Today's Day in Rock Stories

Guns N' Roses Fan Has 'Where's Izzy' Sign Taken Away At Concert

The Aussie giants racked up the equivalent of $185,000 every day in music, ticket and merchandise sales - despite enduring the losses of mainman Malcolm Young, drummer Phil Rudd and vocalist Brian Johnson, along with the impeding retirement of bassist Cliff Williams.

Their total is greater than the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, U2, Muse, Foo Fighters and the Dave Matthews Band's individual incomes, although all of them brought in more than $30m over the 12-month period.

Forbes say: "The nearly half-century-old Scottish-Australian band hit a bump in the road when lead singer Brian Johnson had to drop out of their world tour due to a medical condition. But AC/DC found an incredible replacement - Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose, and so far, fan demand is undeterred.

Frontman Anthony Kiedis tells Classic Rock: "He wrote us extremely thoughtful, kind letters explaining why he couldn't - whether he was busy or just into something else at the moment.

The move has been discussed for several years, with Wylde having said he'd take the role if it was offered to him. Speaking at a fan question-and-answer session last month, Anselmo said: "Zakk is such a badass f***ing player, but I think he's just a different player. Different style.

Chevelle frontman Pete Loeffler told Billboard: "It's been years since we've toured with these guys and they're from Chicago as well, so we've known them for years. We see eye to eye on a lot of different things and Disturbed singer David Draiman has always been a friend over the years that I could call and ask about various tough questions."

The song is from the band's seventh album, California, which debuted at the No. 1 slot on the Billboard album chart. The album is the band's first to include vocalist and guitarist Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio), who joined the band after founding guitarist Tom DeLonge left (or didn't) in January 2015 to pursue other ventures.

"Mike and Gil joined Rik in the studio for his new album!" posted the band on Facebook. Due late this year, Emmett's latest project was recorded at Moore's Metalworks Studios near Toronto, ON and will be released under the banner RES9 (Rik Emmett Resolution 9).

Elliott says: "35 years since the album was released - it doesn't seem that long because our career is constantly evolving. It's not like we split up for 10 years and then got back together. It's one part of our story - it's a building block in the whole process of what Def Leppard has become in 2016.

"When you look back at it now, there are bits of it that hit and bits of it that missed. But generally speaking, as the second album, it was the start of where we were going to go.

"We were open-minded and so happy to be working with a producer like Mutt Lange. He was like a teacher and we wanted to learn from him. He was this rock guru and we were prepared to get in the pit with him and wrestle it out."

He tells Rolling Stone: "At some point, we'd love to do Mars Volta again, you know what I mean? Obviously now we're focused on At The Drive-In and making this record great and touring. Jon Theodore is doing Queens of the Stone Age right now.

"There are only four surviving members of the real Mars Volta, which is Eva Gardner, the original bass player who gave us all our soul but unfortunately had to leave the band because her father died on the second tour; Ikey Owens, who isn't with us any more; Jeremy Ward, who isn't with us any more; and Jon Theodore.

Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and the band performed at the Fraze Pavilion, where fans were offered refunds before show time due to the Aerosmith legend's absence.

"While the Hollywood Vampires tour continues tonight at Fraze, Joe Perry will not be on stage," posted the venue on their social media sites. "Refunds will be made available to the original purchaser via the corresponding method of payment at the original point of purchase today, July 12, before the concert start time of 7:30pm EDT."

Perry remains in Coney Island Hospital, where he was last listed in stable condition following Sunday's incident, which saw the rocker stumble offstage and, according to sources, soon lose consciousness and go into cardiac arrest around 9:30 p.m, with police on the scene reviving him.

Sinsaenum is led by former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, who is joined by Mayhem and Sunn O)))'s Attila Csihar, Daath and former Chimaira keyboardist Sean Zatorsky, Loudblast guitarist Stephane Buriez and Seth's Heimoth on bass. Frederic Leclercq, who plays bass in Dragonforce, is on guitar.

Leclercq tells Metal Hammer: "This is the video I've always wanted to make. We had a great team called Independent Film and they understood the vision I had.

"The song is brutal and I wanted to incorporate elements of horror movies which I love too. Im so happy with the result - we all are. It's beyond our expectations."

He adds: "The location was perfect, the make up artists did an amazing job and the filming process was intense. Some of us slept very little so it was easy to 'get into it.'

The record features never-before released demos recorded by Warren Haynes, Allen Woody and Matt Abts in June 1994 at Tel-Star Studios in Bradenton, Florida.

The tracks were originally intended to make up Gov't Mule's debut album - but those plans were scrapped, with their self-titled first record eventually being released in 1995.

