NIGHTWISH drummer Jukka “Julius” Nevalainen has launched a studio diary covering the recording sessions for the group’s new album. Read it at this location.NIGHTWISH‘s upcoming CD will be the group’s first release since the departure of singer Tarja Turunen. The band fired Turunen via an “open letter,” which was given to the singer immediately following […]

A brand new BELPHEGOR track, entitled “Belphegor – Hell’s Ambassador“, has been posted online at this location. The song comes off the group’s new album, “Pestapokalypse VI“, due on October 31 via Nuclear Blast Records.In other news, BELPHEGOR has announced the addition of bassist Serpenth to the group’s ranks. BELPHEGOR has been officially confirmed for […]

Finnish epic/pagan metallers MOONSORROW have set “Viides Luku – HГ¤vitetty” as the title of their new album, due on January 10, 2007 via Spikefarm Records.As previously reported, MOONSORROW has been confirmed for next year’s installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. They are also scheduled […]

Ex-HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske has announced that will rearrange and re-record all of the songs that he wrote with his former band for an upcoming CD, to be released next year through Frontiers Records.Commented Kiske: “Since I always need a bit of time to get another (good) record written. I talk with Frontiers Records right […]

Life-size mural posters are now on display in most Tokyo train and subway stations in a new campaign featuring former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman as the new face of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF).Friedman‘s new solo album, “Loudspeaker“, was released in Europe on September 15 via Mascot Records. The CD entered the Japanese […]

TRIVIUM‘s new effort, “The Crusade“, debuted in the national U.K. album chart at No. 6 and is No. 1 on the rock chart. It has also been certified silver in the U.K. for sales in excess of 60,000 copies.According to Hits Daily Double, “The Crusade” is poised to sell between 30,000 and 35,000 copies in […]

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has issued the following update on the band’s current activities:“We have LOTS of ‘irons in the fire’ right now, and all important. I feel it’s time to address the future and know the past will ultimately take care of itself.“I’m coming into London for the Classic Rock Awards, with fingers crossed, […]

IRON MAIDEN‘s video for its forthcoming single “Different World” has been posted online at YouTube.com. The stunning animated video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh — best known for SOUNDGARDEN‘s “Black Hole Sun“.Sanctuary Records will release “Different World” as a single in the U.S. on November 14, featuring Radio 1 Zane Lowe’s “Legends” session of “Hallowed […]

Over the next several days, music writer Joel Gausten will run a series of excerpts from an extensive history of the MISFITS on his Myspace page, www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten will include the full MISFITS chapter as part of his upcoming book, titled “Albums that (Should’ve) Changed the World“. The MISFITS book entry will give special attention […]

The cover artwork for the upcoming SLIPKNOT DVD, “Voliminal: Inside the Nine“, has been posted online and you can see it below.Due on December 5 via Roadrunner, the special double disc package takes the viewer on a several-hour journey into the world of SLIPKNOT as the band recently circled the globe in support of the […]