A photo of SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser’s new tattoo commemorating the time he spent filling in for ANTHRAX’s Scott Ian while Ian spent time with his family following the birth of his first child can be seen below. Commenting on the experience of playing with ANTHRAX, Kisser told Jackson Guitars in a recent interview, “It’s […]

A new track from veteran rap metallers Body Count, who feature rapper and actor Ice-T in its ranks, has made its way online. The track was penned for the upcoming Gears of War 3 video game release in which Ice-T will also appear as a playable character by the name of Griffin. You can check […]

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are to play their new album at selected cinemas. On Tuesday, August 30, the band will perform the whole of I’m With You in concert, and this is to be beamed simultaneously to cinemas in 33 countries. Full details here

Back in July we reported that Coheed and Cambria bassist Michael Todd had beem arrested on armed robbery and unlawful possession of prescription narcotics charges during the band’s tour at their Boston show. The band has now announced that officially, they will continue without Todd as a member of the group in a statement on […]

Before Mike Skinner makes his final appearance under The Streets-moniker during October’s Freeze Festival in London, the UK rapper will deliver 10 new tracks via the forthcomingВ  film-version of the much-enjoyed English sitcom, The Inbetweeners. With track titles like “Clunge In A Barrel”, “Pussay Patrol”, and ”Do It”, it’s apparent the fresh tunes stay true […]

Static-X frontman Wayne Static has announced that he will be releasing a new solo album, titled “Pighammer,” on October 4, 2011 through Dirthouse Records. You can view the album’s track listing below. Wayne Static commented on the album’s theme by saying; “The Pighammer concept conjures up bizarre images. It’s about a mad plastic surgeon, with […]

Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA will release their new studio album, The Age Of Hell, on August 16th in North America via eOne Music. eOne will also release the album in South America and Japan (dates tba). A new teaser for the album can be seen below. Chimaira recently signed a new deal with Long Branch […]

Singer TARJA TURUNEN (ex-NIGHTWISH) has issued the following update: “It’s been a great summer so far. I have been able to be creative besides the shows that we are doing and that make me happy. Some days ago I met Erik (Nyholm, songwriter/producer) in Finland and we wrote a couple of very nice songs together. […]

Andrew “Mac” McDermott, the former lead singer of U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD, reportedly passed away in England yesterday (Wednesday, August 3). A condolences page has been launched at this location. McDermott had “serious health problems” in the months leading up to his death, according to a June 2011 statement from the German melodic metal band […]

JANE’S ADDICTION has issued their brand new single, ‘Irresistible Force’, via iTunes and Amazon. It can also be heard via YouTube below. ‘Irresistible Force’ will appear on the new Jane’s Addiction album, The Great Escape Artist, which is scheduled for release September 27th in North America via Capitol Records. The album will be available on […]