Rival Schools will hit the road in October on a fall headlining tour in continued support of Pedals. Hostage Calm will support on all dates. [www.rivalschools.net]

Hot Snakes will apparently reunite for ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas festival in England, December 9-11th. According to the band, they might do "couple more shows before hand", but any will be scheduled on the East Coast. [swamirecords.com]

Rob Crow will release He Thinks He's People on October 18th through Temporary Residence. The album is reportedly "more dynamic and eclectic than" 2007's Living Well. You can stream "Sophistructure" from said record over on EW's Music Mix. [music-mix.ew.com]

Warp Records will issue Glass Swords, the debut full-length form Glasgow's Rustie, on October 11th. Check out a preview of the title track on YouTube. [warp.net]

The Avett Brothers have been steady rolling out fall tour dates left and right for the past couple of months. As of today, they'll be on the road in the States from September 15th through November 19th. As reported back in February, the group is currently working on their I and Love and You follow-up with Rick Rubin. [www.theavettbrothers.com]

Two Gallants are currently at home in San Francisco, California finishing up a "a handful of new songs" before they head out again on tour in September. The Mumlers will support on almost every date. The duo last released Two Gallants in 2007. [www.twogallants.com]

Converge have "re-signed" with Epitaph Records and will begin writing their follow-up to 2009's Axe To Fall later this month, following two East Coast shows. Deathwish Inc. will continue to handle vinyl and a long-awaited DVD release. [www.convergecult.com]

Despite the European release of Blue Songs dropping back in January, the States will just get the new Hercules and Love Affair album tomorrow. According to Billboard, the iTunes version will include two bonus tracks: a Stopmakingme remix of "My House" and a cover of The xx's "Shelter". The physical version will include a second disc of remixes. [www.billboard.com]

Ryan Adams is set to return on October 11th with Ashes & Fire on PAX-AM/Capitol. The record is his first proper solo album since 2007's Easy Tiger and was recorded at "Sunset Sound Factory in Hollywood and produced by Glyn Johns (The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan)". The album features performances from Norah Jones and Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers). PAX-AM has the full track list. [paxamrecords.com]

Coldplay will return on October 24th with Mylo Xyloto (pronounce "My-lo Zy-letoe"). The record was "produced by Markus Dravs, Daniel Green and Rik Simpson with enoxification and additional composition by Brian Eno." Stream "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" on YouTube and look for the next single, "Paradise", on September 22nd. [coldplay.com]

After a three-year "nap", Sparta will hit the studio this fall to record their fourth album. Jim Ward, drummer Tony Hajjar, bassist Matt Miller and guitarist Keeley Davis will round out the lineup. The band will play a show on November 17th at Tricky Falls in El Paso, TX. [www.whatsuppub.com]

Paul D'Amour (Tool, Lusk) will return with a debut full-length from his latest project, Feersum Ennjin, on November 1st. Back in February of 2005, D'Amour released a self-titled Feersum Ennjin EP through Silent Uproar Records. A tour supporting the full-length is expected. Keep up with happenings via Facebook. [feersumennjin.net]

Saves The Day will release their oft-delayed Daybreak on September 13th through Razor & Tie. Stream "Living Without Love" from said album on SoundCloud. [www.punknews.org]

The Living End released their new album, Then Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating, on July 22nd. As far as we can tell, the album is only available Stateside via iTunes. Stream a few songs from the album on the band's website and watch the title track's video on YouTube. [www.thelivingend.com]

Following their forthcoming tour dates with Blink-182, punk icons Rancid plan to hit the studio in September with Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion) and record their eighth album. 2012 marks the band's 20th anniversary. [www.myspace.com]

Justice will return on October 25th with Audio, Video, Disco through Ed Banger Records. According to Pitchork, the album "filters 1970s arena rock and prog through [the duo's] sledgehammering electro style." Watch the video for the lead single "Civilization" in Videos. [pitchfork.com]

Opeth will return on September 20th with Heritage through Roadrunner Records. Stream "The Devil's Orchard" on SoundCloud. Roadrunner has album details, the track list and cover artwork. [www.roadrunnerrecords.com]

Mini Mansions will hit the road with The Kills and Eleanor Friedberger (Fiery Furnaces) for a short run of dates in September. Mansions continue to support last year's self-titled full-length. The band promise more dates are in the works. [www.facebook.com]

Surfer Blood will release the Tarot Classics EP on October 25th via Kanine Records. The set includes a live version of "I’m Not Ready" and remixes from members of School of Seven Bells and Baroness. [www.twentyfourbit.com]

James Blake will kick off a North American tour on September 16th in Austin, TX and Austin City Limits. The trek ends October 9th at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. The electro-crooner continues to support his debut full-length. [jamesblakemusic.com]