Last May the word was spread that Fred Durst is attempting at reviving Limp Bizkit. Now this news seems to take shape even more – the band has reportedly started rehearsing with a new guitarist taking over from Wes Borland, namely Terry Balsamo (Evanescence, ex-Cold). More soon…

JustВ to remind you – Crematory shall play in Sofia, Bulgaria for the first time ever this Saturday, September 27. Venue – the 3,000-capacity Hristo Botev Sports Hall. Start – 6 p.m.

Canadian thrash metallers Exciter shall joinВ Germany’s Haggard and Remember Twilight at Sofia’s Blue Box ClubВ on November 20, 2008. Exciter – “In Mortal Fear” (live)

Always-thirsty German thrashers Tankard have completed work on their 13th studio album. Entitled “Thirst“, the effort was recorded at Stage One Studio in August, and is slated for a December 19 release via AFM Records.

While the search for a new Velvet Revolver singer is still going on, Slash doesn’t waste time ans is hard at work on his first ever entirely solo album. The latest news revealed by the guitar icon about it that he will bring in different singers for every song, though he won’t name them yet…

Chimaira have chosen Zeuss, known for his wirk with dozens of bands, a.o. Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Agnostic Front, Madball, Staind, Throwdown, God Forbid and Unearth, to mix their new, as yet untitled album. The follow-up to “Resurrection” (2007) is being produced by Ben Schigel, who has worked with the band on “The Impossibility of Reason” […]

Britain’s heavy metal legends Saxon shall release their new studio album, entitled “Into the Labyrinth“, on January 12, 2009 via SPV. The effort was recorded at Blind Guardian’s studio Twilight Hall in Krefeld, Germany, under the direction of Charlie Bauerfeind. It features 13 tracks, with one of them – “Live to Rock” – available as […]

Just a few months after releasing their self-titled album (a.k.a. “The Red Album”), Weezer doesn’t plan to waste any time in getting to work on the next one. Drummer Pat Wilson told Billboard that the quartet plans to start recording the CD in early November.

Canadian progressive rock gods Rush are to release their eagerly awaited “Snakes & Arrows Live” DVD at the end of November. The three-disc set was mainly filmed during the band’s show in Rotterdam, Holland in October 2007.

This Sunday’s Fracture weekly metal show on MM TV shall feature videos by Nile, W.A.S.P., Def Leppard, Rammstein, Scar Symmetry, Trivium, One Way Warrior, In Flames, Sonic Syndicate, Nightwish, Die apokalyptischen Reiter, Metallica and many more.