Newly reunited Soundgarden will play its first show since 1997 on Friday (April 16) at the Showbox at the Market in its Seattle hometown, Billboard.com has learned. It is unknown if the event is private or will be open to the public. Vocalist Chris Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron […]

Pavement have announced details of a special ‘end of reunion tour’ show. Taking place on September 30, currently the group’s last scheduled gig, the band will play at the Hollywood Bowl in California alongside Sonic Youth and No Age. The group, who are appearing at this weekend’s Coachella Festival, are set to begin the UK […]

The band is working on a new album that they’re describing as “guitar-heavy.” Guitarist Ed Mundell recently told Metal Injection the album, which doesn’t yet have a title, should be out sometime this summer. “[It will have] 15 tracks and Dave [Wyndorf, vocals/guitars] is doing the vocals right now,” he said. “He couldn’t make it […]

Original Pretty Boy Floyd bassist Vinnie Chas has passed away. Apparently, this happened over East weekend, but his family don’t want the cause to be put into the public domain. We send condolences to his family.

The band website was udpated late Thursday night with the following: “It is with great sadness that we inform you that Type O Negative front man, bassist, and our band mate, Peter Steele passed away last night of what appears to be heart failure. Ironically Peter had been enjoying a long period of sobriety and […]

As previously reported, the rap group signed a deal with fan investment site Sellaband to raise the money and while initial investment was good, they raised just over $70,000 by the end of 2009. Meanwhile, Sellaband filed for bankruptcy back in February. The company changed hands to owners based in Germany and this left the […]

TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele is rumored to have died of heart failure earlier today (Wednesday, April 14). Mistress Juliya of Fuse TV wrote on her Twitter page earlier tonight that she spoke to TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey just before midnight New York time, and that Kenny confirmed that the rumors were […]

OurВ Jack Daniel’sВ band в„– 1В this week already announced that will retire after the World tourВ in support of their current album ‘Sting In The Tail’. Of course, this tour will probably last for at least three years but Bulgarian promoting company Art BgВ confirmed at a special press conference today that tha last SCORPIONS concert in Bulgaria EVER […]

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The veteran industrial act drops its ‘Improvised Electronic Device’ through Metropolis Records June 22. Before that, the act teases fans with a single for ‘Shifting Through the Lens,’ which is backed by ‘Angriff’ and ‘Endless Void.’ The single arrives in stores June 8.В  The new full length Front Line Assembly Album cover, by Dave Mckean […]