Napalm Death bass player Shane Embury has issued the following update: “I am in the studio mixing my heavy metal project called Absolute Power right now, which is a lot of fun. We need to get a classic metal album cover painting in the vein of the early ’80s metal bands so I thought I […]

After more than seven years, The Damned willВ have a new album in the next two months. “So, Who’s Paranoid?” is planned to surface in stores Dec. 12.

After revealing their tour plans (Sofia, Bulgaria, Vassil Levski stadium included on May 18, 2009), Depeche Mode announced that EMI records will issue the band’s next effort, which is now set to see release April 20, 2009.

The long-awaited music industry documentary “Working Class Rock Star” will be released on DVD in North America on November 11, 2008. The film’s synopsis reads: “The music industry is changing, record sales are down, artists are making less money, yet there are more bands than ever before working for years just to receive even the […]

“Da Capo Press” has set an April 6, 2009 release date for a 288-page book from Zac Crain entitled “Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of ‘Dimebag’ Darrell Abbott”. “Black Tooth Grin” is the first biography of Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan), but Zac is a controversial figure. Dimebag’s family and […]

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker says he’s glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a plane crash last month. “I hate planes,” Barker said “My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened.” The 32-year-old musician and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM were the only survivors […]

Former members of the Guns N’ Roses family of bands gathered into a supergroup calledВ Guns Of Destruction.В В  The band features the original Guns’n’Roses drummer Steven Adler, Tracii Guns (LA Guns/Brides of Destruction), Eric Dover of Slash’s SnakepitВ as well as Chip Z’nuff (Enuff Z’nuffВ  and Adler’s Appetite). Let’s hope that at least this band will release […]

Ministry, Clutch, Testament, Prong, Filter, The Almighty and The Revolting Cocks have songs on the upcoming soundtrackВ CD for the cultВ modern horror “Saw V” movie.В It is to be released at the end of October.

Gorgon announced that we should expect crystal-clear sound quality at the Gorgon Fest 2008, set to take place on October 25 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event shall feature sets by following bands: myspace.com/diaryofdreamsmyspace.com/voyvodamyspace.com/poddujdamyspace.com/shemalezero

Depeche ModeВ shall play live at theВ Vassil Levski National StadiumВ inВ Sofia, BulgariaВ on May 18, 2009. Tickets go on sale next Monday via ticketpro.bg.