2013 Music Preview

Trent Reznor surprised everyone by announcing that Nine Inch Nails have a new album in the can that we can expect to hear before 2013 is out. Get all the details on the return of NIN here.

These are exciting times for Five Finger Death Punch, who have a pair of albums to promote this year. Though the band recently revealed their double album plans, they did not unveil the title of the discs … until now. Fans can look for 'The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell' coming later this year. 'Volume 1' of the package is still on track for a July 23 release while 'Volume 2'

Avenged Sevenfold have just released part of a new track along with some in-studio footage of the band recording their latest album. However, the band has developed a challenging TV/radio puzzle which must be tuned properly to experience the entirety of the band's new offerings.

Falling in Reverse are ready to capture the magic again with their second album. The band has announced that the disc, titled 'Fashionably Late,' will carry a June 18 release via Epitaph Records. FIR have just begun laying out the release details, with the first single being unleashed and the pre-order going live today at the band's webstore here.

Mighty Atlanta metal act Mastodon have just unveiled some exciting news! The band's follow-up to their massively celebrated fifth studio album, 'The Hunter,' is on its way! The sludge metal band spread the good word via their Facebook page last night (May 6), sharing with fans that they're "very busy" writing their next full-length.

Yes, Metallica do plan on recording a new album, but frontman James Hetfield has reiterated his bandmates' recent statements that the process of putting together the disc has been a slow one. In fact, he reveals that the songwriting portion has yet to even begin.

Pearl Jam fans will be happy to know that the band is progressing quite well with their next album. In fact, in a new interview with Guerrillacandy.com, guitarist Stone Gossard reveals that the end of recording their next album is in sight.

Detroit rockers Wilson have just announced that their explicitly titled new album 'Full Blast F---ery' is set to pummel its way into your earholes this summer. Check out their announcement trailer and a preview of 'Viking Pussies F--- Off' here.

It has been well over two years since Alter Bridge's last album 'ABIII.' But after a tweet last month from bassist Brian Marshall about writing new songs and news from guitarist Mark Tremonti that pre-production had begun, we're now getting confirmation that recording has started...

With singer David Draiman leading Device and bassist John Moyer rocking out in Adrenaline Mob, we've known what half of Disturbed have been doing during the band's hiatus. But now, it's guitarist Dan Donegan and drummer Mike Wengren's turn to step into the spotlight with a new band called Fight or Flight featuring Evans Blue frontman Dan Chandler.

Queens of the Stone Age debuted 'My God is the Sun,' which we now know is the first single from their upcoming album '...Like Clockwork,' during Lollapalooza Brazil. Now the band has pushed the studio version of the track to YouTube. Ahh, sweet, sweet technology.

Pop Evil fans are just getting used to the band's rocking new single 'Trenches,' and there's more where that came from. The group's new album, 'Onyx,' arrives May 8 and the band just unveiled the full track listing and the disc's cover art.