THE HOLD STEADY announced their new album Teeth Dreams a couple of weeks ago, and now we  get our first glimpse of the record.  Here ‘I Hope This Whole Thing Doesn’t Frighten You’ below: You could call it a return to form if their style ever wavered much, but it might be the sharpest song […]

Expressing their “great regret”, MOTORHEAD have been forced to announce the cancellation of their European tour, scheduled to start in February. This is the latest in a series of cancellations. Lemmy has been struggling with health issues since he suffered a haematoma in July 2013, leading to a three-week spell in hospital. The band called […]

SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith and guitarist Zach Myers will now release their fan-powered covers 10-track album as a six-track EP, after they failed to secure release permission from every artist they’d originally included. Fans had chosen the list of songs to be recorded acoustically, but Myers last month confirmed that Bon Jovi were among those […]

Before the rise of the Internet, it was damn near impossible to stumble upon the true faces of the masked nine known as SLIPKNOT. However, as STONE SOUR reunited in 2002, the identities of vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root became public for all to see. Finally, with the release of ‘Voliminal: Inside the […]

PANTERA classic Far Beyond Driven is to be released in a 20th anniversary extended edition, it’s been confirmed. The remastered 12-track record will be accompanied by a nine-track live recording from Monsters Of Rock at Donington in 1994. Last year frontman Phil Anselmo recalled how Far Beyond Driven marked Pantera’s height of achievement in songwriting, saying: […]

Bulgarian alt rockers SEPUKO 6 have premiered a new single and video – ‘Do Not Stop Here!’ The song whas recorded at Studio 42 in Plovdiv (Smallman, Mindown, 4?, Riffeljack) with producer Luchezar Georgiev. SEPUKO 6 has a brand new setlist to be presented to the fans at the forthcoming gigs this Spring.  The band was formed in 2002 and has […]

On today’s edition of his radio show NECRONOMICON, mighty Dr STIFFENSTEIN will tell you the story of: BUDD HOPKINS  ‘NECRONOMICON’ kicks off on Friday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – for details check HERE…     

Legendary Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen, who helped pioneer the industrial rock movement, has announced that he is checking into a rehab facility on Feb. 3 to combat his alcohol abuse. The rock frontman, who has infamously battled addictions to drugs and alcohol throughout his career, announced the news via a series of colorful Facebook posts. […]

THis week MELEKH will play their last concert for a long period of time as they will enter the studio to record their long-awated next studio album. The band will headline the Sunday hardcore gig at Sofia’s *MIXTAPE 5* – side B club with THE BRIDGE from Serbia as special guests and REZERVEN PLAN and THIS BURNING DAY also […]

This spring, GOJIRA will release Les Enfants Sauvages, a limited edition 5” x 7”, 60-page hardcover photo book chronicling the band’s journey around the world over the last two years, since the release of their Roadrunner debut, L’Enfant Sauvage. The images were taken around the globe, spanning over 150 shows on three continents, and were […]