Norwegian progressive extreme metal act ENSLAVED will release their twelfth studio album, Riitiir, in Europe on September 28th.   It will be available on CD, vinyl and digital download. The lead-off track ‘Thoughts Like Hammers’ is available for free download at this location. Check out ‘Thoughts Like Hammers’ below: Riitiir tracklisting: 01. Thoughts Like Hammers […]

Taking a detour from his main job as lead guitarist for JOURNEY, the multi-talented Neal Schon has put the finishing touches on his latest solo album, The Calling – released by Frontiers Records on October 19th. Produced by and featuring Schon on all guitars and bass, The Calling reunites Schon with former Journey bandmate, Steve […]

Late Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch has used his will to stop people from using his music or image in advertising. The will was filed at Manhattan Surrogate court in New York earlier this week leaving instructions from the pioneering rapper, also known as MCA. It read: “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event […]

On today’s edition of his radio show NECRONOMICON, mighty Dr STIFFENSTEIN will tell us: The amazing story of the Cueva de los Tayos (Spanish, “Cave of the Oilbirds”).   This is a natural cave located on the eastern slopes of the Andes mountains in the Morona-Santiago province of Ecuador. ‘NECRONOMICON’ kicks off on Friday at 4 pm BG time […]

According to KSN TV, actress Valerie Bertinelli will be honored with the 2,476th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The former wife of VAN HALEN legend Eddie Van Halen will unveil her street plaque on Hollywood Boulevard on August 22nd. Betty White, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick – Bertinelli’s co-stars in TV comedy Hot […]

A childhood home of the late RONNIE JAMES DIO is now for sale on eBay. The 3-bedroom house is located in Cortland, New York, which is south of Syracuse. A street in Cortland – Dio Way – was named after the singer in 1988. The minimum starting bid is listed as $90,000; the auction ends […]

I HATE MONDAYS radio will warm up for its upcoming fifth anniversary in November with two gigs in Sofia. FIrst will be held at Sofia’s Grindhouse club on 14 August with the following line-up: WOLF X DOWN (Germany), DЕMONWOMB (Austria) and Bulgarian bands MELEKH, CUT OFF and REZERVEN PLAN. Gig starts at 7 pm – entry is 10 BGN. Second concert is set to happen on […]

We have four HOT new tracks entering our TUBORG TOP 40 Mega Rock chart. ALANIS MORISSETTE – Guardian DORO – Raise Your Fist KATATONIA – Dead Letters TESTAMENT – Native Blood VOTE HERE  

BECK fans won’t have to wait much longer for a new album… that is, if they can play the music themselves. The alt-rock veteran announced on Wednesday (Aug. 8) via his website that he will partner with McSweeny’s to release a 20-song album in an “almost-forgotten form” — sheet music! — in December. The music […]

GODSMACK singer Sully Erna has returned to full health after cancelling a series of shows with throat problems. Drummer Shannon Larkin says: “We did a couple of shows last week and he sang great.” Labelling the call-offs as “the biggest bummer of the decade,” the drummer explains: “We’re not spring chickens any more. We were […]