Friday 18th July 2008
Mettalica have just released the artwork for their brand new album 'Death Magnetic', as you can see from the picture to the side, the cover is white with a coffin placed on what looks like a giant finger magnetic field. Under the image is the classic Mettalica logo and the album title under that. The band still havent confirmed a release date for the album, however a lot of people are claiming that the album will be released sometime in September, expect a proper confirmed release date soon.

Mettalica are also due to headline the Reading and Leeds festival, which takes place this August, you can catch Mettalica in Leeds on the 22nd August and in Reading on thw 24th.

Tuesday 15th July 2008
Johnny Truant have had to cancel all remaining July dates of their headline tour due to the lead singer Olly Mitchell falling on stage and dislocating his knee! He is under strict orders not to do anything for at least 3 weeks, therefore only the August UK dates will be able to go ahead. Olly released this statement below:

“Never in 8 years have we had to cancel shows under these circumstances. But unfortunately in Luton 2 days ago i dislocated and fractured my knee. Its with a heavy heart that we have to cancel the next 3 weeks of show as I’m on doctors orders to stay in bed and off my foot so that I'm able to continue with our touring schedule when I'm well again. I want to thank everyone that has come out so far and supported us, we were having a fantastic time and you guys have all made it very special. We will be rescheduling the shows for December time and so get ready for a big come back, send my knee good vibes! Oliver”

The following August dates WILL GO AHEAD AS PLANNED:

Tues 5th August TRILLIONS NEWCASTLE
Wed 6th August CRACKERS GLOUCESTER
Thurs 7th August- ENGINE ROOMS- BRIGHTON
Fri 8th August– WESTEND CENTRE – ALDERSHOT
Sat 9th August- Rip Curl Boardmasters ‘Unleashed’, Watergate Bay, Nr Newquay

They will reschedule as many of the shows as possible for December after their jaunt in Canada including Southampton, Reading, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Nottingham, Stoke, Sheffield, Peterborough, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Oxford and London.

Monday 14th July 2008
Avenged Sevenfold are proud to announce that they will be headlining a gig at ULU in London on the Finale night of the Kerrang! Awards Week of Rock. This gig will take place on the eve of the Reading and Leeds Festivals – 20th August. Year Long Disaster will be supporting at this very special one-off show. Tickets are on sale now and they are priced £20 in advance. The show is open to those 16 years old and over - and ticket buyers are limited to four per person. Avenged Sevenfold have also issued the single ‘Dear God’ with ‘A Little Piece of Heaven’ as a limited edition single on July 14th in anticipation of this summer’s select dates.

Available as a limited edition CD single and on digital download formats, ‘Dear God’ adds a dark country tinge to the band’s patented attack. The CD also features an alternate version of album favourite ‘Afterlife’ that’s also included on the iTunes DMD along with ‘Crossroads’. The 7 Digital DMD will feature ‘Dear God’ supplemented by a live track (title TBC) and the single will also be available as a one-track DMD

Wednesday 9th July 2008
Slipknot have revealed the tracklisting for their upcoming fourth studio album All Hope Is Gone.

The follow-up to 2004's Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was recorded at Sound Farm Studios in the band's home state of Iowa between March and June of this year with producer Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Simple Plan, Mudvayne) and is currently being mixed in the UK by Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Trivium, Sepultura) ready for its worldwide release next month.

The tracklisting is as follows:

01 Execute
02 Gematria (The Killing Name)
03 Sulfur
04 Psychosocial
05 Dead Memories
06 Vendetta
07 Butcher's Hook
08 Gehenna
09 This Cold Black
10 Wherein Lies Continue
11 Snuff
12 All Hope is Gone

Friday 4th July 2008
Swedish Viking-Metal heroes AMON AMARTH have been added to the bill of the METAL HAMMER sponsored UNHOLY ALLIANCE TOUR CHAPTER III. Already boasting an impressive line up of SLAYER, TRIVIUM and MASTODON, the addition of AMON AMARTH solidifies Unholy Alluance Chapter III’s title as “the heaviest, darkest tour of the year”.

