After Black Sabbath was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in November 2005, and in March 2006 into New York’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the band’s founder and guitarist Tony Iommi will be honored on Birminghalm, England’s Walk of Stars on November 23. The first artist to be honored on it […]

Anthrax have entered a Chicago studio to begin recording their new album. Tentatively titled “Worship Music” and scheduled for a May 2009 release via Nuclear Blast, the CD will feature a dozen tracks chosen from 13 new original songs and at least four cover versions, including “Brain of J” (Pearl Jam), “Big Eyes” (Cheap Trick), […]

Swedish industrial gothic metallers Deathstars have decided to call their next studio album “Night Electric Night”. The CD was mixed at Toytown Studios in Stockholm, Sweden with Stefan Glaumann (known for his work with Rammstein), and shall be released on January 30, 2009 via Nuclear Blast.

Linkin Park’s vocalist Chester Benington is currently working on his first solo album. He aims to have it out next spring, and says it has a classic rock feel…

Bulgaria’s industrial masters Voyvoda have just released their debut album. The CD is entitled “The Confederacy” (view cover in the left).

The second edition of Bulgaria’s Haunted Shores FestivalВ shall take place in Burgas on November 29, featuring The Revenge Project, Severia, Dark Inversion, Demenzia, Damage Extreme, Primitive Angel GospodenВ and Reichsradio.

Manic Street Preachers revealed that they have recorded nine songs with producer Steve Albini for their new album, tentatively titled “Journal for Plague Lovers”. The CD, set for release in spring 2009, will only feature lyrics written by Richey Edwards – the Welsh group’s rhythm guitarist who disappeared in 1995…

A clip of Megadeth performing the song “Tornado of Souls” from “Blood in the Water: Live in San Diego”, which aired this Sunday as part of HDNet TV’s “Concert Series”, can be viewed below. The footage was shot this past spring at the Cox Arena in San Diego, California on the 2008 Gigantour. Megadeth – […]

Queens of the Stone Age mainman Josh Homme and his project Eagles of Death Metal performed their new single, “Wannabe in L.A.”, on Monday night on ABC-TV’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”. Watch footage of the performance below. The song comes off the group’s third album, “Heart On”, which was released on October 28 via Downtown Music. […]

Yesterday it was reported that Deftones bassist Chi Cheng is in a coma after being involved in a car accident this Mondey. Luckily, a few hours later frontman Chino Moreno announced that Chi “is currently in a Northern California hospital in serious, but stable condition”. We wish him full recovery…