Yet more weird and wonderful bands join the line-up for Smalltown America’s This Ain’t No Picnic festival.

Curmudgeons beware - emo-popsters Farewell are crossing the pond to tour with YouMeAtSix in October. Expect… cheerfulness.

Floridian post-grungers Shinedown got a lucky break - they’re supporting the inexplicably popular Disturbed on their UK tour in October.

Three classic Metallica albums re-released on top-quality vinyl… you know, the ones from before they started to suck?

Mellow stoner-blues trio Dead Meadow meander back to the UK for a handful of tour dates this September.

Wade McNeil’s Black Lungs will cover you in phlegmy gobbets of folk-punk fury on five UK dates. Take an umbrella?

HiFi Handgrenades are apparently Dave Grohl’s new favourite band - find out why as they tour the UK in August and September.

Californian psych-noiseniks The Warlocks will be bringing their widescreen sonic experience to the UK in the latter half of August.

Homegrown retro rockers Stone Gods will tour the UK throughout the month of November with Aussie band Airborne.

Style-switching Southern-metalcore warriors A Life Once Lost roll out for yet more European dates on their autumn tour.