The Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat has reported that Nightwish have chosen former Tristania frontwoman Vibeke Stene (on the photo) as the replacement for singer Tarja Turunen. There’s still no confirmation from the band. However, it’s a fact that Vibeke quit Tristania less than a month ago “due to personal reasons”…

Bon Jovi are to release their new, tenth studio album in Europe on June 18 via Mercury/Universal. The CD, entitled “Lost Highway”, has been co-produced by Dann Huff and John Shanks. The first single off the album, “(You Want to) Make a Memory”, hits radio stations today. Other songs confirmed to find their place on […]

Italian/German gothic/black metal band Graveworm will release its sixth album, “Collateral Defect”, on May 25. The CD was recorded at Stage One Studio in Borgentreich, Germany, with producer Andy Classen. The follow-up to 2005’s “(N)utopia” contains 10 songs and features guest appearances by Maurizio Iacono from Kataklysm and Matze from The Sorrow, plus a cover […]

Green Day have announced they are to cover John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero” for a tribute album of artists performing the late Beatle’s songs, entitled “Instant Karma”. The CD, due out on June 20, will also feature contributions from The Cure, Black Eyed Peas, Jack Johnson and Willie Nelson, a.o. All proceeds from the album […]

King’s X shall call their new album “Go Tell Somebody”. Just like its predecessor, “Ogre Tones” (2005), the effort is being produced by Michael Wagener, known for his work with Dokken, Extreme, Stryper, White Lion, Skid Row and many more. The next release by Doug Pinnick (vocals and bass), Ty Tabor (guitar and vocals) and […]

Why didВ Mark FoggoВ move fromВ England to Holland? What’s the line-up he and Mark Foggo’s Skasters shall play live in Sofia this Friday, March 23? What does he think about The Toy Dolls? And how the hell did the tulips turn into hashish? All the answers you’ll find in Mark Foggo’sВ revelations made today at noon for Tangra […]

Danish rockers D-A-D (which means Disneyland After Dark) have entered a Copenhagen studio to record 14 songs for the group’s new studio album, due later in the year. D-A-D’s latest signs of life were quite soon, in 2005 and 2006, respectively with the releases of their ninth studio album, “Scare Yourself”, and the live CD/DVD […]

Metallica shall kick off their European tour in Lisbon on June 28. During the next month the quartet shall play a dozen arena shows across the continent, including a date at the Wembley Stadium. The confirmed dates are as follows: June 28 – Lisbon, Portugal – Super Bock Super Rock FestivalJuly 01 – Werchter, Belgium […]

Long-time running rockers The Quireboys are currently in Lost Boys Studios in Bedfordshire, UK, with producer Nick Mailing, recording their next album. The songs for the still untitled CD shall be finished by the end of May for a late summer release. About a month ago, on February 5, The Quireboys released their first official […]

German melodic metallers Blind Guardian will release a new single, “Another Stranger Me”, on May 4 (view front cover in the left). The first edition will be available as a digipack, and the tracklist is as follows: 1. Another Stranger Me 2. All the King’s Horses 3. DreamВ a Little Dream of Me4. Lionheart (demo) 5. […]