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Foo Fighters are heading in to the studio to record their next album as announced by Dave Grohl at the Independent Spirit Awards last Friday night. That's not all, they will also be working with producer extraordinaire, Butch Vig!

This reunion between Vig and Grohl is thanks partly to the fact that it marks the 20th anniversary since Nirvana's "Nevermind", which you guessed it, was also produced by Butch in 1991. “Me and [Foos drummer] Taylor [Hawkins] have already started demoing songs,” Grohl told Rolling Stone.

However, this album will definitely be a little different than its predecessor which was recorded at their cutting edge, Studio 606, which the Fighters own. This new Foo project will be recorded entirely in analog, which means out of Grohl's dandy garage. When asked about the noise complaints from his neighbors, this front-man replied, “We’re doing a test on Monday. I think this could be our heaviest album yet."

This will be the follow up to 2007's, "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" and although the month of September has been tossed around, there's no firm release date as of yet. The new Foo's will also be featuring a documentary celebrating the band's 16 years together, and will take a behind the scenes look at the album's recording process. Dave was inspired to do this by the movie "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" and encouraged everyone at the Independent ceremony to view the film that made him cry. “If I stay another minute, I’m gonna get so fucking drunk, I’ll barf all over myself.”

I have to say that I'm wicked excited for the new Foo album, can't wait for this!

Evanescence is adding a different twist to their usual dark and gloomy goth rock style, and instead opting for a fresh electro-pop approach.

Amy Lee has dropped names of bands who have influenced her latest style, such as: Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Portishead, CSS, Bjork, La Roux and MGMT. "A lot of bands I've always been inspired by are just coming into play a little more. There's a lot of stuff that doesn't sound like Evanescence, but the heart of the band of still there. This is a really, really, rhythmically driven record. So there's tons of drum-programming fused with live drums."

Lee also sat down with Spin and discuss plans for the album and past drama surrounding Evanescence. "There's a lot of bullshit related to that band name for me, but I'm ready to move past it. I've realized that Evanescence is who I am." Battling through several line up changes and several other bad experiences, Lee is ready to move on to bigger and better things.

Spin starts off by asking why Evanescence is returning now after taking two whole years off. "For a long time I didn't know what I wanted to do. I really love scoring film and that was definitely where my head was. I took a few stabs at doing that, but then I started writing more songs. I had such a good time in the studio with Will Science Hunt recording 'Sally's Song' -- it was a cool, free, creative space. So we thought, 'Why don't we just try writing an original song?' He has a studio in Forth Worth, TX, and we spent two days down there writing and a new song came out that was so different -- it was dark and inspiring. It was a groove that I hadn't found in a long time. So we spent all of last year writing like crazy and somewhere halfway through I said, 'You know, I think we're writing an Evanescence album."

How did the hook up with studio extraordinare, Will "Science" Hunt, who also has the same name as a member in her band, come to be?  Well, part of getting back to Evanescence was the new Will Hunt. I met this Will -- I call him Will "Science" Hunt because he does a lot of programming and beats -- when we recorded 'Sally's Song' for Nightmare Revisited"

The front-woman also mentions the first new song the group started writing together and its title. " 'Hi-Lo. '  It's a working title. It's going in an electro-pop direction -- there are no organic instruments. It's a Portishead or Massive Attack direction, and lyrically it's about moving on, but in a very non-confrontational, non-angry way. It's just, 'Hey, everything that happened, I'm over it and I'm not mad at you.' "

Fans will definitley be suprised by the new Evanscence, but still can expect the signature feel and sound. "Well, it's definitely still heavy. Like The Open Door, the new songs are a rainbow of sounds. But this album spreads out even more. There are moments that are amazingly heavy, but then there are moments that are completely stripped down."

How did the goth rockers start working with Grammy winning producer, Steve Lillywhite? "We decided it would be good to have another brain in the room to provide some perspective, since we've been living with the demos for so long. Steve Lillywhite randomly called my record label said, 'Hey, what's Amy Lee and Evanescence doing? I'd really like to work with her.' I thought that was really interesting. I honestly wouldn't have thought of him if he hadn't called. So we went to lunch and I showed him some of the songs. He really loved them and wanted to do it!"

