Mike Rutherford‘s band will be joining JUDAS PRIEST, Whitesnake, Saxon andSladeВ at SOFIA ROCKS festival onВ 8 July in Bankya. Last November,В after a six-year gap and a massive reunion with Genesis, Mike Rutherford restarted a new generation of Mike and The Mechanics. Formed in 1984 as a side project, the band went on to sell more than […]

The gossip sites are alight last night (April 11) with news that Kimberly Stewart is expecting her first child – with actor Benicio del Toro. The Traffic and The Wolfman actor’s rep confirmed the news to Life & Style Weekly. They added that the pair aren’t actually a couple despite clearly having acted like it […]

A video of JANE’S ADDICTION recording their new track ‘End To The Lies’ can be seen below: ‘End To The Lies’ comes from the band’s forthcoming new album The Great Escape Artist, which is set for an August release through Capitol. On Thursday (April 7th), the band made an MP3 of ‘End To The Lies’ […]

Polish progressive metal act RIVERSIDE has revealed details for its upcoming new album/EP titled ‘Memories In My Head.’ The three track, 33-minute, album is to be made available through the band at all forthcoming tour dates. RIVERSIDE frontman and bassist Mariusz Duda commented on the album by saying: “This new material, concerning (for obvious reasons) […]

JANE’S ADDICTION are working on their first studio album in eight years. It is to be titled ‘The Great Escape Artist’, and this should be released in August. To prepare us, frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins are giving away the final mix of a song called ‘End To The Lies’. […]

The brand new digital single ‘You I Need’ will be released on April 22 (April 20 in Finland) via iTunes. Check out the single artwork below. The song will be premiered on the Amorphis Facebook page and various radio stations on Monday, April 11. In Bulgaria, you can listen to ‘You I Need’ excluisvely here […]

Sabbath’s 1983 album gets the deluxe reissue treatment in a new 2-disc package. “Born Again” was the only Sabbath album to feature vocalist Ian Gillan — who was, at the time, a solo artist and former singer for Deep Purple. Gillan had first turned down the offer to join Sabbath, but his manager later convinced […]

R&B/soul singer Sade has recorded a cover version of Thin Lizzy‘s ‘Still In Love With You’ for her forthcoming greatest-hits record entitled ‘The Ultimate Collection.’ Due on May 3, the 29-track double album features 15 songs that were not included on Sade’s 1994 ‘Best Of’ disc, including four new, never-before heard songs – like the […]

“Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with. Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden.“ A 1981 newspaper ad run by drummer Lars Ulrich got things started and, 30 years later, Metallica are on top of the world. It wasn’t that easy, of course, but there’s certainly a helluva lotta history – […]

Opeth have parted with keyboard player Per Wiberg. It was a mutual agreement, and the band are already working with a replacement, who’s expected to take over for Opeth’s upcoming touring commitments. The band’s new, as yet unnamed album is due out later this year through Roadrunner.