Paul Weller has announced details of his next single. The Modfather releases ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ through V2 Records on October 30. The b-side, ‘Small Personal Fortune’, was co-written by Ocean Colour Scene star and Weller bandmate Steve Cradock. The release precedes Weller’s UK tour at the end of the year, which takes in the following […]

Finnish grinding death metal act DEATHBOUND, featuring members of THE DUSKFALL and ROTTEN SOUND, has finished recording and mixing its third album, entitled “We Deserve Much Worse“, at Biotech Audio Solutions. The cover artwork for the follow-up to 2005’s “Doomsday Comfort” is being handled by Ville Anger. An early 2007 release via Dynamic Arts is […]

Several better-quality video clips of ARSON ANTHEM — the new band featuring Philip Anselmo (DOWN, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA), Mike Williams (EYEHATEGOD) and Hank Williams III (SUPERJOINT RITUAL) — performing on September 13 at the Howling Wolf in New Orleans, Lousiana have been posted online. Check them out: Video#1 Video#2 Video#3

UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore is scheduled to begin recording his new solo album in New York City today (Wednesday, Sept. 27). Laying down drums on the CD is Van Romaine, who has previously played with such artists as BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS, KANSAS, JOAN OSBORNE, BILLY JOEL and STEVE MORSE. Engineering duties are being handled […]

Wickeda are starting their Europe tour, which is going to be the biggest and the longest tour for the band so far, tonight (27 september) with a gig in Skopje. One of the most important gigs for the band will be on the 1 November in Prague where they’ve been invited to support the American […]

Four songs from SKID ROW‘s upcoming “Revolutions per Minute” album — “Strength“, “Disease“, “White Trash” and “When God Can’t Wait” — have been posted online on singer Johnny Solinger‘s official MySpace page. Two of those cuts — “Strength” and “Disease” — are also available on SKID ROW‘s MySpace page.“Revolutions per Minute” (view artwork below) is […]

KROKUS‘s latest album, “Hellraiser“, has entered the Swiss album chart at position No. 2. The CD, which was recorded with producer Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69), has already been certified “gold” in the band’s home country. An October 24 North American release is expected.As previously reported, the new KROKUS single, “Angel of My Dreams“, has […]

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY‘s latest CD, “Shot to Hell“, has entered the Italian album chart at position No. 49. This marks the first time a BLACK LABEL SOCIETY release has charted in Italy.As previously reported, “Shot to Hell” sold just under 32,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at […]

SIRENIA, the Norwegian gothic metal band featuring former TRISTANIA guitarist/vocalist Morten Veland, has posted the following message on its official web site:The recording sessions for the new album are completed and we are now in the middle of the mixing process. We are on schedule, so the album wil be completed by the 1st of […]

Therion have put more videos on their website for download. The quality is not the best in the world, but at least it is something. So go on over to the Download Section and grab them.The following videos are available for download (they are available through torrents):# Evergrey – Balls to the Walls (by Accept) […]