Former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has announced via Twitter that he is working on a new project with SYMPHONY X vocalist Russell Allen. Portnoy’s Tweet reads as follows: “VERY excited about a new project I’m working on w one my fav singers in the world: my bro Sir Russell Allen…wait til you hear this […]

Congratulations to Epica keyboard player Coen Janssen. His wife Linda has just given birth to a daughter, named Cato Dianne. EPICA will play in SofiaВ on 26 March at the Jubileyna Hall.В 

They haven’t even stuck a fork in The Black Crowes and Chris Robinson has moved on. While the Crowes still have a series of European dates to play in July before embarking on their indefinite hiatus, frontman Chris Robinson has already booked the first tour for his new project. Pollstar reports the Chris Robinson Brotherhood […]

This morning the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that the original drummer for Prince & The Revolution, Bobby Z, is in critical condition after suffering a heart attack. The newspaper reported that the 55-year-old drummer (whose real name is Robert B. Rivkin) had three blocked arteries, two of which have so far been cleared. After Prince […]

QUEENSRЕёCHE singer Geoff Tate stars in the psychological thriller “The Burningmoore Incident”. The film focuses on the murderous rampage that took place in March 2010 in Bayside, Queens, as the construction team of Cole Contracting was being video taped by multiple cameras on the first day of what was to be a home makeover reality […]

РђРєРѕ според вас СЃРµ вписвате РІ определението ‘Най-РґРѕР±СЂР° любителска СЂРѕРє РіСЂСѓРїР°’ - побързайте, защото СЃСЂРѕРєСЉС‚ изтича в понеделник – 7 февруари. След големия успех РЅР° първото издание през 2008 (тогава спечелен РѕС‚ MENTAL ARCHITECTS),  сега РљРѕРЅРєСѓСЂСЃСЉС‚ РЅР° Jack Daniel’sВ  Р·Р° начинаещи РіСЂСѓРїРё Р·Р° втори РїСЉС‚ “СЃСЉР±РёСЂР° най-страстните фенове РЅР° СЂРѕРє музиката РІ яростна надпревара Р·Р° титлата “Най-РґРѕР±СЂР° любителска […]

Swedish progressive rock band WOLVERINE is set to release a brand new studio album. ‘Communication Lost’ was recorded at various locations in Sweden between february and august 2010. It was mixed by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios (Denmark) in july/august 2010 and mastered by Eroc at Eroc’s Mastering Ranch (Germany) in December 2010/January 2011. ‘Communication […]

SIX FEET UNDER vocalist Chris Barnes has revealed exclusively to BraveWords.com that Kevin Talley (DYING FETUS, MISERY INDEX, DAATH) has been chosen as the band’s new drummer. A mere day after the departure of drummer Greg Gall and bassist Terry Butler – who has joined OBITUARY – Barnes details what he describes as “interesting circumstances” […]

Despite indications that 2011 would bring a long-awaited 7th album from The White Stripes,В yesterday Jack & Meg White announced that the band has “officially ended and will make no further new recordings or perform live.” The statement above was just posted to both The White Stripes’ official site as well as the Third Man Records […]

This Monday’s Bulgarian national TV’s website published a list of Bulgarian contenders for the comedy gold “Eurovision” contest. These are the clowns who will be jostling to get into the 2011 edition. One of the country’s most successful bands – Wickeda, may get a shock when they see the way their name has been incorrectly […]