Alright, so starting last night the internet has been all a twitter with rumors of Craig Owens returning to Chiodos as the group’s lead singer.  Owens was originally kicked out of Chiodos in 2009 and then went on to form D.R.U.G.S. while Chiodos found themselves a new singer in Brandon Bolmer and carried on sans Owens.  Both bands had successful releases since then, especially D.R.U.G.S., but Owens has recently been making announcements that he has new material in the works for an unexpected unnamed project, and now Bolmer has confirmed that he is parting ways with Chiodos.

All in all, it’s looking pretty likely that Owens and his former Chiodos bandmates will be collaborating again.  Whether it will be under the name Chiodos or a new project entirely, we’ll wait to see.

Flint, MI, post-hardcore act, Chiodos, have premiered the music video for their song “Caves” and you can check it out right here.  The song appears on the band’s most recent release, “Illuminaudio,” released October 5th on Equal Vision Records.

The band’s last full-length was 2007’s “Bone Palace Ballet.”

Atreyu has announced that they will be releasing a free 5 song covers EP titled “Covers Of The Damned” on October 12th as a promotion for their upcoming “Congregation Of The Damned” tour.  The EP will feature two cover songs by Atreyu and three collaborations with the other bands on the tour including Blessthefall, Chiodos and Endless Hallway.

The songs are:
Aerosmith’s “Livin’ on the Edge” (Atreyu);

Dead Kennedys “Holiday in Cambodia” (performed with Endless Hallway);

Volbeat’s “Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood” (Atreyu);

Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back in Town” (featuring Atreyu vocalist Alex Varkatzas and guitarists Travis Miguel and Dan Jacobs along with Endless Hallway members Evan and Joe Mullen, Chiodos vocalist Brandon Bolmer, Architects UK singer Sam Carter and Blessthefall vocalist Beau Bokan);

Deftones “My Own Summer” (Atreyu guitarist Travis Miguel and bassist Mark McKnight with Brandon Bolmer and Tanner Wayne of Chiodos, Sam Carter of Architects UK and Jono Evans of Endless Hallway.

Congregation of the Damned tour dates can be found here.