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Hardcore punk pioneers Bad Brains have announced that they are working on new material for a new album which is to be released in 2011. All original members of the Washington DC group will write and record the band's ninth studio album, the first since 2007's "Build A Nation".

Coming off the back of European tours, both Melbourne's Carpathian and Perth's Break Even will be heading to NSW this April as part of National Youth Week.

Heavy music fans in Australia are set for yet another treat this year with Destroy Music – a festival headlined by The Amity Affliction and a recently reformed I Killed the Prom Queen. The undercard is just as unrelenting, featuring Deez Nuts and US band Of Mice and Men. For The Amity Affliction, Destroy Music marks the band’s first Australian capital cities headline tour since hitting the road last July on the back of their sophomore release “Youngbloods”. Since then they have notched up two UK tours, a mainland European run and returned home to play to tens of thousands of people on the recently completed Soundwave Festival, where they turned heads as the Australian heroes on a 70 band bill. They’ve scored a #6 ARIA debut, multiple magazine covers, topped almost every heavy music poll, had Triple J singles and garnered ARIA and AIR nominations for “Youngbloods”. The Amity Affliction juggernaut is showing no sign of slowing down either. In March and April they will embark on their...

The Chariot will be heading to Australia for the very first time this April as part of the No Surrender Tour supporting Texans OH SLEEPER. To coincide with their Australian trip the band have announced a handful of headlining dates in both capital and regional cities in support of their critically acclaimed new album “ Long Live”.

Panic! At The Disco's short film "Overture" features clips of four songs from their upcoming record, Vices & Virtues.

European melodic death metallers Nightrage are currently working on a new album, with the band reporting fifteen pre-production tracks were recently completed.

Florida pop punk four-piece Hey Monday have debuted their new music video online. Taken from last month's EP 'Candles', the video for the release's title track was recently posted over at Alternative Press's website.

 Balance and Composure have confirmed the release of their upcoming full-length debut, 'Separation'.

 We Are Defiance have released the track listing of their upcoming record, 'Trust in Few'.

The tour dates and line up for the upcoming Destroy Music 2011 tour have been revealed through another video posted on the tour website. The line up will feature The Amity Affliction, I Killed The Prom Queen, Deez Nuts and Of Mice & Men.Full details of the tour will be announced in the coming days, but the dates are as follows:May 20 - Billboard The Venue, Melbourne - 18 May 21 - Billboard The Venue, Melbourne - U18May - 24 - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide - Lic/AAMay 26 - UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney - Lic/AAMay 28 - Riverstage, Brisbane - Lic/AA