UK metal veterans Iron Maiden have unveiled plans to tour the US this coming summer.

Fitting the band’s previous mould of performing retro shows between long tours of current material, the summer tour revisits the era of ‘Seventh Son of a Seventh Son’ and ‘Maiden England’.

The confirmed dates are as follows:

Jun. 21 – Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 23 – Atlanta, GA – Aarons Amphitheatre
Jun. 26 – Boston, MA – Comcast Center
Jun. 27 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach
Jun. 29 – Philadelphia, PI – Susquehanna Bank Center
Jun. 30 – Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
Jul. 02 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Jul. 05 – Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank
Jul. 08 – Quebec, QC – Colisee Pepsi Arena
Jul. 11 – Montreal, QC – Bell Center
Jul. 13 – Toronto, ON – Molson Amphitheatre
Jul. 14 – Sarnia, ON – Bayfest
Jul. 16 – Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jul. 18 – Detroit, MI – DTE Music Theatre
Jul. 19 – Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Centre
Jul. 24 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Center
Jul. 26 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
Jul. 27 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
Jul. 29 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum
Jul. 30 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Aug. 01 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Aug. 03 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 06 – Phoenix, AZ – Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
Aug. 09 – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug. 12 – Albuquerque, NM – Hard Rock Pavilion
Aug. 13 – Denver, CO – Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Aug. 15 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Aug. 17 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
Aug. 18 – Houston, TX – The Woodlands

So far, the band have not announced any dates for Europe of the UK for this tour.

Tony Martin, the vocalist on six often maligned Black Sabbath albums released between the late 80s and mid 90s, has unveiled the line-up for his touring band.

The band, which is to tour under the name ‘Headless Cross’ (named after Sabbath’s 1989 release, and arguably the best known from Martin’s eight year tenure) will bring together the following hard rock talents:

Tony Martin (BLACK SABBATH, THE CAGE) – Vocals
Danny “Danté” Needham (VENOM) – Drums
Geoff Nicholls (ex-BLACK SABBATH) – Keyboards
Dario Mollo (VOODOO HILL, THE CAGE) – Guitar
Magnus Rosén (ex-HAMMERFALL) – Bass

The long-running collaboration between Martin and guitarist Dario Mollo entitled The Cage released their third studio album in January 2012. Martin also has plans to re-release his long out of print solo debut album – featuring Queen’s Brian May – though the exact details of when remain somewhat sketchy.

Brazilian/US metal legends Soulfly have released a video for their new track ‘World Scum’, which can be seen below.

The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming 2012 album ‘Enslaved’ which is released via Roadrunner Records in March.

The confirmed tracklisting for ‘Enslaved’:

01. Resistance
02. World Scum
03. Intervention
04. Gladiator
05. Legions
06. American Steel
07. Redemption of Man By God
08. Treachery
09. Plata O Plomo
10. Chains
11. Revengeance
12. Slave *
13. Bastard *
14. Soulfly VIII *

*available only on the digital release

Legendary theatrical rock star Alice Cooper and cult reggae/hardcore punk band Bad Brains have been confirmed to appear at the 2012 Bonnaroo Festival.

The festival, held in Tennessee, will boast over 125 bands and 20 comedians appearing across thirteen stages.

So far, other confirmed acts include the recently reformed Ben Folds Five, City and Colour, Das Racist, Two Door Cinema Club, Flogging Molly, Spectrum Road (feat. Jack Bruce, Vernon Reid and John Medeski), Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead and more.

Bonnaroo 2012 takes place between June 7th-10th, with tickets available exclusively from Bonnaroo.com from this Saturday.

Australian melodic death metal band Elysian will release their debut album ‘Wires of Confusion’ in March.

The band will support Arch Enemy in Melbourne on April 31st, and a selection of the band’s own dates are planned to promote the are release of the album, though details have not yet been finalised.

Check out the tracklisting and cover art below.

Wires of Creation track-listing:

1 Mans Design
2 Sigma
3 Climb from Fear
4 Eternal Breath
5 Sense Offender
6 The Gate
7 Play the Hand
8 Calming the Storm (instrumental)
9 Conquest
10 Machine
11 A Cry from Helplessness
I. Remorse
II. The choice
III. The Fall