AMON AMARTH Begins Recording Next Album
Swedish Viking Death Metal heroes Amon Amarth have started recording their sixth full-length album. This time around the band has entered Fascination Street studio (Opeth, Soilwork) in their home country…
IRON MAIDEN Completes Work on New Album
Kevin Shirley, IRON MAIDEN's producer, posted the following message on his official website:
“The last song for the record is on the console we still have some keyboard washes to…
Mille Petrozza of KREATOR Producing new THE SPOOK Album
German “grave rockers” THE SPOOK are getting some help in the studio from fellow countryman Mille Petrozza, frontman of thrash legends, KREATOR. Petrozza is co-producing the group's follow-up to “Some…
GRAVE sets Release Date for New Album
Death metal legions of the world rejoice! A massive new masterpiece by Swedish death metal originators GRAVE is coming your way. Entitled As Rapture Comes the new recording will mesmerize…
Former Merauder Guitarist, Sob Passes Away
MAY 2, 2006 — Century Media regrets to announce the passing of former Merauder guitarist Sob (real name: Javier Carpio), who performed on all three of the influential New York…
CANDLEMASS Without Messiah
Nuclear Blast Records posted the following news announcement on their official website:
Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have posted a new message on their official web site regarding singer Messiah Marcolin's announcement that…
NEVERMORE Fights more Health Issues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, APRIL 30TH, 2006
NEVERMORE GUITARIST DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY DISEASE, LIMITED TOUR PLANS ANNOUNCED
Nevermore guitarist Steve Smyth has been recently diagnosed with end stage kidney failure, the result…
NAIO SSAION „Out Loud”
The once fresh concept of a metal band with a female singer is gradually becoming stale. With the success of bands like LACUNA COIL, EVANESCENCE, and most recentlyARCH ENEMY, labels are in a foot race to sign what may be the next EVANESCENCE. Some bands of this sub-genre are quite remarkable like NIGHTWISH and LEAVES EYE.
MACK „Self-Titled”
MACK is a musical project led by former ROLLINS BAND drummer, Jason Mackenroth. Its not a coincidence that Mackenroth would dub this band the abbreviated form of his own name because this CD affords him a chance to showcase his musical talents.
IMPALED NAZARENE Banned in Germany
The goat-worshipping black metal freaks, IMPALED NAZARENE posted the following news via their Myspace page:
“Hi all friends,
I just received some new information from the guys over europe.
3 Shows in Germany…
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Studio Update
Gene Hoglan, drummer extraordinare of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, posted the following excerpt from his recording diary via the band's website:
“Gene's Recording Diaries…part deux-ish.
Howdy folks! Well, let's get right to…
Tribute to the “original” Tchort
A tribute concert to the “original” Tchort, Jeff Elrod, will take place at 7 P.M. on Friday May 12th at Oade's Hidden Camel in Lansing, Michigan. MASOCHIST will be performing…
ICED EARTH bassist MacDonough to fill in for Jim Sheppard
NEVERMORE bass player and one of the founding members Jim Sheppard will soon be undergoing a minor procedure for Crohn's Disease, a condition he's managed for over 15 years. Unable…
GRAVE „Fiendish Regression”
After releasing two mediocre albums, Century Media veterans, GRAVE explode back into the death metal scene to prove they can still hang with the big boys. GRAVE took a hardcore stance on “Hating Life,” which shouldnt even be considered part of the GRAVE catalogue.
UNLEASHED „Sworn Allegiance”
Cool Songs: Only the Dead, The Longships are Coming, Destruction of the Race of Men
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OF GRAVES AND GODS „Slit Throat Andromeda”
A label introducing another metalcore band to the masses is something to be expected in these times. It seems like labels are pushing out new metalcore bands in assembly line like numbers.