Vocalist Jeffrey Nothing (a.k.a. Jeffrey Hatrix) of the Ohio-based alternative metal band MUSHROOMHEAD was interviewed by Nic and Big J on the May 23 edition of “The Morning After” show, which airs on the Boise, Idaho radio station KQXR 100.3 The X Rocks. In a March 2010 interview with the “Iron City Rocks” podcast, Jeffrey […]

Early last year, Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor hinted at his possible involvement in a series of films called Tetsuo which had, at the time, its third installment, Tetsuo: The Bullet Man, in development. The director, Shinya Tsukamoto, had supposedly been interested in working with Trent ever since the first movie, Tetsuo: The Iron […]

‘Sanctuary’ is the title of the longa-waited new album of Sofia punk outfit Empty Face. The release party-concert is set to happen at ‘The Box’ club in Sofia on 12 JuneВ with two support acts -В  Everybody Hates ThisВ and Start Today. Three songs from the album andВ a short teaserВ are now available at EMPTY FACE’sВ MySpaceВ and the cover […]

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have cancelled their previously announced summer tour, which scheduled to launch in Germany on June 5 and be completed in Finland on July 3. The band’s guitarist, Bill Kelleher, was diagnosed with pancreatitis (a sudden inflammation of the pancreas which can have severe complications and high mortality despite treatment) and was […]

Slipknot bassist Paul Gray, 38, was found dead in an Iowa hotel room on Monday morning, according to Police. At press time, the band had not yet released a statement. CNN reports that “Gray’s body was found by staff members at the TownePlace Suites, said Sgt. Dave Disney of the Urbandale Police Department. “An autopsy, […]

Watch out politicians who want to jump musicians’ trains and jack their music for your campaign: You may end up in court. To wit: David Byrne filed a $1 million lawsuit against Florida Governor Charlie CristВ used a Talking Heads song , ‘Road to Nowhere,’ in campaign ads, according to Billboard. Although Crist — who is […]

Against all odds, Bret Michaels won The Celebrity Apprentice finale on Sunday night. Just days after returning to hospital with what was diagnosed as a warning stroke, the 47-year-old U.S. rocker appeared on the live last episode of Donald Trump’s reality TV show in New York. Michaels, noted for the years he spent fronting the […]

Former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade and Lizzy Borden guitarist Ira Black will record the Bon Scott-era classic ‘Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock & Roll)’ for Versailles Records’ forthcoming ‘Rock & Roll Train: A Millennium Tribute to AC/DC’. Alongside Slade, the tribute also includes current/former members of Guns N Roses, Megadeth, Yngwie […]

Foreigner have a new drummer, a replacement for Brian Tichy. He’s Jason Sutter, who’s spent the last three years touring with Chris Cornell. In addition to working with the Soundgarden man, Sutter has also played with American Hi Fi and Smashmouth.

One of the last known studio recordings by late vocalist Ronnie James Dio has been unearthed. Come inside to listen to it!Elektra was slated to appear on a follow-up to Dio’s Magica album, released in 2000. The track was reportedly recorded before Dio’s stomach cancer had been diagnosed. Magica was originally intended to be the […]