BLACK SABBATH bassist GEEZER BUTLER was arrested for his involvement in a bar brawl in Death Valley, California, yesterday. Police were called to the Corkscrew Saloon at Furnace Creek Ranch after midnight on Wednesday, following an incident in which a person was struck and a window was broken. Butler, 65, was put behind bars and […]

The 1960s funk legend Sly Stone has been awarded $5m (£3.3m) in missed royalties by a Los Angeles court. The singer claimed his former manager, Gerald Goldstein, and lawyer, Glenn Stone, had cheated him out of earnings dating back more than 20 years. “They wanted to punch this poor guy in the face,” Stone’s defence […]

VAN HALEN News Desk has uploaded this instrumental backing track version of VAN HALEN’s classic hit, ‘You Really Got Me’. The song was released on January 28th, 1978 as Van Halen’s very first single.   Some of the most legendary names in thrash and metal came together on January 21st at the House of Blues […]

On October 30th, 1992,  NIRVANA played their first (and only show) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Taking place at Estadio José Amalfitani, the performance proved infamous for several reasons: Coming on the heels of Nevermind, the 50,000-capacity stadium made for one of the band’s biggest shows to date. But after opening act Calamity Jane received a […]

 VASKO RAYKOV’s very special ALIEN 2112 radio show will present: Bulgarian band CITIZEN ERASED will be live in the studio.   ALIEN 2112 kicks off on Thursdays at 4 pm BG time (5 pm CET).  

SKELETONWITCH is set to play at Sofia’s Bar Zar on 7 May. Tickets priced 20 BGN are available via www.LiveAndLoud.net and will go up to 25 BGN on the day. The support bands will be announced soon.  

RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR are premiering their new video for Samurai Spirit with Kerrang!. The French rap-rock stars have unveiled the new clip, which is taken from their 2014 album, Welcame. The record was released in November through Nuclear Blast.  

След като във вторник възобновихме нашата благородна акция ‘ДА СИ ВЪРНИМ МЕТЪЛСКИЯ ЗНАК’, започнахаме да получаваме първите ваши снимки. Този път ги разделихме в две отделни галерии – УПОТРЕБА и ЗЛОУПОТРЕБИ.   Това е една акция, която започнахме на местна почва в България още през есента на 2009, но сега очевидно се налага да я […]

Drummer Gas Lipstick has left Finnish platinum selling band H.I.M. after 16 years, saying, “It’s time for me to move on as a musician.” Shell-shocked yet determined, H.I.M. are currently investigating different ways to imitate the sound of drums with machines. A message from the drummer states: “With a heavy heart I’m announcing my departure […]

As previously reported, ODD CREW is set to record a brand new studio album in February with JASON SUECOF on the helm. After posting the first demo for the album – a song called ‘Lay On Me’ in early January, now a video with teh accoustic version has been made available – heck it below.  […]