On Sunday, October 28, Metallica performed an acoustic concert at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The quartet played four of its own songs, as well as cover versions of Rare Earth‘s “I Just Want to Celebrate”, Nazareth‘s “Please Don’t Judas Me”, Dire Straits‘ “Brothers in Arms” and […]

Duran Duran‘s video for their new single “Falling Down” has been banned from UK television. The cut is depicting the theme of models in rehab and won’t be aired in the United Kingdom because it has been deemed too controversial… “Falling Down” comes off Duran Duran’s upcoming studio album “Red Carpet Massacre”, due out November […]

The Booklyn, New York based metalcore veterans Merauder have made a demo recording of a brand new song available on their MySpace page at myspace.com/merauder. The track is off a demo featuring songs from the band’s forthcoming fourth studio album. “You won’t have to wait too long this time”, says the band in a bulletin…

Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night have posted online the video for the song “The Village Lanterne”, taken from the forthcoming Blackmore’s Night DVD/CD live compilation “Paris Moon”. You may check it out below. “Paris Moon” was recorded on September 20, 2006 at the Olympia in Paris, France, and is set for release in Europe on […]

On Friday, October 26, 1,730 guitarists gathered on a remote hilltop in Northeast India in an effort to break the existing Guinness world record for the largest guitar ensemble. The musicians performed Bob Dylan‘s classic “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”. The current record belongs to Kansas City’s 1,721 guitarists, who performed Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the […]

The reunited Boston ska masters The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have recorded 3 brand-new studio tracks. These are to be included on an upcoming collection of unreleased material and b-sides. Entitled “Medium Rare”, the compilation is expected to surface around Christmas.

Seattle prog metal godfathers Queensryche have posted all tracks off their upcoming collection of cover versions for free streaming HERE. Entitled “Take Cover” (view cover in the left), the CD is officially due on November 13 via Rhino/WEA and is going to contain following 11 renditions: 01. Innuendo (Queen)02. Bullet the Blue Sky (U2)03. Synchronicity […]

British drummer Nicholas Barker, known for his work with Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Benediction, Testament, Brujeria and many more, announced he’s “offer my services out there for any bands/musicians who are looking for a session drummer either in the studio or for any upcoming tours that they may have planned. Obviously I don’t have […]

The new studio album by The Dillinger Escape Plan, entitled “Ire Works” (view cover in the left), shall see the daylight on November 13 via Relapse Records. The CD was recorded with engineer Steve Evetts at his Omen Room Studios in Los Angeles. “Ire Works” is going to include 13 ire tracks, audio samples of […]

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan is streaming the debut album “V is for Vagina” by his side project Puscifer in its entirety at myspace.com/censorshipisacancer. The CD, officially due on Tuesday, features contributions from a number of artists, a.o. Lustmord, Primus drummer Tim Alexander, ex-NIN Danny Lohner, producer Alan Moulder and actress Milla Jovovich.