The Day in Rock Digest for 8/31/10: 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
iClips is pleased to announce the LIVE broadcast of Apocalyptica today from The Pageant in St. Louis, MO. The show will start at 9 PM EDT. For more information on the live broadcast go to www.iclips.net/livefaq
The Who's Roger Daltrey is urging the British public to put aside reservations about the war in Afghanistan and throw their full support behind the troops fighting there. Daltrey is due to play a charity concert in the U.K. (September 12th) to benefit soldiers injured in the conflict, as well as the families of those killed in battle. more
Max Bemis of Say Anything has unveiled his new solo project, Max Bemis and the Painful Splits. He announced the project on his twitter noting that the album will be "Lofi fun postpunk" more
The 2010 Pathfinder Metalfest in Marietta, GA originally advertised Jon Oliva's Pain as headliners. That has since changed and Crimson Glory now have top billing more
The Cribs at Reading Festival: 'Bands who wouldn't cross-dress suck' Band say dressing up as women for single cover was no biggie more
Kix made a long overdue return to Hollywood for the Sunset Strip fest and were joined onstage by former Warrant (and temporary Great White) singer Jani Lane. more
Crimson Falls has posted up several road report videos from the band's 'Fragmenting Denmark' tour. more
War Of Ages will headline "The Project AK-47 Tour with support from The Color Morale, The Great Commission, Legend, and The Contortionist. more
Wolverine have finished mixing their new album, "Communication Lost", with Danish producer Jacob Hansen at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark for a tentative early 2011 release. more
Sex Slaves have revealed their tour plans for the remainder of 2010. Confirmed dates are here -
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