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CLIFF BURTON's Pre-METALLICA Band TRAUMA Inks Deal With PURE STEEL RECORDS

Late bassist Cliff Burton's resurrected pre-METALLICA band TRAUMAhas inked a worldwide deal with Pure Steel Records. The group's recently completed new 10-song album will be released later in the year. Current TRAUMA lineup: * Donny Hillier (ex-BLACK SUNDAY DREAM) - Vocals * Kurt Fry (ex-HEIST, ex-M...

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W.A.S.P. To Release 'Golgotha' Album In 2015; First Details Revealed

W.A.S.P. is "about three weeks away from finishing" its new studio album, titled "Golgotha", for an early 2015 release. During a press conference yesterday (Friday, June 6) before the band's performance at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden, W.A.S.P. mainman Blacki...

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ROBERT PLANT On Being Accused Of 'Playing Games' By JIMMY PAGE: He Needs To 'Have A Good Rest'

Robert Plant says that Jimmy Page "needs to go to sleep and have a good rest" after the guitarist was quoted as saying Plant was "playing games" about the possibility of a LED ZEPPELIN reunion tour. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Page was asked if there is a chance ...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Talks Gear, Future Projects (Video)

Canadian multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend recently spoke to EMG TV about the gear he's using and what his plans are for the next album and tour. Check out the footage below. The debut album from Townsend's CASUALTIES OF COOL project was released without record-la...

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KISS' 'Kiss 40' Compilation Cracks U.S. Top 30

KISS's new compilation, "Kiss 40", sold around 7,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 30 on The Billboard 200 chart. This year marks the 40th anniversary of rock and roll giants KISS and in true KISS fashion, the band plan to make 2014 the biggest ...

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RANDY BLYTHE: 'I Don't Think DAVE BROCKIE Was A Stone-Cold Junkie When He Died'

Vocalist Randy Blythe of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD, who toured with GWAR in 2009, has posted the following message on Instagram: "Here's me with Dave Brockie and Brad Roberts of GWAR in 2006. Brad and I are still here, but Dave is gone — accidental heroin overdose, as many of you ...

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GWAR's DAVE BROCKIE Died Of Accidental Heroin Overdose

According to WTVR.com, Dave Brockie, lead singer and mastermind of Richmond, Virginia-based art/shock-rock metal band GWAR, died of an accidental heroin overdose. Arkuie Williams, State Administrator at Virginia's Office Of The Chief Medical Examiner, said that Brockie's cause of death was "acute he...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: 'Magic Forest' Video Released

The official video for "Magic Forest", the title track of the new album from the Finnish female-fronted symphonic metal band AMBERIAN DAWN, can be seen below. The CD will be released on July 8 (one day earlier internationally) via Napalm Records. Says AMBERIAN DAWN songwriter Tuomas Seppälä: "I'm ve...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: 'Magic Forest' Audio Samples

Finnish female-fronted symphonic metal band AMBERIAN DAWN will release its new album, "Magic Forest", on July 8 (one day earlier internationally) via Napalm Records. Audio samples of all the songs that are set to appear on the CD can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Says AMBERIAN DAWN songwrit...

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GEOFF TATE Goes Through History Of Rock During 'Rock And Vaudeville' Show (Video)

A 10-minute video recap of former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's "Rock And Vaudeville" performances, which took place in early May at the Triple Door in Seattle, Washington can be seen below. "Rock And Vaudeville" consisted of five shows performed over three nights — May 1, May 2 and 3. Description...

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KISS: Promotional Clip For 'Kiss 40' 2-CD Compilation

This year marks the 40th anniversary of rock and roll giants KISS and in true KISS fashion, the band plan to make 2014 the biggest and loudest, non-stop rock and roll party of the century. Rock legends KISS were the first signing to Neil Bogart's newly formed Casablanca Records label after he saw an...

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PAGE Says He Is 'Fed Up' With PLANT 'Playing Games' When Taking About Possibility Of More ZEPPELIN Shows

In a brand new interview with The New York Times, Jimmy Page was asked if he he feels a need to play live after being ensconced in the studio for three years working on the upcoming expanded reissues of the entire LED ZEPPELIN catalog of nine studio albums. "Absolutely, absolutely," the guitarist re...

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SLAYER, JANE'S ADDICTION, SAMHAIN, THE OFFSPRING To Perform Entire Albums At Chicago's RIOT FEST

According to RollingStone.com, SLAYER, JANE'S ADDICTION, THE OFFSPRING and SAMHAIN are among the bands who will be playing albums from their respective catalogs in full at the Chicago edition of Riot Fest this summer. The albums that their respective bands will be revisiting in Chicago this year inc...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS Speaks To Finland's KAAOS TV (Video)

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with KORN singer Jonathan Davis after the band's May 11 concert at The Circus in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. KORN's eleventh studio album, "The Paradigm Shift" (Prospect Park),sold 46,000 copies in the United States in its first week of relea...

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ROBERT PLANT Once Again Shoots Down Possibility Of LED ZEPPELIN Reunion: 'I'm Not Part Of A Jukebox!'

Robert Plant has once again shot down the possibility of a LED ZEPPELIN reunion, telling RollingStone.com that a full-fledged tour following the band's historic 2007 reunion concert at London's O2 arena was never in the cards. "A tour would have been an absolute menagerie of vested interests and the...