The Red Hot Chili Peppers two year hiatus will come to an end in October when the band plans to begin work on new material. No word on a potential release date.

Daughtry recently covered The Toadies “Possum Kingdom” as well as performing their tracks “No Surprise”, “Everytime You Turn Around”, “Ghost of Me” and “Home” for AOL Sessions.

Chevelle have moved the release of their new album ‘Sci-Fi Crimes‘ up one day to August 31st. The album’s first single, “Jars”, can be streamed on MySpace.

Cavo will release their debut album ‘Bright Nights * Dark Days‘ on August 11th. The album features the single “Champagne” in addition to “Let It Go” which was also featured on the ‘Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen‘ soundtrack.

The band is currently performing along side Rev Theory, Shram and 16 Second Stare on the second stage of this year’s Crue Fest 2.

Dead by Sunrise, which features Linkin Park front-man Chester Bennington, have set October 13th as the release date for their debut album ‘Out of Ashes‘. Check out the track “Morning After” on MySpace

Puddle of Mudd have wrapped up the recording process for their as-yet-untitled new studio album. No word on a possible release date.

The band will be hitting the road on August 6th for the following dates:

August 6th – Bethlehem, PA @ Bethlehem Musikfest
August 8th – Greenville, WI @ Greenville Lions Park
August 14th – Harrison, AR @ Bill Baker Amphitheater
August 15th – Maysfield, KS @ Wellington Lake
August 16th – Lake Ozark, MO @ Horny Toad Entertainment Complex
August 18th – South Bend, IN @ Club Fever
August 19th – Evansville, IN @ Woody’s
August 21st – Algona, IA @ Freedom Park Abate Farm
September 4th – Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Casino
September 7th – Pontaic, MI @ Arts, Beats & Eats Festival
September 10th – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Field

Default’s new long awaited new studio album ‘Comes and Goes‘ will arrive in stores on September 29th. The band’s new single “All Over Me” is currently streaming on MySpace.

The 8th Annual Layne Staley Tribute concert is set to take place on August 22nd at the Showbox Market in Seattle, WA. The concert will feature performances from Live’s Ed Kowalczyk, The Crying Spell, Faceless and other special guests. Additional information on the event can be found here.

Shinedown have added dates to their upcoming tour which features support from Adelitas Way. The band’s new single, “If You Only Knew”, will be released to radio in late August.

Tour itinerary is as follows:

September 10th – Baltimore, MD @ Powerplant Live
September 11th – Richmond, VA @ The National
September 12th – Huntington, WV @ Harris Riverfront Park
September 14th – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theatre
September 15th – Walker, MN @ Northern Lights Casino
September 18th – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
September 19th – Reno, NV @ Grand Theatre
September 21st – Medford, OR @ Medford Armory
September 22nd – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
September 24th – Blackfoot, ID @ El Rey de Oro Events Center
September 25th – Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
September 26th – St. George, UT @ Dixie Sunbowl
September 28th – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
September 30th – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
October 3rd – San Francisco, CA @ Grand Ballroom
October 4th – Pomona, CA @ Fairplex
October 5th – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquis Theatre
October 7th – San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station
October 9th – Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
October 10th – Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa State Fair
October 11th – Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
October 13th – Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheatre
October 14th – Little Rock, AR @ Metroplex
October 16th – Pensacola, FL @ Pensacola Civic Center
October 17th – New Orleans, LA @ UNO Lakefront
October 19th – Augusta, GA @ James Brown Arena
October 20th – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
October 21st – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
October 23rd – Nashville, TN @ Municipal Auditorium
October 24th – Charlotte, NC @ Uptown Amphitheater

Janus have premiered their “Eyesore” music video at NoiseCreep.com. The group recently signed a record deal with Realid / ILG and will be releasing their debut album ‘Red Right Return‘ on September 22nd.

Pearl Jam are offering a free download of the track “Speed of Sound” for those who are able to find all nine pieces of the puzzle to complete the artwork for their new album on PearlJam.com.

The album, ‘Backspacer‘, is due out on September 22nd.

Daughtry’s ‘Leave this Town‘ slips to No. 2 on this weeks Billboard Top 200 Chart with 100,000 copies sold. Nickelback moved 22,000 copies of ‘Dark Horse‘ making the No. 23 slot. Rob Thomas remains at No. 25 with 20,000 copies of ‘cradlesong‘ scanned.

Green Day sold 18,000 copies of ‘21st Century Breakdown‘ holding steady at No. 28. Shinedown is at No. 31 selling 16,000 copies of ‘The Sound of Madness‘.

Theory of a Deadman moves back into the Top 50 at the No. 48 slot. Their latest effort, ‘Scars & Souvenirs‘, sold 11,000 copies.

Cold, Taproot, Midnight to Twelve and The Killer and the Star, the side project of Cold front-man Scooter Ward, will team for a tour in late August, dates are:

August 28th – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
August 29th – Mt. Clemens, MI @ The Hayloft
September 1st – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverstar Entertainment Center
September 2nd – Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
September 5th – Madison, WI @ Taste of Madison
September 11th – Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
September 12th – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
September 13th – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
September 18th – Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street Ballroom
September 19th – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
September 20th – Farmingtondale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
September 22nd – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
September 26th – Houma, LA @ City Club
September 27th – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
September 28th – San Antonio, TX @ Scout Bar
September 29th – Dallas, TX @ Tree’s

Machina (ex- Future Leaders of the World / Evanescence) have begun the mixing process for their debut album, ‘To Live and Die in the Garden of Eden‘. The band is planning a late 2009 / early 2010 release.

The Used have posted their “Blood On My Hands” music video on MySpace. The band will be releasing their new album ‘Artwork‘ on September 1st.