Devin Townsend’s Strapping Young Lad have posted a new track online. The song, entitled You Suck can be heard by by cliking this link.
The group’s upcoming album, The New Black, is set for a July 11th release. Heavy shit.
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Limited Edition Slayer Single
Metal overlords Slayer will be releasing a limited edition single called Cult on June 6th. The single will include a live video of the track and some rare fan video footage. The single will preceed their new album, yet to be titled, which is due out on July 25th.
The tracklisting is:
01 – Cult
02 – Cult (Live Video)
03 – Rare Fan Video Footage
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Black Dahlia Murder Hit The UK
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.
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Black Label Society Play UK
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:
March
4th – Glasgow Academy
5th – Manchester Academy
6th – Newcastle Academy
8th – Birmingham Academy
9th – Brixton Academy
Tickets will set you back £19.50 for all dates.
Recently in the UK to play with Ozzy Osbourne at the Prince’s Trust concert, Zakk now hits the road with Black Label Society to spend the summer headlining the second stage on the US Ozzfest tour. New album ‘Shot To Hell‘ is set for release on September 25.
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Rose Hill Drive Support The Who!
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.
The live dates are:
June
25th – Wireless Leeds
26th – London at Water Rats
27th – Birmingham Bar Academy
28th – Nottingham Rock City downstairs after Twisted Sister
29th – Glasgow at King Tut’s
30th – Liverpool Carling Academy
July
2nd – Hyde Park Calling with THE WHO
Check out www.rosehilldrive.com for all the info.
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Guns N Roses UK Tour
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:
July:
18th Sheffield Hallam FM Arena
19th Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
21st Glasgow SECC
23rd Manchester MEN Arena
25th Birmingham NEC
27th Nottingham Arena
30th London Wembley Arena
Tickets go on sale this Friday [2nd] at 9am, so make sure you’re up early if you wanna go!
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Raekwon Signs For Dre!
It’s official – Wu Tang’s Raekwon has signed for Dr Dre’s Aftermath label.
Even though it was known that Dre had provided some beats for the upcoming Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2, and Aftermath newcomer Busta Rhymes is an executive producer on the album, it was thought the album would be released by one of the Wu’s labels. However, it is to be put out as a joint venture by Aftermath and one of Wu’s enterprises.
Can it possibly live up to the first Cuban Linx album? Watch this space…
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New Helmet Album
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:
01 – “Swallowing Everything”
02 – “Brand New”
03 – “Bury Me”
04 – “Monochrome”
05 – “On Your Way Down”
06 – “Money Shot”
07 – “Gone”
08 – “Almost Out Of Sight”
09 – “Howl”
10 – “410”
11 – “Goodbye”
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Peeping Tom Live Appearance
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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNgilEYZgNQ
And that’s not all, you can sample the entire album by going on Peeping Tom’s myspace, which can be found here.
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 here.
Another group who have posted up a cover version on their myspace is Dry Kill Logic, who have reworked It’s So Easy by Guns N Roses. It’ll appear on their new CD/DVD The Magellan Complex which is scheduled for release on June 27th. To check that track, click here.