‘The Smoke’, the second single from the Eclipse album by progressive metallers Amorphis, is scheduled for release in Finland on June 7th. Included on the CD is the video clip for ‘House Of Sleep’.

Hatesphere have updated their website with new batch of live photos. Check them out at this location.As previously reported, Hatesphere‘s The Sickness Within album will be released in the U.S. on September 12th through SPV/Steamhammer.

Relapse Records has announced the signing of Poland’s Antigama. The Warsaw-based, progressive grindcore quartet is comprised of Lukasz Myszkowski (vocals), Sebastian Rokicki (guitar), Michal Pietrasik (bass) and Krzysztof Bentkowski (drums).

The premiere of the Beastie Boys’ new documentary ‘Awesome: I Fuckin’ Shot That’ is to feature in a series of music movies to be shown at London’s National Film Theatre.The Beastie Boys movie premiere will be screened on July 7, with full details to be confirmed in the near future. Directed by the band’s Adam […]

The Strokes have announced details of their next single. The follow-up to ‘Heart In A Cage’ will be ‘You Only Live Once’ which is set for release on July 10. The track will be the third to be lifted from the band’s latest album ‘First Impressions Of Earth’.B-sides are yet to be confirmed. The Strokes […]

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 […]

Muse have confirmed the tracklisting for their forthcoming fourth album ‘Black Holes And Revelations’.The follow-up to 2003’s ‘Absolution‘ is released on July 3. A single, ‘Supermassive Black Hole’, is released a week earlier (June 27) but is currently available as a download via online music shops.The tracklisting for the album is:‘Take A Bow’‘Starlight’‘Supermassive Black Hole’‘Map […]

Middlesbrough Music Live festival – which is free! – takes place on Sunday 18th June, with loads of great bands and more.The 96.6TFM Main Stage has headliners Ocean Colour Scene, as well as Morning Runner, The Fratellis, Paolo Nutini, Little Man Tate, The Modern, The On Offs, Lorraine, and This Is Seb Clarke.Middlesbrough Town Hall […]

Former Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear is to re-join the band for a two-month US tour, when the Foos will do an all-acoustic set. Also linking up with Dave Grohl are violinist Petra Haden, Wallflowers keyboardist Rami Jaffee and percussionist Drew Hester.

Isis are to perform their seminal ‘Oceanic’ album in its entirety at the Camden Koko in London on July 23. This is part of the ‘Don’t Look Back’ series of shows under the umbrella of All Tomorrow’s Parties.