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Soundgarden have officially completed recording their first album since ‘Down on the Upside,’ and according to frontman Chris Cornell, the disc will see the light of day in October.

Courtney Love has long held the rights to much of the Kurt Cobain estate — or so we thought — a new report says that the unpredictably outspoken singer has lost the rights to her late husband’s image to their daughter, Frances Bean Cobain.

In their first appearance in a music video since the Clinton administration, Soundgarden throw down the groove while The Avengers provide the excitement.

Dave Grohl has kept most of the concrete details surrounding his upcoming ‘Sound City’ documentary under wraps. Now the Foo Fighters frontman has issued a handwritten statement detailing what inspired him to make the film, as well as a new trailer for the movie.

Scott Weiland has been one of the most unpredictable frontmen in rock for the past two decades. In a new interview, he not only reveals that he hopes to release a new Stone Temple Pilots album, he also admits he would like to rejoin Velvet Revolver at some point down the road. It’s official, hell has frozen over.

Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind and Papa Roach lead the lineup for the 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival tour, which also features a number of other hit-making rock acts.

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready updates the status on their currently in-the-works tenth studio album, which he says will probably not be finished this year.

Dave Grohl has launched an interesting phone campaign for his upcoming ‘Sound City’ documentary, which collaborator Butch Vig says they hope will be ready to go this fall.

It has just been confirmed that Lamb of God, Machine Head and Anthrax, along with members of Korn and Slipknot, will bring metal to the high seas on the maiden voyage of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest Cruise.

Godsmack have unveiled the artwork for their upcoming ‘Live & Inspired’ disc, while the track list has also been revealed. Among the cover songs the ‘Inspired’ disc will contain are renditions of Metallica‘s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ as well as their take on classics by Pink Floyd and the Beatles.

Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil might be busy with his new Las Vegas strip club Girls, Girls, Girls, but is leaving behind the stripper poles to hang with lost souls on the season finale of ‘Ghost Adventures.’

Godsmack, Staind and Halestorm give you a peek behind (and in front of) the curtain with a new video diary documenting the kickoff of the Mass Chaos tour.