LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe says he was the victim of a gang attack in Dublin, Ireland, earlier this week. He lost his glasses and sustained minor injuries when five or six teenagers assaulted him late at night on November 8 (Sunday) – hours before his band launched a tour of the British Isles […]

AEROSMITH have cancelled most of their 2016 tour plans because frontman Steven Tyler wants to concentrate on his solo career, guitarist Brad Whitford reports. And he thinks the singer’s choice of focus is misguided, adding: “We kind of feel a little bit abandoned by him.” Tyler – who launched country music single Love Is Your […]

STONE SOUR have confirmed their next covers EP will be released on Black Friday. Straight Outta Burbank is the follow-up to this year’s Meanwhile In Burbank… set and, according to frontman Corey Taylor, is the second in what will be a trio of Burbank covers releases. It features versions of songs by Bad Brains, Slayer, […]

  ANATHEMA will play a special show at the Royal Bulgaria Hall in Sofia on 11 November. It will be the third coming of the band to Bulgaria after the fantastic first ever rock concert at the same venue back in 2010 and the amazing performance at the  Roman theater in Plovdivin 2012 , released on Blu-ray and DVD – see below. […]

LAST HOPE frontman ALEX will have his hardcore show on radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK today. MELEKH will be live in the studio to talk about their brand new album ‘Monochrome’. PANIC ATTACK kicks off on Tuesday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – for details check HERE..  

US musician ALLEN TOUSSAINT has died at the age of 77, Spanish authorities have confirmed to the BBC. The Grammy Award-winner was known for songs like Working In The Coalmine, Southern Nights and Fortune Teller. He suffered a heart attack shortly after coming off stage at Madrid’s Teatro Lara on Monday night, reported Spanish newspaper […]

CHESTER BENNINGTON has amicably left STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, the band have confirmed.   The announcement comes after former frontman Scott Weiland said in an interview that the split had taken place.   Weiland was dismissed for the second and apparently final time in 2013, then replaced by Bennington on a part-time basis. The new lineup […]

ROBERT PLANT and ALISON KRAUSS have reunited for the first time since 2007 album Raising Sand. The pair collaborated on the track Light Of Christmas Day, which appears on the soundtrack of upcoming movie Love The Coopers. Former Led Zeppelin frontman Plant and Union Station singer Krauss abandoned work on a follow-up to their Grammy-winning […]

 ANATHEMA will play a special show at the Royal Bulgaria Hall in Sofia on 11 November. It will be the third coming of the band to Bulgaria after the fantastic first ever rock concert at the same venue back in 2010 and the amazing performance at the  Roman theater in Plovdivin 2012 , released on Blu-ray and DVD – see below. […]

 DEF LEPPARD are releasing their 10th album. The follow-up to 2008’s Songs From The Sparkle Lounge was written over an 18-month period and completed during the summer.   Guitarist Phil Collen recently described the work as “probably the most diverse thing we’ve ever done,” adding: “I think it’s the best thing we’ve done since Hysteria – I really do. It’s the […]