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This Week's Top 10

Here are the top 10 stories from this week's Day in Rock and the top Day in Rock digest stories

Van Halen Recording New Album With Possible Tour

The long awaited new album from Van Halen looks like it may be a reality and the band's manager made hopeful comments for a tour next year.

Warner/Chappell Music reportedly mention in a press release that the band are currently in the studio (with original lead vocalist David Lee Roth) [We were unable to confirm the authenticity of the press release.] In the press release that has been posted on several sites across the web, but not on the company's site, Warner/Chappell Music announced that it has "extended its administration agreements with two original members of the legendary rock band Van Halen, Eddie and Alex Van Halen. Under the agreement, Warner/Chappell will continue to administer their catalog of works."

As for the tour, Billboard reported on Friday that "Van Halen manager and Live Nation Entertainment executive chairman Irivng Azoff mentioned on a conference call last month and an earning's call last night that Van Halen was expected to tour next year." - read the Billboard report here

Ozzy Wants To Form Non-Metal Band

Blabbermouth reports that Ozzy Osbourne told VH1 Radio Networks' Dave Basner that he fancies trying other genres of music aside from heavy metal.

"Being Ozzy Osbourne is great," he said. "I mean, it's been wonderful being the singer of Black Sabbath. Having all those hits through Sabbath and then on my solo career is one thing, but then if I want to do anything branching away from the heavy stuff, people will go, 'Oh, he's sold out. Oh, he's not doing it. Oh, he's singing a love song. Oh, he's singing about the…' or whatever."

Ozzy went on to reveal what kind of projects he's contemplating pursuing that would allow him to explore musical styles outside the heavy rock genre. "I would like to form a fictitious band just to make a different record, but it's the time it would take," he explained. "I mean, it takes me all my time just to do an Ozzy record. But I would dearly like to get a mini-supergroup together. Nothing like heavy rock, like a bluesy vibe." - more on this story

Steven Tyler Angers Aerosmith With American Idol Deal

American Idol producers are keeping mum on who will be the new judges for the show but a member of Aerosmith tells a major newspaper that Steven Tyler will be a judge on the show and Tyler's one time "Toxic Twin" isn't too happy about it.

Bryan Wawzenek of Gibson.com reports: Joe Perry told the Boston Herald that bandmate Steven Tyler will be a judge on the next season of American Idol. "We're told it's a done deal," the Aerosmith guitarist said. The claim backs up what Tyler's recent comment to press, that his plans include "recording an album and [I'm] probably going to be a judge on American Idol." The frontman then said, "I'm doing it. What do you think? I'm doing it."

SleazeRoxx expands on the Gibson report and we learn that Joe Perry is apparently not very happy about this news and how he found out about it. Quoting from the same Boston Herald interview: "I found out on the internet like the rest of the world... I mean, this is no small thing." Perry said. "I mean, after working with me for 40 years, he couldn't tell me about this... Why so secretive? We're told it's a done deal. If Steven is committed to a TV show, that kind of affects the rest of us. We'd like to plan our lives, ya know?" - more on this story

Guns N' Roses Expand World Tour Plans

Guns N' Roses have announced new UK dates as part of their Chinese Democracy tour which will see them play in various cities across Europe this fall and one announced show in Australia in December.

The new dates are in addition to the previously announced appearance at the famed Reading and Leeds festivals and stops in Belfast and Dublin.

According to MTV UK, the new trek will happen in October and will include shows in London, Birmingham and Manchester. (The London date conflicts with a date in Spain announced on the band's Myspace.) - more on this story

A Perfect Circle Reunion?

Could A Perfect Circle be teasing and puzzling fans with the prospect of a reunion? Gibson.com reports: It appears that hard rock supergroup A Perfect Circle will be reuniting soon. Earlier this week, the band's recently activated Twitter account began posting cryptic messages that tagged members of A Perfect Circle.

In the meantime, founding guitarist Billy Howerdel tweeted, "The APC dust is shaking off!" and drummer Josh Freese wrote on Facebook, "I'm happy to report that A Perfect Circle is waking up from its six-year slumber… and we're going to be 'doing stuff' soon."

But there's been no official announcement and nothing said by frontman Maynard James Keenan, who's recently been on tour with Tool and promoting another one of his bands, Puscifer. - - more on this story

Steven Adler Blessed By Drugs

It appears that former Guns N' Roses Steven Adler has gained some perspective about his years of drug abuse. Rock Radio reports: Steven Adler believes the drug addiction which saw him being sacked from the biggest rock band in the world was a blessing in disguise.

And despite his Guns N' Roses bandmates sacking him in 1990, he insists he loves them all – especially singer Axl Rose. As a result, he's not bitter about his wasted opportunities. And now he's written it all down in a book, he's glad it all happened.

