California’s pop punk rock superstars The Offspring have completed 13 songs for their new, as yet untitled studio album. The follow-up to “Splinter” (2003) is being produced by Bob Rock, best known for the work he’s done for Metallica, shall appear no later than the very beginning of 2008.

Yesterday, July 18, Metallica performed for the second time ever at the Luzhniki Sports Complex in Moscow as part of thier European tour Sick of the Studio ’07. The quartet’s first concert in the Russian capital took place in 1991 together with AC/DC and Pantera. The 62,000 fans that attended the 3-hour-long show yesterday were […]

The front cover of the biography of Judas Priest, “Defenders of the Faith: The Story of Judas Priest”, which we informed you a couple of weeks ago, has already been revealed. You can check it out below. The book, written by Neil Daniels and scheduled for publishing onВ September 14В via Omnibus Press, tells the story of […]

Pearl Aday, daughter of legendary Meat Loaf and fiancee of Anthrax’s Scott Ian (check both outВ on the photo in the left), has completeted the recordings for her new album. Among the most notable guests on it we should mention guitarist Ted Nugent, Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains and, of course, Scott Ian himself. Pearl […]

After an impressive show in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia together with Britain’s Placebo on June 18, 2007,В Ostava have focused completely on the work on their new, fourth full-length studio album. On Monday, July 23, Bulgaria’s indie rock stars shall start recording tracks for the follow-up to 2004’s “Mono” in Istanbul. Svilen, George & Co. shall work […]

The new band of former Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares, Divine Heresy, have brought in bassist Joe Payne (ex-Nile). The extreme metal quartet’s line-up is completed by vocalist Tommy Vext and drummer Tim Yeung (known for his work with Hate Eternal and Vital Remains). Divine Heresy’s debut album, “Bleed the Fifth”, shall emerge in August […]

A new song by Slayer, entitled “The Final Six”, has been posted online on the quartet’s official MySpace profile. The track comes off the re-release of the band’s 2006 album “Christ Illusion” (view new cover in the left). The CD, due to appear via Columbia Records on Monday, July 23, shall also contain an alternate […]

Sepultura intend to start writing songs for their next full-length album at the end of the year. A release for the CD is planned for the second half of 2008. A lot earlier, namely next month, on August 15, the Brazilian-American four-piece shall visit Bulgaria for the first time ever. Sepultura shall headline this year’s […]

Britain’s indie rock quartet Kasabian shall release a brand-new EP, entitled “Fast Fuse”, on September 3. Although the guys don’t plan to start working on their third full-length album until the winter, they’ve decided to issue some new songs as they were “desperate to get something out to the fans who have been supporting them […]

The electro-metal side-project of Rammstein’s guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe-Bernstein, Emigrate, has revealed how the front cover of its upcoming self-titled debut album shall look like. You can view it below. “Emigrate” is going to be released on August 31 via Motor Music.