Korn, Dragonforce, Devildriver and Pendulum have also been confirmed in the first wave of announcements for the event which takes place between June 12-14 at Donington Park. more info

Thrash Hits — They have confirmed that the already self-confirmed Slipknot are headlining a day at Download Festival 2009. I dunno about you, but we reckon the Sonisphere news had a little bit more impact. Oh well. The Prodigy, Motley Crue, Korn, Pendulum, Dragon ... more info

Kerrang! — Slipknot, The Prodigy and Korn have confirmed appearances at this year's Kerrang!-sponsored Download Festival. The three-day event, which takes place at Donington Park on June 12, 13 and 14, will also see appearances from Motley Crue, Pendulum, Dra... more info

Kerrang! — Finnish / Swedish goth metallers Nightwish are set to release their new live CD/DVD, Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places) on March 16 through Nuclear Blast. The tracklisting is as follows: CD 01 Bye Bye Beautiful (live) 02 Whoever Brings... more info

Altsounds — After their unbelievably successful first ever US tour, a Top 40 alternative commercial radio hit with “Propane Nightmares” and a Late Night TV Debut on Last Call with Carson Daly, Pendulum is returning to the US to headline a s... more info

AngryApe — Including a few festival performances more info

NME — Pendulum have announced a tour of the US and Canada, kicking off on March 6 in Vancouver. more info

I Like Music — First acts confirmed include The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx, Pendulum, The Ting Tings more info

THE Prodigy, The Ting Tings, Basement Jaxx and Pendulum all confirmed for festival more info

The Music Fix — News: The Prodigy lead the line up for the first round of confirmations for the Isle of Wight Festival. They'll be joined on the main stage by Basement Jaxx, Pendulum and 2008's pop phenomenon The Ting Tings. All four bands will perform on the openin... more info