By the end of 2011, Bill DeMain had already released nine albums as one half of Swan Dive (a band who’s 2009 release ‘Mayfair’ featured several co-writes with cult singer-songwriter David Mead), but surprisingly, this 2012 EP marks his first foray into recording as a solo artist.  The release of ‘Extended Stay’ comes at the [...]

Queensrÿche, Ratt and Cinderella have been confirmed to appear at the 2012 M3 Festival, alongside other classic rock artists from the 80s. The M3 Festival is to be held in Maryland on May 11th and 12th.  So far, the list of acts confirmed to appear across two days on stages are as follows: Friday, May [...]

As previously reported, Thin Lizzy’s 1974 and 1975 releases ‘Night Life’ and ‘Fighting’ are to get the two-disc deluxe edition treatment, bringing them up to date with recent reissues of ‘Jailbreak’, ‘Johnny The Fox’ and ‘Black Rose’. The official tracklists for both reissues has now been announced and can be seen below. NIGHT LIFE: Disc [...]

Staind vocalist Aaron Lewis has received two award nominations for his 2011 solo single ‘Country Boy’. The nominations are from the Academy of Country Music, and the ceremony takes place on February 1st 2012. ‘Country Boy’ comes from Lewis’ first solo release, the critically acclaimed ‘Town Line’, which reached #7 on the US Billboard 200 [...]

Nine years is a long time between albums by anyone’s standards, but that’s exactly how long it took the Swedish AOR trio Coastland Ride to follow up their 2003 debut.  Now signed to the German label Avenue of Allies (home to the superb State Cows), ‘On Top of the World’ features a brilliant selection of [...]

Following reports that Metallica have been confirmed to headline the Finnish leg of the 2012 Sonisphere Festival, they’ve now also been confirmed to headline Sonisphere Spain. Joining Metallica on the bill are reformed grunge icons Soundgarden. Since both Metallica and Soundgarden are confirmed to appear at the UK Download Festival in June, it seems incredibly [...]

7 Horns 7 Eyes will release their debut album on April 23rd 2012. The album, ‘Throes of Absolution’ will showcase the bands blend of progressive/melodic death metal and be released in the UK and Europe via Basick Records. Ex-Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis appears as special guest. Says guitarist Aaron Smith of the upcoming release: “7H7E [...]

Melbourne based prog/tech/alternative metal band Circles have announced their second Australian tour. Circles will take to the road with Twelve Foot Ninja and Jericco in March, stopping by at the following venues: Mar 1 – The Basement, Canberra Mar 2 – The Patch, Wollongong Mar 3 – The Annandale, Sydney Mar 10 – Enigma Bar, [...]

Following the appearance of a couple of news songs for last year’s Ben Folds retrospective ‘The Best Imitation of Myself’, Ben Folds has reunited with drummer Darren Jessee and bassist Robert Sledge, collectively known as Ben Folds Five. Ben Folds Five disbanded over a decade ago, following the release of their much loved 1999 release [...]

Chicago-based progressive metal band Born of Osiris have released a new video for their song ‘Follow The Signs’. Taken from their third release ‘The Discovery’, which was released almost a year ago. The track was produced by noted studio man Jason Suecof, noted for his work with Trivium and DevilDriver. You can view the video [...]