The Offspring will send their new single “Hammerhead” to radio on May 6th. The bands as-yet-untitled new studio album is due out this summer via Columbia.

Former TuneLab Featured Band 650north’s new album ‘Empty Drawer‘ will be available for purchase on April 8th. Four tracks from the album are available on MySpace.

311 have announced dates for their summer tour which is set to begin on June 24th. Dates are:
June 24th in Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
June 26th in Santa Barbara, CA @ County Bowl
June 27th in San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre
June 28th in Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 30th in Salt Lake City, UT [...]

Nine Inch Nails will begin a new tour in July, current confirmed dates include:
July 25th in Pemberton, BC @ Pemberton Festival
July 26th in Seattle, WA @ Key Arena at Seattle Center
July 28th in Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
July 29th in Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
July 31st in Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
August 2nd in Minneapolis, [...]

Chris Cornell has enlisted hip hop artist Timbaland to produce his third solo album. A release is expected later this year.

Family Force 5 have streamed the video to their latest single “Never Let Me Go”, check it out here.

According to Harddrive, Saliva have begun work on the follow-up to last years ‘Blood Stained Love Story‘ with producer Bob Marlette (Seether, Default). An October release is expected.
The band will begin a co-headlining tour with Sevendust on April 9th, click here for dates.

Shinedown have titled their new album ‘Sound of Madness‘. The first single “Devour” will be released to radio in the coming weeks. The album is due out on June 24th.

Crossfade and Columbia Records have parted ways. The band released their self-titled debut in 2004 though the label which included the hit “Cold” that pushed the album to Platinum status. Their sophomore release ‘Falling Away‘ was released in 2006 and has sold less than 500,000 copies.

The following are the most added singles to Active, Modern, and Mainstream Rock Radio as of March 25th:
3 Doors Down “It’s Not My Time” - 6 adds
Apocalyptica “I’m Not Jesus” - 5 adds
Another Black Day “Wicked Soul” - 7 adds
Avenged Sevenfold “Afterlife” - 15 adds
Def Leppard “Nine Lives (f/Tim McGraw)” - 4 adds
Disturbed “Inside The [...]

The first dates for the Silent Majority Group “Not So Silent” tour with Tantric, Fosterchild and Framing Hanley have been announced, they are:
April 9th in Beaumont, TX @ Antone’s
April 11th in Killeen, TX @ Ft. Hood
April 12th in Lubbock, TX @ Rail Jam
April 15th in Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos
April 16th in Abilene, TX @ [...]

Underoath have begun recording their new studio album with producer Matt Goldman, who also produced the band’s 2006 album ‘Define the Great Line‘. The band will headline the Hot Top side stage at the Rockstar Mayhem Tour which kicks off on July 9th.

Former Bush front-man Gavin Rossdale will release his new single “Love Remains the Same” to all digital retailers on April 1st. The track will be released to radio on April 14th. The track is taken from his upcoming solo release ‘Wanderlust‘ which is due out on April 8th.

Atreyu have streamed the video for their latest single “Falling Down” at this location (Windows Media required).

Weezer front-man Rivers Cuomo has reached out to fans via YouTube for a project he has dubbed “Let’s Write a Sawng”, an interactive songwriting project where he wants everyone to submit ideas to help him write a new song. You can play along on his YouTube page here.