Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are to release their entire album back catalogue digitally re-mastered and remixed in 5.1 surround sound. The first four albums – “From Her to Eternity“, “The First Born Is Dead“, “Kicking Against the Pricks” and “Your Funeral, My Trial” – are set to surface at the end of the […]

The former lead singer for the 90’s Denver, Colorado-based metal band Angellic Rage, Paul Stitt a.k.a. Paul Vee, was murdered in Las Vegas during a liquor store robbery on Tuesday night. The police are trying to find his killers by looking at a surveillance video. Angellic Rage gained a cult following in their hometown during […]

Tennessee’s The Showdown will release their third full-length album on August 19 via Solid State Records. The CD (view cover in the left) will be entitled “Back Breaker“, and a track from it, “Achilles – The Backbreaker“, is available for streaming on myspace.com/theshowdown.

At the end of this news you may watch Buckcherry‘s video for their new song “Too Drunk…” (nothing to do with Dead Kennedys’ “Too Drunk to Fuck”). As for the band’s news full-length studio album, “Black Butterfly“, it will be released on September 23. Buckcherry – “Too Drunk…“

Professionally filmed footage of Judas Priest‘s June 27, 2008 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium can be viewed below. As for a live report of the entire festival, you can find it here. Judas Priest – “Eat Me Alive” (live 2008) Judas Priest – “Metal Gods” (live 2008)

On Saturday, july 12, right after the end of Ministry‘s first and last ever concert inВ Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital shall host two Ministry After Parties. The first one shall take place at the 8th Ball ClubВ (feat. Dr. Terror), and the other one – at the Colors ClubВ (feat. DJs GothprinceВ and Magistus). Additional details can be found in […]

Bulgarian avantgardists Bluba Lu shall release their new album in September 2008. The follow-up to “World Melancholy” (2007) is going to be entitled “Groove Euroope“. Bluba Lu – “Free Me” (live)

Metal Hammer reporter Joel McIver received an unexpected phonecall in the evening of July 8 from Morbid Angel frontman David Vincent: “I was arrested in Italy today and charged with a weapons offense!” The singer went on to explain that the veteran death metal outfit had arrived at Milan airport that morning for a flight […]

Scars on Broadway – the current project by System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan – has posted the song “Chemicals” for streaming on myspace.com/scarsonbroadway. The track comes off the group’s self-titled debut album (view cover in the left), due out on July 29 via Interscope Records. Scars on Broadway – […]

U.S. hard rockers Tesla are going to release a new concert DVD on July 15 via their own label Tesla Electric Company Recordings. Entitled “Comin’ Atcha Live! 2008” (view cover in the left), the disc features “over two hours of live music, over an hour of special behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen material, including footage of […]