Sometime Blur guitarist Graham Coxon will be releasing a new solo album in February.

‘A+E’ is the guitarist’s righth solo release, the first since 2009’s ‘The Spinning Top’.

Confirmed tracklisting:
‘Advice’
‘City Hall’
‘What’ll It Take’
‘Meet+Drink+Pollinate’
‘The Truth’
‘Seven Naked Valleys’
‘Running For Your Life’
‘Bah Singer’
‘Knife In The Cast’
‘Ohh, Yeh, Yeh’

To help promote the release of the album, Coxon will be touring the UK in April, appearing at the following venues:
O2 Academy Oxford (April 13)
Gateshead Sage (15)
Edinburgh Liquid Rooms (16)
Glasgow Garage (17)
Manchester Sound Control (19)
Sheffield Leadmill (20)
Nottingham Rescue Rooms (21)
Brighton Concorde (23)
Cambridge Junction (24)
London HMV Forum (25)
Gloucester Guildhall (27)
Bristol Trinity (28)
Exeter Phoenix (29)
Falmouth Princess Pavilions (30)

‘A+E’ is released on 2nd April.

Elvenking, the cult Italian power/fantasy metal band featuring vocalist Davide Moras, are set to return to the recording studio at the end of February.

Producing the sessions will be Nino Laurenne who previously worked with Elvenking on their ‘Scythe’ and ‘Winter Wake’ albums, as well as having produced albums by Lordi and Apocalyptica.

Very little detail is known at this stage, but the band have said fans can expect a mid 2012 release.

At the beginning of 2011, Davide Meros released a debut album with his “other” band, the glam-metal outfit Hell In The Club, which surprisingly turned out to be one of the year’s best hard rock discs. (Review here)

Garage-blues duo The Dead Exs have confirmed three live dates for January.

In support of their debut release ‘Resurrection’, they will be appearing at the following venues:

FRI – Jan 13 – The BSP – Kingston NY
THUR – Jan 27 – Lemon Grove Cafe – Youngstown OH
FRI – Jan 28 – The Beachland Tavern – Cleveland OH

‘Resurrection’ was released in March 2011 and has attracted the band a cult following.  Read a review here.

Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith has revealed the artwork and tracklisting for his upcoming side project, Primal Rock Rebellion, also featuring one-time SikTh frontman Mikee Goodman.

The confirmed tracklisting for the album, entitled ‘Awoken Broken’, is as follows:
1. No Friendly Neighbour 4.53
2. No Place Like Home 3.06
3. I See Lights 4.59
4. Bright As A Fire 6.21
5. Savage World 3.38
6. Tortured Tone 5.08
7. White Sheet Robes 5.16
8. As Tears Come Falling From The Sky 0.47
9. Awoken Broken 4.58
10. Search For Bliss 4.13
11. Snake Ladders 4.43
12. Mirror and the Moon 5.04

The album was produced by Adrian Smith and Mikee Goodman, and mixed by Simon Hanhart whose previous credits include Marillion, Saxon, David Bowie’s Tin Machine, Asia and many others.

‘Awoken Broken’ is released on 27th February.

Alternative rock band Fools For Rowan have begun a Kickstarter campaign to help fund their second album.

Their debut was released almost two years ago and the band are now hard at work on a follow up, but they need your help!

The band have previously been described as having “soaring vocals, powerful guitar licks and intense personal lyrics.” Their debut album, “Twisted, Tied Up, Tangled” bought the band a loyal cult fanbase and deservedly so.

Those interested in helping the band make their second record can find details of their current Kickstarter campaign by clicking the link below.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/foolsforrowan/new-fools-for-rowan-album-and-music-video