Upcoming Releases: Sum 41's Derek Whibley has revealed he's written 20 songs for the follow-up to 2004's "Chuck".

Upcoming Releases: Cannibal Corpse will re-release its 1996 masterpiece "Vile" in March 2007.

General Music News: Rodney Appleby — the bassist for Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan on his North American tour — was shot in the jaw.

Compact Discs: Release Date: Mar 21, 2006 Label: Virgin Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Jam Bands Number Of Tracks: 18 If in Both Sides of the Gun Harper is trying to show his audience what a wide variety of music he can cover, he certainly accomplishes that.

Compact Discs: Release Date: Nov 7, 2006 Label: Frontiers Genres: Hard Rock, Pop/Rock, Arena Rock Number Of Tracks: 13 The whole idea for a rock band to record with an orchestra is great, the symphonic arrangements for sure add to the songs’ rich sounding.

Video News: Drummer Myles Heskett talked about how the band reacts to the buzz and the hype.

Press Releases: Denver-Boulder, CO quartet Signal To Noise released their Eyeball Records debut.

Video News: Schuyler Croom revealed that the band broke up earlier this year after label and touring pressures led to motivational doubts.

Upcoming Releases: Canadian thrash/progressive metallers Voivod are planning to begin work on their follow-up to "Katorz" this winter.

Press Releases: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has been certified gold with their latest release Don't You Fake It, featuring the single "Face Down."

Upcoming Releases: Orange County fuzz-rock quartet Fu Manchu have set We Must Obey as the title of their 10th studio album.

Press Releases: Check out an exclusive clip from Louder Now: Partone which includes live performance footage of their current single.

Acoustic Guitars: For their size, Martin Backpacker guitars have a surprisingly rich and loud tone, due primarily to the combination of a lightly braced solid tonewood top with a solid mahogany neck, back and sides.

Upcoming Releases: There are increasing signs of life at the Used camp, including the release of a DVD and a new album due in stores early next year.

General Music News: All-American Rejects have announced plans to take a break for at least a year after they wrap up their current touring schedule.

Video News: Linkin Park have narrowed down their song list for the upcoming album from one hundred down to seventeen.

Upcoming Tours: NOFX, still supporting last spring's "Wolves in Wolves' Clothing," will launch a short tour in February concentrated on the West Coast.

Upcoming Releases: Dexter Holland confirmed that the band demoed 13 songs for the new album and hopes it will be out in the spring of 2007.

Video News: Drake Bell is best known for his work on the Nickelodeon program Drake and Josh, but he's also an accomplished actor.

Upcoming Tours: Anti-Flag will launch another installment of their spring caravan this March, with support from Alexisonfire.