The new lineup of the Dutch/Norwegian rock band THE GATHERING made its live debut this past weekend with a pair of shows in Holland — June 19 at De Nieuwe Nor in Heerlen and June 20 at P3 in Purmerend. Fan-filmed video footage of both concerts can be viewed below. THE GATHERING’s new album, ‘The […]

Once shrouded in mystery, with a following of devotees all dressed in black, cult underground enigmas Violet General are back. Well, sort of.Frontman Emil Valev spilled the beans in an interview on Tangra Mega Rock’s ‘Coffee Shop’ show. The band are releasing a compilation album titled ‘Collection’. The 15-track collage is out on Riva Sound […]

Three former members of goth rock stars Evanescence, all booted from the group over the years by frontwoman Amy Lee, are joining forces for a new band — and they’ve tapped American Idol finalist Carly Smithson to contribute lead vocals. Dublin-born Smithson, who finished sixth in the 2008 season of American Idol, joins ex-Evanescence guitarist/songwriter […]

With the great success of the Bulgarian version ofВ MANOWAR‘s new track ‘Father’, we were curious to search for the other versions. В  As previously reported, The Kings of Metal recorded this song fromВ the new album in 15 (and counting) different languages. ‘Father’, in its entirety, will debut, along with new tracks from the forthcoming album, […]

“I was joking with Fernando from MOONSPELL [one of the support acts on the current tour] that we might as well get married seeing the amount of times we’ve played together over the years. Thankfully, he didn’t agree, though he is a nice-looking tall, dark mediterranean sexpot and all that”В – vocalist Dani “Filth” Davey of […]

It’s almost all in the title! PARADISE LOST will release the album throughВ Century Media – MEGADETH will show upВ at theВ same time through Roadrunner.

Former Warrant singer Jani Lane was arrested Wednesday night (June 17) in Los Angeles for a misdemeanor DUI traffic accident. According to the police, Lane was involved in a small fender bender in the Woodland Hills area at around 10:30 p.m. Lane allegedly hit a parked car and when cops arrived at the scene, he […]

Ex-Foreigner singer Lou Gramm has told Rock Radio that former bandmate Mick Jones conspired with label bosses to sabotage Gramm’s new band.The frontman formed Shadow King in an attempt to recover his hard rock roots, after becoming unhappy with Jones’ preference for keyboard-led ballads throughout the 1980s. In 1991 Shadow King released their debut album […]

‘Stay Hungry’ is the kind of album that most dedicated metal fans already have in their personal collections. Originally released in 1984, the nine song set helped make Twisted Sister a household name. Songs like ‘I Wanna Rock’ and ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ were inescapable hits but ‘Stay Hungry’ had a lot more to […]

Question: How many Holes does singer/guitarist Courtney Love have? Answer: One, which is one more than she had about a month ago when working on her own Chinese Democracy, that long-awaited sophomore solo effort known as Nobody’s Daughter. Riddled with issues, the album has been in the works since Love left rehab in 2005 but […]