Boston’s Dropkick Murphys have posted a holiday message for their fans, and in that message reveal that they’re planning their next album, less than a year after their last album, 2011’s Going Out in Style. The band states that they “are currently writing a brand new record that will be recorded in April and released […]

The Alligators consist of Agnostic Front‘s Roger Miret and Rich Labbate, Steve Larson, and Barret Burt of Insted. If this not a hardcore supergroup, I don’t know what is! Official press release: Four of some of hardcore’s most important names from both coasts got together to finally bring back that early 80′s hardcore sound; this […]

Since we had a special live report for you for the big Annual gathering of the Bulgarian hardcore society held atВ *MIXTAPE 5* in Sofia, now we have some pictures as well. The photos at HARDCORE X-MASS 2011В were taken by The Bear, who’s also the vocalist ofВ DEATH SQUAD. Which means that someone else was behindhis camera […]

Sinead O’Connor has ended her fourth marriage after only 16 days, it has been revealed yesterday (December 27). The singer tied the knot with Barry Herridge in the back of a pink Cadillac at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas on December 8 this month, the same day as her 45th birthday, but […]

Sweden’s NAGLFAR has now revealed some additional news on the current status of the band and their upcoming studio album, TГ©ras: “So…It’s been quite some time since our last update, and there have been some changes that need to be addressed. For various reasons we won’t discuss in public, Naglfar is today a three-piece band. […]

While Bon Jovi fields death rumors (yes, he’s alive and well), his lead guitarist Richie Sambora is starting work on his third solo album at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood. According to Broadcast Newsroom, Sambora has tapped Luke Ebbin, who manned the boards for Bon Jovi albums Crush and Bounce, for the project. “Richie and […]

Interscope/Universal Japan has set February 8th as the release date for VAN HALEN’s anxiously-awaited reunion album with David Lee Roth. A regular version plus limited deluxe with a bonus DVD will be available. More details will be revealed soon. Van Halen’s official website has been updated with news that the band will be hitting the […]

Ronnie James Dio’s autobiography is to be published in 20113. Talking at the Key Club in Hollywood, at an event to celebrate the life and music of Dimebag Darrell, Dio’s widow Wendy (who has taken on the task of finishing the book) revealed that she will deliver the completed work on January 15, and it […]

A pivotal figure in many a Tangra listener’s aesthetics of life, Dimitar A. Stanev will address the nation just before midnight on December 31. The author of the essential ‘Self-healing with water and water only – 20 years life after death’ popped into the Tangra Mega Rock studio today to record his speech. Due to […]

Noise 11 reports that Jim ‘Motorhead’ Sherwood from FRANK ZAPPA’S MOTHERS OF INVENTION died on Christmas Day at the age of 69. Sherwood was the sax player and provided vocal sound effects for the Mothers and played on the Zappa albums: 200 Motels, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Weasals Ripped My Flesh and We’re Only In It […]