Lee also discusses the plans she had for a solo album back in 2008, whatever happened to that? "I was in a very different creative space then, before hooking up with Will Science. I wrote a couple of songs that are good, but in a totally different direction. Nothing from that period is making it to the new record." 

Spin.com asked how the singer felt about her ex-members forming We Are The Fallen, Lee had no choice words for them. "I don't have any. It doesn't have anything to do with me or Evanescence."

In other good news, Evanescence's first single "Bring Me To Life" from their debut studio album, "Fallen" has been certified platinum selling 2 million units! A huge congratulations to them!

Before we go, here's a video to get you hyped up for the new album!

All you Stone Temple Pilot fans can breathe a sigh of relief because after nine years the wait is finally over. STP will release their new album on May 25th according to the band's official website!

This will be the follow up to "Shangri-La Dee Da" which was release, you guessed it, a whopping nine years ago. What have the guys been up to since then? Singer, Scott Weiland has gone off to do vocals for Velvet Revolver and released two solo records as for some of the other guys in the band? Robert and Dead DeLeo joined together to make Army Of Anyone, which was short lived.

The new self-titled album is expected to do great and "draw on STP's strengths", Scott has called DeLeo's guitar playing as "amazing".

Below are the track list and tour dates!

1. Between the Lines
2. Take a load off
3. Huckleberry Crumble
4. Hickory Dichotomy
5. Dare if You Dare
6. Cinnamon
7. Hazy Daze
8. Bagman
9. Peacoat
10. Fast as I can
11. First Kiss on Mars
12. Maver

• 03/18 – Austin, TX Austin Music Hall – SXSW
• 0319 – Bossier City, LA  Horseshoe Casino
• 03/20 – Thackerville, OK WinStar Casino
• 03/ 22 – Kansas City, MO  Midland Theatre
• 03/24 – Sioux City, IA Tyson Events Centre
• 03/26 – Milwaukee, WI  Eagles Ballroom
• 03/27 – Chicago, IL  Riviera Theatre
• 03/30 – Louisville, KY  Palace Theater
• 03/31 – Detroit, MI  Fillmore
• 04/2 – Indianapolis, IN  White River State Park
• 05/22 – Washington, DC RFK Stadium
• 05/23 – Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center

Kelly Clarkson is releasing the title track from her fourth album, "All I Ever Wanted", which was originally written and performed by Oklahoma natives, Aranda.

The groovy, funky tune is a scathing love song on a "damaged relationship full of repeated forgiveness and second chances".

This album is Clarkson's second one to hit at number one on the Billboard 200 and also features other hit singles such as "My Life Would Suck Without You", "I Do Not Hook Up" and "Already Gone".

Kelly is also working on a new album to be released sometime this fall or winter. She describes the sound as really different and unlike anything she's ever done before. "It's almost like Garbage-meets-pop-meets-Muse. It's a little different." Can't wait for that!

Before I let you go, here's a clip of the new song, "All I Ever Wanted". Enjoy!

Amy Lee has confirmed that Evanescence returned to the studio on February 22nd to record their first follow up album since "The Open Door" in 2006 with Grammy winning producer, Steve Lillywhite.

The group's front-woman posted a new message to her fans on the band's official website. "I can't explain how excited I am to make this record. Over the past year and a half these songs have become the center of my life, and I can't wait to hear what they grow into in the studio. I think our sound is evolving into something that will surprise people, in a very good way. I feel, as always, that growth can bnne an incredible, limitless thing if you let it. I never want to make the same album twiced."

According to Artist Direct the expected release date should be between late August and early September. Evanescence.com has only stated that it will be sometime late this fall. These rockers however aren't letting their fans wait that long for new material! Their new single, "Together Again", is now available to download from any service. The song was initially suppose to be on the soundtrack to the first "Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe", but had to be taken off the tracklisting by Disney because it was "too dark." 

I'm dead excited to see what's in store for the next chapter in Evanescence's new era! Before we go, here's the new tune "Together Again". Enjoy!

It's been five long years since Garbage released their album, "Bleed Like Me" but now there finally is word that the Alternative Rockers will be recording together again.

