Solefald – the Norwegian avant-garde metal band consisting of Lars Are “Lazare” Nedland and Cornelius Jackhelln, is preparing to release a remix album entitled “The Circular Drain” to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the duo’s 1997 full-length studio debut, “The Linear Scaffold”. Except for 9 remixes, the CD will also feature Solefald’s 1996’s “Jernlov” demo […]

Frank Sinatra is set to be immortalised on a postage stamp. The legendary crooner will appear on the United States Postal Service First Class Mail stamp, to commemorate his contribution to American culture. The image to appear on the stamp will be unveiled next Wednesday, December 12 – Ol’ Blue Eyes’ birthday. Sinatra was born […]

Former Death, Testament, Dark Angel and Strapping Young Lad drummer Gene Hoglan joined Canadian metallers Zimmers Hole. The band’s current line-up is rounded up by Strapping Young Lad’s Byron Stroud (bass; also in Fear Factory) and Jed Simon (guitar), vocalist Chris Valagao and guitarist Chris Stanley.

A statue of late AC/DC singer Bon Scott will be unveiled on February 24, 2008 at a rock extravaganza at Claremont Showgrounds, Perth, Western Australia. Scheduled performers during the event include Rose Tattoo, The Screaming Jets, Noiseworks and the all-star band The Party Boys, featuring members of Status Quo, Mondo Rock, Buffallo, The Valentines, as […]

Veteran rockers Journey announced they’ve found a new lead vocalist. The honour has been given to Arnel Pineda (on the photo; ex-The Zoo), who replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who, on the other hand, parted ways with the band earlier this year after stepping in for Steve Augeri. Arnel Pineda hails from the Philippines and describes […]

Rob Zombie‘s recent remake of “Halloween” is scheduled for release on DVD on December 18 (view cover in the left). The director himself said the disc will contain his “unrated” longer cut of the movie, loads of deleted scenes, documentaries and other bonus features.

T.C.B. Band – the quartet that played with Elvis Presley from 1969 to 1977, shall visit Sofia, Bulgaria toВ perform a concert on January 30, 2008 at the National Palace of Culture! T.C.B. Band features James Burton (guitar; played with a.o. Frank Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis), Glen Hardin (piano; wrote songs like “Suspicious Minds”, […]

Led Zeppelin have announced some details of their reunion show at London’s O2 Arena next Monday, December 10. “When we were first asked to do this, we were asked to play a 40-minute set,” guitarist Jimmy Page revealed. “We soon realised we couldn’t. If we go out and play “No Quarter”, “Moby Dick” and “Dazed […]

Buzz Osborne and his gang are hitting back in the late spring of 2008. That’s when The Melvins‘ new full-length studio album is goin to surface. The follow-up to last year’s “(A) Senile Animal” is still untitled, but it’s been confirmed it’s gonna appear via Mike Patton’s Ipecac Recordings.

Earth – the Seattle-based drone experimentalists lead by Kurt Cobain’s best friend Dylan Carlson – have announced the name of their next full-length album. It’s going to be entitled “The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull”, and is due in February via Southern Lord records.