The weekly metal show Fracture on MM TV shall return on air on September 7, 2008. The first issue shall feature tons of exclusive footage by a.o. Cradle of Filth, The Sisters of Mercy, Exodus, 3 Inches of BloodВ and Overkill, among others.

Lee Dorrian’s record label Rise Above Records shall celebrate its 20th anniversary with a show at ULU in London on December 13, 2008. Headliners for the event shall be Grand Magus and Electric Wizard. Other bands to appear include Taint, Gentleman’s Pistols, Litmus, SerpenCult, Moss and Diagonal. Tickets are on sale now via ticketweb.co.uk at […]

In the wake of the birth of German thrash metal veterans Destruction’s tenth full-length studio album, “D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.“, the trio’s frontman and mastermind Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer revealed everything we need to know about this special project. The entire interview is available HERE, and the album’s acrostic tracklist looks like this: 01. “D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.”02. “Elevator to Hell”03. “Vicious […]

The White Stripes frontman Jack White composed the theme song for the upcoming James Bond movie, “Quantum of Solace“, due to be premiered on on October 31, 2008 in the UK (and a week later in the USA). The track, entitled “Another Way to Die“, was recorded by Jack and Alicia Keys, thus marking the […]

Drummer Jason Bonham has revealed that he’ll be leaving Foreigner at the end of this month. Besides, the son of the late John Bonham has mentioned, “I’ve been over to England a couple of times. I’ve been working with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones and trying to just do some new material and some […]

Guitarist Jimmy Page played an updated version of Led Zeppelin’s classic “Whole Lotta Love” alongside Leona Lewis, winner of the UK reality TV show “The X Factor”, at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing yesterday, August 24. The two Brits appeared at the stadium to mark the fact that London will […]

Italian metal masters Lacuna Coil will release a brand-new DVD via Century Media in November. It shall be entitled “Visual Karma (Body, Mind and Soul)“, and is going to surface in two versions – a double disc and a limited edition four-disc package. Lacuna Coil – “Heaven’s a Lie“

Killswitch Engage are to start recording their next full-length studio album in October. So far it’s only known that the follow-up to “As Daylight Dies” (2006) shall be released sometime next year. Killswitch Engage – “Holy Diver“

Producer Jerry Finn has died last week after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He worked with Bad Religion, Rancid, Green Day, AFI, Blink 182, The Offspring, Alkaline Trio, Sum 41 and Morrissey, among others. Finn was 39 years old. Rest in peace.

Remaining Stratovarius members Timo Kotipelto (vocals), Jens Johansson (keyboards), Lauri Porra (bass) and JГ¶rg Michael (drums) have officially recruited Finnish guitarist Matias Kupiainen (on the photo) to replace the group’s founding member and main songwriter Timo Tolkki. The metal (soap) opera goes on…