Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan is set to release his second solo album in October. The follow-up to 2003’s “Paper Monsters” shall be entitled “Hourglass”. It was recorded in New York and shall be mixed in July by Beck and The Kooks producer Tony Hoffer. Tracks slated to feature on the CD are “Saw Something”, […]

Prong have set the tentative tracklist for their new album, due out in October via Ministry mainman Al Jourgensen’s label 13th Planet Records. The release shall be followed by a five-week U.S. tour and a series of concerts in Europe starting in January 2008. The upcoming CD by Tommy Victor (vocals and guitar), Monte Pittman […]

Swedish extreme metallers Arch Enemy have set “Rise of the Tyrant” as the title of their upcoming full-length studio album, due this fall via Century Media. The follow-up to 2005’s “Doomsday Machine” shall contain 11 tracks produced by Fredrik NordstrГ¶m at Studio Fredman in Hyssna, Sweden.

Machine Head have replaced Bullet for My Valentine as one of the opening acts for Metallica on July 8 at the Wembley Stadium in London, England. Also scheduled to appear are H.I.M. and Mastodon. Bullet for My Valentine cancelled their appearance at Wembley and several other European dates in order to allow frontman Matt Tuck […]

Last night the Ninth Annual MM TV Music Awards ceremony took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. D_2 tookВ the prizes for rock/alternative album (“6”) and song (“Here and Now”). UpsurtВ were hailed as Bulgaria’s best hip-hop band, while Gravity Co. were awarded in 4 categories – for best pop/dance band, album, song and video. Leepra DeLuxe took the […]

Guitarist Ola Frenning and drummer Peter Wildoer have finished mixing Soilwork‘s upcoming new, still untitled studio album. The follow-up to “Stabbing the Drama” shall appear by the end of the year via Nuclear Blast. It shall be the Swedes’ first effort to feature new guitarist Daniel Antonsson (Dimension Zero).

New York rockers Goo Goo Dolls are to release a new single on August 13. Entitled “Before It’s Too Late”, it shall be included in the soundtrack to the upcoming action movie “Transformers”. Besides the trio’s track, the compilation CD shall also feature songs by Linkin Park, Smashing Pumpkins, Disturbed, The Used, H.I.M., Taking Back […]

Velvet Revolver‘s upcoming new, second full-length studio album, “Libertad” (view cover in the left), is available for streaming in its entirety HERE. Right there you can also watch the video for the CD’s debut single, “She Builds Quick Machines”. “Libertad” shall be officially released in Europe next Monday, July 2.

Nevermore frontman Warrel Dane has revealed he’s written eight songs for his upcoming debut solo album, tentatively due in early 2008. According to the singer, “the recording will start pretty soon”. As Warrel himself stated less than a year ago in an interview for Tangra Mega Rock, his solo effort is being created together with […]

British sludge/metal/hardcore maniacs Raging Speedhorn shall release their fourth studio album, “Before the Sea Was Built”, on September 10. The follow-up to “How the Great Have Fallen” (2005) was recorded in Wales with producer Larry Hibbitt and is the band’s first effort featuring new vocalist Bloody Kev and bass player Dave Thompson.