The American quartet The Raconteurs that features Jack White of The White Stripes, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of The Greenhornes, are to release a new album on March 25 via Third Man/Warner Bros. Entitled “Consolers of the Lonely“, the effort will be available on CD, vinyl and as a complete download in […]

Portishead‘s new video for their comeback single “Machine Gun” appeared online yesterday, and can already be watched below. The track comes off the trip-hop trio’s new studio album, “Third” (view cover in the left), scheduled for release on April 28. Portishead – “Machine Gun“

Norway’s industrial metal beasts Red Harvest will release “The Red Line Archives” on April 28 in Europe. The word goes about a retrospective CD feature 11 old tracks, remixes and some unreleased stuff. Red Harvest – “AEP” (live)

Warrior Soul will release a live album on April 14 through Livewire/Cargo Records. Entitled “Live in England“, the CD was recorded in London during the band’s October 2007 tour in a line-up featuring vocalist Kory Clarke, guitarists Johnny H. and Rille Lundell, bass player Janne Jarvis and drummer Rob Stephenson. Here’s the complete tracklist for […]

In our Interviews you can already read (and listen to) an exclusive interview with Whitesnake‘s guitar maestro Doug Aldrich conducted today at noon about the long-awaited new full-length studio album by the British hard rock veterans, “Good to Be Bad“, scheduled for release on April 21 via SPV/Steamhammer, as well as about the upcoming show […]

Scott Ian was added to the list of online pros on UltimateBet.com. Anthrax‘s guitarist has learned the game from 11-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth and longtime pro and WSOP bracelet winner Annie Duke. Now, as an UtimateBet pro, Ian will play in every Sunday $200,000-guaranteeed tournament with a bounty on his […]

Iconic American vocalistВ Jeff Scott SotoВ (on the photo) and the Brazilian band Tempestt shall play live at the Black Box Club in Sofia, Bulgaria tonight. The show starts at 8 p.m., with tickets costing 15 Euro at the door. Jeff Scott Soto – “Seperate Ways” (live 2007)

Vocalist David DeFeis (Virgin Steele), drummer Thomen Stauch (on the photo; ex-Blind Guardian, Savage Circus) and guitarist Axel Ritt (Domain) have joined forces in a new, as-yet-unnamed band. The group is still looking for a suitable bass player, although the songwriting process for the debut album has already begun. The musical direction is described as […]

Sir Paul McCartney will award ВЈ24.3 million to estranged wife Heather Mills after their protracted divorce settlement reached a conclusion yesterday. The hearing held at London’s High Court marked the end of a long-running, public dispute between the pair. Mills had originally requested ВЈ125 million from her collapsed relationship with McCartney, whose initial offer was […]

The version of L.A. Guns featuring guitarist Tracii Guns (not to be mistaken with the one fronted by Phil Lewis) is about to start work on a new album with producer Steve Thompson. It’s to be called “Pretty in Black“. L.A. Guns – “Electric Gypsy“