Nine mastered and finished tracks from Guns N’ Roses‘ 14-years-in-the-making album “Chinese Democracy” were leaked online yesterday by the website Antiquiet.com, prompting a quick cease-and-desist from the band’s handlers and the removal of the links. Six of the songs have already leaked in one unfinished form or another – “Better”, “The Blues”, “Chinese Democracy”, “Madagascar”, […]

Ahead of the release of their new album “Beautiful Future”, Primal Scream have made a brand-new track available to download for free. The word goes about “Urban Guerilla” – a cover version of a Hawkwind song, which will not be on the album, but provides a taster of the record’s krautrock-pop feel. To get it, […]

Kerry King has told music journalist Joel McIver (a.o. Metal Hammer) that Slayer have already completed some new song ideas. “We’re supposed to have a new album ready at the end of the year!”, the guitarist has revealed. There’s a possibility the thrash metal four-piece to perfom some of the new songs at the upcoming […]

Bulgarian heavy metal aprtiots Epizod have just released a new album. It’s called “The Old Warrior” (view cover in the left).

After guitarist and main composer Timo Tolkki left Stratovarius in the end of May, the future of Finland’s metal defenders was uncertain, but things seem to get better now. The remaining members Timo Kotipelto (vocals), Jens Johansson (keyboards), Lauri Porra (bass), and JГ¶rg Michael (drums), as well as a new, young Finnish guitarist whose name […]

Led Zeppelin announced that their December 2007 reunion concert at the O2 Arena in London will be released on DVD. Both guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones have confirmed the news, although no release date has been revealed. “There is no hurry,” Page has said… Led Zeppelin – “Kashmir” (live 2007)

One of Britain’s leading music media, Mojo Magazine, presented its awards for the year 2008. Among the big winners are MotГ¶rhead,В  Led Zeppelin, Sex Pistols, Genesis… Anyway, here’s this year’s complete Mojo Honours List: Breakthrough Act – The Last Shadow Puppets Song of the Year – “Mercy” (Duffy) Roots Award – Toots Hibbert Les Paul […]

Nick Cave is going to publish a new book on July 8. Entitled “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!“, it chronicles the development of the idea that became the song that helped name his most recent record. The issue comes with a three-inch CD with the title track. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!“

Slipknot’s new single “All Hope Is Gone” will be made available for free download on RoadrunneRrecords.com and Slipknot1.com exclusively for 24 hours only, starting this Friday, June 20, at 6 a.m. CET! In order to download the track, you will need to sign up for the newsletter… but you’ll get the new Slipknot shit, after […]

According to myspace, Los Angeles-based industrial metal masters Fear Factory will release a new album and embark on a world tour in 2009. Unfortunately, there’s no further information about the follow-up to “Transgression” (2005). At present Fear Factory are “on hiatus”. Frontman Burton C. Bell focuses his attention on Ascension of the Watchers, while drummer […]