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Nickelback has announced a run of tour dates for next April, extending their Dark Horse tour. Breaking Benjamin will open all dates, with Shinedown on board for all but four. The new shows start on April 6 in London, Ontario with dates announced up to April 24 in Tulsa, OK.

Metallica has added more tour dates for next year in Latin America and Europe. The band will now play nine shows in Peru, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia and Venezuela in January and March. Metallica will also play Oslo, Norway on April 13 and two shows in Moscow, Russia on April 24 and 25.

Chickenfoot are heading to the silver screen, as a live concert film featuring the supergroup will hit select theaters across the U.S. on December 1. Titled Chickenfoot Live, it boasts the very first filmed live show of the band in HD. For more information about screenings, and to see the trailer, visit www.sonyclubdates.com/chickenfoot.html.

Ringo Starr has enlisted his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney for contributions to his upcoming solo album, due on January 12. McCartney duets with Starr on "Y Not," plays bass on the song "Peace Dream" and sings on "Walk With You," a song composed by Starr and Van Dyke Parks. The album also includes guests vocalists such as Joss Stone, Ben Harper and Richard Marx, as well as musical and songwriting contributions from Joe Walsh, Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, among others. The album is self-produced by Starr.

Weezer is getting closer to releasing their long-rumored deluxe edition of Pinkerton, as well as the Odds And Ends collection of previously-unreleased songs. According to Weezer.com, Rivers Cuomo has been in the studio overseeing the reviewing and remastering of tracks for both releases, expected out in the next year. In other Weezer news, the band will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on November 23.

Blur will give away a free live album in the U.K.'s Sunday Times newspaper this weekend. The ten-track release was recorded this summer during the band's reunion tour. The group will give away five more free live tracks in conjunction with the Times next weekend.

Interpol will release their fourth studio album early in 2010 on Capitol Records. Drummer Sam Fogarino told Paste magazine that they already recorded much of the record back in the spring and says the new material hearkens back to their debut, Turn On The Bright Lights.

The Pixies will play next Tuesday, November 24 on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, in a rare TV appearance. The band will allow fans to vote online via Twitter (@JimmyFallon) to determine their second song of the night (which will stream online at NBC.com), choosing a track off their classic Doolitte. The Pixies are currently touring to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the record and will play "Debaser" on Late Night itself.