David Bowie is set to take on his most prestigious project yet by starring in an episode of cult cartoon SpongeBob Squarepants.Writing in his blog Bowie announced the news saying: “It’s happened. At last. I’ve hit the Holy Grail of animation gigs. Yesterday I got to be a character on….tan-tara…SpongeBob SquarePants. Oh Yeah!!”“We, the family, […]

John Lennon‘s killer Mark Chapman has been refused parole for a fourth time.A panel of three judges at New York’s Attica Correctional Facility took just 16 minutes to reject the 51-year-old’s plea.In a written decision they concluded: “The panel remains concerned about the bizarre nature of this premeditated and violent crime.“While the panel notes your […]

PJ Harvey will be back in the studio this coming November, working again with Flood and John Parish (who will share production duties.)What will be notable about the next album will be the fact most of the songs are based around and written on the piano, a new departure for Polly.A brand new album can […]

The New York Dolls will kick off their first extended headlining tour in more than 30 years on Nov. 6 in San Diego. The Supersuckers will support on the outing, which runs through Dec. 2 in St. Louis.The group will be out behind its Roadrunner album “One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even […]

U2 have announced the release date of their new greatest hits compilation.The collection titled ‘U218 Singles’ is released on November 21 and features 16 of the band’s best known songs, plus two additional tracks.The new songs were recorded with Rick Rubin at Abbey Road Studios last month, one of which is the Green Day collaboration […]

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has sent the following announcement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:“I just wanted to make a quick and exciting announcement that I think many of you will be very happy about. Brent Smedley is coming back to ICED EARTH for the recording and touring of the ‘Something Wicked‘ saga Parts 1& 2, and beyond.“For […]

Escapi Music has set a February 20, 2007 release date for the long-awaited new studio album from the legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE, entitled “Simple Mind Condition“. The follow-up to 1995’s “Plastic Green Head” was produced by Vinny Wojno (KREATOR, MACHINE HEAD) and features vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin, drummer Jeff Olson […]

Finnish metallers PAIN CONFESSOR have set “Purgatory of the Second Sun” as the title of their third album, tentatively due March 2007.As previously reported, PAIN CONFESSOR will enter Fantom Studios in late 2006/early 2007 with Samu Oittinen to record the CD. Other songtitles set to appear on the album include “Dreamcrusher”, “Second Sun”, “Without Redemption […]

Finnish metallers CELESTY have posted two songs — “Lord of Mortals” and “Arrival” — from their upcoming third full-length effort, “Mortal Mind Creation“, on their MySpace page. Due on October 23 via Dockyard 1, the follow-up to 2004’s “Legacy of Hate” was recorded at Midas Studios in Vaasa, Finland with producer Sami “Hannu” Koivisto, who […]

Hellion Records has set a December 8 European release date for the fourth full-length album from Italian power metallers KALEDON, entitled “Chapter IV: Twilight of the Gods“.“Chapter IV: Twilight of the Gods” projected track listing:01. The Holy Water02. Hell On Earth03. War Plans04. Goodbye My Friend05. Clash Of The Titans06. Into The Fog07. Eyes Of […]