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The Almighty have announced that various gigs on the band’s upcoming 20th anniversary January 2008 UK tour will be filmed for a live DVD. The quartet is back on the road in its classic line-up, featuring vocalist and rhythm guitarist Ricky Warwick, drummer Stumpy, lead guitarist Pete Friesen and bassist Floyd London. The AlmightyВ – “Addiction“

Rock’n’roll pioneer and former husband of Tina Turner, Ike Turner, who passed away on December 12, 2007 at the age of 76, has dies of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office said… Ike TurnerВ – “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” (live 2002)

Long-running UK rockers The Wildhearts have released a “controversial and disturbing”В new video for their song “Destroy All Monsters“, which can be viewed below. The tune comes off the band’s self-titled album, released in April 2007 and reviewed here. The Wildhearts – “Destroy All Monsters“

Korn lead guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer has left the band’s current European tour for “personal and family reasons”. Luckily, there’s been no word that Munky has left the band for good – on the contraty: Vocalist Jonathan Davis stated that “after the world tour, I think we’re gonna just take four months off. We’re gonna […]

Stryper frontman Michael Sweet has revealed the Orange County hard rock veterans plan to start mixing a dozen of new songs by the first week in February. “We should be finshed mixing by the end of February,” the singer added. “The album should be out July or August and, of course, a tour will follow […]

The reunited Sex Pistols are set to record their first new songs in 30 years after the success of their recent reunion tour. According to drummer Paul Cook, he, vocalist Johnny Rotten, bassist Glen Matlock and guitarist Steve Jones are “talking of new material. The only problem is that it’s a bit hard to work […]

After Radiohead and Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones have become the next big name to leave EMI. The band’s current five-year deal with the label, estimated at ВЈ14 million, expires in May, but Mick Jagger & Co. have already signed a new one-album record deal with Universal Music. Meanwhile, The Rolling Stones will release a […]

Deftones have set “Eros” as the title of their sixth studio album, tentatively due later in the year. According to frontman Chino Moreno, the songs in the follow-up to “Saturday Night Wrist” (2006) are “definitely weird… There’s a lot of atmosphere and a lot of soundscaping.” Deftones – “Minerva“

Filter are close to finishing their long-awaited new studio album. Entitled “Anthems for the Damned“, the CD is going to surface in April or May via Pulse Recording – a joint venture of the band’s frontman Richard Patrick and producer Josh Abraham. Filter – “Can’t You Trip Like I Do“

Scotland’s Biffy Clyro have released the video for their song “Who’s Got a Match?” on the Internet. You may check it out below. The track was chosen as the sixth and final single from their 2007 album “Puzzle” and shall surface as a CD on February 4, with a cover version of Rihanna’s hit “Umbrella” […]