NEWS

14 February 2011

Check out the brand spankin’ new video for the Foo Fighters’ White Limo, by way of 1991 production value. Screaming, puking, Lemmy fucking Kilmister drunk driving the white stretch, with Dave reborn as some weird / awesome / awkward Andrew WK meets Henry Rollins I don’t know what to do with these hands frontman. Goddamn. […]

14 February 2011

IRON MAIDEN was honored with a Grammy in the “Best Metal Performance” category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, whichВ have being held last night (Sunday, February 13) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. IRON MAIDEN was nominated for the track “El Dorado”, from the band’s 2010 album “The Final Frontier”. […]

14 February 2011

Shortly after metal stalwarts Saxon thanked a bevy fans for turning up at a moment’s notice to sing on a track on the group’s new album, Call to Arms, singer Biff Byford posted a video message for fans. In that message, he disclosed that the new album would feature, on multiple tracks, hard rock keyboard […]

14 February 2011

Jeff Hanneman, guitarist and founding member of Slayer, was hospitalized late last month where he underwent emergency surgery on his right arm after contracting a serious infection, according to his bandmates Kerry King, Tom Araya, and Dave Lombardo. Although Hanneman’s doctors were not able to definitively identify the infection’s origin, they diagnosed necrotizing fasciitis, and […]

14 February 2011

MARK and his ska gang will fly to Sofia to take part in the big Tangra Mega Rock fifth anniversary bash concert at Univerisada hall on march 24, headlined by Bulgaria’s punk legends KONTOL. On the next day The Skasters will have a second show in Varna’s Three Lions Pub.В В 

12 February 2011

The Bulgarian Iron Maiden fan club posted on its website the following message: “We are eager to hear some official announcements about the Bulgarian Sonisphere Festival this year, but we are nowВ 100% sure that the band will pay us visit for the third time.В Since the tour has started yesterday in Moscow we managed to get […]

10 February 2011

Joan Bonham, mother to John, Mick and Deborah Bonham, died early morning today (February 09, 2011) at the age of 81, after battling an illness since Christmas. She was preceeded in death by her husband John Henry Sr. (Jack) in 1998, son John Henry Jr. in 1980 and Michael (Mick) Bonham in 2000. Achilles Last […]

10 February 2011

A Sausalito, California man who worked as a personal assistant to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has filed a lawsuit claiming years of unpaid overtime. The Marin Independent Journal reports Steven Wiig, 38, is seeking unspecified damages for alleged state and federal labor violations, breach of oral contract and continuing wages, according to the suit in […]

10 February 2011

A collection of early Bon Scott recordings is to be released later this month. To be titled Round And Round – The Forgotten Tales, it has tracks the iconic singer did before joining AC/DC. Here’s the track listing: 01. Carey Gully02. Round And Round03. To Know You Is To Love You04. She Said05. Every Day […]

10 February 2011

Guitar Hero has been axed. The hugely popular game, which has helped to resurrect the careers of several classic rock bands, has been in a steep decline saleswise for the past few years. When Guitar Hero III came out in 2007 it sold 1.5 million copies in the first month. By contrast the latest edition, […]