Alice Cooper, Lemmy, Tony Iommi, Ronnie Dio, Dave Grohl and Billy Gibbons are among the musicians taking part in “We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year” – a collection of metallic Christmas songs (view cover in the left) that is going to surface on October 14 via Amoury Records and Black […]

Metallica, Slipknot and Rage Against the Machine are among the bands honoured for their contribution to heavy music at the Kerrang! Awards at a ceremony that took place yesterday in London. Here’s the complete list of this year’s K! winners: Kerrang! Inspiration award – Metallica Kerrang! Hall of Fame award – Rage Against the Machine […]

“Give Me Away“, the new video from long-running female hard rockers Vixen, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band’s latest studio album, “Live & Learn“, which was released in January 2007. Vixen – “Give Me Away“

Remaining Stratovarius members Timo Kotipelto (vocals), Jens Johansson (keyboards), Lauri Porra (bass) and JГ¶rg Michael (drums) have officially recruited Finnish guitarist Matias Kupiainen (on the photo) to replace the group’s founding member and main songwriter Timo Tolkki. The metal (soap) opera goes on…

Living guitar legend Jimmy Page will play Led Zeppelin’s classic song “Whole Lotta Love” alongside British pop singer Leona Lewis at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing on Sunday, August 24. No comment is needed, we think…

Britain’s death metal masters Benediction, Germany’s thrash veterans Holy Moses, and Sweden’s death quintet Nominon shall play live at the Blue Box ClubВ inВ Sofia, BulgariaВ onВ October 17, 2008В as part of their upcoming No Reunion Needed Tour 2008! TicketsВ for the event, which is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. sharp, will cost 30В leva / 15 EuroВ and go on […]

A Deep Purple memoral shall be built in the little village of Ahtopol in Bulgaria. No comment…

Polish death metal veterans Vader have teamed up with the company Hertz Polska for the production and promotion of a new energy drink called… “Vader“, of course! The band’s 25-year anniversary gig in Warsaw on August 30 (next Saturday) will be the first opportunity for the fans to enjoy the unique taste of this new […]

Kory Clarke and his reunited rock band Warrior Soul are currently working on a new studio album. So far the quintet only revealed that the CD is tentatively due before the end of the year, and that a tour will follow its release. Warrior Soul – “Let’s Get Wasted” (live 2008)

Bassist Nicky Wire has revealed that Manic Street Preachers have revealed that they will begin work on their next studio album at the end of September. The follow-up to “Send Away the Tigers” (2007) is said to be “dark” and echoing the trio’s 1994 classic album “The Holy Bible”… Manic Street Preachers – “Faster“