With their new album 'Cave Rave' set for release in just a few weeks time (May 27th 2013), Crystal Fighters have unveiled an album sampler showcasing clips of all 10 tracks on the record, including the impossibly summery current single 'You & I'. 

Sacramento-based Middle Class Rut have just released the video for their new single 'Aunt Betty', out 13th May. The single is taken from the band's new LP 'Pick Up Your Head', out 24th June through Bright Antenna. 

World famous hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All - aka OFWGKTA, or Odd Future - have announced a gig in London.

Black Sabbath are to premiere a brand new song from their forthcoming album '13' on CSI next week. 

We’ve had far too much news of venues closing down recently - we’ve reported on the likes of The Croft in Bristol closing down this month, London’s brilliant Cable nightclub being shut down for train station improvements (shame on you, Network Rail!), and even Cardiff’s iconic Clwb Ifor Bach is looking for new trustees - or it’s current owners may sell.

Sweden’s Dark Tranquillity will release their new album 'Construct' on May 27th in Europe via Century Media Records. In anticipation of this release, the band has now launched the video for the new Single 'Uniformity'. This video-clip was produced and directed by Revolver Film Company and Patric Ullaeus, who previously made the videos for In Flames, Hammerfall and Lacuna Coil.

There’s good news and there’s very good news for Bowling For Soup fans! The London Forum date of the Bowling For Soup ‘UK Farewell’ tour is now sold out. However, the party just got bigger as the venue has been moved up to the Hammersmith Apollo!

Later Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman died from alcohol-related liver failure, it has now been revealed - with doctors pretty much ruling out the spider bite he suffered in 2011.

Organisers of South Wales music festival, Merthyr Rock, have been forced to cancel 2013's event due to "overwhelming economic pressures".

Make no mistake, this is the sound of an artist completely at ease with himself and his muse, unconcerned by expectations and having an absolute blast. Following 2010's 'Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards' - a stylistically diverse journey through time and space - this fourteenth studio album finds guitar wielding deity Joe Satriani return to earth with a sparkling instrumental album that dissects the emotional traumas and triumphs caused by humanity's ceaseless forward motion. It sounds serious, but thanks to Satch delivering his most commercial collection of tunes since 1992's 'The Extremist', the overall feeling is one of unwavering positivity in the face of adversity. Whilst some may be disappointed by the lack of heavy rock numbers and increasingly mature aesthetic, 'Unstoppable Momentum' still boasts a great mixture of astonishing virtuosity, visceral melodies and genre bending passages that are vintage Satriani.

One Direction have filled their millions of fans with excitement this week - after unveiling a countdown timer that leads to what the boys have described as ‘the most exciting 1D news EVER’!

Killing Joke celebrate their 35th Anniversary in style with the release of a new promo clip for ‘Corporate Elect’.

All Time Low have released a new music video for forthcoming single, 'Backseat Serenade', ahead of their headline slots at the Slam Dunk Festivals and their show with Green Day at The Emirates Stadium. 

Mariah Carey has released the video for her brand new single ‘#Beautiful’, featuring award-winning artist Miguel. Check it out below.

When he left Black Sabbath in early 1982 to form his own band, the late, great Ronnie James Dio took powerhouse Sabbath drummer, Vinny Appice with him. Ronnie knew that he wanted a European flavour to balance-out the band, so he asked his former Rainbow bandmate and Scottish native, bassist Jimmy Bain, to join him. In turn, Jimmy recommended a young Irish guitarist, Vivian Campbell, to complete the line-up. When the four of them met and played for the first time in a North London rehearsal room in September 1982, the magic was evident and the the classic Dio band line-up was born.

Fans at a Vaccines gig in North Wales were rejected entry by police - after failing to name the band’s frontman!

Following the Spring release of his debut album, 'The Golden Age' and a series of spectacular shows including a live broadcast from the top of the Eiffel Tower and selling out Camden's iconic Roundhouse, Woodkid (the stage name of acclaimed film and music director Yoann Lemoine) announces his return to London at O2 Academy Brixton.

Birmingham pop-rockers Taking Hayley have announced dates for a summer UK Tour, visiting venues they haven't performed at in a while.

British multi-million selling Scouting For Girls are to perform six special summer racecourse shows throughout August.

Take That star Mark Owen has announced details of a June UK tour supporting new album 'The Art of Doing Nothing'. Mark Owen Tickets are ON SALE 9AM TODAY, Friday 10th May, priced from £25.00/£27.50 + fees.