Fan-filmed video footage of Slipknot performing their new single, “Psychosocial“, live for the first time ever on July 9 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington can be viewed below. The song comes off the masked band’s upcoming studio album, “All Hope Is Gone“, due out on August 26 via Roadrunner Records. Slipknot – […]

Tennessee’s The Showdown will release their third full-length album on August 19 via Solid State Records. The CD (view cover in the left) will be entitled “Back Breaker“, and a track from it, “Achilles – The Backbreaker“, is available for streaming on myspace.com/theshowdown.

At the end of this news you may watch Buckcherry‘s video for their new song “Too Drunk…” (nothing to do with Dead Kennedys’ “Too Drunk to Fuck”). As for the band’s news full-length studio album, “Black Butterfly“, it will be released on September 23. Buckcherry – “Too Drunk…“

Professionally filmed footage of Judas Priest‘s June 27, 2008 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium can be viewed below. As for a live report of the entire festival, you can find it here. Judas Priest – “Eat Me Alive” (live 2008) Judas Priest – “Metal Gods” (live 2008)

On Saturday, july 12, right after the end of Ministry‘s first and last ever concert inВ Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital shall host two Ministry After Parties. The first one shall take place at the 8th Ball ClubВ (feat. Dr. Terror), and the other one – at the Colors ClubВ (feat. DJs GothprinceВ and Magistus). Additional details can be found in […]

Dozens of professional live photos of the recent Bulgarian shows by Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Slayer, Manowar, In Flames and many, many more can be seen at photo.arrakis-studio.net. All pictures are courtesy of Victor Alexandrov. Rhino (Manowar, HolyHell)В & Victor Alexandrov

The cult British label 4AD (a.o. Dead Can Dance, The Birthday Party, Cocteau Twins, Bauhaus, This Mortal Coil) has signed the band Department of Eagles. The word goes about a project featuring three members of Brooklyn’s experimental act Grizzly Bear (Daniel Rossen, Chris Bear and Chris Taylor),В plus frontman Fred Nicolaus. The group’s first issue for […]

After we offered you a live report of the Graspop Metal Meeting 2008В and showed you part of Judas Priest’s set, now it’s time to see what Testament did at the Belgian festival on June 27. Here’s how Chuck Billy & Co. performed “Into the Pit“: Testament – “Into the Pit” (live 2008)

A lost album Jimi Hendrix recorded with Stephen Stills has been discovered more than 30 years after it was created. Stills recently found the recording among a stack of material he taped during the 70’s, and is due to be released by his Crosby, Stills and Nash bandmate Graham Nash. The lost Jimi Hendrix album […]

The video for “Love Is Noise” – the debut single off The Verve‘s comeback album – is available for watching below. As for the follow-up to 1997’s “Urban Hymns”, it was already revealed that its title shall be “Forth“. The Verve – “Love Is Noise“