The Wildhearts! New Album & Tour!

The Wildhearts will return with their 9^th studio album, Chutzpah!, on 31^st August and head out on a full UK tour in September and October.

Recorded in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, The Bronx, The Storm) the band are adamant that the new album will be no ordinary Wildhearts record and is described by lead singer Ginger as “unlike any that we’ve made so far”. Bassist Scott Sorry added “This album is not only my favourite Wildhearts record, but it's one of my favourite records to have ever been a part of”.

The track listing will run as follows:

1. The Jackson Whites
2. Plastic Jebus

3. The Only One
4. John Of Violence
5. You Are Proof That Not All Women Are Insane
6. Tim Smith
7. Low Energy Vortex
8. You Took The Sunshine From New York
9. Mazel Tov Cocktail
10. Chutzpah  

The band has also been busy booking a UK headline tour which will include an appearance at Sonisphere festival on August 1^st as well as a headline show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

17/09/09: Concorde 2, Brighton
18/09/09: O2 Academy, Bristol
19/09/09: Rock City , Nottingham
20/09/09: Waterfront, Norwich
21/09/09: Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
22/09/09: Phoenix, Exeter
24/09/09: O2 Academy 2, Birmingham
25/09/09: The Sugarmill, Stoke-On-Trent
26/09/09: Cockpit, Leeds
27/09/09: Garage, Glasgow
28/09/09: O2 Academy, Newcastle
30/09/09: Club Academy, Manchester
01/10/09: Shepherds Bush Empire, London

Lead singer Ginger said;

“It's always great to play to Wildhearts crowds, they really are the best crowd in the world. We are a very lucky band in that respect, and we never take it for granted. This time we'll be promoting the new album which has Scott and CJ singing lead vocals too, so I'll be in heaven being able to take a break from f***ing singing all the time. I can't wait to see people’s reaction to the new material”.

The Wildhearts' album 'Chutzpah!' is released on 31^st August on Backstage Alliance and is distributed through Cargo.

FAITH! NO! MORE!

Oh yes people - it's here. To compliment the band's accouncement that they'll be headlining this year's Download Festival, Warner Music (Rhino Records) will release Faith No More - The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection. A double CD featuring classics, b-sides, rarities and hidden gems, we at Decade can reveal that IT ROCKS. It also features sleeve notes from Kerrang!'s Paul Brannigan. Full tracklisting below:

CD 1

1. THE REAL THING
2. FROM OUT OF NOWHERE
3. EPIC
4. WE CARE A LOT
5. R'N'R
6. KINDERGARTEN
7. CAFFEINE
8. LAND OF SUNSHINE
9. BE AGGRESSIVE
10. MIDLIFE CRISIS
11. A SMALL VICTORY
12. EVERYTHINGS RUINED
13. EVIDENCE
14. DIGGING THE GRAVE
15. RICOCHET
16. ASHES TO ASHES
17. STRIPSEARCH
18. EASY

CD 2 – Bonus disc, b-sides & rarities

1. ABSOLUTE ZERO (B-side on “Digging The Grave” single 1995)

2. THE BIG KAHUNA (B-side on “Ashes to Ashes” single 1997)

3. LIGHT UP AND LET GO (B-side on “Ashes to Ashes” single 1997)

4. I WON'T FORGET YOU (Rarity previously released on “Who Cares A Lot? Greatest Hits” album 1998)

5. THE WORLD IS YOURS (B-side on “I Started A Joke” single 1998)

6. HIPPIE JAM SONG (Rarity previously released on “Who Cares A Lot? Greatest Hits” album 1998)

7. SWEET EMOTION (Given away with "Kerrang!" magazine in 1989)

8. NEW IMPROVED SONG (Given away with "Sounds" magazine in 1988)

9. DAS SCHUTZENFEST (B-side on “Evidence” single 1995)

10. THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU (B-side on “I Started A Joke” single 1998)

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11. SPANISH EYES (B-side on “Ricochet” single 1995)

12. I STARTED A JOKE (Single released on “Who Cares A Lot? Greatest Hits” album 1998)

Biffy! Paramore! Gallows! More!

Well, a New Year has dawned and we thought we may as well begin making use of the blog function!

Just to let you know we're really mega excited about this new release we are working courtesy of the lovely people at Warner Music.

****It's A Misery Business****

The New Year may have come and gone, but we'll soon be approaching that time of year when soppy love albums dominate the shelves - Valentines Day! Ergh.

To remedy this 'It's A Misery Business'is being released. It's a rocking 19 track compilation of loud and noisy rock, emo, punk and metal, guaranteed to turn even the warmest of hearts black!

Featuring Nickelback, Slipknot, Panic At The Disco, Paramore, Biffy Clyro and many more, this album is perfect for those trying to escape the terror of Valentine's Day - and for those wanting to give the middle finger to teddy bears & love hearts!

'It's A Misery Business' is also the only place you can hear the new Nickelback single 'Something In Your Mouth' as their own label have banned it from UK airwaves!

Full tracklisting is :

1 Nickelback - Something In Your Mouth

2 Paramore - Misery Business

3 Slipknot - Dead Memories

4 Atreyu - Doomsday

5 Gallows - Orchestra Of Wolves

6 Kill Hannah Lips - Like Morphine

7 Elliot Minor - Jessica

8 Panic At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies

9 Cobra Starship - Guilty Pleasure

10 Simple Plan - Your Love Is a Lie

11 Madina Lake - Pandora

12 Kids In Glass Houses - Girls

13 Fighting With Wire - Everyone Needs A Nemesis

14 Biffy Clyro - Mountains

15 Billy Talent - Try Honesty

16 A - Better Off With Him

17 Jacks Mannequin - The Mixed Tape

18 Cute Is What We Aim For - Loser

19 Amanda Palmer - Leeds United