All five members of the classic Guns N’ Roses line-up are now expected to turn up for the band’s induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland on April 14. Vocalist Axl Rose will be joined on stage by guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler – […]

JOHN LYDON is back in the news. It’s been more than four years since the former Johnny Rotten last reunited legendary first-wave U.K. punk band the Sex Pistols, whose best-known bassist Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose so long ago Iran wasn’t quite yet a fundamentalist theocracy. In 2009, though, Lydon reunited his other […]

Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN are currently without singer, since Mat Maurer has left the band. Here´s the official statement: “This is an official announcement from Mat Maurer. I have decided to leave the band for personal reasons, & irreconcilable differences. Last year was an incredibly difficult year for me personally & I have decided to […]

THE CRIBS have announced full details of their forthcoming fifth studio album. The Wakefield band, a trio once more after the departure of Johnny Marr last April, will release ‘In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull’ on May 7. The album was largely recorded in New York with MGMT and Flaming Lips producer David Fridmann […]

JACK WHITE has released the video for ‘Love Interruption’, the lead single from his upcoming solo debut, Blunderbuss.   Directed by White himself, the clip also features back-up vocalist Ruby Amanfu, clarinet/bass clarinet player Emily Bowland, and Brooke Waggoner on wurlitzer electric piano. Watch it below. Blunderbuss is out April 24th via Third Man/Columbia.  

HELLYEAH, the southern-fried metal band featuring drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN), singer Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE), guitarist Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and bassist Bob “Zilla” Kakaha (ex-Damageplan), will release their third album, Band Of Brothers, worldwide via their new label home, Eleven Seven Music, in early June. The album was recorded at […]

Rock legends JOURNEY have checked in with the following message: “Sweet vibrations! Our new video for ‘Resonate’ from our latest album Eclipse is here as a special Valentine’s Day gift to you. Filmed in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the video captures some of our favorite live moments during the Eclipse Tour. Enjoy:”     

Fans of THE MARS VOLTA, have much to look forward to, as the band is offering a free stream of their brand new single ‘The Malkin Jewel’ via their official website. Their upcoming album ‘Noctourniquet’ is due out March 27. The psychedelic tune ‘The Malkin Jewel’ is available as a digital single today, Feb. 14. Meanwhile, […]

Los Angeles-based metallers FEAR FACTORY today confirms Matt DeVries as the band’s new bass player. DeVries, previously of CHIMAIRA and most recently SIX FEET UNDER, joins the band replacing Byron Stroud. The announcement comes as the band continues work on their upcoming new album, planned for release early summer. The album is currently being mixed […]

SOULFLY have a brand new album coming out next month – and we’ve got an exclusive video preview for you. SOULFLY are led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 1996. SOULFLY’s new album, Enslaved, is due out on March 12 via the Roadrunner label. […]