Pretty Maids are currently in the studio working on the long-awaited follow-up album to 2002’s ‘Planet Panic’. The album will be the Danish band’s first release to feature former Royal Hunt, Kingdom Come and Furious Trauma drummer Allan Tschicaja, who replaced Michael Fast in April. Some tentative song titles already revealed for the album include […]

According to Napalm Records Lacrimas Profundere have finished recording their new album, entitled Filthy Notes For Frozen Hearts. It will be released in Europe on July 7th. Producer is John Fryer, known for his work with H.I.M., Depeche Mode, Paradise Lost and Cradle Of Filth.Рўhe first single from Filthy Notes For Frozen Hearts will be […]

British Sea Power and Television frontman Tom Verlaine are among the acts which have joined the line-up for the new Latitude Festival.Giant Drag, Stephen Fretwell, and Guillemotts are among the other new names for the bash, which takes place in Southwold, Suffolk between July 14 and 16.Рўhe new festival features the likes of Snow Patrol, […]

Thom Yorke has confirmed the track listing for his new solo album.Рўhe Radiohead singer releases ‘The Eraser’ on July 10.The record will include the following tracks:‘The Eraser’‘Analyse’‘The Clock’‘Black Swan’‘Skip Divided’‘Atoms For Peace’‘And It Rained All Night’‘Harrowdown Hill’‘Cymbal Rush’

Chicago trio American Heritage have signed to Translation Loss. The band will issue their new album, ‘Millenarian‘, in September.

The Red Chord are to call their new album ‘Birdbath‘. No news yet on when it will be recorded, but it should include the songs ‘I Am Not A Lawnmower’, ‘The Robot From The Future’, ‘Skin Beef’, ‘The Brian Slagel Song’.

These Arms Are Snakes are to call their new album ‘Easter‘. This should be released in October.

REM, Ryan Adams and Idlewild are among the bands to feature on a tribute album dedicated to cult Seventies rockers Big Star.A group of acts all cover tracks by the acclaimed group on ‘Big Star Small World‘. The long-mooted record will finally be released on May 23. Ryan Adams’ former band Whiskeytown also feature, while […]

Testament will no longer be playing Bradford Rio’s on June 3. However, Onslaught and Xentrix intend to go ahead with their appearance at the club on that same night.

Congratulations to Lordi. They’ll be representing Finland in tomorrow’s Eurovision Song Contest, with ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’, after making it through the semi final stage.