The track listing has been announced for Killing Joke’s 2012 studio release, the appropriately titled ‘2012’.

The band’s fifteenth studio album, the following songs have been confirmed to appear:
‘Pole Shift’
‘Fema Camp’
‘Rapture’
‘Colony Collapse’
‘Corporate Elect’
‘In Cythera’
‘Primobile’
‘Glitch’
‘T rance’
‘On All Hallow’s Eve’

In support of the album, the band will also embark on a UK tour, taking in the following venues:
Exeter Lemon Grove (March 4)
O2 Academy Bristol (5)
Norwich Waterfront (6)
London Roundhouse (8)
Sheffield Corporation (9)
Manchester Academy 2 (10)
O2 ABC Glasgow (12)
O2 Academy Newcastle (13)
Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall (14)
Portsmouth Pyramids Centre (16)
O2 Academy Oxford (17)

The goth/industrial/hard rock outfit has aquired near legendary status after years of hard work and have a legion of famous fans, as well as shared band members with metal band Prong and The Orb. Their debut release is often cited as a major influence and having a pioneering sound. While the cold mechanical feel and influence of 1979’s ‘Killing Joke’ can be heard on hundreds of albums, very few – perhaps none – sounded like it prior to its release.

It has been reported that Australian alternative rock band The Butterfly Effect are to part ways with their lead vocalist Clint Boge.

Reports say that Boge is leaving the band after over a decade to persue other musical interests and the split is amicable.

The band are to play a last set of live shows in Australia before Boge moves on. Fans can catch the band at the following venues between April and June 2012:

Fri 27 Apr
Andergrove Tavern
Mackay

Sat 28 Apr
The Venue
Townsville

Sun 29 Apr
Brothers Leagues Club
Cairns

Wed 2 May
The Great Northern
Byron Bay
Thur 3 May
The Arena
Brisbane

Fri 4 May
Coolangatta Hotel
Gold Coast

Sat 5 May
Kings Beach Tavern
Sunshine Coast

Wed 9 May
The Plantation
Coffs Harbour

Thur 10 May
Panthers Leagues Club
Newcastle

Fri 11 May
UNSW Roundhouse
Sydney

Sat 12 May
Waves
Wollongong

Wed 16 May
UCU Bar
Canberra

Fri 18 May
Bended Elbow
Geelong

Sat 19 May
Inferno
Traralgon

Sun 20 May
Pier Live
Frankston

Tues 22 May
Hotel New York
Launceston

Wed 23 May
Wrest Point Casino
Hobart

Fri 25 May
Palace Theatre
Melbourne

Sat 26 May
The Bridgeway Hotel
Adelaide

Sun 27 May
HQ
Adelaide

Sat 2 June
Prince Of Wales
Bunbury

Sun 3 June
Metro City
Perth

(tour dates courtesy of triple j)

Here at Real Gone, we don’t often cover much electronic based material, but we figured that California based outfit Hell & Lula’s current plans needed to be included in our news column.

They’ve got a new EP on the way, but what really interested us was their other PlegeMusic campaign.

In addition to the usual “pledging money for music” type stuff, these Californians want your help in saving the planet. They’re hoping to raise enough money to get their tour bus converted to run on waste vegetable oil!

Go on, send them a few quid.  Make their “cool bus” dream a reality!

You can find out more about the band’s plans and pledge some money by reading the details at the link below.

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/hellandlula

Cormac Neeson and Paul Mahon, vocalist and guitarist with Irish retro rockers The Answer recently gave a lengthy interview with Italian web radio station LineaRock. You can view their entire video chat below.

The Answer’s third full length release ‘Revival’ was released in October 2011 to positive reviews from fans and critics alike, eventually peaking at #39; a respectable showing to follow up their 2009 hit ‘Everyday Demons’.

In March, The Answer take to the road on a double headlining tour of the UK and Ireland, with The Union (featuring Thunder’s Luke Morley). Dates are as follows:

02 – Dublin – Whelan’s
03 – Belfast – Mandela Hall
04 – Cork – Cyprus Avenue
06 – Leeds – Cockpit
07 – Glasgow – Garage
08 – Aberdeen – Lemon Tree
10 – Wolverhampton – Wulfrun Hall
11 – Nottingham – Rock City
12 – Newcastle – Academy
13 – Manchester – Academy II
15 – London – Electric Ballroom
16 – Bristol – Academy
17 – Brighton – Concorde II

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Thrash legends Overkill have confirmed they are to make an intimate in-store appearance prior to the release of their new LP.

Fans can catch up with Blitz Ellsworth and the gang at Vintage Vinyl at Fords, New Jersey on 27th February. The band are scheduled to appear at 7pm.

The new Overkill album, entitled ‘The Electric Age’ is released via Nuclear Blast records on 30th March.