Muse’s Matt Bellamy has said that the band have had “real” discussions about the possibility of playing a gig in space. The frontman said that although his plan seemed rather ambitious, he hoped that technology would allow the Devon three-piece a shot at performing a show in orbit one day. “We’ve had some discussions about […]

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 has just entered the studio to begin work on a new album, due […]

Sebastian Bach, the ex-frontman of Skid Row, is divorcing his wife of 18 years Maria Bierk. “We have tried to work things out for the sake of our family but it has become apparent that our differences at this point are irreconcilable,” Bach told TMZ. He added that he and Bierk have been separated since […]

MГ¶tley CrГјe bassist Nikki Sixx has posted a new video to promote his upcoming book ‘This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx.’ The book is due for release through HarperCollins’ William Morrow imprint on April 26, 2011. ‘This Is Gonna Hurt’ will include more than two dozen […]

Folk rocker Richard Thompson, who made his name with Fairport Convention, has been given an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List.Also honoured is Trevor Horn, who gets a CBE. Horn was a member of Buggles, before briefly fronting Yes. He also produced the latter.

“Hearts That Race”, the new Blunt Headed-directed video from Slipknot Dj Sid Wilson, can be viewed below. The song comes off Wilson’s solo album, simply entitled “Sid”, which was mixed by Ross Robinson (Korn, Slipknot), and Tobias Lindell (Europe, Mustasch) and mastered by Chris Gehringer (Cee-Lo Green, Drake, Rihanna). Due mid-January, the CD marks Wilson’s […]

Nielsen SoundScan has released its list of the best-selling hard rock and metal albums in 2010. And the winner isn’t even an album that was made in ’10, or even ’09. Nickelback’s Dark Horse, release way back in 2008, takes the top spot. The remainder of the entries are split between 2010 releases and ones […]

The debut album of JEFFВ MARTIN’s new project will be released end of February under the title ‘The Ground Cries Out’ and will be followed by a tour of Canada in March and another Australian tour in May of 2011.

Ex-EPIZOD guitarist, DRAGOMIR DRAGANOVВ has a brand new video – available bwlo. ‘Poday ruka’В (‘Give me your hand’) is from the fortcoming solo record of the guitarist and the video was shot live at the R.B.F. club in Sofia by Inframe Productions. It feature Draganov himself with Yana Ivanova, Stoyan Petrov, Dimiter Argirov (Dimmi Argus),В Svilen IvanovВ and Dragomir […]

In a post-holiday week that has seen several announcements of celebrity couplings, singer John Mellencamp and his wife Elaine have decided to do the opposite and separate. “John and Elaine Mellencamp are proud of their 20 years together and are very happy with their accomplishments both as parents and as a family. They will continue […]