‘Visceral Darkwavers’ NFD are to release their second album on June 5. Called ‘Dead Pool Rising’, it’ll be on the Jungle label.

W.A.S.P. have a new drummer. He’s Larry Howe of Vicious Rumors, who replaces Stet Howland for the band’s upcoming tour.

Cannibal Corpse are to re-issue their classic album ‘The Bleeding’ through Metal Blade on June 19. This will include one extra audio track, a cover version of Possessed’s ‘The Exorcist’, plus the video clip for ‘Staring Through The Eyes Of The Dead’.

Desmond Child is to produce the new album from the Scorpions. Expect this to be released early in 2007.

The Streets have announced that their next single will be Never Went To Church.The ballad will be the second single from Mike Skinner‘s third album The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living.The track sees Skinner confront the death of his dad, after a long battle with illness.Never Went To Church is due in shops […]

Gosforth Gathering is a new, independently run 2 day community music festival for all ages, located on the outskirts of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the north east of England. The line-up: Saturday 5th August The Stranglers, Therapy?, Stiff Little Fingers, Ginger & The Sonic Circus, Buzzcocks, The Exploited, Antiproduct, Spunge and Adequate Seven. Sunday 6th August Biffy […]

PJ Harvey is releasing her first Live DVD next month. It’s entitled ‘PJ Harvey On Tour – Please Leave Quietly’ will hit the shelves on 1st May

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have confirmed details of their next single. ‘Turn Into’ will be the second release taken from the band’s album ‘Show Your Bones’, and will be released on 19th June. It follows the band’s short UK tour, and appearance at All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in Camber Sands, and Radio 1’s One Big Weekend.

Duff McKagan has confirmed that he will be playing second guitar on Alice In Chains re-union tour of the UK/Europe this Summer. The Velvet Revolver bassist will join the Seattle band for the Download Festival at Donington, which happens from June 9-11.

Yellowcard have been forced to postpone eight US shows scheduled to happen in May and June. This is because frontman Ryan Key is to have surgery to remove a cyst from his vocal cords.