Battles are in the midst of releasing their Dross Glop 12″ series, which feature remixes of tracks from their 2011 album Gloss Drop. Dross Glop 1, out now, had remixes from the Field and Gui Boratto, and we’ve already posted those. On the next installment, great rap producer the Alchemist will take on “Futura,&#...

Iron Maiden have announced details of their forthcoming album, The Final Frontier.The band recorded their follow-up to 2006's A Matter Of Life And Death earlier this year at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and The Cave Studios in Malibu, California with producer Kevin Shirley.Even though the album will be released on August 16, fans can no...

Exciting as the prospect of pushing buttons and scratching records in simulation of pushing buttons and scratching records might be, Activision's expansion into the realm of the DJ Hero has netted online demand "well below" expectations. Not even Daft Punk contributing their likenesses and 11 exclusive mixes could get the buzz up. But while onli...

DJ battles I get, but this thing? It's kinda weird. The finals of the Red Bull Big Tune producer battle will be held at New York City's Highline Ballroom December 3. In addition to live performances from the likes of Ghostface Killah, Digable Planets, and the Alchemist, attendees will be asked to weigh in on 16 producers, culled from a nationwid...

In an interview with HailMetal.com, ALCHEMIST frontman Adam Agius revealed he is planning to relaunch the annual Australian metal festival, Metal For The Brain: "We are..."