Acocalyptica will begin work on their new studio effort this winter with plans to release the disc in the spring of 2010.

The band’s 2007 release ‘Worlds Collide‘ featured guest vocals from Three Days Grace’s Adam Gontier, Slipknot / Stone Sour’s Corey Taylor and Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia among others and included the singles “I’m Not Jesus” and “I Don’t Care”.

A new Jet Black Stare demo track titled “Burn Baby Burn” is now streaming on the band’s MySpace.

A tour with Divide the Day will begin in September, confirmed dates are as follows:

September 3rd – Tacoma, WA @ Hells Kitchen
September 4th – Coeur d’Alene, ID @ The grail
September 5th – Goldendale, WA @ Klicitat Fairgrounds
September 6th – Moscow, ID @ Johns Alley
October 6th – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Downstars w/ Silent Season

Additional dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

Atreyu have firmed up dates for their co-headlining tour along side Hollywood Undead, they are:

October 16th – Lubbock, TX @ The Pavilion
October 17th – San Antonio @ Sunset Station
October 18th – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
October 20th – Mission, TX @ Las Palmas Race Park
October 21st – Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
October 23rd – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock
October 24th – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
October 25th – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
October 26th – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
October 27th – Richmond, VA @ The National
October 29th – New York, NY @ Roseland
October 30th – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
October 31st – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
November 2nd – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
November 3rd – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
November 4th – Pittsburgh, PA @ Ches-Arena
November 6th – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
November 7th – St. Paul, MN @ The Myth
November 8th – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
November 10th – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
November 11th – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Great Salt Air
November 13th – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
November 14th – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
November 15th – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
November 17th – Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
November 18th – San Jose, CA @ Events Center at San Jose State University
November 20th – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

The band’s new album ‘Congregation of the Damned‘ drops on October 27th.

Breaking Benjamin have titled their fourth studio album ‘Dear Agony‘. The album is set to hit stores on September 29th with the first single, “I Will Now Bow”, debuting at radio on August 17th.

Footage from the opening night of Creed’s 2009 US tour will be aired on VH1’s “Live & Loud Fridays” on August 7th at 9pm EST.

The band will release ‘Full Circle‘, their first studio album since 2001’s ‘Weathered‘, this fall.

Daughtry has preformed their latest single “No Surprise” for Clear Channel’s Stripped series, check it out here. Complete footage of the acoustic performance will be online shortly.

The band recently took part in AOL’s Sessions performing “No Surprise”, “Everytime You Turn Around”, “Ghost of Me”, “Home” and a cover of The Toadies’ “Possum Kingdom”.

The following releases are now available:

Impacting Radio

Collective Soul – “Welcome All Again” (Roadrunner) – Amazon MP3 | iTunes
Incubus – “Let’s Go Crazy” (Epic) – Amazon MP3 | iTunes

Album Releases

Tantric – ‘Mind Control‘ (Silent Majority Group/ILG) – Amazon MP3 | iTunes

Adelitas Way have premiered the music video for their single “Invincible” at this location. The band hit the road with Saliva on August 8th in support of their self-titled debut, which is in stores now, and will join Shinedown, Cavo and label-mates Sick Puppies on tour in September. Their current tour schedule can be found here.

Brian “Head” Welch will begin a new round of dates in support of his solo debut, ‘Save Me From Myself‘, on August 14th. The new dates include a free performance at Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Arena with Blindside and Flyleaf among others.

Dates are:

August 14th – Los Angeles, CA @ The Whisky
August 16th – Bakersfield, CA @ VBF Campus
August 18th – Fresno, CA @ Babylon Club
August 19th – Modesto, CA @ Fat Cat
August 21st – Camas, WA @ Tom Festival
August 22nd – Coeur D’Alene, ID @ The Grail
August 23rd – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
August 25th – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas
August 26th – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre
August 27th – Tucson, AZ @ Mainstreet Concert and Events Center
August 29th – Las Vegas, NV @ Thomas & Mack Arena (w/ Flyleaf, Blindside)

Cavo and Sick Puppies will join Shinedown on their previously announced fall headlining run with Adelitas Way. Dates can be found here.

The new Powerman 5000 album ‘Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere‘ will hit stores on October 6th.

Former Evanescence member David Hodges will support Daughtry on his upcoming tour which includes the following stops:

August 2nd – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
August 4th – Boston, MA @ Showcase Live
August 7th – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
August 8th – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
August 9th – Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
August 11th – Nashville, TN @ The Cannery
August 12th – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood
August 14th – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
August 16th – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
August 18th – Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee
August 19th – Hollywood, CA @ Fonda Theatre
August 20th – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
August 22nd – Las Vegas, NV @ Pure

Hodges, who co-wrote the Daughtry tracks “What About Now”, “Supernatural” and “Open Up Your Eyes”, will release his new EP ‘The Rising‘ on August 11th.

Atreyu are planning an October 27th release for their new album, ‘Congregation of the Damned‘.

TRUSTcompany will kick off their new tour tonight in Cambridge, OH, dates are:

August 1st – Cambridge, OH @ Shaker’s Night Club
August 2nd – Lakewood, OH @ The Hi-Fi Concert Club
August 4th – Vineland, NJ @ Hanger 84
August 5th – Baltimore, MD @ Fletcher’s
August 6th – Jermyn, PA @ Eleanor Rigby’s
August 7th – Rochester, NY @ Penny Arcade
August 8th – Sandusky, OH @ The Underground
August 9th – Auburn, NY @ Suzy’s Tavern
August 11th – Watertown, NY @ The Dungeon
August 12th – Revere, MA @ Club Lido
August 14th – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
August 15th – Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
August 18th – Trenton, NJ @ Champships Bar and Grill
August 19th – Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz

Jet Black Stare will team with Divide the Day for a tour in September, current dates include:

September 3rd – Tacoma, WA @ Hells Kitchen
September 4th – Coeur d’Alene, ID @ The grail
September 5th – Goldendale, WA @ Klicitat Fairgrounds
September 6th – Moscow, ID @ Johns Alley
October 6th – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Downstars w/ Silent Season

Additional dates will be announced shortly.