Pat Padavona, the father of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2010 at Cortland Care Center in Cortland, New York. Pat, 92, was laid to rest on January 11 at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Cortland. He served his country during World War II. He enjoyed working with his […]

It’s said in the title it is in Bulgarian, isn’t it? Р’ навечерието РЅР° турнето РЅР° Kyuss Lives!, огненият Ивайло Александров, който РІ края РЅР° миналата РіРѕРґРёРЅР° пътува РёВ РґРѕ Виена, Р·Р° РґР° СЃРµ срещне СЃ великолепните Monster Magnet (РІРёР¶), сега СЃРµ СЃРІСЉСЂР·Р° РїРѕ телефона СЃ ДЖОН ГАРСИА. РўРѕРІР° естествено Рµ вокалистът РЅР° легендарните KYUSS, Р° […]

Check out Mogwai’s ‘San Pedro,’ another track from their new album, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will.The album will be released on February 15, 2011 on Sub Pop Records in North America, and through the band’s very own label in the UK, Rock Action Records. The track ‘Rano Pano’ from the upcoming album will […]

One complaint: that’s all it takes to get a song censored on Canada’s broadcast airwaves. Dire Straits’ ‘Money For Nothing’ will be getting the censor’s treatment from now on, or not played at all, after a decision by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council. The QMI Agency reports that, after a complaint from a listener to […]

Social Distortion are to release their new album on January 17 – but you can hear it right now. The album, titled Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes, is released by Epitaph. But if you want to hear it in advance HERE.

Amplifier are regarded as one of the brightest and most ambitious prog bands on the scene. The Manchester trio are about to release their most challenging album to date – The Octopus on January 31 through their own label, AmpCorp. A double CD (also to be available as a triple vinyl LP), this has taken […]

Loud concerts СЃ РіРѕСЂРґРѕСЃС‚ съобщават, че билетите Р·Р° предстоящия концерт РЅР° германските хеви метъл герои са свършили напълно! Ето Рё цитат РѕС‚ официалното съобщение РЅР° фирмата: “Точно десет РґРЅРё преди РґР° СЃРµ Рµ състоял, РїСЉСЂРІРёСЏС‚ голям метъл концерт Р·Р° 2011 предизвика истинска истерия сред феновете РЅР° тежката РјСѓР·РёРєР°.” Поради РѕРіСЂРѕРјРЅРёСЏ интерес, организаторите обявяват втори концерт РЅР° HELLOWEEN, […]

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, TRANSATLANTIC), guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE, DIXIE DREGS), multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse (TRANSATLANTIC, SPOCK’S BEARD), bassist Dave LaRue (DIXIE DREGS) and vocalist Casey McPherson (ALPHA REV, ENDOCHINE) have joined forces in a brand new project. The as-yet-unnamed band recently entered the studio to begin work on a new album, due later […]

KISS have never been shy of investigating and seizing marketing opportunities, from condoms to coffins, and soon fans will be able to adorn their gardens with little gnome versions of the Starchild, the Demon, the Spaceman and the Catman. KISS offered a sneak peek of the gnome designs on their official website this week. The […]

Famous BG rapper GP who addressed the Tangra Mega Rock nation on this New Year’s Eve is now starting 2011 on fire. GP who’s been based in Malaga, Spain for six years, has now finally launched his own MySpace profile and will probably shock his afficionados with a brand new track called ‘Gimme THE Five’ […]