Swedish extreme metallers The Haunted will return with a brand-new studio album in late September via Century Media. The CD, entitled “Versus” (view cover in the left), was recorded in Denmark with producer Tue Madsen, who also worked with the group on its two previous releases – “rEVOLVEr” (2004) and “The Dead Eye” (2006). The […]

Legendary Danish metal master King Diamond joined Metallica on stage during the band’s headlining appearance at the at the one-day Ozzfest on August 9 in Dallas to perform a medley of Mercyful Fate classics. The 11-minute performace can be viewed in very good quality here: Metallica & King Diamond medley (live 2008) Meanwhile it was […]

Long-running Seattle metallers Metal Church have posted several audio samples from their new album, “This Present Wasteland“, on myspace.com/metalchurch. The CD (view cover in the left) will contain 13 tracks and is scheduled for release in Europe on September 26 via SPV. Metal Church – “Watch the Children Pray“

Current touring drummer with The Who and former Oasis member Zak Starkey, best known as son of Ringo Starr, has launched his new band Penguins. The group features also Zak’s girlfriend Sharna Liguz (vocals) and daughter Tatia (bass; also in Belakiss). The outfit plans to start working on its debut studio album quite soon…

Jesu, The Dandy Warhols, Bat for Lashes and Gangi are among the 32 artists have covered songs by The Cure for a new double disc tribute album, entitled “Perfect As Cats: A Tribute to The Cure“. The CD is due out on October 28 via the Los Angeles-based indie label Manimal, and will benefit the […]

Duran Duran‘s global smash hit second album “Rio” (1982) is to be revisited as part of a new Classic Albums DVD series. The band has specially re-recorded the album’s key tracks “Save a Prayer”, “The Chauffeur”, “New Religion”, “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Rio” live. Besides, “Classic Albums: Rio”, due out via Eagle Rock Entertainment […]

The reunited PoliceВ did aВ final show last night at New York’s Madison Square Garden and finished this tourВ as the third highest-grossing of all time with $358,825,665 at the box office. The final gross puts it only behind the Rolling Stones’ 2005-2007 “A Bigger Bang” tour ($558 million), and U2’s 2005-2007 “Vertigo” tour ($389 million), and ahead […]

Crematory are to play “Hristo Botev” HallВ in Sofia on Sept. 27th. They have been invited byВ Art BGВ  The Revenge Project and Hyperborea are to support the Germans.

In the end of the day vicious rumors which has haunted Wolfmother for some time now, turned to be only half-true. Chris Ross (bass/keyboards) an Myles Heskett (drums) have quit the band while frontman Andrew Stockdale now intends to put together a new line-up.

Alice Cooper suffered a broken rib and ligament damage while shooting aВ video for new album “Along Came A Spider” in Los Angeles. This happenedВ because an earthquake hit the area.В Despite the incident Alice CooperВ intends to carry on touring.