As the list of confirmed acts for the 2012 Soundwave Festival grows, Slipknot and System of a Down have been added to the line-up.  They join other recent confirmations Coal Chamber for what’s beginning to look like a not-to-be-missed bill.

The confirmed acts so far are as follows:

SYSTEM OF A DOWN
SLIPKNOT
LIMP BIZKIT
MARILYN MANSON
HOLE
A DAY TO REMEMBER
MACHINE HEAD
LAMB OF GOD
TRIVIUM
ALTER BRIDGE
LOSTPROPHETS
ANGELS & AIRWAVES
COBRA STARSHIP
THE USED
YOU ME AT SIX
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT
UNWRITTEN LAW
COAL CHAMBER
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL
THURSDAY
FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS
RAISED FIST
DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
ZAKK WYLDE’S BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
MASTODON
UNDEROATH
SAVES THE DAY
CIRCA SURVIVE
STEEL PANTHER
JACK’S MANNEQUIN
MESHUGGAH
THE SISTERS OF MERCY
ENTER SHIKARI
FOUR YEAR STRONG
BLACK VEIL BRIDES
MADINA LAKE
ZEBRAHEAD
HATEBREED
BIOHAZARD
TIMES OF GRACE
CKY
STREET DOGS
DRAGONFORCE
GOJIRA
KVELERTAK
LETLIVE
HELLYEAH
CRO-MAGS
THE CAB
RELIENT K
VERSA EMERGE
HEROES FOR HIRE
KILL HANNAH
THE DANGEROUS SUMMER
CHIMAIRA
FRAMING HANLEY
WATAIN
ROYAL REPUBLIC
I AM THE AVALANCHE
TURISAS
RIVER CITY EXTENSION

…and the dates:

Feb. 25 – RNA Showgrounds – Brisbane
Feb. 26 – Olympic Park – Sydney
Mar. 02 – Showgrounds – Melbourne
Mar. 03 – Bonython Park – Adelaide
Mar. 05 – Claremont Showgrounds – Perth

Read a review of Devin Townsend’s ‘Ghost’ here,
Read a review of Devin Townsend’s ‘Ziltoid The Omniscient’ here.
Read a review of Limp Bizkit’s ‘Gold Cobra’ here.
Read a review of Relient K’s ‘Is For Karaoke’ here.

Back in September, Florence + The Machine released a video of ‘What The Water Gave Me’ as a teaser for their much anticipated second album.

They’ve now released a video for a second track, which you can watch below.

‘Shake It Out’ was released on the 2nd October.  Its parent album, ‘Ceremonials’ is available from October 31st.

In July 2011 it was announced that Thin Lizzy were to release a lavish box set containing as many of their BBC recordings as could be unearthed.  Since tapes were expensive, it was common practice at the BBC until 1978 to wipe and re-use old tapes which they felt no longer served a huge purpose (though what was junked and what was not was often down to luck), the plea went out to fans to provide any off-air recordings they may have which were no longer in the Beeb’s archive.

The tracklisting has now been revealed and while some of the material has been previously released elsewhere, it is a treasure trove of goodies for the Lizzy fan.  The asking price at Amazon UK is £64.99.

THIN LIZZY AT THE BBC – TRACK LISTING

Disc 1

1.   Look What The Wind Just Blew In (Sounds Of The Seventies, 1971)
2.   Return Of The Farmers Son (Sounds Of The Seventies, 1971)
3.   Whiskey In The Jar (John Peel Session, 1972)
4.   Suicide  (John Peel Session, 1972)
5.   Black Boys On The Corner (John Peel Session, 1972)
6.   Saga Of The Ageing Orphan (John Peel Session, 1972)
7.   Vagabond Of The Western World (John Peel Session, 1973)
8.   Gonna Creep Up On You (John Peel Session, 1973)
9.   Little Girl In Bloom (John Peel Session, 1973)
10.  Randolph’s Tango (John Peel Session, 1973)
11.  The Rocker (John Peel Session, 1973)
12.  Slow Blues (John Peel Session, 1973)
13.  Randolph’s Tango (Bob Harris Session, 1973)
14.  Little Girl In Bloom (Bob Harris Session, 1973)
15.  The Rocker (Bob Harris Session, 1973)

