A dream concert featuring the Big Four of Thrash, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax, turned into a fatal nightmare after the show in Poland. BW&BK reports that a coach taking heavy metal fans back home after a thrash metal concert in Warsaw last night crashed into an oncoming lorry, killing the driver and injuring 15. The 22-year old driver of the coach was killed instantly by the collision, with the lorry driver being seriously injured. more The fans were among the 100,000 who attended the Sonisphere Festival concert last night. BW&BK has posted setlists as well as some video from the historic concert on their site, which you can check out here
Blabbermouth has posted video footage of Great White singer Jack Russell falling on stage during the opening number, "Desert Moon", of the band's set on June 11, 2010 at Scout Bar in San Antonio, Texas. Russell, who has reportedly been performing the group's latest shows while sitting down on a bar stool/chair, later blamed the fall on his recent back surgeries. more
Ozzy Osbourne will play one of his most intimate shows to a handful of lucky fans on Sunday night, June 20 as part of the promotional campaign behind his new album "Scream". The fan-only show will take place at Hollywood's House of Blues following a record signing event at the fabled Amoeba Music store. more
Speaking of Ozzy, Knome will use a blood sample from Ozzy Osbourne to map his genetic code in an attempt to figure out how he is still alive after decades of drug and alcohol abuse. more
The Smashing Pumpkins will stop traffic in Hollywood later this summer when they headline the 2010 Sunset Strip Music Festival. The three-day event will launch with a tribute to Slash at the House of Blues on August 26. more
U2 stand to lose up to $150 million from the cancellation of their world tour after Bono underwent emergency back surgery, according to a new report. more
Encore big screen showings of new documentary Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage have been announced for London, England, Brazil and many new US locations. more
Pavement have expanded their upcoming reunion tour of North America. NME reports that the band are adding extra shows in Chicago, Columbus, Austin and Milwaukee in September, and the band are also set to play a special one-off gig with original drummer Gary Young in Stockton, Calfornia on June 24. more
In August/September, former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno returns to Brazil to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of Maiden's legendary self-titled first album that was released in 1980. The set-list will feature material from both Iron Maiden and the follow-up Killers as well as select material from Di'Anno's solo career. more
In a suit that probably serves less of a purpose now than it would in the software's early 2000 heyday, RIAA has successfully sued Gnutella-based file sharing software Limewire. more
Beck has recruited Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Chicago's Tortoise for his next Record Club. The ongoing project sees various musicians going into the studio to record a reworked version of an entire album in a day, with nothing rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. more
Coldplay are recording their fifth studio album in Budapest with their now de facto producer Brian Eno. The new record will be their follow-up to the 2008 smash Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. more
Uriah Heep wishes to inform its US fans that unfortunately the US tour is now starting in Annapolis on the 19th rather than Chattanooga on the 18th. This has arisen due to a problem with immigration beyond the band's control. more
Devin Peralta of Cobra Skulls says that the band intends to hit the studio next month to record a new four-song EP, which will be their first release for Fat Wreck Chords: more
Unsane will kick off their North American tour with a string of special U.S. concerts this August that will see the band perform its classic 1995 album "Scattered, Smothered & Covered" from start to finish. more
Four Letter Lie, Memphis May Fire, and Broadway have lined up a two-week summer tour, primarily on the West Coast. more
Fox Business Network's new show Money Rocks with Eric Bolling will feature Ted Nugent on Monday more
Yesterday we told you that The Gentle Guest are streaming their new album, "Cast Off Your Human Form," entirely over at Facebook. Things change. You can stream the album here instead.
Lambgoat reports that Abacabb has reportedly called it quits. We're not exactly sure what happened but earlier this week we were alerted to the fact that bass player Stefan Mills recently quit the band and that the group had cancelled the last few dates of their recent run with The Ghost Inside and Stick To Your Guns. Upon further investigation (lol), it appears that ABACABB is done. more
Video of Lamb of God performing the song 'Laid to Rest' at Germany's Rock Am Ring 2010 festival, which can be viewed here
Landmines entered the studio yesterday to begin work on their next LP. This will mark the band's second full-length release on Paper and Plastick; the first being their self-titled debut. more
Divebomb Records has partnered with Century Media Records to reissue what Divebomb calls "one of the most overlooked crossover albums ever," Cro-Mags' Alpha Omega. more
Parlour to Parlour returns with a special new episode featuring Providence, RI band The Brother Kite. Check it out here -
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