Atlanta, Georgia-based metal bulldozers Organ have tapped Warren Riker (a.o. Down, Crowbar, Cynic) to produce their new album for an early 2009 release. The follow-up to “Volume of Hate” (2005) is being recorded at PigPen Studio in Athens, Georgia. To hear what Organ sound like, visit myspace.com/organband.

Sepultura have offered a “X-mas gift for you guys” – a free download of the band’s “Coquinho” bossa nova, especially composed for Volkswagen’s TV that we informed you a while ago. The ad can be see below, and “Coquinho” can be downloaded HERE.

Bon Jovi, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am have been forced to pull out of Live Earth India following the recent attacks in Mumbai. The charity concert was scheduled to take place on December 7. Organisers have released a statement saying they are “shocked and saddened by the tragic events of […]

Al Jourgensen’s 13th Planet Records is preparing a remix CD as a follow-up to Prong;s latest studio album, “Power of the Damager”. The effort is due out by the end of the winter…

Arkaea – the new band featuring Fear Factory members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) alongside Threat Signal vocalist Jon Howard and bassist Pat Kavanaugh, will make its live debut on January 15, 2009 at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, California, together with God Forbid. Some two months later, on March […]

Swiss industrial metallers Samael have decided to call their new album “Above”. Here’s what the band had to say about the record: “We feel now it is the right time to remind the people where we come from and that’s exactly what “Above” will do. It is like an enhanced version of our three or […]

Below you can see the video for “Invaders Must Die” – the title track off The Prodigy‘s upcoming new full-length studio album. Enjoy: The Prodigy – “Invaders Must Die“

Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg shall play live at Sofia, Bulgaria’s Blue Box Club next Tuesday, December 2. To celebrate the event, we managed to invite Marky Ramone himself to visit Tangra Mega Rock’s studio for an interview live on air! Stay tuned for details…

Bulgarian epic metallers Vrani Volosa shall release their second album in the very beginning of 2009. The effort (working title: “II“) was recorded at Set Nitro Studio.

Classic Rock reports that Robert PlantВ and Alison Krauss shall enter studio in January 2009 to record the follow-up to “Raising Sand”. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – “Black Dog” (live)