http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi ALARM GOES OFF: The Alarm is set to release its first album since scoring a major 2004 hit single in the U.K., “45 RPM,” under the name The Poppy Fields. The Welsh band’s first new release in 15 years, Under Attack, will come out May 30 on the Eleven Thirty Records label, distributed by indie RedEye. Leader Mike Peters, who was diagnosed with leukemia last December, says he discovered [read more]

Nigel Twist alleges that some U.S. venues are billing Mike Peters/Alarm 2000 dates as simply the Alarm. Drummer Nigel Twist of the Alarm said he plans to file an injunction to keep the band’s former frontman, Mike Peters, from touring under the Alarm’s name. According to Twist, Peters–who is currently playing old Alarm material while touring under the official moniker Mike Peters/Alarm 2000–signed an agreement relinquishing all rights to the [read more]

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