Arizona punks Horace Pinker will a short run of US dates later this month. Still in support of their ‘Local State Inertia’ LP from 2011, the band are confirmed to play:

October 17, 2012 Indianapolis, IN The Hoosier Dome
October 19, 2012 Coram (Long Island), NY O’Brien’s Ale House [1]
October 20, 2012 Philadelphia, PA Cloud City [2]
October 21, 2012 Trenton, NJ The Mill Hill [3]
October 27, 2012 Gainesville, FL The High Dive (Fest 11) [4]

[1] support from Laura Stevenson & The Cans, Iron Chic, Bear Trade
[2] support from The Headies, Wringer
[3] support from All Eyes West, Gameday Regulars
[4] support from Red City Radio, Plow United

Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris has released a new video for ‘This Is My God’, which can now be viewed below.

The track is taken from his first solo album ‘British Lion’, released in September 2012.  While the album gathered a few very positive reviews, it has been a record which polarised fan opinion.

A review of ‘British Lion’ can be found here.

On 26th September, Rock My Monkey TV posted a new video interview with Paradise Lost’s Nick Holmes on YouTube, which can be seen below.

The interview took place during the band’s US visit on the ‘Epic Kings & Idols’ tour, which also features Devin Townsend and Katatonia. Earlier on the tour, the Age of Metal webzine had a chat with Paradise Lost’s guitarist Aaron Aedy, which can be viewed here.

Paradise Lost’s last album ‘Tragic Idol’ was released in April 2012.

Promoting her ‘Theatre Is Evil’ album with her Grand Theft Orchestra, Amanda Palmer returns to her native Australia for a short run of live shows.

The former Dresden Dolls vocalist will play six dates in all, some of which will be all ages shows.

Confirmed dates:

Fri 1 Feb Forum Theatre Melbourne
Thu 7 Feb Enmore Theatre Sydney *
Sat 9 Feb The Northern Byron Bay
Sun 10 Feb The Tivoli Brisbane
Thu 14 Feb Astor Theatre Perth
Sun 17 Feb Thebarton Theatre Adelaide *

*All ages shows. All other performances are 18+.

In other related news, Palmer recently appeared in the Flaming Lips video for their cover of ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ – a NSFW clip – which can be viewed here.

Following the earlier news of Agnostic Front’s trip to Europe in early 2013 with Hatebreed, the hardcore punk legends have confirmed a handful of Canadian dates for next month.

With support from Death By Stereo and West of Hell at all shows, Canadian fans can catch Agnostic Front here:

October 19, 2012 Vancouver, BC Ricksaw Theatre
October 20, 2012 Kelowna, BC Level Nightclub
October 21, 2012 Calgary, AB Republik
October 22, 2012 Edmonton, AB The Studio Music Foundation
October 23, 2012 Edmonton, AB The Pawn Shop
October 24, 2012 Saskatoon, SK Amigos Cantina
October 25, 2012 Winnipeg, MB The Zoo