The UNHOLY ALLIANCE III tour dates:

OCTOBER
27 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
28 NEC, Birmingham, England
30 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
31 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England

NOVEMBER
2 CIA, Cardiff, Wales
3 SECC Hall 3, Glasgow, Scotland

Thursday 3rd July 2008
Slipknot have officialy revealed their new masks, most of them look like modified versions of the old masks, but the odd ones like totaly different. To check out the masks head over to www.spinner.com where they have a exclusive photo gallery of the new Slipknot masks plus a retro gallery of how the Slipknot masks have changed throughout the years.

Slipknot are due to play the Reading And Leeds festival this year where they will be playing Leeds on the 22nd August and Reading on the 24th August.

The band are also due to release their new album 'All Hope Is Gone' on the 25th August which is one day after their performance at the Reading festival.

Keep checking back for more Slipknot album and tour news.

Thursday 3rd July 2008
Funeral For A Friend have announced an extensive UK tour that will take place throughout October, November and December 2008! Support will come from Canadian metallers Cancer Bats, Irish upstarts In Case Of Fire and Welsh combo Attack Attack.

The tour will be in support of Funeral For A Friend's fourth album, the first on their own label Join Us Records. Entitled 'Memory And Humanity' it is due out on October 13 - exactly five years to the day that their debut 'Casually Dressed and Deep In Conversation' record hit the shelves!

The tour dates are as follows:
Tue 14 Oct Dublin Academy
Wed 15 Oct Belfast Spring & Airbrake
Thu 16 Oct Inverness Ironworks
Sat 18 Oct Glasgow ABC
Sun 19 Oct Leeds Metropolitan University
Mon 20 Oct Hull University
Wed 22 Oct Preston 53 Degrees
Thu 23 Oct Whitehaven Civic Hall
Fri 24 Oct Manchester Academy 2
Sun 26 Oct Birmingham Academy
Mon 27 Oct Coventry Kasbah
Tue 28 Oct Nottingham Rock City
Thu 30 Oct Exeter Lemon Grove
Fri 31 Oct Portsmouth Pyramid
Sat 01 Nov Oxford Academy
Mon 03 Nov Norwich Waterfront
Tue 04 Nov London Forum
Tue 09 Dec Tenby De Vlance Pavilion
Wed 10 Dec Swansea Sin City
Fri 12 Dec Cardiff University
Sat 13 Dec Wrexham Central Station
Sun 14 Dec Aberyswyth Arts Centre

Monday 23rd June 2008
Rancid have just announced the dates for their November Uk tour, the dates can be seen on the poster image to the side and are also listed below.

Rancid Tour Dates

1-Nov Newcastle Academy
2-Nov Glasgow Barrowlands
3-Nov Manchester Academy
4-Nov Bristol Academy
6-Nov Cardiff University Great Hall
7-Nov Sheffield Academy
8-Nov Leeds Academy
10-Nov Nottingham Rock City
11-Nov Birmingham Academy
12-Nov Portsmouth Pyramid
14-Nov London Astoria

Friday 20th June 2008
Slipknot have announced that they will release thier fourth album, 'All Hope is Gone', on Roadrunner Records on August 26, 2008. The album was recorded this spring in Slipknot's home state and is co-produced by the band and Dave Fortman.

Slipknot have also released a new single today, the single is called 'All Hope Is Gone' and is available for free for a period of 24 hours from www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk, after 24 hours the single will go offline for the weekend and then be avalible again as a download single from digital retailers like iTunes and Napster on June 23.

The band are playing the Reading and Leeds festival this August and plan a full Eurpean tour starting November, check back soon for full tour dates.

Friday 20th June 2008
A lkaline Trio and Nike have worked together to produce a new trainer that features both th Nike tick logo and the Alkaline Trio heart skull logo, the trainer is part of the new Nike 6.0 range and is called the Heart and Sole Zoom Crush.
Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba had the following to say about the trainer "We chose red and black as the main colors to reflect our Chicago roots and pay homage to the Bulls. We are huge fans, I’m also into sneakers, so seeing the Swoosh and our logo on one product is unbelievable. The shoe looks amazing and provides some insight into who we are. ”

The Heart and Sole Air Zoom Cush and a limited run of messenger bags will be available at select retailers nationwide on July 11th.

The highly nticipated new album Alkaline Trio album “Agony & Irony,” has also been delayed by a week and will now be released on the 7th July 2008.

