Former Uriah Heep frontman John Lawton is working with ex-Focus guitarist Jan DumГ©e in a new band called On The Rocks. Expect an album later this year.

Deicide have pushed back the release of new album ‘The Stench Of Redemption’ until August. However, the band will make two songs exclusively available through iTunes on June 6 (6.6.06 – geddit?). These are ‘Homage For Satan’ and ‘Crucified For The Innocence’.

Future Leaders Of The World, who feature Evanescence members John Lecompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums), are currently working on their second album. But, before it’s released, the band intend to change their name.

US metalheads Nile have signed to Nuclear Blast. But don’t expect any new album until ’07.

The Who star Pete Townshend has revealed every show on the band’s forthcoming European tour will be bootlegged – by the band themselves.The guitar legend and singer Roger Daltrey have devised a plan to record the shows themselves – and all the proceeds from the resulting DVDs, CDs, podcasts and downloads will go to charity.

Larrikin Love have announced details of their next single. The band will release ‘Downing St. Kindling’ through Infectious Records on June 26. Available on three formats, the CD will feature ‘Dead Long Dead’ on the B-side while the 7″ vinyl will include ‘Is It December?’. A limited edition one sided 7″ will boast a remix […]

The Subways have been forced to cancel more tour dates. Singer Billy Lunn has been ordered by doctors to rest his voice for longer after he was diagnosed with nodules on his vocal chords in April. The band have now cancelled their upcoming shows throughout June.

Dirty Pretty Things, Editors and We Are Scientists are among the acts confirmed for this year’s Ibiza Rocks festival.The acts, along with The Streets Soundsystem and Boy Kill Boy, are all set to play in July at Manumission’s Bar M, which is based in the resort of San Antonio.

Previous bassist of the Arctic Monkeys Andy Nicholson has been temporarily replaced with new member Nick O’Malley. They played together for the first time at a secret gig in London yesterday.The secret gig was held at East London’s Old Blue Last, a small pub barely big enough for an audience of a hundred people.The new […]

Guns n’ Roses have announced a full tour of the UK set for July, their first since 2002.Axl Rose & co will play seven huge arena shows kicking off the jaunt in Sheffield on July 18, and going through Sheffield, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham and ending up in London on July 30,В В  according to […]