Fall-Out Boy are to start recording a new album in June. Neal Avron will do the bulk of the production work, although Babyface will also be involved. And the band hope to persuade members of Taking Back Sunday and My Chemical Romance to guest on the as yet untitled record.

Muse have confirmed the details of the first single to be taken from their forthcoming new album. The band will release ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ on June 19 although the formats and B-sides are yet to be revealed. Muse will release their as yet untitled new long player on July 3. The band recorded the album […]

Nothington, who include former Tsunami Bomb members Gabe Lindeman and J Northington, will start recording an album with producer Scott Llamas at the end of May. Bassist Matt Mckenzie will be helping out in the studio.

Pearl Jam‘s first European tour in six years will kick off Aug. 23 in Dublin and run through Sept. 30 in Athens. Рўhe band will also headline the U.K.’s Leeds Festival on Aug. 25 and its accompanying Reading Festival two days later.The European jaunt will be followed by a November tour of Australia, with support […]

Wolverine have brought in Per Henriksson to replace departed keyboard player Andrew ‘Bagge’ Baglien. Herinksson has been standing in for Baglien for the past few months.

Former Megadeth bassist James Macdonaugh is to play with SpeedKill/Hate when the US extreme metalheads tour America shortly, as part of the ‘Metal Crusaders’ package.

Eddie Marsh, formerly bassist with Lionsheart and Seven Deadly Sins, has joined young UK metalheads Gripshift.

A Dozen Furies have split up. The band were part of the 2005 US Ozzfest touring bill, after winning a ‘Battle Of The Bands’ contest. They released one album, ‘A Concept Of Fire’. It seems they’ve now grown apart.

The Black Dahlia Murder have a new rhythm section. Drummer Pierre Langois and bassist Bart Williams are now full-time members of the band.

Cradle Of Filth are to release their new album through Roadrunner in September. It’s to be called ‘Thornography’.