The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary in the spring of 2009 with a star-studded line-up. The event will be held the weekends of April 24-26 and April 30-May 3 at Fair Grounds Race Course. During these days following artists are confirmed to appear: Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, […]

A brand-new interview with Kreator‘s frontman, founder and mastermind Mille Petrozza is available HERE.

Gothic metal icons Paradise Lost are currently preparing for the recordings for their highly anticipated follow-up to 2007’s “In Requiem”. The band will enter Fascination Street Studios in Г–rebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren in February. According to vocalist Nick Holmes, “the as yet untitled album will feature around 10 tracks, among the titles are […]

Legendary composer, producer and piano playerВ George DukeВ shall play live at Sofia, Bulgaria’s National Palace of Culture on May 17, 2009. Tickets go on sale tomorrow via TicketPro.bg.

Iron Maiden shall play live in belgrade, Serbia on February 10, 2009. Get tickets via Eventim.bg.

Swedish heavy metal warriors Lion’s Share will film a video for the song “Judas Must Die” in Stockholm, Sweden. The track comes off the band’s sixth album, “Dark Hours”, scheduled for release in March, 2009 via Blistering Records. The CD was mixed and mastered at Fascination Street in Г–rebro, Sweden by Jens Bogren (a.o. Opeth, […]

Chris Cornell (ex-Soundgarden, Audioslave) uploaded the video for the title track of his upcoming third solo album, “Scream”, on the Internet. The CD is due in early 2009, and the video looks like this: Chris Cornell – “Scream“

Current Rob Zombie and former Marilyn Manson guitarist John 5 has posted the song “Dorsia” from his upcoming remix CD, “Remixploitation”, on myspace.com/john5official. The CD (view cover in the left) is due out in early 2009. John 5 – “Feisty Cadavers“

Reactivated Danish thrashers Artillery announced they’ll enter Medley studio (D-A-D) on March 2, 2009 with producer SГёren Andersen to begin recording their new album for a tentative late 2009 release. Artillery – “Terror Squad” (live)

German metalcore act Caliban has set “Say Hello to Tragedy” as the title of its seventh album. The follow-up to “The Awakening” (2007) is tentatively due in March/April 2009 via an as-yet-undisclosed label. Caliban – “The Beloved and the Hatred“