Simple Minds have announced details of their new album, to be released this May. Called ‘Graffiti Soul’, the LP will hit the shelves on May 25. As previously reported, the band are celebrating their 30th year together by playing classic album ‘New Gold Dream’ in full at Edinburgh Castle this July. They are also currently […]

The family of Bob Marley have sealed a deal to market the singer’s image, songs and words on a range of merchandise. Marley’s eldest daughter, Cedella, said she is considering offers to market a range of Bob Marley-endorsed ventures including beer, coffee, headphones, hotels, snowboards and cafes. She told BBC News that the late reggae […]

“The Rasmus really do ROCK, but they’re definitely no Metallica or the Sex Pistols…or even H.I.M. for that matter.” “The merch stall offers some interesting items, not least some rather kinky Rasmus bikini…which I’m wearing as I write this report.” These are justВ some parts of the EMOtionalВ live review of Metal Willie,В for last night’sВ show ofВ THE RASMUS […]

Prog Metal veterans Dream Theater are currently wrapping up work on their tenth studio album. The band commenced work on the as-yet untitled album – their second for Roadrunner Records, following up 2007’s Systematic Chaos – in October of last year. Drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci are once again producing the CD, while […]

TheВ band fronted by former COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara, has set ‘Pray For Villains’ as the title of its fourth album. ‘Pray For Villains’В isВ due this summer via Roadrunner Records. DEVILDRIVER’s last album, 2007’s ‘The Last Kind Words’, has sold around 70,000 copies in the United States The band is expected to tour Europe in the […]

Scott Weiland has told Spin magazine that the band will release a new album in early 2010. The singer revealed that guitarist Dean DeLeo and bassist Robert DeLeo have begun writing music, explaining, “Those guys have already been writing the instrumental music … with STP, Robert, and Dean write the chords and riffs and then […]

TheВ leading Bulgarian ethno-metal band will finally present their brand new album ‘Zmey’ live at a special concert, this Saturday – February 14th. ThisВ day is also a celebration of the Bulgarian wineВ tradition. The show will take place at the Vlaykova cinema in Sofia with special guestsВ GOLOGAN – an ethno rock band fronted by American singer Angela […]

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Wolfmother’s lone remaining member Andrew Stockdale made his return to the stage with three new additions backing him. Performing under the temporary band name White Feather, Stockdale and his new Wolfmother played a pair of shows this weekend, one at the Valley Studios in Brisbane and the other at Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory. The band’s […]

A Belgian man was fired from his job at his day-care center job for turning up to work in a Kiss shirt with Gene Simmons in his classic tounge pose on the front of it. Parents and members of staff at the center had reacted to Simmons’ demonic face, saying that his face reminded them […]