Belgian indie rock experimentators dEUS have completed work on their new studio album. The follow-up to 2005’s “Pocket Revolution” shall be entitled “Vantage Point” and is going to surface on April 28 via V2/Cooperative Records. dEUS – “For the Roses“

American drummer George “Buddy” Miles, famous for playing in Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys from 1969 to the guitar virtuoso’s death in 1970, has passed away on Tuesday, February 26, at the age of 60. A cause of death has yet to be announced. Rest in peace.

At the end of 2007 we informed you that Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, Kaada/Patton, Hemophiliac, etc., etc.) has started another project – this time with Dan “The Automator” Nakamura, whom he already collaborated with in Lovage. Well, the name of this new combo has been revealed now. It’s […]

Bulgaria’s ethno-metal masters Smallman shall do a 6-date mini-tour across the country throughout March 2008. Support for the shows shall come from AlexUnder. The exact dates and venues can be found in our GIG GUIDE.

Fall Out Boy shall release their first ever live DVD on April 8 via Island. Entitled “****”, the effort is going to feature a show taped on June 22, 2007, at Phoenix’s Cricket Pavilion, featuring the band’s hits plus cover versions of a.o. Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”, Akon’s “Don’t Matter”, Timbaland’s “One and Only” and […]

After yesterday’s performance by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang, North Korea, it was revealed that the Asian communist state has invited the first Western rock star to do a concert there ever. The honour has been given to 62-year-old guitar legend Eric Clapton, who has agreed in principle and suggested 2009 for the […]

In the current issue of Britain’s Metal Hammer Magazine, Al Jourgensen reveals what the apprixomate setlist for the European leg of Ministry‘s last ever tour – the C U LaTour 2008 – shall be: “It’ll be the first six songs from “The Last Sucker”, four songs from “Houses of the Mole”, and four songs from […]

Roger Waters and his band will perform Pink Floyd’s classic 1973 album “The Dark Side of the Moon” in its entirety at two UK gigs, namely at the Liverpool Echo Arena on May 15 and at London’s O2 Arena on May 18. Waters will open both gigs with a set featuring classic Pink Floyd songs, […]

After last year’s Anton Corbijn directed movie “Control”, a new documentary about Joy Division is on the way now. Simply entitled “Joy Division”, it shall surface on May 2 and is going to feature never-before-seen live performance footage, personal photos, period films, newly discovered audiotapes and interviews. The film is directed by Grant Gee, previously […]

At the end of this news you may watch the brand-new video by the Smashing Pumpkins. It’s for the unreleased song “Superchrist” that originated during the sessions for the band’s latest album, “Zeitgeist” (2007), but wasn’t recorded until last month. Smashing Pumpkins – “Superchrist“