Disc 2

1.    Little Girl In Bloom (Rock On Session, 1974)
2.    Little Darling (Rock On Session, 1974)
3.    Showdown (Rock On Session, 1974)
4.    Sitamoia (Bob Harris Session, 1974)
5.    Little Darling (Bob Harris Session, 1974)
6.    Slow Blues (Bob Harris Session, 1974)
7.    Showdown (Bob Harris Session, 1974)
8.    It’s Only Money (John Peel Session, 1974)
9.    Little Darling (John Peel Session, 1974)
10.  Still In Love With You (John Peel Session, 1974)
11.  Black Boys On The Corner (John Peel Session, 1974)
12.  Sitamoia (John Peel Session, 1974)
13.  She Knows (John Peel Session, 1974)
14.  It’s Only Money (John Peel Session, 1974)
15.  Sha La La (John Peel Session, 1974)
16.  Philomena (John Peel Session, 1974)

Disc 3

1.    Dear Heart (Bob Harris Session, 1974)
2.    Banshee (Bob Harris Session, 1974)
3.    Half Caste (John Peel Session, 1975)
4.    Rosalie (John Peel Session, 1975)
5.    Suicide (John Peel Session, 1975)
6.    Emerald (John Peel Session, 1976)
7.    The Warrior (John Peel Session, 1976)
8.    Cowboy Song (John Peel Session, 1976)
9.    Jailbreak (John Peel Session, 1976)
10.  Don’t Believe A Word (John Peel Session, 1976)
11.  Johnny (John Peel Session, 1976)
12.  Fools Gold (John Peel Session, 1976)
13.  Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed (John Peel Session, 1976)
14.  Killer Without A Cause (John Peel Session, 1977)
15.  Bad Reputation (John Peel Session, 1977)
16.  That Woman’s Gonna Break Your Heart (John Peel Session, 1977)
17.  Dancing In The Moonlight  (John Peel Session, 1977)
18.  Downtown Sundown (John Peel Session, 1977)

Disc 4 (BBC In Concert 1973/1974)

1.   The Rocker (In Concert, 1973)
2.   Things Ain’t Working Out Down At The Farm (In Concert, 1973)
3.   Slow Blues (In Concert, 1973)
4.   Gonna Creep Up On You (In Concert, 1973)
5.   Suicide (In Concert, 1973)
6.   She Knows (In Concert, 1974)
7.   It’s Only Money (In Concert, 1974)
8.   Still In Love With You (In Concert, 1974)
9.   Showdown (In Concert, 1974)
10.  Rock N Roll With You (In Concert, 1974)
11.  Baby Drives Me Crazy (In Concert, 1974)

Disc 5 (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 1981)

1.   Angel Of Death
2.   Renegade
3.   Hollywood (Down On Your Luck)
4.   The Pressure Will Blow
5.   Killer On The Loose
6.   The Boys Are Back In Town
7.   Are You Ready
8.   Baby Drives Me Crazy
9.   Emerald

Disc 6 (Live at the Regal Theatre, 1983)

1.   Introduction
2.   Jailbreak
3.   This Is The One
4.   Cold Sweat
5.   The Sun Goes Down
6.   The Holy War Live
7.   The Boys Are Back In Town
8.   Rosalie
9.   Baby Please Don’t Go
10. Still In Love With You
11. Dancing In The Moonlight
12. Thin Lizzy Baby Drives Me Crazy

Disc 7 (DVD)

