Underoath, Comeback Kid, the Chariot, This is Hell Prep Fall Tour

Florida metal-core gentlemen Underoath commence their North American fall headlining tour next week, carrying along fellow Christian metal bands Comeback Kid, the Chariot and This is Hell.
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Daughtry, Blaqk Audio, Coheed and Cambria Featured on ‘Batman’ Video Game

‘Batman: Arkham City – the Album,’ out Oct. 4, will feature 12 new and original songs by Daughtry, Coheed and Cambria, Panic! At The Disco, Blaqk Audio (feature Davey Havok and Jade Pudget of A.F.I.), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Serj Tankian, the Boxer Rebellion, the Duke Spirit and more.
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Former Korn guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch to Tour with RED

Former Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch has announced he will release a new single, “Paralyzed,” on Oct. 4, in conjunction with the music video that same day. The track, produced by Nashville’s Jasen Rauch formerly of RED, will be out on iTunes and other digital outlets. Welch will also tour with fellow Christian hard rockers RED in October.
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Tom Morello on Tool and Creating ‘Mosh Pits in Your Mind’ [Interview]

Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello talks about the Justice Tour, contemporaries Tool and why his alter ego, the Nightwatchman, “creates mosh pits in your mind.”
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12 Stones Release Song Snippets Off, ‘Only Human’

12 Stones may have delayed the release of their new album until next year, but the guys aren’t skipping a beat when it comes to sharing tracks off the release and giving fans an early taste of what’s to come. For the past week, the New Orleans-based hard rock group have released song samples off their upcoming album, Only Human, which is now slated to drop on March 27, 2012, via Executive Music Group.
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Cavo Debut Hard-Hitting New Single, ‘Thick as Thieves’ [Audio]

St. Louis-based hard rockers Cavo debuted their new single, the hard-hitting “Thick as Thieves,” Monday on their hometown alternative rock station, KPNT. Now, the dudes are offering a free download of the single on their official Facebook page, but today (Sept. 5) is the last day to pick up the free song.
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Evanescence’s Amy Lee Was ‘Addicted’ to Pearl Jam’s ‘Ten’

With all the hoopla surrounding the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind on Sept. 27, Evanescence’s Amy Lee is chiming in about one of her favorite 1991 albums, Pearl Jam’s Ten.
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Oh, Sleeper to Issue ‘No Sleeper’ Energy Drink

As if releasing a new album weren’t enough to keep Fort Worth-based metal-core band Oh, Sleeper occupied, the guys have announced they will release their own energy drink called, “No Sleeper: the Energy Drink,” in the coming weeks.
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The Devil Wears Prada ‘Dead Throne’ is an Ambush of Sound – Album Review

By fusing the finest elements of American metal-core and European melodic metal, Dayton, Ohio’s the Devil Wears Prada are living the heavy music dream: delivering metal with a slight facelift to the next generation of headbangers. To do this, the guys have depended on pieces with real substance, not a manufactured, glossy image or facade. On the band’s latest exertion, Dead Throne (out Sept. 13), they continue with their distinct songwriting and tactful balance between melody and aggressiveness from the onset, with fast-paced, ear-bleeding openers “Dead Throne” and “Untidaled.”
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Theory of a Deadman Guitarist Says Alter Bridge is an ‘Important Part’ of Carnival of Madness

The 2011 Carnival of Madness Tour debuted Saturday in Twin Lakes, Wis., and according to Theory of a Deadman guitarist Dave Brenner, the guys are pumped– especially to tour with Alter Bridge.
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