Deathstars drummer Bone W. Machine is to sit out the band’s upcoming European tour as support for Korn, starting on Sunday, January 13. The skins during the shows shall be beaten by no other that former Cradle of Filth member Adrian Erlandsson (on the photo). Deathstars – “Blitzkrieg“

Bulgaria’s ska/punk mastersВ La Muchedumbre have completed work on their full-length debut album. The CD shall contain 14 tracks and is going to surface on January 26. Three of the songs can already be heard exclusively HERE. La Muchedumbre – Live in Sofia, 2007

Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator announced that the British progressive rock veterans shall release a brand-new studio album in the end of March. The CD shall be entitled “Trisector” and is going to contain 9 tracks. Van der Graaf Generator – “Darkness” (live 2005)

Three hotel workers in Canada have been arrested following the theft of a guitar signed by Alice Cooper. The shock rocker had donated the $3,000 Les Paul in December to be sold at a forthcoming charity auction. The guitar was left at the the Ontario Hilton hotel’s front desk for safekeeping prior to the fund […]

The American band Rock’n’Roll Soldiers shall play live in Bulgaria for the first time ever in less than a month. The guys shall perform twice in support of their debut album “So Many Musicians to Kill” – on February 1 at the Puzzle Club inВ Plovdiv and onВ February 2В at the 8th Ball Club in Sofia. Additional […]

Queen were crowned greatest British band of all time by BBC Radio 2 listeners. More than 20,000 fans voted by email, text and phone for the five finalists, however The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Oasis and Take That were “severely beaten” by Queen. Congrats! Queen – “Tie Your Mother Down“

Warrior Soul frontman Kory Clarke is completing the vocals for the debut album by Mob Research – the project he played together with late Killing Joke, Ministry and Prong bass player Paul Raven. Entitled “Holy City Zoo”, the CD is due in the spring. Until then check out some music by Mob Research at myspace.com/mobresearch69.

Henry Rollins will be releasing a new spoken-word DVD on January 15. Entitled “Live in the Conversation Pit” (view cover in the left), the film was shot in Sidney during Henry’s recent “talking shows” tour in Australia. Here’s the DVD’s complete tracklist: 1. Democracy 2. Complacency 3. Springtime in New York 4. Siberia 5. The […]

There’s still no confirmation whether the long-awaited and several-times-postponed new studio album by The Cure shall surface this spring or not, however the band spread another intriguing news via its official homepage: “5th March 2008 the Spanish “City of the Arts and Sciences” (Valencia) will welcome musical icons The Cure as the headline act of […]

Seattle’s alternative rock heroes Candlebox have entered an LA studio to start writing songs for their highly anticipated fourth full-length studio album. The follow-up to “Happy Pills” (1998) is due in late spring. Keep on checking myspace.com/candlebox for updates. Candlebox – “It’s Alright“