411 Mania — They'll be replaced by The Blackout... more info

Chorus.fm — *Sum 41* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/sum41) have been forced to pull out of the UK's Kerrang! Relentless Tour in February due to Deryck Whibley's back injury (http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2012/01/sum_41_forced_to_pull_out_of_t.html). *The Blackout* (... more info

Perez Hilton — Great job, web users! Legislators are running for the hills after web activists led a charge against the Protect IP Act. Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and John Cornyn (R-TX) have all backed out of PIPA. Blunt, a co-author of PIPA, wro... more info

Altsounds — A limited edition *LMHV* exclusive T-shirt backed by endorsements from a host of bands and rock brands (including Bring Me The Hoirzon, Enter Shikari, Young Guns, Architects, The Blackout, Hevy Music Festival and more), part donated by Merchandise... more info

ContactMusic — Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys has won the inaugural Welsh Music Prize for his new album Hotel Shampoo The singersongwriter beat artists like Manic Street Preachers and cult acts Funeral For A Friend and The Blackout to claim the new award w... more info

Altsounds — *THE BLACKOUT* are set to release an EP version of *'You're Not Alone' & 'Ambition Is Critical'* (cat # FRYDL485) both from their charting album 'Hope' which came out earlier this year on Cooking Vinyl. The tracks, which will be released digitally... more info

NME — Band also announce plans to release a new EP next month more info

NME — Funeral For A Friend, Gruff Rhys also up for new accolade more info

Guardian Music — If you're heading to Reading and Leeds just for Pulp then you're missing out on what the festival does best – here's Kerrang! editor James McMahon with the weekend's top rock highlightsDeftonesRarely do the alt-metallers grace a music festival with... more info

The Telegraph — Oceancolourscene, The Blackout and Skindred are among the bands at the Merthyr Rock Festival. more info