Feeder, Starsailor and The Automatic are among the bands confirmed for Newquay’s The Ripcurl Boardmasters Unleashed Music Festival in August. The bash, in its second year, takes place over August 4-5 on a site overlooking Watergate Bay in Newquay. Friday night headliners Feeder are joined by The Automatic, while on Saturday Starsailor are joined by […]

Idlewild singer Roddy Woomble is set to release his debut solo album. The Scottish rocker releases ‘My Secret Is My Silence’ on July 24.Five of the 11 songs on the record were written with Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones , while two were composed with the album’s producer, acclaimed folk musician John McCusker. Рўhe album was […]

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.

Napalm Death have just started recording their new album, which is tentatively called ‘Smear Campaign’. It’s expected to be released at the end of the year by Century Media.

Sikth have posted new track ‘Flogging A Horse’ here. This comes from new album ‘Death Of A Dead Day’, due out next month.

Motorhead are to call their new album ‘Kiss Of Death’. Produced by Cameron Webb, it’s due out in late August.

Will Haven have posted new track ‘Battleships‘ online. Have a listen here.

Scorpions and Whitesnake are to co-headline the Spanish edition of the Monsters Of Rock, which happens on June 18 in Zaragoza. Also on the bill are W.A.S.P., Saxon, Apocalyptica and Primal Fear.

Guttermouth have posted a new track online. It’s from the band’s upcoming album, ‘Shave The Planet’, due out later this year on Volcom Entertainment.

Former Machine Head/Testament drummer Chris Kontos has joined Spiralarms. The US metal band also includes ex-members of Forbidden and Systematic.