SEVENDUST guitarist John Connolly (pictured left) and bassist Vince Hornsby have hooked up with ALTER BRIDGE and CREED drummer Scott Phillips, as well as guitarist/vocalist Eric “Erock” Friedman in a new band called PROJECTED. PROJECTED has begun recording its debut release, to be made available later this year.

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has confirmed via Facebook that POISON will tour with DEF LEPPARD this summer. More details to follow. In a recent interview with AOL’s Noisecreep, Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen talked about the band’s upcoming road activities. “We’re actually going to be back on tour around when the (Rock Of Ages movie) is […]

Palm Beach, Florida-based rock/punk/thrash trio RED LAMB features former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz on guitar and bass, as well as Don Chaffinm on vocals and Patrick Johansson (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, W.A.S.P.) on drums. Formed in 2010, the band has just released their self-titled debut via iTunes. RED LAMB features the following 12 songs: 01. Watchman 02. […]

FOXY SHAZAM introduce us to ‘The Church of Rock and Roll’ in their ass-tastic new music video for the lead single from the album of the same name. FOXY SHAZAM new album is tough to describe in just a few words but is sure to be one of the most unique releases of 2012. The […]

After much speculation and rumor, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has re-enlisted their original frontman Jesse Leach as their singer following the recent departure of vocalist Howard Jones. The news was simply broken by a photo of the lineup on the band’s official website. As previously reported, Jones parted ways with the group at the beginning of the […]

A teaser video promoting Pink Floyd‘s forthcoming ‘Immersion Edition’ box set edition of their classic 1979 album ‘The Wall’ has been posted online. Due Feb. 28, the seven-disc ‘Wall’ super-deluxe collection follows in the footsteps of the comprehensive ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and ‘Wish You Were Here’ box sets, and, in addition to the […]

Umea’s NAGLFAR have revealed the cover artwork of their upcoming album ‘Téras’ – the band’s first studio release since 2007. Responsible for the artwork is Niklas Sundin of Dark Tranquillity, who has already provided bands such as In Flames, Arch Enemy, At The Gates and many others with artworks. The album cover only shows a […]

Los Angeles based hardcore band, Strife, will be heading down to Brazil this week to start recording a brand new full length record. They have enlisted long time friend, Iggor Cavalera (Sepultura / Cavalera Conspiracy) to play drums on the album. The album is being produced by Terror’s Nick Jett (Take Offense, Lionheart). The Album will […]

Although he somehow kept it under wraps for nearly a month, it was discovered that Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin was arrested after police discovered narcotics on him. Things seem to be spiraling out of ‘Control’ for Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin. A couple of months ago we reported that Scantlin and his super-hot […]

Acoustic comedy-metal titans TENACIOUS D are set to release their first album since 2006. Singer-guitarists Jack Black and Kyle Gass have announced that Rise of the Fenix is due to come out in May, according to NME. The record will be the D’s third album, following The Pick of Destiny in ’06 and the group’s self-titled […]