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Leaves’ Eyes – the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-Theatre Of Tragedy singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of Atrocity – has parted ways with bassist Alla Fedynitch “for personal reasons.” The group will play the last two shows of this year – at the Metal Female Voices Fest on October 24 in Wieze, Belgium […]

A drunken fan bit off part of a security guard’s ear at an American hard rock band’s concert in Sweden, authorities said. The 40-year-old man was arrested by police on suspicion of aggravated assault during Friday night’s concert by W.A.S.P. at the Conventum arena in Orebro in central Sweden, the Swedish news agency TT/The Local […]

A 27 year-old man was killed earlyВ Friday morning following an incident at the DC9 Nightclub in Washington D.C., just hours after an Agnostic Front and Mother of Mercy show had taken place there. The victim, Ali Ahmed Mohammed, of Silver Spring, MD, was reportedly denied entry into the nightclub at around 2am, which prompted him […]

‘Lemmy’, the long-awaited documentary examining the life and career of MOTГ–RHEAD frontman and rock icon Lemmy Kilmister, will receive its U.K. premiere at the London Film Festival in the headline 9:00 p.m. slot at NFT1 on October 23, followed by a theatrical run in selected cinemas throughout the U.K. from December 3rd 2010. ‘Lemmy’ will […]

Finally, the last of the four songs Duff McKagan played with Guns N’ Roses on Thursday night at London’s 02 Arena has surfaced. A surprise guest, Duff joined Axl and crew for the epic cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door.’ .

The cooking blog of Tamra Davis (wife of the Beastie Boys’ Mike D) is full of sweet nuggets, but this week’s entry was particularly savory – indicating progress on a new Beastie Boys album and the health of key member Adam Yauch. “Mike is back mixing his record, which means Adam Y is feeling better,” […]

Experimental Rock musician Justin K. Broadrick (Godflesh, Napalm Death) will be releasing a new double album, Heart Ache & Dethroned, under hisВ JESU moniker on November 16th. The album, to be released by Hydra Head, is a reissue of JesuвЂs debut EP Heart Ache along with the recently-completed Dethroned EP. According to Hydra Head: “the 4 […]

Progressive rock act Primus has posted some behind the scenes footage from the band’s recent North American Oddity Faire tour. You can view the video below. This is PRIMUS’В first headlining tour in four years and their first album since 1999 is soon to be released. The Oddity FairВ started on Oct. 3 in Detroit.В

Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno will perform the band’s classic self-titled debut album in its entirety for the first time ever in the USA plus select cuts from ‘Killers’ during his upcoming tour in December/January. Support on the trek will come from Pittsburgh traditional metallers Icarus Witch. Di’Anno’s booking agency, Artists Worldwide, has released […]

The Deep Purple Appreciation SocietyВ has announced that keyboardist T Lavitz has passed away at age 54 in his sleep. Over the years, Lavitz was a member of Dixie Dregs (with current Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse), as well as Jazz Is Dead, The Bluesbusters and Jefferson Starship. The keyboardist was asked to join jazz […]