BLACK LABEL SOCIETY‘s new live DVD, “The European Invasion – Doom Troopin‘”, has entered the U.K. Music DVD chart at position No. 4. View the whole chart at this location.“The European Invasion – Doom Troopin‘” captures BLACK LABEL SOCIETY live on their sold-out European tour last year. Witness the full Paris show as well as […]

DEFTONES fan site DeftonesWord.com has uploaded the cover artwork for the band’s upcoming album, “Saturday Night Wrist“, which is scheduled to come out on Halloween, October 31. The disc will follow up the group’s self-titled 2003 effort. Check out the cover below: The group began working on the album with producer Dan “The Automator” Nakamura, […]

German black metallers NOCTE OBDUCTA‘s farewell album, “Sequenzen Einer Wanderung“, will be finished before the end of the year, according to a press release issued by Soulfood Music.NOCTE OBDUCTA announced its split in June, citing “back-breaking circumstances which have pressed the band during the last two years, which have led to maximum of exhaustion — […]

The following message has been posted on Varg Vikernes‘ (BURZUM) official web site:“Varg Vikernes would like to state that a recently announced by the media film by Hans Fjellestad called ‘Lords of Chaos‘ [more information] is using Varg‘s name and the whole story without any permission. This movie is obviously going to be another piece […]

Launch Radio Networks reports: A celebration planned for this weekend in Zanzibar to honor native son Freddie Mercury has been called off due to religious protests. The population of the Tanzanian islands off the East Coast of Africa is primarily Islamic, and conservative Muslims threatened to disrupt the event, which would have marked the 60th […]

Brian May is apparently at the end of his rag (not rug) with news he’s discovered three bogus Brian Mays on MySpace.According to www.musictowers.com, Brian is threatening to get handy with his dukes with these impersonators, who even have the audacity to write blogs assuming the character of Brian May.Anyway, May apparently wrote: “It seems […]

Venezuelan web site LaMusica.com.ve is currently streaming the entire new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album, “Shot to Hell“, at this location. “Shot to Hell“, is scheduled for release on September 12 through Roadrunner Records. The cover artwork can be viewed below.

Launch Radio Networks reports: Freddie Mercury would have been 60 years old next Tuesday (September 5), but there’s some dispute in his homeland about whether he should be celebrated. The late QUEEN frontman was born Farrokh Bulsara on the East African island of Zanzibar, which is now part of Tanzania, and some conservative Muslims want […]

AVENGED SEVENFOLD won the “Best New Artist In A Video” award for their “Bat Country” clip at the the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, which were held Thursday (August 31) at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. A complete list of the winners is as follows:Video of the Year: Panic! At the […]

According to a posting on KISS‘ official web site, KissOnline.com, Hallmark has a new line of greeting/sound cards that include original recordings by KISS. This new collection, available exclusively at Hallmark Gold Crown stores, features CD-quality original recordings by more than 100 original music artists including the legendary KISS. Their song, “Rock and Roll All […]