METALLICA have had a famous board game customised in their honour. As of next week, you’ll be able to a version of Monopoly that’s been changed to reflect the band’s history and music. Get your copy HERE.

LYNYRD SKYNYRD are about to have a restaurant open in their honour. The Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ & Beer will open in the autumn at the Excalibur Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The restaurant will be designed to “Pay homage to the venue’s famous namesake.В  Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ & Beer will embrace the band’s unique […]

30-second audio sample of the new MACHINE HEAD track ‘Locust’ can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. [Note: This version of the song was mixed by Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, SADUS, TESTAMENT, NIGHT RANGER, VICIOUS RUMORS, HEATHEN, VILE, CATTLE DECAPITATION). The final mix will be handled by longtime MACHINE HEAD producer Colin Richardson (BULLET FOR […]

KASABIAN have revealed that ‘Velociraptor!’ will be the title of their upcoming fourth album. The album is due for release in September. The band announced the name of the follow up to 2009’s ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ at westrydersilverbullet.blogspot.com during the evening of June 7, as album track ‘Switchblade Smiles’ premiered on Zane Lowe’s […]

Bulgarian death metallers, THE REVENGE PROJECT have postedВ demo versions of three new songs of their forthcoming new studio album on the official bandВ MySpaceВ page. TitledВ ‘Slavery’, ‘Servants of Heaven’В and ‘Years of Distrust’, the three songs will be be available for a free download on the band’s official website www.therevengeproject.com soon.В 

Swiss legends SAMAEL have just released the official video clip for the song ‘Luxferre’ off the bands brand new album ‘Lux Mundi’. Check it out below.В  The official “making of” of this video clip is available at this location. ‘Lux Mundi’ was released on April 29, 2011 through Nuclear Blast/Wizard. Албумът отне РЅР° SAMAEL близо […]

Progressive metal titans DREAM THEATER are finishing up their highly anticipated new album, the first with newcomer drummer Mike Mangini (ex-EXTREME, STEVE VAI, ANNIHILATOR). The album will be called A Dramatic Turn Of Events and is due to be issued in early September via Roadrunner Records. The tracklist is as follows: 01. On The Backs […]

Bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld has left Biohazard. Scott Roberts, who’s played with them before, will stand in when Biohazard play the Download Festival on June 12. The band, with Seinfeld, have just finished recording a new, as yet untitled album, due out this fall. Guitarist Bobby Hambel had the following to say: “We have a long […]

Primus will return with their first album in 12 years on September 13th via ATO Records and Prawn Songs. Titled Green Naugahyde, the record was produced and engineered by Les Claypool in his personal studio, Rancho Relaxo, in Northern California, and features Claypool, long-time guitarist Larry LaLonde, and drummer Jay Lane. Lane was in an […]

Finnish melancholic dark rock/metal icons Amorphis will be direct support for Nightwish at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California on January 21, 2012. Also appearing on the bill will be Dommin. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster. “The opportunity of playing exclusive show with Nightwish came about around February,” commented Amorphis guitarist Esa […]