“On September 5, 2006, ROB ZOMBIE played a somewhat ‘secret’ show (as in, not posted on the band’s website) at Toad’s Place, a small legendary club in New Haven, CT, and played several covers that he usually does not play live. This show was separate from the current tour with GODSMACK, and no one opened. […]

THE PANIC CHANNEL — the new band featuring three quarters of the most recent lineup of JANE’S ADDICTION (guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney) and former SKYCYCLE vocalist Steve Isaacs —will support SUPERNOVA — the new all-star band featuring ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, MГ–TLEY CRГњE drummer Tommy Lee and former GUNS […]

Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH, MISTRESS, PROFESSOR FATE, EXPLODER) and Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, LOCK-UP, BRUJERIA) have set up their own record label, Feto Records, as an outlet to release their own music. The first two releases will be LOCK-UP‘s long-awaited “Live in Japan” album and Mick‘s EXPLODER debut. Further releases will include Mick’s PROFESSOR FATE […]

Sweden’s CRYSTAL EYES will release its fifth album, “Dead City Dreaming“, on November 3 in Europe and North America. The title track will be made available for download in a couple of weeks.“Dead City Dreaming” was recorded at Crystal Sounds studio with producer Fredrik NordstrГ¶m. The cover artwork for the CD can be viewed at […]

U2 is working on material for its next studio album with producer Rick Rubin, according to the band’s Web site. The group has been at work on the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2004’s “How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” since last month. While in the studio, U2 will be joined by Green Day to record a […]

Check out METALLICA rocking the back of a pickup truck for the September 10 season premiere of “The Simpsons” at www.thesimpsons.com.The four members of METALLICA recorded their voices for the program in September 2005.METALLICA joins a long list of artists who have been featured on the show, including BLINK-182, Mick Jagger, ‘N SYNC, RED HOT […]

Metal Blade Records will re-issue one of THE classic albums of its catalogue —FLOTSAM AND JETSAM‘s mighty “Doomsday For The Deceiver” — in November. The album will be re-issued as a three-disc-set — two CDs and one DVD. It includes the original version, a remastered version, demo tracks and a DVD. In addition, it includes […]

After over a decade of treading the boards, “British Steel” veterans STAMPIN’ GROUND have released the dates of their last-EVER tour.Commented the band: “We slogged our hearts out for 11 years; harder than any band we’ve ever met, and we loved every minute of it. It’s been the greatest ride and we’re proud to have […]

TAROT, the Finnish group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, will release its new album, “Crows Fly Black“, in Finland on October 27.“Excluding the group backing vocals, the whole album has now been recorded and the album will be mixed and mastered at Finnvox studios in the beginning of next month,” the band writes in […]

Finland’s TOTAL DEVASTATION will release its third album, “Wreck“, in continental Europe on September 25. Two full tracks from “Wreck” — “Aware” and “Collision Course” — are available for streaming at the band’s official MySpace page. A video for the song “Aware” can be viewed on the group’s official web site.“Wreck” was released in Finland […]