Newfoundland stoner crew Sheavy have expanded their line-up. They’ve added second guitarist Tommy Boland.

Panic At The Disco! bassist Brent Wilson has left the band. No news yet on who’ll replace him, but the split is said to be amicable.

One of the most influential American-spawned bands will be celebrated with the five-disc box set, “The Byrds: There is a Season.” Due Aug. 29 via Columbia/Legacy, the package compiles 99 studio and live tracks on four CDs and pairs them with a DVD featuring the band’s appearances on U.S. and U.K. television shows in the […]

Bassist Rob ‘Blasko’ Nicholson has left Rob Zombie‘s band. He’s officially joined Ozzy‘s recording/touring line-up.

Train, Pink and Nickel Creek are among the acts confirmed to play Atlanta’s Star Fest, set for July 22 in the city’s Atlantic Station.Рўhe all-day concert will feature two stages. Aqualung, Mat Kearney and Atlanta’s own the Whigs are also set to perform, along with a host of local acts yet to be named.

Izzy Stradlin joined Guns n’ Roses onstage at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York last night. He performed the song ‘Think About You’ with Axl and the band.

A reformed Alice In Chains played a free show in its Seattle hometown on May 16 with help from such local heroes as former Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil and Heart principal Ann Wilson.Subbing for vocalist Layne Staley, who died of a drug overdose in April 2002, is William Duvall.Other guest performers at the Moore show […]

Unsigned Swedish band Cellout have uploaded a new demo song, enitled “Breathe“, at their official web site.Cellout, who supported Clawfinger at their May 15 show in Stockholm, are currently in the studio working on material for a future promotional CD. The band’s four-track promotional disc, “Sublow 3.0“, is available via their web site.

Aiden are to release an EP on October 30 through Victory. It’s to be called ‘Rain In Hell’, and is to be a combination of covers (including Misfits and The Smiths) and new songs. The band will be working on this record during August, with producer Steve Carter.

The long awaited Tarot single ‘You‘ has finally hit the stores in Finland. The single contains two tracks: a straight forward classic heavy metal song ‘You‘ from the upcoming full length Tarot album and a Blue Г–yster Cult cover ‘Veteran Of The Psychic Wars‘. The still untitled upcoming Tarot album is expected to be released […]