On today’s edition of his radio show NECRONOMICON, mighty Dr STIFFENSTEIN will tell us more of his sinister stories. The serial killings kept in secret for more than a Century in the USSR. ‘NECRONOMICON’ kicks off on Friday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – […]

Fresh off their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last weekend, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have just announced plans to release a covers EP on May 1st. We Salute You will feature the multi-platinum rockers covering past Hall inductees such as The Ramones and Neil Young. The EP will be released […]

FACEBOOK have launched a new ‘Listen’ button which allows its users to listen to music on the social network’s artist pages. The ‘Listen’ button will work by automatically connecting to the music streaming service the person uses most frequently and will then begin playing the most popular songs from that artist. This means that the […]

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares has confirmed has confirmed the addition of Mike Heller (Malignancy, System Divide) to their lineup on drums. Cazares reposted a Sick Drummer news item, which reads as follows: “Due to conflicting obligations, Gene Hoglan recently had to step down from the Fear Factory throne, leaving it open for replacement. Dino […]

Rock and roll legend LEVON HELM has died at the age of 71. Earlier this week it was revealed that Helm was in the final stages of his battle with throat cancer. Helm’s longtime friend and collaborator Larry Campbell told the Times-Herald Record: “We lost Levon at 1:30 today surrounded by friends and family and his […]

This week, Soundgarden are offering fans a FREE download of ‘Live To Rise,’ the band’s first new song in 15 years. The track is NOW available on iTunes as part of the promotion of Disney’s film ‘Marvel’s The Avengers.’ The iTunes promotion, which runs through April 24, includes an exclusive clip, ‘The Face Off,’ from […]

ROBERT PLANT returns to live action next month with a low-key warm-up show and a new band. This Is Gloucestershire reports Plant will debut his new band, The Sensational Space Shifters, at a May 8 concert at the Gloucester Guildhall in Gloucester, England. “It gives me great pleasure to announce Led Zeppelin frontman and award-winning solo […]

BABYFACE CLAN are to headline the 22nd edition of the Sunday Art Report at Stoeja club in Sofia. The gig is set to happen on Sunday, 22 April. MACROPHONE and EX PYRO are also on the bill.  Tickets priced 6 BGN are available via Ticketstream.bg and will go up to 7 BGN at the door. At the same […]

In early January 2011, System of a Down leader SERJ TANKIAN heard reports of mass bird and fish deaths around the world. It was then, he says in a press release, that he started writing Harakiri, the brand-new solo album he’ll release July 10. “The omen was not lost on me,” Tankian says. “Varied creatures […]

‘Headlong Flight,’ the first single from RUSH’s forthcoming album, ‘Clockwork Angels,’ has surfaced online. The song officially goes to rock radio today. “‘Headlong Flight’ was one of those songs that was a joy to write and record from beginning to end,” bassist Geddy Lee tells Rolling Stone. “Alex [Lifeson] and I had blast jamming in […]