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You may often hear me expressing my excitement for Linkin Park's next album which, according to various quotes from the band, will be "much more familiar" than the artsy endeavor that was their last album, A Thousand Suns.

Consider my excitement "amped" a bit following the release of this new viral trailer Linkin Park has released to promote the new record.

Check it out...



It's barely anything, but in that it's also everything to get excited for.

I'm looking forward to seeing if the band really does return to the sound we've grown to love them for.

We will likely find out on April 16th, when the band plans on releasing "Burn It Down", the first single off the new album. I just hope we end up playing it.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

A Sound from the Garden

Chris Cornell and Soundgarden have made a damn art form out of leaving us hanging with regard to information on their new album. All we know is "the spring". That's it.

Still no release date...still no title.

But today we were treated to a glimpse (a horridly small glimpse mind you) to a new single from Soundgarden's new album. However, this is monumental because it is the first new material we've heard from Soundgarden in FIFTEEN YEARS!

The new single "Rise to Live" will be featured on the soundtrack to The Avengers, which will be on iTunes on May 1st.

Here, now, is the mammoth 22-second preview of the brand new Soundgarden...

Enjoy!

Shining Down

That right there is the album cover for Shinedown's upcoming new album, Amaryllis, which is due out on March 27, 2012.

Shinedown was kind enough to release this image of the cover, as well as a preview of some of the tracks which you can listen to either by interacting with the image above, or by clicking here. And all of this just a day after they announced that they will be headlining the 2012 Avalanche Tour, which is making a stop at the Scranton Cultural Center on April 22, 2012. Tickets for the Avalanche show go on sale this Saturday (2/4/12) at 10am.

It's looking like 2012 is quickly turning into the Year of Shinedown. A good year, indeed.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

Something to Get Off On

Good news for Halestorm fans that have been waiting anxiously for the band's next record:

The wait is over (almost)!

In a recent interview, Lzzy Hale has finally revealed the track listing, album title, and release date for Halestorm's sophomore album. The album will be called The Strange Case Of..., and it will hit stores on April 10, 2012.

I know...it still seems to be a long way off. While you wait for the new record to drop, you can sate yourself with four BRAND NEW songs that the band has released digitally as a new EP called Hello, It's Mz. Hyde.

There are links available on their website and everywhere else.

In the meantime, I look forward to that new album. Keep you ears open for a new single on the radio.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

Death to Capitalism

You might have been heard me talking about it on the air for a while now, but the first bit of hard evidence came down the line over the weekend.

The guys from Five Finger Death Punch have officially announced a title for their new album and also set a tentative timetable for its release. American Capitalist is scheduled for release in the "first week of September", which would be September 6th. But again...this date is only tentative and is subject to change.

However, we DO have a guaranteed release date for the album's first single "Under and Over It", which will debut on July 27th.

Five Finger Death Punch have done nothing but step up their game since they came on the scene in 2007. And being that they are one of my favorite bands, I cannot wait for this new single!

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

Being Human

It's been a hectic year for the guys in 12 Stones.

It all started back in July of 2010 when the band released their EP The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday. This came as a surprise since they had spent months writing and recording for a full-length album. But instead of a new album, we only got an EP. Strange, indeed.

A short time later, in August, 12 Stones announced that they had parted ways with Wind-Up Records, their label of nine years, leading to speculation that Wind-Up had forced the band into a limited release. Though they took the high road and kept things formal, one can't help but notice the tinge of bitterness in their official statement on the matter:

"We felt it was time for a change. We have a vision for this band that we feel is best pursued elsewhere."

Following their split from Wind-Up, 12 Stones expressed their intention to give their fans the full-length album that they had promised. They hit the studio with producer Skidd Mills almost instantly and got right to work.

In February of this year, 12 Stones made an announcement on their website that they had signed a brand new record deal with the EMG label. Even more good news.

And now, just a few days ago, 12 Stones posted a press release on their facebook where they officially announced their new album, Only Human, which will be released on August 23, 2011!

This is awesome, as I wasn't really satisfied with only an EP's worth of new stuff from 12 Stones. Now our thirst will be quenched with a full album! 12 Stones have really shown through this experience that they can overcome difficulties together as a band, and I'm sure their fans are grateful for that. I know I am.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

A Theory of Truth

This is running a few days late, and for that I apologize. Anyway, late last week word came down that Theory of a Deadman had let loose a bit of info regarding a new album. I didn't have to look long before I came across this tweet on the band's Twitter page:

Theory of a Deadman To Release The Truth Is...July 12th! http://fb.me/KnDxqocm

Following the link in the tweet will take you to a blog post on Theory of a Deadman's website, but allow me to give you the specifics and save you a little time.

