Yes have announced a tour of North America to mark the band’s 40th anniversary. The shows will be the legendary prog-rockers’ first live performances in over 5 years and will kick off July 12 in Canada. The band will feature founding members Jon Anderson and Chris Squire joined by Steve Howe, Alan White and Oliver […]

Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) and Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia) have recorded a cover version of Alice Cooper‘s 1973 track “Elected“. The song will be featured on a four-track Ayreon EP, scheduled for release in Europe on April 28. The three other tunes featured on it are an acoustic live radio session of “E=mc2”, “Ride the Comet” […]

Avenged Sevenfold are filming some performances on their current Taste of Chaos Tour (also featuring Bullet for My Valentine and Atreyu, a.o) for a live CD/DVD package. The finished product is expected to surface by Christmas. Avenged Sevenfold – “Afterlife“

Kypck (meaning “Kursk” in the Cyrillic alphabet), the new Russian-singing Finnish doom metal band featuring former Sentenced guitarist Sami Lopakka and renowned producer Hiili Hiilesmaa on drums, has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 11 with its debut album, “Cherno” (“black” in Russian), which was released via UHO Production on March 12. For more […]

Fall Out Boy are set to become the first band to play gigs on all seven continents in less than nine months. They’ll achieve this landmark on Tuesday, March 25, when they’ll do a show in Antarctica for assembled scientists… and penguins. Fall Out Boy – “Dance, Dance“

Iced Earth shall release a new single, entitled “I Walk Among You“, on June 16. This marks the return of iconic vocalist Matt Barlow in the band. Let’s see what’s next… Iced Earth – “Dracula” (live)

Bulgarian hardcore masters Brothers in Blood uploaded a brand-new song entitled “The Blame” at myspace.com/brothasinblood. The track comes off the band’s upcoming album, “Take Your Life Back” (view cover in the left), due via Years of Pain Records.

The names of the bands that will headline this year’s edition of the Kaliakra Rock Fest, set to take place onВ July 5-7, 2008 at the Kaliakra Stadium in Kavarna, Bulgaria, have been officially revealed! To put it short, the list goes like this: July 5, 2008В – Manowar, Holyhell, Sixth Sense July 6, 2008В – Alice Cooper […]

ZZ Top are working on their first studio album since 2003’s “Mescalero”. The still untitled CD should be released later in the year, preceded by a live DVD, filmed last November in Texas. ZZ Top – “Burger Man“

Current Velvet Revolver and former Guns N’ Roses bass player Duff McKagan has claimed that his band have bagged tour support slots on a supposed future tour with Led Zeppelin. However, no specific dates or venues were mentioned. We’d just like to remind you that The Cult’s Ian Astbury also claimed his band were set […]