Our colleagues HailMetal.com have taken their time and effort to create another chart – this time of the best death metal albums ever created. Of course, some you shall agree with it, others will not, but that’s always the case, so just check out what this Top 50 looks like: 01. At the Gates – […]

After signing to Nuclear Blast a month ago, Finland’s folk metal masters Korpiklaani have not wasted their time at all. On the contrary, their next full-length studio album is already recorded and mixed. The CD is going to contain 14 songs plus two bonus tracks on some its edition, and the title is going to […]

Original Saigon Kick frontman Matt Kramer, who sang on the American band’s first two monumental releases – “Saigon Kick” (1991) and “The Lizard” (1992) – will release a book of poetry, entitled “An American Profit” (view cover in the left), on October 31. The issue will be available for sale exclusively through mattkramer.net for $10. […]

Vocalist and band co-founder BjГ¶rn “Speed” Strid presented “Sworn to a Great Divide” – the seventh full-length studio album by Sweden’s melodic death metal leaders Soilwork (view cover in the left), due out on October 19 via Nuclear Blast – in a friendly conversation with Tangra Mega Rock. The entire interview, featuring thoughts about the […]

Brazil’s crust bands Crust DivisionВ and Korrozao are going to do a show at the 8th Ball Club in Sofia, Bulgaria on October 24. You may check out their music respectively hereВ and here. Except for the South Americans, the concert shall also feature the local acts OmertaВ and Old Joe’s Anger. The event starts at 8 p.m., […]

California’s experimental prog-latino rock outfit The Mars Volta have delayed the release of their fourth studio album, “The Bedlam in Goliath”, to January 29, 2008. As we already informed you, the CD shall appear via the label Gold Standard Laboratories. What we’re able to reveal now is the album’s complete tracklist (in alphabetical order): Abernikula […]

Former Nightwish frontwoman Tarja Turunen has revealed the cover artwork for her upcoming solo album, “My Winter Storm”. You can see it in the left. Due in Europe on November 19 via Universal Music, the CD was produced by Daniel Presley (a.o. Faith No More, The Breeders). As for the music, it was recorded in […]

Avenged Sevenfold‘s video for their new single, “Almost Easy”, has been released and can be viewed below. The track comes off the group’s new, self-titled album, which comes out on October 30.

Sweden’s goth metal masters Tiamat have finished laying down the drums and bass for their next album. Entitled “Amanethes”, the follow-up to “Prey” (2003) is due in early 2008 via Nuclear Blast. Meanwhile, frontman Johan Edlund is also working on an acoustic solo album in Swedish…

The Police have received a high honour from France yesterday “for their contribution to the arts”. Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, who played two sold-out reunion shows in Paris last weekend, were greeted by the French Culture Minister Christine Albanel herself, and were honoured as chevaliers of the Order of Arts and Letters.