Fan-filmed video footage of Slipknot performing their new single, “Psychosocial“, live for the first time ever on July 9 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington can be viewed below. The song comes off the masked band’s upcoming studio album, “All Hope Is Gone“, due out on August 26 via Roadrunner Records. Slipknot – […]

Last October Green River announced they’ll reform after a two-decade-long break for a one-off show at the Sub Pop 20th anniversary party in Seattle on July 13. Well, the time has come now, and it’s been revealed that the cult rock band will play a 40-minute set this Sunday, a.o. songs like “Baby, Help Me […]

Bulgarian indie rockers Ostava shall support Lenny Kravitz on his show at the Academic Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria on July 27, local promoters Joker Media announced today. OstavaВ – “Mirror” (live)

U.S. “ambient punk” rockers Deerhunter have revealed they’ll be touring the States with Nine Inch Nails this summer. Afterwards, on October 28, the band shall release it’s new album. The follow-up to 2006’s “Cryptograms” was recorded at Rare Book Studios in Brooklyn and will be called “Microcastle“. Deerhunter – “Lake Somerset“

OnВ July 15, 2008 the Funkiss Club in Sofia, Bulgaria shall host the birthday party of Let Them Die’s vocalistВ Simona. The event shall feature live sets by Shoot2Kill, Avril in Blood, S.W.A.F.I.В and Let Them Die.

Professionally filmed video footage of the Finnish cello metal quartet Apocalyptica performing a rendition of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” on June 29, 2008 at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium can be viewed below. Yesterday we offered you video footage of parts of the sets by Judas Priest and Testament at Graspop, and here’s a […]

Dozens of professional live photos of the recent Bulgarian shows by Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Slayer, Manowar, In Flames and many, many more can be seen at photo.arrakis-studio.net. All pictures are courtesy of Victor Alexandrov. Rhino (Manowar, HolyHell)В & Victor Alexandrov

The cult British label 4AD (a.o. Dead Can Dance, The Birthday Party, Cocteau Twins, Bauhaus, This Mortal Coil) has signed the band Department of Eagles. The word goes about a project featuring three members of Brooklyn’s experimental act Grizzly Bear (Daniel Rossen, Chris Bear and Chris Taylor),В plus frontman Fred Nicolaus. The group’s first issue for […]

After we offered you a live report of the Graspop Metal Meeting 2008В and showed you part of Judas Priest’s set, now it’s time to see what Testament did at the Belgian festival on June 27. Here’s how Chuck Billy & Co. performed “Into the Pit“: Testament – “Into the Pit” (live 2008)

A lost album Jimi Hendrix recorded with Stephen Stills has been discovered more than 30 years after it was created. Stills recently found the recording among a stack of material he taped during the 70’s, and is due to be released by his Crosby, Stills and Nash bandmate Graham Nash. The lost Jimi Hendrix album […]