Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has produced the new album from Facecage. Called ‘Facecage III’, it’s released next month by Great Big Mouth Records, a new label co-owned by Taylor and the band.

Although it’s not yet confirmed, blabbermouth.net have reported that Sepultura have brought in Jean Dolabella as their touring drummer. He replaces Roy Mayorga, now full-time with Stone Sour. The band’s regular drummer, Igor Cavalera, is taking a break to spend time with his family.

AntiProduct have the song ‘Best Day Of Your Life’ featured in the new movie ‘Keeping Up With The Steins’. This has already opened in America, and is to follow suit in the UK shortly.

Veteran stoner crew Fu Manchu have signed to the Liquor & Poker label. The band are planning to record 13 original songs, and three covers, for their next album. The latter will be ‘Moving In Stereo’ – The Cars, ‘D.O.A.’ – Van Halen and ‘Who Are You’ Void.

Hope Of The States, Jim Noir and Morning Runner have signed up for this year’s Middlesbrough Music Live festival. Bromhead’s Jacket, Captain, The Fratellis, Larrikin Love, The On Offs, Sunshine Underground, Vincent Vincent And The Villains, The Motorettes and The Noisettes are also on the bill for the free one day event on June 18.This […]

New Swedish death metal band Death Breath have signed to the Black Lodge label. Death Breath feature Nicke Andersson (Entombed, Nihilist), Robert Pehrsson (Runemagick, Deathwitch) and Magnus Hedquist (Grinderbitch, Ruthless Mausoleum). Their debut album will be released in September, and has guest vocals from Scott Carlson (Repulsion) and Jörgen Sandström (Grave, Entombed).

Dark Tranquillity have been added to the bill for this year’s Ragnarock UK Festival, which happens at the Perth Concert Hall in Central Scotland on November 4. They join the following names on the bill: Gamma Ray, Dream Evil, Kalmah, Astral Doors, Charon, Elvenking, Circus Maximus, Intense and Headless Cross.

Primal Fear are to release a compilation album in late September. It’s to be called ‘Metal Is Forvever’, and will come with a bonus CD, featuring ‘classic metal tracks’.

Lostprophets return with their first single in over 18 months with the release of the euphoric anthem ‘Rooftops (A Liberation Transmission)’ on 19th June 2006 for Visible Noise. The band gave the new track, alongside 2 others from new album ‘Liberation Transmission’, its first airing in the UK recently in front of 25,000 fans when […]

Jarvis Cocker, Air and The Divine Comedy have joined forces for French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg‘s forthcoming album.Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich has also signed up for the ’21 Grams’ star’s project ‘5:55’.Cocker and The Divine Comedy‘s Neil Hannon have penned lyrics for the album, which is due out on September 4.Air‘s Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel […]