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Saturday, March 20, 2010

DEATHSTARS ON TOUR
Deathstars are on tour the dates are: London Islington O2 Academy June 19, Birmingham O2 Academy II 20, Liverpool O2 Academy II 21, Newcastle O2 Academy II 22, Glasgow O2 Academy 23.

NEW LORDI ALBUM
Jon Lord releases his new album, 'To Notice Such Things', through Avie Records on March 29. This is dedicated to, and inspired by, the late Sir John Mortimer, creator of 'Rumpole Of The Bailey', and a friend of Lord's.

CONVERGE TOUR
Converge are playing the following dates: Brighton Concorde II July 10, Plymouth White Rabbit 11 (matinee show), Dublin Whelans 12, Birmingham O2 Academy II 13, Glasgow Garage 14, Manchester O2 Academy II 15, London ULU 16, Colchester Arts Centre 17

KORN NEW ALBUM
Korn are to title their new album 'Korn III: Remember Who You Are'. Produced by Ross Robinson, it's due out in June.

STONE SINGLE
A sample of new Stone Temple Pilots single 'Between The Lines' is now being streamed at the following address this is from the band's self-titled album, due out on May 25 through Atlantic.

KINGDOM OF SORROW
Kingdom of Sorrow will have just finished working on their second album. The band features Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta and Kirk Windstein of Crowbar/Down. As yet untitled, this will be released in June.

ESCAPE STREAM
Dillinger Escape Plan are currently streaming new album 'Option Paralysis' at this location

MOTORHEAD SHOWS
Motorhead will play the following shows: Motorhead have lined up the following 15 shows: Aberdeen Music Hall November 8, Glasgow O2 Academy 9, Newcastle City Hall 10, Blackburn St. George's Hall 12, Llandudno Arena 13, Derby Assembly Rooms 15, Manchester Apollo 16, Leicester De Montfort Hall 18, Bristol Colston Hall 19, Southampton Guildhall 21, Cambridge Corn Exchange 22, Wolverhampton Civic 24, Leeds O2 Academy 25, London Brixton O2 Academy 27, Brighton Centre 28. Tickets go on sale from 9am on Friday, March 19.

GAMA BOMB TOUR
Gama Bomb will play the following tours: Warrenpoint Square Peg April 10, Cork An Cruiscin Lan 15, Dublin Point 16, Belfast Speakeasy 17, Galway Kelly's 18. They then head out on the road with Mutant to play Sheffield Corporation May 1, Shearness Ivy Leaf 3, Newcastle Trillians 4, Grimsby Matrix 5, London Islington O2 Academy 6, Brighton Engine Rooms 7, Derby Old Bell 9. And the ever busy Bombers will then support Sepultura at Bristol Bierkeller July 14, Sheffield Corporation 15, Cardiff Millennium Music Hall 16, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 17, Dublin Academy 18, Reading Sub 89 20, Norwich Waterfront 21, London King's Cross Scala 22

IHSAHN IN LONDON
Ihsahn will play a one off ‘Metal Hammer’ sponsored show at the Electric Ballroom in London on August 19.

Ill NINO SIGN DEAL
Ill Nino have signed a new deal with Victory Records. The band will start to record a new album next month.

MORE BANDS FOR ROCK HELL
Uriah Heep and UFO are the latest bands confirmed for Hard Rock Hell IV. This happens at Pontin's in Prestatyn, North Wales from December 3-5.

STOCKHOLM ROCK FESTIVAL
This years Stockholm Festival line-up is complete the event takes place on April 30 and May 1 at Gamla Tryckeriet, Alvik, Sweden. Here are the details:

Friday April 30
Great White, KIX, Keel, Dizzy Reed of Guns n Roses, Vains of Jenna, TUFF, M.ILL.ION, Chris Laney, Star*Rats, Dust, Debbie Ray, SRO Band Battle Winner. (This will be the only european show for Great White and KIX)

Saturday May 1
Slaughter, Steelheart, BulletBoys, Pretty Boy Floyd, XYZ, Tigertailz, CrashDiet, Nasty Idols, Shameless, Badmouth, Dynazty, Psycosomatic Cowboys, Damn Delicious, Silverspoon, Wasted Saints, Chains, Killer Clan of F.U.N.

