King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp has teamed up with REM’s Peter Buck and Bill Rieflin (guitar and drums, respectively) in a new band called Slow Music. Expect an album, ‘Live At The Croc’, to be released shortly.

Isis start recording their new, as yet untitled album in June, with producer Matt Bayles. It should be released on Hallowe’en – October 31.

Gamma Ray, Dream Evil and Astral Doors are all confirmed for the Ragnarok UK Metalfest, which happens on November 4 in Perth.

Beautiful Days, the 3 day festival organised by The Levellers which takes place at Escot Park near Honiton in Devon, has announced details of this years line up. Killing Joke, Gomez and The Levellers themselves will headline the three days from 18th to the 20th August. Other artists will include reggae legends Steel Pulse along […]

Hours ago the Bulgarian doomy blues five-piece band Cigaretta finished the production work on their new video to a track taken from their recent album “Pluke” (released on April 3rd, 2006В through Stain Studio). The song is called “Ascetic” and is featured on the album as the fatal track number 13. The video is written, directed […]

Slayer have now been confirmed for the Carling Weekend Festival, which happens in Reading and Leeds from August 25-27.

Euro power metalheads Firewind are to release their new album in July. It’s to be called ‘Allegiance’. A single, ‘Falling To Pieces’, precedes this in June. The latter is to include a cover of Blackfoot’s ‘Teenage Idol’.

According to blabbermouth.net, VРѕcalist Messiah Marcolin has left Candlemass. Apparently, there were musical disagreements between the singer and the rest of the band over the new album. More soon.

The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower are to release an EP called ‘INRI’ on May 9. This will be on the Art Fag label.

‘Visceral Darkwavers’ NFD are to release their second album on June 5. Called ‘Dead Pool Rising’, it’ll be on the Jungle label.