After rumours broke yesterday that Sonisphere were making a huge announcement today, we can officially confirm that Sonisphere Knebworth is cancelled. Below is the official statement from the festival organisers: “It is with very heavy hearts and much regret that we announce the cancellation of Sonisphere Knebworth 2012. Putting the festival together in what is […]

Veteran rocker JERRY LEE LEWIS has wed for the seventh time. The 76-year-old Great Balls Of Fire singer exchanged vows with his caregiver Judith Brown in Natchez, Mississippi on March 9. According to People magazine, the rocker’s wedding plans were so secretive even his live-in daughter Phoebe was unaware her dad was about to exchange […]

SOUL ASYLUM will release their first album in six years, ‘Delayed Reaction’, on July 17th. This time around, the veteran band is energized with a re-calibrated lineup that includes founders Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy alongside ex-Replacements, ex-Guns N’ Roses bassist Tommy Stinson (who replaced original member Karl Mueller who passed away in 2006) and […]

STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis will follow up his debut solo EP, Town Line, with the June 26th of his full length album The Road, and is offering fans a free song download from the effort. Once again produced by James Stroud (Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Chris Young) and LEWIS, The Road features 10 brand new […]

INCITE, the Phoenix-based band have signed with the Bay-Area label minus Head Records and are currently in the studio with producer Logan Mader (Gojira, Soulfly) working towards a late Fall release. “Incite has a fresh take on thrash, we’re excited to be a part of it!” said label owner Brad Hardie. minus Head, a relatively […]

Swedish riff gods GRAND MAGUS have just released the cover artwork of their upcoming masterpiece ‘The Hunt’. The cover art was done by Arik Roper (CATHEDRAL, HIGH ON FIRE, SLEEP), he also did the cover artwork of the GRAND MAGUS album ‘Iron Will’. JB commented: “Arik Roper is a super-talented artist and we’ve had the […]

DAVE GAHAN’s libidinous croon is most infamous in his fronting of Depeche Mode, but his vocals sound good everywhere–including on his latest contribution to SOULSAVERS’ new single, ‘Longest Day.’ Gahan’s voice is layered over the downtempo electronica band’s signature sound throughout the SOULSAVERS’ fourth album, The Light The Dead See, which is released on May […]

The reunited UGLY KID JOE have issued the following update: “We have read all your requests for a club show in London, and we really liked the idea. So we thought…why not kick off the whole tour there! June 6th at the Underworld Camden. You better hurry up, tickets are going fast!“ Go to this […]

After debuting new songs last fall and promising the best Pumpkins’ LP since Mellon Collie, Billy Corgan & Co. have finally revealed the release date for the new SMASHING PUMPKINS album, Oceania. The record, part of the 44-song Teargarden By Kaleidyscope project, is due out on June 19th in the United States. The Pumpins’ label […]

ANNEKE Van GIERSBERGEN will be playing for the first time with her band in Sofia on April 22, Saturday. The gig is part of the special live series for radio Tangra Mega Rock’s SIXTH Anniversary this spring. The support act for ANNEKE Van GIERSBERGEN at the MIXTAPE 5 club will be announced in the coming days. You can […]