Pre-Show April 29
Rare Exclusive Acoustic performances by Great White, Keel, XYZ and Tuff

KING OF ASGARD SIGN DEAL
King of Asgard the Viking Folk/Death Metal band have signed a new deal with Metal Blade Records.

HATESPHERE DIARY
Hatesphere have posted a US tour diary at the following location part 2 can be found here

METHUSALEM NEW ALBUM
Dutch heavy metal band Methusalem will release there new album ‘Unite And Conquer’ on March 26 via Rock Inc Records.

GRAVE DIGGER TUNES
Grave Digger will celebrate their 30th anniversary by playing their classic album ‘Tunes Of War’ in its entirety at this year's Wacken Open Air!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

CATHEDRLA STREAM NEW TRACK
Cathedral are currently streaming new song 'Edwige's Eyes' at the bands MySpace Page. This comes from the album 'The Guessing Game', due out on March 26.

EVANESCENCE IN THE STUDIO
Evanescence are recording their third album, with producer Steve Lillywhite. As yet untitled, it's said to have a strong electro influence, and is due out in the Autumn.

HELLYEAH ALBUM
Hellyeah will release their second album in early June. More news soon

HAUNTED LIVE CD/DVD
The haunted will release a live CD/DVD later this year the set will be called ‘Road Kill’

ROCK HARD NEWS
Paul Di'Anno and Blaze Bayley have both been added to the bill for the Hard Rock Hell IV Festival. This happens at Pontin's in Prestayn, North Wales from December 3-5.

WITCHFYNDE ON TOUR
NWOBHM heroes Witchfynde celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album 'Give 'Em Hell' with a string of shows. These are Bury Towler Hark II March 20, Mansfield Town Mill 27, Grimbsy Yardbirds April 2. The band also play the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland on April 16, at the request of Thomas Gabriel Fischer who is curating his own stage, 'Only Death Is Real'.

ENFORCER SIGN NEW DEAL
Enforcer have signed a new deal to Earache Records. Their new album ‘Diamonds’ is due out in May.

LOSTPROPHETS SHOWS
The Lostprophets have announced two new UK shows. These happen at Bournemouth O2 Academy April 28, Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall 30. They also play Cardiff International Arena on May 1.

STORY OF THE YEAR
Story of the year have now re-shedule their shows. They now play at the following venues: Oxford O2 Academy April 25, Norwich Waterfront 26, Leeds Cockpit 27, London Relentless Garage 28, Stoke Sugarmill 29.

CHTHONIC IN MELTDOWN
Chthonic have been added to this years “Metal Hammer Meltdown’ tour. They join up with Arch Enemy, Sabbat and Enslaved are teaming up to play Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall April 27, Glasgow O2 Academy 28, Manchester Academy 29, London HMV Forum 30.

DRAGONFORCE SINGER LEAVES
Dragonforce singer ZP Theart has left the band, due to 'insurmountable musical differences'. The search for a replacement is already on. Interested? Go to this address

FOO FIGHTERS NEW ALBUM
The Foo Fighters are to work with producer Butch Vig on their Seventh album. More news soon

DRUMMER QUITS DESTRUCTION
Drummer Marc Reign has left veteran German thrashers Destruction. This is said to be due to 'personal and musical differences'. The band will bring in a temporary replacement for current touring commitments.

LAW OUT
Marshall Law are off the bill for Hammerfest II. This is because drummer Steve Hauxwell fractured his wrist in a snowboarding accident in Belgium.

SLAM DUNK NEWS
More names have been added for this years Slam Dunk Festival they are: Alkaline Trio, Against Me, Rolo Tomassi, We are the Ocean, Skindred, My Passion, The Wonder Years, Hit the Lights and The Audition. The event takes place on may 29 at the University Of Hertfordshire and the following day at Leeds University.

