Teenage Fanclub’s first new album in five years will be called ‘Shadows’ – and is out on May 31. The album will feature 12 new songs and will be their eighth studio album proper. A single, ‘Baby Lee’, will be released a week ahead of the album on May 24. Teenage Fanclub will also go […]

Hanks could produce the upcoming film version of Green Day’s American Idiot musical and is currently in talks to buy the rights to the musical with his and Gary Goetzman’s The Playtone Company, according to MTV News. Nothing’s official yet, though. This won’t be the first time Hanks has produced a musical. He was behind […]

PRO-PAIN have revealed the tracklisting and artwork for their new album, ‘Absolute Power’, due for release in Europe on May 7th. Further album details to follow. The band will hit the road in Europe prior to the release and following previously announcedВ support dates with SEPULTURA. ‘Absolute Power’ tracklisting is below the artwork: ‘Unrestrained’ ‘Destroy The […]

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Wacken Open Air Festival “due to an important private appointment.” Organizers say that the band will “try to make up for Wacken Open Air 2011.” This year’s edition of the Wacken Open Air festival is scheduled for August 5th – 7th […]

Jackyl are back. With a new album and the chance to talk to them on the phone.The band, who name their name with the famous chainsaw solo and songs like She Loves My Cock (a farmyard special!), release the album When Moonshine And Dynamite Collide in early May. If you pre-order a copy now, not […]

Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer is to have his autobiography published next month. It’s titled ‘Tales Of A Ratt – Things You Shouldn’t Know’, and is published on April 20 – the same day that the band release new album ‘Infestation’. According to the official blurb, the book ‘Traces the history of Bobby Blotzer’s personal journey […]

Acts will join The Chemical Brothers, Crystal Castles and Royksopp at the event. Taking place at Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia between July 8 – 11, the bash will also feature The Exploited, Suicidal Tendencies, Behemoth,В The Chemical Brothers, Mika, Placebo, Missy Elliott, David Guetta, RГ¶yksopp, LCD Soundsystem, Pendulum,В Josh Wink and many more.

Rockpages Web Magazine conducted an interview with Wayne Hussey from THE MISSION who among other things revealed that one of the members of his band, THE PORNOGRAPHIC ANGELS, is none other than Andreas Kisser from SEPULTURA. An excerpt follows: Rockpages.gr: I also read about your ‘secret’ band in Brazil, The Pornographic Angels. Wayne Hussey: “Oh, […]

Iggy Pop is considered one of the first people to stage dive, and he’s been doing it recently despite being 62 years of age — a time when most people are getting ready to retire. But the Godfather Of Punk has decided he’ll no longer stage dive after jumping off stage at New York City’s […]

20 Years Of HELMET: 200 Canvases – A Short Documentary on Page Hamilton’s Close To Home Project The project is remarkable, an a-typical way for the leader of an influential band to celebrate two decades of music. But that’s part of the legacy of Page Hamilton’s art – it’s untraditional, exceptional and personal. To celebrate […]