Tickle Me Pink bassist Johnny Schou was found dead yesterday morning at his home in Colorado - the day the band were to celebrate the release of their debut album. He was 22.

Slipknot will unveil it’s new masks today in an exclusive partnership with AOL Music. Huzzah.

The latest masks are creepier and more intricate than ever — some evoking the chilling countenance of film horror figures like Hannibal Lecter and Pinhead. Not kidding. So feast your eyes on the new collection, then take a trip back in time with pics of every mask worn by the band throughout its career — all right after the jump.

DISTURBED will be headlining a tour of Australia and New Zealand in late August/early September. Also scheduled to appear are P.O.D. and ALTER BRIDGE.
Alter Bridge and POD will joing Disturbed on their headlining tour in Australia and New Zealand later on this year.
The dates are as follows:

Aug. 29 - Metro City, Perth, AUS
Aug. 31 - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, AUS
Sep. 02 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, AUS
Sep. 03 - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, AUS
Sep. 04 - Newcastle Entertainment Centre, AUS
Sep. 06 - Festival Hall, Melbourne, AUS
Sep. 09 - Vector Arena, Auckland, NZ
Sep. 10 - TSB Arena, Wellington, NZ
Sep. 12 - Westpac Trust Arena, Christchurch, NZ

Bon Jovi will play a free concert in Central Park to celebrate Major League Baseball All-Star Summer in New York. The concert will be held on the Great Lawn in Central Park on Saturday, July 12th at 8 pm. Tickets will be distributed baseball parks thoughout the city.

Ex-Escape the Fate vocalist Ronnie Radke was arrested early Tuesday morning for violating the terms of his parole.

The title for Slipknot’s new album, the first album in 4 years, has been announced. “All Hope Is Gone” will be released on August 26, 2008 on Roadrunner.

The follow-up to 2006’s The Crusade will be released on September 30th. The title of the album will be “Shogun”.

Metallica’s new album, due for release in September this year, will be entitled “Death Magnetic” and will cost a billion squillion dollars muhahahahahahaha.

Warner Music Group Corp’s Atlantic Records have filed a lawsuit against Stone Temple Pilots’ lead singer Scott Weiland and drummer Eric Kretz for attempting to terminate their recording contract. Boo.

Ex-Escape The Fate frontman Ronnie Radke is wanted for violating his parole. Radke had been involved in a fight which resulted in the shooting of 18 year old Michael Cook. He left the band earlier this year.