SLASH TOURING BAND
Slash has confirmed his touring band this will include ocalist Myles Kennedy are rhythm guitarist Bobby Schneck (Weezer,Green Day), bassist Dave Henning (Doug Pinnick) and drummer Brent Fitz (Alice Cooper, Vince Ne il).

TURISAS IN THE STUDIO
Turisas have just started recording their new album. This should be released later in the year by Century Media.

MORE BANDS FOR SWEDEN ROCK
More bands have been confirmed for this years Sweden Rock. The bands are Cinderella, Michael Monroe, Grave Digger, F.K.U., Sator, Steelwing and Dundertaget. Sweden Rock happens in Solvesborg from June 9-12.

BEGGARS RETURN
The Spirtual Beggars are in the studio, working on a new studio their first in 5 years. The album should be released later in 2010.

BLEEDING THROUGH TOUR DRUMMER
Bleeding Through will work with drummer Mark Garza on their current tour. Garza is a member of The Famine.

Monday, March 15, 2010

CATHEDRLA STREAM NEW TRACK
Cathedral are currently streaming new song 'Edwige's Eyes' at www.mysoace.com/cathedral. This comes from the album 'The Guessing Game', due out on March 26.

EVANESCENCE IN THE STUDIO
Evanescence are recording their third album, with producer Steve Lillywhite. As yet untitled, it's said to have a strong electro influence, and is due out in the Autumn.

HELLYEAH ALBUM
Hellyeah will release their second album in early June. More news soon

HAUNTED LIVE CD/DVD
The haunted will release a live CD/DVD later this year the set will be called ‘Road Kill’

ROCK HARD NEWS
Paul Di'Anno and Blaze Bayley have both been added to the bill for the Hard Rock Hell IV Festival. This happens at Pontin's in Prestayn, North Wales from December 3-5.

ENFORCER SIGN NEW DEAL
Enforcer have signed a new deal to Earache Records. Their new album ‘Diamonds’ is due out in May.

STORY OF THE YEAR
Story of the year have now re-schedule their shows. They now play at the following venues: Oxford O2 Academy April 25, Norwich Waterfront 26, Leeds Cockpit 27, London Relentless Garage 28, Stoke Sugarmill 29.

DRAGONFORCE SINGER LEAVES
Dragonforce singer ZP Theart has left the band, due to 'insurmountable musical differences'. The search for a replacement is already on. Interested? Go to this address

FOO FIGHTERS NEW ALBUM
The Foo Fighters are to work with producer Butch Vig on their Seventh album. More news soon

LAW OUT
Marshall Law are off the bill for Hammerfest II. This is because drummer Steve Hauxwell fractured his wrist in a snowboarding accident in Belgium.

SLAM DUNK NEWS
More names have been added for this years Slam Dunk Festival they are: Alkaline Trio, Against Me, Rolo Tomassi, We are the Ocean, Skindred, My Passion, The Wonder Years, Hit the Lights and The Audition. The event takes place on May 29 at the University Of Hertfordshire and the following day at Leeds University.

SLASH TOURING BAND
Slash has confirmed his touring band this will include vocalist Myles Kennedy are rhythm guitarist Bobby Schneck (Weezer,Green Day), bassist Dave Henning (Doug Pinnick) and drummer Brent Fitz (Alice Cooper, Vince Ne il).

TURISAS IN THE STUDIO
Turisas have just started recording their new album. This should be released later in the year by Century Media.

BEGGARS RETURN
The Spiritual Beggars are in the studio, working on a new studio their first in 5 years. The album should be released later in 2010.

BLEEDING THROUGH TOUR DRUMMER
Bleeding Through will work with drummer Mark Garza on their current tour. Garza is a member of The Famine.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

AKEROCKE GUITARIST QUITS
Akercocke guitarist Matt Wilcocks is to leave the band after their support tour with Dark Funeral. The dates are Leeds Rio's March 12, Nottingham Rescue Rooms 14, London Camden Underworld 15.

