Former Death, Testament, Dark Angel and Strapping Young Lad drummer Gene Hoglan joined Canadian metallers Zimmers Hole. The band’s current line-up is rounded up by Strapping Young Lad’s Byron Stroud (bass; also in Fear Factory) and Jed Simon (guitar), vocalist Chris Valagao and guitarist Chris Stanley.

A statue of late AC/DC singer Bon Scott will be unveiled on February 24, 2008 at a rock extravaganza at Claremont Showgrounds, Perth, Western Australia. Scheduled performers during the event include Rose Tattoo, The Screaming Jets, Noiseworks and the all-star band The Party Boys, featuring members of Status Quo, Mondo Rock, Buffallo, The Valentines, as […]

Veteran rockers Journey announced they’ve found a new lead vocalist. The honour has been given to Arnel Pineda (on the photo; ex-The Zoo), who replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who, on the other hand, parted ways with the band earlier this year after stepping in for Steve Augeri. Arnel Pineda hails from the Philippines and describes […]

Rob Zombie‘s recent remake of “Halloween” is scheduled for release on DVD on December 18 (view cover in the left). The director himself said the disc will contain his “unrated” longer cut of the movie, loads of deleted scenes, documentaries and other bonus features.

The tickets for the concert of KamelotВ and Firewind on April 18, 2008 at the Hristo Botev Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria are on sale now. You may purchase them via Eventim.bgВ forВ 15 EuroВ (until February 1),В 18 EuroВ (until April 17),В and 20 Euro (at the door).

Fozzy – the metal band featuring Stuck Mojo members and wrestler Chris Jericho on vocals, released “Live at the 2005 Download Festival“. As it gets obvious from the title, the word goes about a concert DVD shot on June 5, 2005 during Fozzy’s set at the famed festival in Donington, England. The DVD can be […]

T.C.B. Band – the quartet that played with Elvis Presley from 1969 to 1977, shall visit Sofia, Bulgaria toВ perform a concert on January 30, 2008 at the National Palace of Culture! T.C.B. Band features James Burton (guitar; played with a.o. Frank Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis), Glen Hardin (piano; wrote songs like “Suspicious Minds”, […]

Led Zeppelin have announced some details of their reunion show at London’s O2 Arena next Monday, December 10. “When we were first asked to do this, we were asked to play a 40-minute set,” guitarist Jimmy Page revealed. “We soon realised we couldn’t. If we go out and play “No Quarter”, “Moby Dick” and “Dazed […]

Buzz Osborne and his gang are hitting back in the late spring of 2008. That’s when The Melvins‘ new full-length studio album is goin to surface. The follow-up to last year’s “(A) Senile Animal” is still untitled, but it’s been confirmed it’s gonna appear via Mike Patton’s Ipecac Recordings.

Earth – the Seattle-based drone experimentalists lead by Kurt Cobain’s best friend Dylan Carlson – have announced the name of their next full-length album. It’s going to be entitled “The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull”, and is due in February via Southern Lord records.