Blur/Gorillaz principal Damon Albarn has formed yet another band, the Good the Bad and the Queen. He is flanked by former Clash bassist Paul Simonon, former Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen in the group, which will release its Danger Mouse-produced debut album next year via Parlophone in the United Kingdom. […]

LINKIN PARK performed a brand new song, tentatively dubbed “Qwerty“, during its appearances at this past weekend’s Summer Sonic festivals in Japan. Listen to the audio of the song at YouTube.com.

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site:“The songwriting for the new album is progressing nicely. 10-11 songs have now been demoed, and we’re busy doing the final adjustments and modifications before it’s time to depart for the long awaited Japan/Korea/Australia tour.“A bootleg clip of ‘The Wonders […]

Four video clips of MOONSPELL performing at the Largo do Centenario in Valongo (near Porto), Portugal on August 11, 2006 have been posted online at AgeOfDawn.com. The four songs featured on the page are as follows: “Alma Mater“, “Full Moon Madness“, “Nocturna” and “At the Image of Pain“. Several photos taken at the same concert […]

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER entered Principal Studios in MГјnster last Monday (August 14) to begin recording their new album, “Liberty or Death“, tentatively due on January 12, 2007 via Locomotive Records. Check out a studio diary at the band’s official web site, www.grave-digger.de.On September 29, 2006, Locomotive Records will release a new GRAVE DIGGER […]

SLAYER‘s “Christ Illusion” sold more than 62,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States to debut at position No. 5 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is the highest position ever on the chart for SLAYER, who previously reached No. 8 with their 1994 release “Divine Intervention” after moving 93,000 copies […]

Candlelight Records continues its ongoing collector’s series this fall with stateside release of new and classic albums from 1349, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CARPATHIAN FOREST, NIGHTWISH, ZYKLON, GORGOROTH and more.Available September 19 the picture disc limited-edition (500 copies) pressing of “Beyond the Apocalypse” from 1349 finds its stateside vinyl debut during the band’s first tour of […]

SUPERNOVA — the new all-star band featuring ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, MГ–TLEY CRГњE drummer Tommy Lee and former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke — will release it self-titled debut album on November 21. The CD, which is being produced by Butch Walker (AVRIL LAVIGNE, BOWLING FOR SOUP, PINK), can currently be pre-ordered through the […]

PEEPING TOM — the new project of Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, MR. BUNGLE, TOMAHAWK, FANTOMAS) — will open for THE WHO on seven East Coast dates in early September. PEEPING TOM‘s self-titled debut album was released on May 30 via the Ipecac label. The CD features Patton alongside a slew of collaborators, such as […]

A host of bands are set to have their Peel Sessions released in new compilations this autumn.Pulp, Gene, The House Of Love plus Siouxsie And The Banshees will all feature on the records which will be out in October.Pulp’s double album will feature the previously unreleased track ‘I Need You’ plus sleeve noted fron front […]