Wednesday 11th June 2008
The 2008 Unholy Alliance tour has just been announced, the tour will be headlined by Slayer, also on the bill is Trivium, Mastadon and a fourth band which will be announced over the next few weeks

A full list of confirmed dates are as follows:

October
27 Manchester Arena, Manchester
28 NEC, Birmingham
30 Hammersmith Apollo, London
31 Hammersmith Apollo, London

November
02 CIA, Cardiff
03 SECC Hall 3, Glasgow

Tuesday 10th June 2008
It is with considerable reluctance that STONE GODS have just announced they will be postponing the first three dates of their UK tour, which was to begin today (Tuesday 10 June), due to an emergency health issue concerning drummer Ed Graham.

The shows affected are Liverpool (June 10th), Cardiff (June 11th) & Bristol (June 12th).

A statement from the band posted this afternoon on their website reads:

"We are really sorry to have to do this, but Ed is just not able to play drums at the moment. We apologise for any inconvenience that this might cause. As soon as we have the rescheduled dates we will post them via newsletter, myspace and website. Stay tuned for further info. Love SG"

The mighty rock foursome release their hugely-anticipated debut album 'Silver Spoons And Broken Bones' on July 7, preceded by single 'Knight Of The Living Dead' on June 23.

The rest of their UK tour is to be unaffected, so catch the guys at one of the following:

June
13 Donington Download
14 Isle of Wight Festival
16 Oxford Academy
17 Northampton Roadmender
18 Brighton Concorde II
19 London Islington Academy
21 Birmingham Academy II
22 Newcastle Academy II
23 Glasgow King Tuts
24 Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
26 Dundee Doghouse
27 Manchester Academy III
28 Stoke Sugarmill
29 Norwich Waterfront

Monday 9th June 2008
The Lostprophets have announced some more tour dates for the summer, they will be headlining and closing the Download festival this sunday the 15th June, as has been announced for some time now, but the band have now announced that they will playing at the V festival and a couple of one off shows during August.

Full Gig Listings:

June
10 Cardiff, Salus
11 London, Astoria
12 Norwich, UEA
15 Download Festival

August
13 Edinburgh, Corn Exchange
14 Sheffield, Academy
16 Chelmsford, V Festival
17 Staffordshire, V Festival
18 Birmingham, Academy

Monday 9th June 2008
From Autumn To Ashes have decided to split up.

Vocalist Francis Mark has said: "At this point I feel that we have accomplished everything we could have hoped for with FATA. It doesn't feel much like a break up. Just feels like the end. It's complete. I would say that we are going on indefinite hiatus because the term breakup suggests a more negative circumstance.'
'There have been no quarrels between band members. It is also not a question of fan support because we are lucky to have some of the most loyal and impassioned friends a band could ask for. I've dedicated almost 9 years to FATA and it's become something of a security for me. I'm looking forward to feeling uncertain and the freedom of starting a new band that has no definition."

Thursday 29th May 2008
We dont normaly post Alternative Vision website based news on the news page but we are making a exception just this once so we can properly welcome our two new members Scott Cole and Allie Brock to the site.

Aliie has just completed her first live review for the site where she went down to Birmingham Academy and reviewed Scouting For Girls and their support bands Go Audio and Clocks, the review can be found here.

Scott has just uploaded his first sets of pictures for Alternative Vision where he captured Scouting For Girls, Go Audio and Clocks live at Birmingham Academy, one of the pictures is featured to the left as a taster of his work, a few more photos from the show can be found alongside Allie's review of the show and the rest are available on the Photos page under the relevent bands name. If you would like to find out more about Scott and Allie then feel free to check out the About page

Wednesday 21st May 2008
Following the news that their new album ‘In Silico’ debuted at #2 on the album charts, Pendulum have confirmed details of their largest UK tour to date that includes two nights at Brixton Academy.

