Sharon Osbourne has rubbished reports that she has fired Bill Ward from Black Sabbath. Following Ward’s statement last week that he is still waiting for a fair and reasonable contract to sign, there have been internet stories that she had dismissed the drummer from the Sabbath reunion, But writing on Twitter, SHARON had this to […]

Legendary guitarist TONY MACALPINE (Planet X, Steve Vai) will have a very special Guitar master class during his visit in Sofia. He will play a gig at Sofia Live Club on 6 March with US proggers AGENT COOPER and guitarist  DANIEL PIQUE supporting the show. Right before his concert, MACALPINE will give access to his rehearsals and will meet in person VIP package holders, […]

A 2CD tribute to BATHORY, entitled Voices From Valhalla will be released through Godreah Records in April. Bands appearing on the album include: TAAKE, THORNIUM, NINE COVENS, FOLKVANG, MEADS OF ASPHODEL, EASTERN FRONT, THRONE OF KATARSIS, BLOODSHED WALHALLA, RAVENS CREED, GODS TOWER, SKYFORGER, SIGH, NOKTURNAL MORTUM, MAEL MÓRDHA, DARKEST ERA, ANCIENT ASCENDANT, VRANI VOLOSA, OLD […]

RED LAMB – the Palm Beach, Florida-based rock/punk/thrash trio featuring former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz on guitar and bass, as well as Don Chaffinm on vocals and Patrick Johansson (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, W.A.S.P.) on drums – has just released their self-titled debut via iTunes. The band have released the first video from the album for the […]

There’s a new Tommy Bolin album on the way. Yes, we know the great one time Deep Purple and James Gang guitarist died in 1976, but Great Gypsy Soul, out on March 26, features outtakes and alternate versions of his solo material, with current musicians playing and singing along to Bolin’s own guitar and vocal […]

Former KORN guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch has been making his mark in music with his own band since 2009 and now the group will now go by the name LIVE & DEATH. Welch says, “We’ve experienced some very intense highs and lows. Michael Valentine, Dan Johnson, J.R. Bareis and myself have toured around the world playing […]

On February 17th, Hungarian neo thrash masters EKTOMORF will release a very special album via AFM Records. The Acoustic includes cover versions (LYNYRD SKYNYRD’s ‘Simple Man’ and ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ by JOHNNY CASH), re-recorded EKTOMORF classics (‘I Know Them’, ‘Redemption’, ‘Who Can I Trust’, ‘Stigmatized’ and ‘I’m In Hate’), plus five brand new tracks, written […]

THE BLACK KEYS have issued the video for their latest single, ‘Gold On The Ceiling.’ The track is from the band’s seventh album, ‘El Camino,’ which was released in December. The group are currently on the road playing shows in the UK this month before starting US dates on March 2 in Cincinnati. THE BLACK […]

A museum dedicated to the life, legends and music of JOHNNY CASH is being planned in Nashville, Tennessee. The establishment is set to open later this year, according to the Associated Press. The man behind the museum is Bill Miller, who collect’s Cash memorabilia and operates a Cash website. The museum is planned to open […]

As of today, AOL Music is streaming ‘A Eulogy For The Damned,’ the latest studio offering from U.K. stoner metal conjurers ORANGE GOBLIN. Set for North American release on February 14th, 2012, the ten-track ‘A Eulogy For The Damned’ is ORANGE GOBLIN’s seventh studio album and first for Candlelight Records. To take part in the […]