Scottish metalheads Mendeed have signed to Nuclear Blast. The band have also announced they’ll support Slayer on the UK/European ‘Unholy Alliance Tour’ at the end of the year.

Iggy Pop and Michael Stipe are set to team up with New York Dolls on the band’s first new album in over thirty years. The thirteen track album ‘One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This’ hits the shelves Stateside on July 25 and also features a contribution from Bo Diddley.Michael Stipe appears […]

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The Vines have confirmed details of the next single to be taken from their album ‘Vision Valley’.The trio will release ‘Anysound’ on May 22 in three formats, CD plus two limited edition 7” vinyl’s. The CD format will be backed by a AOL Country Version of ‘Get Free’.The first 7” format will come as a […]

Bloc Party have chosen a producer for their upcoming second album.Tentatively titled ‘Urbanite Relaxation’, the follow up to the critically acclaimed ‘Silent Alarm’, will be produced by former Compulsion guitarist now successful producer Jacknife Lee.

All That Remains are to release new album, ‘The Fall Of Ideals‘, in June. Produced by Adam Dutkiewicz, this’ll be on the Prosthetic label.

Mastodon have posted their version of Metallica’s ‘Orion’ at www.myspace.com/mastodon. This is the finished version, as compared to what is said to be the unmastered cut that appeared on the recent ‘Remastered’ album, the 20th anniversary tribute to the ‘Master Of Puppets’ record, put together by Kerrang! magazine.

Dallas band Fair To Midland have signed to Serjical Strike, the label run by Serj Tankian of System Of A Down. Tankian himself is expected to produce the band’s new album.

Disturbed will now play two shows at London’s Astoria on their UK tour later in the year. The new list of dates is Newcastle Carling Academy September 29, Manchester University October 2, Nottingham Rock City 4, Liverpool Carling Academy 7, London Astoria 9/10. Support comes from Nevermore.

Motley Crue will have to finish up their Canadian tour without drummer Tommy Lee, who’s still suffering from tendonitis. His replacement is former Skrape man Will Hunt, with Dark New Day.