Hellyeah, the band lead by drummer Vinnie Paul (ex-Pantera and Damageplan), have already found a replacement for bass player Jerry Montano (Nothingface), who parted ways with the group earlier this week. The new four-stringer shall be Vinnie’s former Damageplan colleague Bob “Bobzilla” Kakaha (on the photo).

After Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, ex-Kyuss) criticised Ozzy’s self-titled festival earlier this month, stating that Queens of the Stone Age would never take part in the Ozzfest again because “they treat the bands like shit”, Sharon Osbourne responded quite quickly and furiously. Ozzy’s wife, manager and co-creator of […]

The second volume of a Universal Records compilation of Johnny Cash tracks, “The Legend of Johnny Cash, Vol. II”, is to be released on May 21. The follow-up to the double platinum selling first part spans Cash’s career from 1956 to 2003 and includes 20 tracks, a.o. collaborations with June Carter, Bob Dylan, Waylon Jennings, […]

San Francisco Bay Area thrash/death metal godfathers Possessed have revealed they’ll be reuniting. So far the only confirmed live date of the band who gained cult status before disbanding in 1993 with their debut demo “Death Metal” (1984), the albums “Seven Churches” (1985) and “Beyond the Gates” (1986) and the EP “The Eyes of Horror” […]

Rancid‘s vocalist Tim Armstrong shall release his solo albumВ  “A Poet’s Life” next month – a fact we informed youВ about some time ago. However, as you probably guess, there’s more news about it. The effort shall be released via Epitaph Records, who announced they’ll make the entire album available for free download, but there’s one […]

Drowning Pool will release their third album, “Full Circle”, on July 23 via the group’s new record label, Eleven Seven Music. The Dallas metallers got offers from Sanctuary and Century Media, but turned them down in favor of the above-mentioned young record company which works with artists like Buckcherry and Everclear.

Britain’s industrial/punk nihilists Sheep on Drugs landed on Sofia Airport today exactly at 3:30 p.m. to prepare for their tomorrow’s show at the Black Box ClubВ together with Babyface Clan, Imbeciles & The Poison UmbrellaВ and Lovers of the Bomb. While waiting for the show, you can read and listen to the interview conducted yesterday betweenВ Nasso RuskovВ (frontman […]

Sofia Music Enterprises announced that all disabled persons shall be placed in a special area right in front of the stageВ during Iron Maiden‘s show at Sofia’sВ Locomotive Stadium on June 4. Tickets for invalids (who are allowedВ to take one companion with them) shall cost 25 Euro. Children up to 1.30В meters high shall attend the concert for […]

ORCA, Serbia’s largest animal rights protection society, are opposing plans to hold The Rolling Stones concert at the city’s Hippodrome on July 14, saying the loud noise and vibrations will cause immense distress to the 300 horses housed there. The protesters are lobbying to have the show moved to another venue, as the other option […]

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan is hoping to release the first album with his mysterious side-project Puscifer in October. Described by the singer as “a playground for the various voices in my head”, the record is going to feature guest appearances by Lustmord, Danny Lohner (worked with Nine Inch Nails, Tapeworm, Killing Joke, Skrew), Tim […]