Brazilian metal icons SEPULTURA have recorded a new song, ‘DarkSide’, for Brazilian publisher DarkSide Books. The track is said to be “inspired by the darker side of literature” and is streaming below. This is not the first time that Andreas Kisser and DarkSide Books have joined forces. The guitarist wrote the preface for the Black […]

Tickets for the first edition of the TRANSFIGURATION FESTIVAL are already on sale via Eventim.bg. The festival will be held at Dolen village in the Rhodopa mountains between 6 and 9 August. The main stage will present bands like Baba Zula (Turkey), Villagers of Ioannina City (Greece) and local acts Бalkansky with Theodossy Spassov, Isihia, Kayno Yesno Slonce, Irfan and smallman. The second stage will be […]

MOTORHEAD have vowed that frontman Lemmy will be back in action as planned tomorrow night after being floored with a stomach bug. The band were forced to call off their appearance in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the weekend, after the 69-year-old was taken to hospital. Their set was covered by a jam band consisting of […]

“Most of you have probably heard news about upcoming Angel Dust and Real Thing reissues,” says FAITH NO MORE. “And the latest statements seem to imply that these are band sponsored releases. In fact, they are Warners/Rhino reissues (who still own the license to them). This is not to say that they are not worth […]

Sid Tepper, the man who wrote more than 40 tracks for Elvis Presley, has died at his home in Florida aged 96, it’s been reported. With his songwriting partner Roy Bennett, Tepper penned tracks including Once Is Enough, GI Blues, The Lady Loves Me, Puppet On A String and Stay Away for the King, while […]

Sir Bob Geldof has reportedly married his longtime partner Jeanne Marine. The Boomtown Rats musician has been in a relationship the French actress for 19 years now. And according to UK newspaper The Sun, the 63-year-old musician and the 49-year-old thespian tied the knot in an intimate ceremony with close family members in the South […]

SOULFLY are putting the finishing touches on their next album and they’ve just revealed one more key piece of info regarding the disc — the album title. In a new interview with Metal Wani’s Dawn Brown (posted below), frontman MAX CAVALERA reveals that the disc will be titled Archangel. CAVALERA previously announced that the band was […]

It doesn’t look like BILL WARD will be returning to BLACK SABBATH anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean the drummer has been inactive. In fact, he just released a new album titled Accountable Beasts. The disc is currently available via iTunes. The drummer lends his beats to seven of the nine album tracks, playing alongside […]

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. We are aware that APOCALYPTICA couldn’t remain in their wonderous primal state (think ‘Plays Metallica by Four Cellos’, ‘Inquisition Symphony’ and ‘Cult’) and their idea of moving forward and developing their unique sound is a good intention on its own. Read more…

This is the cover of the new REFUSED album. It’s called Freedom and is due out June 30 via Epitaph. There will be a limited edition release featuring a 28-page hardbound book with a poster and gold foil stamping on the album cover. “It’s not a reunion anymore,” Dennis Lyxzén said in a statement titled […]