Mark Ronson has revealed some curious details of the forthcoming, third Kaiser Chiefs album, which he is producing. He compared the effort’s sound to that of post-punk legends Talking Heads and 70’s rock/pop titans E.L.O., and suggested that Kaiser Chiefs fans may find the follow up to 2007’s “Yours Truly, Angry Mob” “bizarre”…

Swedish viking metallers Amon Amarth have been officially added to “The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III” tour alongside Trivium, Mastodon and the headliners Slayer. The shows will pass through Europe in October and November. A month earlier, on September 22, Amon Amarth will release their seventh full-length album, “Twilight of the Thunder God“, via Metal Blade […]

At the end of June 2008, just a day before the official release of her debut solo album “Calm Before the Storm“, Steve Harris’ charming daughter Lauren Harris talked live on Tangra Mega Rock…В and HERE’S the entire conversation.

Area 51 Booking announced the final details for the upcoming East Noise Attack Fest IV. The punk/hardcore/metal event is scheduled to take place on August 15-17В in the so-calledВ Northern Industrial AreaВ in Varna, Bulgaria. Tickets costВ 15 EuroВ for the three days, and here’s the schedule: August 15:Minddread D.S.O.L. The Revenge Project PropagandaG.O.T.C. Overdawn Symbolic Past Redemption Deadrise Melekh […]

Undercover News reports that legendary Australian hard rockers AC/DC have three titles that they are considering for for their upcoming album, including “Black Ice” (which is said to be “a frontrunner at the moment”) and “Runaway Train“. AC/DC’s first album in eight years is tentatively due in October and is expected to be followed by […]

Connecticut metalcore beasts Hatebreed will release their first-ever live DVD, entitled “Live Dominance“, on September 2 via Koch Records. It was shot at Harpo’s in Detroit on March 29, 2008 in front of a sold-out crowd. A month later, in October, the band shall issue an all-covers album, “For the Lions“, featuring renditions of songs […]

Former Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen has revealed she’s been spending the last couple of weeks writing new songs on the Caribbean island of Antigua. So far there’s one song ready, entitled “The Crying Moon“, however no further info when the follow-up to the debut “My Winter Storm” shall be ready…

Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine and drummer Jon Theodore (ex-The Mars Volta) have joined forces in a project called One Day As a Lion. Their debut release shall be a five-track, self-titled EP, due out July 22 via Anti-Records. Keep checking onedayasalion.org for additional info…

Tickets for theВ Summer Ska Fest 2008В inВ Sofia, BulgariaВ are on sale now. Get them for 15 leva / 8 EuroВ via ticketstream.bg. The event is scheduled to take place onВ July 19В at the Blue Box Club, staring at 4 p.m.В BandsВ confirmed to perform areВ Bibi Ribozo & The Banditos, Steff Tej Trio,В Svetlio & The Legends, 63 High, Root Souljah, La Muchedumbre, […]

In an interview with the Liverpool Daily Post, Gordon Brown picked “All My Loving” as his favourite Beatles track. “This was my early favourite because it was the first I learnt to play on the piano when my parents sent me for lessons when I was young,” he told. Leader of the Conservatives David Cameron […]