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Tuesday (November 17th) marked one month since the disappearance of Metallica fan Morgan Harrington from outside the band's concert in Charlottesville, Virginia. The 20-year-old Virginia Tech student vanished after she accidentally left the venue and was unable to get back in. Although she called her friends inside and said she'd either wait for them or find her own way home, Harrington was not seen again. Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo told us how he felt when he first heard about the situation: ["I mean, I was crushed. Stuff like this just really, really bums me out, especially when you are a parent and you have children. I mean, it's the worst thing that you could ever imagine. And of course, you know, we're all hoping for the best and just praying that she's alive. It really hit a sour chord with us and bummed us out."]


More details have emerged on the upcoming fourth studio album from My Chemical Romance, which is due for release in the spring of 2010. According to RollingStone.com, some members of the group are amazed that the record exists at all. Guitarist Frank Iero said that the band was so exhausted after touring behind its 2006 effort, The Black Parade, that "I thought the band was going to break up."

But the band rallied and began working almost a year ago with producer Brendan O'Brien, best known for his work with Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen. For the band's first album without a concept behind it, singer Gerard Way said they wanted to "harness everything that's great about this band into shorter songs. Almost protopunk, like the Stooges or the MC5."



Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins might be collaborating with Queen drummer Roger Taylor if Taylor gets his wish. Taylor called Hawkins "one of my best blood brothers," telling BBC 6 Music, "I've been thinking about doing a tour next year -- a very quick tour -- with Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters . . . So we might do that. That sounds like fun." Hawkins and Taylor, along with Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, played an all-star drum jam together at Live Earth in 2007, while Hawkins has also played on Queen guitarist Brian May's solo track "Cyborg" and also sat behind the kit at the 2006 VH1 Rock Honors for Queen's "We Will Rock You."