Foo Fighters, Deftones, A Perfect Circle confirmed for Lollapalooza 2011

Deftones, Foo Fighters, A Perfect Circle will be among the acts performing at Lollapalooza 2011 at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois Aug 5th thru 7th. More information is availble at www.lollapalooza.com.

Motorhead to team up with Foo Fighters for US tour

Foo Fighters and Motörhead will hit the road together this spring for a series of US tour dates. So far, only five dates have been announced. They are listed below:

May
17 – Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
18 – North Little Rock, AR - Verizon Arena
20 – Memphis, TN - FedExForum
21 – Gulf Shores, AL - The Hangout Festival
23 – Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center

More details will be announced soon.

Dio tribute album to feature Lemmy, Rob Halford, Dave Grohl and more

NoiseCreep.com interviewed Wendy Dio who confirmed a tribute album in honor of her late husband is in the works:

"Then we have a tribute record, which probably won't come out this year, but everybody signed up," Dio told Noisecreep. "Even today they were picking songs for which songs they're gonna do."

So, who's signed on thus far? "Rob Halford, Glenn Hughes, Dave Grohl, Lemmy," she said, adding Grohl will do the Black Sabbath hit 'Mob Rules,' and Halford will be taking on 'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll.' And artists keep coming on. "I just talked to Alice [Cooper], roped Alice in and Sebastian [Bach] and Chris [Jericho]," she said, referring to fellow attendees at the Golden Gods press conference. And Cooper already has a song in mind, going back to the Elf days, according to Wendy.

Foo Fighters to release new untitled album in April 2011

Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl is set to release a new album with current band Foo Fighters. The untitled 11 track album is set to be released on April 12, 2011. The first single will be titled Rope. Another song is titled Miss The Misery. A tour is expected to follow the release.

Bonnaroo 2011 rumors

Bonnaroo 2011 rumors are starting to surface. Two bands mentioned to be strong possibilities to play the festival are the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters. Other rumored bands include Stone Temple Pilots, Deftones, Mastodon, Kylsea and The Sword from the metal/hard rock rumors we have heard. We cannot verify if these bands will play or have been in negotiations to play. It all rumors for now.

Rock on the Range festival rumors

The Rock on the Range line up is usually announced in mid-February around Valentines Day. Rumors are starting to surface involving bands playing the festival starting May 20th thru May 22nd. Rumors are not official and could very well be incorrect. With that said, bands rumored for 2011 are as followed:

Foo Fighters
System of a Down
Tool
Disturbed
Saving Abel
Deftones
Drowning Pool
A Day To Remember

Check back for more rumors & info soon.