ACCEPT DATE
Accept will play a show London Islington O2 Academy on May 26.

AEROSMITH SHOW
Aerosmith will play a show at the O2 Arena in London on June 15.

DEATH ANGEL NEWS
Death angel have chosen a new producer for their next new album his name is Jason Suecof the album should be out in September.

CATHEDRAL ON TOUR
Cathedral will be playing the following shows: Manchester Academy III April 26, Dublin Village 27, Belfast Limelight 28, London ULU 29, Glasgow King Tut's 30, Birmingham Academy May 1. Support comes from Church Of Misery and Gates Of Slumber.

EVILE RELEASE COVER
Evile have just released their cover of Pantera's 'Cemetery Gates' as a download single. This is available only through iTunes. 'Cemetery Gates' was the last song Evile recorded with late bassist Mike Alexander.

CATTLE DECAPITATION NEW BASSIST
Cattle Decapitation have brought in a new bassist his name is Derek Engemann.

SOUNDGARDEN SINGLE
Soundgarden are to have their first single on SubPop, 'Hunted Down'/'Nothing To Say', re-released on April 17. It's to be available on limited edition orange seven inch vinyl.

MORE BANDS FOR SONISPHERE
7 more bands have been confirmed for this years Sonisphere Festival they are: Skunk Anansie, Apocalyptica, Fightstar, Funeral For A Friend, Madina Lake, Gallows and Family Force Five. The event takes place at Knebworth Park from July 30-August 1.

HARD ROCK HELL IV BANDS
Skid Row, Michael Schenker Group and LA Guns head the list of bands now confirmed for Hard Rock Hell IV. This happens from December 3-5 at Pontin's in Prestayn, North Wales

TAPROOT ALBUM
Taproot will release their new album ‘Plead The Fifth' through Victory Records in mid-April. It's being produced by Tim Patalan.

BLOODSTOCK NEWS
Another band have been added to this years Bloodstock Festival Veteran German metalheads Holy Moses will play at the event at Catton Hall in Derbyshire from August 13-15.

HOLE TOUR
Hole will play the following UK dates: Glasgow Academy May 3, London Brixton Academy 5, Birmingham Academy 9.

IRON MAIDEN NEW ALBUM
Iron Maiden will release their new album ‘The Final Frontier’ later in the year. The album was produced by Kevin Shirley.

SLIPKNOT MAN JOINS ZOMBIE
Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison is to spend the Spring and Summer as part of Rob Zombie's touring band.

Friday, February 26, 2010

DEFTONES NAME ALBUM
Deftones have named their new album as ‘Diamond Eyes’ and will be released on May 18.

SOILWORK ALBUM
Soilwork have named their new album as ‘The Panic Broadcast’ and will be released via Nuclear Blast on June 25.

GRAND MAGNUS ALBUM
Grand Magnus have just finished recording their new album. The album is called ‘Hammer Of The North’ and will be released through Roadrunner in the summer.

CONSPIRACY STUDIO
The Cavalera Conspiracy, featuring Max and Iggor Cavalera, are to start recording a new album in April. This should be released later in the year by Roadrunner.

ANATHEMA DATE
Anathema will play a show at the Islington O2 Academy in London on May 21.

MAIDEN FINISH ALBUM
Iron Maiden have finished work on their next new album. At the moment I have no new of a release date. The album was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau.

ARCH ENEMY SOLO
Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott is to release a solo album later in the year. It's to be titled 'Follow Your Heart'.

TWISTED BLOODSTOCK
Twisted Sister, Edguy, Ensiferum and Onslaught are the latest bands confirmed for this years Bloodstock Festival This happens at Catton Hall in Derbyshire from August 13-15.

