According to billboard.com, this year’s Ozzfest is expected to go out only in a limited run. With an “aged” Ozzy, the success of Dave Mustaine’s Gigantour, and the birth of the new Rockstar Mayhem Tour, could this finally be the end of Ozzfest as we know it?

Sevendust guitarist John Connolly has confirmed that the band will join Slipknot, Disturbed and others for the upcoming Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour, which will hit 30 Live Nation amphitheaters in North America during July and August.

The first ever Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour, featuring co-headliners Slipknot and Disturbed on the main stage with Dragonforce and Mastodon, will play 30 Live Nation amphitheaters in North America during July and August.
The tour will have two second stages, both sponsored by Jagermeister, and will feature performances from Sevendust, Airbourne, Five Finger Death Punch and [...]

U2’s manager Paul McGuinnes is spearheading a campaign to end illegal music downloads from the Internet by calling on Internet Service Providers (ISP) to immediately introduce disconnection policies in a bid to deter illegal downloads. McGuinnes is also urging the government to prosecute companies if they fail to prevent illegal file-sharing.
He says, “If you were [...]

The Foo Fighters have streamed “Long Vlog to Ruin: Southern Tour 1″ which includes a live video performance of “Let It Die” along with some backstage highlights, check it out here.

Rage Against the Machine’s set turned extremely violent at Melbourne’s Big Day out, an Australian music festival, on Monday, January 28th. The 45,000+ audience pushed and fought their way forward as two men were seriously injured in the ruckus.
Rage were rushed off the stage by show organizers, who threatened to cut the band’s set unless [...]

Vayden are the latest band to sign with Silent Majority Group. The bands 2006 album ‘Children of Our Mistakes‘ will be released nationally later this year. The first single and four other tracks can be streamed on MySpace.

Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx stated recently that the band has 10 songs completed for a new Crue album that will be titled ‘The Dirt‘. With Tommy Lee out of the band, there’s been no word yet on a replacement.

Story of the Year has announced the track listing for their new album ‘The Black Swan‘. The album will be the bands first for Epitaph Records and is due out on April 22nd. Track listing is as follows:
1. ” Choose Your Fate”
2. ” Wake Up”
3. ” The Antidote”
4. ” Tell Me”
5. ” Angel In The [...]

An acoustic version of Never Enough’s “Where the Rain Never Stops” can be downloaded for free at this location.

The video for 30 Seconds to Mars’ track “A Beautiful Lie” can be streamed at this location. The video was filmed 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Greenland and underscores the global climate crisis.

Alex Band, former front-man of The Calling, will his solo debut ‘We’ve All Been There‘ this summer via Geffen. Two tracks from the album, “Tonight” and “Please” are available on MySpace.

Papa Roach have parted ways with drummer Dave Buckner. The band will begin work on the follow-up to ‘The Paramour Sessions‘ in the coming weeks.

Former TuneLab Featured Band Copper will be releasing their new single “Broken Sky” to radio next month. The track along with another new track titled “Is It Love” can be streamed on MySpace. The band is planning an April release for their new album.

StoneRider will join Airbourne on their upcoming tour with Endeverafter. Dates will be announced soon.