DOWN have revealed the tracklisting for their upcoming EP that will be released later this year. Singer Philip Anselmo says it’s “a very pure doom metal record.” The songs in no particular order: ‘Levitation’ ‘Witchtripper’ ‘The Misfortune Teller’ ‘The Curse Is A Lie’ ‘Open Coffins’ ‘This Work Is Timeless’ In regards to Down’s upcoming material, […]

America’s reigning kings of brutality, Cannibal Corpse, will unleash their twelfth studio offering on March 13th via Metal Blade Records. Aptly titled Torture, the follow-up to 2009’s Evisceration Plague offers up 12 tracks of maniacally precise, soul-searing death metal. Torture was again produced by Hate Eternal’s Erik Rutan at his own Mana Recording Studios in […]

Dee Snider is to have his autobiography published in May by Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster. It’s called Shut Up And Give Me The Mic. Talking to BritishВ Classic Rock magazineВ last year about what people should expect, the Twisted Sister frontman said: “Unlike others, I can remember what happened. I wasn’t so out of it that I […]

Is there anything as infinitely cool as a presidential “candidate” who skateboards? Sure, it was hip when Bill Clinton was running for the highest elected office in the country and played the sax on late night TV shows, letting the country see his lighter, more human side. But Generation Y has its own vocal anti-hero […]

Former Skunk Anansie drummer Robbie France passed away on Saturday 14 January aged 52 after reportedly suffering a ruptured aorta. In a lengthy career, drummer France played on Diamond Head’s 1983 album Canterbury and spent a year with UFO from 1984. France was also a member of Wishbone Ash, recording the 1991 album Strange Affair. […]

Legendary US prog metalВ outfit FATES WARNING is joining the list of bands to play at the special TANGRA MEGA ROCK SIXTH Anniversary bash concert series. FATES WARNING’s gig is on March 22 at Sofia’sВ *MIXTAPE 5* club.В  FATES WARNING 2012 Line-Up: Ray Alder (vocals)Jim Matheos (guitar)Frank Aresti (guitar)Joey Vera (bass)Bobby Jarzombek (drums) TICKETSВ priced 35В BGN (18 Euro)В are […]

Riot’s Mark Reale has been hospitalized with complications brought on by Crohn’s disease. The guitarist has suffered from this condition for most of his life, but is said now to be in a critical state. As a result he might well miss the US band’s upcoming gigs.

It seems that after 24 years Lookout Records has officially called it quits. The news of Lookout’s demise come from a blog post that Ted Leo posted in regards to his back catalog longer being available online digitally. Lookout Records was known for putting out Green Day’s early releases as well as releases by Screeching […]

This new song is called ‘Classic’ and will be featured on the forthcoming brand new studio release fromВ BABYFACE CLAN. This is a live version, recorded during the band’s concert with other seminal Sofia alternative bandВ – PANICAN WHYASKER on DecemberВ 30В atВ *MIXTAPE 5* club. Videos and interviews from the show are available on Bulgarian National TV’s RebelArt program […]

В Legendary female metal icon LITA FORD has signed a worldwide deal with SPV/Steamhammer. Her new album entitled ‘Living Like A Runaway’ is tentatively set for a May 2012 release.В  В Best known for her work with The Runaways and her solo career, featuring hit singles ‘Kiss Me Deadly’ and the Billboard charting duet ‘Close My Eyes […]