THE MORE I SEE DATES/BAND CHANGE
The More I See have now revamped their line-up. It is now :Gizz Butt (guitar), James Cluer (guitar), Peter Ellis (vocals), Drew Markwick (bass) and Harri Wright (drums). The band will play the following dates: Peterborough Club Revolution February 19 (supporting Blaze Bayley). Worksop Frog And Nightgown 27, Peterborough Met Lounge March 14 (supporting Sylosis), Northampton King Billy 18, Bourne Loft Club 19, Peterborough Metro 20, Grimsby Yardbirds 21 (with Illuminatus and Sworn To Oath), Spalding Shooters 26 (with Illuminatus and Sworn To Oath), Nottingham Central 27 (with Illuminatus and Sworn To Oath), Kettering Sawyers April 2, Peterborough Club Revolution 4 (with Glamour Of The Kill), Manchester Grand Central 15, Preston Ship 16, Burnley Sanctuary Rock Bar 17, Peterborough Club Revolution Hellfire Club May 9, Rushden Attic 15.

AVENGED SEVENFOLD NEW DRUMMER
Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy is to play on the next Avenged Sevenfold album. This follows the death of James 'The Rev' Sullivan.

PANIC CELL ALBUM
Panic Cell are to release their third album ‘Fire It Up’ through Undergroove on April 5.

MORE BANDS FOR DEATHFEST
More bands have been confirmed for this years Deathfest they are: Negura Bunget, Wormrot (a grind trio from Singapore) and The Way Of Purity. Deathfest takes place at Leeds University Union on May 2

NEW BLACK LABEL DRUMMER
Black Label Society brought in drummer Will Hunt of Evanescence. He'll play on the band's new album, currently being recorded, and tour with them, but remains with Evanescence as well.

DARK TRANQUILLITY STREAM
Dark Tranquility are currently streaming their new album We Are The Void at their MySpace page This is released by Century Media on March 9.

STUDIO RELIGION
Bad Religion will start to record their new album on May 1. It's to be produced by Joe Barresi.

MALEFICE TOUR
Malefice will be playing the following dates: Malefice are to play Birmingham Eddie's March 4, Bridgewater Blake Hall 5, Kettering Sawyers 6, Reading Facebar 7, Northampton Roadmenders 8, Tunbridge Wells Forum 10, Reading Sub89 23.

CLASSIC DOKKEN
The classic line up of Dokken are back to reunite next year. That's Don Dokken (vocals), George Lynch (guitar), Jeff Pilson (bass) and Mick Brown (drums). Expect a tour and a new album.

DANZIG NEW ALBUM
Danzig will release their new album 'Deth Red Sabaoth' in the Spring.

HATESPHERE SINGER QUITS
Hatesphere singer Jonathan 'Joller' Albrechtsen has left the Danish metalheads. His replacement, at least on a temporary basis, is Morten 'Kruge' Madsen.

PANTERA NEWS
Pantera are to release a new compilation at the end of March, titled '1990-2000: A Decade Of Domination'. The band will have three albums released in vinyl format on April 17: 'Cowboys From Hell', 'Vulgar Display Of Power' and 'Far Beyond Driven'.

BROKEN MELODY ALBUM
You can pre-order the new album by Broken Melody called ‘Mirroring Identities’ at the following location

AETERNAM ALBUM
Aetername have released their new album ‘Disciples Of The Unseen’ through Metal Blade records. You can listen to some here

AEON COMPLETE ALBUM
Aeon have completed work on their new album ‘Path Of fire’ the album will released through Metal Blade Records later this year.

FATAL DEAL
German thrashers Fatal Embrace have signed a worldwide deal to release their new album ‘The Empires Of Inhumanity’

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

DOWN BASSIST STARTS NEW BAND
Down bassist Rex Brown has started a side project called Arms Of The Sun. The rest of the band includes Lance Harvill (vocals/guitar), Ben Bunker (guitar) and Luke Herbert (drums). The band have already recorded their debut album with producer Terry Date. The album will be released via Extreme Music, at the end of February.

SEPULTURA IN LONDON
Sepultura play London King's Cross Scala on July 4.

LAMB OF GOD NEW
Lamb Of God have a new track called ‘Hit The Wall’ featured on the video game 'Iron Man 2: The Videogame', which is due out in April.

