Britain’s hard rock veterans Uriah Heep have finally awoken after a decade-long studio sleep. The follow-up to “Sonic Origami” (1998) is suitably entitled “Wake the Sleeper” (view cover in the left), and here’s its complete tracklist: 01. Wake the Sleeper 02. Overload 03. Tears of the World 04. Light of a Thousand Stars 05. Heavens […]

A brand-new Walls of Jericho track, entitled “The American Dream“, has been posted on myspace.com/wallsofjericho. The song is the title cut off the Detroit extreme metal group’s forthcoming album, due on July 29 via Trustkill Records. Walls of Jericho – “A Trigger Full of Promises“

Former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman shall release a new single, entitled “Yakou“, which will be the theme to the upcoming Japanese major motion picture “Twilight Syndrome“. The Nintendo game of the same name will feature another track by Marty, “Crystal Rain“. Both songs will be included on the musician’s upcoming double A-sided single to come […]

Sebastian Bach has revealed that Slash has reportedly contacted him about working on a “top secret project” together. However, this definitely does not mean that the former Skid Row frontman will be taking Scott Weiland’s place as the singer of Velvet Revolver.

Thom Yorke’s brother Andy Yorke is set to release his debut album as a solo artist on July 14. Entitled “Simple“, the CD is the first release from Andy since he disbanded his group, Unbelievable Truth, in 2000. The band only released two albums, “Almost Here” (1998) and “Sorrythankyou” (2000), before Yorke quit music to […]

The record label MLP is going to release a Thin Lizzy concert recording on September 8. Entitled simply “Live ’75“, the CD features footage recorded by the Irish band at the Derby College in England on November 21, 1975. Thin Lizzy – “Wild One” (live 1975)

Paulo Xisto, bassist for Brazilian metal legends Sepultura, has issued the following update: “Tonight, June 27, is basically our last day of recording of the new material for the new album! So far we’re very happy with the results. Tomorrow morning we will be coming back to the studio to listen to the whole material […]

Reunited technical progressive metal legends Cynic are putting the finishing touches on their upcoming album, due to be released later this year via Season of Mist. The follow-up to “Focus” (1993) was recording in a line-up featuring founding members Paul Masvidal (guitar, clean vocals) and Sean Reinert (drums), Sean Malone (bass), and newcomer Tymon Kruidenier […]

On June 28, 2008 (Saturday) the Icelandic superstars BjГ¶rk and Sigur RГіs (on the photo) will team up to perform a free concert in their hometown of Reykjavik. The NГЎttГєra Concert is a bid to raise awareness of the destruction of Iceland’s natural landscape, and will be webcast live from from 7 p.m. to 10 […]

Scars on Broadway – the new band by System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan – will release its self-titled debut album on July 29 via Interscope Records. What we can reveal now is the tracklist for this eagerly awaited CD – 15 tracks, including the debut seingle “They Say”: 01. […]