Theory of a Deadman's new album will be called The Truth Is... and it's set to hit stores on July 12th!

After the wild success of Scars & Souvenirs, I'm excited to see what the band has done to follow up. This is definitely a summer album to look forward to.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

Cobra Strike!

It's official. Release date for Limp Bizkit's new album, Gold Cobra, is June 7th, 2011. That means I can finally stop talking about this...for now...

UPDATE: Okay, so I lied. Er...Fred lied. Release date is now June 28th.

Is the Cobra Poised to Strike?

After all the talk and wondering and waiting and guessing, it looks like Limp Bizkit's new album Gold Cobra is FINALLY going to be released.

I've been keeping after this as much as my sanity and short attention span will allow, and it looks like it has paid off at last. I wasn't so sure after last year when the album was supposedly mixed and ready for release, only to never see the light of day. Then there was a long period of silence. Finally, in early February of this year, frontman Fred Durst finally reported that the album was being mixed (again?) and would be mastered shortly thereafter.

From what I've gleaned, the album was RE-mixed so as to improve the quality of the songs, which up until this point were merely polished demos. But now, according to Durst, the album is ready.

On Thursday, March 17, Durst posted to his Twitter that he was headed to a meeting with the wigs at Interscope. Then, later that night, he tweeted this:

Looks like a fresh summer with new LB album dropping June 7 (MAYBE), BUT will get confirmation this Tuesday from Interscope.

So it looks like we may be getting some new Limp Bizkit in the near future.

Even more curious, though, was the tweet Fred had made some days earlier. During this entire process, Fred has been posting the names of the songs for the new album as they were being mixed, with the total coming out to nearly twenty songs. He had this to say:

Obviously we have two albums here, in case you didn't pick up on that. First one is Gold Cobra. Due soon.

So now, not only are we getting a release date for Gold Cobra, but we are teased with the promise of a SECOND new album to follow! If you are a Limp Bizkit fan, that is news to get excited for! Gold Cobra and the as-yet-unnamed second new album are the first to be released by the band since 2005, and the first to feature the entire original band lineup since 2000.
 

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

New Foo Fighters!

FINALLY! We have new music from the Foo Fighters! Below, you'll find the music video for the Foo Fighters' new song "White Limo" from their upcoming new album Wasting Light which is set to be released on April 12th.

The video features Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead.

It rules.

You'll enjoy it.

Are You Hungry for New Limp Bizkit?

Fred Durst sure is. For fans of Limp Bizkit that have been waiting impatiently since late 2009 for the release of Limp Bizkit's new album Gold Cobra, Durst has finally spoken.

The new record (which is Limp Bizkit's first full-length album since 2003's Results May Vary, and the first to feature the collaboration of the band's entire original lineup since 2000's Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water) has been in the making since 2009. Recording ended in March 2010, the album was supposedly mixed in the following months, and then multiple release dates were set and then rescheduled throughout the remainder of the year. Many fans were left wondering what the hell was going on, including myself.

Now, finally, we have received news right from the source. On February 9th on his Twitter page, Fred Durst posted the following Tweet:

"Limp Bizkit Gold Cobra should be mixed and ready to press by the end of February."

This came as a surprise to all of us that were under the impression that the album was already mixed, as had been announced in early 2010, adding further mystery to the entire situation. At any rate, we at least now have a clue.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

RAGE!!!

A few months back, RATM hinted at the possibility of putting out a new album after some strong turnouts at some overseas shows. I told you I would say something as soon as I heard something. Well, I heard something.

Rage Against the Machine is, indeed, working on putting a new album together as evidenced by this quote from lead singer Zack de la Roche:

We are all bigger and more mature and we do not fall into the problems we faced 10 or 15 years ago. This is different and we project a lot: we are working on a new album due out next year, perhaps summer for the northern hemisphere.

The quote was made by de la Roche back in October of 2010 during an interview with a Chilean newspaper. I even went through the trouble to translate it for you.

How freakin' sick is this news?! Are you excited? I'll keep you informed when I learn more.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

RED in the Face

RED is quite easily one of the most well-recognized bands out there right now. Having produced two albums and released multiple hits to radio, they quickly gained a following over the last four years. Now, at the peak of their popularity, RED is preparing for the release of their third studio album, their second with Sony Music Entertainment.