Shirley Manson decided to stop singing to go after an acting career after being disillusioned with music and the idustry all together. She played a role in the American television series, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles".

"I'm 42. I have been in bands since I was 15. There gets to a point where you are stepping out in front of 100,000 people and your blood pressure doesn't change."

Fans are in for quite a surprise since Manson has been hinting on her Facebook that she's been in the studio with bandmates, Steve Marker, Duke Erickson and Butch Vig who recently produced Green Day's "21st Century Breakdown".

"Guess who I just spent a week in the studio with? Would you be pleased if I said one of them was called Steve and one of them was called Duke and another was a Grammy-winning producer?"

Will Garbage return to rock us out again? Let's hope so!

Now here's one of my favorite videos! Enjoy!

Blink-182's long awaited follow up to 2003's "self-titled" album will be released in 2011, and while fans may be growing impatient, Mark Hoppus tells MTV it'll be worth the wait!

"We did a bunch of writing before we left on this tour, then we came home and decided we were going to take a couple of months and chill and do other stuff, then get back together in the beginning of the year. And now that it's almost February, we decided it's time to get back in the studio and do what we do. So that's the plan: just get back together and get to work."

Tom Delonge has already described their newest creation as "the work of our life" and "ambitious", but Mark speaks his mind on the matter himself.

"We definitely want to try a bunch of different stuff. I think it will still sound like Blink. I think it will still be catchy. I think it will still be poppy, but we want to be weird on this record. There's your pull quote: Mark Hoppus says 'We want to be weird on this record.' "

So where exactly does all this "weirdness" come from? Turns out, it's everything put together into one awesome project!

"Everybody listens to such different stuff. Tom is really into, like, '80s stadium rock; huge, monumental '80s rock bands. Travis is all over the place, musically, and he always comes up with beats and drum parts that are so way out that I would never think of them. And I've just been listening to a lot of weird indie rock. So somewhere between amazing hip-hop beats, stadium rock and indie rock, you'll find Blink."

While the guys may be trying hard to put their record out this year considering Tom is working with Angels and Airwaves and Travis Barker is releasing his solo album, Hoppus insists it's better for Blink when every member of the band has their own thing going.

"I think that everything that everyone works on outside of Blink comes back to Blink. And being involved in all these different projects allows us to go off and try different ideas and bring those ideas back home to what we do every day. And I think it's a really positive thing. I know it's confusing for people, because everyone's like, 'Tom's doing this, and Travis is doing this, and Mark's producing ... why aren't you guys focusing on Blink?' But I think what people need to understand is that, that's how we focus on Blink. We go off, and we bring all these different pieces and ideas back, and we get inspired by other artists and get inspired by working with different people, and then when we come back to Blink, it just helps us."

Before we go, here's Mark clearing any confusion up!

Are you Nimrods all pumped up for Valentine's Day this weekend? Need a last minute gift for your honey? Well rockers, Angels and Airwaves are releasing their third full-length album, "Love", on February 14th for free. That's right, F- R- E- E that spells FREE! 

Along with the free standard album a special deluxe edition will be available for you to purchase. A film will also make its way to theaters later on in the year. It all sounds very exciting in the AVA camp, Alternative Press Magazine caught up with front-man Tom Delonge to see what's going on and what it could all mean for Blink-182.

When talking bout the re-united Blink, Tom has laid out what's going on in the punkers' world. "Blink are in the process of scheduling how we are going to record the next record. We already started before the tour, the only issue we're having now is that Angels are having quite a lot of electricity being built, so we have kind of the release of our life, and with this film and everything, we're just trying to schedule how we're going to be able to be in the studio. That meeting was actually supposed to take place last week and then this week, but this week already came to a close, so it's hard because we're all so busy."

So while Delonge is busy with his side project, what could his two other band members be doing while he's away?

"Mark [Hoppus] is actually doing a remix for Angels & Airwaves that will be on the sellable version of "Love". We have a record that we're selling that has 30 minutes extra music on it, plus a remix from Mark. Travis [Barker] has got a million things going on as well, so we're focusing on that and this week kind of went out the window. But I'm gearing up for tour, so the goal is that we're going to be meeting once or twice a week up until when I leave, and then when I get back from tour, it'll open the window up to really dig into it."