Pendulum’s renowned full live band performance will call at the following venues, with admittance to 14+ bar Brixton on Dec 5th which is set at 18+:

November Box office

27th – Newport, Centre 01633 656757
28th – Portsmouth, Guildhall 02392 824355
29th – Swindon, Oasis 01793 445401
30th – Plymouth, Pavilions 0845 146 1460

December Box office
2nd – Leeds, Carling Academy 0844 477 2000
3rd – Birmingham, Carling Academy 0844 477 2000
4th – London, Brixton Academy 0844 477 2000
5th – London, Brixton Academy (9PM-3AM)0844 477 2000
7th – Manchester, Apollo 0844 477 7677
8th – Liverpool, University 0151 256 5555
9th – Glasgow, Carling Academy 0844 4999 990
10th – Sheffield, Carling Academy 0844 477 2000
12th – Bournemouth, BIC 0870 111 3000
13th – Llandudno, Venue Cymru 01492 872000

Tickets, priced at £17.50 for all regional dates and £18.50/£22.50 for the Brixton shows, go on sale from 9AM, Friday 23rd May. They’re available from the box office numbers listed above, the 24 hour credit card hotline on 0871 2200 260 or online at www.gigsandtours.com

Pendulum’s live festival dates also reflects their eclecticism with performances this summer including Jay-Z / Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution, Creamfields, Download, Reading / Leeds and T in the Park.

In Silico is available to buy both physically and digitally now.

Wednesday 21st May 2008
Buckinghamshire upstarts, Tonight Is Goodbye, who are currently gearing up for the release of their 'Castles' mini-album, have just been confirmed as support to pop-punkers You Me At Six on their forthcoming UK tour.

Catch the band at the following dates :

MAY 21 : MIDDLESBOROUGH, Empire (w/ Kids In Glass Houses)
MAY 24 : HEREFORD, The Jailhouse (Underground Festival)
MAY 25 : LEEDS, University (Slam Dunk Festival)
JUN 08 : LONDON, Barfly (Headline Show)

(UK tour supporting YOU ME AT SIX)
JUN 21 : Belfast, The Limelight
JUN 22 : Dublin, Whelans
JUN 24 : Sheffield, Academy 2
JUN 25 : Glasgow, King Tuts
JUN 26 : Newcastle, Academy 2
JUN 27 : Stoke, Sugarmill
JUN 28 : Woodstock (Wakestock Festival)
JUN 29 : Bristol, Academy 2
JUN 30 : Swindon, 12 Bar
JUL 01 : Colchester, Arts Centre
JUL 02 : Birmingham, Academy 2
JUL 03 : Derby, Victoria Inn
JUL 04 : Manchester, Club Academy
JUL 05 : Abersoch (Wakestock Festival)
JUL 06 : Yeovil, Orange Box
JUL 08 : Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
JUL 09 : London, Kings College

The band have also just uploaded their new single, 'Brain', to their
MySpace page - www.myspace.com/tonightisgoodbye

Wednesday 21st May 2008
Canadian rockers FINGER ELEVEN return with their fourth album Them vs. You vs. Me on July 14, preceded by single Paralyzer on July 7. It follows their Gold certified, self titled album which has shifted well over half a million copies to date!

They'll also be heading to the UK next month to play at the infamous DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL and will support label mates SEETHER on a number of warm-up shows.

Catch them at one of the following:

June Mon 9 Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms *
June Tue 10 London - ULU University London Union*
June Fri 13 Download Festival
* Supporting label mates Seether!

Tuesday 13th May 2008
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND SHOOTING NEW VIDEO NEXT WEEKEND & YOU COULD BE IN IT!

FFAF will be shooting the video to their new single ‘Waterfront Dance Club’ next Saturday, 17 May, and the boys want you to be in it! The single will be out in July and will be the first release from the band’s 1st album on their own label. So you’ll get a chance to hear the track before anyone else as well as play a part in the video.

You’ll be needed for approximately 3-4 hours towards the end of the day (late afternoon/early evening) and the shoot will take place at a tbc location in the Greater London area & easily accessible from a tube station. You MUST be 16 or older & will need to bring appropriate ID to prove this. You’ll also have to be responsible for getting yourself to and from the shoot and you must be prepared to get involved but we’ll aim to have as much fun as we can while you’re there.

If you’d like to be part of something huge that we’re very excited about then drop your name, age and mobile number to waterfrontdanceclub@hotmail.co.uk as soon as you like for more info. Time is of the essence and the more the merrier so don’t be shy now and step right up..

