Canadians Three Days Grace are to release their new album next month. Called ‘One-X’, it’ their second record.

Rise To Addiction, featuring former Blaze members Rob Naylor (bass), John Slater (guitars) and Steve Wray (guitars), have posted their Second Video Diary on their website. Рўhe band recently finished tracking their as-yet-untitled debut with producer Andy Sneap (Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Blaze). Mixing is expected to be done in July.

Congratulations to Pink Floyd. Their 1973 album ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ has now clocked up an astonishing 1500 weeks on the ‘Billboard’ charts in America. No other record comes even close to matching that achievement.

Derek Sherinian was blessed to gain two top-notch guest musicians for his new solo album ‘Blood of the Snake’ (release date in July): Billy Idol and Guns’n’Roses icon Slash. Sherinian already supported Idol on his previous tour and recorded, both with Idol and Slash, Mungo Jerry‘s classic song ‘In the Summertime’. ‘That was my favourite […]

Sweden’s Soilwork have a replacement for recently departed guitarist Pete Wichers. He’s Daniel Antonsson, who was previously with Dimension Zero.

Sikth are to play a warm-up gig prior to their performance at this year’s Download Festival. The show happens at Club Nirvana in Wigan on June 7, with support from Machiavellian, Hector and Car Crash Radio.

Diecast are shortly to start recording a new album with producer Zeuss. As yet untitled, this should be released towards the end of the year.

Robert Plant is to play a show at the Old Billingsgate Fish Market in London on May 9. It’s a charity show, with all proceeds going to the Evaline Children’s Hospital Appeal.

Korn decided to cancel plans for their first ever show in Indonesia. They were due to play in Jakarta, but concerns over an active volcano scuppered the gig.

Exciter frontman Jacques Belanger has left the veteran Canadian thrashers, due to various disagreements. It’s the third time in ten years that he’s left the band.