Australian retro-rockers WOLFMOTHER will perform a tribute to LED ZEPPELIN at the upcoming UK Music Hall of Fame ceremony, according to Undercover News. Whether they will play a ZEPPELIN tune or one of their own remains unclear.LED ZEPPELIN is set to be inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in November, alongside BRIAN WILSON, […]

Video footage of AC/DC guitarist Angus Young being presented with the “Legend” award by Kerrang! magazine at the 13th annual Kerrang! Awards in London on August 24, 2006 has been posted online at YouTube.com. AC/DC graced the first cover of the British rock magazine back in 1981.

KISS‘ “20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection, Volume 3” CD will be released by Universal Music on October 10. “Volume 3″ is the companion piece to “The Best of KISS“, “The Millennium Collection”s volumes 1 and 2 and it is the first-ever KISS collection to focus on the band’s ’90s recordings.“20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection, Volume […]

Finnish metallers BURNING POINT have finished mixing their third album, tentatively titled “Burned Down The Enemy“, for a late 2006/early 2007 release via Metal Heaven Records. The mixing sessions took place at the Tonebox studio in the band’s hometown of Oulu. Kari “Kakke” VГ¤hГ¤kuopus, who handled the mixing process for the previous albums, “Salvation by […]

Oasis have confirmed the track listing for their upcoming ‘Stop The Clocks’ best of album.The Manchester supergroup release the collection on November 20 through their own label Big Brother.The tracks have been hand-picked by the band themselves and include hit singles, B-sides and live favourites.The full track listing for the career spanning package is as […]

The release of the upcoming MANOWAR album has been postponed and as a result, so has the accompanying European Demons, Dragons and Warriors Tour.However, fans should not be alarmed, as MANOWAR has a good reason for this postponement. “This is actually being done for the betterment of our fans,” says bassist and MANOWAR founder Joey […]

1340mag.com recently conducted an interview with KING’S X guitarist Ty Tabor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:1340mag.com: How do you personally feel that this [new solo] CD [“Rock Garden“] has evolved from “Naomi’s Solar Pumpkin“, “Moonflower Lane” or “Safety“?Ty: I don’t know. I don’t ever really think of it in categories or comparisons. […]

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland performed a free solo show Friday night (September 8) at the Legends of Notre Dame club in Notre Dame, Indiana. It was the first time Scott played his new solo songs “Killing Me Sweetly” and “Beautiful Day” live. It was also the first time he covered the MARSHALL […]

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki to begin recording their fourth album. The band is currently working on 11 as-yet-untitled original tracks and two cover songs which will be included as bonus tracks on special-edition versions of the new album.You can read the band’s studio diary and check out […]

SUICIDE CITY, the new group featuring ex-BIOHAZARD guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei and former KITTIE bassist Jennifer Arroyo, has uploaded its video for the song “Give Me Your Pity” to its MySpace page.As previously reported, SUICIDE CITY were recently named “Best Indie Band of the Year” by the IMC (Independent Music Conference). Graziadei and Arroyo were invited […]