Friday 9th May 2008
Disturbed have released details on their forth studio album release 'Indestructable' the album is due to be released in the UK on the 2nd June 2008.
The Tracklisting for the album is as follows
1. Indestructible
2. Inside The Fire
3. Deceiver
4. The Night
5. Perfect Insanity
6. Haunted
7. Enough
8. The Curse
9. Torn
10. Criminal
11. Divide
12. Facade

Disturbed have also just released the video for thier new single 'Inside The Fire', the song is the first single to be taken from the bands forthcoming album 'Indestructable'. Head over to www.myspace.com/disturbed to see the video, but be warned it contains a very sensitive subject of suicide and has some hard hitting images.

Friday 9th May 2008
Due to scheduling conflicts, Wednesday 13 will be forced to switch the date for the previously announced London performance on June 1, 2008.
A new date has already been secured and it is none other than Friday, October 31, 2008 – Halloween Night!
This will the the only London performance of 2008 as well as the first time Wednesday 13 has performed in the U.K. For Halloween.

Commented Wednesday 13 “London has always been my best market to play. When we found out about the scheduling conflict I decided I had to do something special for the fans. What could be better than playing London on Halloween?! We are also reaching out to some friends to try and make this a very, VERY special evening”

Tickets for the June 1 shows will still be valid for the Halloween show.

Wednesday 13 2008 Tour Dates
12th May 2008 Wolverhampton, Wulfran Hall
13th May 2008 Norwich, Waterfront
14th May 2008 Leicester, The Charlotte
15th May 2008 Cardiff, University
16th May 2008 Exeter, Phoenix
17th May 2008 Leeds, Cockpit
18th May 2008 Sheffield, Corporation
19th May 2008 Aberdeen, Moshulu
20th May 2008 Glasgow, Garage
21st May 2008 Oxford, Academy
31st Oct 2008 London, Astoria 2

Wednesday 7th May 2008
The Offspring have announced that their new album will be titled 'Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace' and will be released on the 16th June 2008, which is just a few days after their headline slot at Download Festival.

If you head over to www.myspace.com/offspring you can download or stream the bands new song Hammerhead, the song is good and see's The Offspring back to form.

The tracklisting for the album is below
1. Half-Truism
2. Trust In You
3. You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
4. Hammerhead
5. A Lot Like Me
6. Takes Me Nowhere
7. Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?
8. Nothingtown
9. Stuff Is Messed Up
10. Fix You
11. Let's Hear It For Rock Bottom
12. Rise And Fall

Wednesday 7th May 2008
Hailing from Orange County, CA. zebrahead -- Ali Tabatabaee – vocals, Greg Bergdorf – guitar, Matty Lewis – vocals & guitar, Ben Osmundson – bass and Ed Udhus – drums are once again gearing up to make their presence felt with the group's highly-anticipated new album with tracks produced by Howard Benson (Daughtry, Saosin, POD Adema) And Cameron Webb (Social Distortion, Motorhead, Papa Roach) CD to hit the street and Internet this summer on German independent label Steamhammer/SPV in Europe and the UK.

Excited about their second release for SPV, the band is revitalized, road-ready and eager to get the party started. The quintet comes out kicking, delivering a flurry of pummeling rhythms, clench-fisted chords and meaty hooks that we have come to expect from Zebrahead. "I really can't wait to get out there and play these songs all over the world", says bassist Ben.

Singer/guitarist Matty Lewis on making the new album: "Making a record is kinda like having sex with a woman...sometimes things come easy and naturally, and everything about it goes smooth...but sometimes the phone rings, her mom calls or God forbid, her dad comes home. Sometimes, you finish too early and you don't put enough time into it, and sometimes you do it too long and the song chaffs and hurts a bit. Like a woman, every record is different, but in the end, you're still having sex with a woman and you still make a record."

In addition to the new CD the band is already slated to play Japan’s Summersonic Festival, UK's Download Festival and Switzerland’s Greenfield Festival with a full tour of the States to start in the fall of 2008. "We're going to go to the U.K. and drink their beer. Then, we're going to Japan to drink their beer." says guitarist Greg Bergdorf.

