Swiss melodic rockers Gotthard have a new singer. He’s Nic Maeder, who takes over from Steve Lee, tragically killed in a road accident last year. Say the band on the choice: “During the months after the decision to carry on was taken, we received a huge amount of applications from all over the world; it […]

ICED EARTH is playing at Sofia’s Jubileyna hall tonight. The album review for the brand new studio effort ‘Dystopia’В is available atВ this location. CED EARTH performed live in Athens, Greece, at Gagarin 205 on November 18th. The setlist from the show can be seen below: ‘Dystopia’ ‘Burning Times’ ‘Angels Holocaust’ ‘Slave To The Dark’ ‘V’ ‘Stand […]

Legendary metal queen DORO just announced the release of the official X-Mas anthem for all metalheads! “I had the feeling, the time was right to record a song for X-Mas.“ -В says Doro -В “I am at recording my new album right now, which should be out by next summer. While doing this, I suddenly came up […]

Legendary NYHC veterans BIOHAZARD just revealed the cover art for the bands highly anticipated new album ‘Reborn In Defiance’ which is set to be unleashed January 20, 2012 via Nuclear Blast. Danny Schuler says, “Being a huge fan of vinyl records and the amazing sleeve artwork that used to come with them, I really wanted […]

Page Six of The New York Post reports the Pink Floyd founder will tie the knot with longtime fiancГ©e Laurie Durning before he hits the road early next year for his “Wall Live” tour. After a seven-year engagement, Durning told the Post, “It just seems like a good time to do it before the tour.” […]

A newly discovered Doors song will be included on the forthcoming expanded edition of The Doors’ classic 1971 album, L.A. Woman. As reported by Rolling Stone, Doors producer and engineer Bruce Botnick uncovered the track, titled ‘She Smells So Nice,’ while sorting through session tapes for the reissue. As reported previously, Rhino Records is commemorating […]

“Now I know how does the broiler feel when took out of the refrigerator, put in the microwave for defrost and then thrown in the heated oven. From the biting frost in front the hall, suddenly you find yourself in the overcrowdedВ  sauna of “Jubileina” for the sold out concert of three great bands, each […]

The cover artwork for the Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score for the movie ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ is availale below. The movie is set to hit theaters in the USA on December 21st.В 

Guitarist James Murphy, of Death/Testament fame, has suffered a relapse of the brain tumour from which he suffered a decade ago. Fundraising is now underway for his treatment. For details, go here: http://www.facebook.com/jamesmurphyproducer Murphy was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001 but recovered. In October 2011,В he stated that the tumor had returned but that […]

Two full releases into the career ofВ  his Arnold Schwarzenegger thrash parody band Austrian Death Machine, As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis still can’t get enough old Ahhhhnold movies. On Dec. 6, the Death Machine will release its second Christmas single, ‘Jingle All the Way,’ with songs based on the the titular 1996 family […]