TMZ has learned ... cops were called to the home of 39-year-old Nick Oliveri after a neighbor called 911 to report a "disturbance" between the rocker and his girlfriend.

VH1 Classic proclaims 11-11-11 as "National Metal Day," a day-long celebration of all things metal. The metal bonanza begins November 1, 2011 with metal-focused concerts, specials, movies and videos each night leading up to grand finale on 11-11-11. On "National Metal Day" catch the premiere of Banger Films' groundbreaking documentary series, "Metal Evolution" at 10 PM ET/PT.

Steele suffered heart failure in April 2010 as the band were preparing to make a new album. And Kelly, who's currently touring with Danzig, says the saddest part is that he'd dealt with his addiction issues just before he died.

No one was seriously injured when the vehicle struck a construction barrier. But frontman Chris Jericho, who was travelling with tourmates Anthrax, says when the incident took place he was discussing the fatal bus crash which killed Metallica's Cliff Burton in Sweden in 1986.

Taylor had said beforehand he'd make up his mind once he knew how it felt to front the band without his colleague, who was credited with being the driving force behind their power and creativity.

Now the singer says: "I feel better about it. The whole tour has been great. I enjoyed the show at Sonisphere in the UK � thank you to everyone who came, and everyone who participated in the two-minute silence for Paulie. He would have been so proud.

"I don't really like to spend time talking about them, but the interesting thing is the strong legacy about each band. The level of hysteria around the band � or should I say the name Guns N' Roses � has continued. I don't totally understand that.

The band had been out celebrating the end of their tour when guitarist Paul Mcguire and bassist Kyle Rutherford went to a drug store in the early morning hours. Although the store's doors were open and the lights were on, it appeared that it was not officially open for business as an alarm went off, so the band members left and went to another store down the road. As they were leaving, a number of NYPD squad cars surrounded them and they were thrown to the ground by police officers and arrested at gunpoint. The two were charged with criminal trespass, petit larceny, burglary and criminal possession of stolen property.

(Jam!) Foo Fighters rocker Dave Grohl publicly threw an unruly fan out of the band's London gig on Monday after he started a fight with a fellow concertgoer. more

(BBC) Liam Gallagher has branded his brother Noel "a liar" over his account of how Oasis split up in 2009. "In my opinion - he's a control freak. He's making up lies to get brownie points," he said. more

Roger Waters is bigger than Taylor Swift. Waters' current tour performing The Wall grossed just under $30 million in June from 17 sold-out shows, making it the biggest tour in that month. Taylor Swift just managed half of that figure. more

(FMQB) Coheed and Cambria bassist Michael Todd was arraigned on Monday, July 11 in a Massachusetts court after he was arrested for allegedly robbing a Walgreens pharmacy on Sunday. Todd appeared in Attleboro District Court, where the charges against him of armed robbery and unlawful possession of prescription narcotics were officially read. more

Dr. Acula keyboard player Joey Simpson quit the band several weeks ago and has sent Lambgoat an explanation, apparently to combat online rumors and misinformation. Read it here

(The Metal Den) TMD has obtained rare concert audio of legendary rockers KISS performing the song "Got To Choose" at Tower Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 3, 1975. The cut was the first song off the band's second album Hotter Than Hell, released October 22, 1974. more

(FMQB) Dave Mustaine says the new Megadeth album, TH1RT3EN, will "probably be coming out around November 1." The title is a nod to the fact that it's Megadeth's 13th album, and also Mustaine's birthday, which is September 13. more

(Lambgoat) Pierce The Veil, Miss May I, Letlive, Woe, Is Me and The Amity Affliction will take to the road this fall for a five-week U.S. tour. more

(Lambgoat) Rose Funeral has confirmed the departure of drummer Dusty Boles via the following: "The CD release is looking around Fall but we are still waiting to hear back for an exact release date. Dusty has left us yes, but he has also stopped playing music for a while." more

(PR) Pageninetynine (PG.99) have announced a second reunion show, now set to perform on Saturday August 27th at The Black Cat in Washington, DC. This show will be opened by longtime friends Thou more

(Antiquiet) Pearl Jam Heads to South America If you've never seen a PJ show in South America, you have no idea what levels of hysteria await more

(The 1st Five) Girls will be releasing their new album Father, Son, Holy Ghost on September 13th via True Panther Sounds. more

(FMQB) Fall Out Boy frontman-turned-solo artist Patrick Stump is hitting the road this fall for a 24-city tour more

Metalunderground.com has obtained the exclusive premiere of an acoustic video for Egypt Central's "White Rabbit." The video was shot in the Atlantic Records Studios in New York City and puts the band's songwriting and musicianship front and center more

(PR) The F**king Wrath has wrapped work on its new album Valley of the Serpent's Soul which will see a September 27 release via NYC's Tee Pee Records. The album was recorded at Satellite Recording Studios in Ventura, CA and mastered by Tim Harkins (Black Sabbath, Alice in Chains, Ozzy Osbourne) more

The line-up will include: Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, Steven Tyler, The Black Eyed Peas, Kenny Chesney, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Jane's Addiction, Nicki Minaj, John Mayer, David Guetta, Rascal Flatts, Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson, Sublime with Rome and special performances from Usher and Sting, with more to be announced.

This time out, the audio tease has expanded, we get more of Sammy Hagar's vocals with the tasty trademark backgrounds supplied by bassist Michael Anthony, and a small bit of the chorus.

The Great Escape Artist, the band's fourth album, got its name from frontman Farrell, who said, "I love being able to escape my past, even though my past was great. I just love the future even more," according to Blabbermouth.