Zebraheads new CD is the successor to the bands first SPV release "Broadcast to the World", the follow-up to Zebrahead's critically acclaimed third release, MFZB. MFZB had the highest testing alternative radio song for months running with “Rescue Me”. MFZB also went gold in Japan! Playmate of the Year, released in 2000 to rave reviews, the album's infectious title track received over 4000 spins on Modern Rock and Rock radio, garnering airplay on some of the world's biggest alternative stations.

Zebrahead 2008 UK Tour

May
25 UK, Leeds, Slam Dunk Festival
26 UK, Manchester, Academy 3
27 UK, Newcastle, Academy 2
28 UK Glasgow, Cathouse
30 UK Belfast, Limelight
31 Eire, Dublin, The Hub

June
1 UK Wrexham, Central Station
2 UK, Cardiff, Club for Bach
4 UK, Bristol, The Fleece
6 UK, Tunbridge, Wells Forum
7 UK, Swindon, The Furnace
9 UK, Southhampton, Brook
10 UK, London, The Underworld
11 UK, Northampton, Roadmender
12 UK, Peterborough, Met Lounge
13 UK, Download Festival
14 Switzerland, Greenfield Festival

Wednesday 7th May 2008
SEETHER release their 'Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces' album in the UK on June 9 2008 via ADA-Global / WindUp Records. It will be followed by their 'Rise Above This' single on June 16.

The trio (led by the South African bred and LA based Shaun Morgan) have notched up a jaw dropping two million plus album sales in the US of A to-date!

And this latest album has already shifted a mammoth 400,000 copies (and counting) in the States. Indeed, it debuted on the Billboard chart at #9!

Produced by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Three Days Grace), 'Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces' is a true powerhouse of a record.

The LA hard-rockers will be heading our way next month to play at the infamous DOWNLOAD Festival, with a couple of warm-up shows prior, including The Garage in London.

Seether 2008 UK Tour
June Mon 9 Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms
June Tue 10 London - Garage
June Fri 13 Donington Park, Download Festival

Wednesday 7th May 2008
Alkaline Trio have released the artwork and tracklisting for their forthcoming sixth studio album 'Agony And Irony'. The album is due for release on the 30th June 2008.
The tracklisting is below.
1. Calling All Skeletons
2. Help Me
3. In Vein
4. Over and Out
5. I Found Away
6. Live Young, Die Fast
7. Four Four Four Four
8. Lost And Rendered
9. Ruin It
10. Into The Night

Wednesday 16th April 2008
It’s been a long time since Armor For Sleep have been on UK soil. Their last visit was way back in 2005 and since they have done relentless touring stateside and delivered a brilliant 3rd album in ‘Smile For Them’ which will be released in the UK by Sire records later in the year.

The band are back for Give It A Name festival and will also perform a headline show as well as select dates with Glassjaw and Finch. Dates below:

Armor for Sleep Uk Tour Dates
Thursday 8-May London Monto Water Rats (headline)
Friday 9-May Cardiff University Great Hall (w/Glassjaw)
Saturday 10 May GIVE IT A NAME Sheffield conf Sheffield Arena
Sunday 11-May GIVE IT A NAME London conf London Earls Court
Tuesday 13-May London Scala (w/Finch)
Wednesday 14-May Newport TJ's (w/Finch)

Wednesday 16th April 2008
Following on from two limited edition singles on her own label Nesna Records, ‘Oh My God’ and ‘Drive Away My Heart’, and the single ‘Stella’ on Waterfall/RCA, Ida Maria releases her new single ‘Queen Of The World’ on 12th May.

Ida Maria Tour Dates
Friday 9th May - Brick Yard, Carlisle
Saturday 10th May - Empire, Middlesbrough
Sunday 11th May - The Tunnels, Aberdeen
Monday 19th May - Cockpit, Leeds
Tuesday 20th May - Jericho Tavern, Oxford
Wednesday 21st May - Kings College, London
Tuesday 27th May - Glee Club, Birmingham
Thursday 29th May - The Foundry (Uni), Sheffield
Saturday 31st May - Academy 3, Manchester
Sunday 1st June - King Tuts, Glasgow
Monday 2nd June - Cluny, Newcastle

Wednesday 16th April 2008
T his is just a reminder that Pendulum are soon to hit the road on a UK tour to support their Propane Nightmares single and the upcoming In Silico

