Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Chester Bennington (LINKIN PARK, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS), Robin Finck (NINE INCH NAILS), Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE), Joey Castillo (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE), Gilby Clarke (GUNS N' ROSES) and Franky Perez (APOCALYPTICA) are among the musician... more info

Chicago Tribune — Lincoln Park Zoo's historic Lion House will be getting a complete makeover, as will the zoo's main, east entrance on Cannon Drive, the zoo is set to announce Thursday. Modernizing the Kovler Lion House, which will no longer include a tiger habitat, w... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — DISTURBED frontman David Draiman got some very practical advice for younger musicians who may need some guidance about managing their finances. He told FaceCulture in a new interview (see video below): "I'm a very active angel investor in a number of... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — "Bottom of a Bottle" became a major party hit in 2003 just as nu-metal was phasing out. SMILE EMPTY SOUL's ballsy "do it for the drugs" mantra threw enough shock factor into a song that would've otherwise rang as a blatant LINKIN PARK knockoff to pro... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — LINKIN PARK has uploaded short video from the Los Angeles studio where the band is working on its seventh album. Check out the clip below. LINKIN PARK vocalist Mike Shinoda recently sent out a new update on the progress of the band's new record. He ... more info

Stereogum — The Lonely Island’s new comedy film Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is coming out next week, and so is its soundtrack. We already knew that the album would include “Mona Lisa” and the Adam Levine-featuring “I’m So Humble,” and now the ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — STONE TEMPLE PILOTS members Dean (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass) discussed the band's vocalist search in a new interview with Rolling Stone. "We've been neck-deep in the process of auditioning different singers, and we've got some guys we like, an... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Grammy-nominated rockers SKILLET will release their new album, "Unleashed", on August 5 via Atlantic. The 12-track follow-up to 2013's "Rise", a year in the making, is currently available for pre-order via all digital retailers, including iTunes and ... more info

Stereogum — Stone Temple Pilots have been looking for a new singer following the departure of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington and the death of Scott Weiland. As far as we know, they’re still looking — I guess Scott Stapp wasn’t the answer? — but on Th... more info

Rock Sound — This is hilarious. Ever wondered what it would sound like if animals performed a Slipknot song? ...neither have we. Someone clearly did though, and created the animal cover of 'Duality' below. Want more? These Linkin Park and Aw... more info