GODSMACK singer SULLY ERNA recently underwent knee surgery, and is now at home resting and recovering from the procedure. The injury to Erna’s left knee isn’t new or recent. He actually sustained a sports injury a while back and only recently had the surgery to repair the problem. According to a post on Godsmack’s official […]

Bryan Ferry has wed Amanda Sheppard, according to the UK’s Telegraph. It’s the second marriage for the Roxy Music singer, following his 2003 divorce from longtime spouse Lucy Helmore. The couple made it official at the Amanyara resort in Turks and Caicos, with a “simple private ceremony,” according to a Ferry spokesman. Sheppard, 29, a […]

On January 31st, Leonard Cohen returns with ‘Old Ideas’, his first album in almost seven years. We’ve already had our first listen with ‘Show Me the Place’, and now comes our second with ‘Darkness’. Classic Cohen, you might say, with a lurching crawl that’s both gloomy and menacing. Not exactly as dark as, say, Tom […]

Morbid Angel have premiered their new video ‘Existo VulgorГ©.’ The clip draws inspiration from ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Galigari,’ the classic silent movie of German Expressionism and features the sculptures of artist Kyrstopher Sapp (Alien Sex Fiend, 45 Grave). Acclaimed video director Thomas Mignone (Megadeth, Sepultura, Danzig) produced the video and digital compositing and post-production […]

Swiss folk metal horde ELUVEITIE have released a lyric video for the new song ‘Meet The Enemy’, giving fans the full historical background on the track which will be found on the band’s upcoming album, Helvetios, due to be released on February 10th via Nuclear Blast. Check it out below:

City of Fire, the heavy rock band featuring Fear Factory’s Burton C. Bell and Byron Stroud, have released the first track from their forthcoming sophomore album, Trial Through Fire. The song, ‘Bad Motivator,’ was unveiled on the band’s Facebook page over the weekend, after earlier being sent out to fans who helped fund the album’s […]

Faith No More’s multitalented and eccentric vocalist Mike Patton is scoring the upcoming film ‘The Place Beyond the Pines.’ The movie, written and directed by Derek Cianfrance (‘Blue Valentine’), stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes and Ray Liotta. ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ is about a professional motorcyclist (Gosling) who becomes a bank robber, […]

‘She Smells So Nice’ was recently discovered while reviewing the session tapes for the band’s upcoming 40th Anniversary reissue of ‘L.A. Woman.’ Keyboardist Ray Manzarek says he had forgotten all about the bluesy track from the 1971 sessions. “I didn’t even know it existed,” Ray tells Complex. “It was a surprise to all of us. […]

Since early 2011, there’s been plenty of talk about a star-studded Ronnie James Dio tribute album. Well, it looks like 2012 will be the year it finally arrives. And the list of artists lined up to honor the late solo singer and onetime Black Sabbath and Rainbow frontman is quite impressive: Rob Halford (Judas Priest), […]

Prong are putting the final touches on their Long Branch Records debut with producer Steve Evetts.В  Says guitarist, vocalist and Prong founder Tommy Victor of the making of the album: “It was hardest I’ve ever worked in the studio on any record I’ve ever been involved with.” ProngВ (whose lineup includes bassist Tony Campos and drummer […]