Heaven & Hell have apparently been confirmed for the Nova Rock Festival in Austria, and also for Sonisphere Festival dates in Sweden and Finland.Now, usually we wouldn’t mention these events, but this might suggest that Ronnie James Dio is responding to treatment for stomach cancer, which is good news. Nova Rock happens from June 13-15. […]

Bruce Springsteen has come out in favour of gay marriages.Writing on his official website, here’s what The Boss had to say: “Like many of you who live in New Jersey, I’ve been following the progress of the marriage-equality legislation currently being considered in Trenton. “I’ve long believed in, and have always spoken out, for the […]

Heart Guitar Blog’s Peter Hodgson has issue a new interview with DREAM THEATER’s John Petrucci, in which he confirms that he’s started work on his next solo CD. The following is an excerpt: Q: So what’s next after this tour? Are you gonna do another solo album soon? A: “You know, a lot of people […]

Since their beginnings in Venice, CA in the early ‘80s, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES have led the charge in the skate punk/thrash metal movement, consequently influencing an entire generation of bands along the way. Fontana Distribution has announced Live At The Olympic Auditorium, Suicidal Tendencies’ first ever DVD release. The DVD will street January 26th, 2010 via […]

American thrash masters MACHINE HEAD performed their version of PANTERA’s ‘Fucking Hostile’ live in Dallas, Texas earlier this week. Footage of the act performing the classic track can be found below:

Portishead are to donate the proceeds from a new track called Chasing the Tear to Amnesty International, the band have announced. The release coincides with Amnesty’s Human Rights Day on 10 December, the anniversary of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The song can be downloaded now from their official website. “It’s very exciting […]

There’s information on the SONISPHERE festival – (check here) about dates in Sofia, Bulgaria- June 22nd -23rd. It still not clear which bands will participate in the event, although the buzz around the 2010 event in Knebworth, UK started a couple of days ago when SONISPHEREВ  and IRON MAIDEN web sites prepared us for major […]

German metalcore act CALIBAN has been confirmed for next year’s edition the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARCH ENEMYCANNIBAL CORPSECORVUS CORAXDIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITEREDGUYIMMORTALSTRATOVARIUSTHE DEVIL’S BLOODU.D.O. In 2008, Wacken Open Air festival was honored with a Live Entertainment Award […]

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have confirmed that they have wrapped up work on their thrird album which is set for release in the early part of 2010. Matt: “The biggest thing about this record is that it’s the follow up that should have been. You can only realise that when you release something and it’s […]

They’ve also signed to Roadrunner for the release of their forthcoming fifth studio album. COHEED AND CAMBRIAВ have revealed that they are to release their new album ‘Year Of the Black Rainbow’ in April, 2010. Production duties have been handled jointly by Atticus Ross (Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction) and Joe Barresi (QOTSA, Clutch) and song […]