Paul David Hewson a.k.a. Bono became a knight of the British empire yesterday, March 29, in a ceremony at the Dublin home of British Ambassador David Reddaway. U2‘s frontman was named a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his humanitarian work and services to the music industry. However, the […]

Radiohead‘s management has revealed that Thom Yorke and his bandmates are currently in the studio working on their next record. No further information has been made available yet, excluding the fact that the group officially denied the rumours they’re going to work with Hear Music – the label which signed Paul McCartney last week. “They […]

The former vocalist of the Brazilian metallers Angra and Shaaman, Andre Matos, is putting the finishing touches on his debut solo album, due later in the year. The CD was produced by Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Halford) and Sascha Paeth (Kamelot, Freedom Call, Edguy, Rhapsody) between November 2006 and February 2007 at Ultra Sonica and […]

Leaves’ Eyes shall film their performance at the Metal Female Voices Fest on October 20, 2007 in Wieze, Belgium, for a future live DVD release. The Norwegian/German/Austrian band’s current line-up features singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull (ex-Theatre of Tragedy), her husband Alexander Krull (programming and vocals) and his fellow Atrocity bandmates Thorsten Bauer (guitar), Mathias […]

The Beach Boys have announced the release of a new career-spanning best-of-album featuring 28 tracks selected and remixed by the musicians themselves. The CD shall be entitled “The Warmth of the Sun” and is due out on May 22 via Capitol Records/EMI.

Gamma Ray‘s guitarist and vocalist Kai Hansen has revealed that the German metallers are nearing completion of their upcoming live DVD, recorded during the band’s May 6, 2006 show at in Montreal, Canada. The effort’s working title is “Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (And the Finnish Keyboarder Who Didn’t Want to Wear His Donald Duck […]

Swedish rockers Hardcore Superstar will enter studio in April to record a new single, “Bastards (Fade Away)”. The song shall be later included in the band’s upcoming studio album, which will also feature tracks like “Lesson in Violence”, “Sensitive to the Light”, “Dreamin’ in a Casket” and “Sophisticated Ladies”. A demo version of the last […]

Tony Lovato, former frontman of the US pop-punk band Mest which disbanded a year ago, was arrested and charged with murder last Sunday. This followed the death of 25-year-old Wayne Hughes in an underground parking lot in Los Angeles. Lovato is said to have stabbed Hughes, who was dating the singer’s ex-girlfriend. Two days ago […]

Austrian symphonic/psycho/prog/black metallers Dornenreich have extended their contract with Prophecy Productions 3 more albums. The band is currently working on the first of them. Entitled “In Luft geritzt” (“Carved in Air”), the CD shall consist of ten tracks, plus one bonus on the first edition. The follow-up to Dornenreich’s fifth studio album, 2006’s “Durch den […]

Chicago’s sax-metal avantgardists Yakuza entered studio to begin recording their new album, “Transmutations”, for a fall release via Prosthetic Records. The CD is being produced by Sanford Parker (Pelican, Minsk, Rwake), who made a guest appearance on the band’s latest release, “Samsara”. “The tracking and mix is complete,” frontman Bruce Lamont said of the progress […]