KILLSWITCH LOSE SINGER
Killswitch Engage vocalist Howard Jones has left the bands current US tour, due to unforeseen circumstances. All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte will fill in for the time being.

BLOODBATH AT BLOODSTOCK
The latest band to be added to this years Bloodstock Festival are Bloodbath featuring members of Opeth and Katatonia. Bloodstock takes place on August 13-15 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire.

RED CHORD CHANGE DRUMMERS
The Red Chord have changed drummers, they hace parted company with Brad Fickeison and have replaced him with original drummer Mike Justian.

DIRTY LOOKS BASSIST KILLED
Dirty Looks bassist Gregory Pianka was stabbed to death in a bar brawl on February 5. Joseph Lumsden Jr. , has been charged with criminal homicide. I send my condolences to Pianka's family, friends and bandmates.

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY DRUMMER QUITS
Black label Society drummer Craig Nunenmacher has left the band. The band are now looking for a replacement.

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE FREE SHOW
Rage Against The Machine will be playing a free show at Finsbury Park in London on June 6.

BATHORY VINYL RE-ISSUES
Bathory are to re-issue the following albums on vinyl at the end of March: 'Bathory', 'The Return Of The Darkness And Evil', 'Under The Sign Of The Black Mark', 'Blood Fire Death', 'Hammerheart' and 'Twilight Of The Gods'.

TWO MORE FOR BLOODSTOCK
Gorgoroth and Black Spiders are the latest names confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air Festival. This happens at Catton Hall in Derbyshire from August 13-15.
KREATOR SIGN NEW DEAL
Kreator the German thrashers have signed a new deal with Nuclear Blast label. Expect an album later in the year.

SHADOWS FALL COVER
Shadows Fall are currently streaming their cover of Ozzy's 'Bark At The Moon' at heir MySpace page

MASTERPLAN ALBUM
Masterplan, featuring former Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow, are to title their new album 'Time To Be King'. This is due for release in mid-April.

STROMBLAD QUITS IN FLAMES
Jesper Stromblad has quit In Flames. The guitarist is to pursue other musical interests. Just who will replace him nobody know more news as I get it.

AMORPHIS DVD
Amorphis are to release their first DVD in June. Titled 'Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes', it will be on the Nuclear Blast label. The DVD features a show filmed last November in Finland. There's to be a four-disc deluxe edition as well, with two DVD discs and two CDs.

ACCEPT NAME ALBUM
Accept now fronted by Mark Tornillo, are to title their new album 'Blood Of The Nations'. This is being produced by Andy Sneap.

STOCKHOLM ROCK OUT FESTIVAL
This years Stockholm Rock Out festival will take place April 30 and May 1. In addition to great bands, there will be bars, shops, tattoo artists and more. Stockholm Rock Out is an initiative by Chris Lemon from Badmouth. For tickets for this event please click here
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

SLASH BRINGS IN ALTER
Slash has announced that Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy will front his band on the upcoming solo tour. Slash will release his first solo album in April via Roadrunner Records.

DEATHFEST MORE NAMES
More name have been added to this years Deathfest the bands are: Hour Of Penance, Infestation, Ramesses and Palehorse. Deathfest takes place at the Leeds University Union on May 2.

MURPHYS LIVE TOUR
The Dropkick Murphys tour the following dates: Glasgow Barrowlands April 12, Newcastle O2 Academy 13, Leeds O2 Academy 14, Manchester Academy 15, Birmingham O2 Academy 16, Nottingham Rock City 17, London Brixton Academy 18, Belfast St. George's Market 22.

OCEANO GUITRARIST QUITS
Oceano guitarist Andrew Mikhail has quit the band. This is for musical and personal reasons.

MUSE FOR GLASTO
Muse are to headline the sold out Glastonbury Festival on June 26. The event itself runs from June 23-27.

COHEED'S 'BLACK' ALBUM
Coheed And Cambria release new album 'Year Of The Black Rainbow' on April 12 through Roadrunner.

KOTZEN ON TOUR
Richie Kotzen is to play London Islington O2 Academy June 17, Manchester Academy 19, Glasgow Classic Grand 20.