The new album, Until We Have Faces, takes it's name from the book Till We Have Faces, which was the last novel written by author C. S. Lewis, showing that the band is remaining true to their Christian roots. Those roots have produced two bestselling albums, so we should take heart that this album will be equally epic.

Until We Have Faces is scheduled to be released on February 1st 2011.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

A Thousands Suns Burst Forth

Finally! I'm not even going to waste my time with an introduction to this. Linkin Park have announced that their new album, A Thousand Suns, will be released on September 14th.

Score!

Now that the nitty-gritty of the news is out of the way, I'm going to discuss. After all of the back and forth and all the waiting, our patience has finally paid off. We need but wait another two(ish) months.

It's interesting to see that Linkin Park is sticking with the "nuclear" theme. If you don't know what I'm talking about, allow me to enlighten thee. The band's last album title, Minutes to Midnight, is in reference to the Doomsday Clock which marks the theological, philosophical, and hypothetical number of minutes until midnight; midnight being representative of mankind's annihilation via nuclear war. The lower the number of "minutes to midnight", the closer humanity is, in theory, to blowing ourselves to smithereens.

In case you were curious, the Doomsday Clock is currently (at the time of writing this blog) at 6 Minutes to Midnight.

The new album title, A Thousand Suns, is a reference to a statement made by J. Robert Oppenheimer, the developer of the Atomic Bomb, after bearing witness to the first successful detonation of a nuclear weapon.

"Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds."

At the time of the statement, Oppenheimer was quoting The Bhagavad Gita.

"If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One... I am become Death, the Shatterer of Worlds."

What does any of this have to do with Linkin Park? Probably nothing. I just thought it would be fun to give you a history lesson.

Linkin Park's new album, A Thousand Suns, hits stores September 14th. That's all you probably care about.

Do keep an ear out for their new single "The Catalyst", which will be released August 2nd.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

Trapt and Unapologetic

The band known as Trapt has seen a large burst of popularity since it's inception and debut single "Headstrong". Their last album Only Through the Pain debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 and it had two wildly popular singles "Who's Going Home With You Tonight?" and "Contagious".

Personally, while I enjoyed Only Through the Pain, it was obviously an album of ballads. There weren't any songs on the record that really reached out and punched you in the good'n'plenties, if you know what I mean. It was a softer, more melodic album lacking any powerful anthems like "Headstrong" of "Stand Up". I'm not saying it wasn't good, because it was good. In fact, it was very good. Still, it just felt like something was missing.

It was for these reasons that I was excited to learn that Trapt was putting out a new album this year. I was curious as to which direction the band would go from here. Finally, word came down yesterday that the new album is called No Apologies, and it is due out on September 14th*.

Having listened to "Sound Off", the first single off the new record that is due to hit radio on July 20th, I can say with some certainty that Trapt understands the grievances that myself and many more of their fans had with their last studio effort. I say that because "Sound Off", the very FIRST new single, is exactly the type of song that Only Through the Pain was missing. It's an anthem through and through, and the fact that it is the lead-in single to the new record implies that Trapt is making a statement with it. This song is evidence of a great new record, and I can't wait to get my hands on it.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

* UPDATE 08/12/10 - The release date for No Apologies has been pushed back to October 12th.

How To Destroy Angels

When Nine Inch Nails called it quits, a great many people were depressed. I sure was. However, Trent Reznor assured all of the fans that Nine Inch Nails was only through with touring, and that he was still writing new material for the band. That was enough to satisfy a lot of people since NIN would still be active in at least some capacity.

Starting in February of this year, a lot of speculation took shape when Reznor posted numerous pictures on NIN.com of various recording equipment, including one picture of Reznor himself singing into a microphone. Many believed that we were on the verge of getting some new NIN. Alas, we were wrong. But we are getting something.

As it turns out, Reznor has been very busy working on a side-project with his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, and musician/composer Atticus Ross. This side-project is now known as How to Destroy Angels.

This new collaboration has a self-titled, 6-track EP due to come out as a physical release on July 6th. However, if you just can't wait, How to Destroy Angels - EP is available RIGHT NOW as a FREE digital download on the band's website.

From the little I've heard, this is going to be an incredible band. I've never gotten into downloading music though. Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer to wait for the physical release. You'll have to tell me how it is if you take the time to download it.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

A Nightmare Scenario

It's always difficult to see a talented musician pass away, especially at an early age and at the height of their career. Avenged Sevenfold had to deal with this exact scenario when their drummer "The Rev" passed away at the end of 2009.

