French retailer Fnac has posted what appears to be the cover artwork for “Evermore Darkly…”, the new mini-album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH. Due on October 10 via Peaceville Records, the follow-up to last year’s triumphant “Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa” album will arrive as a CD/DVD package including new tracks and rarities, with […]

Sir Elton John is planning a concert to celebrate the 2012 Olympic Games in London.В  The Grammy Award winning megastar reportedly hopes to hold the concert in the capital during the Games next summer and it is rumored that he wants the band Muse to share the bill. “He’s been a huge fan of Matt […]

Official press release: Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir would like to inform their worldwide fan base that they are NOT participating in ANY upcoming show with Six Feet Under promoted as the “Metallennium Tour.” It is unsure who is responsible for promoting these shows online. The band cautions against ANY fan purchasing tickets. […]

Alice Cooper says that his new song, ‘I’ll Bite Your Face Off,’ was inspired by the early work of The Rolling Stones. The song is the first single from the forthcoming Welcome 2 My Nightmare album. “This is my tip-of-the-hat to early Rolling Stones. This song was begging to be in the live show. We’ve […]

Bulgarian prog rockers FSB are postponing the concert in Burgas for undefined future. The show, featuring the local Philharmonic orchetsra was set to happen at the Summer Open Air theater on 9 September, but due to logistic problems is now cancelled. Ticket holders will be refund at the Ticket Plus offices with more information at […]

The music and legacy of ZZ Top has been part of the world’s musical landscape for over 40 years. On October 11, “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” is being honored with ‘A Tribute From Friends,’ a high-profile salute from fellow rockers, including Nickelback, Steven Tyler, Wolfmother, Daughtry, Filter and more. The album features 11 […]

I hope some marketing students are paying attention to the work of Dream Theater and their team in the past month…there’s lots to learn. The prog rockers have regularly been releasing short previews of songs from their upcoming album, “A Dramatic Turn Of Events,” due September 13. In terms of promotion and marketing, it’s a […]

Cornershop have posted the video for their new single ‘Don’t Shake It (Let It Free)’ online – scroll down and click to watch. The band worked on the video for the track with the non-profit organisation Free Tibet, which campaigns to bring an end to the country’s occupation by China and fights for rights on […]

One of music’s all-time greats, and a recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall-of Fame, Tom Waits will soon return with his first new studio album in seven years. According to iTunes, Waits’ new LP, Bad As Me, will see release on October 25th via ANTI- Records. Amongst the 13 songs is the album’s […]

Drum-cam footage of Mike Terrana’s performance with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen at this year’s edition of the Summer Breeze festival in DinkelsbГјhl, Germany can be seen below. Turunen was presented with a gold plaque at Summer Breeze for sales in excess of 120,000 copies in Germany alone of her debut solo album, ‘My Winter […]