Legendary Danish metal master King Diamond joined Metallica on stage during the band’s headlining appearance at the at the one-day Ozzfest on August 9 in Dallas to perform a medley of Mercyful Fate classics. The 11-minute performace can be viewed in very good quality here: Metallica & King Diamond medley (live 2008) Meanwhile it was […]

Long-running Seattle metallers Metal Church have posted several audio samples from their new album, “This Present Wasteland“, on myspace.com/metalchurch. The CD (view cover in the left) will contain 13 tracks and is scheduled for release in Europe on September 26 via SPV. Metal Church – “Watch the Children Pray“

Current touring drummer with The Who and former Oasis member Zak Starkey, best known as son of Ringo Starr, has launched his new band Penguins. The group features also Zak’s girlfriend Sharna Liguz (vocals) and daughter Tatia (bass; also in Belakiss). The outfit plans to start working on its debut studio album quite soon…

Jesu, The Dandy Warhols, Bat for Lashes and Gangi are among the 32 artists have covered songs by The Cure for a new double disc tribute album, entitled “Perfect As Cats: A Tribute to The Cure“. The CD is due out on October 28 via the Los Angeles-based indie label Manimal, and will benefit the […]

Duran Duran‘s global smash hit second album “Rio” (1982) is to be revisited as part of a new Classic Albums DVD series. The band has specially re-recorded the album’s key tracks “Save a Prayer”, “The Chauffeur”, “New Religion”, “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Rio” live. Besides, “Classic Albums: Rio”, due out via Eagle Rock Entertainment […]

Crematory, The Revenge ProjectВ and HyperboreaВ shall play live at the 3,000-capacity Hristo Botev Sports Hall inВ Sofia, BulgariaВ on September 27, 2008. Tickets go on sale this Friday via Eventim.bg at a price of 19 leva / 10 Euro. Crematory – “Tears of Time” (live)

U2 will release their first ever concert video, “Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky“, on DVD. The show was recorded at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on June 5, 1983, and will feature five previously unreleased songs, plus a a director’s commentary. Besides, the band shall reissue its live album “Live: […]

Kaiser Chiefs have decided to entitle their forthcoming third studio album “Off with Their Heads“. The 11-track follow-up to “Yours Truly Angry Mob” (2007) has been co-produced by Mark Ronson and Eliot James and features a host of guest singers and muscians, a.o. string arrangements by famous James Bond film theme composer David Arnold (in […]

Oasis will release their new single, “The Shock of the Lightning“, on September 29. The effort will be backed by a Chemical Brothers remix of another new song, “Falling Down“, as a B-side. Both tracks come off Oasis’ forthcoming studio album, “Dig Out Your Soul“, which will be released on October 6. Oasis – “Don’t […]

Sepultura are to title their new conceptВ album “A-Lex”. A concept record based on the Kubrick film “A Clockwork Orange”. It’s due out through SPV in November.