Wednesday 13‘s new album ‘Fang Bang’ is to be mixed by Bob Marlette. This is to be released at the end of August by Rykodisc/Restless Records.

Drowning Pool have left the Wind-Up label. The band, currently fronted by former Soil man Ryan McCombs, will spend this Summer touring in America, before seeking a new record company deal.

Twelve Tribes are to release their new, as yet untitled album through Ferret during the Autmun. This is being produced by Andreas Magnusson, and is to be mixed by Eric Rachel.

Liam Frost and the Slowdown family are amongst the latest acts to added to this year’s Somerset House bill.The Manchester based singer/songwriter and his band will support Elbow on July 13 during the annual summer series in London.Also joining the line up are Fat Freddy’s Drop who will play a show on July 8 joining […]

Splendour in the Grass (Belongil Fields, Byron Bay) has made it’s third and final line up announcement. Bands added for Saturday July 22nd are Mogwai, Dungen, Something For Kate, TZU, Mos Def, Tex Perkins, Lior, Bob Evans, The Predators, Angus and Julia Stone and Raz Bin Sam and the Lion I Band.Line up additions for […]

The last song ever written Johnny Cash will be included on the album ‘American V: A Hundred Highways’, to be released in July. In the months before his death on 12 September 2003, Cash teamed up with producer Rick Rubin to record new material. Cash reinterprets works as diverse as Hank Williams’ ‘On The Evening […]

Porcupine Tree are to release a live DVD in september called ‘Arriving Somewhere…’. The band will tour the UK to coincide. the first confirmed dates are Manchester University September 30, Glasgow Academy October 1.

Finland’s Eurovision champions Lordi are headlining their own shows over here later in the year. They happen at Nottingham Rock City October 26, Birmingham Carling Academy II 27, London Kentish Town Forum 31.

Dry Kill Logic have covered Guns n’ Roses’ ‘It’s So Easy’ for their upcoming album ‘The Magellan Complex’, due for release next month. You may hear their version now here.

Atlanta band Rockets To Ruin, featuring Cleveland Willis (vocals), Mike Grimmett (guitars), Chris Taylor (bass) and Rob Hammersmith (drums), have completed work on their full-length CD, entitled “Love * Drugs * Rebellion”, with producer Rachel Bolan (Skid Row bassist) at Koda Studios in Atlanta. They are putting the finishing touches on the artwork and packaging, […]