Adrenaline Mob, the all-star project featuring Stuck Mojo guitarist Rich Ward and ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, have announced the release of their first full length album.

‘Omertá’ will be released in March and contains the following tracks:

01. Undaunted
02. Psychosane
03. Indifferent
04. All on the Line
05. Hit the Wall
06. Feelin’ Me
07. Come Undone (Duran Duran cover, feat. Lzzy Hale)
08. Believe Me
09. Down to the Floor
10. Angel Sky
11. Freight Train

The release was self produced by Adrenalin Mob and mixed by Jay Ruston, a man whose credits include studio work on Anthrax’s 2011 return to form, ‘Worship Music‘.

The album will hit stores on March 13th.

The almost legendary King’s X are to tour the US in the spring.

Their March/April West Coast tour takes in the following cities and venues:
Mar. 28 – Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, TX
Mar. 29 – Warehouse Live Studio – Houston, TX
Mar. 30 – Trees – Dallas, TX
Apr. 01 – House of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
Apr. 03 – The Rock – Tucson, AZ
Apr. 05 – Key Club – West Hollywood, CA
Apr. 06 – Brick by Brick – San Diego, CA
Apr. 07 – The Coach House – San Juan, CA
Apr. 10 – Don Quixote’s – Felton, CA
Apr. 12 – Cargo – Reno, NV
Apr. 13 – The Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA
Apr. 14 – Pound West Oakland – Oakland, CA
Apr. 17 – Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
Apr. 18 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA
Apr. 21 – Herman’s Hideaway – Denver, CO

The dates are in support of their live release ‘Live Love In London’ – an expansive 2CD + DVD set – released via Inside Out Music in October 2010.

An archive of 700 unheard Thin Lizzy recordings has surfaced almost three decades after the band’s original split.

A huge selection of recordings which was reportedly given to a fan by Phil Lynott himself shortly before his death in 1986 is reportedly back in the hands of Universal Music, and plans are being made to release the best of these recordings as a box set at some point in 2012.

The recordings, dating from between 1971 and 1981 are said to contain verious alternate takes and demos of well known Thin Lizzy tracks as well as songs never before heard. Surviving Thin Lizzy members Brian Downey and Scott Gorham will supposedly have final say over which recordings from this colossal archive will get to be heard by the public.

At the end of 2011, various archive Thin Lizzy recordings made for the BBC saw release as an extensive box set.

REAL GONE says: Regarding these newly found tapes, assuming the whole thing isn’t a hoax set up by someone to tie in with the anniversary of Lynott’s death, let’s hope Downey and Gorham let us hear everything in relative demo form as intended. It wouldn’t be right if they insisted on finishing things up and adding modern overdubs, as The Rolling Stones have with some of the ‘Exile On Mainstreet’ demos and as Lizzy did themselves with the ‘Dedication’ demo twenty years ago.

It was recently reported that UK progressive metallers Threshold had planned to play a handful of gigs in April to help promote their upcoming 2012 release ‘March of Progress’.

These gigs have now been cancelled due to vocalist Damian Wilson having been taken ill. Since Wilson was also due to tour Europe with Maiden United – his acoustic Iron Maiden tribute act – in January, it should be assumed these gigs have also been cancelled, although no official statement has been made.

New England metallers Killswitch Engage have announced the departure of long-serving frontman Howard Jones.

Jones, previously of hardcore metal act Blood Has Been Shed, joined Killswitch in 2002 and made his vocal debut on their third album, 2004’s ‘The End of Heartache’. It is said Jones has left the band for “personal reasons”.

His place at recent live shows has been filled by All That Remains vocalist Jesse Leach, although the band have stated that Leach will not be joining Killswitch full time.

The band have posted an official statement, which can be read below.

“To our family, friends and fans: We have decided to continue on without Howard Jones as the singer of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. We love Howard and are thankful for the nine years that we’ve had him in the band. Out of respect for everyone involved, we will not be discussing the specific reasons behind this decision. Howard is a part of our family and always will be, and we wish him well. He has left big shoes to fill, so we certainly have our work cut out for us to find the next singer of KILLSWITCH, something we plan on making priority #1 going forward. Most importantly, thanks to all of you for all the support throughout the years and for sticking by us for all this time. We really do appreciate it and we very much look forward to having a new record for all of you in the not too distant future that we can all be proud of.”