According to no-games.com, Breaking Benjamin will be heading out this winter on a tour. The band will be officially announcing the tour tomorrow. Dates are as follows:

Nov. 29th in San Antonio, TX @ Sunken Gardens w/ Sick Puppies, Rev Theory, Adelitas Way
Nov. 30th in Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless w/ Dead By Sunrise, Sick Puppies
Dec. 2nd in Lubbock, TX @ The Pavilion w/ Sick Puppies, Rev Theory, Adelitas Way
Dec. 3rd in Grand Prairie, TX @ Nokia Theater w/ Flyleaf, Papa Roach, Dead By Sunrise, Sick Puppies
Dec. 5th in Wichita, KS @ Cotillion Ballroom w/ Rev Theory, Veer Union, Adelitas Way
Dec. 6th in Springfield, MO @ The Shrine w/ Rev Theory, Veer Union, Adelitas Way
Dec. 8th in Des Moines, IA @ Val Air w/ Sick Puppies, Rev Theory, Adelitas Way
Dec. 9th in Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux Falls Convention w/ Sick Puppies, Rev Theory, Adelitas Way
Dec. 11th in Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theater w/ Papa Roach, Sick Puppies
Dec. 13th in St Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center w/ Papa Roach, Sick Puppies
Dec. 14th in Chicago, IL @ House of Blues w/ Sick Puppies
Dec. 16th in Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room w/ Sick Puppies, Rev Theory
Dec. 17th in Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave w/ 30 Seconds To Mars, Sick Puppies

Rob Zombie has streamed his new song “Sick Bubblegum”, listen to it at this location. The track is taken from his upcoming new album ‘Hellbilly Deluxe 2 – Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool‘ due out November 17th.

Following two shows on Thursday (October 1st) and Friday (October 2nd) at the Austin City Limits music festival, Them Crooked Vultures embark on their first North American tour on Monday night (October 5th) in Nashville. The highly hyped supergroup, which consists of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl on drums, Queens Of The Stone Age singer/guitarist Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones, has been the subject of furious international buzz since making its official live debut on August 9th in Chicago. Although a debut album has been completed, a release date has yet to be announced.

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins told us he's heard the Vultures' record and likes it: "It's really great. I'm really proud of Dave, and I think he's having a real blast not having to shake his booty at the front of the stage for a while, you know?"

Them Crooked Vultures taped a performance for the Austin City Limits TV program on September 30th, with an airdate to be determined.

Several short clips of both live and studio performances by the trio have already surfaced on YouTube.

Upcoming Them Crooked Vultures tour dates (subject to change):
October 5 - Nashville, TN - War Memorial
October 6 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
October 8 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
October 9 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
October 11 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
October 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
October 14 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
October 15 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich disputed reports last month that the band was assembling a tour that would feature the "Big Four" of the 1980s underground thrash metal scene -- itself, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Frontman James Hetfield gave us a little more insight into how the story started: "I think it was certainly spurred on by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and getting all these great, nostalgic feelings, you know. And, you know, the more we thought about -- 'Hey, you know what? We should celebrate the Bay Area thrash scene. Why don't we make a reunion of that or something?' And it basically morphed into, you know, the Big Four doing a gig together, and how cool that would be. Pretty much it went as far as that."

Hetfield added that while the idea was looked into, it never really got that far: "We kind of talked a little bit about it, went back and forth. No one really looked into it. But then the rumor got out and it's one of those things like, 'Well, is it true?' It's one of those awkward positions that you're in -- you have a good idea, and you haven't followed through with it quite yet. But I think it would be a great celebration of the past and where we are now in our lives. I think it would be great."

Ulrich said in a recent radio interview about the "Big Four" idea, "I think it would be a super-fun thing to do. It's something that I would definitely support. It's something that I would love to encourage. It's something I love to be very proactive in putting together. But right now . . . it's not something that's like hush-hush being worked on behind the scenes or anything like that."

Much of the fan speculation about such a tour revolves around the participation of Megadeth, which is led by former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine. Mustaine has expressed ambivalence about opening for the band that kicked him out 27 years ago.

Metallica kicked off its latest North American trek last month. The group is off this week but resumes next Monday (October 12th) in Winnipeg, Canada.