“I think it was a one-off response to a particular situation,” YorkeВ explained the band’s decision last year to letВ fans pay if andВ what they wanted for digital downloads of their album “In Rainbows.” “Yes. It was a one-off in terms of a story. It was one of those things where we were in the position of […]

The Swedish rockers Hellacopters decided to explain their decision to record a cover versions album: “If you haven’t noticed yet, our new album, ‘Head Off’, is comprised of songs we didn’t write ourselves. But before you scream, ‘Oh no, a cover album!,’ let’s just clear a few things up. “The idea for this record dates […]

Still no news on the much awaited new album of the American punk rockers,despite theВ rumors from the beginning of this year that they headed into the studio. However Rancid will take to the road in early June for a 38-date American tour that has nothing to do with the popular in the recent years Warped […]

The Blur, The Gorillaz and The Good, the Bad front man revealedВ  that his Chinese operaВ is almost ready and soon will be on its way toward release. The album, which he describes less as an opera piece and more of a proper album, featuresВ  more than 100 separate musicians.В LyricsВ  are entirely all in Mandarin. He’s […]

Original Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley and BRITNY FOX confirmed for the annual South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place on July 11-13. The other participants in this giant but somewhat nostalgic event are as follows: ACE FREHLEYBANG TANGOBIG COCKBRITNY FOXBULLETBOYSDOKKENFASTER PUSSYCATFIREHOUSEGODZHELIXHOUSE OF LORDSJACKYLJOKSTER L.A. GUNSMAD MARGRITTOZZ KNOZZPRETTY BOY FLOYDQUEENSRYCHESKID ROWSTEPHEN PEARCYTESLAUFOY&TZERO HOUR

Legendary Sweden’s music magazine Close-Up has published a list of the top 100 albums in metal, hard rock, hardcore andВ punk released during the past 17 years. Compiled from 23 individual writers’ selections, Close-Up‘s extensive list sees AT THE GATES classic cult album “Slaughter Of The Soul”. Close-Up‘s Top 20 albums 1991-2008: 01. AT THE GATES […]

From today (April 29), the song “Violet Hill” will be available for free dowloadВ for a week at theВ  band’sВ website. The new album “Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends” is due no to June 17 as was previously announced, but to June 12 with global release dates.

Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet RevolverВ frontman Scott Weiland is goingВ to serve 192 hours in jail, after being found guilty of Driving Under the Influence. This follows his arrest last November. He must serveВ the sentence by May 28.

The Wildhearts have released a cover versionВ of Helmet’s ‘Unsung’ . TheВ track will be includedВ in aВ covers album entitled ‘Stop us If you’ve Heard This One Before Vol. 1 planned to be released onВ May 19th. Meanwhile rumors insist that The Wildhearts will take part in this year Dowload festival.

UK death metal veterans Benediction have completed work on their new album, “Killing Music“, due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast. The CD, produced by Mick Kenney of Anaal Nathrakh, is going to contain 13 new songs plus cover versions of “Seeing Through My Eyes” by Broken Bones and “Largactyl” by Amebix, […]