Jim LaMarca has been forced to miss a few shows on the current Sounds Of The Underground-tour due to a death in his family. Filling in on bass for the affected dates are Beefcake (GWAR), Paul Romanko (SHADOWS FALL), Andy Williams (EVERY TIME I DIE) and CHIMAIRA-frontman Mark Hunter.

Norwegian Black metal masters DIMMU BORGIR have issued the following statement: “Due to Hellhammers injury (the x-ray report confirms a severe neck prolapse causing his right arm to numb out) he will be unable to play drums for DIMMU BORGIR on the remaining festivals this summer and the upcoming European tour, also featuring AMON AMARTH […]

Queensryche has begun working on the follow-up to last year’s “Operation: Mindcrime II” in Seattle. Frontman Geoff Tate tells Billboard.com he hopes the as-yet-untitled set will arrive next summer or fall. “We’re just into the first couple months of writing for it, and it’s a theme record. It’s based on modern American life, sort of […]

Universal Music Group has extended its buyout offer for Sanctuary Group to Aug. 2 after the major admitted its proposal had been cleared by slightly more than half of the independent music firm’s shareholding. On Thursday (July 26), acceptances had been received totalling more than 96 million Sanctuary shares, or 43.6% of the company’s issue […]

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was forced to pull out of the show on Friday night (July 27) where the group performed as a three-piece in San Jacinto, California, about 90 miles (145 km) east of Los Angeles after his heart started beating at more than twice the normal level. Stanley wrote on his web site […]

Ozzy Osbourne had surgery at Rose Medical Center Saturday night (July 28). The 59-year-old was in town for Ozzfest 2007, which took place at Coors Amphitheatre on Saturday. Kirk reports that Osbourne was complaining of leg pain for most of the day. After the show, Osbourne was taken to Rose where he underwent surgery on […]

There’s quite a bit more rock than rap on Kid Rock‘s upcoming Atlantic album, tentatively titled “Rock’n’Roll Jesus,” which will arrive Oct. 9. Recorded at the Clarkston Chophouse studio on his home property in Michigan, the set cuts a broad stylistic swath, from metallic headbangers like first single “So Hot” and “Sugar” (the set’s only […]

Presenting the third part of an ongoing epic concept journey through a progtastic variation of styles, elements and emotions, the first gigantic appetizer is about to be unleashed: in October, the first single / EP will hit the shelves and all details and infos will be revealed at an exclusive press conference at Wacken Open […]

Re-Act Music announced that the tickets for the upcoming concert by California’s NOFXВ and Ignite in Sofia, Bulgaria are on sale now. The first 100 tix have a special price of 20 leva / 10 Euro. Afterwards they’ll cost 25В leva / 13 EuroВ (presale) and 30В leva / 15 EuroВ (at the door). Tickets are available via Рўicketstream. The […]

Prong have set “Power of the Damager” as the title of their new full-length album, due on October 2 via Ministry mainman Al Jourgensen’s label 13th Planet Records. The CD, recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas in a line-up featuring Tommy Victor (vocals and guitar), Monte Pittman (bass) and Aaron Rossi (drums), is […]