Former Murderdolls vocalist Wednesday 13 has announced he’s about to eneter studio to start recording his new solo album this week. The follow-up to 2006’s “Fang Bang” shall be entitled “Skeletons” and is going to contain 20 songs, a.o. “From Here to the Hearse”, “Dead Carolina”, “All American Massacre” and “Not Another Teenage Anthem”.

Regarding the BBC Radio 1 40th anniversary compilation we informed you about earlier today, Franz Ferdinand, who’ll contribute to it with a cover version of David Bowie’s “Sound and Vision”, have encouraged their fans to illegally download the track. “The whole shabang doesn’t appear to be for charity, so point your browsers towards Limewire soon, […]

This year’s edition of the annual Rock in Rila Festival shall take place at Beli Iskar, Bulgaria on August 24-25. The first day of the event shall offer sets by Gabana, Konkurent, Gravity Co., P.I.F., Blues Traffic,В LavinaВ and Sprint, while on Saturday the stage shall be invaded by Ostava, Signal, Awake, Kaskadiori, New Session,В MagistriВ and Integra. Entrance […]

MTV Networks plans to invest over $500 million in videogames, seeing the red-hot entertainment category as a major pillar of growth in its goal to reach consumers wherever they spend time. The two-year investment is part of a global strategy to incorporate games development at the inception of all new programming plans and not as […]

After the success of “The Price We Pay” (vote!), Sweden’s rap metal masters Clawfinger have created the second video for a track off their new studio album, “Life Will Kill You”. This time the honour has been given to the song “Prisoners”, which can be watched in its full length here:

New York’s prog rockers Coheed and Cambria have revealed the tracklist for their fourth full-length studio album, “Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow”, due to be released on October 23 via Columbia. The follow-up to 2005’s “Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes […]

US alternative rock vets Violent Femmes bass player Brian Ritchie filed suit against frontman Gordon Gano last week, disputing songwriting credits and royalty payments. Ritchie’s suit also alleges misuse of jointly held songs, particularly “Blister in the Sun”, for a Wendy’s ad earlier this summer.

Foo Fighters are among the artists contributing cover songs to a massive compilation celebrating the 40th anniversary of UK’s BBC Radio 1. The set will feature a total of 40 songs, or one from each year of the station’s existence. Dave Grohl & Co., who are about to release their sixth album, “Echoes, Silence, Patience […]

Perry Farrell hooked up with 50 Cent and Kelly Rowland to shoot a video for a remix of “Only Love, Let’s Celebrate” in New York’s Times Square. The song comes off “Ultra Payloaded” – the debut album by former Jane’s Addiction frontman’s new band Satellite Party. Regarding the CD, which was released on May 29, […]

After “Eva”, on August 24 Finland’s sympho metal superstars Nightwish shall release a new single off their much anticipated upcoming studio album, “Dark Passion Play” (feat. new vocalist Anette Olzon), due at the end of September via Nuclear Blast. The track is called “Amaranth”, and its video can be watched below. As for the MCD […]