Second clip released from Devin Townsend’s ‘By a Thread’ DVD set released

A full clip of The Devin Townsend Project’s ‘Ghost’ recorded live at London’s Union Chapel has been posted on YouTube.

The clip is the second to surface from Townsend’s lavish DVD set’By A Thread: Live In London’, which documents four complete Devin Townsend Project shows recorded over a four night period.

The DVD set not only includes complete performances of the ‘Ki’, ‘Addicted!’, ‘Deconstructed’ and ‘Ghost’ albums, but also includes 5 bonus CDs featuring audio recordings of each complete show.

‘By a Thread’ was released in the UK on 18th June 2012.

Opeth announce Swedish tour dates

Progressive metallers Opeth have announced a handful of dates for the end of 2012. Dubbed ‘Swedish Heritage’, the run of nine dates takes in six different Swedish cities.

The confirmed dates in full:

Nov. 29 – KB – Malmo, Sweden
Nov. 30 – Katalin – Stockholm, Sweden
Dec. 01 – Club 700 – Örebro, Sweden
Dec. 02 – Nefertiti – Gothenburg, Sweden
Dec. 03 – Nefertiti – Gothenburg, Sweden
Dec. 04 – Sodra Teatern – Stockholm, Sweden
Dec. 05 – Sodra Teatern – Stockholm, Sweden
Dec. 06 – Maxim – Gävle, Sweden
Dec. 07 – Skandiateatern – Norrköping, Sweden

Opeth’s tenth studio album ‘Heritage’ fully explores a more commercial side to the band, which resulted in the release being a top ten hit in Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, Finland and Norway. The album peaked at #19 on the US Billboard 200.

Morrissey to embark on extrensive US tour

Morrissey is to tour the US at the end of 2012 on a long run of dates. Beginning in October, the one-time Smiths frontman and one of the finest songwriters of his generation, will embark on 33 date visit, taking in various cities.

Kristeen Young will open on all dates, except the November 24th show in Los Angeles, CA where Iggy & The Stooges will appear as special guests.

Morrissey’s confirmed US tour dates:

Oct. 5: Wang Theatre
, Boston, MA
Oct. 6: Palace Theater
, Waterbury, CT
Oct. 10: Radio City Music Hall
, New York, NY
Oct. 15: State Theatre
, Portland, ME
Oct. 16: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, VT

Oct. 18: Palace Theatre
, Albany, NY
Oct. 19: Rapids Theatre
, Niagara Falls, NY
Oct. 23: Heinz Hall
, Pittsburgh, PA
Oct. 24: LC Indoor Pavilion
, Columbus, OH
Oct. 26: James H Whiting Auditorium
, Flint, MI
Oct. 27: Chicago Theatre
, Chicago, IL
Oct. 29: Orpheum Theatre
, Minneapolis, MN
Oct. 30: Surf Ballroom
, Clear Lake, IA
Nov. 1: Rococo Theatre
, Lincoln, NE
Nov. 3: Ellie Caulkins Opera House
, Denver, CO
Nov. 4: Kingsbury Hall at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 8: Moore Theatre
, Seattle, WA
Nov. 10: Mount Baker Theatre
, Bellingham, WA
Nov. 11: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
, Portland, OR
Nov. 14: Robert Mondavi Center at UC Davis
, Davis, CA
Nov. 16: Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA

Nov. 17: John Ascuaga’s Nugget – Rose Ballroom
, Reno, NV
Nov. 21: Marquee Theater, Tempe, AZ

Nov. 23: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas at The Chelsea Ballroom
, Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 24: Staples Center Arena
, Los Angeles, CA (Special guest: Iggy and the Stooges)
Nov. 27: Tricky Falls
, El Paso, TX
Nov. 28: Kay Yeager Coliseum
, Wichita Falls, TX
Nov. 30: Pharr Entertainment Center
, Pharr, TX
Dec. 1: Jefferson Theatre, Beaumont, TX

Dec. 3: Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
, Atlanta, GA
Dec. 5: Orange Peel
, Asheville, NC
Dec. 7: The Music Center at Strathmore
, North Bethesda, MD
Dec. 8: Showboat Resort and Casino – House of Blues
, Atlantic City, NJ

Morrissey’s last album, 2009’s energetic ‘Years of Refusal’, gained some incredibly positive press and reached the top ten in the UK, Belgium, Finland and Sweden. It reached #11 on the US Billboard 200.

Popboomerang to release 40 song retrospective

To celebrate the label’s tenth anniversary, Australian power pop label Popboomerang have embarked on a very special project. The label will release an expansive 40 track retrospective covering their first ten years.

They need your help.

For the next couple of months, Popboomerang are taking donations via fan-funding site Pozible. If you donate, you are eligible to receive some cool extras, including t-shirts, your name in the liner notes and more.

For more details – and to perhaps slip the label a couple of bucks – visit this webpage!

Popboomerang’s official website can be found here.