KISS frontman Paul Stanley appears to have changed his strong views against autobiographies with news that he plans to release his own. Stanley told Nikki Sixx that his autography is “in the works” during an exchange on the Motley Crue bass player’s radio show last Wednesday (November 28). “[A]t this point, with the three other […]

Ex-IRON MAIDEN vocalist, BLAZE BAYLEY is set to play an acoustic show in Sofia on 6 April 2013. The two-hour gig at Rock Bar fans will present some MAIDEN classics and solo material as well. There will be only 100 tickets on sale via  Eventim.bg, priced 25 BGN untill the end of 2012 and will go up to 30 BGN after.

Poland’s progressive rockers RIVERSIDE have released the first look into their upcoming release, Shrine Of New Generation Slaves. Set for a North American release date of February 5, 2013, this will be RIVERSIDE‘s fifth studio album. The album artwork and tracklist for Shrine Of New Generation Slaves can be seen below, as well as the […]

According to Blabbermouth (via Novinky.cz) Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe has been officially indicted on manslaughter charges in the Czech Republic. As you may remember, Blythe was arrested earlier this year as his band entered the country to perform. Despite posting bail numerous times, the Grammy nominated vocalist was held in a Prague jail […]

JIMI HENDRIX‘s favourite Fender Stratocaster sold at auction for £237,000 at the weekend. The iconic musician loved the black guitar so much that he swapped it for a cheaper model just before raising a fire on stage at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. The instrument, sold by former roadie James ‘Tappy’ Wright to fund […]

Canadian metal legends ANVIL have entered the studio to record the group’s fifteenth album entitled Hope In Hell with producer Bob Marlette at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, CA. The End Records (North America) / SPV (Europe) will release in spring/summer 2013 with a world tour to follow. Tracklisting, artwork, and release date for Hope […]

After METALLICA’s contract with Warner Bros. expired, many fans wondered where the band would go with the next phase of its career. It looks like METALLICA has chosen to stand as an independent entity and launch its own label, dubbed Blackened Recordings. In an announcement posted on the band’s website, METALLICA explains: “Some of you, […]

GLASVEGAS have released their new Christmas song as a free download – you can listen to the track below. The track, titled ‘No Her, No HYmN’, can be downloaded for free from the Glasgow band’s website – Glasvegas.net – but they have asked fans for a voluntary donation to Scottish Care and Information on Miscarriages […]

Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne is sharing a picture of himself at the session. The metal icons continue to work in the studio on their new album with producer Rick Rubin; the project is due to be released in April. The new album will be the mostly-reunited band’s first studio effort since 1978’s ‘Never Say Die’; […]

‘The Living Infinite’, the ninth studio album and first double album release by Swedish melodic death metal maestros SOILWORK, will be unleashed on February 27th in Asia (via license to Marquee Records), in Europe on March 1st, and in North America on March 5th. Produced by Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, BLOODBATH), ‘The Living Infinite’ […]