Maynard James Keenan confirms: new album in the making

We’ve been hearing rumors for almost a year now, but nothing official came out – until now that is. Singer Maynard James Keenan seemingly confirmed what fans have been yearning to hear: he is working on a new Tool album, probably set for release in 2014. Now mind you, this was nowhere near a statement with all the shebang – it is rather implied than said. Maynard waited for his jubilee 666th instagram post and…

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New Supergroup announced – with members from Soulfly, Mastodon, Dillinger Escape Plan and Mars Volta

This is truly what you would call a supergroup – legendary Max Cavalera, bassist/singer Troy Sanders of Mastodon, Dilinger vocalist Greg Puciato and former Mars Volta stickman Dave Eilich have joined forces in what is a yet-to-be-named musical project. They’ve also announced working together with Josh Wilbur, known for his production work on Lamb of God’s 2009 effort “Wrath.” “It’s going to be cool, we just don’t have a name yet, the name is a…

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Pixies perform two new songs at surprise LA gig, unveil new bassist

The Pixies are on fire! Just a week after releasing their new video ‘Indie Cindy’, they performed two brand new songs at a surprise concert ahead of their forthcoming world tour. The two songs are “Blue Eyed Hexe” and “Green and Blues”, and you can see some fan footage of the band performing the songs here. This was their first live appearance together in almost two years, since November 2011, but fans need not worry:…

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Video: Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on stage with Marti Friedriksen in Nashville

Steven Tyler joined the band’s frequent collaborator, singer-songwriter Marti Frederiksen, on stage last night in Nashville, to perform two classic Aerosmith songs: “Dream On” and “Jaded”. “I have been working AEROSMITH now since the late ’90s. My first time was with the album ‘Nine Lives’ and I was the co-writer on that. And then I got to co-produce on ‘Just Push Play’. And I have worked on a couple things between that and now. So…

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Soulfly stream new song: ‘Master of Savagery’

Soulfly have put up for streaming a brand new song – “Master of Savagery”. Taken from their ninth studio album, “Savages”, which is scheduled for release on October 4 via the band’s new label home, Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the song is another typical, badass, in your face piece of metal. The new album will feature some guests, including Max Cavalera’s son Igor Cavalera (of LODY KONG). Cavalera explained what a joy it was for him:…

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Motorhead Present ‘Aftershock’ Cover and Tracklist

Despite issues with Lemmy’s health, Motorhead seems adamant to keep the ball rolling; the legendary frontman announced the new album’s cover and tracklist via Facebook, adding: “We’re half way through a new album right now, and we’re going to Europe for some festivals, to do the usual European thing later in the year. I dunno about the summer yet. We’re trying to get some American shows in the summer.” The release date is still a…

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Arctic Monkeys streaming album before official release

‘AM’ – the newest Arctic Monkeys album is up for streaming on iTunes. The album, which is set for release on September 9, is their fifth, and includes some notable guests, including Josh Homme and former member of The Coral, Bill Ryder-Jones. In an interview with Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1, Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner said that the album title was inspired by the Velvet Underground’s 1985 compilation album VU. “I actually stole…

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Soundgarden released new video: Halfway There

Source Picture from the Halfway There video The song Halfway There is one of the songs from the band’s latest album, King Animal. I have to remind you that this album is the first one released in 16 years actually (and it’s quite good as well). Even though it is almost a year since its release, the Halfway There video was released today. If you like Soundgarden you might want to…

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HIM released new video: Into The Night

Source HIM – Into The Night single artwork The Finnish band, HIM, just released a video for one of the songs from their latest album, Tears on Tape. The album was released in April this year and contains 13 tracks. The single Into The Night, was actually the first to be released from the band’s 8th album, and in March, Ville actually said in a statement that they started to film the…

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Bat for Lashes’ Natasha Khan and Jon Hopkins: “Garden’s Heart”

You might know Jon Hopkins from his work with Coldplay on Viva la Vida from his mixing of various artists, including Wild Beasts, Nosaj Thing, Imogen Heap, Four Tet, and James Yorkston. As for Natasha Khan and Bat for Lashes – I don’t think I need to say anything else. Jon Hopkins is behind the score for the upcoming film How I Live Now, and today he shared with us a bit of that soundtrack….

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