Masterplan, the German/Norwegian band featuring ex-Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-Helloween drummer Uli Kusch and former Yngwie Malmsteen/Ark singer Jorn Lande, will enter the studio in September to begin recording their third album, tentatively due in March 2007 via AFM Records. The recordings are expected to last through October and will once again be overseen by […]

Electic Six‘s charismatic frontman Dick Valentine has announced a solo tour of the UK.Valentine has no plans to depart from his band – instead taking the opportunity to undertake a low-key tour performing hits from Electric Six‘s back catalogue, as well as new songs, rarities and covers.

Placebo‘s “Meds” (Virgin) withstands all competition to secure a second week at No. 1 on European Top 100 Albums. While the album falls away dramatically in the United Kingdom, dropping 7-35, it continues to top the charts in the Belgian regions of Flanders and Wallony. Falls of 1-2 in Austria and Switzerland, 1-3 in France, […]

Stone Sour are in the midst of recording the follow-up to their 2002 self-titled LP, but that hasn’t stopped them from making lineup changes. Last week drummer Joel Ekman was released from duty – a decision “we all discussed and feel is best for the five of us and for the future of Stone Sour,” […]

A copy of Slipknot‘s self-released 1996 demo album, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., has fetched more than $627 in an eBay auction. The demo is considered the rarest and most sought-after piece of ‘Knot memorabilia, as only 1,000 copies of the disc were ever pressed and released.

Daniel Powter‘s “Bad Day” climbs one rung to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week, sending Sean Paul’s “Temperature” to No. 2 after only one week. This is Powter‘s first No. 1 hit in the United States

MASTER THE MACHINE – Undoubtedly one of the greatest metal albums of all time, Robb Flynn is promising the MH equivalent. Machine Head frontman Robert Flynn has revealed to Kerrang! magazine that death is a common theme on a number of the new songs that the band are currently working on. “We’ve got about five […]

Hatebreed are currently recording their new, as yet unnamed album. And they’ve just added a second guitarist. He’s former Terror man Frank ‘3 Guns’ Novinec.

Known previously as having some kind of association with Jack White (album ‘Do Rabbits Wonder’ and associated singles were released through his Third Man imprint), and for Meg being the cover star of ‘Pink‘, dressed as a bunny rabbit, Michigan threesome Whirlwind Heat are set to follow ‘Flamingo Honey’ with the ‘Reagan’ EP, on 10th […]

Audioslave finished tracking their third album, tentatively titled “Revelations“, three weeks ago with producer Brendan O’Brien. The follow-up to last year’s “Out of Exile“, which will be issued later than its previously announced June release date, is being described by Morello as “really unique” and “as hard-rockin’ an album as we’ve ever made.” “If you […]