The Answer are to play the Kingston Peel on May 19. Also on the bill are Pig Iron, Steranko and Coda.

Black Sabbath, Diamond Head, Motorhead, Misfits and Thin Lizzy are all featured on the upcoming compilation ‘Full Metal Garage – The Songs That Drove Metallica’. This double CD, released on June 26 by Sanctuary, features the original versions of songs covered by Metallica. Other bands featured are Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, Discharge, Anti Nowhere […]

36 Crazy Fists are to warm up for their appearance at the Download Festival, with a show at the Sheffield Corporation on June 9.

Dio, In Flames and Trivium are to play the X-Fest in Athens, Greece. This happens on June 6.

Chicago band The Hush Sound are to support Fall-Out Boy at: Manchester Apollo May 23, London Brixton Academy 24/25, Newport Centre 26, Edinburgh Corn Exchange 29, Wolverhampton Civic Hall 30. They also play the Brighton Great Escape Festival on May 20, Leeds Slam Dunk Festival Millennium Square on May 27. The band will release ‘We […]

Silent Civilian have made the song ‘Rebirth Of The Temple‘ available for download. This is the first single from the band’s album, also titled ‘Rebirth Of The Temple’, set for release on May 2 in America.

Muse have confirmed the details of the first single to be taken from their forthcoming new album. The band will release ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ on June 19 although the formats and B-sides are yet to be revealed. Muse will release their as yet untitled new long player on July 3. The band recorded the album […]

Nothington, who include former Tsunami Bomb members Gabe Lindeman and J Northington, will start recording an album with producer Scott Llamas at the end of May. Bassist Matt Mckenzie will be helping out in the studio.

Pearl Jam‘s first European tour in six years will kick off Aug. 23 in Dublin and run through Sept. 30 in Athens. Рўhe band will also headline the U.K.’s Leeds Festival on Aug. 25 and its accompanying Reading Festival two days later.The European jaunt will be followed by a November tour of Australia, with support […]

Wolverine have brought in Per Henriksson to replace departed keyboard player Andrew ‘Bagge’ Baglien. Herinksson has been standing in for Baglien for the past few months.