At last it can be revealed – the real reason guitarist KK Downing retired from Judas Priest. For Downing, it came down to a choice between heavy metal and golf… and golf won! In an interview with the Wolverhampton Express And Star, Priest bassist Ian Hill says KK – aka ‘Ken’ – decided to putt […]

Slipknot’s Sid Wilson @ Sonisphere Switzerland – unbelievable!**VIDEO** Sid Wilson dives 15 feet onto the crowd before surfing halfway round the arena…CRAZY MOFO

Gene Simmons has taken everyone by surprise byВ  publicly apologising to Sharon Osbourne over disparaging remarks he’s made about her and the Osbourne family in the past. Appearing on US chat show The Talk, Simmons was confronted by host Sharon in the following manner: “When you started Family Jewels somebody said, ‘Isn’t it like The […]

Ozzy has a new book on the way.It’s called Trust Me, I’m Dr Ozzy: Advice From Rock’s Ultimate Survivor and is based on the column he’s been writing for The Sunday Times, offering health advice. The book reprints the best bits from those columns, plus answers to celebrities’ medical questions. This is to be published […]

US death metallers are set to destroy The Box club in Sofia on Saturday, 2 July at a gig promoted by radio Tangra Mega Rock and Re-Act. Bulgarian band COPROSTASIS will be the local support . В  Tickets priced 15В BGN are available through www.Ticketsream.bgВ and www.Eventim.bgВ to go up to 20 BGN at the door. В В В 

Anthrax are preparing to release a new studio album onВ  September 12. As a taster, they provide a free download of the track ‘Fight ’Em Til You Can’t’. The new album is to be called Worship Music and is their first studio record with vocalist Joey Belladonna since 1990’s Persistence Of Time. He joins guitarists […]

Due to the bad weather forecast, the HOUSE OF PAIN show in Sofia on 5 July won’t happen at the previously announced open air Pork Pie club, since the promoters have moved it into theВ Hriso Botev hall. Tickets priced 30 BGN (15 Euro) are onsale via www.Eventim.bg. HOUSE OF PAIN are warming up the fans […]

Professionally filmed video footage of QUEENS OF THE STONE performing the song ‘No One Knows’В last night (Sunday, June 26) at the Glastonbury festival in Glastonbury, England can be viewed below. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme last month confirmed that the band’s long-awaited sixth studio album will be completed by the end of […]

Lacuna Coil are to title their new album ‘Dark Adrenaline’. Produced by Don Gilmore, this is due for release in October through Century Media.

Alice Cooper rocked the legendary 100 Club in London Sunday night. “It’s been a while since we played such an intimate venue, but strip away the theatrics and we are a pedal-to-the-metal rock band, born in clubs like the 100 Club,” Alice said prior to the show. “We play every show like that anyway, and […]