Later in the year he'll deliver set based around his main band's early years, with assistance from frontman Rick Vito, keyboardist Mark Johnstone and bassist Lenny Casellanos.

Fleetwood says: "Over my career I've been called a pop star and a rock star - yet in my inner heart I'll always be part bluesman. I've always remembered where I started.

Founding member, keyboardist and composer Wright played a major role in the rise of Pink Floyd during the 60s and 70s. He drew back from songwriting in the late 70s, eventually becoming a session musician with the group until he went back full-time in 1994.

As singer and guitarist Gilmour prepared to play the first-ever rock show for an audience in Pompeii's amphitheatre in Italy since Pink Floyd's 1971 recorded show at the site, his lyricist wife Polly Sampson admits they felt Wright's absence keenly as "one of the ghosts" among the ancient runes.

Zadrozniak calls his version Smells Like Nerd Spirit. Zadrozniak says: "Every device with an electric motor is able to generate a sound. Scanners and floppy drives use stepper motors to move the head with sensors which scans the image or performs read/write operations on a magnetic disk.

But the vocalist admits he's currently unable to devote as much time to the collaboration as he'd like because he's so busy with The Dead Daisies. He previously suggested someone close to Motley Crue was being "a little bit pissy" about his work with Mars.

Now Corabi tells UCR: "We're just honestly really trying to figure out what the deal is as far as the schedule. Because I don't want to hold Mick up and I also don't want to, without being cocky, I don't want to do it for the money. It's not about money.

"I want to be able to sit in a room with Mick. It's his first solo record that he's ever done outside of Motley Crue. So I want to be able to, when I sit in a room with him, I want to be able to sit there and it's going to take a little bit, I'm going to have to sit there for a little time and we're going to have to put material together.

Now Classic Rock bosses have revealed that Walsh will also be present at the event sponsored by KLab Entertainment, along with Thailand rock heroes Slot Machine.

The shop owner had the following to say: "I think you can agree he's found his true calling in music - irish jigs will never sound the same to us again. The man's a legend."

Chilean-born Araya, who was brought up on a diet of latin music, has an interest in all kinds of traditional music. He told The Quietus in 2012: "I really enjoy country blues, country folk, like Hank Williams. Paul Simon's Graceland album, you know, musically and lyrically it's just a really good album. The Robert Johnson tapes, I find them really fascinating.

Over 24,000 troops trained at Montford Point until its closure in 1949, when the army was desegregated. Since 2012, over 700 of those have been decorated.

It's to be released on September 16, and mastermind Zach Kamins says it's a concerted effort to "bring out the true intention" of his band name. Kamins reports: "I've always had a passion for music that was part of a bigger story, where ideas can take time to develop and be presented in many different ways."

GLA is set for release on September 9 via Red Bull Records. Twin Atlantic recently made new track No Sleep, which is taken from GLA, available to stream.

The lead single from their third album, 1984's "Stay Hungry", reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 while becoming the group's only Top 40 single. The performance is captured on "Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live At The Hard Rock Casino - Las Vegas", which presents the group's May 30, 2015 concert at the venue where they topped a bill alongside Extreme, Great White and Skid Row.

The eighth stop on the summer run saw the band deliver a 24-song set of classics, covers and favorites to fans at Heinz Field, home of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers.

The 2016 shows mark the first time that the trio of Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan have performed together since a July 17, 1993 date at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Our new single 'Lucky' is a high energy comeback song illustrating the inner monologue of a character seeking a second chance in the game of life. The band had quite a ride after releasing it's 2013 album 'Locked and Loaded', spawning their Top 15 Active Rock hit 'Immortal.'

On the waves of 'Immortal's' success, Eve To Adam rocketed to a heavy touring schedule and spotlight position playing all of the massive radio and concert festivals on the US circuit. Despite the success of the single and the well respected album 'Locked and Loaded', the band was starting to buckle under the intense schedule and undue pressure being brought on by their former management and label to keep producing greater results and revenue.

The atmosphere became very heated and negative brought on by management continuously harping on the cost of maintaining the schedule they were pushing, nonetheless burning the group out and ultimately having the members turn on each other.

By September of 2014, Gaurav Bali, ETA's original lead guitarist, had quit with the remaining members who were on salary from the label soon to follow.

After a much needed break, (band had been touring nonstop from late 2011 thru 2014) and assessment of the future, Alex and I decided to continue the journey and enlist new members and write new music. Reforming with new musicians Lawrence Coleman(Lead Guitar), Markus Wells(Guitar) and Matt Spaker(Bass), my brother Alex and I felt a renewed feeling of family and unity.

That 'Second Chance' aesthetic is what ultimately led to the writing and recording of 'Lucky,' a song that captures the sensation of winning after you have been on a losing streak and all hope feels lost.