Nuclear Blast Records have signed the Tasmanian death metal band Psycroptic. The first fruit of this new cooperation shall surface this autumn in the form of the group’s fourth album, entitled “Ob(Servant)” (view cover in the left). The follow-up to 2006’s “Symbols of Failure” was mixed and mastered by former Machine Head and Soulfly guitarist […]

Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsay Buckingham is to release a solo album in mid-September. Entitled “Gift of Screws“, it will include guest appearances by his main band’s colleagues Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Lindsay Buckingham – “Big Love“

Obituary are to release an EP called “Left to Die” in September. It will include a cover of Celtic Frost’s “Dethroned Emperor”, as well as a reworked version of Obituary’s classic cut “Slowly We Rot”: Obituary – “Slowly We Rot” (live 1990)

There’s just about a week left until the groundbreaking show by Metallica, Down and The Sword at the 50,000-seat Vassil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria… and it’s almost sold-out…

The Performing Rights Society has published a Top Ten of the most played songs in the UK of the last five years. Plays on TV, radio, websites and in venues were used to collate the chart, and the winner is… Daniel Powter‘s 2004 hit “Bad Day“. Here’s the Top Ten of the most played songs: […]

Rage Against the Machine vocalist Zack de la Rocha and former The Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore have unveiled a new song by their project One Day As a Lion on myspace.com/onedayasalion. The track, entitled “Wild International“, precedes the duo’s debut self-titled EP, which set for release next Monday, July 21.

The last surviving Ludwig drumkit that belonged to late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham will be auctioned at the Idea Generation Gallery near London’s Liverpool Street on September 4, 2008. The five-piece kit is the only Bonham-owned intstrument to exist outside the family estate, and is estimated at ВЈ20,000. Jim Morrison‘s final 20-page notebook of […]

On July 12, during the closing night of the Magic Circle Festival 2008 in Germany,В Joey DeMaioВ has announced that Manowar shall release their new full-length studio album no later than mid-July 2009. The as-yet-untitled CD, due to be preceded by the single “Die with Honor” (see below), shall be accompanied by a fantasy novel written by […]

Video footage with decent quality of Swedish progressive metallers Opeth performing the song “Heir Apparent” off their current album “Watershed” live can be viewed below. The track was shot last Saturday, July 12, at the Evolution Festival in Milan, Italy. Opeth – “Heir Apparent” (live 2008)

According to a posting on the unofficial AC/DC website ac-dc.net, the Australina rock legends’ new album, which will most likely be called “Black Ice“, will be released by Columbia Records on October 27 in Europe. The first single, “Runaway Train“, which was also a contender for the album’s title, will be released in late August. […]