Escape The Fate has ended their tour early with Bullet For My Valentine and The Confession.

Here’s the release by the band itself:

As some of you might have heard through other sources, last Friday we were indeed let go from the Bullet For My Valentine tour. We know you guys are disappointed, as are we. We, more than anything wanted to finish this tour and rock your faces off every night. Unfortunately, this decision was out of our control and we will not be playing any more of these shows.

But, we will be back ALL summer long, rocking The Hurley Stage on Warped Tour throughout the ENTIRE country. Also for all of our international fans, hold tight, we will have a pretty big announcement to make for the Fall. We love each and everyone of you. Escape The Fate fans are definitely the coolest kids on the block.

Love,

-Escape The Fate

Shadows Fall have been added as a co-headliner to Hot Topic’s Sounds Of The Underground Tour.

Click here for a previous post about dates and other artists.

The Foo Fighters will be re-releasing their 1997 full length album, The Colour and The Shape as an extended special edition. The original release was in May ’97 and includes favorite hits such as “Everlong“, “My Hero“, “Monkey Wrench“, and “Walking After You“. The special edition release will include rare B-sides and cover tracks.

Expect to see The Colour and The Shape Special Edition in stores June 25th.

Justin Smith(guitar) has officially quit/retired from Lorene drive! Below is his official statement to all of you:

Hey Everyone,

The past few months have been a crazy time for me. I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching. During this time, I came to a realization that my goals with Lorene drive have been met. Which ultimately led me to making the decision to retire.

I just want all of you to know that I enjoyed every single second I had in Lorene drive. I am a really lucky individual. All the great people and bands I met and made long lasting relationships with, I will never forget that. I love you all, and I’m going to miss everyone!! Me and Lorene drive are still friends and there is no bad blood or hard feelings. I wish them the best and know they will conquer the world!!! If you want to ask me a question or just keep in touch my profile is still the same and my email is:

justin@lorenedrive.com

Thank you for all the memories and making my dreams a reality!!

-justin

And here’s an update on their upcoming album:

We would like for all of you to know that we are home writting album #2, and gearing up for alot more touring!! The new album is sounding amazing so far and we await the day we get to share it with the world!