But all in all, having two great bands has proved to be quite successful for Tom himself and of course, his adoring fans.

"We actually got a lot done quickly on the new Blink album because people were working simultaneously in different studios, so we're hoping it will go really quickly. I'm in a good spot, because I have two great bands. I know how people are with Blink. I know how big Blink are and I know the legacy with it and everything, but Angels & Airwaves, to my heart and to the people who like it, this is the release of my life."

"I'm really, really, really excited about the album release on Valentine's Day. One step at a time for me--it's hard for me to bounce back and forth, and right now my mind is all Angels and trying to figure out how to schedule the upcoming Blink recording, because that's coming quick, too."

Hope your V-Day is as rockin' as this awesome album will be Nimrods!

Before we go, we'll leave you with a new AVA song, "Hallucinations". Enjoy!

Classic Disney film, "Alice In Wonderland" is set to have a royal makeover in March and already rumors on who will have the privilege to be on this fantastic soundtrack have been circulating the interwebz. Well, most everything you've heard is now officially true!

This playful compilation features a ton of artists raging from Metro Station, Owl City, 3OH!3, Robert Smith from The Cure to Franz Ferdinand. It will even include a collaboration between bassists Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy and Mark Hoppus from Blink-182.

Wentz wrote an e-mail to MTV News confirming that he and Hoppus had worked on a song together for the movie. "We did a song for 'Alice in Wonderland,' and we might do a few more depending on when Mark goes in with Blink. It sounds nothing like Blink or Fall Out Boy. Mark understands songwriting on a completely different level. It's awesome to have a chance to sit in a room with him and watch him work out a melody."

Right before the film gets released, the soundtrack titled, "Almost Alice" will be available in stores on March 2nd. As far as the first single goes, Avril Lavigne will debut her song early next month.

Here's a look at the sweet track listing:

1. "Alice (Underground)"-Avril Lavigne
2. "The Poison"-The All -American Rejects
3. "The Technicolor Phase"-Owl City
4. "Her Name Is Alice"-Shinedown
5. "Painting Flowers"-All Time Low
6. "Where's My Angel"-Metro Station
7. "Strange"-Tokio Hotel and Kerli
8. "Follow Me Down"-3OH!3 and Neon Hitch
9. "Very Good Advice"-Robert Smith
10. "In Transit"-Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz
11. "Welcome to Mystery"-Plain White T's
12. "Tea Party"-Kerli
13. "The Lobster Quadrille"-Franz Ferdinand
14. "Running Out of Time"-Motion City Soundtrack
15. "Fell Down a Hole"-Wolfmother
16. "White Rabbit"-Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Recently we told you about how super group, Muse is working on the soundtrack to "Clash of The Titans". Well, turns out it wasn't so!

Director, Louis Leterrier revealed to MTV that he wasn't exactly talking about the band themselves but more along the lines of just front-man Matt Bellamy doing it solo.

“It was not Muse ever. It was Matt Bellamy. I love Muse, I’m the biggest Muse fan ever, but I wanted something a little different. Matt wrote a lot of stuff, but he started his tour. So not so long ago, he called me and he was like ‘Louis, I’m so sorry. I have to be respectful to my audience and professional and I have to stop on Clash.’”

Leterrier had intended to for the rocker to work with composer Craig Armstrong on a half hour of music for the March 26th film release. However, instead Neil Davidge from Massive Attack will now be taking on the reigns for the movie. “Craig Armstrong is still doing the score and I called my friend Neil Davidge from Massive Attack to replace Matt for the areas that Matt was doing. So it’ll be Craig Armstrong and Massive Attack, which is pretty exciting.”

Despite the letdown, Leterrier still considers himself a huge fan of Matt's work and is interested in working together sometime down the road. “On my computer I’ve got great Matt Bellamy stuff, It’s like a rain check, like let’s do something later.”

Speaking of these guys, the trio's new video for "Resistance" premiered on all music networks yesterday January 14th and is part of Muse's latest album bearing the same name. The vid was directed by Wayne Isham and allows everyone to take a gander at the band's energetic live shows. "Resistance" has hit number three on the Billboard Hot 200 since its September 2009 release.

In case you missed the premiere, here's the video below!