Muse have been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by the University of Plymouth. Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dom Howard, dressed in the traditional gowns and hats (on the photo), collected their awards in person on September 25… Muse – “Supermassive Black Hole” (live)

Acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (a.o. Machine Head, Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Exodus) is currently at Megadeth‘s new studio near San Diego, California, mixind the new live DVD by Dave Mustaine & Co. The effort was recorded and shot in San Diego during the band’s last tour. Meanwhile, Megadeth are planning their next full-length studio album […]

Former Crimson Glory vocalist John Patrick McDonald a.k.a. Midnight is planning to release a new CD called “All Souls Midnight” (view cover in the left), which features the “Acoustic Crimson” EP along with the lost “Midnight Mass” recordings from the late ’80s/early ’90s, plus some other “cool rarities”. Besides, the singer is preparing a new […]

Dingo Music announced thatВ Al Di MeolaВ shall do two shows in Bulgaria, respectively inВ PlovdivВ onВ November 22, and inВ RusseВ on November 23. Tickets shall go on sale next week via Ticketstream.bg.

The next edition of the Fracture weekly metal show on MM TV shall feature videos by Crematory, Down, Gojira, Benediction, Sinner, Ross the Boss, Enthrallment, Scars on Broadway, Korpiklaani, Scar Symmetry, Thunderstorm, Trivium, Arsis, One Way Mirror and more.

“Rolling Stone” reports that there is a release date for the long over due “Chinese Democracy” album from Guns N’ Roses. And it looks like this time the rumors may just be true. “Billboard” confirmed that “Best Buy” will be the exclusive retailer for the album and they say it will be out before year’s […]

My Bloody Valentine to record new album, said their leaderВ Kevin Shields. HeВ and his band are to begin work on their first album in 17 years afterВ Shields realized the material he abandoned in 1996-1997 was pretty good after all.

According to the British weekly extreme music bible “Kerrang!”, Mastodon have fully denied that they are recording a concept album about the crazy Russian monk Rasputin (and even are about putting on tape their own cover version of Boney-M’s mega hit) and stated that the forthcoming album of theirs will be inspired by King Crimson, […]

Blaze Bayley’s (Wolfsbane, IronВ Maiden, Blaze)В wife/manager Debbie has died after a shortВ illness on 27 Sept. in the morning.В They marriedВ last year although Blaze said “they hadВ known each other for almost their whole life”. R.I.P. Debbie

News from the The Mars Volta’s camp say theyВ have now finished recording their new album. It’s about to be mixed by Rich Costey. Release date and album title are still not clear.