Long-running hard rockers Whitesnake have revealed the name of the drummer who’ll replace Tommy Aldridge on the skins. The new addition to David Coverdale’s band is Chris Frazier (on the photo), known for his work with Steve Vai, Doug Aldridge, Tribe After Tribe, Doro and many more. Whitesnake are currently working on their new studio […]

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has been named the “beard of the year” by the Beard Liberation Front. The singer has granted the 2007 award by the informal network of British beard wearers, beating Liverpool FC manager Rafael Benitez into second place, while Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson shared third place with last year’s winner, […]

Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene HГјtz stars in the upcoming short film “Filth and Wisdom”, which was directed by Madonna. Described as a “comedy drama musical romance”, the movie features Gogol Bordello themselves, too. The gypsy punk rockers have also contributed 3 songs to the film’s soundtrack. “Filth and Wisdom” is to be screened at the […]

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Brooklyn’s Type O Negative have posted the following message on their official MySpace profile: “The “September Sun” video was posted by accident on a prominent music website, a fan downloaded it and posted it on YouTube, however, this video is not supposed to be released yet. Therefore it has been taken down for now. When […]

Fear Factory guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers announced he’s keen to hear from bands who would want him to produce them. In case you’re interested, e-mail some info about you at christy@archetypemanagement.com and… Good luck!

Chris Barnes and his old-school death metal gang Six Feet Under are about to start writing songs for their next full-length studio album. The effort should surface during the second half of 2008.

Coldplay have covered the 80’s hit by Wham! “Last Christmas” as a special greeting to their fans. You macy check out how Chris Martin & Co. revive this old George Michael tune here:

Dream Theater keyboard player Jordan Rudess celebrated Christmas by releasing two offerings via his official homepage, jordanrudess.com. The first one is an EP entitled “Jordan’s Holiday Seasonings” and featuring four popular holiday songs arranged, performed and recorded on Jordan’s Steinway D concert grand on December 20, 2007. The second one is a Christmas album, “Christmas […]

Swedish death metal veterans Grave have set “Dominion VIII” as the title of their eighth full-lentgh studio album. According to the band, the CD will contain “nine tracks of sheer evil and mass brutality”. “Dominion VIII” is due in April/May via Regain Records. The release will coincide with the 20th anniversary of the band.