Later this year, Swedish haedcore punks Refused are to play live dates in Australia for the very first time.

The band broke up in 2004 but reformed in 2011 and have been touring on and off since. They’ve now confirmed a short run of Australian dates for November.

The confirmed shows are as follows:

November 9th, Metro, Fremantle
November 11th, Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane *
November 13th, Enmore Theatre, Sydney *
November 15th, The Palace, Melbourne
November 17th, Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide *

*All ages shows

Kill Devil Hill, the project featuring ex-Dio/Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice and ex-Pantera bassist Rex Brown released their much anticipated debut album in May 2012.

At the end of August, Vinny and Kill Devil Hill guitarst Mark Zavon caught up with PureGrainAudio in Quebec.

You can watch the complete interview below.

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After a spell out of the spotlight and a shift around of the band’s line-up, Evanescence returned with their third studio album in 2011.

This summer, the band are headlining the Carnival of Madness tour in the US, with support from Chevelle and Halestorm.

When the tour reached Grand Rapids, Michigan Amy Lee gave an interview with local radio station WGRD 97.9 FM. You can now watch the entire eleven minute chat below.

‘Evanescence’ reached #4 on the UK album chart, providing the band with their third top five album. In the US, the album peaked at #1, making it the second of the band’s albums to reach the top spot.

Two Door Cinema Club have announced a string of dates for early in 2013.

The UK indie-rock band will be visiting the following venues next year:

JANUARY:
O2 Academy Newcastle (January 24)
O2 Apollo Manchester (25)
Southampton Guildhall (28)
Nottingham Rock City (29)
Cardiff University (31)

FEBRUARY:
O2 Academy Birmingham (2)
Aberdeen Music Hall (4)
Glasgow Barrowlands (5)
O2 Academy Leeds (7)
O2 Brixton Academy (8)

Following sets at the 2012 Reading/Leeds Festivals, the band are also embarking on a mini-tour of the UK this coming September promoting their new album, including an appearance at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire:

Birmingham HMV Library (September 4)
Manchester Sound Control (5)
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (6)
Dublin Academy (7)

The band’s second studio album ‘Beacon’ is released in the UK on 3rd September.

Kaiser Chiefs have announced their first live dates for next year, including a stop off at Margate Winter Gardens. The dates are to promote the band’s 2012 singles compilation ‘Souvenir’.

Dates are as follows:

FEBRUARY:
Carlisle Sands Centre (February 11)
Glasgow Barrowlands (12)
Dunfermline Alhambra Theatre (14)
O2 Apollo Manchester (15)
Bridlington Spa (16)
O2 Academy Newcastle (18)
Preston Guildhall (19)
Cheltenham Racecourse (21)
Wolverhampton Civic Hall (22)
Southampton Guildhall (25)
Margate Winter Gardens (26)
Cambridge Corn Exchange (27)

MARCH:
O2 Brixton Academy (March 1)