AC/DC Officially Rule Again- Stone Temple Pilots Previews- Deftones Album Stream- Shinedown on Nickelback- Halford Tour- Superjoint Ritual RIP and more

Stone Temple Pilots will post a track from their new self titled album every week on Amazon.com leading up to the May 25 release. The promotion kicked off on Friday when they posted the first song "Between The Lines." Check it out here

Deftones have made their forthcoming new album 'Diamond Eyes' available to hear in full before its official release exclusively through NME.COM. (Users outside the UK can hear 30-second clips of each song.) Go here.

Before last Wednesday's Dark Horse Show in Atlanta Brent Smith from Shinedown and Chad Kroeger from Nickelback took part in the Project 961(WKLS-FM) Band on Band interview. They talked losing their virginity, and embarrassing flip phones and the first song they wrote that 'clicked'. Check it out here

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford will hit the road this summer and fall 2010, for his first solo tour in more than seven years. Halford remarks: "I am pleased to be releasing Crucible - Remixed & Remastered; along with Halford - Live In Anaheim DVD and CDs this year,' adds Rob Halford. 'The Halford band have not toured for more than seven years, and everyone knows how important my solo work is to me. While the other members of Judas Priest enjoy a well-deserved break for the remainder of 2010, I am very excited about getting Halford onto as many stages as we can before year's end." more

When asked about Superjoint Ritual during an interview, Phil Anselmo replied, "It's not even a consideration, I don't think. Superjoint had its time; we had a blast. Honestly, the first record, I love that first record, but I'm not doing anything with Superjoint. I don't think anyone plans on doing anything anymore. It had its purpose, you know." more

Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler's band, Adler's Appetite, have announced a string of live dates for the US. more

Smoking Popes are in Atlas Studios with producer Matt Allison working on their next full-length. more

Five for Fighting has unveiled a string of intimate acoustic shows throughout the South and parts of the Midwest set for next month. more

The Fratellis have blasted reports they're splitting, insisting the group is just embarking on a hiatus more

Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard tells MTV News "We're going in the studio in June to start working on the record," he said. "We're going to be recording through the summer and into the fall, and all things being equal, we're probably looking for a spring 2011 release." more

Gwen Stacy, Inhale Exhale, and This Or The Apocalypse will tour the East Coast together in June. more

Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino has scored Fractured Fairytales, the upcoming trapeze show from Athens, Ga.'s Canopy studio. more

Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter said that his band's next release will not be set in their typical storyline (Acts 1-10). Instead they will work on a long-postponed series of releases devoted to colors. more

A beta has been launched for OpenStudio which allows musicians to search for hourly and monthly rehearsal studios by typing in their zip code. Check it out here

Periphery guitarist Misha "Bulb" Mansoor has launched a new weekly column with MetalSucks in which he'll be giving gear tips, talking about new products, and highlighting some parts of his own rig, both live and in the studio. The inaugural entry can be found here

Decrepit Birth have completed work on their new album Polarity to be released on July 27th in North America. more

Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison will be hosting a meet and greet session on April 27th in Atlanta more

If you dig the Dap-Kings or Booker T & The MGs, then check out this YouTube clip of Countryfied playing "If It Wasn't For My Pride," on a bill w/ Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens of Brooklyn here

Ceremony will team up with Skin Like Iron in June for an East Coast run more

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