At the time, A7X was in the middle of writing and recording a new album. In fact, they were just about to enter the studio when it happened. Most people, myself included, believed that The Rev's death was going to throw the recording of the new album into an indefinite hiatus. Who could blame the band for wanting to take a break?

Avenged Sevenfold did not take a break, however. Still armed with all of the already written material, much of which was written by The Rev himself, the band hit the studio with the intention of finishing the album in The Rev's honor and dedicating it to him by using all of the music that he had written, and even using The Rev's previously-recorded vocals.

With the help of Dream Theater's drummer, Mike Portnoy, Avenged Sevenfold recorded their new album Nightmare which is set to be released on July 27th. Meanwhile, Mike Portnoy has agreed to tour with A7X as their stand-in drummer until the band can find a permanent replacement.

For fans of Avenged Sevenfold and the band alike, this album will serve as a rebirth. I, personally, cannot wait to hear it.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

Looking Forward to Yesterday

It was more than a year ago that I announced here on the ol' blog that 12 Stones was busy working on recording a new album that was (at the time) due out in the Fall of 2009. Well, the Fall of '09 came and went and I heard nary a thing.

Finally, though, at the top of the new year, 12 Stones began slowly releasing information about the new record, even debuting a new single "We Are One" to radio. Still, we did not have an album name or release date. Today, we finally do.

The new release from 12 Stones will be titled The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday, and it is set to be released on July 20th. The title has been public knowledge for a while, but I wanted to make sure I had all the info before I wrote a blog on it.

But hold on to your hat. If you are expecting an album from 12 Stones, I hate to tell you that you're out of luck. Yes, as it turns out, the new release will only be an EP and not a full length album, which defies everything we have been told over the past year.

The tracklisting is as follows:

1. Welcome to The End
2. We Are One
3. Disappear
4. Tomorrow Comes Today
5. Enemy

Even I have to admit that only getting an EP is somewhat disappointing, especially considering that I've been eagerly awaiting news on this release for so long, but what can you do? I can only hope that because this release is only an EP that we can expect a complete album sometime within the next year. Time will tell for sure. Still, getting this is better than getting nothing.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

Only Roaches Will Survive Annihilation

In my first post in a long ass time, I'm hitting you with some New Rock news. This time it's coming from Papa Roach, one of the most popular bands out there today.

P.Roach has had one hell of a year, starting with their split from their label Interscope Records. In that time, fans worried and rumors abounded. What was to become of Papa Roach? As if there was any real worry, the band was picked up by a new record label. They are now on board with Eleven Seven Music, a more or less indie label presided over by Nikki Sixx that is rapidly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the music industry.

Since joining with Eleven Seven, Papa Roach has been hard at work on a brand new album. The new record is called Time For Annihilation...On the Road and On the Record, and it is set to hit stores on August 31st. The new album is very unique in that is will feature a collaboration of both brand new music and live recordings. There have been a total of five new tracks confirmed, and anywhere from nine to eleven live songs (depending on the source). The first new single, "Kick in the Teeth", should be getting airplay on 97.9X by the end of the month.

On top of the new album, Papa Roach has another CD coming out on the 29th of this month (June). To Be Loved: The Best of Papa Roach is a greatest hits compilation being released by Interscope Records, the band's former label. However, numerous rumors have reported that Papa Roach has been telling their fans not to buy it, indicating that they (Papa Roach) are making no money from the album's sales and that it is not one of their official releases. Is that going to stop YOU from buying it?

In a year featuring a radical number of new music releases, Papa Roach is rocking the boat with something new and different with Time for Annihilation. Keep an ear out for that new single...it's coming soon.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.

Save The Date

Few bands experience the sudden explosion of popularity that Saving Abel has seen. You may recall a little song called "Addicted", which was the very first single off of Saving Abel, the band's self-titled debut. It was an instant hit, peaking at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks and #20 on the Hot 100. Since then, the band has garnered quite a following.

Now, two years after the release of Saving Abel, the band is preparing for the release of their second studio album. All of the songs were written on the road while Saving Abel toured with the likes of Nickelback, Hinder, Papa Roach, RED, Pop Evil, and more. Following the end of a tour in January, the band immediately hit the studio to record all that they had written. The final product will be titled Miss America, and it's due to hit stores on June 8th, 2010.

Saving Abel's first album was a great one, and I can't wait to hear what they've got in store next. We should have a new single playing on 97.9X within the next few weeks so stay tuned.

As always, keep it here for updates on this and other New Rock announcements.