Primal Fear are to release a compilation album in late September. It’s to be called ‘Metal Is Forvever’, and will come with a bonus CD, featuring ‘classic metal tracks’.

Lostprophets return with their first single in over 18 months with the release of the euphoric anthem ‘Rooftops (A Liberation Transmission)’ on 19th June 2006 for Visible Noise. The band gave the new track, alongside 2 others from new album ‘Liberation Transmission’, its first airing in the UK recently in front of 25,000 fans when […]

Jarvis Cocker, Air and The Divine Comedy have joined forces for French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg‘s forthcoming album.Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich has also signed up for the ’21 Grams’ star’s project ‘5:55’.Cocker and The Divine Comedy‘s Neil Hannon have penned lyrics for the album, which is due out on September 4.Air‘s Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel […]

The Scissor Sisters will get the party restarted with the Sept. 26 North American release of its sophomore album, “Ta-Dah.” The Universal Motown set will be preceded by the Elton John collaboration “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin‘,” which will be commercially released Sept. 4 internationally.Рўhe album will probably feature a song, recorded with Roxy Music […]

Masked metal act Slipknot is midway through a year-and-a-half long sabbatical, but it doesn’t mean that the band has been completely idle. A follow-up to its 2002 DVD, “Disasterpieces,” will be issued shortly via Roadrunner, while songwriting for Slipknot‘s fourth studio effort will begin later this year.

Ash have started working on new material for their forthcoming album.The band, who are currently holed up in a New York studio, have already got 27 ‘rough songs’ to choose from for their as yet-untitled-fifth record.Since guitarist Charlotte Hatherley left the band earlier this year to pursue her solo career, Ash have continued to work […]

Keane have announced a special one-off show this Friday 9th June.To celebrate the release of ‘Under The Iron Sea’ on Monday 12th June, Keane will be playing a special gig at the Astoria in London on Friday June 9th.

Deep Purple and Styx are teaming up for a UK tour next Spring. The dates are: Newcastle Metro Radio Arena April 21, Manchester MEN Arena 22, Nottingham Arena 24, Cardiff CIA Arena 25, Bournemouth BIC 27, London Wembley Arena 28, Brighton Centre 29, Glasgow Clyde Auditorium May 1, Sheffield Hallam FM Arena 2, Birmingham NEC […]

Jade Pugett, guitarist with AFI, has posted a mixtape online. This includes tracks from At The Drive-In, Saves The Day and Refused.

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has produced the new album from Facecage. Called ‘Facecage III’, it’s released next month by Great Big Mouth Records, a new label co-owned by Taylor and the band.