New York’s prog rockers Coheed and Cambria have revealed the tracklist for their fourth full-length studio album, “Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow”, due to be released on October 23 via Columbia. The follow-up to 2005’s “Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes […]

US alternative rock vets Violent Femmes bass player Brian Ritchie filed suit against frontman Gordon Gano last week, disputing songwriting credits and royalty payments. Ritchie’s suit also alleges misuse of jointly held songs, particularly “Blister in the Sun”, for a Wendy’s ad earlier this summer.

Foo Fighters are among the artists contributing cover songs to a massive compilation celebrating the 40th anniversary of UK’s BBC Radio 1. The set will feature a total of 40 songs, or one from each year of the station’s existence. Dave Grohl & Co., who are about to release their sixth album, “Echoes, Silence, Patience […]

Perry Farrell hooked up with 50 Cent and Kelly Rowland to shoot a video for a remix of “Only Love, Let’s Celebrate” in New York’s Times Square. The song comes off “Ultra Payloaded” – the debut album by former Jane’s Addiction frontman’s new band Satellite Party. Regarding the CD, which was released on May 29, […]

Austrian grind/death metal veterans Pungent Stench have announced they’re about to call it quits. According to frontman Martin Schirenc (Hollenthon, ex-Kreuzweg Ost), “all upcoming shows have been cancelled and there won’t be any further live activities in the future, at least not with the current line-up”…

Sofia-based hard rockers B.T.R. have announced they’ll perform a show together with “The Voice of Rock”В Glenn HughesВ (on the photo) onВ September 7В (Friday) in front of the Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Bulgaria’s capital. A day earlier the musicicans shall share the stage in Prishtina, Kosovo.

Former Murderdolls vocalist Wednesday 13 has announced he’s about to eneter studio to start recording his new solo album this week. The follow-up to 2006’s “Fang Bang” shall be entitled “Skeletons” and is going to contain 20 songs, a.o. “From Here to the Hearse”, “Dead Carolina”, “All American Massacre” and “Not Another Teenage Anthem”.

After “Eva”, on August 24 Finland’s sympho metal superstars Nightwish shall release a new single off their much anticipated upcoming studio album, “Dark Passion Play” (feat. new vocalist Anette Olzon), due at the end of September via Nuclear Blast. The track is called “Amaranth”, and its video can be watched below. As for the MCD […]

Ministry have set “Cover Up” as the title of their upcoming CD of cover versions. The album is going to include tracks like The Beatles‘ “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” (feat. Wayne Static of Static-X), Golden Earrings‘ “Radar Love” (feat. Robin Zander of Cheap Trick), The Rolling Stones‘ “Under My Thumb” (feat. Burton C. […]

Sweden’s black metal masters Dark Funeral shall release their first-ever DVD, entitled “Attera Orbis Terrarum – Part 1”, on October 15 via Regain Records. The two-disc set includes three complete professionally-filmed live shows recorded in The Netherlands and France in March 2006, and in Poland in March 2005, plus bonus videos and archive footage, including […]