Aerosmith Future in Doubt- Guns N' Drama- New Pantera Song- Arcade Fire- Def Santana Daughtry- Metal Church Arrest- Jani Lane Joins Great White- TNT Heart Attack- more was a top 10 story this week . Here is the recap: This week's top Day in Rock Digest stories part I: Aerosmith's Joe Perry fears the band will be over once its current tour comes to an end - insisting their future together is completely "up in the air". "I think everybody's a little worn out. The tour is winding up, and we don't know when we'll work again as band. That part of it is up in the air, and it's starting to hit home." moreBillboard.com reports that Chickenfoot is four songs and "seven pieces of new music" into its second album, according to frontman Sammy Hagar. But their future is unclear because of Chad Smith and his regular gig with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Once they start recording, Chad's never going to be able to get a break," Hagar tells Billboard.com. "If he does, he'll get a couple weeks here, a couple days there, which is not really enough to devote to Chickenfoot. And when they're done with [the album] they're gonna go on the road for a year and a half. So we either have to get a new drummer or wait for Chad...which is unfair to Chickenfoot. It's too good a band." He covers a lot more ground here
We told you last week that Pantera were going to post a previously unreleased song, "The Will To Survive" from upcoming 20th Anniversary Edition of Cowboys From Hell, on their Facebook. The day has arrived, go check it out here. We were also sent a listening party link for the album that you can check out here. Grab all the details about the reissue here
Antiquiet had this interesting story: Google has teamed up with The Arcade Fire and video director Chris Milk to make a crazy interactive video for their song We Used To Wait, set… on the street you grew up on. On the Google / nerd side, it's meant to show off the capabilities of HTML5, branded as an "experiment" for the Google Chrome browser, but it worked just fine for me in the HTML5 compliant Safari browser as well. more
David Ellefson (Megadeth, F5) and Tristan '1690' Grigsby (Daitribe) Tim "Ripper" Owens (Charred Walls Of The Damned, Iced Earth, Beyond Fear, Judas Priest) and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Burning Human) recorded a song called 'Leave It Alone' several years ago for a Dimebag Darrell (Pantera) memorial disc that has yet to be released. The song is available exclusively on iTunes. Watch video of Ellefson and Grigsby discussing new material here
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines headlined a benefit for the West Memphis Three on Saturday and were joined by surprise stars Johnny Depp and Patti Smith who jammed with Vedder (Depp played guitar). Billboard has the story and the VIDEO here
Bob Catley (Magnus), Jorn Lande (Masterplan), Amanda Somerville, Olli Hartmann and Michael Kiske (Helloween) are among the musicians who will tour with Avantasia, the project led by Edguy frontman Tobias Sammet, on the group's upcoming tour. more
Slash has reportedly filed for divorce from his wife of almost nine years. more
Propagandhi have announced plans to release a split 7" with Canadian thrash legends Sacrifice. Each band will contribute one cover song to the record more
Hear a new track from Killers frontman Brandon Flowers' solo album Flamingo, Was It Something I Said, and check out a live performance here
Axl Rose: Guns N' Roses 'had a deal' to play longer at Reading And Leeds Festivals. Rose claims band may have been 'conned' by promoters as "war" continues, according to NME's report here.
Megaloud? The venue for Megadeth's No Sleep Til's Perth date changed due to noise concerns more
Carlos Santana's new album "Guitar Heaven" will feature his version of Def Leppard's "Photograph", with Chris Daughtry on vocals. The album won't be out until September 21st, but Def Leppard.com has a sneak peek of the song shot during a special showcase live show in Las Vegas last week here
Guns N' Drama. Friday evening we told you about Guns N' Roses having the sound cut off during the Reading festival after the band was an hour late taking the stage. (see report here if you missed it.) But there was even more drama over the weekend with rantings and ravings and on Sunday their set was cut short again. You can read about that here
Serj Tankian says System of a Down have discussed how to deal with a potential reunion – and even though they haven't agreed whether or when to do it, they know how they'll tell the world. "If we decide to do it, the first people to find out will be our fans, on the website. We've all agreed that as a band," he tells Rock Radio more
Former Metal Church bassist Steve Unger (real name Stephen Wesley Ungerbuehler) has been charged with "leading organized crime, unlawfully manufacturing a controlled substance and money laundering" Investigators say Ungerbuehler, 41, led the operation from May 2008 until his arrest Monday and used two businesses to sell marijuana. more
Former Warrant vocalist Jani Lane will reportedly be stepping up to the mic as Great White's front man briefly. Jani has agreed to perform in place of his long-time friend Jack Russell, while Jack is recovering from major surgery after suffering a perforated bowel. more
Speaking of 80s rockers, Sleazeroxx had this sad news as well: Tony Mills, vocalist in the band TNT, suffered a heart-attack at Oslo Airport Saturday afternoon on the way to a gig. Mills is now in recovery and will be moved out of intensive care tomorrow. more
The Dave Matthews Band will be adding a show in Buenos Aires, Argentina to the October South American Tour. DMB will perform at Luna Park in Buenos Aires on October 14th.
The Libertines' set at Britain's Leeds Festival on Friday night, August 27 was stopped after just three songs amid concerns revelers would be crushed in the mayhem. The cult band recently reformed after six years apart and took to the stage on Friday for the first of their two nights at the twinned Reading and Leeds festivals in England. more
Zao has commenced work on material for its next studio album, which the band plans on releasing through its own label. The group explains, "The music industry has made enough money off of bands and wasted it. Why not put it out ourselves and sink the 'profits' back into future releases?" more
Slash was presented with a very special "first guitar" from the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, Gibson USA. The story of the American icon's recovery and resurgence from the May 2010 floods in Nashville was presented with strong testament in West Hollywood, California at the Key Club on Monday, August 20, 2010, where Slash was presented with the very first guitar to roll off the production line since the devastating floods hit Music City. more
All That Remains will headline a fall tour with support from Asking Alexandria, Unearth, and an opening act yet-to-be announced. more
Propagandhi have released some details on a new record they're working on. They've also confirmed that they are in fact working with a new label, Winnepeg, Manitoba based War On Music Records. more
Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul tells BW&BK that all the band's releases will receive the 20th anniversary treatment more
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros' album, Up From Below, is available right now on Amazon for only $2.99. Better grab it quick, we're not sure how long this sale is gonna last. Get it here. If you like what you hear, go see em live! Grab the dates here
As a "thank-you" to the men and women of our armed forces, Nonpoint will donate a portion of the proceeds from their new single "Frontlines" to various military charities. more
Saturday, Zeptember 25, 2010, marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. His groove and sound is considered to be the most influential of all rock-n-roll drummers; John "Bonzo" Bonham is the undisputed king. Bonzo will once again be honored in a special concert featuring rock's biggest names behind the kit at the Key Club in Hollywood. more
In related news: Paul Rodgers says John Bonham's death influenced his decision to quit Bad Company more
There is apparently a company that will press the cremated remains of your body into a vinyl record. Your body will be part of a vinyl pressing of 30 records and you can put up to 25 minutes of music on the record. more
Mastodon, Suicidal Tendencies, Gwar, Kylesa, High On Fire, Municipal Waste and Valient Thorr are among the acts confirmed for the 5th annual Fun Fun Fun Fest more -
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