Stone Sour are in the midst of recording the follow-up to their 2002 self-titled LP, but that hasn’t stopped them from making lineup changes. Last week drummer Joel Ekman was released from duty – a decision “we all discussed and feel is best for the five of us and for the future of Stone Sour,” […]

A copy of Slipknot‘s self-released 1996 demo album, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., has fetched more than $627 in an eBay auction. The demo is considered the rarest and most sought-after piece of ‘Knot memorabilia, as only 1,000 copies of the disc were ever pressed and released.

Daniel Powter‘s “Bad Day” climbs one rung to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week, sending Sean Paul’s “Temperature” to No. 2 after only one week. This is Powter‘s first No. 1 hit in the United States

MASTER THE MACHINE – Undoubtedly one of the greatest metal albums of all time, Robb Flynn is promising the MH equivalent. Machine Head frontman Robert Flynn has revealed to Kerrang! magazine that death is a common theme on a number of the new songs that the band are currently working on. “We’ve got about five […]

Hatebreed are currently recording their new, as yet unnamed album. And they’ve just added a second guitarist. He’s former Terror man Frank ‘3 Guns’ Novinec.

Bloc Party brought the house down last night at the Royal Albert Hall with 5 brand new tracks. The follow up to their eagerly awaited debut album Silent Alarm looks to be getting in shape as the band hit the stage,and it should be ready by the end of the summer. Songs they unleashed at […]

KING’S X are continuing to tour in support of their latest album, “Ogre Tones”, which was released in September via InsideOut Music. The band’s first release for the label was produced by Michael Wagener (METALLICA, ALICE COOPER, SKID ROW) and is receiving rave reviews from fans and critics for its innovative sound and musical intricacies.

Sting will be joined by recent duet partner Sheryl Crow and James Taylor for the 2006 Rainforest Benefit. The event will be held May 19 at New York’s Carnegie Hall and will feature additional performers to be announced. Sting and Crow‘s new duet, “Always on Your Side”, is No. 14 this week on Billboard’s Adult […]

Tangra Mega Rock correspondent in London and frontman of Imbeciles & The Poison Umbrella, the amazing fellow Nasso gave us the rights to post for free download here one of the 2 new tracks of the band. More details about the recording process etc soon. Get Virus from the MP3 section.

Amorphis, H.I.M., Silentium and Carmen Gray have been confirmed for the Artmania Festival, a three-day event focusing only on Finnish bands set to be held July 14-16 in Transylvania, Sibiu, Romania. In addition to live performances, Artmania Festival will feature other interesting events such as visual art exhibitions, film screenings, classic music performances, lectures and […]