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Motley Poison?- Metallica's Lars Promises Big Four Tour- Disturbed Korn Tour Rumors- Deep Purple Death- Kings of Leon Slapped- KISS on Ice- Helmet- Alice Cooper Musical- more

11/15/2010
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The Day in Rock Digest for 11/14/10: Poison will tour with Motley Crue, according to a concert review/report by the Windsor Star. A review about Saturday's show by Dylan Kristy said that, "before closing the show, Michaels said he would try to return to Windsor for a reunion tour with Poison and Motley Crue." more. But will it be part of a reality TV show?

Metallica's historical 'Big Four' shows with Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth will happen once again, according to Lars Ulrich who says, "The vibe on this thing is so big, we'd be stupid to ignore it. You know on your iPhone, you can move the weather maps up and down? Well, the Big Four is quickly moving up to the top in terms of potential occurrences for the next couple of years." more

The lineup of Disturbed's fifth "Music As A Weapon" tour will reportedly be announced next week, possibly as soon as today (November 15). Frontman David Draiman hinted in a recent interview that the trek's co-headliner will be "massive," with Korn strongly rumored for that slot more

Tony Edwards. Deep Purple's first manager, has died at the age of 78, reports Classic Rock. Commenting on the news that the man who managed the bands from 1967-1976, Ritchie Blackmore has said: "With deepest respect � and with great sorrow � we honour Tony Edwards. Tony was the man behind the scenes for Deep Purple. He was instrumental to the existence and sustenance of the band and its music from its inception to present day." more

Kings Of Leon have taken part in a comedy sketch featuring TV host Jimmy Fallon. The Followills feature in a skit with the Late Night host with the band donning wigs and playing the role of receptionists before they take part in a slapping contest. Watch video footage of the sketch here

Gene Simmons took to the ice in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Friday night, playing goalie during the second intermission of a Western Hockey League game featuring the hometown Saskatoon Blades. Wanna see? Go here

Corpus Christi will team up with Thoughts In Reverse and With Words later this month for a two-week tour, primarily on the East Coast. more

Earache Records is pleased to announce its free 2010 Xmas Party, which is due to be held in Nottingham, UK on Saturday, 11th December and will feature sets from Enforcer, Savage Messiah, along with special guests Annotations Of An Autopsy and Cerebral Bore more

Helmet will head overseas November 17 for a month-long European tour encompassing 11 countries and 26 dates. Looking ahead, mainman Page Hamilton describes Helmet's plans for 2011: "March 3rd to the 24th we're planning another U.S. run, and then April and May we will be Japan and Australia...." more

H20 has announced a few early-December shows in the Northeast with Man Overboard and Wisdom In Chains. more

Cradle of Filth has announced details surrounding its forthcoming album, titled 'Midnight In The Labyrinth.' The new release with feature fully orchestral interpretations of songs taken from its first four albums more

A new Saxon studio album is tentatively due in March 2011 and the band have announce a tour of Germany more

Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott will be playing ten shows with the Down N' Outz in April 2011, as a special guest on Paul Rodgers' (Bad Company, Free, Queen) UK tour. more

Unwritten Law has announced the artwork and estimated March release date for their upcoming album on Suburban Noize Records/BreakSilence. For the artwork, the band invited fans to submit proposed covers and will be releasing three of those covers on three different album versions. more

The 2011 European leg of Kamelot's "The Pandemonium Tour" will begin on April 22 in Paris more

Death Before Dishonor and Casey Jones will co-headline a January tour of the East Coast with support from The Mongoloids and Hundredth. more

Tankard will release their fourteenth studio album, "Vol(l)ume 14", on December, 17 via Afm Records. more

Six years after its Japan only release, SR-71 will re-release their third album, Here We Go Again, worldwide online through digital retailers like Amazon and iTunes more

Alice Cooper has revealed that he has discussed writing a musical with Mighty Boosh star Noel Fielding. more

Terrorvision have a new album and tour planned for early next year. The album's to be called Super Delux, and is being produced by Matt Ellis. more

Duff Mckagan - formerly of Guns N' Roses and Jane's Addiction, currently in Velvet Revolver and Loaded - recently visited The Seattle VA Hospital. An excerpt of Duff discussing the day's events is here

On this day in 1965, The Rolling Stones made their U.S. TV debut on Hullabaloo, performing "Get Off of My Cloud." On this day in 1992, Ozzy Osbourne announced his retirement from live gigs after a gig in California, saying, "Who wants to be touring at 46?" Find out what else happened on this date in music history here
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