AFM Records has pushed back the projected release date of the new CIRCLE II CIRCLE album, “Burden of Truth”, to October 6 from the previously announced August 4.CIRCLE II CIRCLE have created a very special record based on the “Holy Blood Holy Grail” and “The Da Vinci Code” theory of a Holy Bloodline extending up […]

MГ–TLEY CRГњE frontman Vince Neil has been confirmed as the opening act for the SCORPIONS in California on Monday, July 3. He replaces THIN LIZZY, the support band who apparently canceled their entire tour with the SCORPIONS due to a scheduling conflict.

Influential extreme metallers BRUTAL TRUTH have scheduled a reunion show on September 3 at the Double Door in Chicago, as part of the second annual Electric City Rockfest.Also appearing on the bill are PIG DESTROYER. More information is available here

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich joined ALICE IN CHAINS on stage at Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark Monday night (June 19). Also making guest appearances with the group were STONE SOUR‘s Corey Taylor and Josh Rand, who jammed with ALICE IN CHAINS earlier in the set on “Again”.Check out video clips of Lars Ulrich performing with ALICE […]

Atlanta’s MASTODON have officially completed work on their third album, “Blood Mountain“, due this fall via the band’s new label, Warner Bros. See the album’s cover artwork HERE “Blood Mountain” is being recorded with producer Matt Bayles (ISIS, HORSE THE BAND). The CD was mixed in New York by Rich Costey (AUDIOSLAVE, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE).

KING DIAMOND have finished recording the drums, bass and rhythm guitars for their upcoming album, tentatively due in early 2007. The follow-up to 2003’s “The Puppet Master” will contain 13 tracks, five of which were written by the band’s guitarist Andy La Rocque. Frontman King Diamond will soon begin writing the lyrics for the album, […]

For the first time in over 35 years, former MC5 members DKT – Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer and Dennis Thompson – will share a bill with Iggy & The Stooges. The event will take place at the request of Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, who is the latest curator of the upcoming All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival […]

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum (ex-GUNS N’ ROSES) has posted the following message on his official blog:“Have been hard at work on the new VELVET REVOLVER stuff. We have been working five days a week for the last month. And have about 10 songs worked up. Going to work in my studio for another couple […]

The legendary Iron Maiden are going to release their new album A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH in September. The band started writing songs at the end of 2005 after a short break from their hugely successful festival appearances in Europe and the USA. After Christmas, the songs were completed and rehearsed when the band […]

“The Essential Alice in Chains“, a two-CD compilation that originally was slated to be released more than two years ago, finally will see the light of day July 25 via Sony/Legacy. The complete track listing for the collection is as follows:CD 1:01. We Die Young02. Man In The Box03. Sea Of Sorrow04. Love, Hate, Love05. […]