A medley of extracts from ‘The Incident’ is now available to listen to on the PORCUPINE TREEВ MySpace. Written and recorded between September-May, ‘The Incident’ is the tenth studio album by Porcupine Tree. Released worldwide by Roadrunner on September 14th (one week earlier than previously announced in order to coincide with the first tour dates), the […]

Collaborations have always been part of the Basement Jazz shtick, and it seems that their new album ‘Scars’, due for release in October, will be chock-a-block with them. The most intriguing name to appear on Scars’ contributor list is that of Yoko Ono, who The Jaxx recorded in New York. Speaking about the experience to […]

SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn was forced to miss the last two shows of the band’s most recent European tour — July 10 in Madrid, Spain and July 11 in Barcelona, Spain — due to a “tragic death in his family.” SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn “The Clown” Crahan missed a couple of the band’s shows in May […]

There’s Judas Priest fans and there’s Judas Priest superfans. And then there’s Jim Bartek from Maple Heights, Ohio, who has listened to the band’s album Nostradamus for 391 days straight and counting. Oh yeah, did we mention that Nostradamus is a concept album? Not only that, it’s a double-CD. A verrrrry long one too. “That’s […]

A Los Angeles blogger who leaked new Guns N’ Roses songs on the Internet before their official release on the band’s first new album in 17 years, was sentenced to two months of home confinement on Tuesday. Kevin Cogill also received one year’s probation and must appear in an anti-piracy commercial under the terms of […]

The band has pushed back the release date to October 23. Once again, since the album was supposed to come out in May, then has been moved to last week of September and now to October 23.В  ‘Worship Music’ is hugely anticipatedВ because it will mark the recording debutВ of new singerВ Dan Nelson (the big guy on […]

Finally some news from the Peter TГ¤gtgren / HYPOCRISY camp! The follow-up to 2005`s ‘Virus’ now has a title and release date. The cover artwork is also finished. В  Here is what mainman Peter had to say: “Hey, it`s about time for an update now. We have a title for the new album now : […]

With the massive success of the first concert of the ex-Nightiwsh singerВ in Sofia last year, it was only natural no expext a second one soon. And here we go -В Sofia Music Enterprises just announced that Tarja will be headlining a night at the ‘Arena Muzika 2009′ festival, to beВ held in Universiada hall on October 12. […]

THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick, who is currently pushing his new solo album ‘Belfast Confetti’, has updated his tour schedule. It now includes a string of shows with LOVE/HATE (**). Details below: August 6 – The Ivy Bar – Newtownards, Northern Ireland (solo acoustic) 7 – Diamond Rock Bar – Ahoghill, Northern Ireland (full band) […]

TESTAMENT has cancelled their South American dates in September to record the follow-up to their award-winning album, ‘The Formation Of Damnation’, which was released in 2008. However, the band will honour their live commitments in The UK and Europe throughout July and August.