According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy, the second of three shows from RAINBOW‘s September 1976 tour of Germany, newly mixed from the multi-tracks, is nearing release, and follows the pattern set by the previously issued Cologne recordings. Only one track from this particular gig is believed to have ever been issued before […]

Finnish/Swedish grinding death metal act DEATHBOUND, featuring members of …AND OCEANS, THE DUSKFALL and ROTTEN SOUND, entered the studio on September 11 to begin recording its third album, tentatively titled “We Deserve Much Worse“. The cover artwork for the follow-up to 2005’s “Doomsday Comfort” is being handled by Ville Anger. An early 2007 release via […]

Italian progressive-aggressive metal band ELDRITCH has set “Blackeneday” as the working title of its seventh album, tentatively due next May.ELDRITCH‘s sixth album, “Neighbourhell“, was released this past February. The recordings for the follow-up to 2004’s “Portrait of the Abyss Within” were done between April and June 2005 in three different studios (Syncropain, Bigwave and Eldritch […]

German metallers UNREST have inked a deal with Massacre Records. The group’s sixth album,”Back to the Roots“, is scheduled for release on November 10. The track listing is as follows:01. Go to Hell02. Bang Your Head03. A Legend Is Born04. Far, Far Away05. Don’t Stop06. We Will Rock07. Braking the Chains08. Lost09. Open the Gates10. […]

St. Louis-based metallers VAMPIRE MOOOSE‘s second album, Serenade The Samurai, will be released on October 31st through Rotten Records. The tracklisting for the album is as follows: ‘Portauni’ ‘Ogdru Juhad’ ‘1.21 Gigiwatts’ ‘Seranade The Samurai’ ‘Pujols’ ‘Snow Driven Engine’ ‘Sumatra’ ‘Monstersgotamotherfuckinbomb’ ‘Adrians Song’‘Crown Of Lice’ ‘Estaban Was Eaten’

The venue where The Beatles played their first ever gig has been granted a special preservation order following a recommendation from the English Heritage.The Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool has been awarded a Grade II listed building status by the goverment to prevent the venue being knocked down.The band performed in the converted cellar back […]

A compilation of favourites from legendary DJ John Peel‘s radio show is to be released next month.‘John Peel- Right Time, Wrong Speed: 1977-1987‘ is out on October 9, just three days before the second annual John Peel Day, where gigs alll over the UK will take place in tribute to the broadcaster, who died in […]

The Kiss Army may be able to pack its gear for a tour in the near future, but not an album. The group’s Paul Stanley, preparing for the Oct. 24 release of his solo album “Live To Win” and an attendant tour, tells Billboard.com he’s “sure there will be a [Kiss] tour at some point.” […]

Pre-production has started on the Motely Crue bio-pic based on their outrageous biography ‘The Dirt’.The movie, which takes the same name, promises to be a cracker if it’s anything like Neil Strauss’ book – which candily details the poodle-rockers’ raucous behaviour as they live out all their Spinal Tap fantasies.‘Borat’ director Larry Charles will helm […]

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has dismissed as “false” rumors that former guitarist Brian “Head” Welch will rejoin the band.A message was posted on Welch‘s Head to Christ web site on Thursday (Sept. 14) — purportedly coming from Welch himself — stating that he had discussions with Davis and KORN guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer about returning […]