Canadian quintet THE END has begun recording their new full-length album. This as-yet-untitled release is being recorded at B.W.C. Studios in Brampton, Ontario with producer Greg Dawson. The recording of the new album will wrap at summer’s end. An early 2007 release via Relapse Records is expected.

A two disc best of album is set to be released to mark what would have been Freddie Mercury’s sixtieth year.‘The Very Best Of Freddie Mercury Solo’ is released as a special edition on September 4 and comes complete with a bonus CD of rare tracks.The collection dates back to 1973 with Freddie’s cover of […]

Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl is set to release solo material.A track ‘Vile‘ will appear on the soundtrack to the film ‘Rising Son: The Legend Of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi’, which is released on November 13.The soundtrack also features Gnarls Barkley and Queens Of The Stone Рђge.The tracklisting for the album is:Gnarls Barkley – ‘Just A […]

Blur/Gorillaz principal Damon Albarn has formed yet another band, the Good the Bad and the Queen. He is flanked by former Clash bassist Paul Simonon, former Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen in the group, which will release its Danger Mouse-produced debut album next year via Parlophone in the United Kingdom. […]

LINKIN PARK performed a brand new song, tentatively dubbed “Qwerty“, during its appearances at this past weekend’s Summer Sonic festivals in Japan. Listen to the audio of the song at YouTube.com.

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site:“The songwriting for the new album is progressing nicely. 10-11 songs have now been demoed, and we’re busy doing the final adjustments and modifications before it’s time to depart for the long awaited Japan/Korea/Australia tour.“A bootleg clip of ‘The Wonders […]

Four video clips of MOONSPELL performing at the Largo do Centenario in Valongo (near Porto), Portugal on August 11, 2006 have been posted online at AgeOfDawn.com. The four songs featured on the page are as follows: “Alma Mater“, “Full Moon Madness“, “Nocturna” and “At the Image of Pain“. Several photos taken at the same concert […]

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER entered Principal Studios in MГјnster last Monday (August 14) to begin recording their new album, “Liberty or Death“, tentatively due on January 12, 2007 via Locomotive Records. Check out a studio diary at the band’s official web site, www.grave-digger.de.On September 29, 2006, Locomotive Records will release a new GRAVE DIGGER […]

A video clip of DREAM THEATER performing the track “I Walk Beside You“, taken from the band’s upcoming “Score” DVD, has been made available for streaming at Rhino.com. DREAM THEATER‘s upcoming “Score” CD can be streamed in its entirety at MP3.com.

SMASHING PUMPKINS have entered a studio with producer Roy Thomas Baker to record their first album since 1999, according to a new post on the band’s web site. Baker produced QUEEN‘s “A Night at the Opera“, which included their classic “Bohemian Rhapsody“, and also has THE CARS, JOURNEY and CHEAP TRICK on his lengthy rГ©sumГ©.In […]