US metallers Iced Earth have parted ways with solo guitar player Tim Mills. According to frontman Jon Schaffer, “Tim is the founder of Bare Knuckle Pickups and that is his main business. He has found that his main worker, his right-hand man as it were, is terminally ill with cancer… Of course him living in […]

Sammy & The Wabos, the current band of vocalist Sammy Hagar (also featuring bass player Michael Anthony), shall release a live DVD entitled “Livin’ It Up! In St. Louis” on June 19 via Image Entertainment. The disc contains songs from the entire solo career of the former Van Halen frontman, shot during The Wabos’ 2006 […]

Brant Bjork & The Bros. shall release their new studio album, entitled “Somera Sol”, May 7. The band now features two former Kyuss drummers, namely the man shown on the photo, Brant Bjork (on guitar and vocals; also ex-Fu Manchu), and Alfredo Hernandez (on drums; also ex-Queens of the Stone Age and Mondo Generator).

The Bulgarian extreme extreme metal quartet Distorment has decided to call it quits after guitarist and main songwriter Bobby left the band. The band shall perform its final four concerts in April and May. For more info about that, check out the Gig Guide.

Megadeth’s new version of the song “A Tout Le Monde”, now retitled “A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)” and featuring Lacuna Coil’s vocalist Cristina Scabbia, is available for streaming in its entirety HERE. The tracks originally appeared on the 1994 CD “Youthanasia”, and its new version shall find its place on Megadeth’s new album, […]

Manowar’s video for the song “Die for Metal” has been posted online at YouTube. Parts of the clip were filmed on February 24, 2007 in Bochum, Germany, during the release party for the band’s new, tenth full-length album, “Gods of War”, released on February 26 in Europe.

The organizers of the Party.San Metal Open Air festival, set to take place August 9-11, 2007 in Bad Berka, Germany, have removed Norwegian black metallers Taake from the billing of this year’s event after the group’s singer Hoest appeared on stage in Essen, Germany, last week with a swastika drawn on his chest. The explanation […]

After 3000 fans celelbrated all night long with The Toy Dolls and Mark Foggo’s Skasters last Friday, Tangra Mega Rock is extremely happy to announce its next live party! The show shall take place on April 20 (Friday)В at the Black Box ClubВ inВ Sofia, Bulgaria. Everything’s gonna start at 7:30 p.m. sharp with a short opening set […]

The Polish label Metal Mind Productions shall release a live DVD by the Texas doom metal quintet Solitude Aeturnus in mid-May. The video retrospection, entitled “Hour of Despair”, shall be the successor to vocalist Robert Lowe and Co.’s 2006 studio album “Alone”.

The Black Crowes are back in the studio to record their first album of new material for six years. The as-yet-untitled LP is being penned in conjunction with producer Paul Stacey in studios in New York and Los Angeles. Brothers and band founders Chris and Rich Robinson (on the photo) reunited in 2005 after a […]