The new studio album by The Dillinger Escape Plan, entitled “Ire Works” (view cover in the left), shall see the daylight on November 13 via Relapse Records. The CD was recorded with engineer Steve Evetts at his Omen Room Studios in Los Angeles. “Ire Works” is going to include 13 ire tracks, audio samples of […]

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan is streaming the debut album “V is for Vagina” by his side project Puscifer in its entirety at myspace.com/censorshipisacancer. The CD, officially due on Tuesday, features contributions from a number of artists, a.o. Lustmord, Primus drummer Tim Alexander, ex-NIN Danny Lohner, producer Alan Moulder and actress Milla Jovovich.

Bass player Geezer Butler has confirmed that Heaven & Hell – the band featuring him, guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice – is currently in discussions with various labels about recording a brand new studio album in 2008. More information will be made available soon.

Drummer Jimmy Bower has revealed that he and his Down bandmates have 350 hours of footage shot during their European tour in 2006 by director Jim Van Bevan (a.o. Superjoint Ritual and Marilyn Manson). The band plans to blent live footage with backstage shots and release it on DVD “in the near future”.

…today. The emblematic Tangra Mega Rocker left Bulgaria and eveyrhitng he loves and cares for behind, in favour of Dimmu Borgir, Kataklysm, Subway to Sally, Edguy and Blind Guardian. That’s right – Mr. Varbanov is heading to the 20 Years Nuclear Blast Festival in Stuttgart, Germany, set to take place tomorrow. Expect photos and info […]

After Radiohead tried to turn the music business upside down by releasing “In Rainbows” via their website only by letting fans decided whether and how much to pay for it, US hip-hop and spoken word artist Saul Williams and Nine Inch Nails’ frontman Trent Reznor decided to follow the Brits’ footsteps. Williams, who participated with […]

Disturbed have entered a Chicago studio to begin recording their fourth album. The follow-up to 2005’s platinum-certified “Ten Thousand Fists” bears the working title “Indestructible” and will be released in the spring of 2008 via Reprise Records. According to vocalist David Draiman, the upcoming effort he and his colleagues Dan Donegan (guitar), Mike Wengren (drums) […]

German melodic death metallers Crematory will release their new studio album, entitled “Pray” (view cover in the left), on February 1 via Massacre Records. The CD was produced by the band itself at the Kohlekeller Studios, with additional assistance by Christian Kohlmannslehner. Here’s the effort’s complete tracklist: 01. When Darkness Falls02. Left the Ground03. Alone04. […]

Actress Evan Rachel Wood, best known as Marilyn Manson‘s girlfriend, is close to signing a recording contract with Interscope Records, which happens to be Manson’s label, too. The deal is “still in negotiations,” says an insider. “The general buzz is that she does have a very good voice and genuinely wants to make music,” adds […]

The British electro-wave female four-piece Ladytron (featuring the Bulgarian musician Mira Aroyo) are in Paris working on their fourth full-length album. The follow-up to “Witching Hour” (2005) is being co-produced by the French electro wizard Vicarious Bliss, and is scheduled to surface sumetime next year…