US alternative rock vets Violent Femmes bass player Brian Ritchie filed suit against frontman Gordon Gano last week, disputing songwriting credits and royalty payments. Ritchie’s suit also alleges misuse of jointly held songs, particularly “Blister in the Sun”, for a Wendy’s ad earlier this summer.

After “Eva”, on August 24 Finland’s sympho metal superstars Nightwish shall release a new single off their much anticipated upcoming studio album, “Dark Passion Play” (feat. new vocalist Anette Olzon), due at the end of September via Nuclear Blast. The track is called “Amaranth”, and its video can be watched below. As for the MCD […]

“True Love Pure Hate” is the name ofВ a new punk and hardcore magazine created and printedВ in Bulgaria, however entirely in English. Issue #1 (view front cover below) shall appear this Saturday, August 18, containing interviews and features about Schizma, Overthrown, Raging Fugitives, The Falling Grudge, andВ The Language of Thought Hypothesys. Issue #2В shall be thrice as […]

Roadrunner Records have announced the worldwide signing (excluding North America) of New Orleans’ sludge-doom supergroup Down, fronted by Phil Anselmo. The first fruit of this cooperation shall surface in Europe on September 24 in the form of the band’s third full-length album, “Down III – Over the Under”. The follow-up to “Down II – A […]

Ministry have set “Cover Up” as the title of their upcoming CD of cover versions. The album is going to include tracks like The Beatles‘ “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” (feat. Wayne Static of Static-X), Golden Earrings‘ “Radar Love” (feat. Robin Zander of Cheap Trick), The Rolling Stones‘ “Under My Thumb” (feat. Burton C. […]

Sweden’s black metal masters Dark Funeral shall release their first-ever DVD, entitled “Attera Orbis Terrarum – Part 1”, on October 15 via Regain Records. The two-disc set includes three complete professionally-filmed live shows recorded in The Netherlands and France in March 2006, and in Poland in March 2005, plus bonus videos and archive footage, including […]

The side-project by System of a Down’s guitar player Daron Malakian, Scars on Broadway, enters studio to start record its debut full-length album. The band’s current line-up features Daron on vocals, guitar and bass, and fellow SOAD member John Dolmayan drums. Regarding Scars on Broadway’s music, Daron describes it as “something electronic mixed in with […]

The Eagles have unveiled that the song “How Long” is going to be the first single off “Long Road Out of Eden” – their first new studio album in 28 years! The CD shall appear in October, followed by a world tour next year.

Radiohead‘s management has announced that the band’s much anticipated new full-length studio album will not surface this year. Despite the effort has been mastered in July already, there’s still not a contract with any label to release the follow-up to 2003’s “Hail to the Thief”. While searching for a record company, Radiohead’s frontman Thom Yorke […]

The new project Victory Pill, featuring former Pitchshifter and The Prodigy guitarist Jim Davies, shall release its self-titled debut album in October. The CD is going to surface via the label Corporal Punishment.