MORTAL SIN LOSE GUITARIST
Mortal Sin have lost guitarist Matt Sultana. He's quit the veteran Aussie metalheads for undisclosed reasons.

DIO BLACK RE-ISSUES
Black Sabbath are to reissue three Dio era albums through Universal on April 5. These are 'Heaven And Hell', 'Mob Rules' and 'Live Evil'. All have been expanded to a double CD format.

ANTERIOR NEW DRUMMER
Anterior have a new drummer his name is James Cook. The band are currently writing new songs.

MORE BANDS FOR HIGH VOLTAGE
Five more bands have been announced for this years High Voltage they are: Down, Joe Bonamassa, The Answer, Magnum and Gary Moore. The event happens at Victoria Park in London on July 24/25.

SLAYER, MASTODON FOR SWEDEN
Mastodon and Slayer have been added to the bill for the Sweden Rock Festival bill. This happens from June 9-12 at Solvesborg.

NEW TAROT ALBUM
Finnish band Tarot are to release new album 'Gravity Of Light' through Nuclear Blast on April 23. It's their ninth record.

ELLEFSON RETURNS TO MEGADETH
Bassist David Ellefson has returned to Megadeth, after an absence of eight years. Ellefson replaces James Lomenzo, in time for the band's upcoming US tour, when they'll play the whole of the 1990 album 'Rust In Peace'.

NEW DEW-SCENTED ALBUM
German thrashers Dew-Scented are to release their new album 'Invocation' in May via Metal Blade Records.

THERION NAME ALBUM
Therion are to call their new album ‘Sitra Ahra’. The Swedish progressive metalheads will release this later in the year.

PRIEST RE-ISSUE STEEL
Judas Priest release a deluxe edition of their classic 1980 album 'British Steel' on May 10.This will come in two formats. A standard deluxe edition with a bonus DVD, filmed on August 17, 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena in Hollywood, Florida, when the band played the whole of the album. The limited edition deluxe edition will also have an extra live CD from that show.

ARMA GATHAS SIGN DEAL
Arma Gathas has signed a new deal with Metal Blade Records. The bands debut ‘Dead To This World’ will be released the 26th of April in the UK.

CATARACT TO ENTER STUDIO
Swiss Thrash heroes Cataract will enter the studio in June/July to begin work on their forth album.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

KINGDOM OF SORROW ALBUM
Kingdom Of Sorrow, featuring Kirk Windstein (Down/Crowbar) and Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed), are to release their second album in the Spring

OCEAN DATES
German band The Ocean are to play Irish shows in the Spring. The dates are: Galway Roisin Dubh April 6, Cork Cyprus Avenue 7, Dublin Fibber Magees 9, Belfast Limelight 10. They'll be supported by Irish band Neifenbach.

M.ILL.ION IN THE STUDIO
M.ILL.ION the Swedish rockers are to start recording a new album next Month. The album will be released via Metal Heaven later in the year.

NEW GOD FORBID GUITARIST
God Forbid have a new permanent guitarist. He's Matt Wicklund, previously with Himsa.

HELL ON THE ROAD
This Is Hell and More Than Life are to play Reading Sub 89 March 23, Norwich Marquee 24, London Camden Underworld 25, Peterborough Club Revolution 26.

GUITARIST REJOINS SKULL
Guitarist Frank Regan has rejoined Viking Skull. An original member of the band, he teams up with vocalist Roddy Stone, guitarist Dom Wallace, bassist Kevin 'Waldie' James and drummer Jess Margera. Right now, the Skull are writing new songs.

TRIGGER STUDIO
Trigger The Bloodshed are currently recording their album. As yet untitled, it's due out in the late Spring/early Summer.

SYLOSIS SUPPORT FACTORY
Sylosis are to support Fear Factory at Manchester Academy II February 16, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 17, Glasgow Garage 18, London Camden Electric Ballroom 19.

