The Cult vocalist Ian Astbury has officially moved on from working with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of The Doors. The band, performing under the moniker Riders on the Storm, has toured the world extensively over the past 4 years, and had just completed a sold-out 13-date European tour. Astbury, who is now fully engaged […]

Al Gore is teaming up with the organizers of Live 8 and a slew of music biggest stars for a 24-hour “Live Earth” concert across 7 continents (yes, including Antarctica) on July 7, 2007 (07/07/07), to raise awareness of environmental issues. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Foo Fighters, Korn, Duran Duran, Snoop Dogg, John […]

Chris Cornell (ex-Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog) announcedВ yesterday he is permanently departing Audioslave “due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences”. In addition, the singer confirmed the release date of his second solo album, “Carry On”, in stores May 1 on Suretone/Interscope.В  Steered by British producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, Rolling Stones, Morrissey, Dave […]

John 5 – the guitar player who created a worldwide following as a widely respected guitarist with such artists as Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth and Rob Halford, and now an integral member of Rob Zombie – shall release his third solo album, “The Devil Knows My Name”, on April 3. The CD, which is […]

The American ska veterans The Toasters shall visit Bulgaria to celebrate their 25th anniversary live on stage. The New Yorkers’ show shall take place on March 7В at the Swingin’ Hall in Sofia.В The concert starts atВ 7:30 p.m. with sets by the local bands SwitchstanceВ and La Muchedumbre,В and Hawaii’sВ Go Jimmy Go. There are just 200 tickets on sale […]

Queens of the Stone Age have announced details of their new album on their MySpace profile. The American rockers’ new CD shall be entitled “Era Vulgaris” and is expected to hit the stores in June. The follow-up to 2005’s “Lullabies to Paralyze” shall include a dozen tracks, a.o. “Into the Hollow”, “Sick, Sick, Sick”, “Misfit […]

The Arctic Monkeys were the big winners at this year’s Brit Awards ceremony in London, scooping awards for best British group and best British album. Singer-songwriter James Morrison won best British male, while soul star Amy Winehouse took best British female. The Killers won both best international group and best international album. The Las Vegas […]

Chicago-based psycho-schizoid sax-metallers Yakuza have begun demoing new material at Semifour Studios in the band’s hometown. The band’s forthcoming new album, tentatively titled “Transmutations”, is scheduled for a late 2007 release via Prosthetic Records. Sanford Parker (Pelican, Minsk) will be handling production duties when the band begins recording on February 28. Meanwhile, you may check […]

Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. are scheduled to enter Finnvox Studios in Helsinki later this month with producers Tim Palmer and Hiili Hiilesmaa to begin recording the follow-up to 2005’s “Dark Light”, tentatively due in July. Fans’ and critics’ expectations for the upcoming CD are huge, having in mind that its predecessor has sold more than […]

Iron Maiden shall be the first famous metal band to play live in India. Bruce Dickinson & Co. shall perform on March 17 on the spectacular grounds of Bangalore’s Palace. Iron Maiden’s new album, “A Matter of Life and Death”, reached No. 2 in the Indian album chart after debuting at No. 4, which is […]