Norwegian quintet MORTAL LOVE will release its third album, “Forever Will Be Gone“, on September 22 via Germany’s Massacre Records. The follow-up to 2005’s “I Have Lost…” was recorded at Space Valley Studios and is the final chapter of the trilogy “All the Beauty I Have Lost Forever Will be Gone“. A teaser for the […]

LAMB OF GOD‘s “Sacrament” sold around 63,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 8 on next week’s The Billboard 200 chart. This is almost double the amount of records sold by its predecessor, “Ashes of the Wake“, which registered a first-week tally of 35,000 back […]

Live recordings of SLAYER and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE performing at this past weekend’s Reading festival in England were aired Tuesday night (August 29) on the “Mike Davies Rock Show” on BBC Radio 1. The following songs were aired:SLAYER: Live From Reading01. Dead Skin Mask02. Seasons in the Abyss03. Post Mortem04. Raining BloodBULLET FOR MY […]

On October 24, ILL NIГ‘O, the world re-known bi-lingual Latino metal sextet, will release a new five-song EP, “The Undercover Sessions“, comprised of three of their favorite cover songs from bands they loved growing up as fans, and two brand new songs — all overseen by legendary producer Andy Johns (LED ZEPPELIN, VAN HALEN, OZZY […]

Veteran Polish extreme metallers VADER have made their cover of the SLAYER classic “Raining Blood” available for download via their official web site. The song appears on the Japanese version of VADER‘s new album, “Impressions in Blood“, which came out a few days ago via Marqueee/Avalon. The CD features artwork by Greek artist Seth (ROTTING […]

According to Century Media Records‘ official release schedule, a new ICED EARTH DVD, entitled “Alive in Athens“, is slated for release on October 31. The set is believed to contain video footage recorded during the band’s 1999 two-night appearance at at the Rodon Club in Athens, Greece which previously resulted in a two-disc live CD […]

The cover artwork for AEROSMITH‘s upcoming best-of collection, “Devil’s Got a New Disguise“, has been revealed. Due on October 10 via Columbia, “Devil’s Got a New Disguise” takes its title from one of two new songs that will be included on the 16-track album. The rest of the set will be a “pared down” single-disc […]

According to ContactMusic.com, former SCORPIONS bassist Ralph Rieckermann has signed on to score new horror movie “Brotherhood of Blood“. The German rocker is making a name for himself as a horror film composer — he has also scored spoof movie “Drive-Thru”. Rieckermann says, “I love horror movies, and I love to work on them. I […]

In a recent interview with Revolver magazine (web site), IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson spoke about some of his favorite songs off the band’s new CD, “A Matter of Life and Death“, which is scheduled for release in North America on September 5 via Sanctuary Records.“These Colours Don’t Run“:Bruce: “It’s about what motivates soldiers and […]

Juliette and the Licks have announced details of their comeback.The Hollywood actress and her band release new single ‘Hot Kiss’ on September 26.The single is backed with new songs ‘Inside The Cage’ and ‘Lucky For You’ across the two formats.‘Lucky For You’ is exclusive to the single and features a guest performance from Dave Grohl […]