After wrapping a successful January headlining trek, The Almost--the brainchild of Underoath drummer/vocalist Aaron Gillespie--have announced they'll release their debut album Southern Weather April 3 through a first-ever joint venture with Tooth & Nail and Virgin Records.

Reprise Records' My Chemical Romance will launch the second leg of their extensive tour in support of their number one rock album, the RIAA gold-certified, The Black Parade. The second round of the U.S. arena tour, produced by Art Show - a national touring division of Goldenvoice - will kick off in Houston, TX at the Reliant Arena on April 14.

Taking Back Sunday kick off their North American headlining tour on February 22 at Penn State accompanied by openers Underoath and Armor For Sleep. The upcoming tour takes the band through secondary U.S. markets, giving fans outside of major cities the opportunity to see them live.

...In April, Billy Corgan announced that Smashing Pumpkins will reunite and begin recording a new album... Rihanna released her sophomore disc, Unfaithful, featuring the single S.O.S., which includes a sample of Soft Cell's Tainted Love... and Cee-Lo and DangerMouse's collaboration, Gnarls Barkley took the U.S. by storm, as their hit single Crazy stormed the charts and took off as one of 2006's most popular tunes.

Crank it up, gamers! The football pre-season kicks off with a bang as Electronic Arts reveals the 35 songs that will be featured in Madden NFL 07, becoming the de facto soundtrack of the 2007 football season. The bone-crunching action and heart-pounding adrenaline of the grid iron is intensified by the game's one-of-a-kind mix of rock and hip hop. Full List Below!

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.