Metallica have officially launched the website Mission: Metallica, when fans from all over the world shall be able to learn everything about the band’s eagerly awaited new full-length studio album. Just visit MissionMetallica.com and… learn!

Former Buckcherry members Jonathon Brightman (bass), Yogi Lonich (guitar; also in Chris Cornell’s band) and Devon Glenn (drums) have formed a new band called Black Robot. The project has already laid down the tracks for its debut album, which is expected to be released this summer. Their musical influences are said to be AC/DC, The […]

Motley Crue have decided to push back the release date of their forthcoming album, “Saints of Los Angeles“. The CD was originally slated for a June 17 release, but the band postponed it to June 24 to give them time to record one final 13th track, “Goin’ Out Swingin“. “Saints of Los Angeles” is Motley […]

Drummer Hans Rutten of Holland’s avantgarde rock outfit The Gathering has issued the following update: “During the last couple of months we created a lot of new ideas that lead to the first songs of our upcoming CD. Yes, we are working on a new album! Or actually, two new albums! Many of our new […]

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds uploaded their brand-new video for the song “Night of the Lotus Eaters” on their official MySpace profile (as well as a few lines below). The track is the third single off the band’s current album “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” (after the self-titled tune and “More News from Nowhere”). Nick Cave […]

Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale has stated on Friday: “I’m expecting a call from Jimmy Page any day asking my band Whitesnake to support Led Zeppelin on their world tour.” Led Zeppelin have previously said that they would wait until September before deciding whether to announce new shows. However, according to The Mirror, the tour is […]

Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory) and his current band Divine Heresy have broguht in former Periphery singer Jake Veredika to replace the recently fired Tommy Cummings. To get an idea of the capabilities of the new vocalist, check out this video: Periphery – “The Fast Ones“

Reactivated Massachusetts rockers Extreme have announced that their long-awaited new full-lentghВ  album shall be entitled “Saudades de Rock“. Recorded in a line-up featuring original vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and new drummer Kevin Figueiredo, the quartet’s first studio CD in 13 years shall surface this summer, and shall be supported by […]

Scars on Broadway, featuring System of a Down pair Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan, have signed to Interscope Records. The band’s self-titled debut album is due out at the end of July.

Chris Barnes and his death metal gang Six Feet Under have just started working on their next full-length studio album. What’s known so far is that the effort shall be produced by Chris Carroll and Bill Metoyer.