DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Jeff Tuttle, whose been smashing away at his axe for the better part of the last half-decade, is leaving the band. He has quit New Jersey’s noisiest band in favor of going back to school to pursue his film studies. The band shared the news of Tuttle’s exit on its Facebook […]

Legendary FISH will talk live to VASSIL VARBANOV this Sunday, 19 August. The ex-MARILLION frontman will tell us everything about his forthcoming gig at Plovdiv’s Roman Theater on 21 September and (possibly) his next studio album. Additionally, some new albums will be played on TANGRA METAL SHOCK – including STEVE VAI‘s ‘The Story of Light’ and KATATONIA’s […]

Sofia HC heroes LAST HOPE are to embark on another European tour in September. It starts with a warm up gig at Sofia’s Studio club on 4 September where LAST HOPE will be supported by Expectations and Serbian band Eaglehaslanded. Then the boys will play these three dates:   7 September – Slovakia, 8 September – Stuttgart, Germany 9 September – (TBA), Germany. The […]

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 […]