BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have confirmed that they have wrapped up work on their thrird album which is set for release in the early part of 2010. Matt: “The biggest thing about this record is that it’s the follow up that should have been. You can only realise that when you release something and it’s […]

They’ve also signed to Roadrunner for the release of their forthcoming fifth studio album. COHEED AND CAMBRIAВ have revealed that they are to release their new album ‘Year Of the Black Rainbow’ in April, 2010. Production duties have been handled jointly by Atticus Ross (Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction) and Joe Barresi (QOTSA, Clutch) and song […]

PEARL JAM will return to Europe next summer for a series of headlining and festival appearances, beginning June 22 in Dublin. The group has announced seven dates so far, with four more shows to be revealed at a later date. PEARL JAM will be touring in support of its new self-released album, ‘Backspacer’ which debuted […]

It’s been 5 years todayВ since Dimebag Darrel Abbot, guitarist of legandary PANTERA and co-founder of DAMAGEPLAN, was shot to death on stageВ in Villa Alrosa, Columbus, Ohio by PANTERA fan and ex-marine Nathan Gale. Gale shot three more people that night- Nathan Brey, Eric HalkВ  and Jeff ‘Mayhem’ Thompson. May all the victims of this senseless […]

Swiss veteran KROKUS are ready to release a new studio album next year. This will be the first record from what’s regarded as the classic line-up in over 20 years. It’s been produced by bassist Chris Von Rohr.

Talking to radio show Maximum Threshold, the man says: “I am not going to try to fill Udo Dirkschneider’s shoes. I am different. What I will do is be true to myself. However, when we play the old stuff, I will try to also be true to the originals. The fans deserve that. They want […]

According to Chinese-Democracy.Blogspot.com, former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist IZZY STRADLIN will release his new solo album, ‘Smoke’, via iTunes later this month. ‘Smoke’ features Stradlin, guitarist Rick Richards (JU JU HOUNDS), bassist J.T. Longoria, guitarist Timo Kaltio and drummer Taz Bentley (ex-REVEREND HORTON HEAT).

Muse will be playing at Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park in Germany. The band will headline the centerstage on Saturday 5th June at Rock Am Ring and on Sunday 6th June at Rock Im Park. Tickets are on sale now from the link below.

A movie about British band THE KINKS is set to go into production. Tentatively titled ‘You Really Got Me’, the film is set to explore the rocky relationship between bandmates and brothers Ray and Dave Davies. Directed by the film and music video director Julien Temple, who has previously directed documentaries about SEX PISTOLS and […]

What do SAVAGE GARDEN, RAZORLIGHT and MAROON 5 have in common? Not much, none of them are the worst band in the world. Instead, that distinction belongs to NICKELBACK, according to readers of the U.K.’s ‘Word Magazine’. In a recent poll, nearly 20 per cent of Word Magazine’s voters elected the pride (or shame) of […]