Metallica kicked off the European leg of their 2008 tour last night, May 28, at the Slaski Stadium in Chorzow, Poland. As you already know, the mighty four-piece shall perform at the Vassil levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaira on July 25, so hopefully we’ll witness a close (if not the same) setlist to the […]

NWOBHM legends Saxon have returned to the studio to start recording their next full-length album. The follow-up to 2007’s “The Inner Sanctum” is tentatively due before the end of the year via SPV.

Bono was awarded an honourary Doctor of Law Degree by Japan’s Keio University at a ceremony held at the school on May 27. U2’s frontman received the honour “in recognition for his work in the fight against poverty and AIDS in Africa”…

According to Total Rock, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and vocalist Sammy Hagar (on the photo),В and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith have teamed up in new band called Chickenfoot. No other details have been revealed so far, except that the quartet is expected to record an album soon…

Manowar‘s bass playerВ Joey DeMaio shall be the special guest during the June 17 edition of the Slavi Show on Bulgaria’s national TV channel bTV. The main topic to be discussed shall be the upcoming headlining show by “the kings of metal” at the Kaliakra Rock Fest 2008 in Kavarna, Bulgaria on July 5.

Jello Biafra will celebrate his 50th birthday with two shows in San Francisco on July 16 and 17 with his latest, as yet untitled band (featuring Billy Gould of Faith No More on bass). Joining the punk rock icon and former Dead Kennedys leader at the event, dubbed “Biafra Five-O“, will be The Melvins, Triclops, […]

Shadows Fall drummer Jason Bittner, former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, ex-Judas Priest and Iced Earth and current Beyond Fear and Yngwie Malmsteen singer Tim “Ripper” Owens, and Daitribe guitarist Tristan Grigsby have joined forces to record a song for the upcoming tribute album to late Pantera and Damageplan guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott. Entitled “Leave It […]

Former Gravity Co. frontmanВ Yavor Zahariev returns with a brand-new electronic project. The group, called Free Will Society, shall make its live debut on stage on June 14 at the Lifehouse Club in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate is to launch his own brand of red wine. This is to be called Geoff Tate Insania… Cheers!

While preparing to unleash their “Live Dominance” DVD in September, Hatebreed announced they also plan to release an album of cover versions later this year. It shall be entitled “For the Lions” and will include songs from Metallica, Misfits, Cro-Mags, DRI, Judge, Obituary, Agnostic Front, Madball, Sheer Terror, Negative Approach and more.