West contracted an infection connected with diabetes on the way to a Mountain show in Mississippi. A two-day battle to stop it spreading to the rest of his body led to half of his right leg being removed.

The two-disc release will feature the band's chart-topping hits including "Breath," "So Cold," "Sooner Or Later," "The Diary of Jane" and "I Will Not Bow," as well as an entire disc of rare recordings including never-before-released songs, live performances, rare acoustic recordings and remixes.

The 11-track album produced by Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine, Bob Dylan), features hit singles "Adolescents" and "Promises, Promises."

"What's incredible with these crowds," says Neil, "it's not just the people that grew up with us, obviously, or there would be a crowd of 40, 45 and 50 year-olds out there. But it's their kids, 12-year-olds with 'Shout at the Devil' shirts on, and parents bringing their kids to their first concert at 5, 6, 7 years old. Also, the different types of people that are our fans � you have attorneys standing next to bikers, and everything in between."

Given Crue's status as the elder statesmen of hard rock, what are Vince's thoughts on the next generation of up and coming rockers? "I'm the wrong guy to ask that," he says. "I don't really listen, I don't know anything about new music or new bands that are out there. When I listen to music, I listen to stuff I grew up with. Hopefully, there will be a band that breaks through with the rock 'n' roll thing, but there just doesn't seem to be one. Most bands forget that this is entertainment, and you've got to put a show on. Most of these bands are content to wear jeans and a t-shirt, and just stand there and play their music. Which, is kind of missing the point."

Grill was from Hollywood, California, and started his career working at a studio with Cory Wells (who would go on to form Three Dog Night) and John Kay (who would start Steppenwolf). He was tapped for The Grass Roots when songwriting/producing team P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri were putting the band together.

According to NME.com, the band spent some time at the brewery trying different beers before coming up with what they describe at Elbow.co.uk as a "golden ale with a rich rounded body, smooth bitterness, subtle tang of malt and fruity aroma."

According to the Daily Record, a spokeswoman for DF Concerts said: "We have people in place to monitor sound levels and Primal Scream's sound engineer was told more than once to turn down the levels onstage. Eventually he was made to turn it down."

Taking to the ocean January 19-23, 2012, The Weezer Cruise is a music festival-at-sea curated by Weezer on the Carnival Destiny sailing from Miami to the island of Cozumel, off the coast of Mexico. Along with Weezer and 2,500 passengers, The Weezer Cruise will feature fifteen bands performing shows around the ship through the day and night, festival-style. Weezer will perform on the pool deck as the ship pulls out and then again in the indoor main theater.

But there's more to the story than meets the eye. This barnstorming Adams hit almost didn't happen because the movie bosses neither liked the song nor wanted it in the film. Early in 1991, Bryan Adams was working on songs for a new album and co-writing with producer and hit-writer Mutt Lange. Composer Michael Kamen needed a song for the Robin Hood movie and gave Adams a melody. The next part, according to Adams, was easy.

While the band takes the time necessary to rally in support of Joe during this difficult time, some tasty pro-shot video of some of their performance at this year's Download Festival last month has surfaced.

The Bowery Presents, an independent promotion company based in New York City, Sean Agnew of R5 Productions, and Avram Hornik and Mark Fichera of Four Corners Management announced today that they are opening a new live music venue in Philadelphia to be called Union Transfer.

Wurzel, real name Michael Burston, was a member of Lemmy's outfit from 1984 until 1995. His first songwriting credit with them was the single Killed By Death and his final contributions appeared on the album Sacrifice.

"We can only thank the people all over the world, for waiting so long, and to have written" says Simone. "And last but not least, we can say... Open your heart! Listen and play to what your heart tells you... ROCK ON!!!!"

The tracks are remixes of Young The Giant's song "My Body" and were contributed by Two Door Cinema Club and Tokyo Police Club. The Remix EP will only be available through their Facebook page which will also feature remixes by Ra Ra Riot, and more. Grab them here

Walt Disney Records is set to release the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb: Across The 1st and 2nd Dimensions, on August 2, 2011. The album features 7 new songs ("Everything's Better With Perry," "Brand New Best Friend," "Summer (Where Do We Begin?)," "Taking Care Of Things," "Mysterious Force," "Robot Riot") and the end credit track "Kick It Up a Notch," the Phineas and Ferb collaboration with legendary guitarist Slash. The soundtrack also includes 15 songs from the hit animated series. The Disney Channel Original Movie "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension" premieres Friday, August 5 (8 p.m., ET/PT), on Disney Channel: Saturday, August 13, on Disney XD: and also on the ABC Television Network (date TBD).

In all, over 80 bands will be part of the 2nd year of America's Original Beach Party which takes place October 13-16.

"Burn This Prison" started as a fun little groove we put together, and it just hit. We recorded most of it at Conway Studios here in Hollywood, and all the vocals I did in our private space in Downtown, Ladybug Sound.

I wrote about a fictional, figurative story - an innocent man is doing 10 years of time, for a crime he didn't commit. He tells the listener what it's like to spend "Day In and Day Out" in a cell block, and goes on to tell us that he's had it - he's planning his escape.

In his last torturous attempt for his own Justice, he's going to set fire to the prison and break free, so he can get back home to the girl he loves.

While it's a fictional story, I think we all can relate to being locked into a prison, whether it's a prison of society and it's ideals, or one of our own fear an insecurities, and I'd say it's time we Break Free.

"Burn This Prison" is now available for purchase on iTunes, Amazon and Napster. The album, Don't Look Down, will be released on August 23, 2011.