Don Decker, the singer/songwriter of Minneapolis based metal veterans Anal Blast, passed away at 2:17 Sunday morning (October 11th.) He was only forty one years old. Details of his passing are expected to be revealed shortly. Anal Blast was founded in 1994 and recorded two studio albums: 1998’s, ‘Vaginal Vempire’ and 2004’s ‘Battered Bleeding Bitch’ […]

Bill Steer of CARCASS has posted on the MySpace of his side project FIREBIRD the following message: “It is with sadness that we announce the departure of Smok Smoczkiewicz from Firebird. This split has come quite unexpectedly, and is due to personal reasons. “We would like to wish him the very best in all his […]

‘Voice of the Wilderness’ will be officially released on October 20В through Inferno records. The label is based on the small town of Clemront De L’Oise in Picardie, Northern France and signed RAMPART last April: “We’re really proud to announce the new band signed to INFERNO Records ! This time, the band comes from Bulgaria and […]

Evanescence vocalist Amy Lee took to the band’s Myspace this week to update fans on the band’s new album and answer fan questions. Here is what she had to say: I’ve been sitting here reading through so many of these questions and comments… trying to find one I haven’t answered and want to… I guess […]

Mudvayne are back with a self-titled release that will hit stores on December 22, 2009. One could say that this new album is the hardest, but yet most melodic record, Mudvayne has ever created. Alongside the blistering new tunes. Mudvayne have outdone themselves once again with the mind-blowing packaging for the new album. The new […]

The Liverpool fanВ whose attempted murder convictionВ in Bulgaria was freed following a High Court ruling. Michael Shields, 22,В was serving ten years for the attack onВ barman Martin Georgiev (pictured leftВ below)В in Varna, Bulgaria, in 2005, a few days after Liverpool FC’s European Cup Final victory in Istanbul, Turkey. The Michael Shields caseВ is the main thing on Tangra Mega […]

Prog history was made last night when seven members of the early incarnations of the legendary King Crimson reunited, albeit in a non-performing capacity, at Air Studios in North London for a playback of the band’s recently re-issued ‘In The Court Of The Crimson King’, ‘Lizard’ and ‘Red’ albums in 5.1 surround sound. Robert Fripp, […]

BANG TANGO and D’MOLLS will team up for a string of dates this November as part of the Made, Laid And Paid In America 2009 – 2010 20th Anniversay Tour. Bang Tango’s line-up will consist of founding memebr Joe Leste (vocals), Alex Grossi (lead guitar), Lance Eric (bass), Anthony Focx (guitar), and Trent Anderson (drums).The […]

Machine Head have recorded a cover of Pantera’s ‘Fucking Hostile’. This is for use on a future B-side.

This week, while enjoyingВ PEARL JAMВ asВ ourВ Jack Daniel’sВ band в„–1, we got the time to put here on this websiteВ the album reviewВ for ‘Backspacer’ by Ivaylo Alexandrov. “Recently with a friend of mine we’ve talked about how serene, sunny, light and vivid the new album of Pearl Jam is. Both sedate and energetic rock, as one could expect from […]