AC/DC announced via myspace.com/acdc that they’ll play in the Czech Republic and Hungary in March 2009. The dates are March 17В and 23, and the venues – respectively O2 Arena inВ PragueВ and Papp LГЎszlГі Budapest Sportarena in Budapest.

Nickelback will release a new live DVD in Europe on December 1 via SPV. Entitled “Live At Sturgis – 2006” (view cover in the left), the effort was recorded by 15 cameras in front of 40,000 screaming fans at Sturgis, South Dakota, and features 75 minute of live performance plus behind-the-scenes footage, the “Rockstar” video […]

Bulgarian metallers Renegat have honoured the local turbo folk gay Azis in a song. Check it out here.

The new Joe Satriani video, “Revelation“, can be watched below. The footage has been shot live in Paris in August 2008, while the song comes off the guitarist’s current album, “Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock”. Joe Satriani – “Revelation“

Foo Fighters‘ lead guitarist Chris Shiflett will release the new album by his side-project Jackson United on November 3 in Europe. The CD is entitled “Harmony and Dissidence” and features Chris on guitar and vocals, while the drummers on the record are… Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters, of course. Jackson United […]

Former Skinlab and Sebastian Bach guitarist Adam Albright has launched a brand new called 9mm Disco. The group, which features also Ali Lugo on bass and Steve Smith on drums, will enter studio this Sunday to lay down its first two tracks. Additional info can be found on myspace.com/9mmdisconoise.

Metallica have have announced the support acts for their upcoming 2009 European tour dates. The first shows announced are for Sweden in March with support coming from Machine Head and The Sword. Other dates are in June and July in countries like Finland, Norway, Denmark and Spain, with support coming from Mastodon and Lamb of […]

Former Judas Priest and Iced Earth and current Yngwie Malmsteen singer Tim “Ripper” Owens is working on his first solo album. The CD, due out next year, will include various guest appearances from a.o. guitarists Bob Kulick and Chris Caffrey and bass players Dave Ellefson, Billy Sheehan and Rudy Sarzo.

After finally finishing work on “Chinese Democracy” (set for release on November 23), Guns N’ Roses longest surviving memver besides Axl Rose, keyboard player Dizzy Reed (also in Hookers N’ Blow), has started working on a new solo project. What’s been announced so far is that Armored Saint and DC4 member Jeff Duncan recently cut […]

Linkin Park will release a live album and DVD next month. “Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes” is out on November 24 and was recorded at the city’s Bowl on June 29 – the band’s only outdoor gig of 2008. The show saw the US metallers joined onstage by Jay-Z to perform material from […]