ALICE IN CHAINS is among more than 20 bands set to perform Oct. 21 in different cities across North America as part of MySpace.com‘s Rock for Darfur initiative to help the battle-torn region of Sudan. AIC will take the stage in Winston-Salem, N.C., and a portion of profits from the gig will benefit the Oxfam […]

Ten of the biggest fans of the cult UK band Duran Duran will meet them personally thanks to Sofia Music Enterprises and Ticketpro Bulgaria! The names of the lucky winners are published at www.ticketpro.bg. The gig will take place on October 20, Friday at the Winter Hall of Sports in Sofia. Organizers of this event […]

U2 have announced the release date of their new greatest hits compilation.The collection titled ‘U218 Singles’ is released on November 21 and features 16 of the band’s best known songs, plus two additional tracks.The new songs were recorded with Rick Rubin at Abbey Road Studios last month, one of which is the Green Day collaboration […]

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has sent the following announcement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:“I just wanted to make a quick and exciting announcement that I think many of you will be very happy about. Brent Smedley is coming back to ICED EARTH for the recording and touring of the ‘Something Wicked‘ saga Parts 1& 2, and beyond.“For […]

Over 10 minutes of video footage (including the song “Hammer Smashed Face” in its entirety) and a load of photos from the second Sydney CANNIBAL CORPSE gig of their Australian tour (Sunday, October 8, 2006) have been posted online at PyroMusic.net. Photos of both support bands (PLAGUE and PSYCROPTIC) are also included.

Sweden’s AMON AMARTH has issued the following update:“It’s time for us to decide the set list for our upcoming tours in Europe and North America, and we want YOUR help! Choose 15 of your favourite AMON AMARTH songs. The 15 most popular choices will be picked for the set list (the 10 most popular will […]

Italian progressive metal band HERALDRY has posted two songs from its new album, “Delirium“, at its official MySpace page. Due in December, the CD will be introduced to the fans with a gig at Jailbreak in Rome on January 21, featuring a special guest appearance by LABYRINTH singer Roberto Tiranti.“Delirium” track listing:01. Heading For Eternity02. […]

A video clip of CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson playing the COF song “Swansong for a Raven” at the Bass ‘N Drum Days festival in Stockholm at the end of September has been posted online at YouTube.com.

Rob Zombie‘s second feature film, “The Devil’s Rejects” was named “Best Horror Movie” at the Spike TV‘s Scream Awards 2006, the first annual televised event which celebrates horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic books. The film’s stars Leslie Easterbrook, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley and Sheri Moon Zombie (as “The Firefly Clan“) also took home an award […]

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE, best known for their seminal late ’80s/early ’90s Roadrunner releases “Void Terra Firma” and “Beyond Recognition“, have entered Trident Studios in Concord, CA with producer Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, SKINLAB, VILE) to begin laying down tracks for their new CD. “Along with our first full-length album in over ten years, DEFIANCE […]