Who? Alt-rock and industrial mainstay Nine Inch Nails, the brainchild of studio wizard and live force Trent Reznor. A steady presence in headlines this year, Reznor offered the instrumental album Ghosts I-IV through NIN's website using a pay-what-you

Mark David Chapman, who was denied a parole for the fifth time last week for killing John Lennon, told the New York state parole board at his hearing that he is "ashamed" of what he did, The Associated Press and The New York Times report. According t

CNET sister-site Gamespot is reporting that instruments for the games Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour will work universally with either title on PlayStation 3. In addition, the peripherals will also work with games like Rock Revolution and Si

While Muxtape is temporarily shut down, sidelined with RIAA problems similar to that of Pandora, attorneys familiar with the territory say the make-your-own mixtape site may be on solid legal ground with a potential case against the RIAA.

METALLICA's new single, "The Day That Never Comes", will be premiered exclusively on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 this Thursday, August 21 between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. UK time.

Matthias Jabs has been the lead guitarist for Scorpions - the band that invented and evolved Euro shred (amongst other hard rock innovations) - for just over 30 years, but you sure wouldn’t know it to look at him, to hear him talk, or, especially to

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has threatened DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott with a beatdown following Elliott's recent onstage outburst in which Joe reportedly called Rockett a "fucking idiot [who has] never seen a good band before."

PLEASE COULD YOU UN-RECORD 'MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE' AND ALL OF 'SUPERCHARGER'? Robb: "Just fuck right off!" 'BURN MY EYES' WAS INCREDIBLE AND 13 YEARS LATER 'THE BLACKENING' IS EVEN BETTER. HOW COME YOU SUCKED FOR 12 YEARS INBETWEEN? Robb: "You suck!"

Now Muxtape could be succumbing to corporate pressure as well. And once again, the RIAA does its job to ensure that no one anywhere gets excited about music.

DRAGONFORCE"s new album, Ultra Beatdown, is now available for streaming in its entirely at this location. The final tracklisting and song length for Ultra Beatdown is as follows: 'Heroes Of Our Time' (7:14), 'The Fire Still Burns' (7:50), 'Reasons