MNEMIC have announced that their upcoming third album will feature guest appearances by Jeff Walker (CARCASS) and Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH).Check out pictures from the recording sessions at this location.The current sessions mark the first time that MNEMIC have recorded in America and represent the second production project of FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers […]

SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera recently spoke to Holland’s Toazted.com about the possibility of a reunion with his former SEPULTURA bandmates at some point in the not-too-distant future. Asked about the rumor that a reunited SEPULTURA was in talks several months ago to play this year’s Ozzfest, Max said, “There’s been a lot of rumors. SEPULTURA […]

ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has uploaded a couple of tracks for a “Christian metal” album he is currently working on. Check out the songs “Furious” and “Speedrazor” at Baltes‘ newly launched MySpace page. Also available at the same location are are two demo tracks (“Coming Home” and “In Awe“) Peter recorded in his home studio […]

Finnish metallers SOULRELIC have posted the following message on their official web site:“The new single will be ‘Dying Angels‘ from the debut album ‘Love Is a Lie We Both Believed‘. However, the single WILL contain the song ‘Coins‘ from the forthcoming album ‘Anal Punk‘ and cover version of ‘Cold Sweat‘ by THIN LIZZY. The release […]

RHAPSODY OF FIRE, the Italian band formerly known as RHAPSODY, has announced the details of its new album, “Triumph or Agony“, due on September 25 via Magic Circle Music.Produced by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, “Triumph or Agony” will contain the following track listing:01. Dar-KunorI. Echoes From The Elvish WoodsII. Fear Of The Dungeons02. Triumph […]

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have finalized the track listing for their new album, “Smear Campaign“, due on September 19 via Century Media Records (one day earlier inernationally). The follow-up to last year’s “The Code Is Red…Long Live the Code” was recorded at Foel Studios in Wales, England and features a guest appearance by THE […]

Waleed Rashidi of Modern Drummer magazine (web site) recently interview SLAYER‘s Dave Lombardo for a cover story that appears in its September 2006 issue. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:Modern Drummer: “Christ Illusion” is your first recording with SLAYER in fourteen years. Were you totally itching to get this album out?Dave: “Yes. It […]

ANCIENT guitarist Jesus Christ (a.k.a. Luci) has announced that he will have two brand new releases available this August on Carnygoat Records. The first CD, due on August 11, is WICKED LITTLE DOLLS, a sleazy/dirty female-fronted hard rock project from the gutters of New York City. The second release, due towards the end of August, […]

Snapper Records will be releasing UK metal legends DIAMOND HEAD‘s forthcoming DVD, To The Devil His Due, on August 21st. The DVD was recorded at The Astoria London on November 4th, 2005.A live video for the track ‘In The Heat Of The Night‘ can be viewed at this location.

PLANET GEMINI, who recently tapped original TROUBLE drummer Jeff “Oly” Olson to play on its upcoming CD, has issued the following update:“We are very proud and extremely excited to announce that in 2007 PLANET GEMINI will be releasing an album entitled ‘Legacy’, which will in all actuality be two EPs put onto one CD. Half […]