UK crust punk pioneers EXTREME NOISE TERROR’s vocalist Phil Vane was found dead yesterday by friends. No cause of death has yet been reported. The band’s website has been updated with the following: “The rumors are true – we’re sorry to announced that Phil (Vane) passed away recently. The band will make a full statement […]

The seventh studio effort by Seattle’s gipsy outfit KULTUR SHOCK will be officially out on March 1 and will be called ‘Ministry of Kultur’!В  “If these guys play at a wedding, the bride will go to bed without teeth!” Yes, such punk-folk dances surely would lead to a marvelous Balkan fight be it during a […]

The Melvins’ latest offering Sugar Daddy Live, a thirteen-track live recording, will see a May 31 release on Ipecac Recordings. Recorded at The Busta-Guts Club in Downey, CA. the album features fan favorites such as “Boris,” “A History of Bad Men” and “The Kicking Machine.” The band recently completed a month-long residency at Los Angeles’ […]

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and Amanda Palmer have been forced to postpone gigs in New Zealand after a devastating earthquake struck on Tuesday. At least 65 lives were claimed in the powerful tremor, which took down dozens of buildings in downtown Christchurch and prompted officials to declare a state of emergency in the city. […]

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have a title for their new album… and it’s a real mouthful! According to frontman Anthony Kiedis, the record is to be called (wait for it) Dr Johnny Skinz’s Disproportionately Rambunctious Polar Express Machine-head. This rather rambling title comes from experiences of a friend of the band while on acid: […]

Head Tyrolia Winter Sports, a division of Head USA, Inc., has introduced the MOTГ–RHEAD line of big mountain skis. Without sacrificing style or innovation, the MOTГ–RHEAD series combines groundbreaking technology with an edgy appeal, featuring graphics designed by the seminal metal band MOTГ–RHEAD. Lemmy and his group of mountain marauders have designed what may be […]

STING is confirmed as the second headliner of ‘ARENA MUZIKA 2011’ festival with ROXETTEВ taking the first slot.В  STING and Orchestra will be playin at the LevskiВ FC stadium ‘Georgi Asparuhov’ in Sofia on 7 June. TICKETS pricedВ 80, 100, 150В and 200 BGN (40, 50, 75 and 100 Euro) are to go on sale on Friday, 25 February […]

The event is called Join in the Rhythm of Machines tour and so far nine shows across Europe are scheduled. At the moment Die Krupps and Nitzer Ebb are cooperating on a new CD that will only be available during the shows. Beside this the tour will hold several other surprises for the audience.В  Who […]

The Horrors will release their third album this July, according to frontman Faris Badwan. Badwan responded to a forum post on Thehorrors.co.uk, which speculated that the release date for the band’s new album had been delayed following the launch of his new band Cat’s Eyes. In the post, entitled ‘Album delayed?’, Badwan replied to the […]

Faith No More singer Mike Patton is returning to his role in the sequel to the popular video game The Darkness. Patton voiced the villainous titular character in the 2007 game which saw mafia hit-man Jackie Estacado become possessed on his 21st birthday by an ancient demonic being called the Darkness. The sequel seems bent […]