Californian blues-rockers RIVAL SONS have had one of their songs featured in the new Hollywood movie, Real Steel. The band's track, 'Torture', taken from their self-titled digital EP, can be heard during the movie, which stars Hugh Jackman and is set in the near future where robot boxing is a top sport.

Frontman Jay Buchanan comments: "When I wrote this song, the last thing I had in mind was a boxing robot fighting a bull. I was actually envisioning Elvira wrestling a bear, but I guess this will do until Dreamworks buys my script."

Real Steel is out now in theaters in North America and is due to be released in the UK this Friday, October 14th.

Listen to 'Torture' below:

Rival Sons recently confirmed a European headlining tour, which is due to kick off on November 4th in Nottingham, UK.

The band played a highly-successful string of European festival dates earlier this year, followed by a UK tour with heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST and QUEENSRŸCHE. Now, following a US tour with EVANESCENCE, the band will be returning to Europe for their first headlining tour.

Rival Sons guitarist Scott Holiday comments: "After one month's return to the States, we could no longer take it, being away from our fans in Europe. So we are elated to be getting back out to them this November. Besides getting back to some of our favorite countries and cities, this tour will also give us the chance to introduce ourselves to a bunch of new places, like Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Finland, Estonia, Vienna and more! Hopefully everyone over there is ready for a full-on, rock 'n' roll, smack-in-the-face, kick-in-the-pants assault... Because that is what we aim to deliver. As for the fans we are returning to - we know they're ready; it's gonna be a blast. This'll be the last Rival Sons tour for 2011! Let's send the year out proper, and remind people that rock 'n' roll is far from dead!"

Rival Sons European shows:

November

4 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
5 - Glasgow, UK - King Tut's
6 - Manchester, UK - Academy 3
7 - Wolverhampton, UK - Slade Rooms
10 - London, UK - Islington Academy
11 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
12 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
15 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumphuset
16 - Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret
17 - Stockholm, Sweden - Strand
20 - Tampere, Finland - Klubi
21 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
22 - Tallin, Estonia - Rock Cafe
24 - Warsaw, Poland - Powieksenie
25 - Berlin, Germany - Lido
26 - Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan
27 - Cologne, Germany - Underground
29 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche
30 - Munich, Germany - Backstage Halle

December

1 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
2 - Lucerne, Switzerland - Schuur
3 - Ravenna, Italy - Bronson
5 - Solothurn, Switzerland - Kofmehl