Sweden’s extreme, technical metal band MESHUGGAH have chosen ‘Koloss’ as the title to their eighth studio album, set for European release on March 23rd through Nuclear Blast. Drummer Tomas Haake has issued the following warning: “As always, we try to take our music in a slightly different direction with each album and with KOLOSS we […]

Bassist Mark Evans, author of the new book Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside Of AC/DC (Bazillion Points Books), joined AC/DC in 1975 and remained with them through their barroom days, their first international tours, and the majority of the Bon Scott-era albums: High Voltage, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, T.N.T., Let There Be Rock, and […]

Paul Weller and his wife Hannah have had two twin boys. The couple welcomed their sons Bowie and John Paul into the world on Saturday (January 14). A statement on Weller’s official website Paulweller.com added: “Both boys are healthy and doing well following the birth and Paul and Hannah are thrilled and over the moon.” […]

Glenn Five, bass player of veteran metal rockers ANVIL, today announced his departure from the band, citing creative differences. ANVIL, formed in the late seventies by founding members Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow and Robb Reiner, recently shot back to fame following the success of the critically acclaimed documentary about their story, Anvil! The Story of Anvil. […]

BANG TANGO has premiered the official video for ‘I Like It’ off their new album, Pistol Whipped In The Bible Belt. The clip, which can be seen below, was produced and edited by Drew Page Fortier. In live news, Bang Tango has the following shows booked: February 23 – Augusta, GA – Coyotes 24 – […]

DOWN have revealed the tracklisting for their upcoming EP that will be released later this year. Singer Philip Anselmo says it’s “a very pure doom metal record.” The songs in no particular order: ‘Levitation’ ‘Witchtripper’ ‘The Misfortune Teller’ ‘The Curse Is A Lie’ ‘Open Coffins’ ‘This Work Is Timeless’ In regards to Down’s upcoming material, […]

America’s reigning kings of brutality, Cannibal Corpse, will unleash their twelfth studio offering on March 13th via Metal Blade Records. Aptly titled Torture, the follow-up to 2009’s Evisceration Plague offers up 12 tracks of maniacally precise, soul-searing death metal. Torture was again produced by Hate Eternal’s Erik Rutan at his own Mana Recording Studios in […]

Riot’s Mark Reale has been hospitalized with complications brought on by Crohn’s disease. The guitarist has suffered from this condition for most of his life, but is said now to be in a critical state. As a result he might well miss the US band’s upcoming gigs.

It seems that after 24 years Lookout Records has officially called it quits. The news of Lookout’s demise come from a blog post that Ted Leo posted in regards to his back catalog longer being available online digitally. Lookout Records was known for putting out Green Day’s early releases as well as releases by Screeching […]

Dee Snider is to have his autobiography published in May by Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster. It’s called Shut Up And Give Me The Mic. Talking to BritishВ Classic Rock magazineВ last year about what people should expect, the Twisted Sister frontman said: “Unlike others, I can remember what happened. I wasn’t so out of it that I […]