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.

Californian extreme metalheads Wicked Wisdom and French metallers Gojira will both play at this year’s Download Festival on June 9.

Finnish goth metalheads To/Die/For are to call their new album ‘Wounds Wide Open‘. Expect a release in October.

Stone Sour have posted the song ’30/30-150′ online. This comes from new album ‘Come What(ever) May’, due out in late August.

On May 28, at the Kokaracha club, Stand Up Comedians will present their new single. Also to take part in the event will be Djamesbong and DJ Dontworrior. The vision will be taken care of by OPNN and Kemura. Start: 21:00h.

Drummer Robin EngstrГ¶m of Swedish metallers Morgana Lefay announced his departure from the band due to “personal differences.” The band’s new drummer is Pelle Г…kerlind (Lednote, Rock Tools and live session drummer with Blood Bound).

Twin Method‘s video for the track ‘The Abrasive‘ has been posted online at this location. The video was shot and directed by Danny Roew and Matt Zane (Society 1) in Los Angeles. ‘The Abrasive’ is the first single from Twin Method‘s debut album, The Volume Of Self, to be released June 13th on Crash Music.

Rock outfit Cursive will on Aug. 22 deliver its sixth album “Happy Hollow” via Saddle Creek. Producer Mike Mogis, who has manned a number of Cursive titles, helmed the new offering.“Happy Hollow” is Cursive‘s first album since 2003’s “The Ugly Organ.” In between projects, frontman Tim Kasher has been touring and recording with his side-project […]

Archers Of Loaf founding member Eric Bachmann, better known as Crooked Fingers, will on Aug. 22 issue his solo debut “To The Races” via Saddle Creek. The self-produced effort features violinist Tom Hagerman (Devotchka) and vocalist Miranda Brown. The album was recorded over a week’s time in rural North Carolina.