Music Preview 2012

The massive lineup for the 6th annual Rock on the Range has been announced! Performers include Incubus, Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Marilyn Manson, Five Finger Death Punch, Slash, Megadeth, Chevelle, Cypress Hill, Mastodon and more. Get the full lineup after the jump.

After taking a 16-year breather, Soundgarden is set to make one of the biggest comebacks of all-time in 2012. The most avant-garde band of the 90's are readying a new album for a tentative spring release and this isn't just a one-off occurrence -- Soundgarden is here to stay.

The Smashing Pumpkins are taking a detour from their massive 44-song project 'Teargarden by Kaleidyscope' to bring you a full album called 'Oceania.' Frontman Billy Corgan says it's their best since 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' -- hopefully we'll be able to confirm that this Spring.

Metallica are working with producer Rick Rubin on the album that will hopefully make us forget all about the whole 'Lulu' debacle. You never know with Metallica, but there's a good chance we will see the follow-up to 'Death Magnetic' in 2012.

Last we heard, Alice in Chains were hard at work on material for their second album since the death of original vocalist Layne Staley. There's no doubt the album will be one of the year's best -- the only question we have is will we hear the album in 2012?

One of the albums we're looking forward to the most in 2012 is the fifth studio album from the masters of art metal -- Tool. The band has been writing the new material for some time now, leaving everyone curious about whether or not the highly anticipated follow-up to '10,000 Days' will surface in the new year.

Among the more noteworthy releases coming our way in 2012 is the tenth studio album from Seattle rock giants Pearl Jam. After spending much of the year reflecting on their 20-year run, the rock vets aim to finish their next record by spring 2012.

Shinedown will follow up their massive hit record 'The Sound of Madness' with what's expected to be one of the biggest rock albums of the year, and depending on it's direction -- possibly one of the biggest albums released in any genre.

One of the most anticipated album of 2012 is the in-the-works disc from UK three-piece Muse. The band has always had an innovative alt-rock sound, but they're looking to push the boundaries even further with their sixth full-length album.

Once again it's that time where we look ahead to the best of what's coming at us in the new year. Among the many great rock discs due next year is the new album from desert rock aficionados Queens of the Stone Age.