RAMMSTEIN guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe has introduced the first songs of his new project, EMIGRATE. The album is nearing completion but Kruspe has made some of the music available to the fans for download. Registration is required in order to have access to the music but an audio sample ofthe song ‘Wake Up‘ can be […]

TO-MERA – групата сформирана РѕС‚ бившата вокалистка РЅР° WITHOUT FACE – Джули РљРёСЃ Рё басиста Лии Барет (ex-EXTREME NOISE TERROR, DISGUST, MUSSOLINI HEADKICK), пуснаха клипа РєСЉРј парчето СЃРё “Blood” РЅР° страницата СЃРё РІ MySpace. TO-MERA, the new U.K.-based dark progressive metal band formed by former WITHOUT FACE vocalist Julie Kiss and bassist Lee Barrett (ex-EXTREME […]

R.E.M. will perform three songs with original drummer Bill Berry to celebrate its induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, to be held Sept. 16 in Atlanta. Berry has only played three times with his longtime colleagues since exiting the band in 1997, most prominently at the October 2005 wedding of R.E.M. guitar tech […]

The track “Race for the War” from the upcoming ANGER AS ART album, “Callous And Furor“, has been posted online at this location.The CD is scheduled to be released at the end of the month via OSM Records.“Callous And Furor” track listing:01. Catharsis02. Anger Is Rising03. Bane Of My Existence04. Gnashing Of Teeth05. No Seed […]

HATEBREED‘s “Supremacy” album sold around 27,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 31 on The Billboard 200 chart. This number is roughly in line with the first-week tally registered by its predecessor, “Rise of Brutality“, which shifted more than 32,000 copies back in November 2003 […]

Gibson Guitars have developed a special model, in collaboration with Green Day‘s Billy Joe Armstrong. This should be available later this month. But, be warned, it’ll set you back over $2000.

RUSH fan site Power Windows has been updated with the following message:“A few days ago, rumors began to spread on the internet that producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, STONE SOUR, VELVET REVOLVER) had been hired for the next RUSH album, along with engineer Rick Chycki (RUSH ‘R30’ DVD, ‘Closer To The Heart’ tsunami benefit track, […]

Marie Antoinette set France on its ear in the 1770s, but the upcoming film about her life features a decidedly more modern soundtrack. Due Oct. 10 via Verve Forecast, the double-disc set features previously released tracks from New Order, the Strokes, the Cure, Gang Of Four and Windsor for the Derby. The film, directed by […]

Hot favourites Arctic Monkeys have just been announced as the winners of 2006’s Nationwide Mercury Prize.The Sheffield quartet took home the ВЈ20,000 award for their debut album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not‘.On collecting the award front man Alex Turner quipped: “Somebody call 999, Richard Hawley‘s just been robbed!”The band had been […]

To honor the recent unfortunate passing of the long-term recording artist Jesse Pintado (TERRORIZER, ex-NAPALM DEATH), Earache Records is offering a free downloadable MP3 album. The collection, entitled “In Memory of Jesse Pintado“, features some of Jesse‘s most well-known songs recorded during his time as guitarist for both NAPALM DEATH and TERRORIZER.The sad news of […]