Watford hardcore punks Gallows – now fronted by ex-Alexisonfire man Wade MacNeil – will release a new EP at the end of 2011.

The EP, entitled ‘Death Is Birth’ features four new songs and will be the band’s first release since the departure of previous vocalist Frank Carter.

Released on the Thirty Days of Night label on December 13th. According to MacNeil, the EP presents “four songs like a kick in the teeth.”

‘Death Is Birth’ tracklisting:
‘Mondo Chaos’
‘True Colours’
‘Hate! Hate! Hate!’
‘Death Is Birth’

You can watch a video of one of the new tracks, ‘True Colours’, by clicking here.

The band also play two shows to coincide with the release: XOYO on December 13th and Kingston Peel on the 14th.

Sometime Queens of the Stone Age member and former Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan is to release a new solo album early next year.

‘Blues Funeral’ – Lanegan’s first solo work since 2004’s ‘Bubblegum’ will be released on February 6th.  The album was recorded with renowned Seattle musician/producer Alain Johannes and features a guest performance from Joshua Homme.

No official track listing has been announced at this time.

Lanegan will follow the album’s release with the following UK/Ireland live dates in March:
Bristol O2 Academy (March 4)
Manchester Academy 2 (5)
Dublin Academy (7)
Belfast Mandela Hall (8)
Glasgow ABC (9)
Leeds Cockpit (10)
Birmingham Library (12)
London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (13)

Lanegan’s former band Screaming Trees released an album of their final sessions entitled ‘Last Words’ on November 14th.

Legendary brit rockers UFO have announced the title of their forthcoming album.

The band’s twentieth studio album is to be called ‘Last of the Bone Riders’. The record is recorded with producer Tommy Newton, but as yet, no final tracklisting has been decided.

The album will be released in Febrauary 2012, with a UK tour to follow.

Despite shifting line-ups and sabbaticals, the band still features three of it’s original members: vocalist Phil Mogg, drummer Andy Parker and keyboardist/guitarist Paul Raymond.

On Friday November 11th, Lou Reed and Metallica performed a six song live set plus gave an interview for a German radio broadcast. A small group of fans were also invited to view the performance, which was also filmed for a webcast.

In support of their ‘Lulu’ project – a release which has received some atrocious reviews, some of the most negative of either paties career – the band performed a selection of songs from their 2011 record, plus a cover of The Velvet Underground classic ‘White Light/White Heat’.

In its first week of release, ‘Lulu’ sold a mediocre 13,000 copies in the US, placing at #36 on the Billboard chart – exactly the same position it reached on the UK chart. It was a top ten hit in Germany.

Read a review of ‘Lulu’ here.

Watch the webcast below.

Former Anthrax vocalist Dan Nelson is suing the band for unpaid royalties. He has also stated the band have made false statements to the press regarding the surroundings of his departure.

Nelson says he wrote a portion of the material on the band’s current album, ‘Worship Music’, but has not been paid a fair share of the royalties. According to the New York Post, Nelson is seeking damages as he alleges drummer Charlie Benante, bassist Frank Bello and guitarist Scott Ian have falsely stated in “numerous interviews” that he had “abruptly resigned” after getting sick and forced them to cancel a tour.

Nelson is suing the band for $2.5m. The suit was filed earlier this week.

Read a review of ‘Worship Music’ here. Watch Anthrax live at Sonisphere in Sweden here.