Playbill - Mark's Gospel, the solo show that draws directly from the New Testament, makes its Windy City premiere April 23 at the Mercury Theater. Max McLean, who appeared in the popular Chicago run of The Screwtape Letters, stars. more info

Guardian Music — Bob Dylan's music is being suffocated by all the hype, says Alexis PetridisRecently, Bob Dylan was ruminating on how the response to his songs had changed over the years. "If there's an astrologer with a criminal record in one of my songs," he claime... more info

Kerrang! — Fear Factory frontman Burton C. Bell has reunited with guitarist Dino Cazares for a new side-project. This is the first time the pair have work together since Cazares left the seminal industrial band in 2002. Although details on the new band are c... more info

Hello there Miss Handbag. We love this easy peasy throw on and love forever Angel Jackson tote, complete with fringing and 18 carat gold plated jaguar. Testament to its fabulousness is the fact that both Mischa Barton and Kirsten Dunst have one too. ... more info

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411 Mania — Type O Negative form new group. A Creed reunion is imminent. New music, tour from Lynyrd Skynyrd/Kid Rock. Free Nine Inch Nails/Jane’s Addiction EP. Killswitch, Zao, Megadeth set release date. Only one Pumpkin left. Tour dates for Cruefest, ... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Thrash-metal veterans Testament [ tickets ] will rip the cover off a late-spring headlining tour beginning in May as they continue to support their first new studio album in nine years.... continued more info

JamBase — MEGADETH CONFIRMED TO HEADLINE EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE HONDA FURY APRIL 7 IN LOS ANGELES Megadeth Iconic thrash band Megadeth has just been confirmed to headline the first annual EPIPHONE Revolver Golden Gods Aw... more info

Kerrang! — Wacken Open Air festival will be taking place in Germany this summer from July 30 through to August 1. Confirmed performers so far include Airbourne, Bullet For My Valentine, Amon Amarth, In Flames, Dragonforce, Machine Head, Testament and Turisas a... more info

Los Angeles TimesKings a royal calamityReutersBy Ray Richmond LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Kings helps make the argument for those who believe that irony is truly dead.'Kings': An ambitious but puzzling take on the Old Testament Los Angeles Tim... more info