Jet Black Stare havs streamed two new demo tracks, “What I’ve Worked For” and “Runaway”, on their MySpace page.

The band is currenlty working on the follow-up to their debut album, ‘In This Life‘.

Aranda and Vayden will join Tantric on their upcoming tour which will get underway on July 31st. Dates include:

July 31st – Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
August 1st – Altamont, NY @ Altamont Fairgrounds
August 2nd – Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground
August 4th – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
August 6th – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
August 7th – Baltimore, MD @ The Quarter
August 8th – Laurel, DE House Sports Bar
August 9th – Rochester, NY @ Riverside Festival
August 11th – Pittsburg, PA @ Altar Bar
August 12th – Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century Theater
August 14th – Louisville, KY @ Phoenix Hill Tavern
August 15th – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
August 16th – South Bend, IN @ Big 10 Rock Fest
August 22nd – Maplewood, MN @ The Rock
August 23rd – Algona, IA @ Rock Gone Wild Festival
August 28th – Dallas, TX @ Trees
August 29th – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
August 30th – Beaumont, TX @ Scout Bar
September 2nd – San Antonio, TX @ Scout Bar
September 3rd – Abilene, TX @ Midnite Rodeo
September 4th – Lubbock, TX @ Tequila Jungle
September 5th – Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos
September 6th – Sunland Park, NM @ KLAQ BBQ
September 12th – Huntington, WV @ Xfest
September 16th – York, PA @ York Fair

Tantric’s new album, ‘Mind Control‘, drops on August 4th.

Thrice’s latest studio effort, ‘Beggars‘, will be released on October 13th. Track listing includes:

1. “All The World Is Mad”
2. “The Weight”
3. “Circles”
4. “Doublespeak”
5. “In Exile”
6. “At The Last”
7. “Wood & Wire”
8. “Talking Through Glass”
9. “The Great Exchange”
10. “Beggars”

Dead by Sunrise, the side project of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, has launched their MySpace page which features the track “Morning After”. The band’s debut album, ‘Out of Ashes‘ is expected to be released in September.

Korn’s Johnathan Davis has signed a solo recording deal with Warner Music Group. In addition to working on a new Korn LP, Davis has been working on his solo debut as of late with plans to release the effort later this year or early 2010.

Hatebreed has streamed a new video for their cover of Black Flag’s “Thirsty and Miserable” at this location. The track is include on the band’s covers album, ‘For the Lions‘ which is available at digital and retail outlets now.

Track listing for Pearl Jam’s upcoming new release, ‘Backspacer‘, has been confirmed. The eleven track album hits stores on September 20th and features:

1. “Gonna See My Friend”
2. “Got Some”
3. “The Fixer”
4. “Johnny Guitar”
5. “Just Breathe”
6. “Amongst the Waves”
7. “Unthought Known”
8. “Supersonic”
9. “Speed of Sound”
10. “Force of Nature”
11. “The End”

Slipknot’s 1999 self-titled album will be released on September 9th to mark the bands 10th anniversary. The new edition will include rare tracks as well as behind-the-scenes and other video footage. More information will be made available in the coming weeks.

A new Saosin track titled “Is This Real” is now streaming at this location. The band’s sophomore release, ‘In Search of Solid Ground‘ is due out on September 8th.

Lynam have signed a new record deal with Mascot / Megaforce Records. Their 2008 release, ‘Tragic City Symphony‘, will be released with a new track titled “Get Me Off” in August.

The Offspring’s “Stuff is Messed Up” music video has made its debut at this location.

Acoustic versions of Shinedown’s “The Sound of Madness”, “Second Chance”, “If You Only Knew”, “The Crow and the Butterfly” and “Devour” are now available via Rhapsody Originals.

The following releases are now available:

Impacting Radio

Otep – “Smash the Control Machine” (Victory)
Skillet – “Monster” (Atlantic)
The Used – “Blood on my Hands” (Reprise)

Album Releases

Adelitas Way – ‘Adelitas Way‘ (Virgin) – Purchase – Listen
Daughtry – ‘Leave This Town‘ (RCA) – Purchase – Listen
DevilDriver – ‘Pray For Villians‘ (Roadrunner) – Purchase
Sick Puppies – ‘Tri-Polar‘ (Virgin) – Purchase – Listen
The Killer and the Star – ‘The Killer and the Star‘ (Sonicstar Records) – Purchase

Clutch have streamed their new music video for the track “50,000 Unstoppable Watts” at this location. The track is featured on their new album ‘Strange Cousins from the West‘ which hits stores tomorrow, July 14th.

Vertical Horizon have set August 25th as the release date for their new album, ‘Burning the Days‘. Their new single, “Save Me From Myself”, is streaming on MySpace.