The new line-up of Addler’s Apperirte – the band led by drummer Steven Adler – has been revealed. Except for the former Guns N’ Roses member, the group features in its ranks guitarists Alex Grossi (ex-Quiet Riot) and Micheal Thomas (ex-Faster Pussycat), Chip Z’nuff of Enuff Z’nuff on bass, and Sheldon Tarsha on lead vocals.

UNKLE are set to release a new album this month. The CD, entitled “End Titles… Redux”, will include seven reinterpreted songs from the duo’s 2008 album “End Titles… Stories for Film” plus the two new songs. Around 3,000 copies will be released on CD on December 15, while digital copies will be available to download […]

Filmmaker Eddie Martin is working on a movie about AC/DC legend Bon Scott. The yet-to-be titled film is in its early stages. “We’ve been working heavily on it for a couple of months. It’s early days,” Martin tells Undercover News. “We are in the writing process. We’ve been meeting with Gaby, Mary, Irene and THE […]

Gary Moore has lost a plagiarism case in Germany, brought by guitarist Juergen Winter. The latter claimed that Moore’s solo in his 1990 hit “Still Got the Blues” copied his on the track “Nordrach” by the band Jud’s Gallery, which was written in 1974. Judge by yourselves by watching both songs: Jud’s Gallery – “Nordrach” […]

Judas Priest, Metallica, Ministry, Dragonforce and Slipknot have been nominated in the “Best Metal” category for the upcoming Grammy Awards, which happen in Los Angeles on February 8. The “Best Hard Rock” award will be a battle between Disturbed, Judas Priest, The Mars Volta, Motley Crue and Rob Zombie. Metallica, Kid Rock, Coldplay, The Raconteurs […]

New details on Neil Young’s expansive “The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972” box set, due for release early in 2009, have been revealed. According to a newly-released trailer, the box set, on 10-disc DVD or Blu-Ray, will contain 128 audio tracks, including 43 unreleased and 13 of these never heard before. The set, which comes with […]

The View have announced details of the release of their second album, as well as a UK tour. The Scots’ sophomore CD shall be entitled “Which Bitch?”. It will surface on February 2, and the following week the band will hit the road.One of The View’s new songs, entitled “5 Rebbeccas”, can be heard here: […]

German metal queen Doro Pesch has set “Fear No Evil” as the title of her new album, due on January 23, 2009 via AFM Records. The CD (view cover in the left) shall be preceded by the single “Herzblut”, set for release on December 12. Doro – “White Wedding“

Marillion shall play live at Sofia, Bulgaria’s Universiada Hall on February 21, 2009. Get tickets via eventim.bg.

Billie Joe Armstrong has hinted that Green Day’s new album could take a “power pop” direction… The frontman did not reveal song titles or details of the tracks they are currently working on in the studio, but name-checked The Creation, The Who, The Beatles, Cheap Trick and The Jam as possible influences. As already known, […]