EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee has posted the following message on the EVBoard.com message board:“A few weeks ago, Will [bassist William Boyd] decided to leave the band. He said that he just can’t go through with another huge tour right now, and wants to stay a little closer to his family instead. Tour is hard — […]

Australian rock ‘n’ roll legends ROSE TATTOO are back in the studio recording a new album with veteran Australian producer Mark Opitz (INXS, COLD CHISEL, KISS). The first single from the album is “Black Eyed Bruiser“, a song written by the band’s original production team, Harry Vanda and George Young, who also were AC/DC‘s producers. […]

The new STONE SOUR video, “Through Glass“, is being streamed online for the next four days exclusively at AOL Music. The clip was shot with director Tony Petrossian (HEAD AUTOMATICA, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) and features a special cameo by POISON guitarist C.C. Deville.

Belgian death metallers ABORTED have issued the following update:“Work is proceeding well on the ‘The Auricular Chronicles‘ DVD, which is set to be released by October through Listenable Records. Previews will be online by the end of the summer on both websites and OneOone (www.oneOone.fr), who are doing an amazing job with the footage so […]

Norwegian symphonic metal band TRISTANIA have issued the following update:“The release of [the new TRISTANIA album] ‘Illumination‘ [originally scheduled for September] is, unfortunately, postponed slightly due to technical reasons. We regret this delay, as we are as impatient as you are to get the album released. Hopefully, our fans will understand that this is something […]

The Sofia based “energy wave” band Lovers of the Bomb are in Stain Studio for two days to record a song. The name of the song to be recorded is very characteristic of the band’s style – “Night-Time Energy Wave“. Soon the song will be posted to the band’s official MySpace page, so keep an […]

HATEBREED has finalized the track listing for its new album, “Supremacy“, due on August 29 via Roadrunner Records. It is as follows:01. Defeatist02. Horrors of Self03. Mind Over All04. To The Threshold05. Give Wings To My Triumph06. Destroy Everything07. Divine Judgement08. Immortal Enemies09. The Most Truth10. Never Let It Die11. Spitting Venom12. As Diehard as […]

After four long years, SLIPKNOT DJ Sid Wilson‘s (a.k.a. DJ Starscream) debut solo unmasked album is finished and ready to be released. Entitled “The New Leader“, the CD features Starscream mixture of aggressive DJ and production style with an in-depth knowledge of hip hop and metal. The album is scheduled for release on July 25 […]

Former XYSMA guitar player Toni Stranius (a.k.a. Minister Stranus), who played with the band from 1991 until 1998, reportedly passed away on July 7, 2006. He was 34 years old. No further details are currenty available.According to the All Music Guide, Finland’s enigmatic XYSMA were formed in the late ’80s by a colorfully named cast […]

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of Danish metal legends PRETTY MAIDS to a multi-album deal. The group’s long awaited follow-up to 2002’s “Planet Panic“, entitled “Wake Up to the Real World“, will be released in November.“Wake Up to the Real World” track listing:01. Wake up to the real world02. All in the Name of […]