Proving that today's hellraisers still have a lot to learn about true rock and roll behaviour, Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx is publishing The Heroin Diaries, a no-holds barred account of a drug crazed year in the mid-eighties. As one of the hardest-living rock stars ever, the diary is likely to prove shocking to say the least.
Hugely respected metal label Roadrunner Records has announced the worldwide signing of metalcore titans Atreyu, whose last album A Death Grip On Yesterday exploded into the US Billboard chart at number 9 last year.
This year's nominees for the Mercury Music Prize have been announced with previous winners Arctic Monkeys appearing on the list for the second year running. This year they find themselves competing against Amy Winehouse, whose star has risen considerably in the last twelve months.
Metal favourites Porcupine Tree are set to return to the UK in November
for two dates in Oxford and London. Further dates are also expected to follow
in December.
FlexWave is set to become a new name in guitar amplification with the launch of Crate's latest range of affordable amplifiers. Boasting patented FlexWave Evolution 5 preamps, the combos and heads that comprise the FlexWave range cost from £53 to just £233 for the top of the range model.
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The range includes the FW15, a 15 watt combo with an
8-inch speaker; the FW15R, a 15-watt combo with a 12-inch
speaker and reverb; the FW65-112, a 65-watt, 3-channel
combo with a 12-inch speaker and DSP effects; the FW120-212,
a 120-watt, 3-channel combo with two 12-inch speakers
and DSP effects; the FW120H, a 120-watt, 3-channel head
with DSP effects; and the G412A (slanted) and 412B (straight)
speaker cabinets with four, 12-inch speakers.
Alongside the FlexWave preamps, the 65W and over models
include onboard DSP effects.