Pendulum UK Tour Dates
1st May - Cardiff, University
2nd May - Liverpool, University
3rd May - Glasgow, Carling Academy
4th May - Newcastle, Carling Academy
6th May - Bristol, Carling Academy
7th May - Southampton, Guildhall
9th May - Manchester, Academy
10th May - Leeds, Millennium Square
13th May - Nottingham, Rock City
14th May - Exeter, University, Great Hall
16th May - Birmingham, Custard Factory
17th May - London, Brixton Carling Academy (9pm-3am)

Wednesday 16th April 2008
Inner Party System kicked off the first leg of their UK tour last night in London. If you missed the show dont worry to much as the band still have a few shows left, check dates and venues below.

Inner Party System Tour Dates
17th April - Nottingham – Radar, The Social
18th April – London – Camden Crawl, The Crescent
19th April – London – Camden Crawl, (Venue & Stage TBC)
21st April - Coventry – Groovy Garden, Kasbah
22nd April London – Club Fandango, The Dublin Castle

Saturday 12th April 2008
Former Korn lead guitarist Brian 'Head' Welch has just launched his official myspace page, the site is still in progress of being made but currently features new photos of Brian, and the latest news, check the site out by heading over to www.myspace.com/brianheadwelch.

Brian's official website is currently in the works with a coming soon page currently being displayed, the website will soon be launched and can be found at the following url www.brianheadwelch.net.

Brian is currently working on his debut solo album "Save Me From Myself", the album is set to be released towards the later part of the year, expect more news on this soon.

If you are lucky enough to be in America during the summer you may be able to catch Brian Welch live as he has a few festival dates announced during the summer.

Brian Welch 2008 Shows
5th July 2008 - Cornerstone Festival, Bushnell, Illinois
6th September 2008 - Rock The Universe, Orlando, Florida

Wednesday 9th April 2008
Alkaline Trio have announced that their forthcoming sixth studio is titled "Agony And Irony" and will be released on the 30th June in the UK and 1st July in America. The first single to be taken from the album is called 'Help Me', the artwork for the single can be seen to the right. Expect more news on the album soon.

To hear the forthcomign single 'Help Me' head over to www.myspace.com/alkalinetrio where the currently have the song up for streaming

Alkaline Trio have announced that they will be playing two shows in England during May at the Give It A Name Festival, dates and venue details are below.

ALKALINE TRIO 2008 SHOWS AT GIVE IT A NAME
Saturday May 10th London's Earls Court
Sunday May 11th Sheffield Arena

Wednesday 9th April 2008
Pendulum, are the latest act added to the Download Festival which takes place takes place over the weekend of Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June 2008.

The festival has now been split down into days and stages with a list of whos playing which stage and which day.

he full list of other bands on the bill so far is as follows: 36 Crazy Fists, A Day To Remember, Alesana, Alter Bridge, Apocalyptica, Biffy Clyro, Bleeding Through, Bullet For My Valentine, Cavalera Conspiracy, Children Of Bodom, Chris Cornell, Coheed & Cambria, Disturbed, Fightstar, HIM, Incubus, In Flames, Job For A Cowboy, Jonathan Davis, Jimmy Eat World, Judas Priest, Kid Rock, Madina Lake, Motorhead, Pendulum, Rise Against, Seether, Simple Plan, The Black Dahlia Murder, Throwdown, The Devil Wears Prada, The Dillinger Escape, The Subways and Within Temptation.

The next announcement is expected later this week and more announcements are expected during the run up to the festival over the next few weeks. For more news and ticket information head to www.downloadfestival.co.uk

Friday 4th April 2008
Alkaline Trio have put a new song 'In Vein' up for streaming on their Blood Pact fan site, the song is taken from the bands forthcoming untitled studio album and is only online for 12hours, if you are a member of the bands fan site then head over to www.blood-pact.com head to the forum and follow the instructions before it is to late. 'In Vein' is a cracking song that starts off with a really bouncy ska sounding introduction and has a overall catchy sound that wouldnt be to out of place on the bands last album Crimson.

Thursday 3rd April 2008
The Reading and Leeds Festivals have been announced.....

Rage Against The Machine, The Killers, Metallica, Queens of the Stone Age, Bloc Party, Tenacious D, The Fratellis,