A spokesperson for The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood has confirmed that the guitarist has entered rehab. He told the BBC NewsВ that Wood was “seeking help” in a rehab centre for alcohol-related issues. Ronnie previously entered rehab in 2002…

Southern California progressive instrumentalists Cosmosquad, featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (UFO, Glenn Hughes), bassist Christopher Maloney (Dweezil Zappa, Hardline), and drummer Shane Gaalaas (MSG, Glenn Hughes, B’z), will release their first-ever live DVD on July 22. Entitled “Lights… Camera… Squad!” (view cover in the left), the effort was recorded during the band’s October 18, 2007 performance […]

Metallica kicked off the second leg of its summer 2008 European tour last night, July 16, at the Bergenhus Castle in Bergen, Norway. The group’s setlist can be seen below – hopefully it will be (almost) the same next week, on July 25, when James, Kirk, Lars and Rob will play at the Vassil Levski […]

In an era of low-budget videos, R.E.M. are back with one full of special effects. The band makes good with its major-label budget for the video for “Man Sized Wreath“. It’s the third single (after “Supernatural Superserious” and “Hollow Man“) off this year’s album “Accelerate“. R.E.M. – “Man Sized Wreath“

The so-called “electro-grind/hardcore” act I Set My Friends on Fire have signed a deal with Epitaph Records. The Miami-based duo’s full-length debut for the label shall be entitled “You Can’t Spell Slaughter Without Laughter“, and is due out on October 7. Additional info on the weird project can be found at myspace.com/isetmyfriendsonfire, as well as […]

Chicago’s melodic (punk) rockers Rise Against shall deliver their new, fifth full-length album on October 7 via DGC/Geffen Records. The follow-up to “The Sufferer and the Witness” (2006) shall be entitled “Appeal for Reason“. Rise Against – “Prayer of the Refugee“

Bleeding Through have posted a new song, “Orange County Blonde and Blue“, for streaming on myspace.com/bleedingthrough. The track comes off the Orange County metalcore group’s new album, “Declaration“, which is due on September 30. Recorded in Vancouver, Canada with producer Devin Townsend of Strapping Young Lad, the CD is going to feature 11 tracks. Bleeding […]

A medley of five new songs by the Swedish metallers Falconer, taken from the group’s forthcoming album, is available for download as an MP3 audio file here. Entitled “Among Beggars and Thieves” (view cover in the left), the full-length CD was recorded at Andy La Rocque’s Sonic Train Studio and is due in August via […]

Nuclear Blast Records have signed the Tasmanian death metal band Psycroptic. The first fruit of this new cooperation shall surface this autumn in the form of the group’s fourth album, entitled “Ob(Servant)” (view cover in the left). The follow-up to 2006’s “Symbols of Failure” was mixed and mastered by former Machine Head and Soulfly guitarist […]

Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsay Buckingham is to release a solo album in mid-September. Entitled “Gift of Screws“, it will include guest appearances by his main band’s colleagues Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Lindsay Buckingham – “Big Love“