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.
Florence + The Machine have announced the name of their forthcoming second album.
‘Ceremonials’ will be released in the UK on October 31st.
According to iTunes, the final tracklisting is as follows:
‘Only If For The Night’
‘Shake It Out’
‘What The Water Gave Me’
‘Never Let Me Go’
‘Breaking Down’
‘Lover To Lover’
‘Seven Devils’
‘Heartlines’
‘Leave My Body’
‘Spectrum’
‘All This And Heaven Too’
‘What The Water Gave Me’