Coldplay’s new single, “Violet Hill”, will be available as a free download on their website starting tomorrow. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming new album ‘Viva la Vida or Death And All His Friends‘, which is due out June 17th.

Metallica is expected to headline one date of the 2008 Ozzfest, which will be a two day event, with one date scheduled to take place in Dallas, TX, instead of the usual summer festival. Ozzy Osbourne will headline the other day of the event which is expected to take place in late July / early [...]

Stone Temple Pilots front-man Scott Weiland has been sentenced to eight days (192 hours) in county jail for his November DUI arrest in Los Angeles. Weiland has until May 28th to serve his time, while the band’s upcoming tour is set to start on May 17th. Weiland was also ordered to complete an 18-month alcohol [...]

Nine Inch Nails have announced plans for a new ticket selling method that they hope will keep tickets for the best seats in the house out of scalpers hands. According to a press release, the band “has secured extremely limited allotments of the guaranteed best possible seats to every headlining show on the band’s upcoming [...]

Collective Soul has streamed the video for their latest single “All That I Know”, check it out in the following formats:
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The bands new album ‘Afterwords‘ is available now via iTunes.

Once Metallica’s current contract with Warner Bros. expires, the band is expected to follow in the footsteps of Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails and will “be looking forward to everything in terms of possibilities with the Internet” according to a Rolling Stone interview with drummer Lars Ulrich. Ulrich ruled out a 360 deal with Live [...]

Nine Inch Nails, R.E.M. and Stone Temple Pilots will headline the 2008 Voodoo Music Experience according to Billboard. The event takes place on October 24th-26th in New Orleans, LA. The events full line-up will be announced in the coming weeks.

Hurt have added several dates to their upcoming tour with Course of Nature. Current confirmed dates include:
May 2nd in Johnson City, TN @ Capone’s
May 3rd in Richmond, VA @ Canal Club
May 4th in Landson, SC @ Exchange Park
May 5th in Hilton Head, SC @ Stages Music and More
May 6th in Miami, FL @ Studio A
May [...]

Alex Band, former front-man for The Calling, has released a new self-titled EP which can be purchased at this location.
Band has parted ways with Geffen Records and plans to release his solo debut ‘We’ve All Been There‘ independently later this year. Check out the tracks “Tonight” and “Please” on MySpace.

Taproot have streamed a new album teaser which includes a clip of a new track from their new album ‘Our Long Road Home‘, check it out here. The album is due out on August 5th.
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Former TuneLab Featured Band theAmend’s debut album ‘A Deafening Silence‘ will be released nationwide in August via Nightmare Records/Koch. The album will be bundled with the bands four track EP, ‘The Let Down‘. Both the album and the EP are available for purchase at this location via SnoCap.

Kutless will release their new album ‘To Know That You’re Alive‘ on June 24th. The first single “Complete” will impact radio in the coming weeks.

Too Pure to Die will begin recording their new album with producer Zeuss (The Autumn Offering, Shadows Fall) in June. A fall release is expected.

Cinder Road will open for Kiss on their upcoming European tour, dates are:
May 12th in Vienna, AS @ Wiener Stadthalle
May 13th in Verona, ITA @ Arena
May 16th in Sofia, BUL @ Akademic Stadium
May 18th in Athens, GRE @ Terra Vibe
May 22nd in Riga, LAT @ Arena Riga
May 24th in Moscow, RUS @ Olympiysky Stadium
May 26th [...]

Posted: April 27th, 2008
Contributed By: Chris
TuneLab Music: I remember first hearing about Red a few years ago and it seems as if you guys formed, played a few shows and the next thing you know you’ve got a record deal. How did everything come about?
Jasen Rauch: We kind of ended up doing things backwards. A [...]