The Louisiana-based grind/jazz/metal/electro psychos IWrestledABearOnce have started recording their full-length debut for Century Media. The work is taking place inside the home of producer extraordinaire Ross Robinson, and a spring 2009 release is expected.For more information, visit myspace.com/iwrestledabearonce and check the video below: IWrestledABearOnce – “Tastes Like Kevin Bacon“

The Foo Fighters, B.B. King, John Mayer, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion are among the artists set to perform at the first-ever Grammy Nominations Concert. The event is scheduled to take place on December 3 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, and will be broadcbast on CBS television that night. The show will also […]

Ilan Rubin, who was announced to be a temporary replacement for Nine Inch Nails drummer Josh Freese on the band’s upcoming tour, has now officially left his main group, the Lostprophets, to join Trent Reznor as a permanent member…

Exciter‘s frontmanВ Kenny Winter visited Tangra Mega Rock’s studio today at noon for an interview live on air! Here are some pix:

Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has released a video in support of gay marriage. In the clip, Slash plays the US national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner” on guitar in the background, while his wife Perla Hudson speaks out on behalf of same-sex unions. “I married my sweetheart, you should be able to marry yours […]

Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar-playing son JГјrgen Richard Blackmore (born in 1964 from the marriage of the legendary guitarist with his now ex German wife Margit) has formed a new group called Over the Rainbow and featuring former Rainbow members, namely Joe Lynn Turner (vocals), Tony Carey (keyboards), Bobby Rondinelli (drums) and Greg Smith (bass)…

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s new album, “Working on a Dream”, will arrive on January 27 via Columbia. The CD includes 12 new songs plus the bonus tracks “The Wrestler” (from the Mickey Rourke-starring film of the same name) and “A Night with the Jersey Devil”. The follow-up to “Magic” (2007) was produced […]

Tom Waits goes hip-hop on a track called “Spacious Thoughts”. The tune shall be released on next year’s forthcoming album by N.A.S.A. – “an international collective of musicians spanning a wide spectrum of musical genres, centered around Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon, but also features a huge number of other musicians.” Some of the […]

Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee revealed during that he is currently working on a new album from his Methdas of Mayhem project. Tommy hopes to get the follow-up to his self-titled debut CD (1999) completed by next May or June and have it released before the end of 2009. Methods of Mayhem – “Get Naked“

Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler has pleaded no contest to a charge of heroin possession, indicating his desire to go to drug rehab instead of a jail sentence… and then rejoin his old band. At least that’s what gets clear of the words of the drummer’s lawyer, Barry Gerald, who claimed: “When he […]