1.   The Boys Are Back In Town (Live at The Rainbow, 1977)
2.   Emerald (Live at The Rainbow, 1977)
3.   Dancing In The Moonlight (Live at The Rainbow, 1977)
4.   Massacre (Live at The Rainbow, 1977)
5.   Still In Love With You (Live at The Rainbow, 1977)
6.   Don’t Believe A Word (Live at The Rainbow, 1977)
7.   Are You Ready (Live at The Rainbow, 1977)
8.   Sha La La (Live at The Rainbow, 1977)
9.   Baby Drives Me Crazy (Live at The Rainbow, 1977)
10. Me And The Boys (Live at The Rainbow, 1977)
11. Jailbreak (Live at The Regal Theatre, 1983)
12. This In The One (Live at The Regal Theatre, 1983)
13. Cold Sweat (Live at The Regal Theatre, 1983)
14. The Sun Goes Down (Live at The Regal Theatre, 1983)
15. The Holy War (Live at The Regal Theatre, 1983)
16. The Boys Are Back In Town (Live at The Regal Theatre, 1983)
17. Rosalie (Live at The Regal Theatre, 1983)
18. Baby Please Don’t Go (Live at The Regal Theatre, 1983)
19. Whiskey In The Jar (Live on Top Of The Pops, 1973)
20. Jailbreak (Live on Top Of The Pops, 1976)
21. Don’t Believe A Word (Live on Top Of The Pops, 1976)
22. Dancing In The Moonlight (Live on Top Of The Pops, 11/08/77)
23. Dancing In The Moonlight Live on Top Of The Pops, 25/08/77)
24. Rosalie (Cowgirl Song) (Live on Top Of The Pops, 11/05/78)
25. Rosalie (Cowgirl Song) (Live on Top Of The Pops, 22/06/78)
26. Waiting For An Alibi (Live on Top Of The Pops, 1979)
27. Sarah (Live on Top Of The Pops, 1979)
28. Chinatown (Live on Top Of The Pops, 1980)
29. Are You Ready (Live on Top Of The Pops, 30/04/81)
30. Are You Ready (Live on Top Of The Pops, May 1981)
31. Back On The Streets (Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1979)
32. Don’t Believe A Word (Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1979)
33. Ode To A Black Man (Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1981)
34. Somebody Else’s Dream (Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1981)
35. Renegade (Live on Three Of A Kind, 1983)

‘Scars’ by Illinois metal band SOiL is to get a tenth anniversary reissue on October 10th.

The band’s second album proved to be their breakthrough, yielding US hits with ‘Halo’ and ‘Unreal’.  The reissue will be available digitally and contain two bonus tracks – the previously unreleased ‘Damaged You’ and single b-side ‘Center’.

Those in the UK can also catch SOiL live with Puddle Of Mudd at the following venues:

Oct. 14 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
Oct. 15 – Conventry, UK @ Kasbah
Oct. 16 – Wrexham, UK @ Central Station
Oct. 18 – Glasgow, UK @ The Garage
Oct. 19 – Middlesbrough, UK @ Empire
Oct. 21 – York, UK @ Fibbers
Oct. 22 – Peterborough, UK @ Club Revolution
Oct. 23 – Manchester, UK @ Moho Live
Oct. 25 – Sheffield, UK @ Corporation
Oct. 26 – Cardiff, Wales The Coal Exchange
Oct. 27 – Norwich, UK @ Waterfront
Oct. 28 – Southampton, UK @ Talking Heads 

Read a review of Puddle Of Mudd’s ‘re(disc)overed’ here.

Soulfly have completed their eighth studio album and expect it to have an early 2012 release.  Production duties were handled by Chris Harris – producer of Shadows Fall, Hatebreed and Chiamara.  The album is the first to feature new drummer David Kinkade and new bassist Tony Campos (ex-Prong, Static X).

At the time of writing, neither the album’s title or tracklisting have been announced, although it is known that DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara appears on the new disc.

According to an announcement made by the band earlier in the year, the new new material is very heavy “like Sepultura‘s ‘Arise’…on crack and speed“.