"Drugs is a biggie. It's been the biggest waste of my life – but I didn't know back then. We would have been even bigger without them – look how big we were and how big we are. The drugs held everything back," Adler tells ChartAttack. "My last 20 years sucked. I would trade it for anything – but then again, I wouldn't have my book. See? You never know. You think something is the worst thing in your life. But if that didn't happen the greatest things in your life wouldn't have happened." - He's not even close to done

Avenged Sevenfold A Nightmare for Eminem

Eminem has finally met his match on the Billboard album chart: Avenged Sevenfold have unseated the reigning king of rap from the top of the charts with their new album, Nightmare. Here is the official word from the Avenged camp:

Avenged Sevenfold has cemented their status as one of the country's favorite rock bands with their highly personal fifth studio album Nightmare, which bowed at No. 1 on Billboard's album chart and also No.1 on Billboard's Hard Music, Digital, Internet and Alternative Album Charts.

Its No. 1 debut is the band's highest first-week chart position ever, selling over 162,500 units in its first week thanks to the band's devoted and rabid fanbase, who consider themselves part of a worldwide A7X family. - more on this story

Soundgarden Guitar Heroes With New Release

The Soundgarden reunion continues with the announcement of a new compilation that will include a previously unreleased track and the band will make history by being the first to bundle an album with a major video game. Here is the announcement:

Soundgarden will release their first collection of music since 1996 in the form of Telephantasm on September 28th in the US and September 27th internationally. This multi-label, career-spanning retrospective album includes beloved band hits, deep back catalogue cuts and a never-before-heard unreleased track entitled "Black Rain," taken from the Badmotorfinger recording sessions. Telephantasm marks the first time ever a collection of its kind has been collated in one place.

Like the iconic '60s and '70s bands which inspired them, Soundgarden redefined rock music for a whole generation and had a revolutionary impact on the course of musical history. As one of the first bands to release music on the venerated Sub Pop label, and the first band to come out of the 90's Seattle music scene to later sign to a major label, they are once again making history with Telephantasm. The band has announced that they will be partnering with innovative gaming publisher Activision Publishing, Inc. to release the album on September 28th via A&M/UMe inside 1 million copies of the new videogame Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. This release marks the first time a music album will be simultaneously released and bundled with a video game launch. - more on this story

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Join Stone Temple Pilots Tour

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has announced that they will join Stone Temple Pilots on their national tour, starting September 16 in San Diego, with their own headline dates interspersed.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have hopped continents since the March release of their fifth studio album, Beat The Devil's Tattoo (Abstract Dragon/Vagrant Records)

With five studio albums and countless tours, the road has served as a backdrop to Black Rebel's sonic catharsis. Most recently, they've logged 71 shows, in 95 days, across 15 countries, which naturally included a continuum of sold-out shows in numerous regions. - dates

Def Leppard's Joe Elliot and Ian Hunter Brawl

Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliot and Ian Hunter had a little run in with ELP's crew at the High Voltage festival last Sunday where Elliot's side band Down 'N Outs were playing. Famed photographer Ross Halfin blogged the following about it:

Back to the far east in the afternoon for some Ian Hunter and Joe Elliott plus ELP who are closing the event with a seven-hour set. Jimmy came along to see Ian Hunter - surprisingly they have never met... Shot the end of Joe's set and was just getting into Ian Hunter when the power was pulled after two songs by ELP. Now if I say the situation was ugly that is an understatement. Joe Elliott and Ian Hunter got into an "altercation" with ELP's crew, fists flying. It ruined the whole day, a real bad 70's thug-like atmosphere. Jimmy and I went in to see Ian and offer our support and Joe was pragmatic, 'f*** it, what can you do?'

Doctor Anita, Jimmy, Peter, John Varvatos and a helpful Rick Canny (from ZZ Top) watched ELP from the crowd but by now the fun element had, well, soured is the best way to put it. Only John and I knew the songs, bits of Tarkus and long meandering pieces, the band had no cohesion. We left leaving ELP playing a piano concerto (it was getting dull) and drove back across London to console ourselves with a bucket of KFC - from ELP to KFC. Yes, that has a nice ring to it. "Welcome Back My Friends To The Bucket That Never Ends". - Check out the photos he mentioned on his blog

Early Graves Singer Killed In Van Crash After Tourmate Falls Asleep Behind The Wheel?

Metal Underground reported on Monday that Early Graves vocalist Makh Daniels was killed in van crash Sunday night after Funeral Pyre guitarist Justin Garcia fell asleep at the wheel prior to the crash:

Ironclad Recordings has issued the following statement: "Last night Makh Daniels, vocalist of Early Graves, tragically lost his life in a van accident while the band was traveling from Oregon to Nevada. An official statement will be released in time, but for now our thoughts are with Makhs family, friends and band mates during this terrible time."

Early Graves was on tour with The Funeral Pyre, with the tour having been scheduled to run through August 8th. Local news channel KTVL has reported that the driver of the van, Funeral Pyre guitarist Justin Garcia, fell asleep at the wheel prior to the crash. Both Garcia and Early Graves guitarist Tyler Jensen were taken to Rogue Valley Medical Center for treatment of non life threatening injuries. - more on this story