Their brand new second effort – ‘Hisingen Blues’ will be officially outВ on 25В MarchВ through NuclРµar Blast/Wizard. A ball bustin’ record largely influenced by the likes ofВ CREAM, BLACK SABBATH and more… GRAVEYARD will call TMR’s Vassil Varbanov tonight to get into his famous Tangra Metal Shock show.В Stay tuned at 9 pm CET. And here’s the trailer for […]

Bulgarian basketball champions Lukoil Akademic will not be able to play their 2nd leg “Eurochallenge” quarter final at their customary home, the Universiada Hall, due to a rock concert being held there on the same day. The show is one of five big gigs, marking radio Tangra Mega Rock’s 5th anniversary and is to be […]

The Foo Fighters are to release a vinyl only covers album for Record Store Day. Out on April 16, the album’s to be titled Medium Rare, and has the following track listing: 01. Band On The Run (original by Paul McCartney & Wings)02. I Feel Free (Cream)03. Life of Illusion (Joe Walsh)04. Young Man Blues […]

Poisonblack – the Finnish band featuring former Sentenced frontman Ville Laihiala – will release its fifth album, now titled ‘Drive’ (working title was “Lead & Roll Vol. 5”), in Scandinavia on April 27 via Hype Records. The CD was recorded at Antfarm Studio in Г…rhus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Moonspell, Dark Tranquillity, […]

Singer Bryan Adams is set to become a first-time father at the age of 51, according to a U.K. report. The Summer Of ’69 hitmaker has allegedly been in a relationship with his personal assistant, Alicia Grimaldi, and they are expecting a baby together in May, reports Britain’s The Sunday Telegraph. A source tells the […]

Chickenfoot have a title for their new album. The record, due out later this year, is to be called Chickenfoot IV. According to Blabbermouth, frontman Sammy Hagar had this to say about the choice of title: “We were all like, ‘What are we going to call second record? Well, Chickenfoot II’. And we’re going, ‘We […]

Iron Maiden were forced to cancel all planned shows in Japan, because of the ongoing problems caused by the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Bassist Steve Harris issued the following statement about the situation “We are extremely saddened by the calamitous events of the last day or so which led to the cancelation or our […]

Kyle Buchanan of NYmag.com reports that HBO has cast METALLICA drummer LARS ULRICH in Hemingway and Gellhorn, starring Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen. Ulrich will play Dutch documentarian Joris Ivens in the TV movie, which chronicles the stormy marriage between Ernest Hemingway and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn.В  pictured below: Joris Ivens (left) with Ernest Hemingway […]

The surviving members of Pantera will never play together again, the band’s manager has stated. Rumors have been circulating about the possibility of a one-off appearance by Phil Anselmo, Vinnie Paul and Rex Brown – with Black Label Society mainman Zakk Wylde playing guitar in place of Dimebag Darrell Abbott, who was shot dead on […]

‘Juggernaut Of Justice’, a brand new song from Canadian heavy metal legends Anvil, is available for free download as part of The End Records’ spring 2011 sampler at this location. “Juggernaut Of Justice” is the title track of Anvil’s new album, due on May 10 via The End Records. The CD was recorded at Dave […]