Freebass – a new band made up of three bass players, namely New Order‘s Peter Hook (on the photo), The Smiths‘ Andy Rourke and Primal Scream‘s Gary “Mani” Mounfield – are working on their debut album with a number of high-profile frontmen. So far the band has got 12 songs, and among the singers chosen […]

Last year’s Eurovision winners – the masked Finnish “monster metallers” Lordi – won every category they were nominated for at the 21st Emma Awards ceremony. Finland’s equivalent of the Grammys was held on Saturday, March 10, in the capital Helsinki, where GWAR’s followers won following prizes: Band of the Year – Lordi Album of the […]

R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin plus 7 more musicians, including Mike Stone, Scott McCaughey and Steve Berlin, plan to release a new album with their side-project called Tuatara. Initially formed in Seattle a decade ago to write and record music for film soundtracks, Tuatara have ended up recording four full-length albums […]

Brad Delp, lead singer of American arena rock band Boston, was found dead in his home in southern New Hampshire yesterday, March 9, at the age of 55. According to the local police, Brad was alone at the time of his death. The cause of the tragedy has not yet been determined and is currently […]

Def Leppard‘s guitar player Phil Collen has revealed that the band is currently recording its upcoming studio album with producer Ronan McHugh. The new CD sounds “a lot more rock and less pop than albums of late”, and its working title is “Sparkle Lounge”. The lead guitars shall be recorded in April. No further information […]

Hellyeah have finalized the tracklist for their self-titled debut album, due on April 10 via Epic Records. The record shall feature 12 songs, including the first single “You Wouldn’t Know”, and its front cover artwork can be viewed in the left. For those who still don’t know, Hellyeah is the new band of former Pantera […]

Polish death metal veterans Vader shall play a concert in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 19. The venue and the local supporting acts are still to be announced. Tickets for the show shall cost 10 Euro (presale) and 11 Euro (at the door). The event is promoted by Most of Evil Music.

German hard rock veterans Scorpions have finished recording their new album in Los Angeles with producer Desmond Child. The CD, entitled “Humanity – Hour 1” (see front cover in the left), is being mixed at this moment and should be released in the second half of May. No further details are available yet.

Botswana’s Wrust – the only known all-black death metal band in Africa – will release their debut album, “Soulless Machine”, in April via Witchdoctor Records. The CD was recorded in 4 days at Bizac Studio in Midrand, South Africa. You can hear some of Wrust’s music on their official homepage – www.wrustband.com.

Eddie Van Halen has gone into rehab. The guitarist has battled alcoholism in the past and is seeking treatment now.As previously reported, Van Halen were supposed to reunite with original vocalist David Lee Roth for a North American tour. Later on the tour was postponed, and now, having in mind the situation with Eddie, things […]