U2 have returned from Fez in Morocco where the quartet has been writing new songs. Bono & Co. have decamped to the North African country with long-term production collaborators Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, though the pair’s involvement has been strictly about songwriting. “It’s the first time we’ve worked with Brian and Dan in a […]

The clasically trained harp duo Harpallica has just released its self-produced debut, “Harptallica – A Tribute”. As it was the case with Apocalyptica a decade ago, the word goes about performing a series of arrangements based on the music of Metallica, however not on celli, but on harps. Harpallica features Ashley Toman and Patricia Kline, […]

A mysterious new Rage Against the Machine webpage has been launched at ratm82407.com. The site has two countdowns, one leading up to June 11, the other – as well as the page’s domain name – to August 24. Whether these dates have something to do with major live announcements or a new release – we’ll […]

California’s rockstars Avenged Sevenfold are putting the finishing touches to their fourth full-length studio album. The follow-up to “City of Evil” (2005) is scheduled for release on Halloween, October 31, via Warner Bros. Meanwhile, on July 17, the quintet shall put out a DVD. Entitled “All Excess”, it is expected to feature a cover version […]

The End Records have set an August 21 release date for the self-titled debut album by Kosmos – the new psycho-prog rock project by Voivod‘s drummer Michel “Away” Langevin. Based in Montreal, Canada, the group’s line-up is completed by guitarist Jetphil, bassist Vincent Peake and keyboarder Alex Crow. The 12 tracks on “Kosmos” are described […]

Punk hooligans The Exploited caused some sort of a riot during their performance at the Tchaika Festival in Ukraine’s capital Kiev on June 2 in front of 22,000 people. While playing their song “Fuck the USA”, dozens of bottles with water and beer started flying from the audience. Some furious fans managed even to get […]

America’s death metal psychos Misery Index, fronted by Netherton and Sparky (ex-Dying Fetus), shall perform live in Bulgaria for the first time in their career. The show shall take place on July 20 (Friday) at the Area 51 ClubВ in Varna, Bulgaria, starting at 8 p.m.. Local support comes from G.O.T.C. and Enthrallment, and tickets costВ 5 […]

All 11 tracks from Queens of the Stone Age‘s new studio album, “Era Vulgaris”, are available for streaming at MuchMusic.com. The follow-up to 2005’s “Lullabies to Paralyze” shall be officially released next Monday, June 11.

Canadian death metal four-piece Kataklysm shall call their next full-length studio album “Prevail”. The band are working on the effort, scheduled to be released via Nuclear Blast, however not until next year.

The Cult, who signed a deal with Roadrunner Records in the end of May, have decided to call their upcoming studio album “Born into This”. The follow-up to “Beyond Good and Evil” (2001) shall appear on September 24 in Europe and a day later in the USA.