Even thoughAxl Rose doesn't want to go into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he'll still be inducted with the rest of Guns n' Roses Saturday night in Cleveland. The Rock Hall issued a statement saying, "We are sorry Axl will not be able to accept his induction in person." The only other artist to decline an induction was The Sex Pistols in 2006.

Some additions have been made to ceremonies Saturday night:

• John Mellencamp will also perform with Donovan, who he's inducting.
• ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill will induct Freddie King, and perform in King's honor with Joe Bonamassa and Derek Trucks.

This is no joke. The organizers of the Summer Olympics in London sent a letter to The Who's managerBill Curbishley asking if -- get this -- Keith Moon could perform at the Games. Apparently they didn't know that Moon has been dead for three decades. Curbishley says, "I E-mailed back saying Keith now resides in Golders Green crematorium, having lived up to The Who's anthemic line, 'I hope I die before I get old.' If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him."

Moon died on September 7th, 1978 at age 32 from an accidental prescription drug overdose.

Hellyeah have pushed back the release of their third album, Band of Brothers,from June 5th until July 17th. They plan to start their summer tour around the new release date.  

The fourth edition of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards last night at L.A.'s Club Nokia was highlighted by a number of performances featuring special guests:

• Johnny Depp joined Marilyn Manson on guitar for half of their four song set, and Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless sang with Manson on another number.
• Alice Cooper closed Slash's set by singing "School's Out" with the band.
• Twisted Sister's Dee Snider sang "I Wanna Rock" with Black Veil Brides.
• Slipknot's Corey Taylor and Machine Head's Robb Flynn joined Trivium for Metallica's "Creeping Death."

For the second straight year, Avenged Sevenfold took home the most awards. This year they were they only multiple winner, with two -- for Best Live Band and Most Dedicated Fans. Last year they won four awards. Other winners included Nikki Sixx (Best Bassist), Slash (Riff Lord), Jinxx andJake Pitts of Black Veil Brides (Best Guitarist, in a field made up of guitar duos). Amy Lee of Evanescence (Best Vocalist), Five Finger Death Punch's Jeremy Spencer (Best Drummer), Slipknot (Comeback of the Year), X Japan (International Band) and Korn (Album of the Year, for The Path of Totality).

Gene Simmons of KISS accepted the Golden God Award and Rush drummer Neil Peart picked up his band's Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achivement Award. Both winners had previously been announced.   

Other highlights included:

• Yngwie Malmsteen's opening solo rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner," with a Navy Honor Guard on stage.  
• Two songs fromMotley Crue's Nikki Sixx's other project, Sixx A:M -- their first performance in nearly four years.
• Now-freed West Memphis Three prisoner Damien Echols' emotional introduction of Manson, who'd made an impassioned plea for their release at the Golden Gods Awards two years ago.
• A brief appearance by Aerosmith's Joe Perry to poke some fun at host Chris Jericho.

And one lowlight:

• Slash refusing to take any questions about Guns'N'Roses' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction on the event's "black carpet," while others, including James Durbin and Alice Cooper, shared their thoughts on Axl Rose's announcement that he will refuse his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction