VAN HALEN has finally found a replacement for their former bassist Michael Anthony and this is Van Halen’s 15-years-old son, Wolfgang. According to the TMZ.com website, Wolfgang is officially hired by his father Eddie and uncle Alex, who is the band’s drummer and started rehearsing for the expected 2007 tour. Wolfgang, also known as Wolfie […]

BLUR bass player Alex James has revealed Graham Coxon may rejoin the band to play on their forthcoming album. Guitarist Coxon quit Blur in 2002 to focus on a solo career after tensions built up between him and singer Damon Albarn, but James has revealed they are all on speaking terms again and a reunion […]

BLIND GUARDIAN are on the cover of this month’s issue of the Pro-Rock magazine. The issue includes interviews and articles about The Haunted, Mastodon, Unearth, Grave, To/Die/For, Kampfar, My Dying Bride, Amplifier, Wolf, Iron Maiden, Cataract, Lamb Of God, I, Deicide (part II), AРЎ/DРЎ, a feature about the post-rock and an interview with the famous […]

In an interview with an American radio, the chief organizer of the Ozzfest, Sharon Osbourne, hinted that Alice in Chains might take part in next year’s edition of the festival. She confirmed that Ozzy himself will play on the second stage and mentioned great festivities being prepared for the 40-th anniversary of Black Sabbath in […]

AEROSMITH is teaming up with NASCAR for a new promotion. The band will play the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, and they’ll shoot a performance of their 1976 song “Back in the Saddle” for the stock car racing league. The footage should be featured in NASCAR’s 2007 promotional efforts, though the […]

The Swedish melodic metal masters LION’S SHARE are recording their new album with former CHIMAIRA/SOILWORK drummer Richard Evensand. Photos from the recording session can be viewed at the band’s MySpace page at www.myspace.com/lionsshare. As previously reported, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has already recorded a guest solo for the song “The Edge of the Razor”. […]

GODSMACK vocalist Sully Erna works on a solo project and publishes a memoir for the first 30 years of his life. In an interview for Launch Radio Networks Erna said that he still does not know what is going to turn out of his solo album – it may be heavy rock or oldschool blues. […]

MACHINE HEAD is currently recording their new album “The Blackening” in a studio inВ  California. It is expected to come out in the spring of 2007. Once again produced by singer / guitarist Robert Flynn and mixed by Colin Richardson (previous MH efforts, Bullet For My Valentine, Napalm Death) “The Blackening”, is the follow-up to […]

STONE SOUR and EVANESCENCE will make a joint tour in Canada in the beginning of next year. After several cancelled shows in Germany, Stone Sour continue with their European tour in support of their smashing second album “Come What(ever) May”, which came out in Bulgaria as well. Meanwhile, the band’s label Roadrunner Records announced that […]

The rock legends ROLLING STONES were forced to re-schedule dates from their North American tour, due to problems with Mick Jagger’s voice. A spokesperson for the band said that the concert in Honolulu on November 22 is cancelled, so that Jagger can recuperate from his sore throat. Other three North American concerts are re-scheduled for […]