The Day in Rock Digest for 11/18/10: There was a video going around the internet of Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett accidently kicking a beach ball into a baby at a recent show, and yet nobody took the time to edit a remix with funny sound effects. That's where Metal Injection comes in. Check it out here. Happy Birthday Kirk!Bon Jovi gave Taylor Swift a swift kick out of No. 1 on the Canadian album charts. more
Dream Theater's John Petrucci revealed at the Long Island Music Hall Of Fame awards "'We had some auditions several weeks ago and we are going into the studio in January to start recording our latest album." more
Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler has revealed that his band Adler's Appetite will begin pre-production of their new CD tomorrow with Cinderella's Fred Coury. Adler's Appetite have also confirmed the first batch of dates for a 2011 European tour. The band has already confirmed dates in the UK, Spain, The Netherlands and France.
Escape the Fate have revealed a long list of tour dates for its forthcoming North American tour with Alesana, Motionless In White, Get Scared and Drive A more
Bookmakers cut odds that The Beatles will takeover the entire UK Top 10 William Hill now offering 8/1 that the Fab 4 will dominate the charts more
As They Sleep, has posted a brand new track, "The Unseen", on their official MySpace and Facebook pages, ahead of the release of their Solid State Records debut, Dynasty, next week. more
An online gossip rag has stoked a little controversy after some footage surfaced of The Aquabats' frontman MC Bat Commander launching a child into a crowd surf. The band has done this frequently over the years and always with the permission of parents more
Ronnie James Dio's popularity is greater than ever, as clearly proven by the strong chart showing of the recently released, Dio At Donington. The first-ever release from the newly formed Niji Entertainment Group, Dio At Donington scanned a total of 5,836 units in its first week, resulting in Dio's best Billboard charting debut ever in the Soundscan era. more
Cody Vaillant, lead singer of the band Love Candy and his drummer Scott Bevilacqua spent the night behind bars in a Kenora, Ontario jail on Wednesday November 10th after a search of their vehicle uncovered 17-grams of magic mushrooms, 58-grams of marijuana, $7,000 cash and other drug paraphernalia. more
Immortal will play a handful of U.S. shows in February with support from Absu. more
Blink 182 will be headed to the UK for a run of dates in July of 2011. The dates should come shortly after the release of the band's promised new album. Dates here
Death Angel have announced the second leg of North American tour dates in support of their latest release, Relentless Retribution. These come in addition to their upcoming headlining run next January/February with Lazarus A.D., Early Man, Bonded By Blood, and Hexen. more
Kasabian to close Isle Of Wight Festival 2011 Band to headline Sunday (June 12) of the event more
Chickenfoot have fourteen new songs in the works according to Joe Satriani more
The Deftones have announced three more shows for its current world tour. The three new dates are to take place in South East Asia hitting Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines. more
KROQ Los Angeles has announced the lineup for their annual Almost Acoustic Christmas show on December 11 and 12 at Gibson Amphitheater. Acts confirmed so far include A Day To Remember, Anberlin, Bad Religion, Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance, Phoenix, Social Distortion, The Black Keys, Vampire Weekend, Brandon Flowers more
Frontiers Records announce the European release of Mr. Big's new studio album entitled 'What If...' on January 21st 2011. more
Frightened Rabbit have joined Atlantic Records more
End Of A Year, Tigers Jaw, and Basement will tour the UK together this winter. more
Dangerous Toys has schedule a reunion show on Friday, December 4th at Red Eyed Fly in their hometown, Austin, TX. more
On this day in 1963, The Beatles received silver LP discs for Please Please Me and With The Beatles at a ceremony held at EMI House in London. They also received a silver EP for Twist and Shout and a silver single for "She Loves You." Find out what else happened on this date in music history here -
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