Austrian symphonic/psycho/prog/black metallers Dornenreich have extended their contract with Prophecy Productions 3 more albums. The band is currently working on the first of them. Entitled “In Luft geritzt” (“Carved in Air”), the CD shall consist of ten tracks, plus one bonus on the first edition. The follow-up to Dornenreich’s fifth studio album, 2006’s “Durch den […]

Chicago’s sax-metal avantgardists Yakuza entered studio to begin recording their new album, “Transmutations”, for a fall release via Prosthetic Records. The CD is being produced by Sanford Parker (Pelican, Minsk, Rwake), who made a guest appearance on the band’s latest release, “Samsara”. “The tracking and mix is complete,” frontman Bruce Lamont said of the progress […]

Reunited Madchester legends Happy Mondays (the term Madchester describes the alternative music scene that developed in Manchester at the end of the 80’s) have signed a deal with Sanctuary Records to release a brand new studio album. The band now features original members Shaun Ryder (vocals), Gary Whelan (drums) and dancer Bez (percussion). The CD […]

After the news that Tim Mills has decide to leave Iced Earth, we got to know that guitarist Marco Bressette has chosen to quit Threat Signal in order to concentrate on other projects. The Canadian metallers have gotten back their former six-stringer, Rich Howard, to go on tour with the band in April. Afterwards Threat […]

US metallers Iced Earth have parted ways with solo guitar player Tim Mills. According to frontman Jon Schaffer, “Tim is the founder of Bare Knuckle Pickups and that is his main business. He has found that his main worker, his right-hand man as it were, is terminally ill with cancer… Of course him living in […]

Sammy & The Wabos, the current band of vocalist Sammy Hagar (also featuring bass player Michael Anthony), shall release a live DVD entitled “Livin’ It Up! In St. Louis” on June 19 via Image Entertainment. The disc contains songs from the entire solo career of the former Van Halen frontman, shot during The Wabos’ 2006 […]

Brant Bjork & The Bros. shall release their new studio album, entitled “Somera Sol”, May 7. The band now features two former Kyuss drummers, namely the man shown on the photo, Brant Bjork (on guitar and vocals; also ex-Fu Manchu), and Alfredo Hernandez (on drums; also ex-Queens of the Stone Age and Mondo Generator).

The Russian fan club of the Finnish metal band Ensiferum has given the band a gift of astronomical proportions, as on their request the Russian International Star Catalogue has denominated a star in the Ursa Major constellation after them! The star Ensiferum was denominated on March 19, 2007 by pilot-cosmonaut German Titov – a week […]

The reunited Smashing Pumpkins will play their first show after their “rebirth” on May 22 at the Grand Rex in Paris, France. The band is putting the finishing touches to its comeback album, “Zeitgeist”, due to emerge on July 7. Mainman Billy Corgan has announced that the record will be released at exactly 7:07 a.m., […]

Marilyn Manson has revealed some information about his forthcoming full-length studio album. Entitled “Eat Me, Drink Me”, the CD is planned to surface sometime in June, although nothing’s been confirmed yet. Songs on the effort include “If I Was Your Vampire”, described by Manson as an “all-time gothic anthem”, as well as “Just a Car […]