Virtuoso guitarist and sometime member of Mr. Big, Paul Gilbert releases a new solo album next month.

‘Vibrato’, unbelievably Gilbert’s 15th solo outing will feature some original material alongside classic covers of songs originally recorded by Yes, Muddy Waters and AC/DC, as well as a rendition of jazz man Dave Brubeck’s ‘Blue Rondo a la Turk’.

Confirmed tracklist:

01 – Enemies (In Jail)
02 – Rain And Thunder And Lightning
03 – Vibrato
04 – Put It On The Char
05 – Bivalve Blues
06 – Blue Rondo A La Turk
07 – Atmosphere on the Moon
08 – The Pronghorn
09 – Roundabout
10 – I Want To Be Loved
11 – Go Down

Italian fantasy-metallers Elvenking are back with a new album.

‘Era’ – their seventh studio record – is released in Europe on September 14th. A video clip for the new track ‘The Loser’ can be seen below.

In 2011, vocalist Davide Moras embarked on a side project, Hell In The Club, where he indulged in trashy hard rock. A review of the album can be found here.

Rival Sons will be releasing their awaited second album ‘Head Down’ on September 17th.

The US hard rock/blues rock band’s 2011 full-length debut ‘Pressure and Time’ was well received by the rock press and during that year the band picked up a strong UK fan following, thanks to support slots with Judas Priest and two performances at the 2011 High Voltage Festival.

Ahead of the new album’s release, the band have issued a thirteen minute video clip which you can view below.

US punks Ten Foot Pole have confirmed six Australian live dates. The band last visited Australia in 1997.

The confirmed shows are:

November 21, 2012 Brisbane, Australia Crowbar
November 22, 2012 Newcastle, Australia Cambridge Hotel
November 23, 2012 Sydney, Australia The Sando
November 24, 2012 Melbourne, Australia Revolver Upstairs
November 25, 2012 Adelaide, Australia Enigma Bar
November 28, 2012 Perth, Australia The Den

Following the tragic death of frontman Tony Sly in August, it seemed that No Use For A Name would not continue.

After Tony’s passing, the popular US punk band played their final show at the Macadam Festival in Quebec on the 8th September, gathering together current and former members for one last hurrah, before announcing their immediate disbandment.

No Use For A Name have left a great legacy of work on the now defunct New Red Archives label and for Fat Wreck Chords, the label owned by NOFX head honcho ‘Fat’ Mike Burkett.