A special Pearl Jam show at the Beacon Theater in New YorkВ raised a total amount ofВ $3 million. Money will beВ donated to the Robin Hood Foundation’s anti-poverty campaign.

The legendary doom laden Trouble from Chicago played their first hometown gig with new vocalist Kory Clarke (Warrior Soul, Space Age Playboys etc.) 2 days ago. According to the Trouble guitarist and founder Rick Wartel:”It was mutual agreement between us and Eric Wagener to separate ways. You need to follow your heart in this business […]

Former The Darkness frontman has announced that he has formed a new band called Hot Leg. He also said that Hot Leg have almost finished their debut album, which is hopefully going to be released by the end of the year and are ready to undertake their first mini tour. Unfortunately, it seems it will […]

ZZ Top has signed a record deal with Rick Rubin’s American Recordings imprint through Columbia. The veteran rock trio is planning to hit the studio with Rubin producing, for an album more in keeping with “La Grange”-era than its pop-friendly 80’s sound, according to manager Carl Stubner. There’s still no word when to expect the […]

Natasha Schneider – current frontlady of the band Eleven and former keyboard player with Queens of the Stone Age (at the time of the album “Lullabies to Paralyze” [2005]) and Chris Cornell (for his 1999 solo debut “Euphoria Morning”) – has died of cancer yesterday. She was 52 years old.Rest in peace. Queens of the […]

LA’s alternative rock stars Buckcherry are to release their new, fourth full-length studio album in late September. It’s going to be entitled “Black Butterfly“, and is preceded by the singles “Out of Line” and “Sorry”: Buckcherry – “Sorry“

It seems that current Stone Temple Pilots and former Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland is finally ready with his solo album. The as yet untitled effort is expected to surface in early October via his own label Softdrive Records.

Erkki SeppГ¤nen, vocalist of Finland’s doom masters Kypck,В shall tune in live on Tangra Mega Rock today at noon to present the band’s new album “Cherno” (view cover in the left) and the single “1917” (watch video below),В which entered our Tuborg Top 40 Mega Rock Chart. Kypck – “1917“

Serj Tankian has released a five-track download only EP (view cover in the left). Entitled “Lie Lie Live“, it is available via Rhapsody and contains following tracks: 1. Lie Lie Lie [Live] (watch video below)2. The Unthinking Majority [Live] 3. Empty Walls [Victorious Club Mix] 4. Sky Is Over [Fawk Yeah Remix]5. Empty Walls [Dub […]

According to the Norwegian music retailer Platekompaniet, Metallica will release a limited-edition deluxe box set of their new album in mid-September. As already known, the follow-up to “St. Anger” (2003) shall be entitled “Death Magnetic“, and here’s the limited box’s substance: “Death Magnetic” CD (exclusive digipack version) One bonus CD with demos of 10 songs […]