The soundtrack to Michael Winner’s 1981 film ‘Death Wish II’ which was composed and performed by Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page is to get a strictly limited vinyl reissue in October.

The soundtrack will be remastered and also contain a bonus track – an alternative instrumental version of the main theme.  The new edition will also include liner notes, written by Page himself.

The special edition vinyl will be a limited edition of 1000 copies and only be available from www.jimmypage.com.

To date, the soundtrack has never been issued on CD outside Japan, while the original vinyl has been out of print for nearly three decades.

Progressive metal/melodic death metal band Opeth are returning to Australia this December for a headline tour.

The dates are as follows:
Dec. 15 – The Tivoli – Brisbane 
Dec. 16 – The Enmore – Sydney 
Dec. 18 – The Palace – Melbourne 
Dec. 20 – Fremantle Metro – Perth

It will be the band’s first visit to Australia since 2009.

The band’s tenth studio album, ‘Heritage’ is released on Roadrunner Records on September 20th.

Ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy is to make a guest appearance with Stone Sour during their set at this year’s Rock In Rio festival.

Stone Sour’s drummer Roy Mayorga will not be appearing with the band at this festival, since he is on sabbatical, since his wife is due to give birth.

Portnoy commented: “It’s an honor and pleasure to be able to help out my good friends in Stone Sour. It’s also an unexpected treat for me to get another visit with some of the greatest fans in the world.”

Plans are still afoot in the Stone Sour camp to release a full-length live DVD and record an EP of cover tunes.  The band have not announced which covers will be included on the EP at this time.

Los Angeles indie-pop outfit Y Luv have released a video for their current single ‘All Night’.

The track was produced by Josiah Mazzaschi (of Light FM) and taken from the band’s EP ‘How Chill Can You Let Go’.

Read a review of the EP here.

The Gaslight Anthem are back in the studio. Work has begun on their forth album, and according to reports the new material is “aggressive”.

According to frontman Brian Fallon, the band have set a goal to record 25 demos.

At present, no other details are known.

Gaslight’s last album – ‘American Slang, released in 2010 – was particularly successful in Germany, where it peaked at #8.

Earlier in 2011, Fallon released a debut album with his side project The Horrible Crowes.