Swedish progressive metallers THERION have unveiled the artwork for their new album, ‘Sitra Ahra’ – click photo to enlarge. The cover was created by Thomas Ewerhard, the same artist who have created all the cover artwork of Therion’s latest releases. Sitra Ahra will feature the following tracklisting: ‘Sitra Ahra’ ‘Kings Of Edom’ ‘Unguentum Sabbati’ ‘Land […]

Country star Billy Ray Cyrus is going rock with a new band called BROTHER CLYDE that also features Samantha Maloney (Motley CrГјe, Hole, Eagles of Death Metal) and guitarist Jamie Miller (theSTART, Snot). The band will be releasing their self-titled debut album on August 10th via Buena Vista Records/Fontana with first singleВ ‘Lately’ already available on […]

Melodic Rock.com reports that a source has told them that “Van Halen are indeed working towards finishing recording of a long awaited new studio album with David Lee Roth, set for release sometime in the first half of 2011. A single is slated for release before the end of this year, but exact timing still […]

Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd will be releasing a solo album ‘The Wild Trapeze’ on July 6th. The first singleВ is 3.5 minutes of hippie porn called ‘Runaway Train’, and you can check the video below. Though it’s an apple not far from the tree of less aggressive Incubus material (our least favorite half), it’s a pretty […]

Joe Elliott insists that his commitment to the Down ‘N’ Outz doesn’t mean the end of Def Leppard. Nor will it lead to the Quireboys (who have three members in this band). “I see Down ‘N’ Outz recording a minimum of four albums, but neither of our bands are splitting up. The Quireboys are cheating […]

After several auditions in Copenhagen, Hatesphere has officially announced the addition of vocalist Esben “Esse” Hansen (of As We Fight) to their line-up. Hansen replaces Jonathan Albrechtsen, who left Hatesphere earlier this year just before their first U.S. tour with The Black Dahlia Murder. Hansen comments: “It didn’t take me much time to decide that […]

Soilwork frontman Bjorn ‘Speed’ Strid is currently working on a solo project – and it’s definitely inspired by 70s classic rock. As the Swedish band prepare to release new album The Panic Broadcast (out through Nuclear Blast on July 2), the singer exclusively revealed details on his new venture to British Classic Rock magazine. “It’s […]

Brutal Truth‘s entire June 13, 2010 concert at Club Hell in Providence, Rhode Island has been posted on this location. One of the clips can be viewed below. Brutal Truth released the ‘Evolution In One Take: For Grindfreaks Only! Volume 2’ CD on December 22, 2009 via Relapse Records. ‘Evolution In One Take?’ is an […]

Guitar enthusiasts eager to learn acoustic guitar lessons and easy guitar tabs will be pleased to learn that new DEEP PURPLE and Ritchie Blackmore guitar tuition DVDs are now available in the market. Lick Library released the Deep Purple and Ritchie Blackmore guitar tuition DVDs in celebration of the sixty-fifth birthday of legendary Ritchie Blackmore, […]

After over 40 years folk singer Jake Holmes is suing Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page for allegedly stealing the Zeppelin hit ‘Dazed and Confused’ from him, TMZ reported today. Holmes claims that he obtained a copyright for his song ‘Dazed and Confused’ in 1967, two years before Led Zeppelin recorded their own ‘Dazed and Confused.’ The […]