Cult melodic rock band Crown of Thorns will be releasing an EP of new material before the end of 2012.

Frontman Jean Beauvoir has started a campaign with Pledge Music to fund the release.  For those who wish to donate to the project, there are a whole bunch of extras up for grabs, including remastered Crown of Thorns CDs, tour shirts and also signed copies of Ramones ‘Animal Boy’ and Kiss ‘Asylum’, both of which were originally produced by Jean back in the 80s.

What are you waiting for?  Get involved!

Full details of Jean Beauvoirs Crown of Thorns EP campaign can be found here: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/jeanbeauvoir

A few thoughts regarding Crown of Thorns’ classic debut CD can be found here: https://www.realgonerocks.com/2011/12/crown-of-thorns-crown-of-thorns-2/

In support of their long awaited album ‘Music From Another Dimension’, Aerosmith have announced more dates for their ‘Global Warming’ tour, as follows:

Nov. 08 – Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena
Nov. 11 – Wichita, KS – Intrust Bank Arena
Nov. 14 – Kansas City, MO – Spring Center
Nov. 16 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
Nov. 20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Nov. 23 – Atlantic City, NJ – Revel Resorts – Ovation Hall
Nov. 25 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
Nov. 27 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
Dec. 01 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Dec. 03 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
Dec. 06 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena
Dec. 09 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
Dec. 11 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Times Forum
Dec. 13 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

The first leg of the tour ended in August. Support from all shows on this second leg comes from Cheap Trick.

So far, no more UK dates have been scheduled.

‘Music From Another Dimension’ is released on November 5th in the UK and one day later in the US. The release marks the first Aerosmith release to feature all new, self-penned material since 2001’s ‘Just Push Play’.

OFF! have confirmed three club shows in addition to their appearance at Australia’s Big Day Out in January 2013.

The hardcore punk band, which features ex-Black Flag/Circle Jerks frontman and Redd Kross bassist Steve McDonald, will also be appearing here:

Thu 17 Jan
Annandale Hotel
Sydney

Mon 21 Jan
The Zoo
Brisbane

Wed 23 Jan
The Corner Hotel
Melbourne

The band’s self-titled full length release (full length being entirely relative at 16 songs in approximately as many minutes) was released in June 2012.  [Review here]

US alt-metal band Deftones are releasing their seventh album ‘Koi No Yokan’ this coming November.

The confirmed tracklisting is:

Poltergeist (Roller Derby)’
‘Romantic Dreams’
‘Leathers’
‘Swerve City’
‘Entomb (Dazzle)’
‘Graphic Nature’
‘Tempest’
‘Gauze’
‘Rosemary’
‘Goon Squad’
‘What Happened To You? (Flashback)’

The band will play US live shows to promote the release before the end of 2012, but as yet, no UK dates have been scheduled.

US alt/emo/punkers Yellowcard have announced a full run of European tour dates for early in the new year, including an appearance at London’s KOKO in February.

The confirmed dates are as follows:

Feb 13, 2012 Gruenspan Hamburg, Germany
Feb 14, 2012 Stollwerk Koln, Germany
Feb 15, 2012 Backstage Halle Munich, Germany
Feb 16, 2012 C Club Berlin, Germany
Feb 18, 2012 Batschkapp Frankfurt, Germany
Feb 19, 2012 Flex Vienna, Austria
Feb 21, 2012 Orion Live Roma, Italy
Feb 22, 2012 Dynamo Zurich, Switzerland
Feb 23, 2012 Tivoli Utrecht, Netherlands
Feb 25, 2012 Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Feb 26, 2012 KOKO London, United Kingdom
Feb 28, 2012 QMU Glasgow, United Kingdom
Mar 1, 2012 HMV Ritz Manchester, United Kingdom
Mar 2, 2012 Kasbah Coventry, United Kingdom
Mar 5, 2012 Waterfront Norwich, United Kingdom
Mar 6, 2012 Trix Club Antwerp, Belgium
Mar 7, 2012 Bataclan Paris, France

Yellowcard’s eighth album ‘Southern Air’ was released in August 2012.