2012 marks the ten-year anniversary of the consistently excellent Supersonic Festival, and it’s already shaping up to be something very special.

The multi-disciplinary arts festival promises a hell of a celebration of the milestone this year, with the first wave of artists including Tim Hecker, JK Flesh, Dylan Carlson, Dope Body, Six Organs Of Admittance, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, Flower/Corsano Duo, Carlton Melton, Goat, Lichens, Zeni Geva, Rangda and the Small But Hard label showcase.

As always this is merely the tip of the iceberg, with many more exciting additions to be announced over the coming months, and Rock-A-Rolla will be on hand once again as media partner to bring you breaking news as it happens. Make sure you get your tix NOW.

SUPERSONIC FESTIVAL takes place 19-21 October 2012 at The Custard Factory, Birmingham, UK

Weekend tickets available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk

Full festival info: www.supersonicfestival.com

A “nightmarish and expressionistic narrative journey that’s quite something to take in” as our scribe Rob Sayce points out in the latest issue, it’s a hell of a ride from start to finish. But don’t take our word for it – feast your ears on this monster of a record right here, right now, courtesy of the fine folks at Supernatural Cat!

INCOMING CEREBRAL OVERDRIVE – “LE STELLE: A VOYAGE ADRIFT” by Supernaturalcat

Former ISIS members Aaron Harris, Clifford Meyer and Jeff Caxide have joined forces with Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno for a brand new project called Palms.

The newly minted quartet are slated to release their debut album via Ipecac Recordings later this year, recorded and mixed by Harris, and produced by Palms.

“Clifford, Jeff and I started Palms a little over a year ago out of a desire to continue making music together after ISIS ended,” explains Harris.  ”Chino joined shortly after and our sound took shape from there.  We’ve worked really hard on this first release and are excited for people to hear it.  It’s nice to be back behind the drum kit, and with this line up.”

“Being a huge ISIS fan I’ve always dug the moods these dudes convey with their sound,” adds Moreno. ”I am excited to combine my sense of creativity with theirs, and to have fun doing so.”

The release date and cover art will be revealed in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

Isis: Clifford Meyer (left), Jeff Caxide (second) and Aaron Haris (third)

Isis were on the cover of issue 19! Available to order from our back issues store here: www.rock-a-rolla.com/backissues.htm

Barn Owl  Ancestral Star
“ If you are a late-night beast like myself then you might have found yourself returning home after a show and not able to go right to sleep. Nothing like the television to ease the way into slumber. There are often nature shows on in the wee hours on PBS. I am sure that if you have seen your share of nature shows, then you have seen a time-lapsed film of a flower blooming. Barn Owl are mostly just two guitars, but of late they have been adding a drummer. He is featured on this album. They create the most elegant elongated guitar tones. They build layers with these tones and the sounds shape-shift before your ears. What starts off simple enough often blooms into an orchestrated wall of sound. It can be as haunting and otherworldly as a Gregorian chant and as dark as some doom-drone. Put on your headphones and turn any trip into a film.”

All responsible parties have been summarily punished.

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Rock-A-Rolla issue 37 out now!

On the cover: Psych doom power trio Ufomammut discuss their two-part magnum opus Oro!

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Plus! Over 100 album reviews, live reviews and much, much more!

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Stoner/doom metal duo OM have completed their latest album, a five-song set entitled Advaitic Songs.

The follow-up to 2009′s God Is Good will be issued via Drag City on July 23rd, 2012, with the tracklisting as follows:

1. Addis  2. State of Non-Return  3. Gethsemane  4. Sinai  5 Haqq al-Yaqin

Killing Joke and Sleep are set to headline Asymmetry Festival 2012, taking place in Wrocław, Poland this May.

The fourth annual event already looks like a winner this year, with performances from over 40 acts, including Zu offshoot Mombu, Obake (with Trevor Dunn taking over bass duties form Massimo Pupillo), Æthenor, The Ocean, Joe Lally, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, Red Fang, Black Tusk, A Storm Of Light, Amenra and Celeste, as well as drum ‘n’ bass/breakcore likes of Broken Note, Niveau Zero and Igorrr.

Asymmetry Festival will take over Browar Mieszczanski in Wrocław over three days from May 3rd – 5th, a XIX century closed brewery with a unique industrial architecture.

Time to book those flights! For further info, tickets and the full line-up see www.asymmetryfestival.pl

Poster by Malleus

Following in the recent footsteps of Scott Kelly, Wino, Nate Hall et al, YOB mainman Mike Scheidt has announced his own solo acoustic album, slated for release this June via none other than Thrill Jockey Records.

Entitled Stay Awake, the album is said to combine elements of Western and Eastern folk with “epic arrangements and dramatic emotions”. Scheidt describes the lyrics as being based on “the present moment, hope, love and redemption. The big picture caught in a snapshot, looking at fear and doubt squarely, and making friends with them. My words are sympathetic/empathetic to sadness and heartbreak, while exploring transcendental themes in the same breath.”

Stay Awake was recorded by Scheidt’s close friend Tad Doyle – of Sub Pop legends Tad – at his Witch Ape Studio in Seattle, Washington, and hits the stores on 11^th June.

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At The Drive-In are slated to perform at this year’s Reading Festival, taking place 24^th-26^th August 2012.

The recently reunited post-hardcore heroes will headline the NME/Radio 1 stage on Saturday, while The Cure, Foo Fighters and Kasabian have been announced as main stage headliners.

Other acts scheduled to perform over the bank holiday weekend include Eagles Of Death Metal, Pulled Apart By Horses, Coheed And Cambria and Cancer Bats, amongst the usual indie, punk and pop fare.

Tix are on sale now through the usual outlets, with more acts to be announced in the coming months.