Rob Halford has started his own company called Metal God Entertainment. The company will release all future Halford solo projects. This includes the re-issue of the first three Halford albums: ‘Resurrection’ (2000), ‘Live Insurrection’ and ‘Crucible‘. A new album, ‘Halford IV’, is expected in 2008, as well as a film called ‘Fight, War Of Words […]

36 Crazyfists will make an instore appearance at London’s Virgin Megastore, Oxford Street at 1pm on June 12. This is the day their new album, ‘Rest Inside The Flames’, is released by Roadrunner.

Snow Patrol have been forced to cancel a series of dates in the US after lead singer Gary Lightbody failed to recover from laryngitis.The band have pulled dates in Atlanta, Washington DC, Boston and an instore performance at Newbury Comics following the singer’s throat problems. The shows are in the process of being rescheduled, and […]

Nevermore are to play four European festival shows this Summer as a four-piece. This is because guitarist Steve Smyth is suffering from end stage kidney failure, the result of a congenital birth defect. The festivals in question are Italy’s Gods Of Metal, Germany’s Rock Hard, Sweden Rock, and Ireland’s Rock Fest Belfast.

Manic Street Preachers have penned a song for a tribute album dedicated to former 80s band The June Brides.The Welsh trio have contributed their own rendition of the ‘The Instrumental’ to a 16 track record dedicated to the Morrissey favourites.The June Brides enjoyed a brief career between 1984-1986, releasing four singles and one album – […]

Although nothing is yet confirmed, blabbermouth.net have reported strog rumours that Slayer are to headline a European version of the ‘Unholy Alliance Tour‘, which is about to hit America. Also being suggested for the bill are In Flames, Children Of Bodom, Lamb Of God and Thine Eyes Bleed.

The last song ever written Johnny Cash will be included on the album ‘American V: A Hundred Highways’, to be released in July. In the months before his death on 12 September 2003, Cash teamed up with producer Rick Rubin to record new material. Cash reinterprets works as diverse as Hank Williams’ ‘On The Evening […]

Atlanta band Rockets To Ruin, featuring Cleveland Willis (vocals), Mike Grimmett (guitars), Chris Taylor (bass) and Rob Hammersmith (drums), have completed work on their full-length CD, entitled “Love * Drugs * Rebellion”, with producer Rachel Bolan (Skid Row bassist) at Koda Studios in Atlanta. They are putting the finishing touches on the artwork and packaging, […]

Porcupine Tree are to release a live DVD in september called ‘Arriving Somewhere…’. The band will tour the UK to coincide. the first confirmed dates are Manchester University September 30, Glasgow Academy October 1.

Norwegian hard rock band Cat Eye has inked a deal with Powerzone Records for the worldwide release of their first full-length album, “Reaching for the Sky“. A late 2006 release is expected.