The Day in Rock Digest for 9/22/10: Stone Temple Pilots have scrapped a trio of Texas shows, sparking rumors of trouble on tour. Jam! reports that the news, announced by the El Paso Times newspaper on Tuesday, comes less than two days after the rockers hit the stage in Houston, Texas an hour late and frontman Scott Weiland rambled on about his drug addiction and marriage breakdown. moreA man has been arrested in Chicago, Illinois after allegedly plotting to blow up a baseball stadium where the Dave Matthews Band was performing on Saturday night. According to Jam! Sami Samir Hassoun was ambushed by a team of police and federal agents moments after dropping what he thought was a bomb into a trash can more
According to BraveWords.com sources, Slash (Velvet Revolver, ex-Guns N' Roses) is rumored to be taking part in the second leg of Ozzy Osbourne's North American Scream tour more
Madball has apparently dismissed drummer Jay Weinberg amidst the band's Canadian tour. As you may recall, Weinberg joined the band a few months ago. Frontman Freddy Cricien had the following to say: "I'm letting Jay go in Canada because I just feel he doesn't represent this band well on a character level. It would go against my own code of ethics to keep him around" more
Iron Maiden set for Roskilde festival 2011. The legendary metal band is the first to be confirmed to play the Dannish event next summer more
Keanu Reeves has suggested that work has begun on a third Bill and Ted movie. Reeves played Ted Theodore Logan in 1989's Excellent Adventure, and its 1992 sequel Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey. Reeves has told MTV News that he is excited to reprise his time-travelling role nearly 20 years after the pair's first outing. more
Skarhead will touring briefly in California and Mexico next month. more
(Hed)P.E. has revealed the tracklisting to it's forthcoming studio album. The album, titled 'Truth Rising,' is set for release on October 26, 2010 through Suburban Noize Records. more
Yellowcard have entered the studio to begin work on their Hopeless Records debut. The album will be their first since 2007's Paper Walls more
Guitarists Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction) and Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver) have joined forces to record a cover of The Kinks' classic 'You Really Got Me' for an upcoming Hyundai Central Region Dealer commercial. more
Rotting Christ has announced the second cancellation of a South American tour in just 3 months. more
Manowar have cancelled their performance at the Parque Metropolitano Simσn Bolνvar in Bogotα, Colombia on November 26th. more
Russian Circles has revealed the dates for their forthcoming United States tour with Keelhaul. The tour kicks off on October 16, 2010 in St. Louis and runs until November 6, ending in Ann Arbor. more
Over The Rainbow have announced their first live dates since July. more -
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