Fear Factory Pushback Tour- Slash Releases New EP- Linkin Park Beat Green Day- Former Pantera Star To Play Free New Year's Show- McMaster Walk Of Fame- more

Billboard reports that Linkin Park's "Waiting for the End" rises 2-1 on Alternative Songs, granting the group its 10th leader on the list. The band breaks a tie with Green Day more

Oh, Sleeper bassist Lucas Starr has posted a new cover track online, under the name At Night We Strike, in a collaboration with his girlfriend Hannah Cook. The duo perform an acoustic, dark-folk version of Lady Gaga's hit single 'Bad Romance.' You can view the cover version here

Slash has released his iTunes Session EP featuring Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge). The set is a mix of Slash originals and performances of songs by Guns N� Roses, Led Zeppelin and Velvet Revolver. more

Metal vocalist Jason McMaster (Dangerous Toys, Broken Teeth, Ignitor) is set to make Texas history, as the first metal artist honored by the �South Texas Music Walk Of Fame� in his hometown of Corpus Christi in June/2011. more

Within The Ruins has revealed the dates for its forthcoming headline tour in early 2011, as well as two festival appearances. more

Las Vegas rockers Sin City Sinners will perform on New Year's Eve with special guests Gasoline featuring drummer Vinnie Paul (Hellyeah, ex-Pantera). The show takes place in Las Vegas at Club Madrid (inside Sunset Station) and is free. more

The Bouncing Souls wanted to spend the holidays at home, only with a couple hundred of their closest friends in their annual Home for the Holidays party at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The weather, however, had other ideas. more

The Word Alive announced the departure of bassist Nicholas Urlacher. more

On this day in 1956, Elvis Presley made chart history by having 10 songs on Billboard�s Top 100.