Rhino records are to re-issue all Bjork’s albums into one single box set. Еvery album from 1993’s Debut to 2005’s Drawing Restraint 9 will be re-mastered, boxed up and put in the shops on June 27th under the title of Surrounded. The box set will also feature all her videos.

Elbow are planning to release a B-sides album this September.Currently touring around Europe, the band have revealed that they are even asking fans to help them with the tracklisting.

Nearly 30 years after its formation, influential rock act Wire, featuring vocalist Colin Newman, bassist Graham Lewis, guitarist Bruce Gilbert and drummer Robert Gotobed, has reissued back-to-the-basics CD versions of its first three albums (“Pink Flag” (1977), “Chairs Missing” (1978) and “154” (1979)) and bundled them with a pair of live discs as a special […]

Slayer, Mastodon and Coheed And Cambria are among the latest names confirmed for the Carling Weekend Festival. Slayer, Mastodon, Less Than Jake and Taking Back Sunday will be in Leeds on August 25 and Reading on August 27. Coheed And Cambria and Jet play in Reading on August 26 and Leeds the next day.

Kid Rock has just filmed two shows in his town, Detroit. This is for a live DVD, due out later in the year.

Testament are teaming up with Onslaught and Xentrix to play Bradford Rio’s on June 3. The previous day, Testament are in London, at the Islington Academy.

Tool are likely to have songs included in the upcoming video game ‘Guitar Hero 2’. The enigmatic band are also planning a live DVD.

Anathema are to release a DVD called ‘A Moment In Time’ through Metal Mind on June 19. This features a live performance filmed at this year’s Metalmania Festival in Poland. There will also be a number of extras, including video clips and a documentary.

Cradle Of Filth, Saxon, Within Temptation and Dark Tranquillity are among the big attractions for this year’s Evolution Festival,which happens from July 14-16 in Toscolana Maderno, Brescia, Italy. Also appearing are Death SS, Sadist, Labyrinth, Death Angel, Atheist, Armored Saint, Annihilator, Tristania, The Gathering, Amon Amarth and Moonspell.

The Answer are to support Whitesnake on their upcoming UK tour. The jaunt kicks off on May 27 and runs through July 3.