Category: Music News

Seattle’s Pretty Girls Make Graves are back with a new album called Elan Vital. The material on the album has been road tested to great responses whilst on tour with Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand and Death Cab For Cutie and the second single for the album, Pyrite Pedestal, will be available for download on July 5th.

The group are also touring the UK in July and the dates are:

Sat 1 – Tunnels Aberdeen
Sun 2 – Leadmill Sheffield
Mon 3 – Academy Newcastle
Thur 6 – Islington Academy London
Fri 7 – Academy Manchester
Sat 8 – T In The Park Glasgow
Sun 9 – Oxegen, Dublin Ireland
Tues 11 – Barfly, Cardiff Wales

Check out www.prettygirlsmakegraves.com or you can see Derek Fudesco’s photo blog here: www.cavesinging.blogspot.com

The remaining member of The Ramones is to star in a music based on the group’s songs. The musical, called Gabba Gabba Hey – A Punk Rock Musical, is to be performed at KOKO from July 31st to August 5th.

Some of the tracks included are Beat On The Brat, I Wanna Be Sedated and Blitzkrieg Bop, and the only surviving Ramone, Tommy, will perform every night. Some guests have been lined up also, including Angela Bowie, Hugh Cornwell and Nick Sheppard, formerly of the Clash.

Check out www.ramonesmusical.com for more.

Underoath have taken the step of streaming their entire album on MTV2’s site. Check it out and then make sure you pick up Define The Great Line when it drops on June 20th.

Point your shit to this page to hear the good stuff.

www.underoath777.com

Helmet have made 3 tracks from their upcoming album Monochrome available to listen to online. If you wanna check out Page Hamilton’s new shit, then click right here.

The album is due for release on July 18th. Belting.

www.helmetmusic.com

Outkast have announced the first single to be taken from their upcoming Idlewild album, which is due for release on August 21st. The single, called Mighty-O is going to come out on August 7th.

This album will be back to Outkast’s two members working together, as opposed to their last album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which was 2 solo albums put together.

In addition to the album, the duo will be putting out their first film, also entitled Idlewild, which will be released in September.

www.outkast.com

Rhymesayers latest signing, Chicago’s Psalm One, has released a track from her upcoming Rhymesayers debut album The Death Of Frequent Flyer.

Check out the new track, which is called Rap Star, plus tracks from her previous releases by clicking here.

www.rhymesayers.com

Hierogylphics fans will be pleased to know that Del‘s DVD is due out next month [July].

The DVD, entitled 11th Hour, is a documentary which follows Del through the recording of 11th Hour and includes concert footage.

hieroglyphics.com

Def Jux head honcho El-P’s new album I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead will host guest spots from The Mars Volta and Trent Reznor, according the man himself. Updating his blog on myspace, El said:

“Trent Reznor and The Mars Volta both are on my upcoming album “I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead”. The joint with Reznor is getting mixed right now. Its called “Flyentology“. The joint with Volta is still getting structured. I have about 4 songs to finish and thats a wrap. Can’t wait to drop this fuckin shit.”

Watch this increasingly intriguing space.

www.myspace.com/elproducto

Nu Metallers Deftones are reported to be planning an 3rd October release for their new album which, as yet, doesn’t have a name.

In other news, Roadrunner’s Trivium are planning a release for their new album The Crusade on 10th October.

www.deftones.com / www.trivium.org

Slayer‘s new album has been given the title Christ Illusion, and is due to be unleashed onto the public on August 8th this year. Some song titles include:

“Flesh Storm”
“Catalyst”
“Eyes Of The Insane”
“Jihad”
“Skeleton Christ”
“Consfearacy”
“Black Serenade”
“Catatonic”
“Cult”
“Supremist”

Frontman and bassist Tom Araya said of the new album:

“No one is going to be disappointed, it’s going to blow everybody away. It’s fast, heavy, and maybe faster than anything we’ve done before.”

The artwork has been done by Larry Carroll, who was the man behind Seasons In The Abyss, Reign In Blood and South Of Heaven. A preview of the cover art can be seen by clicking here.

www.slayer.net