Seminal rock icons, the NEW YORK DOLLS have lined up four rare UK shows for this October, as well as an appearance on BBC 1’s ‘Friday Night with Jonathan Ross’ for 29th September. Touring in support of their vastly praised comeback album, ‘One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This’, David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain and the boys are heading this way to bring the house down at the following venues: Fri 20th Oct í¢ä‰åäóì Dublin Ambassador Sun 22nd Oct í¢ä‰åäóì London Forum Wed 25th Oct í¢ä‰åäóì Liverpool Academy Thu 26th Oct í¢ä‰åäóì Glasgow ABC Check out what the press have been saying about the new album: 퉌æí¢ä‰åñIt’s the kind of rollocking, party-rockin’ fandango which, genuinely, nobody has the spirit or wit to put together these days.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì 5/5 í¢ä‰åäóì OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY í¢ä‰åñThere isn’t a bad song on here to be frank.퉌æ And if there was ever a prime example of unfinished business wholly, flawlessly and brilliantly concluded, then this is it.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì 8/10 í¢ä‰åäóì CLASSIC ROCK í¢ä‰åñThey’ve returnedí¢ä‰åŒ_. to teach 21st Century kids what rock n’ roll is aboutí¢ä‰åŒ_.. It kicks ass.퉌æ Excuse me while I kiss the sky.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì 4/5 í¢ä‰åäóì UNCUT 퉌æí¢ä‰åñThe Dolls have defied convention with a defiant comeback oozing style, panache and attitude.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì ‘BUY IT!’ í¢ä‰åäóì DAILY MIRROR í¢ä‰åñA poke in the eye to anyone who thought New York Dolls were a spent force.í¢ä‰åŒ í¢ä‰åäóì 9/10 í¢ä‰åäóì TOTAL GUITAR

Hardcore heroes HATEBREED are set for a string of UK dates this November.퉌æ The Connecticut-based band, who are currently wallowing in stellar reviews for their recently released ‘Supremacy’ album, have lined up the following shows Tue 21st Nov – Manchester Academy 2 Wed 22nd Nov – London Astoria Thu 23rd Nov – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Fri 24th Nov – Glasgow Garage Sat 25th Nov – Sheffield Corporation Tickets are on sale now, from box offices and all usual agents, priced 퉌£12.50 regionally and 퉌£15 in London.퉌æ Check out what the press have been saying about new album, ‘Supremacy’ “a neck-snappingly turbulent and adrenaline-infused ride.” – KKKKK Kerrang! “Make no mistake, ‘Supremacy’ is Hatebreed at their best!퉌æ Be afraid!” – 8/10 Metal Hammer “a no-holds-barred, no-messing-around, triumph-over-adversity, self-affirming conquest!” – 9/10 Rocksound

Anus.com has recently reported that members of the American Nihilist Underground Society í¢ä‰åäóì an organization known for its extensive and elitist Dark Legions metal archives í¢ä‰åäóì last week returned a long-lost skull named ‘Melissa’ to its rightful owner. Melissa was once owned by none other than metal legends King Diamond and was reported stolen at a Mercyful Fate show in the Netherlands in the 1980’s. The skull is rumoured to be that of a witch who suffered at the hands of Judeo-Christianity before finding its way into the hands King Diamond. The skull was often seen at numerous King Diamond concerts and inspired many songs by King Diamond and Mercyful Fate Melissa being the title track and name of Mercyful Fate’s debut album. The Anus member who recovered Melissa declined to give his real name, opting only to reveal his Anus screenname of ‘penisbird’. You can read his story and overcover more skullduggery at Anus.com

PUREVOLUME.COM has got the exclusive premiere of the brand new video for Madina Lake‘s “House Of Cards.”

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Tune in those T.V. sets, Trivium will be appearing on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball for an exclusive interview and ‘Top 10 Video Takeover’ airing on the 12th of September. Be sure not to miss it! The new record ‘The Crusade’ will be released on October the 9th DETAILS: MTV2 / Channel 345

Jo Whiley will literally be busting out an Anthem this morning, as she plays Trivium’s latest epic taken from their forthcoming album The Crusade. So tune in RADIO 1 (10.00 – 12.45) Remember: Trivium – The Crusade is out on Oct 9th

Megadeth – United Abominations is now to be released early 2007. Dave Mustaine from the band spoke to Gary Graff at Billboard.com. “We’ve got a little more work before it’s finished, but it should be out some time next year” CLICK HERE to view the whole article

‘The beautiful people’ at Planet Loud have posted up two cracking interviews with Hatebreed & Stone Sour. Hatebreed interview Stone Sour interview

Killswitch’s Mike D have announced their forthcoming album title in an interview with MTV.COM. “It’s the softest thing we’ve ever done,” bassist Mike D’Antonio joked to MTV.com from a cell phone in England, where this weekend, the Ozzfest veterans will be taking the stages of the Reading and Leeds festivals. “They were calling us metalcore for a long time, and now we’re going to have to add another word í¢ä‰åäó like emo metalcore. We’ll need to create yet another genre, and people will start wearing dresses after listening to this thing.” Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. “There was really hardly any thought put into it at all,” he recalled. “It just came out and we hadn’t written in so long that everyone had a lot to contribute. It felt more like the sessions for [2002’s] ‘Alive or Just Breathing’, where everyone was contributing, and everyone had a say. That is more, to me, what the KILLSWITCH style is. But, it is the typical line that everyone gives you í¢ä‰åäó that this is a heavier album í¢ä‰åäó but it kind of is. It’s definitely way heavier. There are still the melodic choruses here and there, and there’s a lot to latch onto. But it’s heavy.” “As Daylight Dies” is the result of more than a month and a half in the studio with KILLSWITCH guitarist and one of metal’s “it” producers, Adam Dutkiewicz (UNDEROATH, ALL THAT REMAINS). Dutkiewicz will also be mixing the record, which will feature a dozen songs, including “This Is Absolution”, “For You” and the title track. SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH

Black Label Society’s stunning new album ‘Shot To Hell’ is Out Sep 11th, however from monday the digital single of ‘Concrete Jungle/Black Mass Reverends’ will be available from all major outlets.