The Day in Rock Digest for 9/2/10: When former Dio guitarist Rowan Robertson was asked if there was any chance we might get to hear some of the unreleased songs he was working on with Dio before Ronnie returned to Black Sabbath in 1991. He said there are Dio songs and recordings that exist, but they will remain unreleased and in his archive. moreDisturbed's new album 'Asylum' is likely to sell between 145,000 and 160,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at the top of next week's Billboard 200 chart, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. more
Lamb of God's Chris Adler says, "We're going to take the month of January off, see if we can reconnect with our family, see what that life looks like [laughs]. Then maybe we'll get together and start writing a new album!" more
Myspace to get pinged? Apple has launched a social network as part of the latest version of its iTunes software. Ping, as it is known, allows users to build networks of friends and professional musicians, in a similar way to services such as Twitter. more.
German edition of Metal Hammer met up with the legendary shredmaster Kerry King of Slayer, to talk riffs vs. leads. The footage shows the guitarist explaining that in Slayer "the leads are 9 times out of 10 an afterthought. And they usually sound like that." In addition he explains, why he thinks himself to be a better riff-guitarist, than solo-player. Check it out here
In This Moment frontwoman Maria Brink revealed in a Facebook posting that she was involved in a motor vehicle accident yesterday (Tuesday, August 31) that left her with injuries that required a trip to the hospital. more
Print is dead. Paste Magazine, the Georgia based music publication which has been covering independent music, film, and culture for nearly a decade, has folded, according to Gawker. more.
Accept's latest release Blood Of The Nations made a chart debut at Number 4 in the official German Media Control Charts this week. more
Grave has parted ways with bass player Fredrik Isaksson due to personal reasons and issues. Fredrik played his last show with us in late July at the Eisenwahn festival in Germany. more
Attack Attack! will embark upon a UK tour next month with support from Hopes Die Last and While She Sleeps. more
Veteran rock act Heart makes its first appearance on Billboard's Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart in more than 16 years, as "Hey You" debuts at No. 30. more
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin gave Apple employees a special treat on Wednesday, September 1 when he took to the stage at the end of an Apple press conference in San Francisco and performed Coldplay songs "Yellow" and "Viva La Vida" and debuted new track "Wedding Bells" more
Unruly Child have reunited to produce a brand new album entitled "Worlds Collide" due for release on October 15th more
Rise Records will release Your Demise's new full-length "The Kids We Used To Be..." on October 12th more
KISS Drummer Eric Singer - "We've Already Been Talking About Going Into The Studio And Doing Another Record" more
The 2011 Harvest of Hope Fest in St. Augustine, Florida has been officially canceled. Organizing the 2009 and 2010 Fests were enormous undertakings and at this time the Harvest of Hope Foundation and St. Johns County do not have the resources and time to put together a 2011 Fest. more -
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