VOTE FOR METAL
'Metal Hammer' magazine have launched a campaign to get heavy metal recognized as a religion in the UK. This worthy aim can be supported by going to here

MAYHEM TOUR
Korn and Rob Zombie are to headline this Summer's Rock star Energy Drink Mayhem tour in America. Other bands on the bill are Lamb Of God and Five Finger Death Punch. The touring event will happen in July and August, and will also have comedians, dancers and motocross exhibitions.

FILMING LAMB
Lamb Of God intend to film shows this year around the world. This is for a future DVD.

SLAYER RESCHEDULE UK TOUR
Slayer have rescheduled their UK tour for a second time. The new dates are: Leeds O2 Academy May 26, Glasgow Barrowlands 27, Birmingham O2 Academy 29, Manchester O2 Academy 30, Nottingham Rock City 31, London HMV Forum June 2/3. The tour has been postponed twice before, because bassist/vocalist Tom Araya is suffering from back problems.

KING DVD
King Diamond will release a three-disc DVD set in late March. It's to be titled 'At The Graves'.

GODSMACK ALBUM
Godsmack will release their new album ‘Saints & Sinners' in the Spring. It was produced by Dave Fortman.

SOUNDGARDEN NEWS
Soundgarden have confirmed the line-up for their reunion. The band are Ben Shepherd (bass), Chris Cornell (vocals/guitar), Kim Thayil (guitar) and Matt Cameron (drums).

SOILWORK ALBUM
Soilwork are to title their new album 'The Panic Broadcast'. This is due out later in 2010 through Nuclear Blast.

AC/DC DOWNLOAD
AC/DC are one of the headliners at the Download Festival this year, although which night has yet to be announced. The event happens at Donington from June 11-13. Other bans confirmed are: Stone Temple Pilots, Wolfmother, Them Crooked Vultures, Motorhead, Megadeth, Bullet For My Valentine, Deftones and Volbeat. The capacity is to be increased for the festival Weekend tickets go on sale from 9am on January 29. They are priced at £145 Standard or family camping is £35 (five days) or £25 (three days). Campsite lockers cost £11, while advance parking is £15 (until May 31) or £20 (on the day).

VADER TOUR
Vader, As Your Drown and Divine Chaos are to play Colchester Arts Centre February 27, Bristol Bierkeller 28, London Camden Underworld March 1, Belfast Limelight 3, Dublin Whelans 4, Glasgow Ivory Blacks 5, Leeds Joseph's Well 6, Nottingham Central 7.

TANKIAN: NO PLANS FOR SOAD REUNION
Serj Tankian has joined in the speculation over whether System Of A Down are about to get back together. Following recent ambivalent comments from bassist Shavo Odadjain, the singer has dismissed the possibility of any SOAD activity.

FEAR STREAM
Fear Factory are currently streaming the whole of new album 'Mechanize' at this address The record is released on February 5.

BRIGADE TOUR
Brigade will be playing the following UK shows: Cardiff Barfly April 21, London Barfly 22, Birmingham Academy III 23, Manchester Roadhouse 24, Glasgow King Tut's 25.

HEAVEN & HELL BLOODSTOCK
Heaven & Hell are to headline the Bloodstock Open Air Festival on August 15. The event happens at Catt on Hall in Derbyshire from August 13-15.

ENEMY ON THE ROAD
Arch Enemy, Sabbat and Enslaved are teaming up to play Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall April 27, Glasgow O2 Academy 28, Manchester Academy 29, London HMV Forum 30.

WIZZARD TOUR DATES
White Wizzard are teaming up with German metalheads Edguy to play Glasgow Cathouse March 15, Leeds Rio's 16, Manchester Academy II 17, Nottingham Rescue Rooms 19, London Islington O2 Academy 20.

ANIMA POST SONG
German band Anima have posted the first song off their upcoming new album ‘Enter The Killzone. The song is called ‘Welcome To Our Killzone’. To check the song out please click here

DEW-SCENTED NEW DEAL
Dew-Scented have signed a new deal European deal with Metal Blade Records for the release of their upcoming, still untitled new studio album.