hear the new track, a spooky banger featuring verses by Big Sean, Pusha-T and 2 Chainz, below. The song, along with "Theraflu," is also up on West's site today, which happens to be Good Friday. See what Kanye did there? G.O.O.D. Friday? He's a clever man.

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Kanye West Releases 'Mercy' on G.O.O.D. Friday

Kanye West performs at the Big Day Out at Sydney Showground in Sydney, Australia.

Kanye West has released another new song hot on the heels of "Theraflu," his track for the new DJ Khaled record. "Mercy," the first song from the forthcoming G.O.O.D. Music album featuring artists from West's label, hit the Internet last night after premiering on radio programs including Funkmaster Flex's influential show on New York's Hot 97.

You can hear the new track, a spooky banger featuring verses by Big Sean, Pusha-T and 2 Chainz, below. The song, along with "Theraflu," is also up on West's site today, which happens to be Good Friday. See what Kanye did there? G.O.O.D. Friday? He's a clever man.

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Melvins Roar Back With Two New Releases

Buzz Osborne of The Melvins performs at the Volksbuehne in Berlin.

The Melvins have always been a busy bunch, issuing new recordings at a rapid pace. The new year will be no different, as a pair of new Melvins releases will hit the streets by summer. March 13th will see the release of an EP, Scion A/V Presents: The Bulls & the Bees (available as a free download via ScionAV.com), and on June 5th Ipecac Records will issue the full-length Freak Puke.

"Scion is with the double drummer [lineup] – Coady [Willis] and Jared [Warren] from Big Business. That's the normal band that we have," singer-guitarist Buzz Osborne tells Rolling Stone. "We've done three albums with them already, and five live albums."

"Then we also had done some experimenting, where me and Dale [Crover] would play by ourselves, and we called it Melvins Lite. I played with Trevor Dunn in Fantômas and really liked the way he played bass. I hit upon the idea when I saw him play with Nels Cline, and it struck me that me and Dale should play with him for a Melvins record [Freak Puke], with him playing stand-up bass."

Both releases will be supported by live dates. Whether with Dunn or the regular lineup, Osborne says, "it's still the Melvins. I don't think our fans will be confused by that. They've understood that we do pretty much what we want, anyway."

In addition to his Melvins duties, Osborne supplies guitar for Fantômas. Though the band is on hiatus, he says he's always game: "I would do whatever Mike [Patton] wants to. But it's really not my deal. It's really up to him. Fantômas really isn't a band – it's more like us trying to interpret Mike's music. And bear in mind, Fantômas hasn't been in the studio since 2003."

What about collaborating with ex-Nirvana bassist/onetime Melvins roadie Krist Novoselic? "We would love to record with Krist," says Osborne. "That would be great. I don't know what is going on with him – I see him and talk to him once in a while, but the ex-Nirvana guys, I really don't have much to do with. It's not because I don't want to. Those guys are busy doing whatever it is they're doing."

Despite being rulers of the rock underground for decades at this point, Osborne wouldn't be opposed to some late-in-the-game fame and fortune. "I've always thought that millions of people should love our band," he says. "I've never beavered away trying to be obscure, or perversely trying to make it to where everyone's part of an exclusive club. That should have been obvious from when we signed with Atlantic in '93.

"I'm not afraid of fame and fortune, if those sorts of things happen," he says. "I also know, on the other hand, we're a hard sell. We're not a normal, easy-to-fit-into-a-category type of band."

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Melvins Roar Back With Two New Releases

Buzz Osborne of The Melvins performs at the Volksbuehne in Berlin.

The Melvins have always been a busy bunch, issuing new recordings at a rapid pace. The new year will be no different, as a pair of new Melvins releases will hit the streets by summer. March 13th will see the release of an EP, Scion A/V Presents: The Bulls & the Bees (available as a free download via ScionAV.com), and on June 5th Ipecac Records will issue the full-length Freak Puke.

"Scion is with the double drummer [lineup] – Coady [Willis] and Jared [Warren] from Big Business. That's the normal band that we have," singer-guitarist Buzz Osborne tells Rolling Stone. "We've done three albums with them already, and five live albums."

"Then we also had done some experimenting, where me and Dale [Crover] would play by ourselves, and we called it Melvins Lite. I played with Trevor Dunn in Fantômas and really liked the way he played bass. I hit upon the idea when I saw him play with Nels Cline, and it struck me that me and Dale should play with him for a Melvins record [Freak Puke], with him playing stand-up bass."

Both releases will be supported by live dates. Whether with Dunn or the regular lineup, Osborne says, "it's still the Melvins. I don't think our fans will be confused by that. They've understood that we do pretty much what we want, anyway."

In addition to his Melvins duties, Osborne supplies guitar for Fantômas. Though the band is on hiatus, he says he's always game: "I would do whatever Mike [Patton] wants to. But it's really not my deal. It's really up to him. Fantômas really isn't a band – it's more like us trying to interpret Mike's music. And bear in mind, Fantômas hasn't been in the studio since 2003."

What about collaborating with ex-Nirvana bassist/onetime Melvins roadie Krist Novoselic? "We would love to record with Krist," says Osborne. "That would be great. I don't know what is going on with him – I see him and talk to him once in a while, but the ex-Nirvana guys, I really don't have much to do with. It's not because I don't want to. Those guys are busy doing whatever it is they're doing."

Despite being rulers of the rock underground for decades at this point, Osborne wouldn't be opposed to some late-in-the-game fame and fortune. "I've always thought that millions of people should love our band," he says. "I've never beavered away trying to be obscure, or perversely trying to make it to where everyone's part of an exclusive club. That should have been obvious from when we signed with Atlantic in '93.

"I'm not afraid of fame and fortune, if those sorts of things happen," he says. "I also know, on the other hand, we're a hard sell. We're not a normal, easy-to-fit-into-a-category type of band."

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