Slam Dunk have announced a whole heap of new bands for their 2012 festival line-up. Gallows, Capdown, Random Hand, Sharks, Hildamay, Straight Lines, Misser, Acoda, Our Time Down Here and Neil Starr are the latest artists to have joined the bill, which is taking place in May in Leeds and Hatfield. A video promo for the event has been released, wh...

Atlanta metallers Mastodon head up the latest raft of acts announced for this summer's Reading and Leeds festivals. The Blackout, Twin Atlantic and Pure Love - ex-Gallows man Frank Carter's new band - join them on the bill, among loads more. The events take place concurrently across the Bank Holiday weekend, August 24-26, and are due to be head...

Less Than Jake, Every Time I Die, Grimes also join the bill for the August bash

Download Festival has just got even bigger! The organisers have announced an additional 19 bands to the ever-growing summer line-up. My Passion, Yashin, Ghost and La Dispute join the bill, alongside Breed 77, Feed The Rhino, Shadows Fall and Sanguine and more. The full list of bands playing the 2012 June weekender can be viewed below. Download F...

Refused have been confirmed to appear at this year's Download festival. They're one of 13 new acts joining the line-up for the Donington three-dayer, which takes place on the weekend of June 8-10. Says Refused's Dennis Lyxzén: "We´re very excited to have been given the chance by the people at Download to play the festival and meet our UK fans ...