There will be no solo album from Nightwish singer Anette Olzon. Although she did plan to do one while the band took a break, these have now been scrapped, as she wants to spend more time with her family.

Veteran rockers THE CULT have finished recording four new songs at a Los Angeles-area studio with producer Chris Goss (MASTERS OF REALITY, KYUSS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) for a brand new EP, to be released this summer. More details will be revealed soon.THE CULT in 2008 parted ways with Roadrunner Records, the label that […]

While we are searching for the Hottest New Bulgarian Rock band, DOWN vocalist Philip H. Anselmo has issued the following update: “Unbelievable! These kids are great! DAMN… how flattering! If they keep at it (learning from the best), they’ll be getting a call from me to jam in a couple of years!”. The video below […]

Kasabian’s performance at Wednesday night’s NME Awards was thrown into jeopardy when the band’s drummer broke his hand. The rockers were preparing for their slot at the annual London event when Ian Matthews fell and injured his arm. Matthews was tended to by doctors, who discovered the star had broken his hand – so the […]

Mike PattonВ had the great idea to whip his johnson out in front of a camera during Faith No More’s set at the Soundwave Festival in Brisbane, Australia on Saturday (Feb. 20), but since it’s Patton we’re talking about he probably didn’t need prompting. History has shown nobody’s really prompted Patton to swallow a shoelace on […]

‘Labyrinth of Present’ has eight tracks, with two of them with some assitance from Vesselin Mitev (Isihia). This is the second album by SMALLMAN and it was recorded in Studio 42В in PlovdivВ from December 2009В to FebruaryВ 2010. The album will be presented live to the fans on the consecutive gigsВ – in Sofia on March 14В at ‘The Box’ andВ  […]

Few things are as fun as a Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers concert. Which means lots of people will have lots of fun this summer.В  Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have announced a 38-date tour, set to kick off May 6 in Raleigh, NC. And there’s more: Before the trek, the Gainesville, FL, rocker and […]

Hot on the heels of a busy and productive 2009, Bay Area thrash legends Death Angel have been holed up in their Oakland, California studio for the past few months writing songs for their next Nuclear Blast release, tentatively scheduled to drop in September. The band heads into Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida in […]

Relapse Records has announced they’ve signed a new band consisting of established musicians called The High Confessions. According to a press release, the band consists of Chris Connelly (Ministry, Killing Joke, Revolting Cocks), Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, acclaimed recording engineer Jeremy Lemos (Smog, Stereolab) and Sanford Parker (Minsk, Buried At Sea). The High Confessions […]

Two weeks after they were Tangra Mega Rock radio’s ‘Band of the Week’, the rather brilliant Stranglers have announced that they’ll be playing the main stage at the Spirit of Burgas festival this Summer. If you don’t believe us, go to their official website and take a look there, wally. “The Stranglers are confirmed for […]