Swedish doom metal godfathers Candlemass prepare to enter studio next month to record a bunch of new songs. The result will surface in the form of an EP entitled “Lucifer Rising“. Candlemass – “Black Dwarf“

Living legend BB King has purchased a legendary blues club in his homestate Mississippi. The word goes about Club Ebony in the town of Indianola, where Ray Charles, James Brown, Ike Turner and the 82-year-old guitarist himself have performed since the club opened its doors in 1945. BB King & Gary Moore – “The Thrill […]

Mexico’s EBM/industrial psychos Hocico shall headline this year’s edition of the Gorgon Electro Mini Fest, set to take place on April 12, 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria. More details coming soon… Hocico – “Instinct of Perversion” (live)

Last week saw the official release of UNKLE‘s newest single off their current album “War Stories”. The word goes about the track “Restless“, which features Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme on vocal duties. An animated video for the song is also available for watching. Now. Here: UNKLE – “Restless“

A computer game based on the court case involving the divorce settlement between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills has been released online. The game, named Splash & Grab, involves players playing the part of Heather Mills. Points are scored by throwing water over depictions of Sir Paul and his lawyer, Fiona Shackleton, in scenes […]

Portishead have recorded their live radio session on March 19 at the FunkhausВ in Berlin and shall release it right after their upcoming European tour. Meanwhile, as you shoudl already know, the trio shall issue its long-awaited third full-length studio album, “Third”. The CD shall surface on April 28 via Universal Music. Portishead – “Machine Gun“

MVD Entertainment has set a June 10 release date for a new DVD entitled “Iron Maiden and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal” (view cover in the left). Except for documentary footage of the “maidens”, the digital video disc featureas also cuts and interviews with genre godfathers such as Saxon, Samson, Praying Mantis, Diamond […]

Queens of the Stone Age are set to release a limited edition version of their latest album, “Era Vulgaris“, on April 15. It shall feature cover versions of Billy Idol’s “White Wedding”, Elliot Smith’s “Christian Brothers” and “Needle in the Camel’s Eye” by Brian Eno, as well as a bonus disc with 9 live tracks […]

Next Sunday, March 30, the Fracture weekly metal show on РњРњ TV shall feature tons of videos by Alter Bridge, Hellyeah, 3 Inches of Blood, Rage, Cavalera Conspiracy, Rotting Christ, Kamelot, The Revenge Project, Warbringer, Deathstars, Pro-Pain and many more. Fracture shall be followed by a 6-hour-long Rock Covers Night featuring cover songs performed by […]

Finland’s symphonic metal superstars Nightwish shall release their new single, “The Islander” (view cover in the left), on May 21. The MCD shall feature the title track, an instrumental version of “Escapist”, an orchestral version of “Meadows of Heaven”, as well as videos for “The Islander” and “Bye Bye Beautiful”. The latter one can be […]