Launch Radio Networks reports: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE is in the preliminary stages of work on the band’s fifth studio album, according to NME.com. Singer and guitarist Josh Homme told the British music magazine, “We’re back in the studio, writing.” But Homme refused to say which musicians were involved in the writing process.

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has tapped Roy Z to produce his new solo album, “Angel Down“, tentatively due in October via Spitfire Records. “Roy Z has produced albums for Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford and many other bands, including his own TRIBE OF GYPSIES, who we are playing with in Japan!” says Sebastian. Also […]

Rusty Cage Records from Holland will be reissuing some classic Dutch metal albums from DEFENDER, HAMMERHAWK, JEWEL, LWS INC and MYSTO DYSTO (pre-MANDATOR). All these releases will be available worldwide through Dis-Order mailorder (www.dis-order.com) from mid-July.

Original WHITE ZOMBIE members Tom Five (guitar) and Ivan de Prume (drums) have teamed up to perform with HEALER on the San Diego stop of the Vans Warped Tour. The concert was yesterday (July 6) at the Coors Ampitheatre. HEALER‘s lineup for the performance was:(mungk) SiddiQ – Vocals/Singing BowlsTom Five – Guitars/VocalsNathaniel Grant – Guitars/Percussion/VocalsJerry […]

Finnish death metal legends DEMILICH will play their final gig in their hometown of Kuopio on July 22. The DEMILICH bandmembers will continue with various projects, one of which will feature exactly the same lineup as the group’s most recent formation.DEMILICH recenty announced plans to release a CD called “v34ish6ng 0f emptiness” (Xtreem Music) and […]

BLOODSIMPLE bassist Kyle Sanders and vocalist Tim Williams joined ALICE IN CHAINS on stage at Goffert Park in Nijmegen, Holland this past Sunday (July 2) to perform “We Die Young“. Check out pictures from WENN.The group’s debut album, “A Cruel World“, was released in March 2005 on MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray‘s Bullygoat label imprint (via […]

Chris Harris of MTV.com is reporting that the video for “Seize the Day“, the third single from AVENGED SEVENFOLD‘s 2005 LP, “City of Evil” — intentionally or not — borrows a few cues from GUNS N’ ROSES‘ epic 1992 clip for “November Rain“. “Seize the Day” was directed by Wayne Isham (METALLICA, VELVET REVOLVER).Check out […]

AUDIOSLAVE filmed the video for their upcoming single, “Original Fire“, with director Paul Brown (MГ–TLEY CRГњE, OTEP, STONE SOUR) on June 29 at the Sunset Gower Studios in Los Angeles. Check out pictures from Wire Image.“Original Fire” is the first single off AUDIOSLAVE‘s third album, “Revelations“, due on September 5 via Epic Records.

E-FORCE, the band featuring former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, have signed a new three-album deal with France’s Thundering Records. The band will enter the studio in October in Toulouse, France with producer Patrick Fredrich to begin recording their sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2007.E-FORCE have posted three songs from their 2006 demo on their […]

Paul Stenning, author of GUNS N’ ROSES “The Band That Time Forgot” and AC/DC “Two Sides to Every Glory“, will publish a 130,000-word biography on IRON MAIDEN, entitled “30 Years of the Beast – The Complete Biography 1976-2006” (cover), in September 2006.