NIGHT VERSES (ex-The Sleeping, Sound Archives) released a new EP today, as a free download on their website. Go here to get the four-song Out of the Sky EP.

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Over at Spinner, you can stream entire unreleased albums from HOT WATER MUSIC, GARBAGE, TENACIOUS D, BEST COAST, and more. Click on each artist name to directly access their new album streams.

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MAKE DO AND MEND launched preorder deals and a new music video for their upcoming album, Everything You Ever Loved, which will be released on June 19. Watch their new video for “Lucky” below and preorder the record here.

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MIXTAPES will be releasing their full-length album, Even On The Worst Nights, on June  26 via No Sleep Records. The first track from that record, “Hey Ma Pt 2,” can be streamed here. Preorder the album on vinyl or CD here.

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Derrick Frost is back in CHIODOS. The drummer originally quit in 2009, but now that the group reunited with Craig Owens, it was only a matter of time until a replacement for the replacement (Tanner Wayne announced his departure in March) would be announced. 

Watch the announcement video below.

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GALLOWS took a short break from tracking their third full-length album to record a cover of MINOR THREAT’s “Seeing Red.” Listen to it below.

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The dates for the 2013 Coachella festival have already been announced, 11 months in advance. Mark your currently-non-existant 2013 calendars for two weekends in April: 4/12-4/14 and 4/19-4/21. Presales will begin on Thursday at 10 A.M.

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QUEEN will be performing live for a 10th anniversary celebration of the band’s musical, We Will Rock You.

“How will they do that?,” you might be asking. “Freddie Mercury died in 1991!”

Yup, a Freddie Mercury “optical illusion” (aka: hologram).

Thanks Tupac.

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LAMB OF GOD and DETHKLOK will be co-headlining a tour together, with GOJIRA as support. Dethklok is the fictional animated metal band from Metalocalypse. Yes, an animated band is going on a real tour. Hey, if GORILLAZ can do it why can’t they? 

The dates are below.

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8/1 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Thater

8/2 Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theater

8/4 Calgary, AB @ Big 4

8/5 Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Centre

8/7 Winnipeg, MB @ Convention Centre

8/9 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom

8/10 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion

8/11 Toronto, ON @ Heavy TO

8/12 Montreal, QC @ Heavy MTL

8/14 Grand Rapids, MI @ Delta Plex

8/15 St. Louis, MO @ Family Arena

8/19 Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater

8/21 Chicago, IL @ Congress Ballroom

8/22 Detroit, MI @ Compuware Arena

8/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

8/24 Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheater

8/25 Norfolk, VA @ Constant Convocation Center

8/26 Baltimore, MD @ Pier 6 Pavilion

8/29 New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom

8/30 Lowell, MA @ Tsongas Arena

8/31 Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater

9/1 Philadelphia, PA @ Outside at the Electric Factory

9/2 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Park Convention Hall

9/4 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live

9/5 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

9/7 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center

9/8 San Antonio, TX @ Sunken Garden

9/9 Dallas, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater

9/11 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore

9/13 Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theater

9/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheater

9/15 San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic

HOT WATER MUSIC will be releasing Exister, their first album since 2004, on Tuesday, May 15. The entire thing is streaming early though. Click here to stream Exister.

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EVERCLEAR is back with their first new record in six years, Invisible Stars. The first single, “Be Careful What You Ask For,” is streaming online now. Listen to it here.

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The new EP from OWL CITY, Shooting Star, is streaming online. Listen to all four tracks below. The album will be available on Tuesday.

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So ultimately I’ll believe it when we see/hear it, but Chris Carrabba is promising that FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER will be releasing a new full-length album sometime this year. The full interview can be found here.

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No Sleep Records announced that MOUNTAIN MAN is the latest band added to their roster. The group will be recording a new 12” EP that will see a release this summer. More details can be found here.

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The lineup for the 2012 This Is Hardcore festival in now online. The event will take place from August 9-12 in Philadelphia. Each day’s announced set of bands is below.

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Thursday, August 9th

Terror, Earth Crisis, Ringworm, Maximum Penalty, Mindset, Naysayer, Lifeless, Build & Destroy, The Storm

Friday, Augusth 10th

headliner TBA, Cro-Mags, Cold World, 100 Demons, Death Threat, Harm’s Way, Power Trip, Praise, Wrong Answer, Beware

Saturday, August 11th

Gorilla Biscuits, Lifetime, H2O, Title Fight, Bane, Grey Area, Vision, Horrow Show, Rival Mob, Rotting Out, Skin Like Iron, Stick Together, No Tolerance, Twitching Tongues, Code Orange Kids, Oblivion, Empire Of Rats

Sunday, August 12th

Blacklisted, Breakdown, In My Eyes, Floorpunch, Crown of Thornz, Negative Approach, Killing Time, Wisdom in Chains, Nails, Hard Skin, Gehenna, Soul Search, Will To Live, Agitator, Rude Awakening, Born Annoying