Guitarist Peter Lindgren has left Opeth due to “losing enthusiasm for the sort of commitment demanded by the band”… Luckily, the Swedish prod-death metal avantgardists have quickly found a replacement for Peter, namely Fredrik Akesson (on the photo), known for his work with Krux, Talisman and most of all Arch Enemy.

Cradle of Filth‘s entire performance at the Download Festival last year can now be seen in perfect quality below. Britain’s black metal leaders performed at the Main Stage of the event, offering the crowd the songs “Satyriasis”, “Gilded Cunt”, “Medusa & Hemlock”, “Born in a Burial Gown”, “Cthulhu Dawn”, “Nyphetamine”, “Her Ghost in the Fog”, […]

Elijah Wood, known mainly as the actor who played Frodo in the “Lord of the Rings” saga, is set to play Iggy Pop in a movie about his life. The biopic, entitled “The Passenger”, concentrates on the singer’s early career with The Stooges and is set to begin filming within six months. Iggy himslef won’t […]

Sweden’s melodic death metal youngsters Sonic Syndicate have launched an exclusive pre-listening week of their new album, “Only Inhuman” (view cover in the left), on their MySpace profile. The CD is the group’s debut for Nuclear Blast and shall be release on Friday in Germany and on Monday, May 21, in the rest of Europe. […]

The brand-new video for Chris Cornell’s song “No Such Thing” is already available for watching below. The track comes off the singer’s upcoming second solo album, “Carry On”, due in Europe on June 4. Enjoy!

H.I.M.‘s Finnish record label, Helsinki Music Company, has announced that the release date of the group’s new album, “Venus Doom”, has been pushed back to September from the previously announced July 10. The band’s sixth studio CD was recorded at Finnvox Studio in Helsinki with producer Tim Palmer and is scheduled to be mixed this […]

The Romanian town Buzau shall host the 23rd edition of the Top Рў 2007 rock festival in the ned of this week – May 17-19. During the event’s first day, May 17, the stage shall be invaded by the local bands Protest Urban, Staccato, L.O.S.T., NexusВ and Dirty Shirt, Inactive Messiah from Greece, Tripod from France […]

The bands featured in the cult Bulgarian punk/oi/ska CD “Sofia Streets – 3 Way Split” – C4, T.V.U.В and Switchstance -В shall do a joint show onВ May 31В (Thursday) at Sofia’s Black Box Club. The start shall be given at 8 p.m.,В tickets costВ 6 leva / 3 Euro, and the poster for the concert can be seen in our […]

Singer Ian Brown (ex-The Stone Roses) announced that his fifth solo album will be ready for release this autumn. The effort, bearing the working title “The World Is Yours”, is being recorded with the help of Ian’s fellow Mancunian musicians, a.o. bass players Andy Rourke (Freebass, ex-The Smiths) and Paul Ryder (ex-Happy Mondays). Regarding the […]

The American thrash metal supergroup Dublin Death Patrol has posted the title track off their debut CD, “DDP 4 Life”, on their official MySpace profile. The album itself was officially released on April 13 via Godfodder Records. “DDP 4 Life” consists of 13 tracks (including a cover version of Thin Lizzy’s “Cold Sweat”) recorded in […]