EXODUS singer Rob Dukes has issued the following update:

"Just finished up our shows in Germany and I have to say the show in Saarbrucken fucking ruled. Those German fuckers know how to kill for metal. All the shows we have done ruled. Dublin was crazy as fuck. Kerry (King) from Slayer and a bunch of IN FLAMES and LAMB OF GOD guys came to the show and drank with us after, fun as hell. I 'm looking forward to Norway and Turkey, two places I have never been! I'll keep you fuckers posted on how shit is going. What makes the grass grow. Blood, blood, blood! What do we do for a living? Kill, kill, kill!"

Source Exodus

Ex-Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Glenn Hughes has issued the following message:

"Just got back last night to L.A. I am really looking forward to the Christmas holiday. In my opinion this tour was an extremely vibrant experience. Mark (Mondesir - drummer), Anders (Olinder - keyboards) and Jeff (Kollman - guitar) were all complete revelations to me. It has been such a long time since I felt such emotion singing with my band. The Groove, the Funk... the Soul... all extremely passionate and I love my new band both on and off stage. I will have great memories from this tour. For those of you were there, I hope you felt the vibe. The band really inspired me to new heights. The musicianship on stage deeply spoke to me, and I look forward to the next leg of the tour in February."

Source Glenn Hughes

Noel Gallagher has announced his solo shows Down Under for the next month.

The Oasis lynchpin plays four pre-Christmas shows, kicking off in Melbourne on December 10.

The dates follow his recent triumphant show at the Union Chapel in London on November 26 for the charity Mencap.

Tickets for the Aussie shows go on sale from tomorrow (November 30). He plays the following dates:

Melbourne Forum – December 10
Brisbane Tivoli – 12
Sydney Enmore Theatre – 14
Perth Concert Hall – 16

Source Gigwise