In support of his second “solo” album, Slash has announced dates for Australia and New Zealand as part of his lengthy world tour.

Fans in the southern hemisphere can catch the legendary guitarist in August at the following venues:
Aug 17 – Auckland, NZ – Vector Arena
Aug 19 – Addington, NZ – CBS Arena
Aug 23 – Brisbane, AU – The Riverstage 
Aug 25 – Sydney, AU – Entertainment Centre 
Aug 26 – Melbourne, AU – Hisense Arena 
Aug 28 – Adelaide, AU – Thebarton Theatre 
Aug 30 – Perth, AU – Metro City 

These seven shows are just part of Slash’s ‘Apocalyptic Love’ tour which also includes a show at the UK Download Festival in June.

Cimematic trio Twin Trip have released a new video for their track ‘Man On The Moon’.  You can view the clip in the embedded video player below.

The song is taken from the band’s self-titled full-length album which was released on Flower Records in April 2012.

To find out about Twin Trip, visit the band at their official website: http://www.twintripmusic.com/

Prior to the release of their debut album, UK based atmospheric alternative/post-rock band The Elijah will be giving away their new single.

On 28th May 2012, ‘I Hated’, plus the orchestral b-side ‘I Never Breathed In’, will be available from the band’s Facebook page.

Their debut album ‘I Loved I Hated I Destroyed I Created’ will be released on July 2nd.  To promote the release, The Elijah are making various live appearances throughout the UK in June and July:

To watch the video for ‘I Destroyed’, click here.

It is reported that stalwark UK rockers Uriah Heep will play the entire ‘Demons & Wizards’ album as part of their live set on two dates of their US winter tour.

The original 1972 is one of the band’s best known and continues to remain a fan favourite despite the passing decades. While only guitarist Mick Box is the only remaining member of the 1972 line up, the current Uriah Heep has a strong line-up including bassist Trevor Bolder a constant member since 1985, and previously member between 1977 and 1982) and vocalist Bernie Shaw, now celebrating 25 years as the band’s frontman.

Uriah Heep’s last studio album ‘Into The Wild’ was released on Frontiers Records in 2011.

The US tour dates are as follows:
Nov. 01 – Jim Thorpe PA – Penn’s Peak
Nov. 04 – New York NY – B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
Nov. 08 – Milwaukee WI – Potawatomi Casino / Northern Lights Theatre
Nov. 09 – Milwaukee WI – Potawatomi Casino / Northern Lights Theatre
Nov. 16 – Tulsa OK – River Spirit Casino

Both Milwaukee dates will feature the ‘Demons & Wizards’ set.

To read a review of ‘Very ‘Eavy, Very ‘Umble’ click here.

A deluxe edition of the Lynch Mob album ‘REvolution’ is to be released next month.

The band, formed by sometime Dokken guitarist Goerge Lynch, originally released ‘REvolution’ – their fifth studio album – in 2003. This was followed in 2004 by a live album of the ‘Revolution’ tour and in 2005 by a full length live DVD.

On June 19th 2012, Cleopatra Records brings together all three releases in one package. While the original studio album has remained on cataloge since its original release, both the live CD and DVD have been out-of-print for some time, so the new package is a welcome addition to the George Lynch catalogue.