Swedish death metallers NOMINON have announced the addition of bassist Anders MalmstrГ¶m (IMMEMOREAL, PROPHANITY) to the group’s ranks. “After completely shocking the other members by learning eight songs in just a weekend, [there] were no discussions at all, besides that Anders definitely is the right man for the job,” the band writes on its web […]

Norwegian melodic metal band ENSLAVEMENT OF BEAUTY has had a change of heart and will carry on despite a previous announcement that the group was about to split. ENSLAVEMENT OF BEAUTY‘s new album will be titled “Mere Contemplations” and will contain 10 tracks of the band’s unique melodic metal. The CD will be released via […]

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has issued the following update on the band’s current activities:“We have LOTS of ‘irons in the fire’ right now, and all important. I feel it’s time to address the future and know the past will ultimately take care of itself.“I’m coming into London for the Classic Rock Awards, with fingers crossed, […]

IRON MAIDEN‘s video for its forthcoming single “Different World” has been posted online at YouTube.com. The stunning animated video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh — best known for SOUNDGARDEN‘s “Black Hole Sun“.Sanctuary Records will release “Different World” as a single in the U.S. on November 14, featuring Radio 1 Zane Lowe’s “Legends” session of “Hallowed […]

Over the next several days, music writer Joel Gausten will run a series of excerpts from an extensive history of the MISFITS on his Myspace page, www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten will include the full MISFITS chapter as part of his upcoming book, titled “Albums that (Should’ve) Changed the World“. The MISFITS book entry will give special attention […]

The cover artwork for the upcoming SLIPKNOT DVD, “Voliminal: Inside the Nine“, has been posted online and you can see it below.Due on December 5 via Roadrunner, the special double disc package takes the viewer on a several-hour journey into the world of SLIPKNOT as the band recently circled the globe in support of the […]

CBGB might be set to re-opening as a venue in Las Vegas, but Patti Smith – who played the farewell show at the original venue last night (October 15) – won’t be performing there.Talking to a crowd of reporters – including NME.COM – during a question and answer session held during her soundcheck, the singer […]

My Chemical Romance have scored their first ever UK number one with ‘Welcome To The Black Parade.’The emo band knocked Razorlight’s ‘America’ from its perch, while Scissor Sisters slip to three.Other new entries came courtesy of James Morrison’s ‘Wonderful World’ at 20 and Hot Chip’s ‘Over and Over’ at 27.

Thom Yorke has confirmed that Radiohead have begun recording their seventh album.The singer told fans about the plans in a bizarre footnote to a posting about the Big Ask environmental campaign.“We’ve started the record properly now. Staring to get somewhere I think. Finally,” he wrote on the band’s official site Radiohead.com before adding:“If it scares […]

“The Open Door“, the latest album from the EVANESCENCE, has entered the national charts in the following countries (in alphabetical order):Australia: #1Belgium: #10Brazil: #28Canada: #2Denmark: #5Finland: #5France: #2Germany: #1Holland: #2Hungary: #11Ireland: #3New Zealand: #2Norway: #3Poland: #49Spain: #5Sweden: #2Switzerland: #1U.K.: #2USA: #1