According to the Swiss daily newspaper Blick, vocalist Steve Lee of Swiss hard rock veterans GOTTHARD was killed in a motorcycle accident in Nevada. He was 47 years old. Lee died after being clipped a semitrailer, Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Joe Fackrell said, according to KVVU-TV. Fackrell said a group of motorcyclists had stopped on […]

Roger Waters has responded to accusations that his stage show of ‘The Wall’ is anti-Semitic. Last week the Anti-Defamation League claimed the stage show uses imagery associated with stereotypes about Jews and money. In particular, the claims pointed out that during the performance of the song ‘Goodbye Blue Sky’, an animated projection shows aeroplanes dropping […]

A two day festival will be held at the R.B.F. Club in Sofia on the occasion ofВ the sixth anniversary of Bulgaria’s rock musicians’ society website – muzikant.org. Friday, 15 October will be headlined by Bulgarian Idol winner Toma, supported by fice more acts -В LockMaruhu, Overgame, Juvigy, Da Madafuckin’ Madafaka’s and Angel Dimitrov. Saturday, 16 October […]

The long-awaited secondВ effort by Bulgaria’s hottest metal band ODD CREW will be officially released on 22 October. Entitled ‘A Bottle of Friends’, the album conists ofВ 12 tracks with the artwork of the CD being unveiled today.В  The track listing will be announced soon. Meanwhile Tangra Mega Rock has produced a 60 seconds radio spotВ of audio […]

ALICE IN CHAINS’ October 8 concert at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington as part of the BlackDiamondSkye tour will be filmed in 3D with current 3D camera technology, according to a posting on the band’s Facebook page. The BlackDiamondSkye tour also features DEFTONES and MASTODON. The trek is named after each of the three […]

Lordi drummer Kita has been fired – for unmasking himself. The band have issued the following statement: “Kita has made a decision to pursue his own career publicly as himself, without his alter ego Kita. This is in direct conflict with one of the cornerstones of Lordi’s image. Therefore it is not possible for him […]

Dutch death metallers Sinister will release their new album, ‘Legacy of Ashes’, on December 10 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at Soundlodge studios in Rhauderfehn, Germany with producer JГ¶rg Uken (God Dethroned, Obscenity). The band states, “Expect the most brutal and fast Sinister album ever.” Check out the cover artwork below:

Author Joel McIver, whose previous books include Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Holy Rock & Rollers: The Story of Kings of Leon, will deliver two new hard rock bios for the coming year. On his website, McIver announced the 2011 release of Crazy Train: The High Life and Tragic Death of Randy Rhoads and Overkill: The […]

INXS will release a new single on Monday, with Australian vocalist/actor Dan Sultan at the mic. The song is a new version of their 1980 hit ‘Just Keep Walking’. Sultan – who appeared in the 2009 film Bran Nue Dae with Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush – isn’t the only guest vocalist appearing on INXS’s forthcoming […]

The Sun newspaper reports that the imprisoned George Michael was delighted to receive a handwritten letter from Sir Paul McCartney. The ‘Faith’ singer is serving an eight-week sentence after crashing his car into a high street store. A source told The Sun, “He got the letter on Monday and was really chuffed. Sir Paul said […]