Compressorhead is the robotic metal band that is on its way to Big Day Out. And when we say metal, we mean metal. Compressorhead is a 6 tonne band making them the second heaviest band in the world after Meat Loaf.

The UK had a resurgence of cassette single sales in 2012 with the Official Charts Company reporting that sales tripled in 2012, mainly thanks to the band Feeder.

‘Coexist’ by The XX was the biggest selling vinyl album of 2012 in the UK but David Bowie’s 40-year old classic ‘The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust’ wasn’t far behind.

On Tuesday, Bobby Womack announced that he was suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease, saying "It’s not bad yet but will get worse."

Agnetha Faltskog has confirmed she will have a new album in 2013.

Bon Jovi will be the first major act to release new music in 2013. Their new song ‘Because We Can’ will be released on Monday (January 7).

The members of Anthrax have issued a statement following the sudden departure of Rob Caggiano from the band.

After scoring the biggest selling song of 2012 with ‘Somebody That I Used To Know, Noise11 can reveal that the Gotye featuring Kimbra song is also the 4th biggest selling digital song of all-time.

Bob Marley & The Wailers ‘Legend’ has earned a Top 10 position in the SoundScan Top Selling Albums list.

Soul legend Bobby Womack is suffering from the initial stage of Alzheimer's disease, the singer has announced.

Daft Punk will not be heading out on the road with a new show in 2013, according to Bestival curator and BBC radio DJ Rob da Bank.

Garth Brooks remains the biggest selling artist of the SoundScan era despite not having released an album in more than a decade.

Metallica’s ‘Metallica’ album remains the biggest selling album of the SoundScan era and clocked up a further 110,000 sales in 2012.

Universal Music dominated music sales in 2012 with 32.41% of all music sold in 2012 coming from the company.

Rock was the biggest selling music genre of 2012.

Jack White’s ‘Blunderbuss’ was the biggest selling vinyl album of 2012 bumping The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ from the top of the chart.

Melbourne’s Gotye had the biggest selling song of 2012 in the USA.

Adele was the biggest selling artist of 2012 and  ‘21’ was the biggest selling album in the USA, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Music sales have registered at 3.1% increase in the USA for 2012, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.

Sydney had two Mariah’s on stage at the same time last night – Mariah Carey was joined by 6-year old Mariah Cini.

Jennifer Lopez believes she can 'handle more' than most people.

Psy is focused on creating the best music he can possibly make because he knows without the right song he will quickly become yesterday's news.

2Cellos second album ‘In2ition’ features an all-star line-up of guests including their mentor Elton John on two tracks and Steve Vai helping them cover AC/DC.

Warner Music will release Johnny Marr’s first solo album ‘The Messenger’.

Canadian actor Bronson Pelletier was arrested after pissing on the floor of the terminal inside LAX on December 17 and footage has emerged today.

In reviewing the RIAA Gold and Platinum certifications for December, it's obvious that Taylor Swift is having a great end of 2012, but that statement would also apply to Metallica.

Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘I’m With You’ album will be expanded with a second disc featuring eight new songs in time for the Australian tour later this month.

The Allman Brothers have announced the dates for their yearly residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York.

When Bruce Springsteen receives the 23rd MusiCares Person of the Year Award on February 8, he will be saluted by a long list of prominent artists.

South Korean pop star Rain is to face military questioning over his relationship with Japanese actress Kim Tae-Hee.