Julien Temple‘s documentary about the late The Clash frontman Joe Strummer (1952-2002), “The Future Is Unwritten“, will surface on DVD on July 8 via Legacy Recordings. For the DVD release, the film is expanded with about 100 minutes of extra interview footage with a.o. Mick Jones, Bono, Anthony Keidis and Johnny Depp. “Joe Strummer: The […]

Mojo’s 2008 Breakthrough of the Year award winners, The Last Shadow Puppets (featuring Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys), have uploaded the video for their song “Standing Next to Me” on the Internet. Check it out below. The track is the second single from the band’s debut album, “The Age of the Understatement” (2008). The Last […]

“Right now Nevermore is working on new songs. We are hoping to be in the studio by the end of the year and have the album out in the next year,” revealed Warrel Dane in an exclusive interview for Tangra Mega Rock, given to our radio station to mark the release of his debut solo […]

The Swedish jazz pianist EsbjГ¶rn Svensson, best known as leader of the EsbjГ¶rn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.), has died last Saturday as a result of diving accident. The tragedy has happened in the sea near Stockholm.Rest in peace. EsbjГ¶rn Svensson Trio – “When God Created the Coffeebreak” (live)

California’s dark drone metal assassins Sunn O))) have just finished recording a new studio album with producer Randall Dunn. As on its predecessor “Black One” (2005), the CD features again a guest appearance from Mayhem’s Attila Csihar. Besides, Sunn O))) will release a double live album soon, entitled “Domkirke” and recorded during a special show […]

The masked metal masters Slipknot have revealed that their long-awaited new full-length studio album will be entitled “All Hope Is Gone“. As you already know, the CD shall be released via Roadrunner Records on August 25 in Europe, and its title track shall be made available for free download tomorrow from RoadrunneRrecords.com Рё Slipknot1.com. The […]

As we informed you a month ago, Holland’s sympho metallers Within Temptation shall release a double DVD on September 22, recorded live at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Arena on February 7, 2008. The edition, which will be entitled “Black Symphony“, was shot with 14 full HD cameras and shows the band performing to 10,000 fans with the […]

Iced Earth have revealed the release dates for their new full-length studio album, “The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)” (view cover in the left). The follow-up to last year’s “Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part I)” will surface via SPV on Records on September 5 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and on September 8 […]

As a tribute to Iron Maiden, UK’s Kerrang! Magazine has persuaded 15 of its favorite bands to record cover versions of the NWOBHM gods’ greatest anthems for an exciting free CD entitled “Maiden Heaven” (view cover in the left), which will be available only with the July 19 issue of the magazine. The tracklist and […]

Norwegian gothic metallers Sirenia, who recently recruited 25-year-old Spanish singer Ailyn as the replacement for Monika Pedersen, have announced they’ve completed the songwriting process for their next album and will start recording it in July. The work will take place at Sound Suite Studios in France and Stargoth Studios in Norway, while mixing and mastering […]