Legendary rocker Ted Nugent is ready to unleash a new book he has written. Due on October 6, the edition, entitled “Ted, White & Blue: The Nugent Manifesto“, features 10 chapters on how to fix America… Here’s it’s front cover:

Slipknot have recently filmed a video for the track “Dead Memories” off their current album “All Hope Is Gone” with director P.R. Brown, known for his work with a.o. Motley Crue, Marilyn Manson and Chimaria. The clip is expected to begin airing shortly. Slipknot – “Psychosocial“

TheВ Paiste Drumset Competition 2008 is now on. To find out more, go to pro-technica.com/drumset/.

Download, Bloodstock Open Air and Hard Rock Hell are among Britain’s metal festivals which have been nominated for the “Best Toilets” Award in this year’s UK Festival Awards. The winners will be determined by public vote at festivalawards.com until October 20, and the ceremony will take place on October 30 at the IndigO2 in London.

According to Mad Tourbooking, New York’s hardcore legends Madball shall play live inВ Sofia, BulgariaВ onВ November 22… Madball – “Heavenhell“

Diary of Dreams shall attend a party at the Fans bar in Sofia on October 25, right after the end of the Gorgon Fest, which the band is scheduled to headline.

Alaskan metal heavyweights 36 Crazyfists have posted an entire show from their current tour online.The set was filmed at The Lost Horizon in Syracuse, New York, and can be viewed here: 36 Crazyfists live 2008

Kreator revealed the final tracklist for their upcoming full-length studio album, “Hordes of Chaos“, due out in Europe on January 19, 2009 via SPV. The song titles go like this: 01. Hordes of Chaos (A Necrologue for the Elite)02. Warcurse03. Escalation04. Amok Run05. Destroy What Destroys You06. Radical Resistance07. Absolute Misanthropy08. To the Afterborn09. Corpses […]

A brand-new Smiths collection, entitled “The Sound of The Smiths“, is to be released on November 10. With 45 remastered tracks across two discs, the effort spans the group’s career from 1983 to 1987, with classic singles such as “How Soon Is Now”, “Panic” and “Girlfriend in a Coma”, as well as b-sides and live […]

Paul McCartney and Killing Joke bass player Martin “Youth” Glover are ready to release the third album with their electro-oriented project The Fireman. Entitled “Electronic Arguments“, the follow-up to “Rushes” (1998) shall be released on November 17, featuring 13 tracks (all written by McCartney). The first one, called “Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight”, […]