Punk legends (The) Misfits are releasing a new album in November.

The band currently consists of founding member Jerry Only on bass/vocals, Eric Arce on drums and ex-Black Flag man Dez Cadena on guitar.

‘The Devil’s Rain’ is the band’s first album of self-penned material since 1999. The band’s last release ‘Project 1950’, a covers record, peaked at #133 on the US Billboard chart.

The tracklist is as follows:

1. “The Devil’s Rain”
2. “Vivid Red”
3. “Land of the Dead”
4. “The Black Hole”
5. “Twilight of the Dead”
6. “Curse of the Mummy’s Hand”
7. “Cold in Hell”
8. “Unexplained”
9. “Dark Shadows”
10. “Father”
11. “Jack the Ripper”
12. “Monkey’s Paw”
13. “Where Do They Go?”
14. “Sleepwalking”
15. “Ghost of Frankenstein”
16. “Death Ray”

Both ‘Land of the Dead’ and ‘Twilight of the Dead’ are re-recorded versions of songs issued on a 2009 single.

Read a review of Black Flag’s ‘Damaged’ here.
Read a review of Black Flag’s ‘My War’ here.

Billy Corgan has revealed the tracklisting for the upcoming release by The Smashing Pumpkins.

‘Oceanic’ – the band’s ninth album, and first full length release since 2007’s ‘Zeitgeist’ – comes amid the band’s ongoing limited edition EP project ‘Teargarden By Kaleidyscope’.

The tracklisting for ‘Oceanic’ is as follows:

‘Quasar’
‘Stella P And The People Mover’
‘Panopticon’
‘The Celestials’
‘Violet Rays’
‘My Love Is Winter’
‘One Diamond, One Heart’
‘Pinwheels’
‘Oceania’
‘Pale Horse’
‘The Chimera’
‘Glissandra’
‘Inkless’
‘Wildflower’

The band are making seven appearances in the UK in November, including two shows at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on November 15 and 16.

Hardcore punk legends Sick of It All have been confirmed to appear at Wacken, Europe’s largest metal-based festival in August 2012.

The festival will take place between 2nd-4th August.
So far, the following bands and artists have been confirmed for the festival line-up:

AMON AMARTH
AXEL RUDI PELL
CRADLE OF FILTH
DARK FUNERAL
DIMMU BORGIR
ENDSTILLE
FORBIDDEN
GAMMA RAY
HAMMERFALL
HENRY ROLLINS (spoken word)
IN EXTREMO
MINISTRY
MOONSPELL
NAPALM DEATH
PARADISE LOST
SCORPIONS
SICK OF IT ALL
SIX FEET UNDER
U.D.O.
WATAIN
WINTERFYLLETH

To mark 25 years of Sick of It All, the band are releasing ‘Nonstop’ – a disc containing re-recorded versions of some of their classic tunes – via Century Media on October 31st. A special edition of the release will contain a bonus DVD featuring a reissue of the band’s 2001 VHS ‘The Story So Far’.

At present, there is no news as to whether the DVD is a straight reissue or expanded to include more up to date footage.

See the tracklisting and artwork for ‘Nonstop’ here.

The ‘Safer Than Home’ tour kicks off next week, with tech/math metal bands Aliases and Visions taking co-headline slots.

The tour will visit the following locations:

28th September – The Hydrant, Brighton
29th October – Corporation, Sheffield
30th October – Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
1st October – Lock 42, Leicester
2nd October – Central Station, Wrexham

The Aliases album ‘Safer Than Reality’ was released in August 2011, while Visions’ album ‘Home’ was released in July.
Both albums were released via the UK’s specialist metal label Basick Records and are available from the links below.

Cult power pop/retro band The Silver Seas will make their UK television debut next month when they appear on the popular BBC music programme ‘Later… With Jools Holland’.

The episode airs on October 4th, with a repeat showing on the 7th. During the extended repeat showing, the band will perform an extra song.

Watch a video The Silver Seas performing ‘The Country Life’ below.

Read a review of The Silver Seas’ ‘Chateau Revenge!’ here.
Read a review of frontman Daniel Tashian’s third solo release ‘Arthur’ here.