Launch Radio Networks reports: TOOL drummer Danny Carey apparently injured himself while lifting something at home, according to sources close to the band. Carey tore his bicep last week, requiring surgery and forcing the group to postpone its North American tour, which was scheduled to begin on March 15 in Las Vegas. Carey went under the knife last Wednesday (February 21), and Launch understands that doctors will examine him this week to determine just how much time he'll need to recuperate.
TOOL may run into trouble rescheduling its tour for later this spring, as many of the arenas it was booked into are on hold for either hockey or basketball playoffs at that time.
A representative for the band said TOOL is asking fans to be patient and hold onto their tickets, although refunds are available at the point of purchase.
Once Carey has recovered, the group plans to keep touring worldwide through June of 2008.
The group is still scheduled to perform at the 2007 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, held between June 14 and June 17 in Manchester, Tennessee.
ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY PREMIERE VIDEO FROM NEW ALBUM
ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY has debuted the first video, for the track 'Words of the Dying Man', from it's forthcoming record, Open Fire exclusively at www.singingfool.com/
The video was shot in their hometown of Richmond, VA with local creative collective Day By Day (LAMB OF GOD, MUNICIPAL WASTE) and features the band rocking a Richmond house party with members of GWAR, MUNICPAL WASTE, BROWN SABBATH, RPG, and many more.
Additionally, 'Words Of The Dying Man' can be heard via any of these official Alabama Thunderpussy sites (www.MySpace.com/ATPva and www.PureVolume.com/AlabamaThunderpussy) pages and the Open Fire media player (www.relapse.com/ecards/atp).
The group recently announced it’s first US tour in support of OPEN FIRE. This tour will kick-off on March 8th in Raleigh, NC and includes the band’s fifth SXSW performance at the annual Relapse Records SXSW Showcase in Austin, TX on March 15th at Room 710.
Alabama Thunderpussy's upcoming tour dates include:
March
8 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11 Tavern
9 - Fayetteville, NC - The Rock Shop
10 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
12 - Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music
13 - Shreveport, LA - 516 Soundstage
14 - San Antonio, TX - Rockbottom
15 - Austin, TX - Room 710 (as part of the Relapse Records SXSW Showcase)
16 - Dallas, TX - The Galaxy Club
17 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
18 - Birmingham, AL - The Nick
19 - Gainesville, FL - 1982 Bar
20 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
21 - Orlando, FL - The Haven
22 - Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
23 - Johnson City, TN - The Hideaway
24 - Charlottesville, VA - Outback Lodge
ROTH SAYS VAN HALEN BROTHERS MIGHT NOT ATTEND R&R HOF CEREMONY
Van Halen singer David Lee Roth told the Los Angeles Times on Friday (February 23rd) that he's not sure whether guitarist Eddie Van Halen or drummer Alex Van Halen will come to New York City for the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12th. Roth said, "We have fragile politics in Van Halen; please accept that as a partial answer. But I don't know if the Van Halens are going to go....I hope they do, but right now, I just don't know. Hope springs eternal." Roth told the Times that he, original bassist Michael Anthony and the band's second lead vocalist, Sammy Hagar, would all attend the Rock Hall ceremonies.
Roth's warning followed the news that the band's proposed reunion tour, which would have featured him singing with the band for the first time in more than two decades, was "shut down" for reasons yet to be explained.
The Times reported that the tour's promoter, Live Nation, "finally surrendered in the face of the chaos surrounding guitar hero Eddie Van Halen," adding that industry insiders described the guitarist as "somewhere between Axl Rose and Michael Jackson on the music industry scale of eccentric recluses."
No official statement has been released regarding the tour's postponement, although sources told Billboard.com on Friday that the trek was still in the works. When it would happen, however, was "anybody's guess."
Apparently the band rehearsed just once, with Eddie Van Halen's 15-year-old son, Wolfgang, helping his father relearn some of his solos. Wolfgang had been tapped by his dad to replace Anthony on bass for the tour.
A greatest hits collection taken from Roth's years from the band is also now officially on hold.
