Last week fans in Buffalo, New York witnessed MTV-friendly rockers Fall Out Boy doing a so-called secret show under the name Schrute Farms. What’s more curious is that during the concert the band was joined by Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley for a cover version of Pantera‘s cutthroat hit “Walk”. Check it out […]

Roadrunner Records has partnered with music industry veteran Tom Lipsky, known as president of Sanctuary Records Group North America and co-founder of CMC International Records, to launch a joint venture label. The as-yet-unnamed company will focus on new recordings by established classic rock artists. Worldwide physical and digital distribution, marketing and licensing will run through […]

Vocalist Richard Patrick surprisingly announced he’s temporarily put his current project Army of Anyone on hold to focus on working on a brand-new studio album by his main band Filter. Nothing particular has been revealed so far, except that the long-awaited follow-up to Filter’s latest effort, “The Amalgamut” (2002), shall surface around the spring of […]

Sony Music must pay Steve Popovich, founder of Cleveland International Records, $5 million for failing to put his company’s logo on reissues of Meat Loaf‘s iconic “Bat Out of Hell” album, a federal appeals court ruled. Popovich started his label in 1977 and soon afterwards signed Meat Loaf and persuaded Epic Records to release the […]

Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Michael “Flea” Balzary lost his house in Malibu in the fires that started in the L.A. area on Saturday, November 24. Flea’s $5-million French country-style mansion was one of dozens of houses that went up in flames in California.

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California’s alternative rockers Weezer announced they’re going to entitle their eagerly awaited sixth full-length studio album “Tout Ensemble”. The follow-up to 2005’s “Make Believe” is being produced by Rick Rubin and shall surface around April 2008 via Geffen Records.

Boston’s 90’s rock stars Extreme shall officially reunite for the first time since their split in 1996! The quartet, whose new line-up shall feature original members Gary Cherone (vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (guitar) and Patrick Badger (bass), along with new drummer Kevin Figueiredo (ex-Satellite Party; replacing Paul Geary), shall record a brand-new studio album in 2008, […]

Quiet Riot iconic vocalist Kevin DuBrow was found dead in his Las Vegas home on Sunday, November 25. There’s still no official statement regarding the singer’s death, but unfortunately drummer Frankie Banali has confirmed it… Rest in peace, Kevin.

Total Rock reports that legendary British gothic rockers Bauhaus, who reunited some two years ago, are planning to record a new studio album – the first one since 1983’s “Burning from the Inside”. Peter Murphy & Co. intend to entitle their upcoming CD “Go Away White” and to release it in February 2008 via the […]