Fan Injures Steven Adler- Duff McKagan Leaves Jane's Addiction- Metallica Rock On- Vince Neil 3 Times DUI Limit- Eddie Veddar- Porcupine Opeth- more was a top 10 story this week . Here is the recap: The top Day in Rock digest stories for this week: Adler's Appetite, the band led by former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler, were forced to cancel their performance Sunday night (September 5) at the Iron Horse Bike and Music Festival in Sabula, Iowa after "an over-excited fan jumped on [Adler following] the show [at The Canyon club in Agoura Hills, California on September 3] and caused [him] to throw out [his] back," according to a Twitter posting by Steven. moreSpeaking of Guns N' Roses, Antiquiet had this bit of news: If you thought Jane's Addiction's 2009 tour with their original lineup was short, wait until you hear this: Duff McKagan, who was hired earlier this year to fill in for original bassist Eric Avery, has already jumped ship. more
Katy Perry's massively hyped new album only spent one week on top as Disturbed's new album, "Asylum" will debut at the top of the charts after selling 171,701 copies last week according to Hits Double Daily (Katy dropped to No 4). The Goo Goo Dolls new effort, Something For The Rest Of Us, moved 31,553 units to land at No 7. Heart also makes a Top 10 debut with their new album, "Red Velvet Car". more
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) had recorded a new song, "Better Days", for the Julia Roberts movie Eat Pray Love. It looks like the song itself will be released as a limited edition 7″ on September 20th. more
Arsonists Get All The Girls has announced plans to headline a fall U.S. tour. The trek will also feature Ion Dissonance, Within the Ruins, And Hell Followed With, Structures, and Destruction of a Rose. more
Nada Surf's If I Had a Hi-Fi is on sale at Amazon.com for $5 the whole month of September. Get it here
Alexisonfire will headline a Canadian tour late this fall with support from Norma Jean and La Dispute. more
Kamelot singer Roy Khan recently returned to Norway due to health issues. It was then announced that the band's North American would go on with Circus Maximus frontman Michael filling in. The band now says, " However, after today's rehearsal, we all decided that we do not feel right about doing the North American tour as anything less than a 100% Kamelot Experience." more
Death Angel have announced the dates for it's first ever headlining tour of North America. The tour will be in support of the band's latest studio album 'Relentless Retribution' which is planned for release in early 2011. Support on the tour will come from Early Man Bonded By Blood and Lazarus A.D. more
Deftones will be heading over to the UK for a run of headline shows in November. Coheed And Cambria will be along as openers. more
The Beatles are the most influential band of the last half-century. According to GodisintheTVZine.co.uk, the Fab Four topped a British poll by Zippo asking which artist or band had the largest sphere of influence over the past 50 years. more
Ratt bassist Robbie Crane will be the bass player for Lynch Mob on their upcoming European dates. more
Procession have revealed the tracklisting for their upcoming studio album. The album, titled 'Destroyers Of The Faith,' is planned for release sometime in October and will be made available in both Vinyl and as a digital download. more
Billy Idol's guitarist Steve Stevens will be appearing at an in-store meet & greet on September 12th at Steve's Music Store - 51 St-Antoine West Montreal , QC. more
Ebc Roxx the "musical racing project" featuring German singer Ela; American rock and blues singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer Tony Carey (Rainbow, Over The Rainbow); and Jόrgen "J.R." Blackmore (guitar), son of former Deep Purple and Rainbow guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore will release its debut album, "Winners", on September 17. more
Maroon, After The Burial, The Agonist, and The Eyes Of A Traitor will tour Europe together this fall. more
"Absolute Power", the thirteenth full-length album from Pro-Pain, will now be released in North America on September 28 via Regain Records. more
Billboard reports that Metallica's two sold-out shows next month in Christchurch should go ahead despite the earthquakes which struck New Zealand's second-biggest city over the weekend. more
Nevada police have revealed full details of Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil's drink-drive arrest in June. Rock Radio reports that Neil was stopped while travelling at 60mph in a 45mph area near Las Vegas, and was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol. Tests later showed he was nearly three times over the limit. more
A recent update on The Cult's Twitter page reveals that the band will be "releasing new music in capsule format September 14th. More information coming..." more
Opeth mainman Mikael Akerfeldt has exclusively told Classic Rock that his long-mooted project with Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree is now well under way. However, it now appears that Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy will not be involved, as was expected. more
Next Monday, September 13th, legendary Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant will be a guest on NBC-TV's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. more
Bob Dylan has failed to win over art critics in Denmark after a series of his paintings went on display at a museum in Copenhagen - one expert has dismissed the singer as an "amateur". more
The deluxe version of Killing Joke's new album will feature classic cover versions from Metallica, Fear Factory and Helmet more
According to Planet Rock, Deep Purple's Come Taste The Band 35th Anniversary reissue is due out on October 25th in the UK. more -
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