According to rock radio Total Rock, Marilyn Manson has revealed he turned down the chance to duet with Eminem, because “the song suggested was too over the top, being about killing your girlfriend and stuffing the body in the boot of your car”… As for Manson’s actual plans, as already known, the shock metal master’s […]

The Swedish symphonic metal avantgardists Diablo Swing Orchestra have signed a licensing deal with Candlelight Records for the territory of Europe. This way their 2006 debut album, “The Butcher’s Ballroom”, shall become available not only in the band’s homeland, but in all countries of the Old continent as well. The release is scheduled for August […]

Spoiler NYC, the new punk band formed by Life of Agony bass player Alan Robert, has signed a European deal with I Scream Records. The trio’s debut album, entitled “Grease Fire in Hell’s Kitchen”, is scheduled for release on June 22. For more info, check out SpoilerNYC.com.

The Cult have signed to Roadrunner Records. The debut result of this cooperation shall appear on September 25 – the date when the cult band’s first new studio album in 6 years shall be released. The still untitled follow-up to 2001’s “Beyond Good and Evil” is being recorded in London with producer Youth (a.o. The […]

Scum of the Earth – the trio featuring vocalist and guitarist Mike Riggs (ex-Rob Zombie), bassist Brandon and second guitar player Skyla – is to release its second album in the summer via Eclipse Records. It’s to be called “Sleaze Freak” (view cover in the left). The group’s debut, “Blah… Blah… Blah… Love Songs for […]

New York City’s metalcore beasts Sworn Enemy entered the studio with producers Tim Lambesis (As I Lay Dying) and Joey Z (Life of Agony) to begin recording their next full-length album, entitled “Maniacal”. The release is due by the end of the year. Meanwhile, check out the video for the song “All I Have” off […]

The all-star metalcore outfit Doom Day, featuring guitarist Gizz Butt (ex-The Prodigy, English Dogs), drummer Robin Guy (ex-Bruce Dickinson, The Business), bass player Volcan “Audiocleaner” Tuereli (Jaylan), and the Bulgarian shouter Alexander “Shutta” Parvanov (Brothers in Blood, She Was Asking for It, ex-Vendetta), have the chance to take part in this year’s Pressure Fest, scheduled […]

Korn’s fellow Bakersfield citizens, Adema, shall release their fourth studio album on July 24 via Immortal Records. The CD, entitled “Kill the Headlights”, shall be the debut for vocalist Bobby Reeves (ex-Level) with Adema.

TheВ third Playstation 2 rock game, “Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80’s”, will be on sale during the summer. What’s more interesting is that its soundtrack is going to include tracks by guitar-driven rock legends like Twisted Sister, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Dio, Asia, Accept, Poison, Skid Row, Faster Pussycat, Extreme, Scandal, Billy Squier and Eddie Money.

Emperor frontman Ihsahn (real name – (Vegard Tveitan), his wife Starofash (Heidi Solberg Tveitan) and the fiddler Knut Buen a.k.a. Grimen have united in an experimental folk metal project called Hardingrock. The trio’s debut album, “Grimen” (view cover above), shall be released on June 11 via the label Nyrenning Forlag. Two songs off the CD […]