Dio Disciples - featuring Ronnie James Dio alumni Simon Wright (drums), Craig Goldy (guitar), Scott Warren (keyboards) and Rudy Sarzo (bass) along with vocalists Tim "Ripper" Owens (Yngwie Malmsteen, Beyond Fear, Ex-Judas Priest, Iced Earth) and Toby Jepson (Little Angels, Gun) - have announced dates for their American tour. Confirmed shows are listed here

(NME) Jack White and Bob Dylan are among the stars to contribute to a brand new collection of recordings of songs by country music legend Hank Williams. ’The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams’, which will be released on October 3, brings together a host of never-before-heard songs from the songwriter more

(LG) Decapitated will headline a North American tour this fall with support from Decrepit Birth, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Rings of Saturn, and The Haarp Machine. more

(NME) A selection of songs by The Smiths have been turned into a series of comic book stories. Unite And Take Over: Comic Stories Inspired By The Smiths is being masterminded by Shawn Demumbrum, who has collated 13 artist and writer pairings, with each team taking on a different song by the Morrissey-fronted indie legends. more

(PR) A select few fans will have the opportunity to see Evanescence perform the band's new single live in Nashville on Monday evening, August 8. If you are in the Nashville area and are available on Monday, August 8, please send an email to evanescence @winduprecords.com with the words "EV LIVE" in the subject line. More details here

(LG) Burning The Masses has been working on material for their next album as of late. The group has just debuted a new pre-production demo track titled "Fatal Fixation" online more

(The 1st Five) Eyehategod have confirmed their slot as co-headliners with Integrity at 2012′s 8th Anniversary bash in Baltimore, MD. more

(LG) Impending Doom will enter the studio this week to begin working on their eOne Music debut. The yet-to-be titled effort will be tracked by producer/engineer Andreas Magnusson and mixed by Machine. more.

(FMQB) Kings Of Leon's cancelled U.S. tour could prove to be costly, as Rolling Stone reports that Lloyd's Of London may pay out up to $15 million to promoters, venues and anyone else affected by the cancellations. more

(BMN) Guitarist Dino Cazares of Fear Factory has begun demoing material for the band's next album, tentatively due in early 2012 via an as-yet-undetermined record label. more