OPIATE FOR THE MASSES is a new breed of rock decadence, emerging from Los Angeles.

In response to sports writer Mike Wise’s column in the Washington Post about the fans of the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team that read “women and children could be security for MEGADETH,” lead singer Dave Mustaine and the rest of the band sent a couple of videotaped messages of support.

Ken of MetalFanzine.net conducted an interview with drumming legend Albert Bouchard from BLUE ÖYSTER CULT last Saturday night, April 26 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Northeastern Pennsylvanian melodic death metal band ETHEREAL COLLAPSE has posted a new song entitled “Discovering the Absolute” on its MySpace page.

The Pulse of Radio reports that the tension in MÖTLEY CRÜE seems to have settled down as the band readies a new album.

Italian death/experimental metallers LIFEND will release their new album, “DeviHate”, on May 30 via Aural Music/SPV/Audioglobe.

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Disturbed frontman David Draiman has expressed the band’s frustration at not being able to preview new songs from their forthcoming album because of their label