The former lead singer for the 90’s Denver, Colorado-based metal band Angellic Rage, Paul Stitt a.k.a. Paul Vee, was murdered in Las Vegas during a liquor store robbery on Tuesday night. The police are trying to find his killers by looking at a surveillance video. Angellic Rage gained a cult following in their hometown during […]

Tennessee’s The Showdown will release their third full-length album on August 19 via Solid State Records. The CD (view cover in the left) will be entitled “Back Breaker“, and a track from it, “Achilles – The Backbreaker“, is available for streaming on myspace.com/theshowdown.

At the end of this news you may watch Buckcherry‘s video for their new song “Too Drunk…” (nothing to do with Dead Kennedys’ “Too Drunk to Fuck”). As for the band’s news full-length studio album, “Black Butterfly“, it will be released on September 23. Buckcherry – “Too Drunk…“

Professionally filmed footage of Judas Priest‘s June 27, 2008 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium can be viewed below. As for a live report of the entire festival, you can find it here. Judas Priest – “Eat Me Alive” (live 2008) Judas Priest – “Metal Gods” (live 2008)

On Saturday, july 12, right after the end of Ministry‘s first and last ever concert inВ Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital shall host two Ministry After Parties. The first one shall take place at the 8th Ball ClubВ (feat. Dr. Terror), and the other one – at the Colors ClubВ (feat. DJs GothprinceВ and Magistus). Additional details can be found in […]

Dozens of professional live photos of the recent Bulgarian shows by Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Slayer, Manowar, In Flames and many, many more can be seen at photo.arrakis-studio.net. All pictures are courtesy of Victor Alexandrov. Rhino (Manowar, HolyHell)В & Victor Alexandrov

The cult British label 4AD (a.o. Dead Can Dance, The Birthday Party, Cocteau Twins, Bauhaus, This Mortal Coil) has signed the band Department of Eagles. The word goes about a project featuring three members of Brooklyn’s experimental act Grizzly Bear (Daniel Rossen, Chris Bear and Chris Taylor),В plus frontman Fred Nicolaus. The group’s first issue for […]

Yesterday we revealed to you the tracklist of Slipknot‘s upcoming new full-length studio album,В “All Hope Is Gone“, due out onВ August 26В via Roadrunner Records. Now it’s time to show you the front cover artwork:

Bulgarian punk rockersВ New FlowersВ have just released a new vinyl EPВ (view cover in the left). The effort is limited to 500 pieces and features 5 songs recorded between 1980 and 1991. Meanwhile, New Flowers are preparing for a U.S. tour in November-December 2008.

A live report of this year’s edition of Belgium’s Graspop Metal Meeting, which featured sets by a.o. Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Kiss, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Arch Enemy, Avenged Sevenfold, Throwdown, Bullet for My Valentine, Cavalera Conspiracy and many, many more can be found HERE.