NME — Toronto hardcore band say they've banished negativity for fourth studio album more info

NME — Tinie Tempah also lines up for extreme sports festival more info

NME — Cancer Bats, Cavalera Conspiracy and My Passion also join festival bill more info

Guardian Music — Dee Dee and her Dum Dum Girls return with their dreamy lo-fi pop around the release of forthcoming EP, He Gets Me High (1-6 Apr, tour begins at Dublin Whelans, ticketmaster.co.uk) …Nottingham gets a new new hardcore, punk and rock cross-town festiv... more info

NME — Hit The Deck launches next April more info

Metalsucks — FEATURING MEMBERS OF DRAGONFORCE, A LIFE ONCE LOST, ALL SHALL PERISH, CANCER BATS, THE ACCUSED, AIRBOURNE, ABSU, WOE, WHILE SHE SLEEPS, DIAMOND PLATE, MALEFICE, AND MUTANT SUPREMACY For 2010, we decided to do something special as part of our regular ... more info

Chorus.fm — *Cancer Bats (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=3593)* will tour Canada this January and February with *DevilDriver (http://www.devildriver.com/)*. Dates are in the replies. more info

Metal Injection — Devildriver have just wrapped up writing a new record and it looks like they are itching to get back out on the road. They will get their wish in late January when they hit the road with Cancer Bats and new-thrash act Baptized in Blood. A pretty uniq... more info

Altsounds — 2010 has been the year of the 'Bat' without a doubt. With the success of the now critically acclaimed third album *'Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones'* and tearing up the festival circuit this summer with numerous TV and radio appearances; *Cancer Bats* ... more info

Thrash Hits — Bring Me The Horizon have decided that playing some massive, massive shows in tiny little venues across the UK is a good idea. We agree. That’s why we sent Ben Gibson along to see the Sheffield natives play a home county gig at Leeds Cockpit. Cance... more info