Atlanta rap/metal pioneers Stuck Mojo are hard at work on the follow-up to “Southern Born Killers” (2006). According to a posting on guitarist and main composer Rich Ward’s website, he is on his way to the UK to do some mixing at producer Andy Sneap’s Backstage Studio… Stuck Mojo – “I’m American“

Slipknot‘s “Psychosocial” was nominated in the “Best Rock Video” category at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. The event will be broadcast live on September 7 from the legendary Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood. Here are Slipknot’s rivals – the “Best Rock Video” nominees: Paramore – “CrushCrushCrush” Slipknot – “Psychosocial” Linkin Park – “Shadow of […]

Norway’s black metal wizards Satyricon will release their new album on November 3 via Roadrunner Records. Entitled “The Age of Nero” (view cover in the left), the effort was produced by Joe Barresi (a.o. Tool, Queens of the Stone Age), and is going to include 8 tracks. One of them, “My Skin Is Cold”, can […]

A TV commercial for the DVD release of “Chemical Wedding” – the supernatural horror-thriller written by Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson and longtime “Monty Python” editor Julian Doyle, who also directed the film — can be viewed below. The disc (view cover in the left) is slated for an early 2009 release. “Chemical Wedding” Trailer

The Wildhearts are to release a DVD called “Live in the Studio: A Film by Tim Smith” on October 20. This features the band performing ten songs, plus the promo videos for “Destroy All Monsters” and “The New Flesh”. The latter can also be seen below: The Wildhearts – “The New Flesh“

Stone Temple Pilots and former Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland will release his second solo album in mid-November via his own label Softdrive Records. The CD, entitled “Happy“, was co-produced by Weiland and Doug Grean, with Steve Albini engineering. Scott Weiland – “Barbarella“

Chris Barnes and his Florida-based death metal masters Six Feet Under have set “Death Rituals” as the title of their new album, due on Novemebr 11 via Metal Blade Records. The CD (view cover in the left) was mixed by Toby Wright, who has previously worked with a.o. Slayer, Soufly and Alice in Chains. Six […]

“Dildo“, the new song by Bulgaria’s dirty rock’n’rollers Daily Noise Club, can be downloaded for free here.

On December 14, 2006 – some 33 years after the release of his third solo album “Berlin” – the Velvet Underground mastermind Lou Reed performed the tracks off the LP live for the first time ever. The show took place at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, NY. Two years later, on October 21, 2008, Reed […]

All the 11 tracks off Evergrey‘s new album “Torn” are available for streaming in its entirety on myspace.com/officialevergrey. The CD itself (view cover in the left) will be released in Europe via the Swedish band’s new label, Steamhammer/SPV, on September 22. Evergrey – “Masterplan“