(Billboard) Foo Fighters have announced two big venues to their upcoming U.S. tour. Dave Grohl and company will make stops in Washington, D.C.'s Verizon Center and New York City's Madison Square Garden. more

(BMN) Due to a band member illness, Megadeth was forced to cancel last night's (Tuesday, August 9) performance at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on the Mayhem Festival. more

(BW&BK) Megadeth have officially announced the forthcoming release of their thirteenth album, titled TH1RT3EN. The album will be released November 1st, 2011 via Roadrunner Records in North America. more

(The 1st Five) Young Governor (aka the garage rock side project of F**ked Up and No Warning's Ben Cook) has just released a new cassette tape chronicling their/his first three 7″s EPs as well as a live performance recorded on a boat during the 2011 NXNE festival. more

(LG) Portugal. The Man had their van, trailer, and gear stolen after playing Lollapalooza this past weekend. Among the gear stolen are seven guitars, two bass guitars, a banjo, dozens of pedals, several keyboards, an electric piano, and a Hammond organ more

(BW&BK) Devildriver guitarist Mike Sprietzer has released the following update regarding the recent seizure that landed him in the emergency room: "Hey everybody. Thank you all so much for your concern. It means so much to me. I'm doing okay and I'm back home. I'm not sure why, but I had a seizure in a Rite Aid while I was picking up a few last-minute items for our South American tour." more

(LG) Children Of Bodom will be touring in Australia and Asia in November more

(MU) Karma to Burn will soon be embarking on U.S. tour dates supporting the new album 'V,' which recently drop through Napalm Records more

(LG) The Acacia Strain will headline a U.S. tour this fall. The trek will run in October and November and also feature Terror, Stray From The Path, and Harm's Way. more

(LG) All Else Failed has teamed up with War Torn Records for the release of their new EP, "Wouldn't Wish This On Anyone." more

(PR) Jens Broman, vocalist for Swedish thrash band Darkane, has decided to leave the band. Darkane members have issued the following update via their official website: "Jens is replaced by Lawrence Mackrory who sang on our debut album Rusted Angel (1999) and did a guest appearance on 'Chaos vs. Order' on Expanding Senses (2002)" more

(NME) The inaugural Music to Know festival, set to feature bands including Bright Eyes, Ellie Goulding and Vampire Weekend, has been cancelled. The weekend event was due to begin in New York on Friday, but poor sales meant the first attempt at the East Hampton based festival had to be halted. more