According to the official APOCALYPTICA website, the band contributed to German act OOMPH!‘s new single, ‘Die Schlinge‘ (translated: ‘The Noose’), which hits the stores at the end of July. Apocalyptica reportedly liked the song so much that they agreed to appear in the video, which was filmed in Prague. It can be viewed here.

According to Roadrunner Records Germany, NEGATIVE‘s new single, “Planet of the Sun“, has already been streamed more than 10,000 times from the band’s official MySpace page. The song comes off the Finnish hard/glam rock band’s upcoming third album, “Anorectic“, due in Europe on September 29.

BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, filmed a video for their track “One Single Breath” on July 2 at Nosturi in Helsinki. Check out pictures from the shoot at this location. BROTHER FIRETRIBE‘s debut album is called “False Metal“.For audio samples, check out www.myspace.com/brotherfiretribe.

According to Undercover News, Australian rock legends ROSE TATTOO have been announced as one of the inductees at the 2006 ARIA Hall Of Fame ceremony, which will take place on August 16. The ARIA Hall Of Fame event will be broadcast on VH1 in Australia on August 20.

30 high-quality photos of HATEBREED, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, DISTURBED and SYSTEM OF A DOWN, taken at the Phoenix stop of this year’s Ozzfest tour, on July 7 at Cricket Pavilion, have been posted online at this location.

KING’S X guitarist Ty Tabor has revealed the track listing for his new solo album, “Rock Garden“, due on September 12. Check out two songs from the upcoming CD — “Wading In” and “Play” — at this location.“Rock Garden” track listing:01. Ride (4:53)02. Stalker (4:47)03. I Know What I’m Missing (3:11)04. Afraid (3:39)05. Play (6:51)06. […]

Audioslave are currently streaming new single ‘Original Fire’ in various formats at www.audioslave.com. Click one of the following links to listen:Real Media QuicktimeWindows Media HighWindows Media LowThis comes from their third album, ‘Revelations’, which is due out in early September.

TIAMAT frontman Johan Edlund, who is currently residing in Thessaloniki, Greece with his girlfriend Joanna, posted the following message on his official MySpace profile earlier today (Tuesday, July 11):“Last night I was enjoying a few cocktails together with my girlfriend and a friend from Russia. When I walked home alone around three o’clock in the […]

The following message has been posted at PINK FLOYD guitarist DAVID GILMOUR‘s website:“With many apologies for a further delay, we have now settled on a final date for the reissued, remastered, CDs of David’s solo albums David Gilmour (containing Deafinitely) and About Face. The albums are released via EMI in Europe on August 14th and […]

Video footage of OZZY OSBOURNE performing on the second stage at the July 1 Ozzfest stop at the Shoreline Amphitheater in San Francisco, CA has been posted on YouTube.com. Check it out: “Mr. Crowley” (video) “Mama I’m Coming Home” (video) “Crazy Train” (video)