Jimmy Page and The Blank Crowes have been forced to cancel the remainder of the second leg of their tour together due to a recent back injury suffered by Page. This news affects the shows starting August 15 in Irvine, CA through August 30 in Houston, TX. Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes will reschedule as many shows as possible before the start of the tour’s third leg which kicks off September 23 in Miami.

Warner Bros. Records is denying it, but rumors persist around Hollywood that a Van Halen/David Lee Roth reunion is pending. To appease egos -- not that there are any egos in Van Halen -- the revived act will be called "Van Halen - Featuring David Lee Roth." Details beyond that are hazy. There is some speculation that the band may go out on tour, but Eddie's health problems will likely delay that for a while. After the obscene musical and commercial failure of Van Halen III, featuring former Extreme front man Gary Cherone, the pressure is on Warner Bros. Records and Van Halen to put out a popular and profitable record.

Those of you who like your rock hard and and bagpipes loud, KORN is hitting the road this summer on a North American tour. Beginning July 18 in Fargo, North Dakota, Korn will bring Powerman 5000 and Papa Roach with them on 22 tour stops. Drummer Mike Bordin of Faith No More and Ozzy Osbourne fame will continue to fill in for KORN drummer David Silveria who injured his wrist at a concert earlier this year. Highlights from Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation will provide visual chaos on huge screens before and after KORN's performances. Spike & Mike's animated film festival has a huge cult following and is where Beavis & Butthead and South Park were first introduced to the world.

Metallica’s lead singer and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield recently injured himself in a jet skiing accident near Atlanta. Hetfield was unable to perform last Friday at the Georgia Dome, Saturday in Sparta, Kentucky and Sunday in Dallas. To keep Metallica from being completely sidelined, Kid Rock and his guitarist, Kenny Olsen, as well as Korn’s guitarist, Head, and Darren Malakian of System of a Down all took turns playing rhythm guitar in place of the injured Hetfield.

Rumors from Los Angeles rock radio station KLOS-FM and newsgroup postings surfaced yesterday that Axl Rose will be taking the 2000 version of Guns N Roses on tour this summer. In a European radio interview on the Malcolm Dome show, heavy metal band Testament's guitarist Eric Peterson claimed that the band received an offer to tour in support of Guns N’ Roses. Representatives from Guns N’ Roses’ label, Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records, have yet to confirm the tour rumors. Guns’ line up has changed vastly in the past 10 years, and the only remaining original member of the band is the once flamboyant, now reclusive singer Axl Rose.