Motorhead and the Misfits are hitting the road together this September, supoorted by Airbourne, Valient Thorr and Year Long Disaster. Dates and locations are as follows:
Sep. 02 – Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues (no MISFITS)
Sep. 03 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues (no MISFITS)
Sep. 04 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
Sep. 06 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium
Sep. 07 – N. Kansas City, MO – Harrah’s Voodoo
Sep. 09 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Sep. 10 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
Sep. 12 – St. Paul, MN – Myth
Sep. 13 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Orbit Room
Sep. 14 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Sep. 16 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Sep. 18 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
Sep. 19 – Philadelphia, PA – The Electric Factory
Sep. 20 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
Sep. 21 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Parking Lot

Metallica have announced the track listing of their up-coming album ‘Death Magnetic’:
01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Broken, Beat & Scarred
04. The Day That Never Comes
05. All Nightmare Long
06. Cyanide
07. The Unforgiven III
08. The Judas Kiss
09. Suicide & Redemption
10. My Apocalypse

The Kerrang! Awards 2008 will take place at a top-secret location in London, England on August 21.

The nominees for the Kerrang! Awards 2008 are as follows:

Best British Newcomer:

DEAD SWANS
WE ARE THE OCEAN
SLAVES TO GRAVITY
ELLIOT MINOR
GO:AUDIO

Best International Newcomer:

KILL HANNAH
A DAY TO REMEMBER
FOUR YEAR STRONG
BLACK TIDE
ALL TIME LOW

Best British Band:

LOSTPROPHETS
BRING ME THE HORIZON
YOU ME AT SIX
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
BIFFY CLYRO

Best International Band:

30 SECONDS TO MARS
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
MADINA LAKE
COHEED AND CAMBRIA
AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Best Single:

30 SECONDS TO MARS – From Yesterday
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – Waking The Demon
SIMPLE PLAN – Your Love Is A Lie
KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES – Give Me What I Want
PENDULUM – Propane Nightmares

Best Video:

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – Waking The Demon
30 SECONDS TO MARS – A Beautiful Lie
WEEZER – Pork And Beans
COHEED AND CAMBRIA – Feathers
GALLOWS – Starin’ At The Rude Bois

Best Album:

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE – Scream, Aim, Fire
AVENGED SEVENFOLD – Avenged Sevenfold
IN FLAMES – A Sense Of Purpose
MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE – If
CANCER BATS – Hail Destroyer

Best Live Band:

30 SECONDS TO MARS
LOSTPROPHETS
MACHINE HEAD
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
AVENGED SEVENFOLD

*Our faves are in bold.

Yay for tolerance.

Haste the Day have “asked Jason Barnes to step down from his involvement with Haste the Day” because of his religious beliefs (or more precisely, his lack thereof.)

The band released a super long statement which basically states ‘Hey, we don’t have a problem with people who don’t believe in Jesus, but seriously Jason you heathen, get out. Right now.’

(Disclaimer: that’s not an actual quote)

Anyway, if you want to read the real statement use God-given Google to search for it. I’m off to sacrifice some goats.

Metallica have revealed the cover art of their upcoming album ‘Death Magnetic’.

Purdee.

Children of Bodom will be touring the US this fall to promote their new album ‘Blooddrunk’; supported by Between The Buried And Me. The dates and locations are as follows:

September 11 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
September 12 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
September 13 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
September 14 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
September 16 Dallas, TX House of Blues
September 18 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
September 19 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern
September 20 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
September 21 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
September 22 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
September 23 Seattle, WA Showbox Market
September 25 Salt Lake City, UT The Great Salt Air
September 26 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
September 27 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
September 28 St. Louis, MO Pop’s
September 30 Minneapolis, MN Myth
October 1 Chicago, IL House of Blues
October 2 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
October 3 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
October 4 Detroit, MI Clutch’s Cargo
October 6 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
October 7 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
October 8 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
October 9 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
October 10 Worcester, MA Palladium

Slipknot have revealed the track listing and cover art for their new album ‘All Hope Is Gone’, due to be released on August 26, 2008.

Tracks:
01. Execute
02. Gematria (The Killing Name)
03. Sulfur
04. Psychosocial
05. Dead Memories
06. Vendetta
07. Butcher’s Hook
08. Gehenna
09. The Cold Black
10. Wherein Lies Continue
11. Snuff
12. All Hope is Gone
13. Child of Burning Time (Bonus Track)
14. Til We Die (Bonus Track)
15. Vermillion Pt. 2 (Bloodstone Mix) (Bonus Track)
16. iTunes Exclusive Track [Pre-Order Only]

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