The Answer are to play the Kingston Peel on May 19. Also on the bill are Pig Iron, Steranko and Coda.

Black Sabbath, Diamond Head, Motorhead, Misfits and Thin Lizzy are all featured on the upcoming compilation ‘Full Metal Garage – The Songs That Drove Metallica’. This double CD, released on June 26 by Sanctuary, features the original versions of songs covered by Metallica. Other bands featured are Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, Discharge, Anti Nowhere […]

36 Crazy Fists are to warm up for their appearance at the Download Festival, with a show at the Sheffield Corporation on June 9.

Dio, In Flames and Trivium are to play the X-Fest in Athens, Greece. This happens on June 6.

Chicago band The Hush Sound are to support Fall-Out Boy at: Manchester Apollo May 23, London Brixton Academy 24/25, Newport Centre 26, Edinburgh Corn Exchange 29, Wolverhampton Civic Hall 30. They also play the Brighton Great Escape Festival on May 20, Leeds Slam Dunk Festival Millennium Square on May 27. The band will release ‘We […]

Silent Civilian have made the song ‘Rebirth Of The Temple‘ available for download. This is the first single from the band’s album, also titled ‘Rebirth Of The Temple’, set for release on May 2 in America.

Pearl Jam‘s first European tour in six years will kick off Aug. 23 in Dublin and run through Sept. 30 in Athens. Рўhe band will also headline the U.K.’s Leeds Festival on Aug. 25 and its accompanying Reading Festival two days later.The European jaunt will be followed by a November tour of Australia, with support […]

Wolverine have brought in Per Henriksson to replace departed keyboard player Andrew ‘Bagge’ Baglien. Herinksson has been standing in for Baglien for the past few months.

Former Megadeth bassist James Macdonaugh is to play with SpeedKill/Hate when the US extreme metalheads tour America shortly, as part of the ‘Metal Crusaders’ package.

Eddie Marsh, formerly bassist with Lionsheart and Seven Deadly Sins, has joined young UK metalheads Gripshift.