NEWS

14 September 2006

The search for Supernova‘s frontman came to an end last night (Sept. 13) as punk rocker Lukas Rossi was named the winning vocalist of the CBS reality show “Rock Star: Supernova.” But the legal dispute over the new band’s name is far from over.With two contestants left in the competition, Tommy Lee finally announced that […]

14 September 2006

ALIEN INDUSTRY are working hard to finish their new album, which will be called “Dismorphophobia” (The fear of being ugly…).There will be 9 new songs and 1 older called “People” included in the new album.The band describes the style of the new piece as METAL/INDUSTRIAL/ELECTRO/EXPERIMENTAL and they hope to finish it before Christmas.The band line-up […]

14 September 2006

The 30th issue of “Pro-Rock” magazine will hit the stores on 16 September. It’s also to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the only heavy rock magazine in Bulgaria.In a special announcement the general editor of the magazine – Naiden Kolchev writes:““Pro-Rock” would like to thank all of his readers and supporters who helped in one […]

13 September 2006

AUDIOSLAVE‘s “Revelations” sold 142,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at No. 2 on next week’s The Billboard 200 chart. This is a sharp drop from the first-week performance of last year’s “Out of Exile“, which premiered with 263,000 units to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard […]

13 September 2006

A California judge has ordered producers of the CBS reality show “Rock Star” to find a new name for its group Supernova, ruling that an established band already exists with that moniker. The original Supernova had previously filed for a preliminary injunction protecting its name.The news comes at a particularly bad time for the TV […]

13 September 2006

FREEDOM CALL/GAMMA RAY drummer Daniel Zimmermann has posted the following message on the FREEDOM CALL web site:“I have some good news for all FREEDOM CALL fans and those who join in in the future!“Right after the successful European tour with RAGE in March and April the band went into the sudio again to write new […]

13 September 2006

Debabani Majumdar of BBC News reports: It has played its part in rock history and was named after Britain’s first foreign secretary. But one of London’s oldest pubs — the Intrepid Fox in Soho — is facing closure, inspiring 5,000 people to back a campaign to save it. These days those seeking a night of […]

13 September 2006

Vitamin Records has set a September 19 release date for the CRADLE OF FILTH tribute album, “Scorched Earth Orchestra Plays Cradle of Filth: The Orchestral Tribute” (view cover artwork below). A description of the album on the Vitamin web site reads as follows:“With a revolving-door line-up and fanbase that is equally ready to embrace and […]

13 September 2006

Several video clips of SUPERNOVA members Tommy Lee (MГ–TLEY CRГњE), Jason Newsted (VOIVOD, ex-METALLICA) and Gilby Clarke (ex-GUNS N’ ROSES) recording the group’s debut album have been posted online at their official web site.SUPERNOVA is using the “Rock Star” TV program to search for a lead singer from a pool of 15 contestants selected in […]

13 September 2006

The Rolling Stones, long identified with their lips-and-tongue logo, are about to get the cartoon treatment in “Ruby Tuesday,” an animated film featuring 12 of their songs set to begin production later this year.EuropaCorp. and Mick Jagger‘s Jagged Films are co-producing the project, which will be written and directed by Paul and Gaetan Brizzi. The […]