GODSMACK will be headlining the first day of this year’s Sofia Rocks 2012 festival – 7 July.   GUNS N’ ROSES, IGGY AND THE STOOGES and UGLY KID JOE are set to play on the second day. 

Howard Stern put together a radio special called “The Whole Truth: The Howard Stern Van Halen Special” – a 5-hour uncensored history of Van Halen on The Howard Stern Show. The program aired Tuesday, the day VH’s new album, “A Different Kind Of Truth,” hit stores in North America. Stern’s team pulled together a variety […]

Former Iced Earth singer Matt Barlow has teamed up with Fallen Blue, an amazing organization that supports the families of police officers killed in the line of duty and that promotes metal music while doing so! The 41-year-old vocalist issued a heartfelt and detailed explanation about why he has chosen to hang up his mic […]

A few weeks ago Juliet, a tiny tot from Down Under, made her hardcore debut with ‘My First Hardcore Song,’ which, as it implies, was the 8-year-old’s scorching introductory song about her pet dog Robert and her smelly fish tank. The munchkin took music fans by surprise and became a smash YouTube sensation overnight. Seems […]

Matt DeVries (ex-Chimaira), who came on board as Six Feet Under’s touring bassist in 2011, has decided to depart the brutality laden death metal act to pursue other musical endeavors. Details on who will be stepping in as the permanent bassist will be announced in the coming months.  

A 2CD tribute to BATHORY, entitled Voices From Valhalla will be released through Godreah Records in April. Bands appearing on the album include: TAAKE, THORNIUM, NINE COVENS, FOLKVANG, MEADS OF ASPHODEL, EASTERN FRONT, THRONE OF KATARSIS, BLOODSHED WALHALLA, RAVENS CREED, GODS TOWER, SKYFORGER, SIGH, NOKTURNAL MORTUM, MAEL MÓRDHA, DARKEST ERA, ANCIENT ASCENDANT, VRANI VOLOSA, OLD […]

RED LAMB – the Palm Beach, Florida-based rock/punk/thrash trio featuring former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz on guitar and bass, as well as Don Chaffinm on vocals and Patrick Johansson (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, W.A.S.P.) on drums – has just released their self-titled debut via iTunes. The band have released the first video from the album for the […]

There’s a new Tommy Bolin album on the way. Yes, we know the great one time Deep Purple and James Gang guitarist died in 1976, but Great Gypsy Soul, out on March 26, features outtakes and alternate versions of his solo material, with current musicians playing and singing along to Bolin’s own guitar and vocal […]

The unlikely pairing was not only a surprise for fans, but for the RnB band themselves. “I was kind of surprised,” co-founder Robert “Kool” Bell tells Billboard.com, “because Van Halen is more on the rock side and we do what we do. I said, ‘That’s an interesting combination…’ It really caught us by surprise. But […]

As previously reported, SOFIA ROCKS 2012 festival is set to happen on June 7 & 8 at Vassil Levski National stadium. GUNS N’ ROSES will be headlining the second night with IGGY AND THE STOOGES and UGLY KID JOE as special guests. TICKETS are going on sale at 9 am BG time, tomorrow, Friday 10 February via www.Eventim.bg. First  1000 tickets of each […]