DISTURBED MAN?S SUCCESSFUL SURGERY

David Draiman, the lead singer of Disturbed, underwent surgery on August 15th. His deviated septum was fixed, making the surgery a success. Draiman decided to have the operation after breathing became a problem and his singing was becoming affected. He spoke about it saying, ?I?m excited and relieved that the surgery is over and can?t wait to get back on the road to see our fans in Europe and to make up the dates we missed.? They head over to Europe on September 14th.

PLACEBO HIT THE ROAD

Brit rockers Placebo will head out on a U-S tour this fall. They?ll be joined by L-A duo She Wants Revenge and will kick off the trek in Phoenix, Arizona on October 17th. The band is out in support of their latest album Meds.

NEW FOUND SOUND
New Found Glory will soon be coming around again. The band is releasing its fifth album next month, a record called Coming Home. Guitarist Chad Gilbert and singer Jordan Pundik say it?s real different. ?(Chad Gilbert) I think it?s good to have every song just kind of catch you off guard in a certain way where it takes you up and down throughout the whole record. (Jordan Pundik) And it?s cool how some songs end in a certain way and then the next one starts and it?s kind of like the same, almost like it?s continuing on.? New Found Glory?s album will be out on September 19th, and the band will be launching a tour on October 4th, in Covington, Kentucky.

AMY LEE GETS PERSONAL
It?s been the better part of a year since Evanescence singer Amy Lee and Seether frontman Shaun Morgan called it quits ? but their crumpled relationship is recalled in a song on the new Evanescence album that bears the attention-getting title, ?Call Me When You?re Sober.? And hey, says Lee, nothing personal. ?It?s been a really long time since I was in that world and in that relationship. I am not a vengeful person, I definitely want everybody to be happy and healthy. Honestly, the song, I said what I needed to say it so bad because it had been something that had been pressing me down for months, a really long time. It felt so good to say it and it was sort of like, ?Rrrrrr!? But at the same time it?s definitely not designed to hurt anyone. I couldn?t have been so affected by it and hurt by it if it wasn?t someone that I had originally loved.? Seether had to cancel a tour this month so Shaun Morgan could go into rehab. As for the new Evanescence album, it?s called The Open Door, and it?ll be out on October 3rd.

JET ANNOUNCES FALL DATES

Jet has announced the dates and venues for a 10-city tour of North America this fall, which will launch the group's upcoming sophomore album. The trek begins on September 20th in Austin, Texas and will conclude two and a half weeks later on October 7th in Las Vegas. The quartet's second full-length effort, Shine On, arrives in stores on October 3rd. Texas dates:

September 20 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa

September 21 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom

September 22 - Houston, TX - The Warehouse

OFFSPRING IN EARLY STAGES OF RECORDING

The Offspring is now recording demos of songs for its eighth studio album, according to a posting by singer Dexter Holland at the group's official website. Holland wrote that the band took its time writing before heading into the studio, explaining, "We didn't want to rush into the studio just to record demos for the sake of doing something, so we've really taken our time getting the songs together first. Like, making sure the songs kick ass before we even try it in the studio...We've demoed five songs so far and I think it's the best stuff we've done in a long time."

As for the sound of the new material, Holland wrote, "I don't want to compare it to one of our other records or anything, but think guitar, lots of guitar, energy, lots of energy, and good songs." The Offspring's last album, Splinter, came out in 2003.

QUICK HITS

Incubus has finalized November 28th as the release date for its sixth studio album, Light Grenades, after initially announcing a November 21st arrival for the disc. (AOL Music)

A new Deftones track, called "Hole In The Earth," has been posted at the band's MySpace page, MySpace.com/deftones. The song is rumored to be the first single from the group's upcoming album, Saturday Night Wrist, due out on October 31st. (The PRP)

A free show by Alice In Chains at San Diego's Del Mar racetrack on Friday night (August 18th) was cut short when guitarist Jerry Cantrell was hit in the face with a bottle thrown by someone in the audience. According to online reports, Cantrell threw down his guitar and stormed off the stage, bringing the group's encores to an early close. (Metal Sludge)

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