NICKELBACK will release FAR AWAY, the follow-up to current hits ‘Photograph’ and ‘Rockstar’ on 22nd SEPTEMBER. Check out the video below…

The single will be available digitally in two formats:

1-track – ‘Far Away (edit)’
3-track bundle – ‘Far Away (edit)’, ‘Far Away (album version)’, ‘Mistake (live)’

These will be available from all the usual outlets.

All three of the above named tracks are featured on the album ALL THE RIGHT REASONS, which is in stores now. And don’t forget they will be touring the UK next month!! Tickets are on sale NOW for the following shows:
Fri 12th Sep – Belfast Odyssey
Sat 13th Sep – Dublin RDS Simmonscourt
Mon 15th Sep – Manchester MEN
Tue 16th Sep – Sheffield Arena
Thu 18th Sep – Birmingham NEC
Fri 19th Sep – London O2 Arena
Sun 21st Sep – Wembley Arena

AMANDA PALMER (of The Dresden Dolls) has confirmed the tracklisting for her upcoming solo album WHO KILLED AMANDA PALMER, which will see a UK release on the 15th SEPTEMBER.

The tracklisting will be as follows:

1. Astronaut
2. Runs In The Family
3. Ampersand
4. Leeds United
5. Blake Says
6. Strength Through Music
7. Guitar Hero
8. Have To Drive
9. What’s The Use Of Wondrin
10. Oasis
11. Point Of It All
12. Another Year

Amanda will be in the UK for the following shows. Tickets are on sale now:
Thu 21st Aug – London ICA

plus the following full UK tour :
Sat 27th Sep – Dublin Academy
Sun 28th Sep – Belfast Auntie Annies Porterhouse
Tue 30th Sep – Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
Thu 2nd Oct – Glasgow King Tuts
Fri 3rd Oct – Birmingham Space 2
Sat 4th Oct – Brighton Concorde 2
Mon 6th Oct – Manchester Club Academy
Tue 7th Oct – Bristol Thekla
Wed 8th Oct – Sheffield Academy 2
Fri 10th Oct – London Koko

On September 1st, WITHIN TEMPTATION will release WHAT HAVE YOU DONE (LIVE) as a digitial single. If you head to the ROADRUNNER HOMEPAGE or the bands the bands Artist Page, you will be able to listen to the track, which will be released as a digital format.

The track is taken from their upcoming DVD release BLACK SYMPHONY, which will come as a 2x CD + 2x DVD set- the DVDs of footage shot at their Rotterdamn Concert with full choir and orchestra plus the audio of the concert.

Pre order the DVD, which hits stores on the 22ND SEPTEMBER HERE.

the upcoming issue of Rock Sound magazine is JAM PACKED with cool Roadrunner bands for yout o catch up with!!! Pick it up when it hits the shelves week commencing the 11th August for news on:

BLACK STONE CHERRY (a cool Q&A with basist Jon)
STAIND (2 page feature telling all about the new album)
TRIVIUM (a brilliant 6 page feature)
SLIKNOT (only the FIRST UK album review and a double sided poster!!!)

You won’t miss it- it’s the one with TRIVIUM’s Matt Heafy on the cover. SCHERWEET!

As promised, here is Part 2 of the Behind The Scenes look at the recording of KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES’ luscious debut SMART CASUAL. Part 3 will be here on Monday (11/08), which coincidentally, is the day they release new single SATURDAY which is currently the number 1 played video on MTV2 dontcha know…

Check out this glorious BUY ONLINE LINK for the album and single and below is that nice lil snippet…

BLACK STONE CHERRY will premier their brand new album FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION on NME.COM EXCLUSIVLEY for the whole week before release!!

Head TO THE SITE on MONDAY 11th AUGUST to hear the ENTIRE album!!

The guys will release FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION on AUGUST 18th, and if you like what you here over at nme.com, then you can pre-order the album HERE.

Check out the new video from STAIND for BELIEVE, which will be released as a digital single on the 25th AUGUST. BELIEVE is taken from their upcoming album THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS which will be released on the 8TH SEPTEMBER.

