On October 24, 2006, Restless Records will release “Butchering The Beatles” — featuring the biggest, the baddest, the heaviest all-star line-up ever assembled to honor what is arguably the greatest band ever — THE BEATLES. All-in-all, over 50 internationally known recording artists bring their unique bone-crushing slant to these remarkable songs. Produced by Grammy award-winning […]

Former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Buckethead‘s cover of “Game of Death“, the theme song from Bruce Lee’s classic movie, has been made available for download at this location.Buckethead last year issued the album “Enter the Chicken” — including the song “We Are One“, featuring a guest appearance by the album’s producer, SYSTEM OF A DOWN […]

Garry Dalloway, lead singer for the longtime NWOBHM rockers THE HANDSOME BEASTS, was found dead this past Sunday (August 20) from an apparent heart attack.THE HANDSOME BEASTS were the first signing of the indie Heavy Metal Records label (in fact, Paul Birch, a fan of the band, founded the label to release the band’s first […]

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain joined the New York-based band VOICES OF EXTREME (V.O.X.) for a rendition of the MAIDEN classic “The Trooper” during their August 13 appearance at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, MA for the Locobazooka! United We Rock Festival. Check out pictures by Jennifer Simon at this location.McBrain — who is VOICES […]

Brazil’s Marquee Records has just re-released the third album from legendary Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE, entitled “Soldiers of Misfortune“. It comes as a double CD in a limited-edition hand-numbered slipcase and contains a massive booklet with liner notes by Laurent Ramadier, live pictures and personal comments by Joe Rico (guitar), Rob Urbinati (guitar, vocals), Scott Watts […]

Video clips of DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan performing on August 16 at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York at the opening night of his “Gillan’s Inn” solo tour have been posted online at YouTube.com. Check them out: “Smoke on the Water” (video) and “Bluesy Blue Sea” (video).Ian Gillan‘s setlist for the August 17 […]

M.A.N, the new band formed out of the ashes of Sweden’s TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich), has parted ways with bassist Stitch. A replacement bassist has already been found in the shape of Robert Hakemo (RELEVANT FEW, ex-ENGEL, GARDENIAN, KEROZENE, GOOSEFLESH).M.A.N is currently writing material for a new album. Working songtitles include […]

IRON MAIDEN‘s official web site has been updated with what is believed to be a shortened version of the “Making of A Matter of Life and Death” documentary which will be avilable on the limited edition version of the “A Matter of Life and Death” album. Watch it at this location.

OVERKILL frontman Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth and ex-HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo have joined forces in a new band called THE CURSED. The group, whose lineup is completed by drummer Mike Cristi and bassist Job The Raver, is reportedly working on its debut album for Screaming Ferret Wreckords. More information will be made available soon.

DEICIDE guitarist Ralph Santolla (ex-ICED EARTH, DEATH) has issued the following update:“I’m almost finished writing my new instrumental album, tentatively titled (say that fast) ‘Requiem for Hope‘. I’ll start recording soon, with some very well-known musicians. It will be a LOT different than ‘Shaolin Monks in the Temple of Metal‘, and will include an orchestral […]