• Van Halen have announced additional California dates for their reunion tour, which will now take them to Fresno on November 29th, Anaheim on December 18th and Oakland on December 22nd. The band has been rehearsing in Los Angeles for the tour, which kicks off next week in Charlotte, NC.

• At a meeting yesterday, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino revealed that the concert promoter has “found some options” that may allow them to enter the ticket-selling business, Variety reports. Though Live Nation and Ticketmaster have been partners in the past, talks to renew a deal are presumed dead.

• Watch Mute Math perform their backwards video for “Typical” on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and see how effective their Red Bull-fueled preparation worked out.

• KISS frontman Gene Simmons’s debut science fiction novel, Zipper, comes out in November. The book follows a soldier from another planet as he discovers his forbidden ability to be an individual. A six-page preview of the book is currently available for download on Simmons’ official site.

• Avenged Sevenfold will head out on tour October 29th in support of their self-titled fourth album, which arrives in stores October 30th. Tour dates after the jump.

Avenged Sevenfold Tour Dates
October 29 – Los Angeles, CA -The Wiltern
October 31 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
November 2 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
November 4 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
November 5 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
November 6 – St. Louis, MO – Pageant
November 9 – Detroit, MI – State Theatre
November 10 – Columbus, OH – Lifestyles Pavilion
November 12 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s
November 14 – New York, NY – Hammerstein
November 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
November 17 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
November 18 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
November 20 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend
November 21 – Richmond, VA – Toad’s Place
November 24 – Tampa, FL – Jannus Landing
November 25 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution