Jeff Hanneman, guitarist and founding member of Slayer, was hospitalized late last month where he underwent emergency surgery on his right arm after contracting a serious infection, according to his bandmates Kerry King, Tom Araya, and Dave Lombardo. Although Hanneman’s doctors were not able to definitively identify the infection’s origin, they diagnosed necrotizing fasciitis, and […]

MARK and his ska gang will fly to Sofia to take part in the big Tangra Mega Rock fifth anniversary bash concert at Univerisada hall on march 24, headlined by Bulgaria’s punk legends KONTOL. On the next day The Skasters will have a second show in Varna’s Three Lions Pub.В В 

British rockers DEF LEPPARD have issued the following update: “This year, we want to do something special on Steve Clark’s birthday. As most of you know, Steve was Def Leppard’s co-founding guitarist from the late 70s to 1991, and would have turned 51 on April 23. Unfortunately, Steve passed at the age of 30 from […]

A letter from the desk of Primus frontman and bassist Les Claypool reveals that the band’s first studio record in 12 years is almost a wrap. The wacky trio debuted a number entitled “Last Salmon Man” during a New Year’s Eve gig in Oakland, Calif. “For those of you that enjoyed the new song, ‘Last […]

Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist D’Arcy Wretzky is currently in a Michigan jail. She was arrested on Tuesday, February 8 and is due out on Monday, February 14. This arises out of an incident in 2009 when several horses escaped from her farm. She failed to pay the fine, and also missed four court appearances. Here’s […]

Check out the brand spankin’ new video for the Foo Fighters’ White Limo, by way of 1991 production value. Screaming, puking, Lemmy fucking Kilmister drunk driving the white stretch, with Dave reborn as some weird / awesome / awkward Andrew WK meets Henry Rollins I don’t know what to do with these hands frontman. Goddamn. […]

The Bulgarian Iron Maiden fan club posted on its website the following message: “We are eager to hear some official announcements about the Bulgarian Sonisphere Festival this year, but we are nowВ 100% sure that the band will pay us visit for the third time.В Since the tour has started yesterday in Moscow we managed to get […]

A Sausalito, California man who worked as a personal assistant to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has filed a lawsuit claiming years of unpaid overtime. The Marin Independent Journal reports Steven Wiig, 38, is seeking unspecified damages for alleged state and federal labor violations, breach of oral contract and continuing wages, according to the suit in […]

A collection of early Bon Scott recordings is to be released later this month. To be titled Round And Round – The Forgotten Tales, it has tracks the iconic singer did before joining AC/DC. Here’s the track listing: 01. Carey Gully02. Round And Round03. To Know You Is To Love You04. She Said05. Every Day […]

Guitar Hero has been axed. The hugely popular game, which has helped to resurrect the careers of several classic rock bands, has been in a steep decline saleswise for the past few years. When Guitar Hero III came out in 2007 it sold 1.5 million copies in the first month. By contrast the latest edition, […]