A reformed Alice In Chains played a free show in its Seattle hometown on May 16 with help from such local heroes as former Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil and Heart principal Ann Wilson.Subbing for vocalist Layne Staley, who died of a drug overdose in April 2002, is William Duvall.Other guest performers at the Moore show […]

The Raconteurs, the band staffed by the White Stripes’ Jack White, Brendan Benson and the Greenhornes‘ Patrick Keeler and Jack Lawrence, make their first big splash this week with their V2 debut, “Broken Boy Soldiers.”Рўhe album is led by the single “Steady, As She Goes,” which is No. 5 this week on Billboard’s Modern Rock […]

Queensryche‘s new video for the song ‘The Hands’ is available for viewing at the Windows Media website here. ‘The Hands‘ is lifted from the band’s Operation: Mindcrime II album, which was released on April 4th by Rhino.

Blind Guardian will be shooting a video later this month for the track ‘Another Stranger Me’. The clip will be be the first with drummer Frederik Ehmke, who replaced Thomen Stauch in 2005. The upcoming Blind Guardian is officially called A Twist In The Myth and will contain the following songs: ‘This Will Never End’, […]

Satellite Party, the new band featuring ex-Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell and former Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, are expected to release their debut album in the Summer. It will include guest appearances from Red Hot Chili Peppers duo John Frusciante and Flea.

‘GirlShapedLoveDrug’ is the first single to be taken from the forthcoming album ‘How We Operate’ and is released May 29th.

Editors have revealed details of the final single to be lifted from the critically acclaimed debut album ‘The Back Room’. ‘Blood’, which was originally released July 2005,В  will be re-released on June 19th, on 2 new formats with brand new B-sides and artwork (both formats will be printed in a special metallic ink).There will be […]

Elbow frontman Guy Garvey is calling on Radiohead to sign a deal with his record label.The singer, who runs Skinny Dog Records, home to the likes of I Am Kloot, has made a personal appeal through NME.COM for the Oxford quintet to join the artist label. Radiohead are currently out of contract and are still […]

Sumerian black metal thrashers Melechesh have delayed the release of new album ‘Emissaries‘ until September. According to the band’s label, Osmose Productions, this is because the record is going to be re-mixed by Dennis Koehne.

Peaches has confirmed full details of her eagerly awaited new album ‘Impeach My Bush’.Рўhe album features a host of special guests – Joan Jett provides vocals and guitar on ‘You Love It’, Josh Homme and Feist appear on ‘Give ‘Er’, while ex-Hole star Samantha Maloney provides live drums on ‘Give ‘Er’, ‘Do Ya’ and ‘You […]