The Zutons have announced details of the second track to be lifted from their latest album ‘Tired Of Hanging Around’. The band will release ‘Valerie’ on June 19 through Deltasonic.Available on two CDs and a 7″ vinyl, ‘Valerie’ will come backed by ‘April Fool’ on CD1. CD2 will include ‘I Will Be Your Pockets’ and […]

Queens, New York hardcore crew Endwell have signed to Victory. The band started in 2003.

Radiohead singer Thom Yorke and bandmate Jonny Greenwood have played new songs at a special one-off show in London.The concert (May 1) is being held in support of The Big Ask, Friends Of The Earth‘s climate campaign. During the show the band played semi-acoustic versions of some of their biggest hits and three new songs.The […]

Apocalyptica are to release a double CD retrospective at the end of May. It’s to be called ‘Amplified – A Decade Of Reinventing The Cello’. There will also be a double disc DVD, ‘The Life Burns Tour’. A single, ‘Repressed’, is due out in mid-May. This features vocal appearances from Soulfly‘s Max Cavalera and Matt […]

Nevermore guitarist Steve Smyth has been forced to pull out of the band’s US tour with In Flames. This is because he’s suffering from severe kidney problems, and is being temporarily replaced by Jag Panzer‘s Chis Broderick. This is the second medical blow to hit Nevermore, with bassist Jim Sheppard also forced to sit out […]

Stone Sour are to call their second album ‘Come What May’. Expect a release in August.

Bullet For My Valentine are to support Guns n’ Roses, when the latter play the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. The dates happen on May 12, 15 and 17.

Venom, Death Angel, Onslaught and Sodom are teaming up for two shows in Tokyo. Under the banner of ‘Thrash Domination’, they play in the city on September 16/17.

On May 29th, Metal Mind Productions will release the new Anathema DVD – A Moment In Time. The main part of DVD was recorded in Poland at the Metal Mania Festival 2006. The set list included a cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’. The guest performance was done by a string quartet. Bonus material includes: […]

Red Hot Chili Peppers have added more support acts to the bill for their forthcoming UK stadium dates.Dirty Pretty Things, Goldfrapp and Ben Harper will join the jaunt.