NEWS

10 December 2008

Reactivated late 80’s Portland, Oregon-based thrash metal/hardcore icons Wehrmacht are back! For the last two months, Marco Zorich (guitar), Shann Mortimer (bass), Tito Matos (vocals), Brian Lehfeldt (drums) and John Duffy (guitar) have been rehearsing “all the old Wehrmacht material and are booking shows for the beginning of the year. Yes, it’s actually all five […]

10 December 2008

Total Rock reports that Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel are currently writing new songs for A Perfect Circle. Whether this leads to a full album remains to be seen…

10 December 2008

At the end of this news you’ll see the final front cover artwork of the Revolting Cocks’ eagerly awaited new full-length studio album, “Sex-O Olympic-O”.The CD is officially due out on March 3, 2009 via Al Jourgensen’s 13th Planet Recordings. Revolting Cocks – “Sex-O Olympic-O“

10 December 2008

Swedish hard rock veterans Europe have set “More Is More” as the working title of their eighth studio album, tentatively due in early 2009. The CD, which was described by the band as a “a modern retro rock album,” is being helmed by the Swedish Grammy award-winning producer Tobias Lindell, known for his work with […]

10 December 2008

The upcoming show by The Crickets at Sofia, Bulgaria’s National Palace of Culture on December 12 is sold out now.

10 December 2008

Depeche Mode are on the final stage of creating their new studio album. The effort is due on April 21, 2009 via Mute Records…

10 December 2008

NME reports that Trent Reznor has said Nine Inch Nails’ 2009 gigs will be their last “for the foreseeable future”. Reznor offered little explanation as to why the band would stop touring, but did say he wanted to try a “different approach” to playing live… “This was an amazing tour and production – certainly the […]

10 December 2008

Metallica, Mastodon, Les Claypool and Pearl Jam are among the artists featured on the DVD “Live from Bonnaroo 2008”, due in January via Superfly Presents/A.C. Entertainment.The effort (view cover in the left), directed by Sam Erickson (a.o. Dave Matthews Band, My Morning Jacket), features following tracklist: 01. The Raconteurs – Old Enough02. Sharon Jones & […]

09 December 2008

The Australian Pink Floyd Show (T.A.P.F.S.) shall perform live at the Sava Center Hall in Belgrade, Serbia on February 4, 2009. The Australian Pink Floyd Show – live 2007

09 December 2008

Norway’s black metal leadersВ Emperor shall release the “Live Inferno” series in 2009. The first issues shall surface on April 16 via Candlelight Records under the nameВ “Thus Spake the Nightspirit“.