Initially expected this fall as a fourth-quarter blockbuster, U2‘s next album has been pushed to early 2009 while the band continues to write and record material with longtime collaborators Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Steve Lillywhite. Bono says they have now “50 or 60 new songs to consider” for inclusion on the follow-up to 2004’s […]

Motley Crue will re-release their complete studio back catalogue on September 30 via their own MГ¶tley Records/Eleven Seven Music. This will include eight chart-topping studio albums originally released between 1981 and 2000, and sold in over 80 million copies. Here’s what will be reborn: “Too Fast for Love” (1981) “Shout at the Devil” (1983) “Theatre […]

“New Metal Leader“, the new album from former Manowar guitarist Ross the Boss, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 99. The CD (view cover in the left) contains 11 tracks, and of them being this one: Ross the Boss – “Blood Рѕf Knives”

Mongrel – the new British supergroup featuring Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys), Andy Nicholson (ex-Arctic Monkeys), Drew McConnell (Babyshambles), Jon McClure (Reverend & The Makers), Joe Moskow (Reverend & The Makers), and rapper Lowkey – will release their debut album on October 22. The CD will be entitled “Better Than Heavy“.

Total Rock reports that Slash (Velvet Revolver, ex-Guns N’ Roses) was hired to compose the music for an upcoming Mexican movie. The film will be entitled “This Is Not a Movie“, and the director’s name is Olallo Rubio.

Pearl Jam bass player and one-time Mother Love Bone and Green River member Jeff Ament will release his first solo album on September 16. The effort will be entitled “Tone“, and shall be limited to just 3000 copies on CD.

Eric Clapton’s autobiography, originally published last year, has just been released with a translation in BUlgarian as well.

The 63-year-old British keyboard player and composer Keith Emerson shall pass through the ancient Bulgarian town Plovdiv on Sunday, September 7, as part of his current tour with the Keith Emerson Band. A week before the performance, the maestro himself spoke to us… Check out the entire interview HERE.

Seattle’s revived icons Alice in Chains shall enter studio in October to begin recording a new full-length album. The follow-up to the band’s 1995 self-titled CD will be created in a line-up featuring original members Jerry Cantrell (guitar and vocals), Mike Inez (bass), Sean Kinney (drums), and new singer William DuVall who took the place […]

Warrior Soul have selected “Chinese Democracy” – the name of the perennially delayed new Guns N’ Roses LP – as the title for their new album. The CD (view cover in the left) will be available exclusively at shows on the band’s forthcoming U.S. tour, which begins on October 16 at the Double Door in […]