LOS ANGELES (July 2007) – Multi-platinum rockers Godsmack combine forces with Coming Home Studios to hijack the world's biggest, baddest biker event –

The Cult star Billy Duffy's new rock super group has become the first act signed to Koch Records' new metal division. The Los Angeles-based outfit, Circus Diablo, features Duffy on guitar, Velvet Revolver's Matt Sorum on drums and past and present members of Fuel and The Almighty.

Fuel have named Toryn Green as their new frontman after auditioning thousands of singers for the job. Band founders Carl Bell and Jeff Abercrombie were forced to find a new bandmate when Brett Scallions quit last year - and launched a worldwide search for his replacement.

Former Fuel frontman Brett Scallions will replace The Cult singer Ian Astbury in Doors reunion band Riders On The Storm. Scallions beat a host of hopefuls to land the job in Doors founders Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek's touring band.

Chris Daughtry, who impressed millions of viewers with his rock prowess week after week during season five of American Idol by performing classic songs like "Hemorrhage In My Hands" by Fuel, "Broken" by Seether and "Innuendo" by Queen, has been signed to 19 Recordings/RCA Records.

American Idol wannabe Chris Daughtry has fans in high places after performing rock classic "Hemorrhage" by Fuel on the show on Wednesday - the band themselves. The Pennsylvania-based rockers are huge fans of the TV show and were stunned when Daughtry chose to perform their anthem live to America.

There's not a whole lot of new releases this week since it's almost the holidays. But there are some noteable albums hitting shelves this week from artists such as Beck, Cypress Hill, Daddy Yankee, Fuel, Lamb of God, Snoop Dogg and Youngbloodz. Check out this list of noteworthy releases (many with reviews) for Tuesday, December 13th, 2005...