Today's Day in Rock Stories

Original Smashing Pumpkins Reunion In The Works?

The band is teaming up with ARTE concert and Livestream to deliver the last show of the run. "We decided to finish the tour at Wacken as it is the ideal way to end this magical tour playing to 80,000 core metal fans at this legendary Metal festival," says Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood. "Wacken has become such as international event with many thousands of fans from many other countries around the world joining and celebrating with the German fans so it is perfect for the final show of a memorable tour.

"Everywhere we've played the fans have been amazing and the reaction to the new songs and stage show has been phenomenal. The band has loved every minute on stage.

"Don't want to do it next week, haven't penciled anything in, but it would be the culmination of what we've built and a consistent progression. Do you go to a Yankees ballgame and hold up a sign 'Where's Babe Ruth?' The team continues because the ideal is met. The standard is met.

"If someone else can be a great frontman and reflect the philosophy of KISS, it doesn't have to be me. Is there someone else out there either in their teens or early 20s now who is going to pick up the torch? I'm sure there is."

The band was joined by The Cult on the date for their second of four appearances on the tour as they are on the road in support of their latest album "Hidden City."

The follow-up to 2013's One Of Us Is The Killer is thought to be called Dissociation and it's expected on October 14 via guitarist Ben Weinman's Party Smasher Inc label.

Resurrection features a number of guest musicians including Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, while Tim 'Ripper' Owens and Blaze Bayley feature on the track Taking On The World.

And the Black Sabbath frontman, who's been three years sober, has recalled a moment during the making of his new TV series where he felt sorely tempted to start drinking again.

Told that he's "a hero to many people," Ozzy tells Goldmine: "That's kind of nice. I wish I was a hero to me, sometimes. I do a good job of beating myself up. The thing is, I don't like to treat people any less than I would like to be treated myself. I suppose I have an ego but I don't like to go, 'Do you know who the f*** you're talking to?'

Tyler co-produced the record in Nashville, TN with roots master T Bone Burnett, Dann Huff, Jaren Johnston and Marti Frederikson. The record was previewed with the singles "Love Is Your Name" and "Red, White And You."

The band had the following to say about the track: "We made it extra massive for you guys to sing along on tour. What do you think? As always, turn it up, share and enjoy."

The Dead Daisies parted ways with Richard Fortus and Dizzy Reed earlier this year after the pair joined Guns N' Roses for their reunion shows. The band recruited Doug Aldrich, and the former Dio and Whitesnake guitarist appears on Make Some Noise and has been with them on their current European tour.

The brothers and founding members of Sepultura have set up the shows to mark the 20th anniversary of their former band's 1996 album Roots - the last studio record to feature Max in the Sepultura lineup. They'll be joined onstage by guitarist Marc Rizzo and bassist Johny Chow.

They'll play the album in its entirety on all dates, with The Black Dahlia Murder, Combichrist, Allegaeon, All Hail The Yeti and Oni supporting on select dates.

Max Cavalera says: "Metalheads. It's time. Twenty years ago, we released the Roots album and changed the face of metal forever. Now, we're returning to 'the roots' to show everybody the magic and inspiration of the Roots live experience!"

Now Tool webmaster Blair Mackenzie Blake reports the band have finished a song which includes "unique time signatures" and are close to wrapping up another track.

He says: "I casually asked about the status of the new album - namely, how the writing and arranging sessions were going - to which drummer Danny Carey replied, 'Good.' While enjoying his house specialty lasagna to the sounds of an excellent pianist, he added that they were very close to knocking out another tune, and that as soon as it was finished, they would send a recording of it to Maynard James Keenan."

Blake adds: "When I asked if this was the song with the really unique time signatures, he told me that they had already finished the music on that one. Admittedly, not exactly stop the press news, but other than that they are still grinding away on new material four days a week."

Mainman Tuomas Holopainen says: "The title came from a friend of Troy Donockley, who after seeing our show a few years ago, defined Nightwish as a 'vehicle of spirit that defies category.' That beautiful description has followed us ever since, and felt like a perfect match as the DVD title.

J Marshall Craig is currently putting the finishing touches on the publication about the life of the former Megadeth sticksman, who died of natural causes in May while he was performing with his band Ohm. He was 51.

And the author reports that he, along with Menza's family, eventually managed to persuade the drummer that he did have a story to tell. Craig exclusively tells TeamRock: "Nick was very reluctant to do a memoir, as he believed he didn't have an exciting-enough life to warrant an entire book.

Frontman Joel O' Keeffe says: "We get a lot of feedback from our fans saying how much they love the faster tracks but when they play them in the car - well, it can be tough on their pocket with all the speeding fines!

"Breakin' Outta Hell is definitely one of those numbers - even the guys who filmed the lyric video were stopped by the police and given a fine.

"Gilda's Club's mission statement is simple, 'No one should face cancer alone,'" Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian said in a statement. "The vital support they give to cancer patients and their families is truly a noble cause and we are honored to be able to help."

"I was staying in a kind of unique, maybe 100-year-old property, by myself," explains the singer. "I got spooked out because I come from the East Coast and the suburbs and I was out in the woods. That was the environment that brought out 'A Quick Death In Texas' - and the locals."

The Maryland band start a European tour in support of the record at the Off Festival in Katice, Poland on August 5; the trek wraps up at the Reading and Leeds festivals in the UK at the end of the month.

The group will then begin a headlining US tour at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY on September 28. They'll be joined by Black Sabbath cover band Zakk Sabbath, featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (Black label Society, Ozzy Osbourne), bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (Ozzy osbourne, Rob Zombie) and drummer Joey Castillo (Danzig, Queens Of The Stone Age), and Los Angeles-based metal band Kyng.

Appice tells The Chainsaw Symphony: "We're going to do some dates on the West Coast at the end of October, and then we're gonna go over to Europe and do about a month there with Saxon and a couple of other bands, and a couple of dates on our own, and a festival or two in there.

Among the items are his birth certificate, a guitar he often played throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the karate outfit he wore while working towards his seventh degree black belt and a still-working revolver, according to Invaluable, the auction house handling the items. The guitar alone is expected to bring in between $20,000 and $30,000. But recent auctions involving music memorabilia have exceeded their speculative bids and then some. The same auction that sold Bowie's hair (which was supposed to go for only a few thousands dollars) also auctioned off Prince's Yellow Cloud Guitar for over six figures.

Frontman Tom S Englund said of the follow-up to 2014's Hymns For The Broken: "We went from having no intention of making an album at all to having all the inspiration in the world on Hymns For The Broken. Honestly, we've never felt better.

They previously issued an official music video for the song. Percussionist Neil Mason said of the album: "It's just real songs, and I try to write about what nobody else is writing about at the time.

"It's country music, so a lot of people say the same things, and we touched on a lot of those things but with different ways of saying them. I'm real proud of it."

The new album was produced by the band along with Josh Schroeder and Justyn Pilbrow and is set for release on September 16 via Roadrunner Records and is now available for pre-order.

The folk singer is also set to play four UK shows to celebrate his 75th birthday that month - and will feature a brass and string ensemble arranged by composer Fiona Brice.

Harper says: "This year, I celebrate my 75th birthday. In my 30s, my lifestyle was such that I could never have imagined that I'd live as long as this, but here I am.

"Perhaps because I thought that my life might be shorter than this, I've tended latterly to want to celebrate significant milestones, so here we are. I'm really looking forward to being out there again.