After fourteen years flying solo Bjork is to reunite this autumn with her former band The Sugarcubes.The Icelandic quintet will play a 20th birthday gig in Reykjavic on November 17 according to an announcement on Bjork’s official website.All the money form the gig will be ploughed into the bands non-profit record label Smekkleysa SM which […]

MTV.com reports that a court order barring the “Rock Star: Supernova” band (featuring Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted, Gilby Clarke and now vocalist Lukas Rossi) from using the moniker SUPERNOVA has forced the act to amend its name to, er, ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA, in deference to a California band that already holds the rights to the […]

AFTER DEATH, the Tampa-based band featuring former MORBID ANGEL, NOCTURNUS and ACHERON drummer/vocalist Mike Browning, has made its latest four-song demo, “Secret Lords of The Star Chamber Below“, available for download via its MySpace page. The recording is described in a press release as “four songs of atmospheric occult metal.”

An audio recording of TOOL‘s first-ever live performance of the song “10,000 Days” (from the Sept. 14, 2006 concert in Dallas, Texas) has been posted online at YouTube.com.TOOL was forced to cancel its concert at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin last night (Sept. 19) due to frontman Maynard Keenan being sick. This is the […]

Californian alternative rockers MONSTER IN THE MACHINE are the second confirmed act to be signed to KORN guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer‘s record label emotionalSYPHON Recordings, according to Korn-Locker.MONSTER IN THE MACHINE features Shannon Crawford and Doug Ardito, both of whom were previously in CELLOPHANE. Ardito also spent time in PUDDLE OF MUDD. After CELLOPHANE, Crawford […]

The Who are set to receive a lifetime achievement award next month for their live shows.The legendary four piece will be honoured at the first ever Live Music Awards next month in London.In the tour of the year category the nominations include Take That, Oasis and Arctic Monkeys while Coldplay, Kaiser Chiefs and Muse are […]

“A Twist in the Myth“, the latest album from the German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN, has moved up to position No. 2 on the Greek national chart after debuting at No. 3 last week.“A Twist in the Myth” first-week chart positions:Greece: #3Germany: #4Italy: #9 (Media Market Chart)Sweden: #10 (#2 in the Rock Chart)Spain: #15Austria: #19USA: […]

TAROT, the Finnish group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, has revealed the artwork for its new album, “Crows Fly Black“, due in Finland on October 27. Check it out below (design by Toxic Angel).“Crows Fly Black” track listing01. Crows Fly Black02. Traitor03. Ashes to the Stars04. Messenger of Gods05. Before the Skies Come Down06. […]

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has given up drugs because they’re too weak nowadays.He told Q magazine: “I think the quality’s gone down. All they do is tryand take the high out of everything.”He did, however, confess to over using during his recent fall from grace out of a Fijian bush.“I’ve had a couple of […]

Sweden’s LORD BELIAL has been rejoined by guitarist Niclas “Pepa” Andersson following the departure of Hjalmar Nielsen earlier in the week.“After the decision to look for a new guitarist was made, all of us in LORD BELIAL felt that we ought to ask Niclas ‘Pepa’ Andersson to rejoin LORD BELIAL after a few years of […]