The guys will support label mates NICKELBACK on their upcoming UK tour (dates below) and you can pre-order THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS HERE.

Fri 12th Sep – Belfast Odyssey
Sat 13th Sep – Dublin RDS Simmonscourt
Mon 15th Sep – Manchester MEN
Tue 16th Sep – Sheffield Arena
Thu 18th Sep – Birmingham NEC
Fri 19th Sep – London O2 Arena
Sun 21st Sep – Wembley Arena

London-based extreme power metal warriors, DRAGONFORCE have lined up an instore signing to launch their new album, ULTRA BEATDOWN on Monday 25th August.

The band will be scribbling on things at the Zavvi Megastore, Tottenham Court Road, London W1 from 4pm on Bank Holiday Monday.

Having crossed the metal barrier, courtesy of their lightning-fast guitars and massive melody as well as their inclusion as the most difficult setting on runaway success computer game, Guitar Hero 3, DRAGONFORCE have now shifted nearly 100,000 copies in the UK alone of their current album, ‘Inhuman Rampage’. The band are also going great guns in the US for a British act, where the album has racked up in excess of 300,000 sales.

The band, although London-based, comprises a multi-national line-up – guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman are from Hong Kong and New Zealand respectively, while frontman ZP Theart is South African, bassist Frederic Leclercq is French, keyboardsman Vadim Pruzhanov hails from the Ukraine, whereas the only British-born member is drummer Dave Mackintosh.

DRAGONFORCE are currently playing a main stage slot to an average of 15,000 people a night on the Rockstar Mayhem tour in the US. They return to the UK in late August in time for the album launch and soon after they’ll headline their own tour, which runs as follows. After quickly selling out their Astoria show, a second London date has also been added.

Fri 26th Sep – Manchester Academy
Sat 27th Sep – Birmingham Academy
Sun 28th Sep – Southampton Guildhall
Tue 30th Sep – Cardiff University
Wed 1st Oct – Nottingham Rock City
Fri 3rd Oct – London Astoria – SOLD OUT
Sat 4th Oct – London Astoria
Sun 5th Oct – Norwich UEA
Tue 7th Oct – Leeds University
Wed 8th Oct – Newcastle Academy
Fri 10th Oct – Glasgow Academy
Sat 11th Oct – Belfast Mandela Hall
Sun 12th Oct – Dublin Ambassador Theatre
Mon 13th Oct – Cork Savoy

You can pre-order ULTRA BEATDOWN HERE.

On tomorrow nights BRUCE DICKINSON ROCK SHOW on BBC 6 MUSIC you will be able to hear an interview with BLACK STONE CHERRY plus some tracks off the new album FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION, which hits stores on the 18th AUGUST.

The show airs Friday nights between 9pm and Midnight, and you can tune in online at THIS LOCATION.

Don’t forget that as well as releasing the new album, BSC will return to the UK for a full UK tour in DECEMBER. Tickets are on sale NOW and the full run of dates are as follows:

Fri 5th Dec – Manchester Academy
Sat 6th Dec – Newcastle Academy
Sun 7th Dec – Glasgow Barrowlands
Tue 9th Dec – Sheffield Octagon
Wed 10th Dec – Birmingham Academy
Thu 11th Dec – Bristol Academy
Sat 13th Dec – Oxford Academy
Sun 14th Dec – London Brixton Academy

Pre-order FOLKLORE AND SUPERSTITION HERE

Back in May, just before the release of KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES’ debut album SMART CASUAL, Kerrang! magazine gave you a look at what went on behind the scenes of the recording of the album.

To celebrate the release of 3rd single SATURDAY on MONDAY (11/08), and just in case you missed it, here is part 1 of that lil series for viewing pleasure once again. Tomorrow (08/08) we will bring you part 2 and Monday, Part 3. Don’t forget to check back…

Each part is but a snippet of the full behind the scenes documentary that is available on the DVD of the special edition of SMART CASUAL, which can be ordered (along with Saturday!) right HERE.