Category: Music News

Rancid are back with a brand new album, the first in 6 years. Let The Dominoes Fall will be released on June 1st via Hellcat/Epitaph and features nineteen new songs.

“The crew is back doing what we do best,” says Tim Armstrong. “We approached every element of this record as a team, and the result is my favorite Rancid record to date.”

“Last One To Die,” the first single from the new album, will premiere on April 7 via a widget available now on Rancid’s myspace page. Fans can register to get a personal embed code and then spread the widget to other sites.

LET THE DOMINOES FALL TRACKLIST:

1. East Bay Night
2. This Place
3. Up To No Good
4. Last One To Die
5. Disconnected
6. I Ain’t Worried
7. Damnation
8. New Orleans
9. Civilian Ways
10. The Bravest Kids
11. Skull City
12. L.A. River
13. Lulu
14. Dominoes Fall
15. Liberty and Freedom
16. You Want It, You Got It
17. Locomotive
18. That’s Just The Way It Is Now
19. The Highway

Gallows are back with a new single titled Vulture (Act II), watch it below. The new album released on May 4th is like listening to Conflict for the first time and will surprise many doubters who thought that the band were one record wonders. The single is out on April 20th.

It’s been a great week for music here. The stereo has taken us many different directions but one of the highlights is being contacted by The Hickey underworld whose debut album just sold out their country of Belgium in the first week. It’s a pleasure to introduce you to a band that will be on the lips of many over the next few months, as their blend of jagged indie rock and Jesus Lizard tinged stomp is surely destined to be in the ears of many.

Mystery Bruise

The Black Sabbath back catalogue will be available digitally for the first time in the UK from Monday 30th March, coinciding with the release of the deluxe edition of Paranoid.

The catalogue available will be:

BLACK SABBATH (1970)
PARANOID (1971)
MASTER OF REALITY (1971)
BLACK SABBATH, VOL 4 (1972)
SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH (1973)
SABOTAGE (1975)
TECHNICAL ECSTASY (1976)
NEVER SAY DIE! (1978)
HEAVEN AND HELL (1980)
LIVE AT LAST (1980)
MOB RULES (1981)
LIVE EVIL (1982)
BORN AGAIN (1983)
SEVENTH STAR (1986)
THE ETERNAL IDOL (1987)
PAST LIVES (2002)
THE SINGLES (2000)
WE SOLD OUR SOUL FOR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL (2006)

Check out the footage of the band in Paris in 1970:

www.black-sabbath.com

It’s true, just check out these dorks, you will love them.

Bonnie Prince Billy‘s new album ‘Beware‘ has been on our stereo in the mornings all week and it’s wonderful. Here’s the video lifted from the record titled ‘I Am Goodbye‘ released on Domino on 16th March. Warning, you will probably love this!

The new Mastodon album rocks. It’s official. The record just hit our speakers this afternoon and should blow your mind. Check out www.cracktheskye.co.uk for the full spiel but watch this video below to get you going and expect a full review in our Buzz Chart from Tom ‘Shit this metal is good‘ Linsday this week.

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett speak about the wonderful world of Gorillaz below in a new trailer to promote a new documentary film titled ‘Bananaz’. The film will be released on April 20th and features 6 years of Gorillaz stardom and the making of a project that sold 19million records worldwide.

Fully Flared director Spike Jonze has worked his magic to revive one of the best books of all time. ‘Where the ‘Wild Things Are‘ is coming soon and features the Arcade Fire’s ‘Wake Up’ for this trailer below.

Poison the Well are back with a brand new album released on June 15th titled “The Tropic Rot” via Ferret Records.

The album was produced Steve Evetts (Every Time I Die, Kid Dynamite, Dillinger Escape Plan) and is said to be mammoth. See them play live in the UK in April at the following shows:

10th (UK) LONDON – Barfly
11th (UK) YORK – Fibbers
12th (UK) MIDDLESBOROUGH – Uncle Alberts
14th (GR) ATHENS – Texas Necropolis
17th (B) MEERHOUT – Groezrock Fest