Richmond, Va death metal band Cannabis Corpse has announced the departure of vocalist Andy Horn (aka Weedgrinder) and guitarist Nick Poulos (aka Nikropolis). Here’s the official word: “Good news and bad news… Bad news: ‘Weedgrinder’ and ‘Nikropolis’ have decided to leave Cannabis Corpse. We wish them luck on there future endeavors. Good news: Cannabis Corpse […]

Legendary rhythm & blues/gospel/jazz/rock singer ETTA JAMES covers the GUNS N’ ROSES classic ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ on her new album, The Dreamer, which was released on November 8th, 2011. Check out the full audio clip below: James has been recording since 1954. She boasts 28 studio albums and 58 singles. She was inducted into […]

Slayer have toldВ BritishВ Classic Rock magazineВ that they doubt there will be any more ‘Big 4 Of Thrash Metal’ shows. “If you look at how much work went into making it all happen in the first place, then I really doubt we can do the same thing again,” says guitarist Kerry King. “You had four headlining bands […]

Swedish heavy rockers MUSTASCH have parted ways with drummer Danne McKenzie due to personal differences. A replacement drummer has not yet been announced. MUSTASCH has just released a new single, ‘The Challenger’. The track comes off the band’s recently completed album, ‘Sounds Like Hell, Looks Like Heaven’, which is due on February 1, 2012 via […]

Prog legends Steve Hackett and Chris Squire have teamed up in a new band. It’s called Squackett – for obvious reasons – and their debut album is due out through Esoteric on May 8. Talking Blog Talk Radio, guitarist Hackett said of the album: “There’ll be certain things on there that I think you’ll be […]

MELEKH has been on hiatus since vocalist BoroВ went to pursue his university studies abroad, but nowВ the band is back. MELEKH will go onstage of Hardcore X-MassВ festival on 26 DecemberВ withВ several guest vocalist, includingВ Mihail Velchev–Кimura (ex-B.F.D.M.),В Georgi DimitrovВ (EXPECTATIONS), Anguel Simitchiev (THROAT FISTING)В and Alexander Petrov (REDOUND). AsВ previously reported,В the 12 edition of the Annual gathering of Bulgarian hardcore society will […]

EPICA’s upcoming 5th full-length album ‘Requiem For The Indifferent’ will be released on the 9th of March 2012 by Nuclear Blast. “The work is done! Recordings, mixes and mastering are finished. Although you have to wait some more to know how it sounds, we can already show you how it looks! So here it is: […]

Vince Neil is seriously considering leaving MГ–TLEY CRГњE. Talking to the Las Vegas Sun, the frontman admitted that he might well depart the band after their Vegas residency at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel from February 3-19. “This is all about me thinking about the second half of my life, thinking about my […]

R&B/soul singer Macy Gray has a new collection, ‘Covered,’ due for release on March 27. The album features Gray taking on covers by other artists, including songs by Metallica, Arcade Fire, My Chemical Romance and others. One of the tracks Macy recorded is a cover of Metallica’s 1991 tune, ‘Nothing Else Matters,’ from the band’s […]

Mr. Big are to release a live acoustic album at the end of February. It’s called Live From The Living Room, and was recorded at Wowow TV Studios in Tokyo at the start of this year. The full track listing is: 01. Undertow02. Still Ain’t Enough For Me03. As Far As I Can See04. Voodoo […]