With a second “solo” album due to appear in the first half of 2012, guitarist Slash is to play a selection of headlining dates in venues across the US in May.

Slash and his band can be seen at the following:

May 03 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
May 05 – Charlotte, NC – Carolina Rebellion, Rockingham Speedway
May 07 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
May 10 – Biloxi, MS – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hard Rock Live
May 12 – Kansas City MO – Liberty Memorial Park
May 13 – Indianola, IA – National Balloon Classic Field
May 14 – Minneapolis, MN – The Brick
May 16 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theater
May 17 – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
May 19 – Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range, Columbus Crew Stadium
May 20 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
May 25 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
May 26 – Albuquerque, NM – Route 66 Casino

The “finishing touches” are now being made to the upcoming album according to reports, which suggests it should be in stores to coincide with the live dates. So far, no new UK/European live dates have been scheduled.

There’s a free, legal download of a new Paradise Lost track available directly from the band’s record company.

By visiting Century Media, in exchange for your email address, you can nab ‘Crucify’ – a track from the British goth-metal band’s upcoming release ‘Tragic Idol’, released on 24th April.

To promote the release of ‘Tragic Idol’, Paradise Lost will also embark on an extensive UK tour, taking in the following cities, towns and venues:

April 16 – Cardiff, England – Great Hall 2
April 17 – Southampton, England – The Brook
April 18 – Folkestone, England – Quarterhouse
April 19 – Colchester, England – Arts Centre
April 20 – Stoke, England – Sugarmill
April 22 – York, England – The Duchess
April 23 – Glasgow, Scotland – King Tuts
April 24 – Sheffield, England – Corporation
April 25 – Wolverhampton, England – Slade Rooms
April 26 – Nottingham, England – Rescue Rooms
April 27 – Manchester, England – Club Academy
April 29 – London, England – Scala
April 30 – Norwich, England – Waterfront

The first official dates have been announced for the upcoming double headline tour shared between metal heavyweights Prong and Crowbar.

The tour stops at the following cities and venues throughout April:
April 05 – Dallas, TX – Trees
April 06 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
April 08 – El Paso, TX – House Of Rock
April 11 – Hollywood, CA – The Whisky
April 12 – Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theater
April 13 – Gallup, NM – Slopshot Billiards
April 14 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
April 16 – St Louis, MO – Fubar
April 18 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
April 19 – St Paul, MN – Station 4
April 20 – Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
April 21 – Detroit, MI – Harpo’s

More dates are to be added later.

Crowbar released their ninth studio album ‘Sever The Wicked Hand’ in February 2011, while Prong’s latest studio offering is expected in April 2012.

Foo Fighters were awarded a Grammy for their track ‘White Limo’ on Sunday February 12th.  The band received the award in the “Best hard rock/metal performance” category against some very tough competition.

The nominees for the category were as follows:

DREAM THEATER – “On The Backs Of Angels”
FOO FIGHTERS – “White Limo”
MASTODON – “Curl Of The Burl”
MEGADETH – “Public Enemy No. 1”
SUM 41 – “Blood In My Eyes”

The track comes from Foo Fighters’ 2011 release ‘Wasting Light’.  [Read a review here]

To see a video clip for ‘White Limo’ featuring the legendary Lemmy, click here.

In September 2011, it was reported that Dutch symphonic metal band Delain were entering the studio to begin work on their third album. With work almost completed, more details about the album have surfaced.

‘We Are The Others’ does not have an official release date just yet, but the cover art can be viewed below.

One of the new songs, ‘Where Is The Blood’ features a guest vocal from Fear Factory & g//z/r man Burton C. Bell.

“We Are The Others” track listing:
01. Mother Machine
02. Electricity
03. We Are The Others
04. Milk And Honey
05. Hit Me With Your Best Shot
06. I Want You
07. Where Is The Blood (feat. Burton C. Bell)
08. Generation Me
09. Babylon
10. Are You Done With Me
11. Get The Devil Out Of Me
12. Not Enough