Daily Reload: Avenged Sevenfold, Slipknot’s Clown + More

- Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows reveals the band is about "six songs" into writing for their next studio album. [Loudwire]

- Slipknot's M. Shawn Crahan will step behind the lens to direct the 'We Are' video for Hollywood Undead. [Loudwire]

- Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello says that there are no plans to write or record new music. [Loudwire]

- Courtney Love has started a Kurt Cobain documentary project on his life. [Loudwire]

- Machine Head's Robb Flynn checks in with everything you may have wanted to know (and perhaps what you didn't) about his recent hernia surgery. [Loudwire]

- Emmure have been rocking long enough to reach their 1000th show. [Rock Music Report]

- Check out Led Zeppelin's performance of 'Black Dog' from the 'Celebration Day' film. [Ultimate Classic Rock]

- Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and The Who are just a few of the rock heavyweights taking part in a Hurricane Sandy benefit. [Ultimate Classic Rock]

- Former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno let loose with some Bruce Dickinson bashing after audience members started chanting the singer's name at one of his shows. [Ultimate Classic Rock]

- Phish's Trey Anastasio has detailed his past drug and alcohol addictions. [Diffuser.fm]