This time around the Learning Curve is mixing things up a bit, going from heavy to light and touching on almost everything in-between along the way.

This week the Learning Curve delves deeper into what bands could be on the brink of stardom, ready to break out. Some are signed and some aren't, but keep in mind

A check in at Scary Kids Scaring Kids headquarters finds the relentlessly touring sextet at it again, tearing through a series of West Coast dates with comrades Finch in July.

In what's sure to be the hottest concert ticket of the summer, multi-platinum rock acts Slipknot and Disturbed will lead the first-ever Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, a riotous road show packed with some of hard music's most influential artists and a plethora of the genre's most exciting young voices.

Wind-up Records and IMG Media have announced the release of the inaugural soundtrack for The World's Strongest Man franchise, airing on ESPN and ESPN2. The title will be available exclusively through Amazon upon release.

In conjunction with the kick-off of this year's Taste of Chaos Tour, WARCON Enterprises has announced a January 24th release date for The Best of the Taste of Chaos, a two-disc compilation that features an onslaught of music from the biggest and best bands in the punk/metal scene.