Acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (a.o. Machine Head, Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Exodus) is currently at Megadeth‘s new studio near San Diego, California, mixind the new live DVD by Dave Mustaine & Co. The effort was recorded and shot in San Diego during the band’s last tour. Meanwhile, Megadeth are planning their next full-length studio album […]

“Rolling Stone” reports that there is a release date for the long over due “Chinese Democracy” album from Guns N’ Roses. And it looks like this time the rumors may just be true. “Billboard” confirmed that “Best Buy” will be the exclusive retailer for the album and they say it will be out before year’s […]

My Bloody Valentine to record new album, said their leaderВ Kevin Shields. HeВ and his band are to begin work on their first album in 17 years afterВ Shields realized the material he abandoned in 1996-1997 was pretty good after all.

According to the British weekly extreme music bible “Kerrang!”, Mastodon have fully denied that they are recording a concept album about the crazy Russian monk Rasputin (and even are about putting on tape their own cover version of Boney-M’s mega hit) and stated that the forthcoming album of theirs will be inspired by King Crimson, […]

Blaze Bayley’s (Wolfsbane, IronВ Maiden, Blaze)В wife/manager Debbie has died after a shortВ illness on 27 Sept. in the morning.В They marriedВ last year although Blaze said “they hadВ known each other for almost their whole life”. R.I.P. Debbie

News from the The Mars Volta’s camp say theyВ have now finished recording their new album. It’s about to be mixed by Rich Costey. Release date and album title are still not clear.

Poison The Well, who are notorious with their line-up changes,В revealed that they will soon begin work on a new album. The follow-up toВ 2007’s “Versions”, is to be produced by J Robbins and isВ tentatively due for release in May 2009.

The technical bass player, famous with what he did forВ David Lee Roth andВ Mr. Big is aboutВ to release a solo album next month called “Holy Cow”. It features guest appaearances from Billy Gibbons, Paul Gilbert, Doug Pinnick and Tony Macalpine.

A report of Crematory‘s first ever show in Sofia, Bulgaria shall be published here very, very soon…

The Police have been named as the highest-earning musicians, having made $115 million in the past year. The Forbes Magazine poll revealed that Van Halen and Genesis are also in the Top 10, which looks like this: The Highest Paid Music Stars of 2008: 01. The Police ($115 million)02. Beyonce Knowles ($80 million)03. Toby Keith […]