Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan is hoping to release the first album with his mysterious side-project Puscifer in October. Described by the singer as “a playground for the various voices in my head”, the record is going to feature guest appearances by Lustmord, Danny Lohner (worked with Nine Inch Nails, Tapeworm, Killing Joke, Skrew), Tim […]

San Francisco Bay Area thrash/death metal godfathers Possessed have revealed they’ll be reuniting. So far the only confirmed live date of the band who gained cult status before disbanding in 1993 with their debut demo “Death Metal” (1984), the albums “Seven Churches” (1985) and “Beyond the Gates” (1986) and the EP “The Eyes of Horror” […]

Rancid‘s vocalist Tim Armstrong shall release his solo albumВ  “A Poet’s Life” next month – a fact we informed youВ about some time ago. However, as you probably guess, there’s more news about it. The effort shall be released via Epitaph Records, who announced they’ll make the entire album available for free download, but there’s one […]

Velvet Revolver set the release date for their eagerly awaited second full-length album, “Libertad”, to July 2 in Europe and the following day in the USA. The first single off the follow-up to “Contraband” (2004) shall be the track “She Builds Quick Machines”, due to hit radio stations next month.

“The next Sheep on Drugs album is nearing completion – something like 2/3 of it is done – and it will be out by the end of the year”, it got clear today at noon. In ourВ INTERVIEWS Section you can alread read and listen to the conversation betweenВ Nasso Ruskov (leader of Babyface ClanВ and Imbeciles & […]

Radiohead have posted Online a short sample of their new song “15 Step”, due to be included in their long-awaited next studio album. You may listen to the tune by entering the band’s official homepage and clicking the red banner “Hodiau Direction”.

Social Distortion have recorded a new song caleld “Far Behind”. It shall be included on an upcoming greatest hits compilation by the Californian punk rock veterans. Besides, the band is currently working on their next full-length studio offering. The follow-up to “Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll (2004) is due to be released by the […]

Strapping Young Lad mastermind Devin Townsend has posted 3 of the 11 tracks from his next solo album, “Ziltoid the Omniscient”, at the project’s MySpace page. The word goes about the songs “ZTO”, “By Your Command” and “Hyperdrive”. The CD, which will be released under the Devin Townsend banner, was recorded by Devin alone, who […]

U.S. mathcore assassins The Dillinger Escape Plan are to record their new album in May and June with producer Joe Baresi. The still untitled effort should surface in October via Relapse Records. Some of the working song titles on the follow-up to last year’s EP “Plagiarism” are “Saigon Whore”, “Medusa”, “Fix Your Fucking Face”, “Doll […]

Vocalist, keyboarder and guitarist Chris Goss (Masters of Reality; producer of Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss), bassist Jeordie White (Nine Inch Nails; formerly known as Twiggy Ramirez of Marilyn Manson fame), and drummer Zach Hill (Team Sleep, Hella) shall release their debut full-length album with their side-project Goon Moon. The CD, entitled “Licker’s […]