MUDVAYNE Members Form AUDIOTOPSY March 26th, 2015 Guitarist Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne / ex-Hellyeah), drummer Matt McDonough (Mudvayne), vocalist Billy Keeton (Skrape) and bassist Perry Stern formed a new group named Audiotopsy, revealing this development on March 26th, 2015. Tribbett issued the following statement: “I’m extremely excited about Audiotopsy. The music has everything you want in […]

BITERS Sign Worldwide Album Contract With Earache Records March 26th, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia-based rock ’n’ roll group Biters signed a worldwide album contract with Earache Records, revealing this development on March 26th, 2015. Earache label manager Dan Tobin issued the following statement: “Biters have lit a fire under us here at Earache. Their brand of […]

ROMEO’S DAUGHTER Reveal ‘Spin’ Album Details March 25th, 2015 British AOR / melodic rock group Romeo’s Daughter issue fourth studio full-length album Spin on April 20th, 2015 through RD Records / Cargo Records. The track listing is as follows; 01. ‘Touch’ 02. ‘Already Gone’ 03. ‘Love Will Come To Those Who Wait’ 04. ‘Enemy’ 05. […]

METALLICA To Co-Headline 2015 Edition Of Lollapalooza March 25th, 2015 San Francisco, California-based heavy metal group Metallica co-headline the 2015 edition of Lollapalooza, alongside Paul McCartney and London, England-based indie rock ensemble Florence + The Machine. The event takes place between July 31st-August 2nd at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, with Metallica headling on August […]

THE POODLES Unveil Music Video For ‘The Greatest’ April 22nd, 2015 Stockholm, Sweden-based metal group The Poodles have released a music video for the track ‘The Greatest’. Released as a single on January 19th, its music video can be viewed below. The Poodles issued sixth full-length studio album Devil In The Details on March 25th, […]

VAN HALEN: ‘I’m The One’ Snippet From ‘Tokyo Dome Live In Concert’ Streaming March 24th, 2015 Pasadena, California-based hard rock group Van Halen issue live album Tokyo Dome Live In Concert on March 31st, 2015 through Warner Bros. Records. A snippet of a live rendition of ‘I’m The One’ can be streamed below. Van Halen’s […]

DISGRACETrue Enemy Closed Casket Activities (2015)Rating: 8/10 With its Dan Seagrave artwork I was expecting a full on old school death metal excursion. In a sense though, I’m glad this isn’t a mediocre act of mimicry, but it’s fair to say that there is some sort of influence from the deathlier genre. Even so, Disgrace […]

W.A.S.P. Sign Album Contract With Napalm Records March 24th, 2015 Los Angeles, California-based metal group W.A.S.P. signed an album contract with Napalm Records, revealing this development on March 24th, 2015. W.A.S.P. vocalist Blackie Lawless issued the following statement: “W.A.S.P. are excited to announce they have signed an exclusive recording contract with Napalm Records. We chose […]

VAN HALEN To Tour North America This Summer March 24th, 2015 Pasadena, California-based hard rock group Van Halen will perform in North America from July through to October 2015. Supporting are Shreveport, Louisiana-based blues rock group Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band. The dates are as follows; Jul. 05 – Seattle, Washington, White River Amphitheatre Jul. 07 […]

Former DEATH Bassist Scott Clendenin Dies Aged 47 March 24th, 2015 Scott Clendenin, erstwhile bassist for defunct Tampa, Florida-based death metal group Death, passed away on March 24th, 2015 at the age of 47. Eric Greif, the former manager of Death and president of Perseverance Holdings Ltd., which manages Chuck Schuldiner’s (late Death / Control […]