Bono was awarded an honourary Doctor of Law Degree by Japan’s Keio University at a ceremony held at the school on May 27. U2’s frontman received the honour “in recognition for his work in the fight against poverty and AIDS in Africa”…

According to Total Rock, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and vocalist Sammy Hagar (on the photo),В and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith have teamed up in new band called Chickenfoot. No other details have been revealed so far, except that the quartet is expected to record an album soon…

Manowar‘s bass playerВ Joey DeMaio shall be the special guest during the June 17 edition of the Slavi Show on Bulgaria’s national TV channel bTV. The main topic to be discussed shall be the upcoming headlining show by “the kings of metal” at the Kaliakra Rock Fest 2008 in Kavarna, Bulgaria on July 5.

Shadows Fall drummer Jason Bittner, former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, ex-Judas Priest and Iced Earth and current Beyond Fear and Yngwie Malmsteen singer Tim “Ripper” Owens, and Daitribe guitarist Tristan Grigsby have joined forces to record a song for the upcoming tribute album to late Pantera and Damageplan guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott. Entitled “Leave It […]

Former Gravity Co. frontmanВ Yavor Zahariev returns with a brand-new electronic project. The group, called Free Will Society, shall make its live debut on stage on June 14 at the Lifehouse Club in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate is to launch his own brand of red wine. This is to be called Geoff Tate Insania… Cheers!

While preparing to unleash their “Live Dominance” DVD in September, Hatebreed announced they also plan to release an album of cover versions later this year. It shall be entitled “For the Lions” and will include songs from Metallica, Misfits, Cro-Mags, DRI, Judge, Obituary, Agnostic Front, Madball, Sheer Terror, Negative Approach and more.

Pink Floyd‘s David Gilmour has suggested the original members of the band could get together for another one-off gig in the future. However, the singer and guitarist claimed that a full tour was unlikely. David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright reunited for a one-off set at 2005’s Live8 charity festival in London’s […]

Bulgarian punk rock gods A-Moral have started working on their second album. The follow-up to 2007’s “Kicks for All Jesters” shall be entitled “Life on Credit” and is due out in early 2009. Don’t forget to download two of the band’s songs as mp3, and keep on voting for A-Moral’s “Walnut Stick” in our Tuborg […]

Bulgaria’s metal patriots Epizod shall present their brand-new studio album “The Old Warrior” live at Sofia’s Sredetz Hall on June 2. The CD is preceded by the single “Kubrat” – check out the video for it here: EpizodВ – “Kubrat“