Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe teamed up with UK production team Xenomania for their forthcoming tenth studio album, Yes, which includes guest spots from Johnny Marr and string arrangements via Owen Pallett, aka Final Fantasy (aka whoa). But all we've heard is the first single "Love Etc.," co-written by Xenomania. It's a catchy, icy meld of Tennan...

Could Defenders Of The Faith participants Five Finger Death Punch be the next big thing in metal? Deputy Editor Caren Gibson saw the buzz at Islington’s Bar Academy on Friday and thinks so. Get your Defenders Of The Faith tickets!I am a cynical old bastard. I have been since a ...

Meshuggah and Cynic, will embark on a three week North American tour

I never thought I'd be writing a headline even close to that, but in less than a year, Fucked Up's gone from the light bulb factory to playing all their indie-rock cards just right. That said, it's hard to get even slightly cynical about this: During the Toronto crew's 12-hour marathon last month, Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig showed he l...

By all intents and purposes, the general consensus with the Metal Hammer staff is that Opeth completely and utterly ruled last night at Shepherds Bush Empire.Tape up the building with a sign saying 'property of Opeth' because this was one of the shows of the year. To be super cynical, ...