Seether Debuts At No. 2

Seether’s new album ‘Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray‘ has debuted at No. 2 selling 61,000 copies. The album is the band’s highest charting album since 2005′s ‘Karma and Effect‘ which debuted at No. 8.

Other albums in the Top 200 include:

No. 20 Foo Fighters – ‘Wasting Light‘
No. 72 Radiohead – ‘King of Limbs‘
No. 73 Aaron Lewis – ‘Town Line‘
No. 84 Kid Rock – ‘Born Free‘
No. 88 Sixx: A.M. – ‘This is Gonna Hurt‘
No. 105 Rise Against – ‘Endgame‘
No. 109 Skillet – ‘Awake‘
No. 119 Avenged Sevenfold – ‘Nightmare‘
No. 122 Queens of the Stone Age – ‘Queens of the Stone Age‘
No. 124 Black Label Society‘ – ‘The Song Remains Not the Same‘
No. 149 Five Finger Death Punch – ‘War is the Answer‘
No. 160 Nickelback – ‘Dark Horse‘
No. 168 Metallica – ‘Metallica‘
No. 170 Sublime – ‘Sublime‘
No. 176 Foo Fighters – ‘Greatest Hits‘

Album sales were down 5% from last week, down 2% compared to the same week last year and down 1% compared to the same point in 2010.

Digital track sales fell 2% from last week, up 10% from the same week last year and up 10% compared to the same point in 2010.

Ozzy Posts Live Version Of “Flying High Again”

A live version of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Flying High Again” can be streamed now at this location. The track is featured on the legacy edition of ‘Diary of a Madman‘ which is due on May 31st. An expanded edition of ‘Blizzard of Ozz‘ is also due on May 31st. Details are listed here.

New Cavo Track Streaming

A new Cavo track titled “Hold Your Ground” is now online and streaming at this location. The band is currently recording their sophomore record with Howard Benson (Seether, Three Days Grace). A release is expected later in the year.

Seether Stripped

Seether has performed the tracks “Remedy”, “Country Song” and a cover of Neil Young’s “The Needle and the Damage Done” for Clear Channel’s Stripped series, check it out here.

Puddle Of Mudd To Release ‘re:(disc)overed’

Puddle of Mudd will release a covers album titled ‘re:(disc)overed‘ on August 2nd. The release will feature covers from The Rolling Stones, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and others. Click here for track list.

The band will be touring this summer and will perform the entire ‘re:(disc)overed‘ album followed by a set of original Puddle of Mudd material. Dates will be announced shortly.

‘Transformers: Dark Of The Moon’ Track List Announced

Track listing for the new ‘Transformers: Dark Of The Moon‘ soundtrack has been revealed, check it out here. The release is due out on June 14th and features new music from Paramore, Goo Goo Dolls, Staind and Theory of a Deadman.

Smile Empty Soul Announce New Tour Dates

Smile Empty Soul have booked a handful of west coast dates for June and July, click here for details. Following the tour the band will begin work on their fifth studio record. A new DVD, featuring a new track titled “Landslide”, will be released on July 8th.

Limp Bizkit Confirm ‘Gold Cobra’ Track List

Limp Bizkit have confirmed the track list for their new album ‘Gold Cobra‘ which is due out on June 28th. Check it out here.

A greatest hits release from the band is due on July 19th. Details will be confirmed shortly.

Scott Weiland To Perform On The Tonight Show

Stone Temple Pilots front-man Scott Weiland is scheduled to perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 26th. Weiland’s new autobiography is due on May 17th.

Josh Freese To Sit Out A Perfect Circle Tour

A Perfect Circle will be touring without drummer Josh Freese this summer due to being committed to a tour with Weezer. Jeff Friedl (ASHES dIVIDE) will fill in for Freese. Dates are listed here.