Detroit Death Metal behemoths Black Dahlia Murder will return for a string of headline dates in the UK this month. Support at all shows comes courtesy of Dutch hardcore masters Born From Pain and Century Media recording artists Maroon.
The tour dates are:
June:
18th – London Mean Fiddler
19th – Glasgow Cathouse
20th – Manchester Music Box
21st – Sheffield Plug
22nd – Milton Keynes Pitz
23rd – Yeovil Ski Lodge
Tickets are priced £9 regionally and £10 for London. Extended support in London comes from recent In At The Deep End signings Sylosis.
Million selling guitar hero Zakk Wylde and his band Black Label Society have confirmed a handful of UK shows in Spring 2007. Dates are as follows:
It’s a busy time for Rose Hill Drive – Their self titled debut album will hit the shops on July 24th and they’ve just been brought in as the support for legends The Who at their Hyde Park concert. On top of this, the Colorado group will be playing a number of UK dates, including a stop off at the Wireless Festial in Leeds.
Guns n Roses have announced that they are to embark on a tour of the UK in July. They will begin with a one off gig on June 7th, at the Hammersmith Apollo and will then follow that with a set at the Download festival on June 11th. Their full tour dates are:
It’s official – Wu Tang’s Raekwon has signed for Dr Dre’s Aftermath label.
Rocking badarses Helmet are back with a new album, which has just been titled Monochrome. The album will be released on July 18th and the tracklisting has been released. The track Gone has been picked as the first single from the album and should be out in June. The track listing is:
As reported last week on Crossfire, the line up for Mike Patton’s new project Peeping Tom had been decided for a performance on Conan O’Brien. Well now you can check out the performance, which has been uploaded on youtube.com. Hit up the link below for the fun and frolics.
The Dillinger Escape Plan have covered Soundgarden’s Jesus Christ Pose and have posted it up online. The track is taken from the forthcoming EP Plagarism, which is only available on iTunes and will be ready to be go on June 13th. You can check out the cover by clicking 
The Triffids have decided that they are going to mount a plaque in London on June 28th. The band went through lots of planning permission and the rigours of designing, manufacturing and mounting it, and 1,000 members of the group’s forum gave in £1 each to help finance the affair.
Those of you who skated in the early 90’s may well have bumped into Richard File skating around Sutton and Croydon with Curtis McCann and Paul Shier. Since then, he has worked with James Lavelle with the U.N.K.L.E project, released a bunch of stuff on Mo’Wax Records and co-written the film score to the film Sexy Beast.