Wednesday, December 15, 2010
11:51 AM

...The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame got at least one thing right this year: ALICE COOPER, the band and the individual, have finally been inducted. About freakin' time...

Monday, December 13, 2010
04:44 PM

...STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT is the name of the new supergroup consisting of guitarist Michael Schenker, drummer Herman Rarebell (SCORPIONS), bassist Pete Way (UFO) and singer Michael Voss (CASANOVA, SILVER). The band is currently at work in studio in England...

Tuesday, November 30, 2010
11:31 AM

...BUCKCHERRY have released "Christmas is Here," exclusively through iTunes. Says the band: "We have been wanting to write an original Christmas song for some time and never had opportunity until now."...

Monday, November 29, 2010
05:39 PM

...Due to an undisclosed family emergency, the MURDERDOLLS have been forced to cancel their current tour. The band will make up as many of the previously scheduled dates as they can in 2011 but, at the moment, refunds are available at the point of purchase...

Monday, November 22, 2010
05:08 PM

...Guitar maestro JOE SATRIANI will sit in with the Tonight Show Band on the November 29th Tonight Show with Jay Leno program...

Thursday, November 18, 2010
10:34 AM

...It ain't happening: VAN HALEN spokesman Larry Soltera says the rumors of a new Van Halen album, with David Lee Roth on vocals, are untrue. Soltera did say the band was "working on stuff," but that there would not be an album or tour in 2011...

Tuesday, November 16, 2010
10:20 AM

...METALLICA will begin writing their new album, the follow-up to the hugely successful "Death Magnetic," sometime next year...

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
09:26 AM

...ECLECTIKA's new album, “Dazzling Dawn,” is now available in Digifile style, and is limited to 50 copies, hand-numbered, with a unique artwork for each Digifile made with paint spray with possibility of customization. A very cool item! For more check out http://www.asylumruins.fr/files/eclectika/digifiles/digifiles_eclectika_2010_en.htm

Thursday, November 04, 2010
11:26 PM

...HEAVEN BELOW, having just completed their 2010 "Horns & Halos Tour," are thanking the many fans that attended their shows with an exclusive EP, available for download through their website at http://www.heavenbelow.com The free EP includes a "Horns N' Halo Tour Video," as well as four new tracks ("Original Sin," "Run," "Clown Boy," "Strange Days: Vicodin Mix"), an eight page PDF booklet, and wallpapers...

Thursday, November 04, 2010
11:24 PM

...BLACK SKIES will celebrate five years of "turned-up and tuned-down psychedelic sludge" at the Nightlight (405 1/2 West Rosemary St. Chapel Hill, North Carolina) on Friday, November 5 with COUGH and RESISTER. The band will be giving away a free copy of "Hexagon" on CD to the first 55 people paid through the door. The cover is only $5. All Ages. 9:30pm. For more information, check out http://www.myspace.com/losblackskies

Thursday, November 04, 2010
11:18 PM

...QUEENSRYCHE have released an audio stream of "Resistance" recorded live in London in celebration of the release of the 20th Anniversary Edition of "Empire" on November 9th. Says the band's Geoff Tate: "The song 'Resistance' was a song written about protecting the environment. This is a cause I felt connected to when we wrote the song and a cause I still feel strongly about today." Adds guitarist Michael "Whip" Wilton: "'Resistance' was one of the last songs recorded for 'Empire.' I had the parts ready and Chris (DeGarmo) and I pieced the music together for Geoff to sing this idea he had about the resistance in America at the time. The song recorded fast and my solo was a one taker. Kind of a whip jig." To hear the live version for yourself, visit this link: http://emicat.edgeboss.net/qtime/emicat/queensryche/empire/queensryche-resistance_live-hint.mov

Thursday, November 04, 2010
09:16 PM

...PSYCHOSTICK have launched their “Mighty Stickcastening via Internet” webcast which will air every Thursday at 7PM Central. The band promises "drunken debauchery, merch specials, goofy antics and big announcements." Check it out at http://www.stickam.com/psychostick Psychostick is also beginning work on a new album with the band currently in the writing phase...

Tuesday, November 02, 2010
01:56 AM

...Poland's death metallers CALM HATCHERY, featuring past and present members of DEAD INFECTION or TEHACE, will release their second album, entitled "Sacrilege Of Humanity,” on November 15th. Check out the band's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/calmhatchery to hear tracks like “We Are The Universe” before the album hits stores...

Monday, November 01, 2010
12:00 AM

...Sweden's ENFORCER have finished filming a new music video for their track, "Midnight Vice." The video was shot with famed director PATRIC ULLAEUS (DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE) and features the band rocking out in a typical Swedish bar and around the city of Stockholm. "Midnight Vice" is from the band's "Diamonds" CD. The video will be released in the next few weeks...

Sunday, October 31, 2010
11:55 PM

...Thrash legends ASSASSIN have signed with SPV/Steamhammer. "Breaking the Silence," the band's latest album -- recorded with producer Harris Johns (Voivod, Kreator, Sodom) -- will be released worldwide in February 2011...

Sunday, October 31, 2010
11:48 PM

...YES have signed with Frontiers Records. The legendary progressive rock group, consisting of Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White, along with Oliver Wakeman (Rick Wakeman’s son) and new lead singer Benoit David, will soon enter the studio to record the group’s first new CD in a decade. The new CD is scheduled for a Summer 2011 release...