The German bards will release their first ‘Best of…’ album in JanurayВ 2012. It is called‘Memories Of A Time To Come’ and is the best possible way to celebrate the 25th anniversary ofВ BLIND GUARDIAN. And also a good reason for us to talk to the vocalist. an interview conducted by Vassil Varbanov HEY HANSIE, HELLO, HOW […]

Swedish heavy rockers MUSTASCH have parted ways with drummer Danne McKenzie due to personal differences. A replacement drummer has not yet been announced. MUSTASCH has just released a new single, ‘The Challenger’. The track comes off the band’s recently completed album, ‘Sounds Like Hell, Looks Like Heaven’, which is due on February 1, 2012 via […]

Prog legends Steve Hackett and Chris Squire have teamed up in a new band. It’s called Squackett – for obvious reasons – and their debut album is due out through Esoteric on May 8. Talking Blog Talk Radio, guitarist Hackett said of the album: “There’ll be certain things on there that I think you’ll be […]

North East of England progВ  band DeeExpus release their second album through earMUSIC on March 23. It’s called The King Of Number 33. And Marillion keyboard player Mark Kelly is featured on it. Says Kelly: “I first came across DeeExpus when a friend of theirs emailed me and.asked, ‘Are you interested in playing piano on […]

It looks like Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is starting up a new bandВ called THE POOВ which includes his wife Adrienne and their two sons Joe and Jakob.В  Unfortunately there is not much more that we know about the band, but from the photo it does look like Adrienne will be the lead vocalist. To be […]

The Allman Brothers Band are among the artists to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Grammys in February. On Wednesday, The Recording Academy announced its 2012 Special Merit Awards recipients. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipients are Allman Brothers Band, Glen Campbell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, George Jones, the Memphis Horns, Diana Ross, and […]

A remix of Florence And The Machine’s new single ‘No Light, No Light’ by TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek has surfaced online. The track – which you can listen to by scrolling down and clicking below – is set to feature on a special 12 inch version of the song, due out next month. […]

Richmond, Va death metal band Cannabis Corpse has announced the departure of vocalist Andy Horn (aka Weedgrinder) and guitarist Nick Poulos (aka Nikropolis). Here’s the official word: “Good news and bad news… Bad news: ‘Weedgrinder’ and ‘Nikropolis’ have decided to leave Cannabis Corpse. We wish them luck on there future endeavors. Good news: Cannabis Corpse […]

Legendary rhythm & blues/gospel/jazz/rock singer ETTA JAMES covers the GUNS N’ ROSES classic ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ on her new album, The Dreamer, which was released on November 8th, 2011. Check out the full audio clip below: James has been recording since 1954. She boasts 28 studio albums and 58 singles. She was inducted into […]

Slayer have toldВ BritishВ Classic Rock magazineВ that they doubt there will be any more ‘Big 4 Of Thrash Metal’ shows. “If you look at how much work went into making it all happen in the first place, then I really doubt we can do the same thing again,” says guitarist Kerry King. “You had four headlining bands […]