Legendary theatrical rock star Alice Cooper and cult reggae/hardcore punk band Bad Brains have been confirmed to appear at the 2012 Bonnaroo Festival.

The festival, held in Tennessee, will boast over 125 bands and 20 comedians appearing across thirteen stages.

So far, other confirmed acts include the recently reformed Ben Folds Five, City and Colour, Das Racist, Two Door Cinema Club, Flogging Molly, Spectrum Road (feat. Jack Bruce, Vernon Reid and John Medeski), Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead and more.

Bonnaroo 2012 takes place between June 7th-10th, with tickets available exclusively from Bonnaroo.com from this Saturday.

Australian melodic death metal band Elysian will release their debut album ‘Wires of Confusion’ in March.

The band will support Arch Enemy in Melbourne on April 31st, and a selection of the band’s own dates are planned to promote the are release of the album, though details have not yet been finalised.

Check out the tracklisting and cover art below.

Wires of Creation track-listing:

1 Mans Design
2 Sigma
3 Climb from Fear
4 Eternal Breath
5 Sense Offender
6 The Gate
7 Play the Hand
8 Calming the Storm (instrumental)
9 Conquest
10 Machine
11 A Cry from Helplessness
I. Remorse
II. The choice
III. The Fall

In addition to an appearance at the Groovin’ The Moo Festival, it has been confirmed that Dallas Green (aka singer/songwriter City & Colour) will play a selection of live dates in major Australian cities in April and May.

Those not attending the travelling festival at any of its locations will now be given an opportunity to see Green in a more intimate setting at the following venues:

Sun 29 Apr *
Auckland Town Hall
Auckland

Wed 2 May *
Palais Theatre
Melbourne

Tue 8 May +
The Tivoli
Brisbane

Mon 14 May *
Enmore Theatre
Sydney

Sun 20 May +
Fremantle Art Centre
Fremantle

* All Ages
+ 18+

(dates courtesy of triple j music news)

To promote his fifth solo album ‘What Kind of World’, Brendan Benson will visit the UK and Ireland for a run of live shows in the spring.

Benson has confirmed the following dates in May:
Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (May 21)
London Scala (22)
Manchester Ruby Lounge (23)
Dublin Button Factory (24)
Glasgow Oran Mor (25)

‘What Kind of World’ is released on April 30th.

Benson’s Raconteurs buddy, Mr Jack White, also has a new album awaiting release and a short run of live dates this coming spring (details here).

Ex-White Stripes man Jack White is to play his first ever live shows as a solo artist in March.

White’s much anticipated debut solo album ‘Blunderbuss’ will be released on April 23rd. Ahead of its release, fans in the US will get an extra treat as White has confirmed live dates at the following venues in March:

Chattanooga Track 29 (March 10)
Birmingham WorkPlay Soundstage (12)
Memphis New Daisy Theatre (13)
Tulsa Cain’s Ballroom (15)

In addition to his new solo career, White continues to be a member of The Raconteurs with singer/songwriter Brendan Benson (who too has a new album imminent) and The Dead Weather with Queens of the Stone Age’s Dean Fertitia and Allison Mosshart of The Kills.