Future Leaders Of The World, who feature Evanescence members John Lecompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums), are currently working on their second album. But, before it’s released, the band intend to change their name.

US metalheads Nile have signed to Nuclear Blast. But don’t expect any new album until ’07.

Mike Patton, of Peeping Tom/Fantomas fame, has strongly refuted ongoing rumours that there will be a Faith No More re-union. The frontman insists this will not happen.

Celtic Frost have brought in former Mayhem/Satyricon guitarist Anders Odden to augment their line-up for upcoming touring commitments.

The Subways have been forced to cancel more tour dates. Singer Billy Lunn has been ordered by doctors to rest his voice for longer after he was diagnosed with nodules on his vocal chords in April. The band have now cancelled their upcoming shows throughout June.

Dirty Pretty Things, Editors and We Are Scientists are among the acts confirmed for this year’s Ibiza Rocks festival.The acts, along with The Streets Soundsystem and Boy Kill Boy, are all set to play in July at Manumission’s Bar M, which is based in the resort of San Antonio.

Previous bassist of the Arctic Monkeys Andy Nicholson has been temporarily replaced with new member Nick O’Malley. They played together for the first time at a secret gig in London yesterday.The secret gig was held at East London’s Old Blue Last, a small pub barely big enough for an audience of a hundred people.The new […]

Guns n’ Roses have announced a full tour of the UK set for July, their first since 2002.Axl Rose & co will play seven huge arena shows kicking off the jaunt in Sheffield on July 18, and going through Sheffield, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham and ending up in London on July 30,В В  according to […]

Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Who have been confirmed as the headline acts for this year’s Oxegen festival.The US funk rockers and the Mod legends will top the Main Stage billing on Sunday (July 9) and Saturday (July 8) respectively at Ireland’s Punchestown Racecourse.Also set for the first day of the event are The […]

Promoter and booking agent Ian Copeland has passed away at the age of 57 of melanoma on Tuesday. Copeland was regarded as the man responsible for launching the careers of bands like R.E.M., the B52s and his brother’s band, The Police in the 70s and 80s.While based in New York, he founded Frontier Booking International […]