NULEAR BLAST owner Markus Staiger has joined forces with former Roadrunner Records A&R chief Monte Conner (pictured left) in the formation of a new U.S. partnership – Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The new record label, which will share most major operations with the existing U.S. branch of Nuclear Blast, will announce its first signings in the coming months. Conner recently […]

On today’s edition of his radio show NECRONOMICON, mighty Dr STIFFENSTEIN will tell us Episode 2 of The amazing story of the Cueva de los Tayos (Spanish, “Cave of the Oilbirds”).   This is a natural cave located on the eastern slopes of the Andes mountains in the Morona-Santiago province of Ecuador. ‘NECRONOMICON’ kicks off on Friday at 4 […]

MANOWAR’s new studio album, The Lord Of Steel, will be released into worldwide retail on September 28th (dates may vary from territory to territory), following a limited-edition pre-release as the Hammer Edition in collaboration with Metal Hammer (UK). The retail edition of The Lord Of Steel will feature different mixes and mastering, spectacular new art […]

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora releases Aftermath Of The Lowdown, his third solo album, on September 18. In a departure from his previous major label releases – Undiscovered Soul (1998) and Stranger In This Town (1991) – Sambora has returned to his music roots with Aftermath Of The Lowdown, creating what is claimed to be […]

This fall, GEOFF TATE ELECTRIC BAND will be releasing his new solo metal album on Inside Out Music. In live news, Geoff Tate has been confirmed to open the following Canadian shows for ALICE COOPER: November 07 – Calgary, AB – Southern Jubilee 08 – Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place 09 – Moose Jaw, SK […]

THE SMALL TRAGOEDIAZ is launching a brand new website – check it HERE. It’s part of the actions on the occasion of the 20-th anniversary of the Sofia experimental avant-garde band. In the meantime, THE SMALL TRAGOEDIAZ has started a contest for a new lead singer. It happens after singer and keyboardist Lay D abruptly left DST. The message […]

Members of BARONESS and their crew are still recovering in hospital in Bristol, UK after their tour bus plunged over a Bath viaduct in heavy rain. The Savannah, Georgia band were touring Britain and Europe when their coach crashed through a safety barrier and fell 30ft. According to an update from management, John Baizley (rhythm […]

RolllingStone.com reports that during an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit yesterday, NASA researchers revealed the songs they use to wake up the Mars rover Curiosity each morning. In addition to playing songs by: THE BEATLES, THE DOORS, SIMON AND GARFUNKEL, and FRANK SINATRA, NASA has used the ANTHRAX cover of JOE JACKSON’s ‘Got […]

Musician Robert Wayne Birch, who had recorded and toured with Elton John extensively since the early 1990s, has been found dead in Los Angeles. The bass player and saxophonist died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head, officials said. LA County Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter said Birch’s body was found in […]

According to the August 30th issue of Rolling Stone (via Blabbermouth.net), SOUNDGARDEN will release their as-yet untitled new album on November 13th, their first studio release since 1996′s Down on the Upside. Blabbermouth reports that the print issue of Rolling Stone features an interview with guitarist Kim Thayil who says the new album “re-establishes that we […]