Heavy rock act TRIVIUM stole the show, picking up three gongs for “Best Live Band”, “Best Drummer” (Travis Smith) and a “Golden God” award for the group’s Matt Heafy. Controversial SLAYER album “Reign In Blood” picked up “Best Album of the Past 20 Years”. Eurovision champions LORDI have been awarded “Spirit of Hammer”. Some of […]

KORN have officially cancelled their European tour after frontman Jonathan Davis was admitted to a London hospital Friday with a blood disorder called immune thrombocytopenic purpura, which is described as a clotting disorder. Davis has been ordered by doctors not to perform for several weeks. Davis‘ illness is not expected to affect the band’s Family […]

In a statement released today (June 12) to the Brazilian media, Igor attributed the split to “artistic incompatibility” with his SEPULTURA bandmates — guitarist Andreas Kisser, bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. and vocalist Derrick Green. “I believe my time in SEPULTURA has come to an end,” Igor said in the statement. “I have a lot […]

The Download Festival seems to have ended with a small minority running riot around the campsite, starting several fires and generally causing mayhem. About a dozen people were detained, and may face charges of assault and criminal damage. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. However, this was out of context with the weekend; in general […]

The Misfits are returning to the UK. See them at London Camden Electric Ballroom September 21, Sheffield Plug 22, Durham University 23, Edinburgh Liquid Rooms 24, Leeds Metropolitan University 26, Bournemouth Opera House 27, Cardiff Coal Exchange 28, Stourbidge Rock Cafe 29, Manchester Academy II 30.

A madcap Breed 77 fan has put together video featuring clips from TV series ‘Lost’, with the Breed 77 song ‘La Ultima Hora’ as the soundtrack. Check it out here.

Guns n’ Roses have now sold out their show at London’s Wembley Arena on July 30. As a result they’ve added a second night, on July 29.

Aerosmith and Motley Crue are teaming up for a US tour in the Autumn. This is expected to kick off in late September.

System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian is putting together a new band. It’s called Scars On Broadway, and an album should be with us by next Summer.

The Lemonheads have been added to this year’s Somerset House line-up.Evan Dando‘s band, who recently signed a new record deal – ten years after the release of their last studio album ‘Car, Button, Cloth’ – will join the likes of Elbow and The Divine Comedy for this year’s London dates.The Lemonheads will perform at the […]