Musician Robert Wayne Birch, who had recorded and toured with Elton John extensively since the early 1990s, has been found dead in Los Angeles. The bass player and saxophonist died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head, officials said. LA County Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter said Birch’s body was found in […]

According to the August 30th issue of Rolling Stone (via Blabbermouth.net), SOUNDGARDEN will release their as-yet untitled new album on November 13th, their first studio release since 1996′s Down on the Upside. Blabbermouth reports that the print issue of Rolling Stone features an interview with guitarist Kim Thayil who says the new album “re-establishes that we […]

SVETLYO & THE LEGENDS is set to play a LIVE TRIBUTE to two Bulgarian seminal punk bands – HYPODILE (frontman Svetlyo Vitkov’s former band) and HOLERA. The show will happen on 5 September at Sofia’s open air club Pork Pie. Doctors Gogo Band will be the support act and will hit the stage at 8 pm. Doors open at […]

Savannah, GA-based quartet BARONESS were involved in a serious bus accident yesterday (August 15th) near Bath, England. The band members and crew are recovering at local hospitals. According to the BBC News, two people on a tour bus used by the US band Baroness were badly injured when the vehicle they were in fell 30ft (10m) […]

The Killing Joke frontman has been missing for a while. But it now turns out he’s been living in the Western Sahara, finishing his new project ‘The Nirvana Symphonic’, which is expected to become a TV series and a concert in Seattle. Coleman also denies he made any derogatory remarks on his Facebook page about […]

SLASH would love the chance to appear on kids’ TV show Sesame Street – but he’s not sure he’s a good enough role model to be invited. The former Guns n’Roses guitarist, who’s just started work on writing material for his third solo album, would relish the chance to work with muppets on the award-winning […]

WARTIME has unveiled the cover artwork for its brand new studio.   It’s called ‘Solar Messiah’ and is set to be released by the end of this year. The Sofia metallers are still in the studio adding the final touches to the recording process. The album will feature 10 new tracks – more details to be expected […]

QUEENSRYCHE which is engaged in a lawsuit with former singer Geoff Tate and former manager Susan Tate, has launched a new Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/QueensrycheOfficial), and will officially launch a new band website (www.QueensrycheOfficial.com) today, August 14. The group has also launched a new Twitter feed, but has since switched back to its original Twitter account. […]

Scott Stapp is a singer known for living six feet from the edge: throughout his career with Creed, the frontman experienced public battles with drugs, alcohol and suicide. This fall, Stapp will tell all with his memoir ‘Sinner’s Creed,’ due out on Oct. 2. The book, co-authored by Rolling Stone’s David Ritz (who has penned […]

Pictured below is the artwork for STONE SOUR‘s new album. House Of Gold & Bones Part 1 is scheduled for release October 23rd via Roadrunner Records. Part 2 is expected in May 2013. As previously reported, Rachel Bolan of SKID ROW played bass on House Of Gold & Bones. David Bottrill (TOOL, MUSE, STAIND) served as […]