Swedish riff gods GRAND MAGUS have just released the cover artwork of their upcoming masterpiece ‘The Hunt’. The cover art was done by Arik Roper (CATHEDRAL, HIGH ON FIRE, SLEEP), he also did the cover artwork of the GRAND MAGUS album ‘Iron Will’. JB commented: “Arik Roper is a super-talented artist and we’ve had the […]

DAVE GAHAN’s libidinous croon is most infamous in his fronting of Depeche Mode, but his vocals sound good everywhere–including on his latest contribution to SOULSAVERS’ new single, ‘Longest Day.’ Gahan’s voice is layered over the downtempo electronica band’s signature sound throughout the SOULSAVERS’ fourth album, The Light The Dead See, which is released on May […]

The reunited UGLY KID JOE have issued the following update: “We have read all your requests for a club show in London, and we really liked the idea. So we thought…why not kick off the whole tour there! June 6th at the Underworld Camden. You better hurry up, tickets are going fast!“ Go to this […]

After debuting new songs last fall and promising the best Pumpkins’ LP since Mellon Collie, Billy Corgan & Co. have finally revealed the release date for the new SMASHING PUMPKINS album, Oceania. The record, part of the 44-song Teargarden By Kaleidyscope project, is due out on June 19th in the United States. The Pumpins’ label […]

KILLING JOKE are currently streaming 30 seconds of each track from their new album MMXII. The band promise that the snippets of the 10 songs will give fans ‘a chance to salivate at the genius of the forthcoming tour-de-force’. MMXII (aka 2012), featuring the single In Cythera, is released April 2 via Spinefarm Records/Universal. The […]

Guitar legends Joe Satriani (CHICKENFOOT), Steve Vai and Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) recently announced that they will join forces for the European edition of the G3 tour in July/August. According to an update on STEVE VAI’s official website, the previously announced tour schedule has been shuffled slightly and now includes a show in Italy, and venues […]

SOUL legend Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with colon cancer after he was admitted to hospital suffering from pneumonia, according to his pal William ‘Bootsy’ Collins. The singer/songwriter’s health battle was revealed by Collins in a series of posts on his Facebook.com page on Sunday. His first message read, “Funkateers, Send Prayers & Love Vibes Up […]

TENACIOUS D, literally rock and roll’s most important duo ever, has released the triumphant music video for ‘To Be The Best’. The six-minute epic begins with a Maria Menounos-narrated news story chronicling the band’s downfall after the pitiful performance of their film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. However, following Val Kilmer’s assassination, the […]

Australian squad behind Are You Gonna Be My Girl say “thank you and goodnight” in brief statement after two-year hiatus. Australian outfit JET have officially split after going on hiatus two years ago. The four-piece formed in Melbourne in 2001. After releasing an EP they achieved global success with first album, Get Born, featuring hit […]

SOUNDGARDEN has contributed its first piece of new music in 15 years to the soundtrack to The Avengers. Its comes in the form of a track called ‘Live to Rise’ and you can sample 22 seconds of it below. The new flick is the sixth in the Marvel comics superhero series. The film soundtrack will […]