Sweden’s Soilwork have a replacement for recently departed guitarist Pete Wichers. He’s Daniel Antonsson, who was previously with Dimension Zero.

Sikth are to play a warm-up gig prior to their performance at this year’s Download Festival. The show happens at Club Nirvana in Wigan on June 7, with support from Machiavellian, Hector and Car Crash Radio.

Diecast are shortly to start recording a new album with producer Zeuss. As yet untitled, this should be released towards the end of the year.

Robert Plant is to play a show at the Old Billingsgate Fish Market in London on May 9. It’s a charity show, with all proceeds going to the Evaline Children’s Hospital Appeal.

Korn decided to cancel plans for their first ever show in Indonesia. They were due to play in Jakarta, but concerns over an active volcano scuppered the gig.

Exciter frontman Jacques Belanger has left the veteran Canadian thrashers, due to various disagreements. It’s the third time in ten years that he’s left the band.

The Zutons and Mercury Rev are amongst the artists confirmed for this year’s Latitude Festival. Also new on the bill are Regina Spektor, 1990’s, The Pipettes and Scissors for Lefty. They all join the already confirmed headliners Snow Patrol, Antony and the Johnsons and Mogwai. The Latitude Festival takes place at Henham Park, Suffolk on […]

Eidolon have launched their official MySpace page. The songs available for streaming on the site are as follows: ‘The Eternal Call’ (new track), ‘Pull The Trigger’ (from Apostles Of Defiance), ‘The Pentacle Star’ (from Coma Nation), ‘Prelude Into Fear’ (from Hallowed Apparition).Рўhe band has also re-launched their official website. It in now up and running […]

Circus Diablo – featuring Camp Freddy‘s Billy Morrison (guitars/vocals), The Almighty‘s Ricky Warwick (guitars) and The Cult‘s Billy Duffy (guitars) – recently finished work on their as-yet-untitled debut album, due for release later this year. They are in the process of rounding out their line-up and have now confirmed former Fuel frontman Brett Scallions as […]

Australian indie legends The Go-Betweens‘ singer Grant McLennan has died suddenly aged 48.The star passed away in sleep at his Brisbane home on May 6th, his UK spokesperson has confirmed.The Go-Betweens were formed by McLennan and co-frontman Robert Forster while attending university in Brisbane during 1970s. They released six acclaimed albums in the Eighties, before […]