The Manic Street Preachers front man James Dean Bradfield will release his debut album ‘The Great Western’ on July 24 and precede it with the single ‘That’s No Way To Tell A Lie’ on July 10.The album also sees a contribution from Nicky Wire who wrote the lyrics for ‘Bad Boys And Painkillers’ and a […]

Former Prong guitarist Atron has temporarily joined Society 1. This will allow the band to carry on touring and recording, while regular guitarist Slin is on the road with the Revolting Cocks.

Society 1 have set “The Years of Spiritual Dissent” as the title for their first release through Crash Music, Inc. The set is a collection of material featured on Society 1‘s first two albums — “Slacker Jesus” and “Words as Carriers” — plus two cover songs, a brand new track entitled “This Is The End”, […]

Stone Sour have now brought in Roy Mayorga of Soulfly as their permanent drummer. The band’s new album, ‘Come What(ever) May’, is due out in late August.

Рўwo live video clips of Alice Cooper performing in Ottawa on Saturday, May 6 have been posted online at YouTube.com. Check out the clips for “Dirty Diamond” (video) and “The Awakening/Steven” (video).

Buckcherry have signed a deal with Atlantic. The band’s new album, ‘Fifteen’ (already out in America), will now be available on the label.

Swedish band Shot Injection will enter Division One Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden on June 12 to begin recording their new, as-yet-untitled CD. Songtitles set to appear on the effort include “Follow My Chaos” and “Suicide Scenario”.

Dutch melodic death metallers Callenish Circle have been confirmed as the support atc for Cradle Of Filth on their only Benelux club date on Thursday, June 1 at the Effenaar venue in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Callenish Circle‘s new album, “[Pitch.Black.Effects]”, was released in the U.S. in January via Metal Blade Records. The album was produced […]

The Panic Channel have uploaded two new songs on their MySpace.com page. Check out the tracks “Teahouse of the Spirits” and “Why Cry” at this location. The songs will be available for download on May 16.

On May 9 Lacuna Coil were featured artist on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, performing on the show’s outdoor stage in front of hundreds of fans. A video clip of Lacuna Coil playing their latest single, “Our Truth” in what was their first live U.S. television appearance can be viewed here.