Thrash metallers Trivium have announced a release date of August 5th for their forthcoming album, ‘In Waves’, their first release since 2008’s ‘Shogun’.

Trivium’s fifth release is said to be the band’s first album not to have a concept linking the songs. However, while not strictly a concept album, guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy says “the music, the artwork, the videos and the live show are all part of an interconnected whole.” He also feels that ‘In Waves’ is the “the most complete project [Trivium] have ever done. We think we’ve finally made the record that we’ve always strived to make.”

‘In Waves’ will be released as a standard, 13 track edition and also a special edition featuring 5 bonus tracks and a 40 minute DVD.

Trivium are supporting Iron Maiden at London’s 02 Arena on August 6th. You can also catch them playing various dates in the UK in December.

Following their eigth album ‘King of Limbs’ released earlier this year, fans speculated that it was not a complete representation of the music Radiohead had been working on. Rumours spread that there would be a ‘King of Limbs: Part 2’ released before the end of the year. This was a rumour the band were quick to deny.

In addition to the eight track CD/download, a couple of extra tracks – ‘Supercollider’ and ‘The Butcher’ – appeared on the vinyl version. Still the rumours persisted. The theory suggested there must be more music, there has to be a ‘King of Limbs: Part 2’ since the original album was so short…

On June 20th 2011, Radiohead posted a clip from their upcoming performance on ‘Live From The Basement’. The clip features the debut performance of another song not to make ‘The King of Limbs’.

Watch ‘Staircase’ by clicking on the video below.

Read a review of ‘The King of Limbs’ here.

According to legendary producer Rick Rubin (Beastie Boys, Slayer, Johnny Cash), Linkin Park are “making good progress” with the writing of their fifth album. He goes on to say the band are “further on than the last two albums” for so early on in the writing process.

The news comes just a month after singer Chester Bennington claimed that the songs they were working on would address some “serious issues” and “polarize fans”.

The band’s previous album, ‘A Thousand Suns’ (released in 2010) reached #1 in the album charts in the US, Germany, Italy, Austria and New Zealand, while peaking at #2 in the UK and Japan.

At the time of writing, the band’s 2000 debut album ‘Hybrid Theory’ had been certified 5x Platinum in Australia and Canada, and 4x Platinum in the UK.

Having already played a large number of shows already in 2011, with their debut EP now released, the Norwegian orchestral indie pop band Team Me are set to play more dates between July and September.

You can catch the band at the following shows:

July
7th Trænafestivalen Træna, Norway
29th Storåsfestivalen Meldal, Norway
30th Vrangsfestivalen Magnor, Norway

August
5th Riverside (Ignition Festival Launch Party) Newcastle, UK
6th Stockton Weekender Festival Stockton, UK
8th Ignition Festival Gosforth Racecourse, Newcastle, UK
10th-14th Øyafestivalen Oslo, Norway
19th-20th Pstereofestivalen Trondheim, Norway
20th Parkenfestivalen Bodø, Norway

September
22nd Reperbahnfestival Hamburg, Germany
23rd Halden Pop Bar Halden, Germany
24th Berlin Independent Nights Berlin, Germany

Read a review of Team Me’s EP here.

Plastic Head, one of the UK’s largest distribution companies, has launched four new specialist reissue labels.

Each of the labels will concentrate on different genres: Northworld (rock, pop, M.O.R), Southworld (rock and metal), Eastworld (eclectic rock and indie) and Westworld (punk).

Tom Doherty, one of the 4Worlds Media directors working alongside Plastic Head Distribution director Steve Beatty, has explained that while the four labels were to concentrate on quality reissues, they had an “open door” for telented new acts.

The new label’s first scheduled releases for the labels are Ministry’s ‘Undercover’ and a reissue from Hawkwind. ‘Blood of The Earth’ was the legendary psych/space rock/prog band’s 25th studio album, taking into account the two releases recorded under their Hawklords and Psychedelic Warlords pseudonyms.

The autumn schedule for 4World includes the catalogue of The The mainman Matt Johnson’s first band The Gadgets, plus a reissue of the Doctor & The Medics back catalogue. There are also planned releases by UK Subs, Andi Sex Gang and Throbbing Gristle.