Bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING, ANTHRAX) has posted the following message on his official web site:“Just released is my new solo project A CHINESE FIREDRILL ‘Circles’. I know I said it wasn’t available until Sept. 26 but I just couldn’t wait another week! So, here it is and available now. And through October […]

Swedish guitarist Janne Stark (OVERDRIVE, LOCOMOTIVE BREATH) has released more information about his MOUNTAIN OF POWER project, featuring guest appearances by current and/or former members of HAMMERFALL, LIZZY BORDEN, ANDROMEDA and TREAT, among many others.Says Janne: “The project is basically me with a lot of guests. It was initiated by Joe Romagnola at Grooveyard Records […]

Savannah, GA-based sludge rockers KYLESA have revealed the artwork, track listing, and a song from the band’s forthcoming record, “Time Will Fuse Its Worth“. Snippets of the foldout artwork, which was constructed by KYLESA guitarist/vocalist Laura Pleasants, can been seen here, and links are also provided to both an mp3 and a video for the […]

The owners of the legendary club O! Shipka in Sofia are planning to “redecorate” the whole club and that will hopefully bring more classy people into the club. According to the Art director of O! Shipka – Mos Krindo: “After the renovations the pizzaria is refined so the people going downstairs to the club will […]

Online video giant YouTube has penned a deal with Warner Music Group to legally show their footage through their website.Warners will show music videos, artist interviews, original programming and behind the scenes footage through YouTube.YouTube – which shows a massive 100million videos a day – will also be using archive footage from the label.Both parties […]

Thom Yorke and former Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich is starting his own television show for British TV.‘From The Basement’ features a variety of star guests performing live, with Thom Yorke, Four Tet and The White Stripes appearing in the first episode.Godrich said: “I’m interested in the visual arts side of things, and somehow integrating that […]

According to a posting at SickthingsUK, Dennis Dunaway, legendary bassist for the original ALICE COOPER GROUP, has released a brand new album, “Bones from the Yard“, with his new band, THE DENNIS DUNAWAY PROJECT. The group’s lineup is completed by Rick Tedesco (guitars, vocals), Russ Wilson (drums), and Ed Burns (keyboards, lead vocals). Guest musicians […]

Sweden’s LORD BELIAL has parted ways with guitarist Hjalmar Nielsen. “No search for another guitarist will take place, from now on LORD BELIAL will continue with only three members,” reads a posting on the group’s web site. “A statement from Hjalmar will soon be published as well.”LORD BELIAL recently entered Los Angered studio (owned by […]

Australia’s PyroMusic.net webzine has uploaded video and audio footage of Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY performing a new song, entitled “Where Death Is Most Alive“, live at the Manning Bar in Sydney on Sunday, September 17. Support at the show came from Melbourne’s ALARUM and Sydney locals INFERNAL METHOD. DARK TRANQUILLITY recently announced that […]

German death metal band SCYTHE has completed work on its fourth album for Witches Brew, entitled “Decay“. “Whether you are getting pounded by the heavy old-school death metal of ‘Bitterness‘ or floating away on an atmospheric composition like ‘Pretending Not To See‘, this new masterpiece offers the perfect mixture between both extremes,” according to a […]