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Following up on their amazing success with single ‘Rockstar’, NICKELBACK are to release single PHOTOGRAPH on June 23rd. Already taking the airwaves by storm, the single will be available from that date on CD and will feature the following tracklising:

1. Photograph
2. We Will Rock You

But if you cant wait that long, you can pick it up digitally from the 16th June. Oooor just pick up the album, ALL THE RIGHT REASONS, from which it is taken.

SOULFLY, who are due to release new album CONQUOR on the 28th July (digitally on the 21st), have announced that this will also be available as not only a CD but also a CD/DVD Special Edition.

The ‘regular’ CD will feature the following tracklisting:
1. Blood Fire War Hate
2. Unleash
3. Paranoia
4. Warmageddon
5. Enemy Ghost
6. Rough
7. Fall Of The Sycophants
8. Doom
9. Rot
10. Touching The Void
11. Soulfly VI

with the Special Edition of the CD having the following bonus tracks:
Mypath
Sailing On
The Beatutiful People

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LAMB OF GOD‘s upcoming DVD will be a 2 disc gate to heaven for any fan. The track listing includes a behind the scenes doucumentary with the band and numerous live tracks, including the FULL SET from last years DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL performance. The DVD, titled WALK WITH ME IN HELL will hit stores on the 30th June. Full tracklisting has been confirmed as follows:

DISC 1:
1.’Walk With Me In Hell’ Movie
2.Live Tracks:
‘Redneck (Unholy Alliance U.S.)’
‘Again We Rise (Gigantour)’
‘Walk With Me In Hell (Unholy Alliance Europe)’
‘Now You’ve Got Something To Die For (European Festival)’
‘Blacken The Cursed Sun (Ozzfest)’
‘Pathetic (Headline Arena Tour’

DISC 2
1.’The Making Of Sacrament’
2.Download 2007 Live Set.
3.’Redneck’ Video
4.‘Making Of Redneck Video’

PRE-ORDER THE DVD HERE

Kentucky boys BLACK STONE CHERRY have added a headline show in York, in between their shows on the Def Leppard / Whitesnake UK arena tour. The boys will now play York Duchess on Wed 25th June. Tickets are available now from TICKETWEB.

The band release their second album, ‘Folklore and Superstition’ on 18th August. The album crackles with a down-home, feel good, rock ‘n roll vibe and was produced and mixed by veteran rock producer, Bob Marlette. The album was named after a local Kentucky tradition; story telling and superstitions.

“We’re intrigued by and interested in history, roots and heritage, and we incorporate that into the band,” says drummer John Fred Young. Bassist Jon Lawhon concurs, “We are taking the Southern tradition and spreading it out to the rest of the world. They say, ‘Write what you know,’ so that’s what we’re doing, writing what we know.”

The band had a stellar end to their debut album cycle last November, taking home a gong at the annual Classic Rock ‘Roll of Honour’ Awards. In a room full of the kind of musicians who had inspired them, such as Jimmy Page, Steven Tyler and Jeff Beck, the four Southern boys from a dry county in Kentucky, stepped up to the podium to take home the ‘Best New Band’ award. With this new album, and UK arenas to showcase some new tunes in, 2008 is looking like another good year for BLACK STONE CHERRY.

Full BLACK STONE CHERRY show dates line up as follows:

Sat 14th Jun – Isle of Wight Festival
Tue 17th Jun – Glasgow SECC (w/Whitesnake & Def Leppard)
Wed 18th Jun – Birmingham NEC (w/Whitesnake & Def Leppard)
Fri 20th Jun – Manchester MEN Arena (w/Whitesnake & Def Leppard)
Mon 23rd Jun – Sheffield Arena (w/Whitesnake & Def Leppard)
Tue 24th Jun – Newcastle Arena (w/Whitesnake & Def Leppard)
Wed 25th Jun – York Duchess (headline show)
Thu 26th Jun – London Wembley Arena (w/Whitesnake & Def Leppard)

Watch this space for more news coming up on the upcoming release…

KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES celebrated the release of their debut album SMART CASUAL on Monday (26/05) with an in-store performance at the HMV in their hometown of Cardiff.

Despite the torrential rain, the center of Cardiff saw fans queuing around the block for most of the morning and afternoon to make sure they were in the store for the 4.30pm performance. The store was packed to the rafters and following their performance the guys signing copies of their debut and chatted to their fans.

Vocalist Aled was humbled by the whole experience, commenting that “it’s really flattering that so mony people came out.”

Check out the HUGE queue and some of the set below, plus Aled and Joel give you the lowdown on how things are with the tour so far…

CLICK FOR IN-STORE PHOTO GALLERY

BUY YOUR COPY OF SMART CASUAL HERE NOW

Kentucky boys BLACK STONE CHERRY have added a headline show in York, in between their shows on the Def Leppard / Whitesnake UK arena tour.

Incendiary Australian rockers AIRBOURNE are set to return to the UK for a massive run of headline shows in November. Having sold out every single one of their headline shows here in February, on their very first UK visit ever, the band can’t wait to come back and do it all over again!

CRADLE OF FILTH have confirmed they will be playing London’s Kentish Town Forum on December 1st. Joinging them on the bill will be Gorgoroth, Moonspell, Septic Flesh and Asrai.

Tickets are on sale now at THIS location.

The band are currently working on their follow-up to 2006’s Thornography amd this is pencilled in for release late autumn of this year.

KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES see their debut album SMART CASUAL hit stores this week! We are pretty excited as we think it’s pretty rad, but if you don’t believe us, here is what KERRANG! made of it in their recent review:

Kerrang! Issue 1211 May 24 2008
Kids in Glass Houses – Smart Casual (Roadrunner) KKKK – Mark Griffiths
“Cardiff quintet shine on eagerly-awaited debut.”

South Wales’ Kids In Glass Houses are one of those bands that seem to have been around forever. Since 2003 they’ve regularly supported fellow countrymen Lostprophets and Funeral For A Friend and have released just one official EP (2006’s E-Epocalypse!) in that time. A considerable amount of groundwork, then, before delivering their first album.

Smart Casual opens with the grimy riff-fest of Fisticuffs; all jagged rhythms and syncopated beats it’s an off-kilter, angular affair that still carries a bit chorus. This is quickly followed by the single Easy Tiger (re-recorded from E-Epocalypse!) replete with infuriatingly catchy ‘do-do-doo’ refrains and more hooks than an angling wholesaler. So far, so good then, but cheery three-minute nuggets alone would quickly grate. Thankfully, Smart Casual also has intricacy, depth and an innate, underlying passion. Pillow Talk, for example, is more downbeat and refined with mournful, plaintive lyrics and a crafted, expansive sound.

The fact that the band spent so long touring and earning their live chops before putting an album out is fully vindicated on Smart Casual. There’s a perfect mix between radio-friendly melody and weightier, discordant guitar work and, though the serrated riffing dominates, the pop sensibilities add an intrinsic fun quality all too rare in these days of dour introspection and angst. At the risk of stating a lofty claim this is the strongest British debut album thus far this year. Or, if we’re being casual about things; this is smart.
For Fans Of: Funeral For A Friend, The Blackout

All editions of the album are in stores NOW!!!

BUY EITHER CD VERSION OF THE ALBUM HERE

BUY THE DIGITAL VERSION HERE