NEWS

16 May 2009

Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes have recruited Mark Tornillo, former lead singer of the New York/New Jersey metal band TT QUICK, to front the new version of ACCEPT. Tour dates are currently being booked and a new studio album is on the way. ACCEPT 2009 is: Wolf Hoffmann: GuitarPeter Baltes: BassHerman Frank: GuitarMark […]

15 May 2009

Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was the victim of a violent robbery outside Southern Tracks Recording studios in Atlanta, where the band is recording their ninth studio album with producer Brendan O’Brien. According to a police report, Ament and a band employee pulled up to the rear of the studio on the afternoon of April […]

15 May 2009

As the release of Manic Street Preachers’ Journal for Plague Lovers quickly approaches, four major UK supermarkets are censoring the album cover after deeming it too offensive for customers. The record features a 2005 painting by artist Jenny Saville called Stare (pictured above), which depicts a young boy with a red birthmark on one side […]

15 May 2009

The ’80s pop sensations, best known for their 1983 U.K. number one hit “Too Shy,” are back in their original lineup for a jaunt set to kick off in September. Mullet-haired frontman Limahl, real name Christopher Hamill, said it had “taken 25 years [for the band] to grow up,” reports BBC News. Before the tour […]

15 May 2009

Guns N’ Roses mainmanВ is listed as a producer for the upcoming movie ‘Almost Home’. Rose is most likely funding the production and taking a Producer credit for his check. The movie is based on the book follows seven homeless teens from the streets of Los Angeles who form their own dysfunctional family.

14 May 2009

Sofia hardcore leaders LAST HOPE will play a live gig for the first time in 7 months at the tonight’s charity fundraiser ‘Save Emo’. The show willВ kick of at 10 pm at the Backstage club in Sofia with two more bands on the bill- Brothers in BloodВ and B.F.D.M. Tickets are priced 12 BGN (6 Euro) […]

14 May 2009

Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was the victim of a violent robbery outside Southern Tracks Recording studios in Atlanta, where the band is recording their ninth studio album with producer Brendan O’Brien. According to a police report, Ament and a band employee pulled up to the rear of the studio on the afternoon of April […]

14 May 2009

Ozzy Osbourne met 9-year old guitar prodigy YUTO MIYAZAWA on the Ellen Degeneres show, where Miyazawa played Ozzy’s “Crazy Train.” You can watch a video clip below.

14 May 2009

Depeche Mode lead singer David Gahan is not well enough to perform in Athens on Wednesday, concert organizers said, a day after he was rushed to hospital moments before he was to appear on stage. Turkish organizers also canceled the band’s Thursday night concert in Istanbul. Tuesday night’s concert north of the Greek capital was […]

14 May 2009

Depeche Mode have been forced to cancel a further four shows on their Sounds of the Universe tour due to further complications from singer Dave Gahan’s severe bout of gastroenteritis. Dave is currently undergoing further tests. Depeche Mode apologise to all their fans for this inconvenience and wish Dave a speedy recovery. Further information will […]